The representation of shopping in children’s books

2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (10) ◽  
pp. 976-995 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olivier Badot ◽  
Joel Bree ◽  
Coralie Damay ◽  
Nathalie Guichard ◽  
Jean Francois Lemoine ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Consumer Behaviour ◽  
Social Ties ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Children's Books ◽  
Children’S Books ◽  
Semiotic Analysis ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Past ◽  
The World

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the representations, figures and processes of shopping/commerce in books published in France that are aimed at three to seven-year-olds. Design/methodology/approach A semiotic analysis of nearly 50 books published over the past 60 years. Findings These books reveal a broad diversity in the images of shops given to children (ranging from the traditional shop, a source of pleasure and creator of social ties, to the hypermarket/megastore, a symbol of stress and overconsumption) and the wealth of information that is given to children to help them assimilate the process of a shopping transaction. Originality/value The originality and richness of this research lies in its methodological approach. Indeed, it is perfectly aligned with a recent academic trend that calls on researchers to mobilise and compare new data collection tools to apprehend current and future consumer behaviour. Consequently this research is based on an immersion in children’s books that depict the world of commerce in one way or another.

An examination of the status and evolution of country image research

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (6) ◽  
pp. 825-850 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irene R.R. Lu ◽  
Louise A. Heslop ◽  
D. Roland Thomas ◽  
Ernest Kwan
Keyword(s):  
International Business ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Consumer Behaviour ◽  
Critical Assessment ◽  
Country Image ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Product Categories ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Status ◽  
Research Procedure

Purpose Country image (CI) has been one of the most studied topics in international business, marketing, and consumer behaviour of the past five decades. Nevertheless, there has been no critical assessment of this field of research. The purpose of this paper is to understand the status and evolution of CI research. Design/methodology/approach The authors review 554 articles published in academic journals over 35 years. The authors examine publication, authorship, and research procedure trends in these articles as an empirical and quantitative assessment of the field. The authors identify weaknesses and strengths, and the authors address disconcerting and encouraging trends. Findings The authors find a number of laudatory trends: CI research is becoming less US-centric, more theory driven, more sophisticated in methodology, evaluating more diverse product categories, and making use of multiple cue studies. There are, however, two major methodological concerns: poor replication and questionable generalizability of findings. The authors also noted the influence of CI articles has been decreasing, as well as their rate of publication in top tier journals. Originality/value Since the authors present data that reflect actual practices in the field and how such practices have changed across time, the authors believe the study is of substantial value to CI researchers, journal editors, and instructors whose curriculum includes CI. The critical assessment and subsequent recommendations are accordingly empirically justified.

Factors influencing touristic consumer behaviour

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vasco Santos ◽  
Paulo Ramos ◽  
Bruno Sousa ◽  
Nuno Almeida ◽  
Marco Valeri
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Critical Reflection ◽  
Consumer Behaviour ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Scientific Development ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Tourism Marketing ◽  
Tourist Behaviour

PurposeThis paper aims to present a content analysis of two major constructs among tourism settings, namely involvement and emotions, strictly related to tourist behaviour, due to the fact that there are still some critical gaps in the knowledge about tourists' emotions and involvement.Design/methodology/approachAn in-depth content analysis of involvement and emotions was adopted as the methodological approach. This methodology addressed an amalgam of different definitions, frameworks, mixed theoretical and practical applications and approaches, results, comparisons as well as a blend of a set of scales of involvement and emotions by confrontating of authors.FindingsThe major findings state that emotions and involvement demonstrate greater progress and scientific development to the level of tourism, marketing and consumer behaviour, representing an important issue for the integrated tourism experiences.Originality/valueThis study presents a critical reflection on the importance of emotions and involvement in specific contexts of leisure and tourism.

