Building Entrepreneurship Behavioural Intention: An Empirical Examination of the Areas upon which to Focus

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 2526-2536
Author(s):  
Hasliza Hassan Et.al
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Financial Support ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Subjective Norm ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Survey Questionnaire ◽  
Empirical Examination ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
Research Analysis

Entrepreneurship is continuously being emphasized to stimulate socio-economic development and stability. Although initiatives have been taken to create an entrepreneurship intention among youngsters, as to which initiative is the most worthwhile is still nebulous. Primary data were collected using a survey questionnaire and the data were analysed by structural equation modelling. Based on the research analysis, the entrepreneurship intention among youngsters should be encouraged by emphasizing attitude, perceived behavioural control, entrepreneurial education, and financial support. This research indicates that subjective norm and market availability does not encourage youngsters to venture into entrepreneurship.   

scholarly journals A SOCIO-ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF RURALITY IN ITALY USING A PLS-SEM APPROACH

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 172-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Galluzzo
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Future Development ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Structural Equation Modelling ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Quantitative Methodology ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
Socio Economic Development

In Italy there has been a significant decrease of farms which undertake an important role in rural environmental protection and in the socio-economic development in rural areas. PURPOSE: The aim of this paper was to assess by a quantitative methodology the index of rurality in Italian farms part of the FADN dataset since 2004 to 2016. METHODS: The methodology has used the Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modelling aimed at estimating the notable cause-effect relationships among all economic variables. RESULTS: Findings have pointed out as the variable financial subsidies allocated by the CAP and the farm specialization have influenced the index of rurality. CONCLUSIONS: For the future development of rural areas it is important to support financially rural areas; in particular subsidies should be addressed to less favored areas in order to reduce their socio-economic marginalization.

scholarly journals Developing a Framework for Rural Electrification in India- Analysis of the Prospects of Micro-grid Solutions

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (8) ◽  
pp. 1341-1350
Author(s):  
Archan Bhanja ◽  
Anil Kumar ◽  
Anshuman K. Gupta ◽  
Arijit K. Gupta ◽  
Avishek Ghosal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Structural Equation Modelling ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Rural Electrification ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
Micro Grid ◽  
North Bengal

The present research examines the perceptions of rural consumers towards the microgrid and rural electrification (RE) based solutions and develops a framework for improving the establishment of rural RE based microgrid solution captured from a case study in the Kalimpong district of North Bengal. The study adopted a mixed methodology study design includes the qualitative and quantitative aspects of the study through stakeholder interviews and questionnaire-based primary survey of the sample households. The perceptions received from sample households were validated with the response from other stakeholders, including academicians, researchers and sectoral experts. Data were analysed using structural equation modelling (SEM). The findings of the present research indicate that to accelerate the socio-economic development of the hilly terrains of North Bengal region, multi-provider licensed based microgrid preferably with renewable-based is a preferred mode which ensures reliable and affordable access of electricity.

scholarly journals What factors influence older people’s intention to enrol in nursing homes? A cross-sectional observational study in Shanghai, China

BMJ Open ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. e021741 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mengyun Luo ◽  
Yajiong Xue ◽  
Shunxing Zhang ◽  
Yuanyuan Dong ◽  
Dandan Mo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Homes ◽  
Observational Study ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Structural Equation Modelling ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Subjective Norm ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Equation Modelling

