Faking it: Personality and individual difference predictors of willingness to buy counterfeit goods

Counterfeiting is now widely regarded as a serious social, economic, and political issue. This study examined demographic, personality, and individual difference predictors of willingness to buy counterfeit goods (WBCG) in a community sample of British adults. Two-hundred and thirty-seven participants completed a questionnaire that assessed their willingness to buy 19 types of counterfeit goods, attitudes towards counterfeiting, material values, Big Five personality traits, and demographics. Structural equation modelling showed that attitudes towards counterfeiting were the strongest predictors of WBCG. In addition, material values predicted both WBCG directly and indirectly through attitudes towards counterfeiting. Older participants showed lower WBCG, although this effect was moderated by participants’ conscientiousness, material values, and attitudes towards counterfeiting. There were no sex differences in WBCG once participants’ age and conscientiousness had been taken into account. These results are discussed in relation to the extant literature on the profiles of consumers who buy counterfeit products.     

Similar Faults Different Endings--A Comparison between the Origins of Tess’s and Hester’s Tragedy

Hester Prynne and Tess Durbeyfield were two eminent female figures in the world by Thomas Hardy and Nathaniel Hawthone.Although the two female leading characters were in different time and place,their tragic experiences were almost the same.However,they were separated in the end.From the comparison of their personalities and the social situation they involved in,we would try to explore the origins of their similarity and ending by this article with the aim of alerting the world.     

快乐经济学视角下的旅游体验研究

旅游体验研究是旅游研究领域中具有重要理论价值和实践意义的课题之一。快乐经济学研究取得的成果对旅游学理论研究和旅游产业发展都有着重要的借鉴价值。从快乐经济学视角来探讨旅游体验当中旅游快乐体验问题,目的是进一步准确把握旅游快乐体验的内涵、性质和价值。     

试论新闻发言人语言风格

语言风格是人的风格在语言上的一种体现,也是语言使用者在交际中内在和外在最高层次的反映和表达,是＂成于内而形于外＂的结合。新闻发言人语言风格的形成有主观、客观两方面原因。风格要素往往是综合到一起影响风格的形成。     

商事信用的基本理论框架：人格信用与财产信用的同质与异步

商事信用的类型问题是研究商事信用理论的重要环节 ,而其中人格信用与财产信用的互动与同质构成商事信用最基本的理论框架。在商事信用的范畴研究中 ,来自于人格本性的价值尊严是支持商事信用实现的深层哲学依据。但是商事信用的现实性完全颠倒了“人”与“物”的主从关系 ,从而使商事信用在理论研究与法律实践中造成了重大误解和混乱 ,此亦为本文试图解决之重大问题。     

Men and women who like continuous shiftwork are more ‘hardy’: But what does it mean?

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Continuous shiftworkers of both genders who like shiftwork and report fewer digestive problems have higher scores on hardiness than those who dislike shiftwork. Whether this is a causal, consequential or accidental relationship requires a longitudinal investigation. It is also not clear how far ‘hardiness’ is a personality measure, a behavioural style, a coping strategy, or a consequence of the stress of shiftwork.     

Trait-Based Personality Theory,Ontogenic Behavioral Continuity,and Behavior Analysis

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SHACKLETON'S WAY: LEADERSHIP LESSONS FROM THE GREAT ANTARCTIC EXPLORER. by Morrell, M. and Capparell, S. (2001). New York: Penguin, 215 pp. Reviewed by Philip N. Chase.     

Does familiarity breed contempt?: Analyses of the relationship among company familiarity,company reputation,company citizenship,and company personality on corporate equity

The effects of familiarity have received little attention in the areas of public relations. This study used structural equation modeling (SEM) to predict the influence of familiarity on corporate equity, which is measured by willingness to invest in a corporation or purchase its products or services using several mediating variables such as citizenship, reputation, and personality. The Roper Corporate Reputation Scorecard was used to study these variables using an online panel survey from NOP World of 1500 participants. Results found familiarity does have a positive relationship in each industry regarding citizenship, reputation, and personality. In addition, the latter three variables had a significant positive effect on corporate equity.     

清醒的梦呓 生存的悖论——试论《美好的日子》中温妮的人物形象

贝克特的代表剧作之一《美好的日子》中的主要人物温妮因为自己的清醒或作为人的存在的自我意识,竭力从荒诞的世界中寻求本不存在的秩序,从终极的虚无中寻求本不存在的人生意义,从人类终极的异化和孤独中寻求本不存在的结合。她的形象集中体现了现代人的生存悖论,从深层次上揭示了人类本体意义上的生存状态。     

论公司法人格否认制度

公司法人制度的确立为鼓励积极投资,促进经济发展起到了重要作用。但是在公司实践中存在着股东利用公司独立人格侵害债权人合法权益和社会公共利益的种种现状。这就要求我国从理论上完善公司法人制度,从实践中约束股东的不当行为,实现公司的社会责任。