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In uncertain and emerging conditions, businesses must adopt new strategies to compete and survive the changing and unstable environment. This research seeks to investigate the role of dynamic capabilities in the competitiveness of startups, emphasizing resilience and strategic alignment.

Isfahan Scientific and Research Town has always been a pioneer in the field of science and technology in Iran and is known as the most extensive technology and knowledge-based complex in Iran. The sample size of 300 companies active in the startup field was selected using a simple random sampling method. Questionnaires were collected from the managers of technological startup companies in Isfahan, and the SEM model was used to analyze the data.

This research shows that dynamic capabilities in terms of coordination, flexibility and integration significantly impact competitiveness. Resilience and strategic alignment also increase the organization’s performance and strengthen the organization in gaining a more competitive advantage in the industry.

Finally, dynamic capabilities indirectly affect competitiveness through resilience and strategic alignment. This shows a need for strategic alignment and resilience to change advantage shape in dynamic conditions.

Research demonstrates that health-care staff can hold negative attitudes toward people diagnosed with “Personality Disorders” (PdxPD), which can negatively impact health-care outcomes. Evidence for staff training is inconsistent with limited demonstration of sustained impact. This study aims to evaluate whether a new, brief training session can deliver similar results to longer training packages and sustain positive change 6- and 12-months after training (Black et al., 2011).

A total of 428 health-care staff attended the 3-hour training session during the study period. Questionnaires assessing knowledge, confidence and attitudes were administered pre- and post-training and at 6- and 12-month follow-up.

Brief training significantly improved knowledge of PdxPD (p < 0.001), attitudes towards PdxPD (p < 0.001) and staff confidence (p < 0.001) working with PdxPD after training. Feedback showed high ratings of training usefulness and quality of training delivery. Improvements in knowledge, attitudes and confidence were maintained over 12 months. However, gains in knowledge were not maintained at six months.

The study demonstrates positive outcomes from short training which can lead to significant resource and clinical time savings.

Findings suggest that the brief training session can achieve similar outcomes to more intensive training evaluated elsewhere. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study is the first to consider maintenance of outcomes at 12 months for foundational PdxPD training. The staff sample was broad and not limited to staff working in specific settings or professions.

The current version of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), known as Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for TPP (CPTPP) has opened itself to new membership. China formally applied to join the CPTPP Free Trade Agreement. With respect to China joining the CPTPP, some groups of researchers have argued that China’s accession would be a win-win situation for both China and CPTPP member countries. On the contrary, a group of researchers has argued that there would not be any significant gain to member countries of CPTPP. Analysis in this paper is restricted to examining the economic benefits to China by joining the CPTPP. The paper aims to make conjectures about what are the challenges China must face nationally and internationally to join CPTPP.

The methodology and the approach to do the empirical analysis concern using the stochastic frontier gravity model and the panel data covering the period 1995–2022 from the World Integrated Trade Solution developed by the World Bank.

The empirical results reveal that the CPTPP membership will facilitate China to improve its export efficiency in merchandise exports with the CPTPP member countries.

Though there are a few discussions on the accession of China to CPTPP, quantitative analysis of examining the impact of China joining the CPTPP on its export efficiency with the members of CPTPP has not been explicitly discussed in the literature. This study’s contribution is to fill this gap in the literature.

A paradigm shift is essential to achieving gender equality, including participation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). This article aims to analyze how the involvement of international organizations in this task is essential to succeeding beyond the actions of local and national governments.

Based on the case study of ASEAN, we examine official documents of the ASEAN Secretariat to analyze the relationship between Innovation, Science and Technology for ASEAN countries and action plans to advance women’s participation in STEM.

The article evidences the scope, limits, contributions and challenges of ASEAN as a promotor of gender equality in STEM.

This case study explores how the official position of the ASEAN Secretariat can contribute to advancing gender equity in STEM. Subsequent studies based on other qualitative methodologies, considering decision-makers from the ASEAN countries, will enrich the findings.

The traditional focus of analyzing how women can participate more in STEM has been regional or national approaches. Academic literature often considers the role of provincial or national governments as the most decisive influence on correcting inequalities of opportunities between men and women. However, this research takes a different approach, discussing the few explored roles of international organizations, both global and regional, in this critical task. The potential contribution of international organizations on this issue, despite their non-binding recommendations and resolutions, can contribute to impulse a change in the gender gap in STEM as the ASEAN case evidences.