To What Extent do Quality of Education and Quality of Research Influence the Adoption of ICT by Companies?

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (01) ◽  
pp. 1850005
Author(s):  
Mohammed Kafaji
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Research Quality ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Foreign Companies ◽  
Ict Adoption ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Using Data

This paper aims to investigate the influence of education and research quality provided by local educational institutions on the innovative adoption of information and communication technology (ICT) by the workforce in Saudi Arabia. The study tests whether this influence is mediated by domestic competition and/or the level of ICT penetration. A model was developed and tested using data collected from 119 CEOs of foreign companies in diverse local business sectors. The data is analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM). The results showed that educational quality exhibited a lesser contribution to the ICT adoption compared to research quality. These results are analyzed in terms of business environment, market constraints and pedagogical approaches in schools and universities.

scholarly journals Improvement of the Quality of Business Environment Model: Case of the SME Segment

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (5) ◽  
pp. 601-611 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaroslav Belas ◽  
Ján Dvorský ◽  
Zdenek Strnad ◽  
Katarina Valaskova ◽  
Gentjan Çera
Keyword(s):  
Interest Rates ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Media Access ◽  
Model Case ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Environment Model

The aim of this article is to define important factors which determine the quality of the business environment and construct a structural model of causal relationships between quality of business environment and its determinants in small and medium sized enterprises. This model was constructed on the basis of extensive empirical research. A questionnaire was designed and delivered to SMEs operating in the Czech and Slovak Republics. The sample consists of 641 enterprises from both countries. Data were evaluated using statistical methods such as confirmation factor analysis and structural equation modeling. The structural model showed very interesting findings. The most important factors, which determine the quality of business environment are macroeconomic environment, monetary policy and interest rates and legal environment. In our model, we also pointed out the importance of political, social and technological factors. The research results pointed to the need to adjust the legislative environment in a more appropriate way, to minimize state bureaucracy and to improve media access to business environment assessment. These results are useful for the academic researchers in the area of entrepreneurship, policymakers, and non-profit institutions and organizations whose effort is to improve the business environment and boost entrepreneurship.

Service quality of household toilets in rural settlements of India: an assessment from the users' perspective

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 589-600 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Rashid ◽  
Debapratim Pandit
Keyword(s):  
Service Quality ◽  
User Satisfaction ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Rural Settlements ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Perceived Service Quality ◽  
Ordered Logistic Regression ◽  
Using Data

Abstract User satisfaction with the perceived service quality of household toilets and its attributes is one of the important factors that affect users' attitudes towards toilet use. In this study, the perceived service quality of household toilets is assessed using data on users' satisfaction with individual service quality attributes and overall service quality in Gaya district of Bihar, India. The data collected from 723 households are analyzed using factor analysis and structural equation modeling (SEM). Then, an ordered logistic regression is applied to establish the relationship between the latent parameters and user satisfaction with the overall service quality of toilets. The latent factor, ‘toilet structure’ is found to be more important in users' assessment of the overall satisfaction followed by ‘availability of water’ and ‘toilet maintenance’. The identified latent factors are further analyzed in terms of their variation across socioeconomic groups, which showed that households belonging to socioeconomically marginalized sections of society are dissatisfied with their toilets. The service quality of household toilets constructed using subsidies mostly by the socioeconomically marginalized households is perceived as poor. The study highlights the importance of different dimensions of household toilets which would help policy makers in designing more effective policies on rural sanitation.

scholarly journals The Effect of Umrah Service Quality on Umrah Customer Satisfaction and Umrah Customer Loyalty: Evidence from Umrah traveling agents in Malaysia

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
pp. 492-546
Author(s):  
Bestoon Othman ◽  
Amran Bin Harun
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Service ◽  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
Customer Loyalty ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Travel Industry ◽  
The Impact

The main aim of this study is to explore the impact of the dimensions of Umrah service quality on customer satisfaction for Umrah and customer loyalty for Umrah in the travel industry. Increasingly intense competition and structural shifts in the business environment are now pushing companies to adopt a customer-focused strategy that elevates the value of customer-related constructs such as customer satisfaction, quality of service, and consumer loyalty in describing the success of a company. Umrah service efficiency, Umrah customer satisfaction, and Umrah customer loyalty were calculated from the literature using a 5-point Likert scale. Structural equation modeling was carried out to analyze the impact of Umrah service quality on customer satisfaction in Umrah and customer loyalty in Umrah. The result showed that all dimensions of service quality influenced customer satisfaction and loyalty of Umrah's customers. The study's key drawback is that it was confined only to the Malaysian nation. Second, the present study only focuses on the traveling industry in Umrah. The results clearly indicate the dimensions of the quality of Umrah service that the practitioners must concentrate on in order to provide a better quality of service.

