Do R&D activities matter for productivity? A regional spatial approach assessing the role of human and social capital
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econmod.2016.09.005
Abstract: We estimate the long-run effects of Research and Development (R&D) activities on Total Factor Productivity (TFP) across the Spanish regions during 1980–2007. We use panel data cointegration methods and control for spatial externalities linked to… read more here.
Keywords: capital; productivity; activities matter; human social ... See more keywords
Unleashing the BEAST: a brief measure of human social information use
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DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2019.06.005
Abstract: Abstract Social information enables individuals to reduce uncertainty and increase decision accuracy across a broad range of domains. Intriguingly, individuals and populations consistently differ in social information use. Understanding the underlying causes of this variation… read more here.
Keywords: information use; social information; human social; information ... See more keywords
Pushing performance by building bridges: Human and social capital as mechanisms behind the mobility-performance link
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2021.103613
Abstract: Abstract Temporarily going abroad is widely believed to increase academics' research performance. However, our understanding of the mechanisms linking academics' temporary stays abroad and subsequent research performance is tenuous. We investigate to what extent the… read more here.
Keywords: performance; capital; social capital; career capital ... See more keywords
The role of human and social board capital in driving CSR reporting
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DOI: 10.1016/j.lrp.2018.08.001
Abstract: Abstract The objective of this paper is to analyze the effect of the professional, technical and relational background (human and social capital) of outside directors on promoting firm CSR disclosure. Following the Hillman et al.… read more here.
Keywords: csr; csr disclosure; human social; csr reporting ... See more keywords
The speed of human social interaction perception
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DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.116844
Abstract: The ability to perceive others' social interactions, here defined as the directed contingent actions between two or more people, is a fundamental part of human experience that develops early in infancy and is shared with… read more here.
Keywords: social interactions; interaction perception; human social; speed human ... See more keywords
Inferential social learning: cognitive foundations of human social learning and teaching
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2021.07.008
Abstract: Social learning is often portrayed as a passive process of copying and trusting others. This view, however, does not fully capture what makes human social learning so powerful: social information is often 'curated' by helpful… read more here.
Keywords: learning cognitive; learning teaching; inferential social; human social ... See more keywords
Testosterone administration in human social neuroendocrinology: Past, present, and future
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DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2020.104754
Abstract: Over the past 20 years, social neuroendocrinology researchers have developed pharmacological challenge paradigms to assess the extent to which testosterone plays a causal role in human psychological and behavioural processes. The current paper provides a brief… read more here.
Keywords: neuroendocrinology; testosterone administration; neuroendocrinology past; social neuroendocrinology ... See more keywords
Conflicting obligations in human social life
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DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x19002425
Abstract: Abstract Tomasello describes how the sense of moral obligation emerges from a shared perspective with collaborative partners and in-group members. Our commentary expands this framework to accommodate multiple social identities, where the normative standards associated… read more here.
Keywords: conflicting obligations; social life; human social; obligations human ... See more keywords
Human and social factors affecting the decision of students to accept e-learning
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DOI: 10.1080/10494820.2018.1474233
Abstract: ABSTRACT It is significant to highlight that educational technologies cannot improve academic performance if they are not widely accepted and used. Unfortunately, the decision not to accept e-learning continues to be a fundamental issue. The… read more here.
Keywords: decision accept; factors affecting; human social; accept learning ... See more keywords
Laughter and its role in the evolution of human social bonding
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DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2021.0176
Abstract: In anthropoid primates, social grooming is the principal mechanism (mediated by the central nervous system endorphin system) that underpins social bonding. However, the time available for social grooming is limited, and this imposes an upper… read more here.
Keywords: evolution human; laughter; laughter role; human social ... See more keywords
Human and Social Capital Strategies for Mafia Network Disruption
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DOI: 10.1109/tifs.2023.3256706
Abstract: Social Network Analysis (SNA) is an interdisciplinary science that focuses on discovering the patterns of individuals interactions. In particular, practitioners have used SNA to describe and analyze criminal networks to highlight subgroups, key actors, strengths… read more here.
Keywords: network; disruption; social capital; human social ... See more keywords