Automatic recommendation of prognosis measures for mechanical components based on massive text mining

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 480-494 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge Martinez-Gil ◽  
Bernhard Freudenthaler ◽  
Thomas Natschläger
Keyword(s):  
Fault Diagnosis ◽  
Text Mining ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Past ◽  
Mechanical Component ◽  
The World ◽  
Fault Prognosis ◽  
Mechanical Components ◽  
Unstructured Information

Purpose The purpose of this study is to automatically provide suggestions for predicting the likely status of a mechanical component is a key challenge in a wide variety of industrial domains. Design/methodology/approach Existing solutions based on ontological models have proven to be appropriate for fault diagnosis, but they fail when suggesting activities leading to a successful prognosis of mechanical components. The major reason is that fault prognosis is an activity that, unlike fault diagnosis, involves a lot of uncertainty and it is not always possible to envision a model for predicting possible faults. Findings This work proposes a solution based on massive text mining for automatically suggesting prognosis activities concerning mechanical components. Originality/value The great advantage of text mining is that makes possible to automatically analyze vast amounts of unstructured information to find corrective strategies that have been successfully exploited, and formally or informally documented, in the past in any part of the world.

A review of changes in the delivery of information to users

2015 ◽  
Vol 28 (1/2) ◽  
pp. 70-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mike McGrath
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Developing World ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Us ◽  
Literature Reviews ◽  
The World

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to consider the changes that have taken place in Interlending & Document Supply over the past 12 years. Design/methodology/approach – Research of the past 48 literature reviews published in Interlending & Document Supply. Findings – Over the past 12 years, Interlending & Document Supply has declined dramatically in much of the world, although less so in the US. It is likely to increase in the developing world but not as much as to compensate for the decline elsewhere. Originality/value – This is the only study that has been made of the changes in document supply in this century.

Remote reading: a shelf list analysis of an academic library’s juvenile collection

2022 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah B. Cohn
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
Children's Books ◽  
Children’S Books ◽  
Academic Institutions ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Aged State

Purpose This study aims to detail an analysis project of a juvenile collection within an academic library. The analysis became a starting point for the development of a coherent collection policy, and for charting a path toward a better maintained, more used, more diverse, inclusive and representative collection. Design/methodology/approach The analysis was done by using a catalog-generated shelf list, which revealed specific details about the aged state of the collection and brought to light the lack of attention the collection has been getting in recent years. Findings The analysis of a collection of children’s books in an academic library revealed a collection long out of date and unable to serve the needs of our user population. Research limitations/implications This analysis is specific to academic institutions that have collections of children’s material. Originality/value The literature on juvenile collections in academic libraries is relatively sparse. This research details a social justice approach to building and maintaining juvenile collections in academic libraries.

Impact of COVID-19 on financial institutions: Navigating the global emerging patterns of financial crime

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christoph Wronka
Keyword(s):  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Financial Sector ◽  
Financial Crime ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Past ◽  
The World ◽  
Emerging Patterns ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The current COVID-19 pandemic has already proven to be one of the world’s deadliest crises in modern history with far-reaching impacts on different sectors of the global economy. The financial sector is among the most widely affected by the economic crisis occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the most notable effects is related to financial crime. It is against this backdrop that the present study aimed to examine the impact of COVID-19 on financial institutions with the main focus being on financial crime Design/methodology/approach Its twofold objectives were to critically examine the global emerging patterns of financial crime and their association with the COVID-19 pandemic; and to investigate how financial institutions across the world have been responding to, managing, and dealing with the emerging patterns of financial crime brought about by (or linked to) the COVID-19 pandemic. Findings It was found out that as the pandemic ravages the world and pushes people and businesses to the very limits of their endurance, many financial sector stakeholders and players are responding in ways that put the entire financial sector and all its stakeholders at great risk. Specifically, COVID-19 pandemic has led to the emergence of new patterns of financial crime that were either unheard of or were not as rampant in the past. Originality/value Both the descriptive and correlation analyses produced by this study provide new insights into the impact of COVID-19 on financial institutions with a main focus on financial crime.

scholarly journals Do hostels play a role in pleasing Millennial travellers? The Portuguese case

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Medéia Veríssimo ◽  
Carlos Costa
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Hospitality Industry ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Travel Behaviour ◽  
Data Interpretation ◽  
Online Reviews ◽  
Value For Money ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The World

