The effects of conflict on risk perception and travelling intention of young tourists

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 118-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helena Desivilya ◽  
Sharon Teitler-Regev ◽  
Shosh Shahrabani
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Priming Effect ◽  
Risk Estimation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Conflict Area ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Travel Abroad ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to compare the evaluations of various risks by young Israelis living in conflict area and their Polish counterparts, who do not live in conflict area and how these perceptions affect their traveling intentions to destinations with different types of risks – Egypt, Turkey, India and Japan. Design/methodology/approach – The research participants were 713 Israeli and Polish students who responded to a structured questionnaire. Findings – The findings validate the assumption that contextual distinctions shape differently factors affecting traveling risk estimation and the intention of young people to travel abroad. The results indicated that the priming effect is substantial, reflected in Israelis’ significantly higher assessments of risks concerning destinations with terror, health and natural disasters hazards in comparison to Poles’ evaluations. As predicted, Israeli students exhibit lesser intentions to travel to Turkey, Egypt and India than their Polish counterparts. The study also showed similarities between Israeli and Polish students. Young tourists’ with strong aversion to health hazards exhibit low intention to travel to India and those refraining from economic crisis are reluctant to travel to Egypt. The intention to travel to Japan and India decreased with high perception of destination risks. Originality/value – The current study constitutes a new departure in studying the contextual effects on travel-related decision making. It focusses on the impact of conflict ridden environment on intentions, attitudes and risks perception of young tourists with respect to traveling to risky destinations, previously hardly studied.

scholarly journals IFRS adoption and firms’ opacity around the world: what factors affect this relationship?

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel Mongrut ◽  
Manuel Tello Marín ◽  
Maria del Carmen Torres Postigo ◽  
Darcy Fuenzalida O’Shee
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Common Law ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Ifrs Adoption ◽  
Analysis Methodology ◽  
Moderating Factors ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose This paper aims to identify what are the moderating factors affecting the relationship between firms’ adoption of international financial and reporting standards (IFRS) and the firm’s opacity. Design/methodology/approach This study uses the meta-analysis methodology from Hunter et al. (1982) to find if the mere IFRS adoption reduces firm’s opacity and a meta-regression from Stanley and Jarrell (1989) to identify the moderating factors that may influence this relationship. Findings Contrary to previous studies, this study finds a low, negative and nonsignificant correlation between IFRS adoption and firms’ opacity, but this relationship depends on the geographical region. Using 34 results from 28 studies from different continents published between 2005 and 2018 this study finds that IFRS adoption reduces opacity in countries with common law (COML) and with more authorities’ oversight and power to enforce the rules. Originality/value This study finds two institutional commonalities between different previous studies that intend to assess the impact of the IFRS adoption upon firms’ opacity: the legal system and the authorities’ oversight power.

scholarly journals Factors affecting pre-visit destination image: application on the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM)

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 215-234
Author(s):  
Samia Adly Hanna El Sheikh
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Destination Image ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
Cultural Sites ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate through an empirical research the factors that would attract visitors to heritage and cultural sites as museums applied on the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM). The paper aims to study the impact of the proposed attraction features learning/knowledge, museum facilities, fun/entertainment and socializing and accessibility/location on pre-visit destination image. Design/methodology/approach The author started by a thorough literature review to arrive to the suggested conceptual model, which is tested by adopting a quantitative approach where data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire from a convenient sample of 300 respondents with 90% response rate and used partial least squares – structure equation modelling using Smart PLS v.3.2.8. Findings The results show that three of the tested factors were accepted and one was rejected. Practical implications Management of GEM, which will be one of the biggest museums world-wide, can make use of the empirical results of this research to enhance their understanding of the factors that impact pre-visit destination image, and thus, most attract visitors to justify the budget set in this huge project and achieve highest visitation and revenue Originality/value This research deals with a new museum that has not opened its doors yet and will start functioning in late 2020, and thus, the pre-visit image of the museum is not based on previous experience of visitors but rather on secondary sources as messages sent to visitors based on attraction features, while most previous studies dealt with post-visit image of museums

Effects of comparability of promotions on inaction inertia

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hsin-Hsien Liu ◽  
Hsuan-Yi Chou
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Incentive Compatible ◽  
Internal Mechanism ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
A Current

