Ethnocentrism refers to consumers’ tendencies to favor products and services that are produced in their own country over those produced in foreign countries. The consumers’ ethnocentric tendencies scale (CETSCALE) was developed to assess consumers’ buying behavior towards foreign-made...

In this article, we examine the dynamic interdependencies among components of Japan's consumer price index (CPI) using a two-lag time-varying loading factor (TLTVLF) model. Whereas previous studies have typically decomposed CPI series into long-term trends, seasonal patterns, and cyclical...

In recent decades, profound transformations in work organization, employment conditions, and organizational change processes have intensified workers' exposure to psychosocial risks, with significant consequences for occupational health and well-being. Despite the growing relevance of these...