Factors Affecting the Price of Luxury Suites in Major North American Sports Facilities

2012 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 249-257 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen L. Shapiro ◽  
Tim DeSchriver ◽  
Daniel A. Rascher
Keyword(s):  
North American ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
The Body ◽  
Professional Sport ◽  
Sports Facilities ◽  
Sporting Events ◽  
Empirical Examination ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Explanatory Variables

Luxury suites have become a key revenue source and an important element of sport facility design for professional sport organizations. There are a variety of factors influencing the pricing of luxury suites; however, the recent recession has impacted the premium seat sales market significantly. The current investigation was the first empirical examination of luxury suite pricing determinants for professional sport facilities. An economic model, utilizing multiple regression analysis, was constructed to examine the relationship between the current price of luxury suites for major North American professional sports facilities and selected demographic, economic, and team/facility/league-specific explanatory variables, in a uncertain economic climate. The final economic models were found to be significant, explaining 57% and 60% of the variability in luxury suite prices, respectively. Significant variables of interest included team performance and league affiliation, which had a positive influence and the number of competing venues, which had a negative influence on luxury suite prices. The current findings further the body of knowledge in the pricing of admissions to sporting events though the development of the first pricing determinants models for luxury suites, which take into consideration the tenuous economic environment.

Factors affecting tender price in the Ghanaian construction industry

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 252-268 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ernest Kissi ◽  
Theophilus Adjei-Kumi ◽  
Edward Badu ◽  
Emmanuel Bannor Boateng
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
The Body ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Purpose Tender price remains an imperative parameter for clients in deciding whether to invest in a construction project, and it serves as a basis for tender price index (TPI) manipulations. This paper aims to examine the factors affecting tender price in the construction industry. Design/methodology/approach Based on the literature review, nine independent constructs and one dependent construct relating to tender pricing were identified. A structured questionnaire survey was conducted among quantity surveyors in Ghana. Partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) examined the influences of various constructs on tender price development (TPD) and the relationships among TPD and TPI. Findings Results showed that cultural attributes, client attributes, contractor attributes; contract procedures and procurement methods; consultant and design team; external factors and market conditions; project attributes; sustainable and technological attributes; and TPI have a positive influence on tender price, whereas fraudulent attributes exert a negative influence. Practical implications The findings offer construction professionals broader understanding of factors that affect tender pricing. The results may be used in professional decision-making in the pricing of construction projects, as they offer clearer causal relations between how each construct will influence pricing. Originality/value This study adds to the body of construction pricing knowledge by establishing the relationships and degree of influences of various factors on tender price. These findings provide a valuable reference for practitioners.

scholarly journals Lifetime Weight Characteristics of Adult Inpatients With Severe Anorexia Nervosa: Maximal Lifetime BMI Predicts Treatment Outcome

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa-Katrin Kaufmann ◽  
Hanspeter Moergeli ◽  
Gabriella Franca Milos
Keyword(s):  
Anorexia Nervosa ◽  
Treatment Outcome ◽  
Strong Predictor ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
The Body ◽  
Linear Regression Models ◽  
Weight Suppression ◽  
Positive Treatment

Background: The body mass index is a key predictor of treatment outcome in patients with anorexia nervosa. In adolescents, higher premorbid BMI is a strong predictor of a favorable treatment outcome. It is unclear whether this relationship holds true for adults with anorexia nervosa. Here, we examine adult patients with AN and investigate the lowest and highest lifetime BMI and weight suppression as predisposing factors for treatment outcome.Methods: We included 107 patients aged 17–56 with anorexia nervosa and tracked their BMI from admission to inpatient treatment, through discharge, to follow-up at 1–6 years. Illness history, including lowest and highest lifetime BMI were assessed prior to admission. We used multiple linear regression models with minimal or maximal lifetime BMI or weight suppression at admission as independent variables to predict BMI at admission, discharge and follow-up, while controlling for patients' age, sex, and duration of illness.Results: Low minimal BMI had a negative influence on the weight at admission, which in turn resulted in a lower BMI at discharge. Higher maximal BMI had a substantial positive influence on BMI at discharge and follow-up. Weight suppression was highly correlated with maximal BMI and showed similar effects to maximal BMI.Conclusion: Our findings strongly support a relationship between low minimal lifetime BMI and lower BMI at admission, and between higher maximal lifetime BMI or weight suppression and a positive treatment outcome, even years after discharge. Overall, maximal BMI emerged as the most important factor in predicting the weight course in adults with AN.