PurposeBased on mental accounting theory, this study explored whether the comparability of missed and subsequent promotional formats/frames affects inaction inertia.Design/methodology/approachFour experiments with imaginary and incentive-compatible designs were conducted to test the hypotheses.FindingsConsumers are more likely to express inaction inertia after having missed a comparable promotion than after having missed a noncomparable promotion. Devaluation of the promoted target mediates the impact of comparability on inaction inertia, while referent others' actions do not moderate the comparability effect. Finally, when consumers accept a subsequent inferior promotion, they prefer using a different payment format because it reduces comparability of the two promotions.Practical implicationsCompanies should use different promotional formats/frames to reduce comparability and inaction inertia when a new promotion is relatively inferior to a recent previous one. Companies should offer different payment options to help customers actively avoid comparing a current promotion with a missed promotion.Originality/valueThis study provides a more comprehensive conceptual structure for understanding the relationship between psychological comparability and inaction inertia. It provides insights into what actions companies should take to reduce inaction inertia. Furthermore, this study empirically tests the influence of multiple comparison referents, which provides a reference point for future studies on the factors affecting inaction inertia. A new method to examine whether consumers actively avoid comparisons is used, which clarifies the internal mechanism of inaction inertia.

Innovation and the performance of informal enterprises in developing countries: a gender perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elvis Korku Avenyo ◽  
Erika Kraemer-Mbula
Keyword(s):  
Product Innovation ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Product Innovations ◽  
Innovative Products ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Research And Policy

Purpose Examining the impact of gender on various aspects of business performance has gained research and policy traction, although the empirical evidence remains inconclusive. This paper aims to focus on one type of business, namely, informal enterprises and one dimension of business performance, namely, product innovation, to better understand how product innovations affect employment in both female- and male-owned informal enterprises. Design/methodology/approach This paper relies on a unique data set of 513 informal enterprises located in two urban centres in Ghana (Accra and Tema), covering the period between 2013 and 2015 and the Dose-Response Model to examine the effect of product innovations on employment in informal enterprises in urban Ghana. Findings The findings suggest that product innovation has considerable beneficial impacts on the creation of employment in informal enterprises. The results do not show systematic differences in the factors affecting product innovation in female- and male-owned enterprises. However, they suggest that although female-owned enterprises are less likely to introduce product innovations, they do sell more innovative products. Originality/value These findings support the view that innovation is “gendered”, and therefore, requires a “gendered” policy lens.

The impact of engaged users on eWOM of hotel Facebook page

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 190-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chuhan (Renee) Wang ◽  
Marketa Kubickova
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Time Of Day ◽  
External Factors ◽  
Monday Afternoon ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Giving Feedback ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine factors affecting the engagement metrics of the hotel Facebook page. Such factors include time-of-day, day-of-week, age, gender and distance between the hotel and users’ origin of residence. Another purpose is to assess the impact of Facebook engagement on electronic word-of-mouth (eWOM), to better understand the importance of the engagement metrics within the hotel Facebook context. Design/methodology/approach This study uses secondary data from the Facebook page of a 147-room hotel in Northeast America. A total of 181 observations reflecting primary Facebook metrics are adopted via Facebook Insights between January 2014 and June 2014. Findings The number of daily-engaged users positively affects the number of daily people talking about the page (eWOM). Moreover, the number of engaged users differs significantly by the external factors (time-of-day, day-of-week, age, gender and distance). Practical implications Hotel Facebook developers should post the most important promotions on Monday afternoon, targeting females aged between 25 and 34 years living within 50 miles of the hotel. Posting on hotel Facebook a few hours before “traffic” to avoid competition and gain visibility is important. Marketers should focus on giving feedback during peak times. Originality/value This empirical study extends prior studies on social media metrics to the effects of external factors on the engagement metrics within the hotel Facebook context. Increasing the number of engaged users improves the effectiveness of eWOM for a hotel, which lacks empirical evidence.

Relational bonding strategies in the franchise industry: the moderating role of duration of the relationship

2015 ◽  
Vol 30 (7) ◽  
pp. 830-841 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong-ki Lee ◽  
Sally Kim ◽  
Min-Seong Kim ◽  
Jae-Han Lee ◽  
Ki-Taek Lim
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Research Model ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Different Types ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – This paper aims to examine the effect of different relational bonding strategies on franchisees’ perceptions of benefits. The duration of the relationship is framed as a moderator between three types of relational bonds and the perceived benefits. Design/methodology/approach – The data are collected via a survey from foodservice franchisees in South Korea. To test the study’s hypotheses, the research model was estimated with two-stage least squares. Findings – The result shows that social and structural bonds have a significant impact on franchisees’ perceptions of benefits. There are some significant interactions between different types of relational bonds and the duration of the relationship. Perceptions of benefits are found to influence satisfaction, intentions to recommend, intentions to renew the contract and long-term orientation. Practical implications – The study suggests that franchisors may want to focus on developing and strengthening social bonds, and also customize their relational approaches based on the duration of the relationship with the franchisees. Originality/value – This research illustrates the impact of three types of relational bonding strategies on franchisees’ perceptions of the benefits and also examines the significant moderating role of the duration of the relationship.

