VOLUME 7(2) • 2015
WORK MOTIVATION AND ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR
ABSTRACT. Applying new conceptual and methodological approaches, this study advances to the next level research on Vroom’s expectancy theory, Locke and Latham’s goal-setting theory of motivation, Hackman and Oldham’s job characteristics model, McClelland’s achievement motivation theory, and Herzberg..
THE COGNITIVE IMPACT OF COMPUTER-ASSISTED TRANSLATION (CAT) AND MACHINE TRANSLATION (MT) ON PROFESSIONAL LEGAL TRANSLATORS
ABSTRACT. The current study extends past research by elucidating the suitable employment in legal translation of the computer-assisted translation (CAT) and machine translation (MT) technologies, the cognitive process of the translation end-product, and the difficult tasks of legal translation. The ..
THE ROLE OF LAWYERS DURING POLICE DETENTION AND QUESTIONING: A COMPARATIVE STUDY
ABSTRACT. Drawing on the findings of a recent empirical study conducted across four jurisdictions, this article considers the ways in which legal assistance is provided to suspects who are held in police custody for formal questioning. It sets out, very briefly, the legal framework developed by the ..
COMMERCIAL PET FOOD RECALLS: INCENTIVES TO IMPROVE PET FOOD SAFETY
ABSTRACT. One way in which pets are potentially vulnerable is through the food they consume. Pet food is big business in the United States where over 82.5 million households own at least one pet and pet food sales should exceed $22.6 billion in 2014. The overwhelming majority of pets are fed food pu..
PROFESSORS OR PROFESSIONALS?
ABSTRACT. Books and articles are written with titles like The Last Professors and The End of the University. Of course these headings should not be taken literally. What they indicate are deep changes in the nature of the university and in the understanding of what is a professor. They also demonstr..
MEDICAL ERRORS, MEDICAL MALPRACTICE AND DEATH CASES IN NORTH CAROLINA: THE IMPACT OF DEMOGRAPHIC AND MEDICAL SYSTEMS VARIABLES
ABSTRACT. A study of hospitals in North Carolina from January 2002 to December 2007 reports that there was no statistically significant decrease in medical errors during this period, in spite of efforts to reduce them (Landrigan et al. 2010). Our study utilizes a medical liability insurer’s archive ..