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the best hostel practices and trends, and to evaluate and discuss how they are keeping up with the present demand created by the Millennials market. Design/methodology/approach Methodological approach is based on two complementary qualitative methods: ethnographic participant observation and netnography. Portuguese hostels are the target of this study, as they are considered some of the best in the world. First, a fieldwork was conducted in three top-rated hostels in Lisbon, aiming to immerse in hostel’s environment. Then, 300 online reviews were analysed to identify what customers value the most in those services. Data interpretation was done through a content analysis crossing supply-demand perspectives. Findings Results indicate that, while staying in a hostel, the Millennials want to: meet people, engage in activities and events, have local experiences, feel comfortable/at home, get good value for money and enjoy the convenience. In return, hostels play an important role in hospitality industry by pleasing the Millennials, by offering: central location, an interactive atmosphere, functional facilities, well-planned design and decoration, a set of activities and events and personal treatment. Originality/value This paper is one of the few to describe Millennials’ travel behaviour towards hostels’ services.

How well does the law protect women at home?

2018 ◽  
Vol 60 (2) ◽  
pp. 186-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheluchi Onyemelukwe
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Potential Effect ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Past ◽  
The World ◽  
Domestic Violence Legislation ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The prevalence of domestic violence in Nigeria may be described as epidemic. To address this scourge, several pieces of legislation have been enacted in the past decade at state and federal levels in Nigeria. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the emerging legislation on domestic violence. This paper thus examines the contents of these laws in a bid to determine the potential of these laws to prevent domestic violence, deter perpetrators from further incidents, punish perpetrators, compensate survivors and provide them with the necessary interventions for their rehabilitation. Design/methodology/approach The approach adopted is a content analysis of the provisions of the legislation, using salient parameters that have been drawn from documented best practices, specifically the key components for framing of domestic violence legislation around the world. Findings The author finds that while there is significant attempt in extant legislation to ensure that women are protected within domestic relationships, there are still gaps. Further, the protections are uneven across the states. In addition, there are systemic and contextual challenges that hamper the effectiveness of existing legislation in Nigeria in providing the necessary protections to women. Originality/value This study analyses the provisions of some of the legislation currently in place to protect persons from domestic violence. The impact, potential effect and overall utility of these pieces of legislation continue to require examination.

scholarly journals “Act-as-if you are infected and infectious”: what has the global therapeutic community movement learnt from COVID-19?

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (3/4) ◽  
pp. 129-135
Author(s):  
Helena Gosling ◽  
Rowdy Yates
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Therapeutic Community ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Past ◽  
The World ◽  
International Learning ◽  
Learning Event ◽  
Community Movement ◽  
As If

Purpose The purpose of this paper is twofold: to reflect upon what the global therapeutic community (TC) movement has learnt from coronavirus and to consider how TCs will continue to adapt and evolve in a post-pandemic climate. Design/methodology/approach This is a viewpoint paper based on the authors’ participation in an international learning event whereby speakers from TCs from around the world spoke about how they adapted their services to overcome adversity. Findings The findings are usefully thought out as shelter, creativity, reintegration and employment, technology and roots. Based on the material discussed in the learning event, it would seem that the global TC movement has engaged in a process of looking to the past to move forward by drawing upon founding principles and prescriptions of the TC tradition, rooted in humanistic and indeed humanitarian responses to staff, client and sociocultural needs. Originality/value According to the author, this paper is one of the first attempts to capture how TCs from across the globe have responded to the threat of coronavirus.

What’s trending in the library cybersphere – Recent conferences and posts focus on data and information literacy

2017 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 21-22
Author(s):  
Adetoun A. Oyelude
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
George Washington ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Past ◽  
The World ◽  
Information Professionals ◽  
Usual Process ◽  
Washington University

Purpose This edition looks at trending snippets mainly from library conferences around the world in the past few months. Design/methodology/approach The conferences and the themes reflect the thoughts and focus of library and information professionals worldwide as seen in internet reports from wikis and blogs. Findings Thus far, data and data management is the most focused topic of 2017. Social implications Daniel Shapiro in his report on the LITA blog described his experience at the two-day workshop organized by the Library of Congress, George Washington University and George Mason University. Originality/value The workshop titled “Collections as data: hack-to-learn” had four datasets and five tools to work with. Over the two-day period, participants worked with data tools such as OpenRefine, Voyant, MALLET, Gephi and Carto. Working with the data and data analysis tools for Shapiro yielded results, but the usual process in research of formulating hypothesis is still crucial even with all the deluge of data.

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