Poor and rich customers in the service encounter

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 265-283 ◽  
Author(s):  
Magnus Soderlund
Keyword(s):  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Service Encounter ◽  
Service Encounters ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Service Employees ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Per Se ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine categorization leakage from employees in service encounters in terms of indications that the customer has been categorized as either poor or rich. Given that customers perceive themselves as belonging to one of these two categories, leakage can result in perceptions of the categorization as either correct or incorrect, and the specific purpose is to assess the impact of such outcomes on customer satisfaction. Design/methodology/approach Two between-subjects experiments were used to manipulate service employees’ leakage of categorization clues; the participants were subject to leakage comprising clues that they had been categorized as either poor or rich. The participants’ self-perceived membership in the poor and rich categories was used as a measured factor. Findings The results indicate that customers are indeed sensitive to how they are categorized in service encounters. More specifically, when categorization in terms of the categories poor and rich was leaked to the customer, being correctly categorized (either as poor or rich) was more satisfying than being incorrectly categorized. In addition, given the valenced charge of these two categories, the results indicate that the category charge per se also influences satisfaction. Originality/value The present study adds employee categorization leakage to the existing literature dealing with employee-related factors affecting customer satisfaction in service encounters.

The impact of the adoption of green marketing on corporate performance of non-profitable organizations: empirical study

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hani Al-dmour ◽  
Haifa Hadad ◽  
Rand Al-dmour
Keyword(s):  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
Developing Country ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Corporate Performance ◽  
Green Marketing ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Purpose This study aims to examine the impact of green marketing adoption on non-profitable organizations’ performance in Jordan. Design/methodology/approach A structured questionnaire was developed to collect the needed data and test the developed hypotheses to investigate the impact of green marketing adoption on non-profitable organizations’ performance. The data was collected using a self-administered questionnaire distributed to 183 respondents in non-profitable organizations operating in Jordan. Findings The findings indicate that the extent of green marketing adoption by profitable organizations in Jordan is relatively moderate. They also confirm that the corporate performance of non-profitable organizations is positively associated with the extent of adoption of green marketing dimensions, particularly environmental and social responsibility aspects. Originality/value Reviewing the existing literature revealed that similar studies had not previously been undertaken in Jordan as a developing country.

Data bibliometrics: metrics before norms

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 428-435 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Stuart
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Data Citation ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Data Ecosystem ◽  
The Impact ◽  
First Time

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to highlight the problem of establishing metrics for the impact of research data when norms of behaviour have not yet become established. Design/methodology/approach The paper considers existing research into data citation and explores the citation of data journals. Findings The paper finds that the diversity of data and its citation precludes the drawing of any simple conclusions about how to measure the impact of data, and an over emphasis on metrics before norms of behaviour have become established may adversely affect the data ecosystem. Originality/value The paper considers multiple different types of data citation, including for the first time the citation of data journals.

Impact of wash types and stitching parameters on shrinkage of knitwear made from pique fabric

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 232-242
Author(s):  
Muhammad Babar Ramzan ◽  
Abher Rasheed ◽  
Zulfiqar Ali ◽  
Sheraz Ahmad ◽  
Muhammad Salman Naeem ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dimensional Stability ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Critical Problem ◽  
Body Width ◽  
Knitted Fabrics ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Stitch Density ◽  
The Impact

Purpose In the field of knitwear, dimensional stability is assumed as a critical problem that affects the quality and salability of a product. Although much work has been done in this area with a focus on the factors affecting fabric shrinkage, however, there is a lack of work on knitwears with respect to their dimensional stability. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of stitching parameters and wash types on the dimensional properties of knitwear. Design/methodology/approach The crew-neck t-shirts were prepared by using pique knitted fabrics. Different sewing and finishing parameters were used that include stitch density, stitch type, stitching thread and wash type. The critical measurements of the selected garment are taken as output variables which are body width, sleeve length, body length and across shoulder. After laundering process, shrinkage percentage was calculated by using before-wash and after-wash measurements. Findings This study shows that the stitching parameters affect significantly on knitwear’s shrinkage. Thus, when patterns are being developed for the cutting of fabric, expected shrinkage, known as residual shrinkage, must be considered to avoid unexpected changes in garment shape. Originality/value This research will be useful for knitwear manufacturing industry.

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