ObjectivesGiven the increasing need of long-term care and the low occupancy rate of nursing homes in Shanghai, this study attempts to explore what factors influence older people’s intention to enrol in nursing homes.DesignA cross-sectional observational study based on the theory of reasoned action was conducted. Survey data were collected from subjects during face-to-face interviews. Structural equation modelling was employed for data analysis.SettingThis study was conducted in six community health service centres in Shanghai, China. Two service centres were selected in urban, suburban and rural areas, respectively.ParticipantsA total of 641 Shanghai residents aged over 60 were surveyed.ResultsStructural equation modelling analysis showed that the research model fits the data well (χ2/df=2.948, Comparative Fit Index=0.972 and root mean squared error of approximation =0.055). Attitude (β=0.41, p<0.01), subjective norm (β=0.28, p<0.01) and value-added service (β=0.16, p<0.01) were directly associated with enrolment intention, explaining 32% of variance in intention. Attitude was significantly influenced by loneliness (β=−0.08, p<0.05), self-efficacy (β=0.32, p<0.01) and stigma (β=−0.24, p<0.01), while subjective norm was significantly influenced by life satisfaction (β=−0.15, p<0.01) and stigma (β=−0.43, p<0.01).ConclusionsThis study advances knowledge regarding the influencing factors of older people’s intention to enrol in nursing homes. It suggests that Chinese older persons’ perceived stigma has the strongest indirect effect on their intention to enrol in nursing homes. This is unique to the Chinese context and has practical implications for eldercare in China and other Asian countries with similar sociocultural contexts.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of Micro-Credit Programs in Socio-Economic Development: A Study on Selected NGOs in Bangladesh

2020 ◽  
pp. 49-61
Author(s):  
Touhidul Islam ◽  
Dr. Razu Ahmed ◽  
Kohinur Aktar
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Multinomial Logistic Regression ◽  
Occupational Status ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Micro Credit

Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) evolved in Bangladesh with the commitment of bringing positive social change and attaining balanced socio-economic development through the disbursement of micro-credit among the marginal people in society. The main intention of the study is to assess the impact of micro-credit on the overall socio-economic development of micro-credit receivers. The Chi-square (χ2) and Multinomial Logistic Regression techniques have applied on primary data collected from 260 beneficiaries of micro-credit of ASA and BRAC NGOs in the Mymensingh district of Bangladesh. The χ2 analysis shows that the amount of micro-credit taken has a significant positive impact on respondents’ type of home, sanitation facilities, ownership of other household assets, health service received, yearly income, expenditure, and savings, and participation in family’s decision making, whereas an insignificant relationship is observed for occupational status, children education, ownership of land and livestock, sources of drinking water, economic solvency, and social status of the respondents.

scholarly journals The importance of knowledge and trust for ethical fashion consumption

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yongdan Liu ◽  
Matthew Tingchi Liu ◽  
Andrea Pérez ◽  
Wilco Chan ◽  
Jesús Collado ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Purchase Intention ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Reference Group ◽  
Subjective Norm ◽  
Ethical Consumption ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Dominant Factor ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Tpb Model

PurposeThe clothing industry is one of the most polluting industries in the world, although manufacturers and retailers are trying to revert this tendency by applying ethical fashion principles. Drawing on the knowledge–attitude–behavior (KAB) model or practice, this study aims to predict Chinese consumers' purchase intention of ethical fashion by employing and extending the theory of planned behavior (TPB).Design/methodology/approachThe extended TPB model incorporates knowledge of ethical fashion and trust in the fashion industry and two critical variables in ethical fashion literature to explain the purchase intention of ethical fashion. Primary data from 245 Chinese respondents were collected in 2019. The model was tested and analyzed through structural equation modeling (SEM).FindingsResults show that the extended TPB model has higher predictability than the original TPB model. Attitude toward ethical fashion and subjective norm significantly predicts purchase intention while perceived behavioral control (PBC) does not. In addition, trust of ethical fashion is positively related to attitude toward ethical fashion and purchase intention, whereas knowledge of ethical fashion plays a significant role in predicting trust and the three TPB factors. The subjective norm was found to have the most significant impact on consumers' intention to purchase ethical fashion, which shows that social pressure from one individual's reference group is the most dominant factor in forming consumer's purchase intention on ethical fashion.Originality/valueThe findings enrich the past literature on ethical fashion that trusting belief is a salient determinant of consumers' attitude toward ethical fashion and purchase intention of ethical fashion products. The findings also supported the applicability of KAB and TPB in the domain of ethical consumption in the context of a developing country.

scholarly journals The importance of good aquaculture practices in improving fish farmer’s income

