Entrepreneurial-intention constraint model: A comparative analysis among post-graduate management students in India, Singapore and Malaysia

YesAlthough literature on entrepreneurship has increasingly focused on intention-based models, not much emphasis has been laid on understanding the combined effect of contextual and situational factors along with support of university environment on the formation of entrepreneurial intention among students. In an effort to make up for this shortfall, by taking Theory of Planned Behavior as basic framework, the present study seeks to understand the influence of three of the most important factors, viz. (a) endogenous barriers, (b) exogenous environment, and (c) university environment and support on the entrepreneurial intention among management students. The study sample consisted of 1,097 students, wherein 526 students were from India, 252 from Singapore, and 319 were from Malaysia. The results indicates that along with positive attitude and perceived behavioral control that directly influences entrepreneurial intention, university environment and support and exogenous environment also have an indirect but significant impact on shaping of entrepreneurial intention among students. With this, it was found that exogenous environment was found to have a negative relationship with both attitude towards behavior and perceived behavioral control for all three countries.The full-text of this article will be released for public view at the end of the publisher embargo on 2 Jun 2018

Innate immunity against HIV: a priority target for HIV prevention research

This review summarizes recent advances and current gaps in understanding of innate immunity to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, and identifies key scientific priorities to enable application of this knowledge to the development of novel prevention strategies (vaccines and microbicides). It builds on productive discussion and new data arising out of a workshop on innate immunity against HIV held at the European Commission in Brussels, together with recent observations from the literature

When brands behave badly: signaling and spillover effects of unethical behavior in the context of triple bottom line sustainability

PurposeThe triple bottom line of sustainability performance is well known; however, little research links it to consumer brand perceptions and intentions. This is important because consumers believe that brands should develop sustainability strategies and conduct business in ways that support those strategies. Using the theoretical lenses of signaling theory and spillover effects, this study aims to examine the impact of negative messages about brands' triple bottom line sustainability activities on consumer perceived brand ethicality, perceived product quality and purchase interest. Design/methodology/approachThis research includes two lab experiments with the US participants. FindingsWhen brands have sustainability failures, consumers feel the firm is less ethical, its products are lower in quality and purchase interest suffers - regardless how the failure relates to the triple bottom line (environmental, social or economic). These effects are moderated by brand familiarity and the message source. Brand familiarity seems to protect a firm's ethicality image as does when the information comes from a corporate source, contrary to the prevalent literature. Originality/valueUnlike most sustainability research, this study provides comparison effects across all three dimensions of the triple bottom line. In doing so, this study highlights nuances in how consumers connect brands' sustainability-related activities with perceptions about ethics and brand expectations. This research also contextualizes the findings through brand familiarity and message source and contributes to the growing body of literature on sustainability branding

Perspectivas para um novo modelo de organização do trabalho da enfermagem

Neste estudo, fundamentado no materialismo histórico e dialético, busco refletir sobre estratégias de re-organização do trabalho da enfermagem, no sentido de minimizar o processo de desgaste físico e psíquico dos trabalhadores. A apreensão dos dados empíricos foi realizada junto aos trabalhadores de enfermagem de duas instituições de saúde, na região sul do país., sendo utilizada entrevista, observação e análise documental. A partir dos indicativos, apresento um modelo de organização, pautado na democracia das relações, visando a expressão dos trabalhadores enquanto sujeitos multidimensionais, como atores sociais e não meros executores de tarefas delegadas, como hoje estabelece a divisão social e técnica do trabalho. Um modelo que tem por objetivo estabelecer relações interpessoais mais harmônicas e horizontais, buscando compartilhar saberes e fazeres