Development of a method for quantifying relative importance of NPP cyber attack probability variables based on factor analysis and AHP

2020 ◽  
Vol 149 ◽  
pp. 107790
Author(s):  
Yong Sik Kim ◽  
Moon Kyoung Choi ◽  
Sang Min Han ◽  
Chanyoung Lee ◽  
Poong Hyun Seong
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Relative Importance ◽  
Cyber Attack ◽  
Attack Probability

Decoding and designing massive open online courses (MOOCs)

2022 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Archana Shrivastava ◽  
Ashish Shrivastava
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Product Design ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Massive Open Online Courses ◽  
Purchase Decision ◽  
Relative Importance ◽  
Massive Open Online ◽  
Content Type

Purpose This study aims to investigate the attributes of the online programme that are considered and compute their relative importance in the purchase decision. This study aims to identify the most lucrative bundling of these attributes and their levels that can be used by online education companies to craft their product design strategy to attract customers with the most attractive offering. Design/methodology/approach This research paper endeavours to identify the attributes of online education, which customers consider for making a purchase decision. Exploratory factor analysis followed by confirmatory factor analysis was used to identify the key attributes of online education programmes. This paper uses the conjoint analysis technique to identify the most preferred bundling of attributes, which online education companies can package to attract customers. Findings Based on various attributes and their respective levels, it is evident the most lucrative design for attracting customers to buy online education programmes is to provide certification from a reputed international university, which requires an investment to the tune of 3,000–5,000. The duration of four weeks with asynchronous pedagogy and access to course material vial uniform resource locator (URL) is a preferred feature. Access via a mobile application is more preferred over Web access. A phone application is known to be optimised, and most people are using mobile phones to access the internet. Online certification or degrees that are considered as valid employment qualifications were most preferred over other reasons. Originality/value There is a dearth of studies on massive open online courses (MOOCs) from a product design perspective. There is a gap in the context of the features to be included in the MOOCs package so that the customer can find more value in it, and the companies can benefit by expanding their customer base. The research question which this study endeavours to explore is what attributes consumers of MOOCs consider when making a purchase decision. This study will also find the relative importance of these attributes.

Major Components of Green Urbanization and Their Relative Importance

2019 ◽  
pp. 315-339
Author(s):  
Subikash Mookherjee ◽  
Debasish Mondal
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Dominant Role ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Relative Importance ◽  
Positive Relation ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Significant Phenomenon ◽  
Small Plot ◽  
Town Area

Aspirations for being urban in character are considered as a significant phenomenon of socio-economic development in developing countries. Urbanization, in economic sense only, means intensive economic activities by a large number of people in a relatively small plot of land, where secondary and tertiary sectors play a dominant role and where certain amenities are bound to be available for general citizens, though it doesn't seem complete without addressing the issue of nature. Though urbanization of an area is tried to be measured by some academicians through applying the method of indexing with available indicators and their data-driven weights, environmental issues are not incorporated there for any kind of factor analysis to identify their individual relative importance. This chapter intervenes at this juncture and focuses on construction of an urbanization index for some selected “town area units” belonging to some selected districts of West Bengal and run a factor analysis of it on some identified environmental factors. It observes negative relationship between QVSE and IGU, positive association between IGU and PR, and positive relation between IWDS and IGU.

scholarly journals Airport level of service: A model according to departing passengers’ perceptions at a small-sized airport

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Max Well Elias Gonçalves ◽  
Mauro Caetano
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Air Transportation ◽  
Service Evaluation ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Level Of Service ◽  
Relative Importance ◽  
Transportation Management ◽  
Management Perspective

Purpose: This study proposes a conceptual model of level of service evaluation to a small-sized airport with a focus on departing passengers.Design/Methodology: The variables selected to compose the model were chosen according to their adequacy to departing passengers and the airport’s characteristics. A survey was conducted, and, posteriorly, exploratory factor analysis was used in order to verify the adequacy of the conceptual model proposed and also to improve it according to the results obtained.Findings: The results show that the level of service of the airport is composed of three dimensions: airport characteristics, passenger processing, and prices. The relative importance of the dimensions according to their contribution to the composition of the airport’s overall level of service was also determined.Originality/value: The paper combines theoretical and practical findings in a model for level of service evaluation to a small-sized airport from an air transportation management perspective.

