On being moderate and peaceful: Why Islamic political moderateness promotes outgroup tolerance and reconciliation

2020 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 359-378
Author(s):  
Esti Zaduqisti ◽  
Ali Mashuri ◽  
Amat Zuhri ◽  
Tri Astutik Haryati ◽  
Miftahul Ula
Keyword(s):  
National Identity ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
Perspective Taking ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Collective Guilt ◽  
Islamic Identity ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Order Identity

Islamic moderateness is said to be one of the key factors that contribute to the promotion of peace in Muslim societies. We present an empirical study conducted in Indonesia ( N = 299) that assessed Islamic political moderateness and examined its role in explaining Muslims’ tolerance towards non-Muslims, as well as the first group’s support for making reconciliation with the latter group. We found as hypothesised that Islamic political moderateness was a positive predictor of outgroup tolerance, because of the role it had in positively predicting the sense of national identity as a higher order identity vis-à-vis Islamic identity (i.e. higher order nested identity). Outgroup tolerance positively predicted and, in turn, fully mediated the positive association between Islamic political moderateness and Muslims’ reconciliatory tendencies, including feelings of collective guilt and shame, intergroup trust and perspective-taking, intergroup cooperation, willingness to apologise, as well as support for intergroup empowerment and reparative actions. These findings suggest the benefit of Islamic political moderateness to drive Muslims to appreciate the existence of non-Muslims. We discuss these empirical findings in terms of theoretical implications, research limitations and practical implications.

Audit Senior Modeling Fallibility: The Effects of Reduced Error Strain and Enhanced Error-Related Self-Efficacy on Audit Juniors' Responses to Self-Discovered Errors

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 17-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Craig Emby ◽  
Bin Zhao ◽  
Jost Sieweke
Keyword(s):  
Survey Data ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Direct Relationship ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Accounting Firms ◽  
Big 4 ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Practical Implications

ABSTRACT This paper examines the relationship between audit seniors discussing their own experiences with committing and correcting errors (modeling fallibility), and audit juniors' thinking about errors and error communication (openly discussing their own self-discovered errors). The paper investigates the direct relationship between senior modeling fallibility and juniors' responses, and whether the relationship is mediated through error strain and error-related self-efficacy. Survey data from 266 audit juniors from two Big 4 Canadian accounting firms showed a direct positive association between audit senior modeling fallibility and audit juniors' thinking about errors, and error communication. This relationship is positively mediated through error-related self-efficacy. We also found that the relationship is mediated by error strain. However, although audit senior modeling fallibility was associated with reduced error strain, error strain was positively related to both thinking about errors and error communication, contrary to our hypothesis. The paper discusses the theoretical and practical implications of these results.

scholarly journals The Determinants to Promote College Students’ Use of Car-Sharing: An Empirical Study at Dalian Maritime University, China

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 6627
Author(s):  
Shichao Sun ◽  
Yuanqian Liu ◽  
Yukun Yao ◽  
Zhengyu Duan ◽  
Xiaokun Wang
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Car Sharing ◽  
Willingness To Use

Sustaining the development of car-sharing is considered an efficient way to counter environmental issues worldwide. Against this background, college students are recognized as a promising customer group of car-sharing service providers in China. However, the determinants that promote students’ willingness to use car-sharing services are rarely studied, and the uniqueness of college students in China in the context of car-sharing is justified. Therefore, this paper examines the key factors that affect Chinese college students’ adoption of car-sharing. An empirical study using samples from Dalian Maritime University was conducted, and survey data were collected via the Internet. Specifically, respondents’ socio-demographics were obtained, and their latent attitudes on car-sharing services were measured in terms of willingness to use car-sharing services, perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use and safety concerns. In addition, nine hypothetical travel scenarios were defined, and regarding each travel scenario, the respondents were asked to state whether they were willing or not to use car-sharing services. On this basis, a hybrid logit model was established to investigate the key factors that influenced the willingness to use car-sharing services. Aside from the common findings in line with previous studies, the results indicate that with the increase in the number of travel fellows, willingness to use car-sharing services went up. Furthermore, college students’ willingness to use car-sharing services was significantly affected by money costs rather than time costs. Additionally, college students in China are more likely to use car-sharing services during workday off-peak hours and weekends. Separately, among the respondents’ latent attitudes, only the perceived usefulness of car-sharing services was found to have a significant and positive impact on students’ willingness to use them. Relevant policy implications with regards to theoretical findings are also offered in this paper to car-sharing service providers in China.

