Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of stretch goals on unethical behavior and explore the mediating role of ambivalent identification and moderating role of competitive psychological climate. Design/methodology/approach: A total of 350 MBA students from Northwestern...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the destructive effects of stretch goals on employees’ work–family conflict (WFC). Drawing on the conservation of resources (COR) theory, this study examines the mediating role of resource scarcity. By integrating the paradox theory with the...

As the market is playing an increasingly important role in the Chinese economy, we ask which value the Chinese people will support, what effect the endorsed value (i.e., achievement) will have on consumers' social system confidence, and how brand symbolism can function in adapting to the social...

Goethite is a commonly found iron (hydr)oxides that is known to significantly influence on the transport and fate of arsenic in soil and sediment. Although the presence of defects in goethite has been proved, the underlying impact of these defects in goethite on arsenic immobilization remains...

Purpose This study aims to introduce a novel bidirectional soft actuator as an enhancement to conventional pneumatic network actuators. This improvement involves integrating air chambers positioned at specific angles to improve stability, adaptability and grasping efficiency in various...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to introduce a variable distance pneumatic gripper with embedded flexible sensors, which can effectively grasp fragile and flexible objects. Design/methodology/approach Based on the motion principle of the three-jaw chuck and the pneumatic “fast pneumatic...