The Structure of Depressive Symptoms in the Elderly

1987 ◽  
Vol 150 (4) ◽  
pp. 463-470 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. R. Good ◽  
I. Vlachonikolis ◽  
P. Griffiths ◽  
R. A. Griffiths
Keyword(s):  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Relative Importance ◽  
Psychosomatic Disorder ◽  
Moderate Dementia ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Depressed Symptoms

In a structured sample of 100 male and 100 female minimally impaired patients, aged 60 years and over, females were more depressed. Varimax factor analysis demonstrated four factor groupings which have clinical relevance - Depression, Anxiety, Cognitive impairment, and Psychosomatic disorder; their relative importance is different in males and females. Analysis of variance of the scores of clusters generated by cluster analysis demonstrated four groups of subjects - normal, mildly depressed, moderately depressed with borderline dementia and disability, and severely depressed with moderate dementia and frank disability. In the mildly and moderately depressed, symptoms of anxiety predominated.

scholarly journals The identification and perceived importance of dimensions of managerial success for different levels of management

1995 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. P. Loubser ◽  
L. C. De Jager
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Analysis Of Variance ◽  
Principal Components ◽  
Relative Importance ◽  
Factor Scores ◽  
Varimax Rotation ◽  
Managerial Success ◽  
Perceived Importance ◽  
Different Levels ◽  
Multiple Analysis

Dimensions or factors related to managerial success were identified from the literature and a list of 78 generic dimensions compiled. These dimensions were rated in terms of their relative importance for every level of management by 241 managers on junior, middle and senior levels. A principal components factor analysis with varimax rotation was performed on the data and nine factors or clusters of dimensions were extracted. The resulting factor scores were then subjected to a multiple analysis of variance. Results indicate that the importance of these factors differ significantly across the three levels of management. The implications of the findings are discussed in both theoretical and practical terms. Opsomming Dimensies of faktore wat met bestuursukses verband hou is uit die literatuur gei'dentifiseer en 'n lys van 78 generiese dimensies is saamgestel. Hierdie dimensies se relatiewe belangrikheid vir eike bestuursvlak is deur 241 bestuurders op junior, middel en senior vlak beoordeel. 'n Hoofkomponent faktorontleding met varimax rotasie is op die data uitgevoer en nege faktore of groepe dimensies is onttrek. Die resulterende faktortellings is daarna aan 'n meervoudige analise van variansie onderwerp. Resultate dui daarop dat die belangrikheid van hierdie faktore beduidend verskil oor die verskillende bestuursvlakke. Die implikasies van die bevindinge word in beide teoretiese en praktiese terme bespreek.

Marketing Objectives of Professional and University Sport Organizations

1992 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hal Hansen ◽  
Roger Gauthier
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Likert Scale ◽  
Relative Importance ◽  
Sport Organizations ◽  
Ticket Price ◽  
Sport Team ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Marketing Team ◽  
Entertainment Value

The heads of marketing and promotion for major professional and university sport organizations were asked to rate the relative importance of 19 marketing objectives on a 5-point Likert scale; 164 responded. Factor analysis resulted in the creation of six factors: player quality, community image of team, entertainment value of sport, team marketing, team as a contender, and attractiveness of game location. ANOVA, Tukey, and student t tests used on the data resulted in significant differences between leagues for the two factors of community image of team and entertainment value of sport. Professional teams favored 5 of 6 objectives over university teams: value of ticket price, entertainment value of the sport, image of the team, community-oriented nature of the team, and availability of athletes for community events.

scholarly journals CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS (CSFs) FOR PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS (PPP) IN MALAYSIAN

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (06) ◽  
Author(s):  
OH CHIN PHANG ◽  
KIET NGUYEN TUAN ◽  
HUNG LE VAN ◽  
SOO-YONG KIM ◽  
DAT LE HUU
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Critical Success Factors ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Public Private Partnerships ◽  
Relative Importance ◽  
Project Implementation ◽  
Private Partnership ◽  
Public Projects ◽  
Critical Success

Public Private Partnership (PPP) is an increasingly popular choice for policymakers in implementing important public projects. To ensure the ultimate objectives of PPP/PFI, identifying the critical success factors (CSFs) of PPP implementation is crucial. For countries that are new at adopting PPP it is even more important for them to identify the success factors in order to maximize the advantages of this method and to reduce the risks for all concerned parties. PPP was officially announced in Malaysia under the Ninth Malaysia Plan in 2006. Since then, many government projects were delivered via PPP. In this study, the factors that are considered critical to the success of PPP project implementation in Malaysia have become a subject for investigation. Factor analysis and survey expert were used in this case. The findings showed that the 17 CSFs could be grouped into six underlying factors. The main contribution of this study is supplement and improves knowledge in the management of PPP projects by exploring the relative importance of CSFs associated with PPP construction projects in the Malaysia. Several recommendations have been suggested in order to improve the overall performances of Malaysian PPP procurement.