scholarly journals Genre-Specific Cultivation Effects

2010 ◽  
Vol 38 (6) ◽  
pp. 731-753 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chul-joo Lee ◽  
Jeff Niederdeppe
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Prevention ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Cultivation Theory ◽  
Tv Viewing ◽  
Reverse Causation ◽  
Local Television ◽  
Causal Direction ◽  
Tv News ◽  
National Representative Survey ◽  
Practical Implications

Cultivation theory and research have been criticized for their failures to consider variation in effects by genre, employ appropriate third-variable controls, and determine causal direction. Recent studies, controlling for a variety of demographic characteristics and media use variables, have found that exposure to local television (TV) newscasts is associated with a variety of problematic “real-world” beliefs. However, many of these studies have not adequately assessed causal direction. Redressing this limitation, we analyzed data from a two-wave national representative survey which permitted tests of lagged association between overall TV viewing, local TV news viewing, and fatalistic beliefs about cancer prevention. We first replicated the original cultivation effect and found a positive association between overall TV viewing at Time 1 and increased fatalistic beliefs about cancer prevention at Time 2. Analyses also provided evidence that local TV news viewing at Time 1 predicts increased fatalistic beliefs about cancer prevention at Time 2. There was little evidence for reverse causation in predicting changes in overall TV viewing or local TV news viewing. The article concludes with a discussion of theoretical and practical implications of these findings.

Stairways to heaven: implementing social media in organizations

2013 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 741-754 ◽  
Author(s):  
Moria Levy
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Applied Research ◽  
Service Marketing ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Four Levels ◽  
Functional Components ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – This paper is aimed at both researchers and organizations. For researchers, it seeks to provide a means for better analyzing the phenomenon of social media implementation in organizations as a knowledge management (KM) enabler. For organizations, it seeks to suggest a step-by-step architecture for practically implementing social media and benefiting from it in terms of KM. Design/methodology/approach – The research is an empirical study. A hypothesis was set; empirical evidence was collected (from 34 organizations). The data were analyzed both quantitatively and qualitatively, thereby forming the basis for the proposed architecture. Findings – Implementing social media in organizations is more than a yes/no question; findings show various levels of implementation in organizations: some implementing at all levels, while others implement only tools, functional components, or even only visibility. Research limitations/implications – Two main themes should be further tested: whether the suggested architecture actually yields faster/eased KM implementation compared to other techniques; and whether it can serve needs beyond the original scope (KM, Israel) as tested in this study (i.e. also for other regions and other needs – service, marketing and sales, etc.). Practical implications – Organizations can use the suggested four levels architecture as a guideline for implementing social media as part of their KM efforts. Originality/value – This paper is original and innovative. Previous studies describe the implementation of social media in terms of yes/no; this research explores the issue as a graded one, where organizations can and do implement social media step-by-step. The paper's value is twofold: it can serve as a foundational study for future researches, which can base their analysis on the suggested architecture of four levels of implementation. It also serves as applied research that will help organizations searching for social media implementation KM enablers.

scholarly journals Tax-Exempt Status and Associated Factors among Charitable Foundations in China

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 4116
Author(s):  
Shuyang Wang ◽  
Xiaoyu Wu ◽  
Zhilin Li ◽  
Jing Hua Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Multivariate Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Charitable Organizations ◽  
Tax Incentive ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Point Increase ◽  
Charitable Foundations ◽  
Tax Exempt ◽  
Status Data

Tax exemption plays an important role in the sustainability of charitable organizations (COs). The 2016 Charity Law of China provides stronger tax incentives for charity donations. Using 767 observations of Chinese charitable foundations (CFs) during 2010–2018 from the China Foundation Center database and manually collected tax-exempt status data, this study applies multivariate logistic regression analysis to examine the association between tax-exempt status and related key factors, such as transparency and donation dependency. This study found that a one-point increase in the transparency score of a CF is associated with a 3.9 percentage points higher likelihood of having at least one type of tax-exempt qualification (OR = 1.039, p < 0.01). There is in general a significantly positive association between tax-exempt status and donation dependency of CFs in China. After 2016, the CFs responded actively to the tax incentive provided by the Charity Law, which in return requires a higher level of transparency. These results suggest that taxation under the legal system may effectively function to promote the sustainability of charity foundations in China in the long run. Further studies are needed to explore in-depth why CFs with advanced tax-exempt qualifications concentrate in Beijing and Shanghai.

