In fact, studies of large enterprises show that firms use more internal resources (self-financing) and less debt to fund innovative projects (Bradley et al. 1984; Titman and Wessels 1988).
Our two country research clearly shows that service failure types are differentially associated with different forms of cognitive appraisals (i.e., perceived threats to resources, self-esteem, justice, control, and physical well-being), irrespective of the customer's home country.
Main Outcome Measures: A series of self-report instruments to measure barriers, resources, self-efficacy for health behaviors, health promotion behaviors, and health-related QOL were completed at baseline, 2 months (after the classes), 5 months (after telephone follow-up), and at 8 months.
The GDS which is conducted by an organization of the same name hopes that its respondents can help them "explore the positives and negatives of drug use," with the aim of making drug use safer by developing harm-reduction resources, self-assessment tools and online interventions for those who need or want them.
For instance, participants mentioned that an increase of personal resources (self-efficacy and pro-active behaviour) stimulated them to search for more job resources in their present job.
PsyCap is proposed as a measurable high-order construct, comprising four state-like psychological resources: self-efficacy, hope, optimism, and resilience [ 25].
PC is a higher-order core construct and consists of four state-like psychological resources (self-efficacy, hope, optimism, and resilience), which can be measured and developed.
The intervention comprised components from the main areas of the CCM - Policies and Resources, Self-Management Support, Delivery System Design, Organisation of Healthcare and Clinical Information System [ 34].
The regression analysis revealed social resources, self-reported health, performance status and complexity of care as significant predictors of patients' ADL, but not age, co-morbidity or severity of treatment.
The model provides a structure for organisational/practice change according to six elements for improvement: healthcare organisation, community resources, self-management support, delivery system design, decision support and clinical information system.