The impact of information and communication technology (ICT) on the lives of disabilities: a case in Bangladesh

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Najmul Hasan ◽  
Mahfuz Ashraf ◽  
Ezaz Ahmed ◽  
Md Rashadul Hasan ◽  
Vashkar Bhattacharjee
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Psychological Intervention ◽  
National Development ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Impact

AbstractGenerally, people with disabilities (PWDs) experience barriers of different kinds than the people without disabilities, e.g. lower access to healthcare, education, employment, or economic participation, which are barriers to form an inclusive society. Access to information and communication technologies (ICTs) has paramount significance to remove these barriers. This study statistically investigates the factors that are significant in the acceptance process of ICT by the disabled and the positive change in the quality of their daily lives. We used exploratory factor analysis (EFA), a broadly used technique, to identify the factors responsible in the development process. This is mainly a sample-based study where the participants complete a well-defined questionnaire and assess the outcomes of ICT acceptance by PWDs, considering the change in the quality of their lives. A structural equation modeling is conducted to justify the total relationship based on the variables mainly involved. The findings show that the acceptance of ICT by PWDs was at moderate level, and there is a positive correlation between acceptance of ICT and quality improvement in the lives of PWDs. These results will help to improve individual lives of PWDs, social as well as national development, and to provide positive psychological intervention to promote the acceptance of ICT by PWDs.

A Psychometric Study of the Quality Perception Questionnaire

2012 ◽  
Vol 71 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raffaele Cioffi† ◽  
Anna Coluccia ◽  
Fabio Ferretti ◽  
Francesca Lorini ◽  
Aristide Saggino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Fit Indices ◽  
Quality Perception ◽  
Italian Survey ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Instrument Measuring ◽  
Hospital Structures

The present paper reexamines the psychometric properties of the Quality Perception Questionnaire (QPQ), an Italian survey instrument measuring patients’ perceptions of the quality of a recent hospital admission experience, in a sample of 4400 patients (Mage = 56.42 years; SD = 19.71 years, 48.8% females). The 14-item survey measures four factors: satisfaction with medical doctors, nursing staff, auxiliary staff, and hospital structures. First, we tested two models using a confirmatory factor analysis (structural equation modeling): a four orthogonal factor and a four oblique factor model. The SEM fit indices and the χ² difference suggested the acceptance of the second model. We then did a simulation using a bootstrap with 1000 replications. Results confirmed the four oblique factor solution. Third, we tested whether there were significant differences with respect to age or sex. The multivariate general linear model showed no significant differences in the factors with respect to sex or age.

scholarly journals Community Living, Intellectual Disability and Extensive Support Needs: A Rights-Based Approach to Assessment and Intervention

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 3175
Author(s):  
Laura Esteban ◽  
Patricia Navas ◽  
Miguel Ángel Verdugo ◽  
Víctor B. Arias
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Independent Living ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Community Living ◽  
Support Needs ◽  
Related Services ◽  
The Right To Privacy ◽  
The Right

People with intellectual disability (ID) and extensive support needs experience poorer quality of life than their peers whose disability is not as severe. Many of them live in residential settings that limit community participation and prevent them from exercising control over their lives. This work analyzes the extent to which professional practices are aimed at promoting the right to community living for people with ID and extensive support needs, as well as the rights that are particularly linked to it, such as the right to habilitation and rehabilitation and the right to privacy. A specific questionnaire was designed and administered to 729 adults with intellectual disability (M = 37.05; DT = 12.79) living in different settings (family home, residential facilities and group homes). Measurement and structural models were estimated using exploratory structural equation modeling. Results obtained reveal that people with extensive support needs receive less support in terms of guaranteeing their right to independent living and privacy, especially when they live in disability-related services. This study highlights the need to implement and monitor, using valid and reliable indicators, mesosystem strategies that guarantee the right to live and participate in the community, especially for individuals with ID and extensive support needs.

The Impact of Self-Stigma, Role Strain, and Diabetes Distress on Quality of Life and Glycemic Control in Women With Diabetes: A 6-Month Prospective Study

2021 ◽  
pp. 109980042110096
Author(s):  
Ruey-Hsia Wang ◽  
Chia-Chin Lin ◽  
Shi-Yu Chen ◽  
Hui-Chun Hsu ◽  
Chiu-Ling Huang
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Glycemic Control ◽  
Prospective Study ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Role Strain ◽  
Diabetes Distress ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Disease Characteristics ◽  
The Impact

Purposes: Women with diabetes (WD) are more severely impacted by the consequence of suboptimal diabetes control. This study aims to examine the impact of demographic and disease characteristics, baseline self-stigma, role strain, diabetes distress on Hemoglobin A1C (A1C) levels, quality of life (D-QoL) and 6-month A1C levels in younger WD. Methods: This study was a 6-month prospective study. In total, 193 WD aged 20–64 years were selected by convenience sampling from three outpatient clinics in Taiwan. Demographic and disease characteristics, self-stigma, role strain, diabetes distress, A1C levels, and D-QoL were collected at baseline. A1C levels were further collected 6 months later. Structural equation modeling was conducted to test the hypothesized model. Results: The final model supported that higher baseline D-QoL directly associated with lower concurrent A1C levels and indirectly associated with lower 6-month A1C levels through baseline A1C levels. Higher baseline self-stigma, role strain, and diabetes distress directly associated with lower baseline D-QoL, and indirectly associated with higher 6-month A1C levels through D-QoL. Conclusion: Improving self-stigma, role strain, and diabetes distress should be considered as promising strategies to improve D-QoL in young WD. D-QoL plays a mediation role between baseline self-stigma, role strain, diabetes distress and subsequent glycemic control in younger WD. Enhancing baseline D-QoL is fundamental to improve subsequent glycemic control.

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