Developing a PLS path model to investigate the factors influencing safety performance improvement in construction organizations

2015 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 1138-1150 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Shanmugapriya ◽  
K. Subramanian
Keyword(s):  
Performance Improvement ◽  
Safety Performance ◽  
Path Model ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Construction Organizations

scholarly journals A Path Model of the Intention to Adopt Variable Rate Irrigation in Northeast Italy

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 1879
Author(s):  
Maurizio Canavari ◽  
Marco Medici ◽  
Rungsaran Wongprawmas ◽  
Vilma Xhakollari ◽  
Silvia Russo
Keyword(s):  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Precision Agriculture ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Path Model ◽  
Irrigated Agriculture ◽  
Variable Rate ◽  
Intention To Adopt ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Variable Rate Irrigation

Irrigated agriculture determines large blue water withdrawals, and it is considered a key intervention area to reach sustainable development objectives. Precision agriculture technologies have the potential to mitigate water resource depletion that often characterises conventional agricultural approaches. This study investigates the factors influencing farmers’ intentions to adopt variable rate irrigation (VRI) technology. The Technology Acceptance Model 3 (TAM-3) was employed as a theoretical framework to design a survey to identify the factors influencing farmers’ decision-making process when adopting VRI. Data were gathered through quantitative face-to-face interviews with a sample of 138 fruit and grapevine producers from the Northeast of Italy (Veneto, Emilia-Romagna, Trentino-Alto Adige, Friuli-Venezia Giulia). Data were analysed using partial least squares path modelling (PLS-PM). The results highlight that personal attitudes, such as perceived usefulness and subjective norm, positively influence the intention to adopt VRI. Additionally, the perceived ease of use positively affects intention, but it is moderated by subject experience.

FACTORS INFLUENCING MANAGEMENT COMMITMENT TO SAFETY PERFORMANCE IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abubakar Sadiq Mahmoud ◽  
Mohd. Hamdan Ahmad ◽  
Yahya Mohd. Yatim
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Safety Climate ◽  
Safety Performance ◽  
Top Management ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Construction Companies ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Management Commitment ◽  
Design For Safety ◽  
Research Outcome

The significance of safety commitment to improving safety performance and reducing risk is widely accepted and substantive research has been conducted globally in order to improve the safety performance of the construction industry such as: “safety commitment”, “design for safety”, “safety culture”, “safety climate”, “behavior base safety BBS”. Despite the research and improvements that have been made through the years, construction stakeholders are continuously being challenged with occurrences of injury on site. Therefore, this paper aims to identify the factors, which influence of management commitment toward improving safety performance in the construction industry of Nigeria. Data was collected through a questionnaire and analysis was performed using SPSS version 16 software. The results of the study showed that “involvement of workers in the preparation of safety programs for the site” and “appropriate issuance of motivational directives by the top management to enhance safety” significantly impact on the safety performance of construction stakeholders. Thus, the research outcome would be of benefit to top management of construction companies, policy makers and building development approvers.

Factors Influencing Health and Safety Performance in New Zealand

1986 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 521-533 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara McIntosh ◽  
Michael A. Gurdon
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
Safety Performance ◽  
Environmental Pressures ◽  
Industrial Sectors ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Government Rules ◽  
The Relationship

Multiple environmental pressures, both internal and external to the organization, are examined as factors influencing the administration of health and safety programmes and subsequent accident performance. Data were collected from seven industrial sectors in New Zealand. Those firms with better safety records indicated that the most influential factors shaping their policies included government rules and regulations and demonstrated employee concerns and demands. The quality of the relationship with the union and the locus of enterprise ownership also play a significant role in the effectiveness of health and safety administration.

scholarly journals Factors determining the marketing strategies of construction firms: construction professionals' perspective

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 1070
Author(s):  
Imoleayo Abraham Awodele ◽  
Adesoji Anthony Adegboyega ◽  
Onyinye Sofolahan ◽  
Abdullahi Adamu ◽  
Kenneth John Saidu
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Profit Maximization ◽  
Marketing Strategies ◽  
The Body ◽  
Item Score ◽  
Construction Firms ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Construction Organizations ◽  
Major Factors