Psychological Predictors of Job Performance and Career Success in Professional Sport

2010 ◽  
Vol 19 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 211-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosanna Stanimirovic ◽  
Stephanie Hanrahan
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Job Performance ◽  
Psychological Factors ◽  
Career Success ◽  
Performance Enhancement ◽  
Professional Sport ◽  
Sporting Events ◽  
Psychological Predictors ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Psychological Measures

Psychological Predictors of Job Performance and Career Success in Professional Sport The measurement of psychological factors specific to sport has provided sport psychologists with valuable information for performance enhancement interventions. It is necessary, however, to consider that the predictive validity of the measures when related to job performance or career success in professional sport is limited (Humara, 2000). This literature review describes theoretical and empirical evidence related to (a) utility and validity of psychological measures that predict job performance, including general mental ability (GMA), personality, and emotional intelligence (EI); (b) descriptions of the psychological factors affecting successful and unsuccessful performances at major sporting events such as the Olympic Games; (c) examination of the psychological measures related to performance of successful athletes; and (d) an overview of EI as a construct relevant to job performance and career success of athletes. The aim of the literature review is to present evidence for a systematic method of assessment as recommended by Schmidt and Hunter (1998) that includes GMA and appropriate supplementary measures for sport. A method that encourages the existence and/or development of psychological competencies can enhance the professional experience for the athletes and potentially the return on investment for the professional sporting organization.

REGRESSION ANALYSIS OF FACTORS AFFECTING MILK YIELD OF DAIRY COWS

1982 ◽  
Vol 62 (3) ◽  
pp. 827-835
Author(s):  
A. H. FREDEEN ◽  
G. K. MacLEOD ◽  
I. McMILLAN ◽  
D. G. GRIEVE
Keyword(s):  
Dairy Cows ◽  
Milk Yield ◽  
Nutrient Intake ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Forward Selection ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Multiple Regression Technique ◽  
Management Factors ◽  
Daily Milk Yield

By using a forward selection multiple regression technique, 60% of the total sums of squares (SS) in either average daily milk yield (DCA) or average BCA milk among 56 Ontario dairy herds was accounted for by selected feeding and management factors. Herd average body weight had a strong positive influence on both DCA and BCA milk and was associated with higher nutrient intake. High production was associated with shorter calving intervals (CI) and therefore shorter lactations. Whereas average days in lactation had a strong negative influence on DCA, average CI adversely affected both DCA and BCA milk. Differences in feed quality and nutrient intake (primarily energy) accounted for most of the remaining variation in milk yield between herds. The inability of dairymen to monitor intake of energy-dense feeds was an important factor limiting herd yield. Key words: Milk yield, dairy cows, feeding and management factors

scholarly journals The Influence of Cold Atmospheric Air on the Environmental Health of Sportsman

2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Respiratory Tract ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
Modern Human ◽  
The Body ◽  
Sporting Events ◽  
Cold Environment ◽  
Ecological Health ◽  
Atmospheric Air

On the basis of a systematic analysis of the scientific literature, it was found that the increased sensitivity of a modern human being to the negative effects of the cold natural environment is due to its passage from the shrouds of East Africa with characteristic high ambient temperatures, primarily atmospheric air. At the same time, in comparative terms, the extinct Neanderthal, with his Eurasian apprehension in the conditions of glacial periods, was on the contrary sufficiently well adapted to the cold environment. The subsequent adaptation of a modern human type at the genetic level with the formation of the main races (Caucasoid, Negroid, Mongoloid) could not sufficiently compensate for its insufficient resistance to the cold environment. According to the results of the research, the main ways of solving the problem of the negative influence of the cold natural environment on the ecological health of athletes were determined: the rationing of the order of sporting activities of athletes depending on the degree of low-temperature environment, diagnosing the athletes' hypersensitivity of the respiratory tract to cold atmospheric air, degree of tension of the processes of thermoregulation of the body. The conclusions are drawn according to which the prevention of the negative impact of extreme conditions of the cold environment (primarily cold atmospheric air) on the ecological health of athletes should be systemic, integrated. The system of preventive measures should include an early diagnosis of the development of airway hyperresponsiveness of athletes to the effects of cold atmospheric air, as well as an assessment of the degree of tension of the body's thermoregulatory system to the effect of cold. In the system of preventing the negative impact of the cold environment on the body of athletes engaged in winter sports in the open space, it is necessary to include regulation (normalization) of the temperature regime of cold atmospheric air when determining the possibility of holding sporting events. If necessary (the presence of hypersensitivity of the airways to the action of cold atmospheric air), it is advisable to use special means of protecting the respiratory tract of athletes from the negative influence of cold atmospheric air.

