scholarly journals Digital Wellbeing as a Dynamic Construct

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariek M P Vanden Abeele
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Complex Nature ◽  
Mobile Media ◽  
Optimal Balance ◽  
Specific Factors ◽  
Context Specific ◽  
Experiential State

Abstract Mobile media support our autonomy by connecting us to persons, content and services independently of time and place constraints. At the same time, they challenge our autonomy: We face new struggles, decisions, and pressure in relation to whether, when and where we connect and disconnect. Digital wellbeing is a new concept that refers to the (lack) of balance that we may experience in relation to mobile connectivity. This article develops a theoretical model of digital wellbeing that accounts for the dynamic and complex nature of our relationship to mobile connectivity, thereby overcoming conceptual and methodological limitations associated with existing approaches. This model considers digital wellbeing an experiential state of optimal balance between connectivity and disconnectivity that is contingent upon a constellation of person-, device- and context-specific factors. I argue that these constellations represent pathways to digital wellbeing that—when repeated—affect wellbeing outcomes, and that the effectiveness of digital wellbeing interventions depends on their disruptive impact on these pathways.

scholarly journals Digital Wellbeing as a Dynamic Construct

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariek Magdalena Petra Vanden Abeele
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Complex Nature ◽  
Mobile Media ◽  
Optimal Balance ◽  
Specific Factors ◽  
Context Specific ◽  
Experiential State

Mobile media support our autonomy by connecting us to persons, contents and services independently of time and place constraints. At the same time, they challenge our autonomy: We face struggles, decisions and pressure in relation to whether, when and where we connect and disconnect. Digital wellbeing is a new concept that refers to the (lack) of balance that we may experience in relation to mobile connectivity. This article develops a theoretical model of digital wellbeing accounting for the dynamic and complex nature of our relationship to mobile connectivity, thereby overcoming conceptual and methodological limitations associated with existing approaches. This model considers digital wellbeing an experiential state of optimal balance between connectivity and disconnectivity that is contingent upon a constellation of person-, device- and context-specific factors. These constellations represent pathways to digital wellbeing that – when repeated –affect wellbeing outcomes. Digital wellbeing interventions are effective when they disrupt these pathways.

Evaluating e-Learning Initiatives

2011 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stelios Daskalakis ◽  
Nikolaos Tselios
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Research Model ◽  
Learning Context ◽  
Learning Evaluation ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Specific Factors ◽  
Research Frameworks ◽  
Context Specific

Evaluation aspects, in relation to e-learning initiatives, are gaining substantial attention. As technology continuously influences learning, technical as well as organizational requirements need to be thoroughly investigated across a variety of stakeholders. In this paper, an outline of those aspects is presented, which occurred from a literature review on methods and research frameworks utilized toward the evaluation of e-learning initiatives. The review identified a series of studies that take advantage of well-established theories in the area of users’ acceptance of technology combined with additional, e-learning context-specific factors. Results of the review are presented, according to the adopted research model, to ease the process of locating and retrieving e-learning evaluation paradigms per theoretical model. In addition, research findings are discussed and future implications for e-learning evaluation initiatives as well as potential stakeholders are highlighted.

Evaluating e-Learning Initiatives

2012 ◽  
pp. 163-179
Author(s):  
Stelios Daskalakis ◽  
Nikolaos Tselios
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Research Model ◽  
Learning Context ◽  
Learning Evaluation ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Specific Factors ◽  
Research Frameworks ◽  
Context Specific

Evaluation aspects, in relation to e-learning initiatives, are gaining substantial attention. As technology continuously influences learning, technical as well as organizational requirements need to be thoroughly investigated across a variety of stakeholders. In this paper, an outline of those aspects is presented, which occurred from a literature review on methods and research frameworks utilized toward the evaluation of e-learning initiatives. The review identified a series of studies that take advantage of well-established theories in the area of users’ acceptance of technology combined with additional, e-learning context-specific factors. Results of the review are presented, according to the adopted research model, to ease the process of locating and retrieving e-learning evaluation paradigms per theoretical model. In addition, research findings are discussed and future implications for e-learning evaluation initiatives as well as potential stakeholders are highlighted.

Focus Within or On Others: The Impact of Reviewers' Attentional Focus on Review Helpfulness

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhanfei Lei ◽  
Dezhi Yin ◽  
Han Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Condition ◽  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Online Reviews ◽  
Attentional Focus ◽  
Controlled Experiments ◽  
Review Helpfulness ◽  
Context Specific ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Consistent Support

When reviewers write online reviews, they differ in the focus of their attention: some focus on their own experiences, whereas some direct their attention to others—prospective consumers who may read the reviews in the future. This paper explores how, why, and when reviewers’ attentional focus can influence the helpfulness evaluation of reviews beyond the impact of substantive review content. Drawing on the attentional focus and persuasion literatures, we develop a theoretical model proposing that reviewers’ attentional focus may influence consumers’ perception of review helpfulness through opposing processes, and that its overall effect is contingent on the review’s two-sidedness. Results of one archival analysis and five controlled experiments provide consistent support for our hypotheses. This work challenges the predominant view of the positive impact of other-focus (vs. self-focus), explores the interpersonal impact of a reviewer’s attentional focus on prospective consumers who are total strangers, and reveals an important, context-specific boundary condition.

When Do Working Consumers Become Prosumers?

