Retention among first year college students: an application of the theory of planned behavior

It was proposed that attitudes toward college, subjective norms (pressure from family and important others) and perceived control over the ability to succeed in school influence students\u27 intention to stay in school. Forty-seven students (39 females) completed an 88-item survey. Results indicated that students\u27 attitudes and social pressure were the most important predictors of intention to stay in school. These findings suggest that active family involvement in students\u27 education, as well as the incorporation of information regarding the value of a college education into programs such as freshman experience, could aid efforts in helping students succeed at staying in school

The role of attitudes, subjective norms, attributions, and individualism-collectivism in managers\u27 responses to bribery in organizations: The case of Ecuador

The goal of this study was twofold: (1) to introduce a model explaining how attitudes, subjective norms, internal and external attributions about bribery affect the way managers\u27 deal with bribery in organizations, and (2) to clarify the role of the individualism-collectivism cultural dimension in managers\u27 attributions of employees\u27 behavior related to bribery. Twenty-six internal and external attributions related to bribery were identified through a series of structural interviews with 65 subject matter experts, and then evaluated by three hundred fifty-four (n = 354) Ecuadorian managers. Hierarchical regression analyses indicated that attitudes and external attributions significantly predicted managers\u27 intentions to discipline employees\u27 who accepted a bribe, and that those with a collectivist orientation were more likely to make external attributions of bribery. Implications for the eradication of bribery in organizations are discussed

A Value-based Framework for Understanding Managerial Tolerance of Bribery in Latin America

bribery, cultural values, Latin America, attitudes towards bribery, individualism–collectivism.,