scholarly journals manuscript

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa-Katrin Kaufmann
Keyword(s):  
Anorexia Nervosa ◽  
Treatment Outcome ◽  
Strong Predictor ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
The Body ◽  
Linear Regression Models ◽  
Weight Suppression ◽  
Positive Treatment

Background: The body mass index is a key predictor of treatment outcome in patients with anorexia nervosa. In adolescents, higher premorbid BMI is a strong predictor of a favourable treatment outcome. It is unclear whether this relationship holds true for adults with anorexia nervosa. Here, we examine adult patients with AN and investigate the lowest and highest lifetime BMI and weight suppression as predisposing factors for treatment outcome.Methods: We included 107 patients aged 17-56 with anorexia nervosa and tracked their BMI from admission to inpatient treatment, through discharge, to follow-up at 1-6 years. Illness history, including lowest and highest lifetime BMI were assessed prior to admission. We used multiple linear regression models with minimal or maximal lifetime BMI or weight suppression at admission as independent variables to predict BMI at admission, discharge and follow-up, while controlling for patients’ age, sex, and duration of illness. Results: Low minimal BMI had a negative influence on the weight at admission, which in turn resulted in a lower BMI at discharge. Higher maximal BMI had a substantial positive influence on BMI at discharge and follow-up. Weight suppression was highly correlated with maximal BMI and showed similar effects to maximal BMI.Conclusion: Our findings strongly support a relationship between low minimal lifetime BMI and lower BMI at admission, and between higher maximal lifetime BMI or weight suppression and a positive treatment outcome, even years after discharge. Overall, maximal BMI emerged as the most important factor in predicting the weight course in adults with AN.

scholarly journals ANALYSIS OF FACTORS AFFECTING POVERTY IN NORTH SUMATERA PROVINCE (CASE STUDY IN 33 DISTRICT / CITY)

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 69
Author(s):  
Yudistira Avandi ◽  
Setyo Tri Wahyudi
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Least Square Method ◽  
Fixed Effect Model ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Coefficient Of Determination ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Level Of Education

The equitable poverty reduction in North Sumatera became one of the unresolved issues until now. The decreasing of poverty percentage in the last five years in North Sumatera can not represent the level of public welfare. In fact , in 2013, there were 22 out of 33 districts in North Sumatera which have the poverty percentage more than ten percent and known as hardcore poverty. The highest poverty percentage was found in North Nias and Gunung Sitoli by 30.94 %, while the lowest was found in Deli Serdang by 4.71 %. This research stated the problem “How is the influence of the economic growth, level of education, and the minimum regional wages toward the level of poverty in North Sumatera Province? The objective is to analyze the influence of economic growth, the level of education and the minimum wages toward the poor population in North Sumatera Province. This research used 165 samples that spread in 33 districts in North Sumatera from 2009 until 2013 with panel data and using Fixed Effect Model Method.  The result of the Ordinary Least Square Method (LOS) through the multiple linear regretion estimated model showed that the economic growth and the minimum regional wages had negative influence, while the level of education had positive influence toward poverty in North Sumatera. The coefficient of determination (R2) is 0.948157 which means the variable of economic growth, minimum regional wages and level of education can define the poverty in North Sumatera by 94.82 %, and 5.18 % defined by other economic variables outside the model.

scholarly journals Patogenitas Nematoda Entomopatogen Heterorhabditis spp. Terhadap Larva Spodoptera litura

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 96
Author(s):  
Hawwa' Cahya Maulida ◽  
Saiku Rokhim ◽  
Erna Zahro’in
Keyword(s):  
Light Intensity ◽  
Spodoptera Litura ◽  
Entomopathogenic Nematodes ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Entomopathogenic Nematode ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
The Body ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Synthetic Pesticides