Critical factors analysis and its ranking for implementation of GSCM in Indian dairy industry

2015 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
pp. 911-922 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vijay Kumar Sharma ◽  
pankaj Chandana ◽  
Arvind Bhardwaj
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Dairy Industry ◽  
Key Performance Indicators ◽  
Relative Importance ◽  
Critical Factors ◽  
Ahp Method ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Detailed Questionnaire

Purpose – Sustainability in food sector is the need of the hour. It has been revealed that Green supply chain management (GSCM) is an emerging new and effective approach to improve the productivity, efficiency of any enterprises and to achieve sustainability. The purpose of this paper is to rank the key performance indicators which are responsible for implementation of GSCM in Indian dairy sector. Ranking is done by giving weightage to them based on survey reports. The study includes literature review, personal interviews and surveys using the detailed questionnaire. Since food processing industry, e.g. dairy industry is the major energy user and directly affecting the health of public is being chosen for implementing GSCM practices. The approach is to form an effective framework for successful implementation of GSCM in dairy sector. Grouping of key performance indicators has been done using factor analysis and thereafter Analytic hierarchy process (AHP) method has been applied to determine the suitable framework based on relative importance of critical factors. Design/methodology/approach – The first step was to identify critical factors through extensive literature review, personal interviews, etc. The personal interviews has been carried out by contacting executives, managers, professionals of various dairy industries. Data has also been collected by interviewing auditors of ISO 14001 which was responsible for implementation of Environmental management system. Questionnaire used for collecting data has been formulated based on critical factors. It is also used to study minute details of the process being used in dairy industry. After collection of sufficient data SPSS is used for grouping of data through factor analysis. Thereafter AHP method has been used to identify the relative importance of these factors by ranking it which can be used by the managers in developing model/framework for implementing GSCM. Findings – The work aims to examine the critical factors of GSCM and its ranking so as to implement GSCM practices in dairy industry in Indian context. Detailed questionnaire based on 79 parameters has been used for survey in dairy industry in northern India. Grouping of these parameters has been done using factor analysis. The ranking of these identified critical factors has been used by using AHP which is used to see the relative importance of these eight factors. These ranked factors would be used by the managers of the dairy industry to implement GSCM. The work is limited to Indian dairy industry but it can be extended to other industry also after identification of critical factors. Originality/value – It is certified that this research work is original and has never been submitted or published in any journal.

scholarly journals The examınatıon of gender effect on luxury value perceptıon: Istanbul cıty exampleCinsiyetin lüks değer algısı üzerindeki etkisinin incelenmesi: İstanbul ili örneği

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 4432
Author(s):  
Nihal Sütütemiz ◽  
Aysel Kurnaz
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Gender Effect ◽  
Social Value ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Relative Importance ◽  
Value Perception ◽  
Personal Value ◽  
Gender Factor ◽  
The Universe

In this research it was aimed to determine consumers’ perception towards luxury value by gender factor and to reveal if gender has an influence on these perceptions. In this context, İstanbul city, which represents Turkish consumers in a general way, was chosen as the universe of this research and 1100 people who are above 18 years of age were chosen as the sample by using gender filter. Data was gathered from the sample with survey method and exploratory factor analysis was implemented on the data. After the literature review it was seen that there are four main dimensions that constitue luxury perception which are financial, functional, personal and social. Findings of this study are in accordance with the existing literature. Moreover, relative importance of the dimensions differ based on gender in financial and functional dimensions. It was found that social value is relatively the most important dimension for female participants’ luxury value perception where personal value is the most important dimension for male participants. ÖzetBu çalışmada, tüketicilerin lüks değere yönelik algıları cinsiyet unsuru açısından belirlenmeye çalışılarak, cinsiyetin bu algılara etkisinin olup olmadığı ortaya konulmaya çalışılmıştır. Bu bağlamda, özellikle lüks tüketim açısından Türk tüketicisini genel olarak temsil eden İstanbul ili ana kütle olarak belirlenmiş ve cinsiyet kotası kullanılarak 18 yaş ve üzeri 1100 kişi örneklem olarak seçilmiştir.  Söz konusu örneklemden veriler,  anket yöntemiyle elde edilmiş ve verilere keşfedici (exploratory) faktör analizi uygulanmıştır.  Yazında lüks algısının oluşmasında finansal, fonksiyonel, kişisel ve sosyal olmak üzere dört temel değer boyutu tespit edilmiştir.  Bu çalışmanın bulguları da yazındaki bulgulara benzerlik göstermekle birlikte, boyutların görece önemi ilk iki boyut itibariyle cinsiyet açısından farklılık göstermiştir. Kadın tüketicilerin lüks değer algısında sosyal değer görece en önemli iken, erkek tüketiciler için ise kişisel değer en önemli boyut olarak bulunmuştur.

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