Assessment of a Hierarchical Model Using Partial Least Squares (PLS): The Case of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System Continued Usage

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Ramayah ◽  
Lo May-Chiun ◽  
Sarminah Samad ◽  
Noor Hazlina Ahmad ◽  
Hasliza Abdul Halim
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Least Squares ◽  
Partial Least Squares ◽  
Hierarchical Model ◽  
Enterprise Resource Planning ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Resource Planning ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Continuance Intention ◽  
Erp System

This paper is an empirical study that highlights the usage of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system among individual users.  Questionnaire survey was carried out with measures gleaned from the literature. In this study we have proposed and tested a hierarchical reflective model of quality unlike other studies. The results support the higher order hierarchical reflective model tested using the Partial least Squares (PLS) software of SmartPLS. We further found support for all the hypotheses developed. Quality was a significant predictor of continuance intention and satisfaction. Satisfaction also drives continuance intention and mediates the effect of quality on the continuance intention relationship. Implications of the findings are further explored.

An empirical study-based state space model for multilayer overlay errors in the step-scan lithography process

RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (126) ◽  
pp. 103901-103906 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fuyun He ◽  
Zhisheng Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
State Space ◽  
Integrated Circuit ◽  
Manufacturing Process ◽  
Semiconductor Manufacturing ◽  
State Space Model ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Space Model ◽  
Lithography Process ◽  
Multistage Manufacturing

In semiconductor manufacturing, the multilayer overlay lithography process is a typical multistage manufacturing process; one of the key factors that restrict the reliability and yield of integrated circuit chips is overlay error between the layers.

scholarly journals What is it About our Story: Does Ergodicity help us Understand Equity from a Neurodiverse Perspective?

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-54
Author(s):  
Joseph Sheppard
Keyword(s):  
Social Interactions ◽  
First Nations ◽  
Perspective Taking ◽  
Cognitive Biases ◽  
Community Member ◽  
Love Of Learning ◽  
Writing Community ◽  
Practical Implications

This article explores the dynamics of equity and ergodicity in a psychological lab context including navigating consent (commitments) and transparency (debriefs). The article explores how evolutionary determinants are translated into competitive gameplay in human social interactions and how cooperative gameplay based on cultural stories counteracts harms associated with competition. Other themes that are explored is a love of learning at the center of cooperative storytelling. An Indigenous form of perspective-taking called etuaptmumk or "two-eyed seeing," developed by First Nations Mi'kmaw Elder Albert Marshall, is used as an example of ergodic intervention as a balance to cognitive biases. How are concepts of dignity and respect, as support for equity in needs, and a recognition of community member competencies and contributions, work to nurture a neurodiverse writing community where individuals can openly navigate consent, transparency, consensus, and inclusion? What are both the theoretical and practical implications of using multimodal expression such as writing on a neurodiverse community? 

scholarly journals Relation of selected factors of further education in organizations development and profitability of organizations

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pavel Pudil ◽  
Irena Mikova ◽  
Lenka Komarkova ◽  
Vladimir Pribyl
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Financial Performance ◽  
Talent Management ◽  
Further Education ◽  
Education Evaluation ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Education Industry ◽  
And Training

Purpose – further education and training play an important role in organizations development. The paper aims to analyze its relation to the financial performance of organizations, particularly to find which factors of further education are significantly related to the organization profitability indicators. Research methodology – it is an empirical study based on 142 profit-oriented organizations operating in the Czech Republic. Multiple median regression was used to investigate the correlation among organization profitability and talent management, long-term strategy, education evaluation, investments into education, industry sector, organization size and its owner. Findings – the results provide evidence that talent management, education evaluation, investments into education are significantly related to the considered profitability indicator ratios (ROA, ROE, ROCE, ROS). Research limitations – follow from the size of the research sample, its extension is planned for the continuation of our research. Practical implications – the results of the research could stimulate organizations to pay more attention to the key factors of further education in their development so as to improve their financial performance. Originality/Value – the authors are not aware of any other empirical study from the post-transformation economies analyzing the relation of further education and the organization´s financial performance. It extends our pilot study presented at ECMLG 2017 in London. The results provide a suggestion for organizations which steps to take in order to gain the most from further education.

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