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Kim, Nam-Kook

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“…The process does not require investment in R&D as the organizations are not required to generate new knowledge. What they need is to identify the potential market needs, to search for relevant information, to have effective interactions between technical members, and a good strategy to market the product (Kim & Nelson, 2000). Innovation creation and adoption also demonstrate distinct criteria.…”

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Are Innovations Being Created or Adopted in the Construction Industry? Exploring Innovation in the Construction Industry

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The recent debate on innovation within an organizational setting has shifted focus toward discussing whether innovation is being adopted or being created. This shift is due to the failure of many innovation efforts and the fact that for each innovation creation or innovation adoption, different skills, resources, and cultures are needed to encourage each innovation. The objective of this article is to explore the type of innovation implemented by the construction participants. A conceptual model of innovation creation and innovation adoption was developed using four criteria: by justification of new ideas, by purposes, by activities involved, and by nature. Face-to-face questionnaires were conducted with developers, consulting firms, and contractors in Penang, Malaysia. The data were analyzed using descriptive analysis. Factor analysis was used to classify the innovation creation and innovation adoption. The results show that the construction participants in Malaysia are categorized as an innovation adopter. This result provides better understanding about the type of innovation implemented by the construction participants, in particular the contractors and the consulting firms. The results could also be used as a foundation for conducting future research to identify appropriate skills, knowledge, culture, and resources for such innovations.

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“…Por exemplo, considerando especificamente os modelos recentemente propostos por Triandis e Schwartz, Gouveia (no prelo) observa que são diferentemente explicados por variáveis de caráter social e demográfico. Em todo caso, parece pertinente apresentar uma definição consensual destes construtos (Kim, Triandis, Kagitçibasi, Choi & Yoon, 1994):…”

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O individualismo-coletivismo no Brasil e na Espanha: correlatos sócio-demográficos

Gouveia

Clemente

2000

Estud. psicol. (Natal)

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Resumo O presente estudo pretendeu conhecer os correlatos sócio-demográficos do individualismo-coletivismo, considerando três cidades do Brasil (João Pessoa, Brasília e São Paulo) e três da Espanha (Pontevedra, Madri e Barcelona). Um total de 471 brasileiros e 476 espanhóis, estudantes universitários de diversos contextos sócio-demográficos, providenciaram os dados; a maioria era do sexo feminino (76%) e solteiro (91%), com uma média de idade de 22 anos (amplitude de 16 a 55 anos). Estes responderam ao Questionário de Individualismo-Coletivismo e ao Questionário Sócio-Demográfico. Os resultados indicaram que as seguintes variáveis se correlacionaram sistematicamente com a dimensão individualismo-coletivismo: intensidade das amizades, identificação endogrupal e gênero, nesta ordem. Comprovou-se, também, que algumas variáveis são mais adequadas em um país que em outro; por exemplo, a religiosidade no Brasil e o número de amigos íntimos na Espanha. Tais resultados são discutidos à luz dos previamente encontrados na literatura.

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“…As I have delineated earlier, such an individual-oriented self view emphasizes independence, autonomous, free will, internal consistency and stability. In the EuroAmerican culture of individualism (Hofstede, 1980;Kim, Triandis, Kagitçibasi, Choi, & Yoon, 1994;Triandis, 1994), social customs, institutions and the media all conspire to foster the agentic way of being, emphasizing free will and individual reason (Markus & Kitayama, 1998). In particular, the American culture strongly advocates relentless pursuit of individual interests and generously rewards personal successes.…”

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Culture, Self, and Subjective Well-Being: Cultural Psychological and Social Change Perspectives

2008

An International Journal of Psychological Sciences

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Culture serves as a major force shaping the way people conceptualize the self, think about happiness, and cope with difficulties and upheavals in life. The present paper starts with a conceptual analysis of traditional Chinese and modern Western views of the self, to contrast the social-oriented versus individual-oriented nature of the self embedded in the two cultural traditions. These culture-specific modes of self construction can then shed light on the diverse meanings people hold for happiness and well-being in different societies. Building on the social-oriented view of the self, which emphasizes relatedness, fluidity, morality, self-constraint, harmony, and sensitivity to others, subjective well-being for the Chinese is construed around fulfilling one's obligations and maintaining homeostasis (dialectical balance). In contrast, emanating from an individual-oriented view of the self, which emphasizes independence, self-determination, consistency, and personal striving, happiness is a prize to be fought over, and entirely one's responsibility to accomplish this ultimate goal of life. Similarly, culture-specific preferences in individual-society and/or interpersonal alignment mirror the two contrasting views of the self, and link up with the collaborative project of pursuing happiness.

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Are Innovations Being Created or Adopted in the Construction Industry? Exploring Innovation in the Construction Industry

Are Innovations Being Created or Adopted in the Construction Industry? Exploring Innovation in the Construction Industry

O individualismo-coletivismo no Brasil e na Espanha: correlatos sócio-demográficos

Culture, Self, and Subjective Well-Being: Cultural Psychological and Social Change Perspectives

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