Evaluating the use of alternative maritime power in Taiwan

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 208-224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chung-Shan Yang
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Institutional Pressures ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Normative Pressure ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
Maritime Shipping ◽  
Managerial Implications ◽  
Performance Dimensions

Purpose The purpose of this study is to empirically evaluate the impacts of institutional pressures on the use of alternative maritime power (AMP) and which in turn enhance environmental performance in the maritime shipping context. Design/methodology/approach Factor analysis was used to identify the key coercive pressure, normative pressure, mimetic pressure, AMP practice and green performance dimensions. The author collects data from a survey of 184 maritime shipping operators in Taiwan and applies a structural equation modelling (SEM) to test the research hypotheses. Findings The findings show that AMP practice act as mediator variables between institutional pressures and environmental performance. Originality/value Theoretical contributions and managerial implications are drawn to help maritime shipping operators to improve environmental performance.

Antecedents and consequences of trust: an e-tail branding perspective

2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (7) ◽  
pp. 713-730 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gopal Das
Keyword(s):  
Purchase Intention ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Brand Management ◽  
Online Shopping ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
Managerial Implications ◽  
Antecedents And Consequences ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the antecedents and consequences of trust in online shopping from an e-tail branding perspective. Design/methodology/approach – A structured questionnaire was used to collect data online from Indian e-tail shoppers (n=309). A structural equation modelling (CB-SEM approach) was used to analyse the data. Findings – The results found e-tailer awareness, e-tailer associations, and e-tailer perceived quality as antecedents of trust in online shopping. The results also showed online trust positively influences the behavioural intentions, namely, purchase intention, repurchase, and recommendation. Originality/value – This study examines the applicability and branding and brand management principles in an e-tail branding context. Theoretical and managerial implications of these results are further discussed.

Analyzing the barriers to implementation of mass customization in Indian SMEs using integrated ISM-MICMAC and SEM

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Inayat Ullah ◽  
Rakesh Narain
Keyword(s):  
Mass Customization ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
Managerial Implications ◽  
Barriers To Implementation ◽  
Practical Implications

PurposeThe purpose of this research is to identify the crucial barriers to the implementation of mass customization (MC) in Indian SMEs and to investigate the interactions among them so that important managerial implications could be formulated to facilitate the implementation of MC in SMEs.Design/methodology/approachThe contextual relationships and hierarchies of the barriers are established through the interpretive structural modelling (ISM) approach, and MICMAC analysis has been used to classify the barriers into different groups. Further, structural equation modelling based on partial least squares (PLS-SEM) has been applied to statistically validate the ISM model using the data collected through a questionnaire-based survey of Indian organizations.FindingsA portfolio of barriers, containing 16 items, has been identified from the literature review and a series of semi-structured interviews of practitioners. The study develops a structural model by establishing relationships and imposing directions among the barriers and classifies the barriers according to their driving and dependence power to serve as a roadmap for SMEs willing to implement MC into practice.Practical implicationsThe study highlights the critical barriers which have a significant impact on other barriers and need to be handled at priority. Also, the present research renders insights to SMEs to better prioritize their efforts and resources to overcome these barriers.Originality/valueThis research happens to be first in the MC literature that investigates the key barriers responsible for hindering the implementation of MC in SMEs and develops a statistically validated contextual model showing hierarchies and relationships of the barriers.

Path analysis for proposed framework of SCM excellence in Indian manufacturing industry

2016 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 577-611 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gunjan Soni ◽  
Rambabu Kodali
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Path Analysis ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Structural Models ◽  
Statistical Testing ◽  
Model Fit ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Equation Modelling

Purpose – Several authors in extant literature have shown concern towards lacuna in availability of standard constructs in supply chain management (SCM). These standard constructs can represent pillars of SCM excellence. However, frameworks on SCM excellence unlike its contemporary fields are very few. Thus the purpose of this paper is to develop a path analysis for proposed framework of SCM excellence in Indian manufacturing industry proposed by Soni and Kodali (2014) using interpretive structural modelling (ISM) and structural equation modelling (SEM). Design/methodology/approach – The ISM is performed on two exemplary cases of supply chain in Indian manufacturing industry. These cases were selected on the consideration of supply chain excellence index (SCEI), based on the results of an empirical study conducted by Soni and Kodali (2014) in Indian manufacturing industry. The focal manufacturing company which exhibited lowest and highest SCEI were selected as contenders for developing ISM. The relationships among pillars and constructs of SCM excellence framework are obtained from ISM, and later are subjected to statistical testing of model fit by using SEM. The input to SEM was the respondent’s data used in previous study. Findings – The major findings revealed that ISM based on focal company having highest SCEI, is statistically fit for SCM excellence framework, and finally the structural models of the constructs for each pillar of SCM excellence are also formed by using path analysis. Originality/value – The study offers a unique managerial approach for analysing the underlying relationships between pillars of SCM excellence. Researchers can use this study for developing frameworks in various realms of SCM excellence.