2021 ◽  
pp. 2261-2277
Author(s):  
Sabina Alina Potra ◽  
Adrian Pugna
Keyword(s):  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Limited Attention ◽  
Literature Analysis ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Exploratory Approach ◽  
Specific Factors ◽  
A Company

Notions like working consumers, active consumers, and consum-actors are used conjointly and interchangeable with the prosumer concept. But literature findings do not support such bewilderment. Thus, the present paper aims to uncover the relevance of the prosumer concept and examine the specific factors which empower consumers to be become prosumers and participate in co-creation activities. As prosumer characteristics have had limited attention in literature, the authors have chosen a Grounded Theory exploratory approach based on expert understandings of the phenomenon, using both in-depth semi-structured interviews with experts and literature analysis to develop a theoretical model of the concept. After understanding what makes a consumer co-create value with and for a company, management and marketing specialists have all the necessary information to delineate strategic directions for innovative results.

scholarly journals Financing Decisions in Family Businesses: A Review and Suggestions for Developing the Field

2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 369-399 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anneleen Michiels ◽  
Vincent Molly
Keyword(s):  
Family Business ◽  
Family Firms ◽  
Family Businesses ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Financing Decisions ◽  
Research Fields ◽  
Theoretical Perspectives ◽  
Specific Factors ◽  
Context Specific ◽  
Business Financing

Motivated by the growing attention to the financing decisions of family firms, this review brings together the two highly relevant research fields of family business and finance. This study critically reviews 131 articles on financing decisions in family businesses, published between 1977 and 2016 in 64 finance and management journals. We develop a state of the art on family business financing literature and present a model to guide extant and future research by identifying gaps across the theoretical perspectives and across context-specific elements such as family business heterogeneity and country-specific factors.

scholarly journals “THOSE WHO LOVE, VACCINATE”: PARENTAL PERCEPTIONS OF HPV VACCINATION

2015 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 341 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ellen Dias De Oliveira Chiang ◽  
Misha L. Baker ◽  
Daniella Figueroa-Downing ◽  
Maria Luiza Baggio ◽  
Luisa Villa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Hpv Vaccine ◽  
Hpv Vaccination ◽  
Explanatory Power ◽  
Parental Knowledge ◽  
Specific Factors ◽  
Knowledge Levels ◽  
Parental Decisions ◽  
Context Specific ◽  
Vaccine Decision Making

Introduction: In March 2014, Brazil began its national HPV immunization campaign targeting girls ages 9-13. Objective: Describe determinants of parental decisions to vaccinate their daughters against HPV.Method: In this qualitative study, thirty semi-structured interviews were conducted at five health posts in São Paulo, Brazil. Interview questions explored parental opinions of disease prevention methods, vaccines in general, and the HPV vaccine. Interviews were analyzed using grounded theory. Results: Overall, parental knowledge about HPV and the vaccine was low, yet most eligible daughters had been vaccinated. Parents perceived the HPV vaccine to be normal, preventative, and protective. Parents viewed themselves as accountable for their children’s health, and saw the vaccine as a parenting tool for indirect control. Trust in healthcare professionals and an awareness of the dangers of “nowadays” (uncertainties regarding disease and sexual behavior) were also important in vaccine decision-making. These factors held more explanatory power for decisions to vaccinate than parental knowledge levels. This was the first study to qualitatively examine the perception of publically provided HPV vaccination among parents with eligible daughters in Brazil. The findings help interpret the greater than 90% coverage for the first HPV vaccine dose in Brazil. The results indicate that attempts to understand, maintain, or modify vaccination rates require the consideration of context specific factors, which influence both parent perspectives and vaccination decisions. Conclusion: HPV knowledge levels are not predictive of parental decisions to vaccinate daughters. Context specific factors from the sociocultural dimensions of parenting, sexuality, gender, and the healthcare system are more influential in vaccine decision-making.

TIME ESTIMATION AS A FUNCTION OF STIMULUS COMPLEXITY AND PERSONALITY

1983 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 77-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacob Lomranz
Keyword(s):  
Information Processing ◽  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Time Estimation ◽  
Complex Nature ◽  
Stimulus Complexity ◽  
Personality Variables ◽  
Complex Stimuli ◽  
Quadratic Relationship ◽  
The Relationship

Following the theoretical model originally proposed by Hogan (1978), this study tests the existence of a “U”-relationship between stimulus complexity and time estimation such that time ‘filled” with simple or complex stimuli is perceived as more extended than when the same time is “filled” with stimuli that is of a moderate complex nature. In addition, the present study assumes that this relationship can be better explained by considering the personality variables of extroversion and introversion and their interaction with stimulus complexity. The results confirmed the existence of a quadratic relationship between stimulus complexity and time(< = 0.001). The relationship between information processing in terms of stimulus complexity, personality variables, and the theme of time estimation is discussed.

A review of human resources management research

2014 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. 679-705 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Bruce Tracey
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Human Resources Management ◽  
Organizational Outcomes ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Past ◽  
Hr Management ◽  
Specific Factors ◽  
Context Specific ◽  
Substantial Degree

Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to present a review of the human resources (HR) research that has been published over the past ten years in discipline-based and hospitality-specific journals and identify key trends and opportunities for advancing future research. Design/methodology/approach – The paper takes the form of a critical review of the extant literature in the general HR management and hospitality HR management fields. Findings – A comparison of the findings shows a substantial degree of overlap in the themes and results that have been generated to date. However, several hospitality studies have identified a number of variables that appear to be particularly relevant for labor-intensive, service-focused settings. As such, context-specific factors should be considered in efforts to advance our understanding about the ways in which hospitality HR systems may impact a wide array of individual and organizational outcomes. Originality/value – The results offer a foundation for advancing future hospitality HR research.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document