Construction firms are not dedicated to the comprehensive adoption of marketing concepts and strategy, and thus do not enjoy the benefits of profit maximization, client satisfaction and loyalty and improved overall organizational performance. The purpose of this paper is, to assess the perception of construction professionals regarding the factors influencing the choice of marketing strategies adopted by their construction firms. A questionnaire survey approach was used in the study. The questionnaires were administered to construction professionals within the study area, Frequency, Percentile, Mean item score and Kruskal-Wallis test were used to analyses the data collected. The study found that employees' competence, technical knowledge of the firm, macroeconomic environment, and innovation are the major factors that influence the choice of marketing strategy. It was concluded that a firm's employee's knowledge and competencies and technological innovation plays a critical role in the adoption of suitable marketing strategies in the construction industry. In addition, there is agreement among construction professionals regarding the factors influencing the choice of marketing strategies adopted by their firms. This study adds to the body of knowledge existing on marketing and marketing strategies in construction organizations in Nigeria.

scholarly journals Factors Influencing Safety Performance at the Construction Site

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Saida Farhanah Sarkam ◽  
Lily Shahzlyn Shaharuddin ◽  
Bushra Mohd Zaki ◽  
Nik Rozila Nik Mohd Masdek ◽  
Noor Junaini Arwin Yaacob ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Safety Performance ◽  
Construction Site ◽  
Factors Influencing

Factors influencing the caregiving performance of mothers of hospitalized toddlers with acute respiratory diseases: A path analysis

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 591-605
Author(s):  
Han Hye-Yul ◽  
Kim Shin-Jeong ◽  
Ellis Kevin Wayne ◽  
Kang Kyung-Ah
Keyword(s):  
Respiratory Diseases ◽  
Educational Interventions ◽  
Path Model ◽  
Fit Indices ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Effectiveness Model ◽  
Controllable Factors ◽  
Mother Child Relationships ◽  
Acute Respiratory Diseases

Studies on the management of respiratory diseases in children have focused on family members’ participation and caregivers’ needs. However, evidence-based data on the effectiveness of mothers’ management of acute respiratory diseases (ARDs) in toddlers are lacking. This study aimed to examine the factors influencing the caregiving performance of mothers of toddlers hospitalized for an ARD and to test a hypothetical causal model based on the Caregiving Effectiveness Model (CEM). A cross-sectional design was used, and participants included 291 mothers of toddlers aged 12–36 months who were hospitalized for an ARD. Based on the CEM, data were analyzed to identify the path of relationships between the factors influencing mothers’ care of their hospitalized children and the mothers’ caregiving performance. The modified path model had a good fit with the data, with optimal values for all fit indices. The mothers’ caregiving performance was influenced by the children’s number of hospitalizations, the mother–child relationship, and the mothers’ anxiety level. These three factors explained 51.4% of the variance in the mothers’ caregiving performance. Educational interventions targeting controllable factors such as mother–child relationships and mothers’ anxiety levels may be considered to improve mothers’ caregiving performance.

Mortality rate during professionally guided scuba diving experiences for uncertified divers, 1992–2019

2021 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 147-151
Author(s):  
Peter Buzzacott ◽  
◽  
Al Hornsby ◽  
Karl Shreeves ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Monte Carlo ◽  
Mortality Rate ◽  
Performance Improvement ◽  
Early Period ◽  
Scuba Diving ◽  
Safety Performance ◽  
Late Period ◽  
Significant Safety ◽  
Rate Improvement ◽  
The Mean

Introduction: The aim of this study was to re-examine the mortality rate among participants in the Professional Association of Diving Instructors’ (PADI)’s Discover Scuba Diving (DSD) programme. Methods: Fatalities reported to PADI as having occurred during DSD scuba dives were counted for each year between 1992 and 2019. DSD participant registrations were also counted for each year. The data were conveniently divided into two equal 14-year periods, 1992−2005 (‘early’) and 2006−2019 (‘late’). To smooth out the year-to-year variation in raw rates, Monte Carlo simulations were performed on the mean rate per 100,000 participants per year during each period. Results: There were a total of 7,118,731 DSD participant registrations and 79 fatalities during the study period. The estimated overall mean mortality rate in the early period was 2.55 per 100,000 DSD registrations whereas the estimated rate of 0.87 per 100,000 DSD registrations was significantly lower in the late period (P < 0.0001). Conclusions: PADI’s contemporary Discover Scuba Diving introductory scuba experiences, at 0.87 fatalities per 100,000 participants, have a calculated mortality rate that is less than half that calculated for 1992−2008. The late period’s rate improvement appears due either to significant under-registration in the early period, or to significant safety-performance improvement in the late period or, more likely, some combination of the two.

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