The effect of supply chain responsiveness on customer development

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
David Asamoah ◽  
Dorcas Nuertey ◽  
Benjamin Agyei-Owusu ◽  
Joseph Akyeh
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Structural Equation Modelling ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Logistics Systems ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
Logistics Process ◽  
Operations Systems ◽  
Customer Development

PurposeThe study examines how supply chain responsiveness (logistics process responsiveness, operations systems responsiveness and supplier network responsiveness) impacts the ability of firms to attract, satisfy and retain customers.Design/methodology/approachUsing a quantitative approach, a total of 250 questionnaires were distributed to firms in the Kumasi metropolis in the Ashanti Region of Ghana, with 100 useable responses retrieved. The effect of supply chain responsiveness on customer development was analysed using partial least squares structural equation modelling.FindingsThe findings showed that operations systems responsiveness and supplier network responsiveness drive the logistics systems responsiveness of firms as hypothesized. It was also revealed that operations systems responsiveness and logistics process responsiveness enhanced customer development, but supplier network responsiveness did not. Logistics process responsiveness additionally partially mediated the effect of operations systems responsiveness on customer development.Originality/valueTo the best of the researchers' knowledge, no previous studies have empirically examined interrelationships between the dimensions of supply chain responsiveness. Additionally, no previous study has examined the effect of supply chain responsiveness on customer development.

Qualities of effective cruise marketing strategy

2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (10) ◽  
pp. 2304-2327 ◽  
Author(s):  
Milad Kalantari Shahijan ◽  
Sajad Rezaei ◽  
Muslim Amin
Keyword(s):  
Marketing Strategy ◽  
Structural Equation Modelling ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Order Model ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Revisit Intention ◽  
Service Convenience ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
Analyse Data

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the qualities of delighted cruise travelling experience and proposed cruisers’ experience, service convenience and perceived overall value as the drivers of cruisers’ satisfaction and revisit intention. Thus, the attributes of an effective cruise-marketing strategy in formulating consumer’s recreational experiences are examined.Design/methodology/approachA total of 287 questionnaires were collected and structural equation modelling technique was used to analyse data obtained from cruise travellers.FindingsThe empirical results indicated that service convenience and cruisers’ experience significantly influence perceived overall cruisers’ satisfaction and revisit intention, whereas perceived overall cruise value influences perceived overall cruisers’ satisfaction but not cruisers’ revisit intention. Furthermore, empirical assessments support that service convenience is a higher-order model (reflective-reflective) consisting of decision convenience, access convenience, transaction convenience, benefit convenience and post-benefit convenience.Originality/valueThis research is among ongoing attempts that have been carried out regarding the qualities of cruise satisfaction and revisits intention and uncovers recreational experiences to propose an effective cruise-marketing strategy.

The effect of social capital on exploratory and exploitative innovation

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 649-674
Author(s):  
Bismark Duodu ◽  
Steve Rowlinson
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Structural Equation Modelling ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
Direct Benefits ◽  
Construction Contractor ◽  
Survey Responses

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to advance new insights into how internal and external social capital (SC) facets influence exploratory and exploitative innovation directly, and indirectly through absorptive capability (AC), by drawing on the relational and knowledge-based views. Design/methodology/approach The paper empirically tests the developed model using 135 survey responses from managers in construction contractor firms. Data were factor analysed, and path estimates determined using partial least squares structural equation modelling to test the hypotheses. Findings The results reveal that each social capital (SC) facet has direct benefits for both exploratory and exploitative innovation. The findings also show a mix of full and partial mediation paths between the facets of SC and innovation types through AC. Originality/value Extant research linking SC facets with innovation categories is fragmented. Added to this fragmentation is the dearth of studies linking both intra-firm and inter-firm SC with exploratory and exploitative innovation in firms. This paper makes a novel contribution by testing a model of the direct and indirect links (through AC) between internal and external SC and both exploratory and exploitative innovation in the context of construction contractor firms. The findings show how both facets of SC are necessary for exploratory and exploitative innovation. It reveals the types of relationships and capabilities necessary for specific innovation objectives.

