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Mission-based corporate sustainability: The Aigües de Barcelona model
This article presents both the theoretical and practical aspects of a model for the effective development of a sustainability strategy in companies which include sustainable development in their mission statement. The ...
Purpose in practice: Mission implementation and employees’ psychosocial outcomes across organizational contexts
Amid shifting organizational landscapes, mission has gained prominence as a strategic mechanism for promoting alignment and shared purpose. Yet, declaration of mission alone rarely leads to meaningful impact unless it is ...
Being “on a mission” at work: How to make mission statements effective in the healthcare sector
The identification of the mission in organizations is crucial, providing a purpose and giving transcendent meaning to each person’s work, among other benefits. But often mission statements are not carried out and have few ...
Management by missions: How to make the mission a part of management
Management by Objectives has certain limitations that are not easily overcome simply by including non-financial objectives or by promoting a system of values imported from outside the management system. What is needed, ...
Does frequency of use enhance ChatGPT user satisfaction? The role of perceived functional capabilities and AI interaction preference
This study proposes a post-adoption socio-technical framework in which perceived functional capabilities of ChatGPT (technical dimension) and AI interaction preference (social dimension) mediate the relationship between ...
Meesmann Corneal Dystrophy with Epithelial Basement Membrane Abnormalities: Clinical and Genetic Analysis of Two Families with Novel and Known Mutations in KRT3 and KRT12
This study describes the clinical and genetic features of Meesmann epithelial corneal dystrophy (MECD) in two unrelated families and reports new genotype–phenotype associations. Ten patients from a Lebanese family (n = 4) ...
Congruence between personal and organizational mission: The role of balanced organizational values
The organizational mission is the starting point for all organizational activities, and its definition is traditionally the responsibility of top management. However, more and more authors, reflecting what is seen also in ...
The Catholic university’s integral purpose: A multi-dimensional perspective
This study examines how contemporary frameworks of corporate purpose can inform the purpose of Catholic universities. It defines corporate purpose as a central objective that provides meaning to members and contributes to ...
Male and female pathological gamblers: Bet in a different way and show different mental disorders
Although in the last years several studies comparing male and female pathological gamblers have been published, most of them have been carried out using only samples of males. The aim of this study was to investigate gender ...
Computer-assisted cognitive remediation therapy: Cognition, self-esteem and quality of life in schizophrenia
Background Quality of life (QoL) is an important outcome in the treatment of schizophrenia. Cognitive deficits have an impact on functional outcomes. Cognitive remediation therapy is emerging as a psychological intervention ...
Pathological gambling in a psychiatric sample
Objective This study determines the prevalence of gambling difficulties in a consecutive sample of psychiatric inpatients and compares it with a nonpsychiatric inpatient sample. In addition, the gambling prevalence among ...
Spanish version of the Delirium Rating Scale-Revised-98: Reliability and validity
Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the reliability and validity of the Spanish translation of the Delirium Rating Scale-Revised-98 (DRS-R-98). Methods Thirty patients diagnosed of delirium (DSM-IV) by a ...
Benefits of a Natural Dietary Supplement for Tinnitus: An Observational Prospective Exploratory Study
Article Open Access 24 March 2026 Benefits of a Natural Dietary Supplement for Tinnitus: An Observational Prospective Exploratory Study Massiel Cepeda Uceta1,* , Estela Lladó-Carbó2 , Raidili Mateo ...
The role of personality in the prediction of treatment outcome in pathological gamblers: A follow-up study
The aim of the present study was to determine which domains in NEO Personality Inventory–Revised would predict relapse and dropout in treatment-seeking slot-machine pathological gamblers after 1-year follow-up. The NEO ...
Sex addiction and gambling disorder: similarities and differences
Objective Recently, the DSM-5 has developed a new diagnostic category named “Substance-related and Addictive Disorders”. This category includes gambling disorder (GD) as the sole behavioral addiction, but does not include ...
Predicting treatment failure in pathological gambling: The role of personality traits
Introduction The aim of this study was twofold: First, to assess the personality profile of treatment-seeking adult outpatients with pathological gambling compared to a matched control group under the Alternative Five ...
Work-family trajectories and later-life health in China
The academic recognition that work-family roles are relevant determinants of health over the life course requires more empirical evidence from contexts in the Global South, such as China, where rapid social changes and ...
Pathological gambling: understanding relapses and dropouts
There is little available information on the factors that influence relapses and dropouts during therapy for pathological gambling (PG). The aim of this study was to determine socio-demographic, clinical, personality, and ...
Computer-assisted cognitive remediation therapy in schizophrenia: Durability of the effects and cost-utility analysis
The durability of computer–assisted cognitive remediation (CACR) therapy over time and the cost-effectiveness of treatment remains unclear. The aim of the current study is to investigate the effectiveness of CACR and to ...