<p><strong>Spodoptera litura is a pest in vegetable plants that attacks the leaves and stems. Damage arising from the attack of S. litura can decrease the productivity of plants. Synthetic pesticides are often used in controlling the population of S. litura, but synthetic pesticides have a high negative impact. Potential entomopathogenic nematode Heterorhabditis spp. believed to be effective for controlling pest populations. This study aims to find out the pathogenic value of entomopathogenic nematode Heterorhabditis spp. to the larvae of S. litura. Based on the results obtained Heterorhabditis spp. has a positive influence in causing mortality in the larvae of S. litura. Heterorhabditis spp. mortality of up to 42%. Symptoms indicated by larvae of S. litura affected by Heterorhabditis spp. among them the behavior becomes passive, the body becomes flaccid, the cuticle turns red and the tissues inside the body are destroyed. Obtained pathogenicity value Lc 50 Heterorhabditis spp. 7,690 IJ/ml, as for the factors affecting Heterorhabditis spp. such as humidity, temperature, pH, and light intensity.</strong></p><p><em><strong>Keywords – </strong>Entomopathogenic Nematodes, Pathogenicity, Spodoptera litura</em></p>

scholarly journals Dividend policy in the banking sector in G-7 and GCC countries: A comparative study

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 70-79
Author(s):  
Hussam Hanifa ◽  
Mohammed Hamdan ◽  
Mohamed Haffar
Keyword(s):  
Panel Data ◽  
Dividend Policy ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Panel Data Analysis ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Dividend Payout ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Group Of Seven ◽  
Gcc Countries

Dividend policy has been a puzzling question for many years. This study attempts to identify the key factors affecting it in the financial sector that have been neglected in the literature. Using panel data on 621 Group of Seven (G-7) banks and 68 Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) banks, five main factors namely, banks’ size, profitability, growth, leverage, and last year’s dividend were empirically tested regarding their impact on dividend payout ratios. In addition to comparing the two economies descriptively, the researchers employed panel data analysis using multiple regression with random effects. The findings revealed that the dividend payout ratio for the GCC countries is higher than G-7 countries in every year of the examined period (2010-2015). Furthermore, for both G-7 and GCC banks, profitability and last year dividend had a significant positive influence while banks’ leverage had a significant negative influence on the dividend payout. It was found also that banks’ size is an important dividend determinant in the G-7 countries only.

scholarly journals Board of Directors’ “Convexification” and Corporate Results: Recent Evidence from Italy under a Linear/PLS Approach

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 100
Author(s):  
Marco Taliento ◽  
Christian Favino ◽  
Angelo Fiorella
Keyword(s):  
Board Of Directors ◽  
Latent Variables ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Explanatory Variables ◽  
Key Characteristics ◽  
The Board Of Directors ◽  
Additional Value ◽  
And Function

We investigate how the attributes of the board of directors are related to results in the case of top capitalised companies listed on “Borsa Italiana” (2014 to 2016). Consistently with an integrated (agency and resource/stewardship) framework, we provide the assumptions and main statistics, then execute the econometric modelling: the composition and function board’s profiles are used as explanatory variables and the firms’ performance as response variable. In a first phase, we verified the possible 'role' of the key characteristics with accounting and economic performances (OLS) even controlling for the ability to create additional value. In a second phase, we adopted – for the first time in this issue – a SEM approach along a Partial Least Squares path (PLS: a variance-based model increasingly applied in business and social sciences), considering “performance” and “organisational convexity” as the latent operationalised variables. Interesting findings emerged from the research (negative influence of the number of meetings and committees, % of independent members and age of CEO; vs positive influence of external offices, CEO duality and presence of women in the boardroom), allowing new and partly counterintuitive understanding about the governance / performance linkage. In the context of the late post-crisis, our latent variables appear negatively related: corporate performance is higher in presence of an organisational concavity inspired to efficiency-oriented synthesis and concentration/centralisation of competencies, with a curved-in yet resilient, svelte and effective array, rather than a more structured one (that is: deconvexification would provide value), suggesting a shift from the general market-to-board approach to a specific board-to-market approach characterised by strong and influential leadership, interests alignment, high trust and clear commitment.

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