The role of informal institutions in explaining student’s academic engagement

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 178-194
Author(s):  
Mahieddine Adnan Ghecham ◽  
Nuha Hamada
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Code Of Conduct ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Cultural Background ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
Assessment Techniques ◽  
Research Gap

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to focus on the role of students’ cultural background in explaining their academic performance. Design/methodology/approach The paper aims at achieving the research objective with the use of questionnaires and structural equation modelling (SEM). Findings This paper shows that students’ code of conduct, which is grounded in their cultural background, affects their level of engagement in learning process. The paper supports, on one hand, the idea of extensive use of formative assessment techniques as a way of improving students’ engagement; it argues, on the other hand, that their effectiveness could be limited because of the bad impact of the students’ norms. Originality/value The paper aims at achieving the objective of the research using an interdisciplinary approach borrowing from the field of economics while discussing a research gap that covers a region that require more attention in the field of education.

When is green a purchase motive? Different answers from different selves

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rita Martenson
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Social Benefits ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Consumer Survey ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
Purchase Criteria ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide new ways of thinking about what motivates consumers to choose the green alternative, ideas that will be helpful in reducing the unsatisfactory green attitude-behaviour gap. Consumers have many self-aspects. This paper shows why it is necessary to activate consumers’ pragmatic selves if we want to predict purchase behaviour. The pragmatic self is concerned with costs and reference prices. When researchers activate consumers’ idealistic selves, they get idealistic answers which deviate from actual behaviour. The study also distinguishes between green alternatives with desirable green or non-green self-benefits, and green alternatives with other-benefits that are difficult to comprehend. Design/methodology/approach This study is based on a consumer survey and the data is analysed with structural equation modelling. The concept environmental colour is introduced to understand purchase differences between different consumer segments on the market. Findings This study shows that consumers buy benefits, which is why dark brown consumers choose the green alternative when it has a competitive advantage. It also shows that the propensity to choose the green alternative is highest among consumers who in addition see green as a benefit and have the habit of buying other green products. Another result is that the green consumers have higher self-awareness than brown consumers and are very cost conscious. Practical implications Good decisions are based on what consumers actually do, not what they say they would like to do. This paper offers practical help on understanding consumers’ purchase criteria and how to activate their pragmatic selves. Much more could be done to promote the pro-self and pro-social benefits of making sustainable choices. Social implications To get a sustainable world, it is urgent to understand what motivates consumers to pay extra for environmentally friendly alternatives. Originality/value This paper offers new theoretical insights on how researchers can reduce the green gap.

Structural equation modelling of the impact of environmental capabilities on competitiveness

2019 ◽  
Vol 68 (1) ◽  
pp. 127-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Milad Abdelnabi Salem
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modelling ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Corporate Environmental Performance ◽  
Mediating Effects ◽  
Environmental Practices ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Industrial Companies ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the influence of both environmental practices and corporate environmental performance on competitiveness. It determines the mediating effects of corporate environmental performance on the relationship between environmental practices and competitiveness. Design/methodology/approach This study adopts a cross-sectional survey method. The data were collected from 155 industrial companies from Libya and analysed using structural equation modelling. Findings The results indicate that environmental performance partially mediates the relationship between environmental practices and competitiveness. The mediating effects occur between competitiveness and green conventional practices, organisational practices and stakeholders’ integration. Research limitations/implications The study used a self-reported questionnaire completed by managers in Libyan industrial companies. As such, the survey data might be subject to social desirability. Additionally, the results of the study may be generalised only to a similar environment and stage of development. Practical implications The results can help companies better understand how to improve their current resources base by building incremental capabilities, which, in turn, protect the surrounding environment and enhance their competitiveness. Originality/value This study is the first to have considered the issue of incremental capabilities in the environmental domain, which can contribute significantly to better understanding the role of incremental capabilities in improving the competitiveness of companies. Additionally, it provides empirical evidence on the state-of-art of environmental practices and their consequences in less-developed countries which are characterised by scarcity of research.

Determinants of voting avoidance On mobile social media: evidence from WeChat in China

Kybernetes ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 49 (5) ◽  
pp. 1445-1464
Author(s):  
Shengliang Zhang ◽  
Yuan Chen ◽  
Xiaodong Li ◽  
Guowei Dou
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Structural Equation Modelling ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Mobile User ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Role Expectation ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Expectation Theory

Purpose The purpose of this study is to use role expectation theory to identify potential determinants of user voting avoidance on mobile social media. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected through a survey of 602 WeChat users, and the proposed model was analysed using structural equation modelling. Findings Results indicate that user voting avoidance was positively influenced by unfair competition, perceived inauthenticity, perceived information insecurity, over-consumption of renqing (a unique Chinese human relation) and organisation placement in the context of mobile social media. Originality/value This study illustrates mobile user voting avoidance from the perspective of role expectation theory and clarifies the importance of avoidance in current voting research.

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