2015 ◽  
Vol 42 (12) ◽  
pp. 1090-1105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roslina Kamaruddin ◽  
Amir Hussin Baharuddin
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Pond Management ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Brackish Water Fish ◽  
Better Than ◽  
Significant Factors

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify the level of good aquaculture practice (GAqP) among aquaculture farmers; and to analyse the factors influence the level of practice and the importance of GAqP in increasing farmer’s income. Design/methodology/approach – Primary data were obtained through a survey conducted on 216 aquaculture pond fish farmers. The descriptive study was employed to identify the profile of respondents and their level of GAqP practices. The structural equation modelling (SEM) method was applied to analyse the factors influence the level of GAqP practice, and the influence of GAqP on the total income of aquaculture farmers. Findings – The results showed that the pond management by brackish water fish farmers is better than freshwater fish farmer, indicated by 77 per cent of them adopt GAqP at a level of 60 per cent and above, as compared to only 20 per cent by freshwater farmers. Physical and human assets were revealed to be most significant factors influence the practice of GAqP. The results also proved that GAqP was among the significant factor contributes to increasing in farmers’ household income; in addition to their other livelihood assets. Originality/value – To the best of the author’s knowledge, this is the very first study that employs SEM method to analyse the relationship between GAqP with livelihood asset and farmer’s income simultaneously in Malaysia. Furthermore, since the empirical studies related to GAqP is very few, the study will contribute to development of knowledge in the field of aquaculture.

The Effects of Geography and Infrastructure on Economic Development and International Business Involvement

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 91-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
John S. Hill ◽  
Myung-Su Chae ◽  
Jinseo Park
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Global Market ◽  
Electricity Production ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
International Participation ◽  
Economic Perspectives

The objective of this article is to bring together geographic, marketing and economic perspectives to examine how far infrastructure development can offset adverse national geographies in aiding economic development and involvement in the global economy. We use LISREL structural equation modelling to investigate relationships between geography, infrastructure, economic development and country’s involvement in trade and foreign direct investment. Results identify key geographic factors affecting global market involvement and key infrastructures (electricity production, telephone lines and container facilities at ports) facilitating economic development and international participation.

scholarly journals The Role of NGOs in Sustainable Socio-economic Development of Rural Poor: Evidence from Bangladesh

2020 ◽  
pp. 36-49
Author(s):  
Umma Jakia ◽  
Md. Sajjad Hosain ◽  
Md. Altab Hossin
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Household Survey ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Poor People ◽  
Rural Poor ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Government Organizations ◽  
Health Consciousness ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
Secondary Information

The present study aims to investigate the current initiative and practices of Non Government Organizations (NGOs) in sustainable socio-economic development of the rural poor people of Bangladesh. NGOs in Bangladesh have virtually grown in vast numbers since the independence. It has been observed that from the late seventies, NGOs have been playing an increasingly important role in the nation’s development process. The study used both primary data and secondary information. Primary data have been collected for this study using random sampling from 10 villages of 2 districts of Bangladesh. A number of techniques have been utilized to collected data from the respondents such as household survey, focus group discussions, in depth interviews and observations. The final valid sample (Sample 1 and Sample 2) size of respondents stood to 819 (750+69) who are the beneficiaries and officials of different NGOs located on those 10 villages of 2 districts. Mostly descriptive statistics have been used to conduct data analysis in this study. The results reveal that the members of studied NGOs have been benefited from various programs undertaken. It has been observed that the food intake of the NGO beneficiaries has increased considerably in terms of income generation, nutrition value and health consciousness. The paper is expected to be one of the basic foundations for those who want to investigate further regarding NGO operation and policy making.

scholarly journals The Influence of CSR Practices on Lebanese Banking Performance: The Mediating Effects of Customers’ Expectations

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 268
Author(s):  
Zeina Hassanein ◽  
Mehmet Yeşiltaş
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Mediating Effects ◽  
Customer Expectations ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
The Impact

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) issues in developing markets have acquired a lot of attention. Organisations around the globe apply a diversified set of technologies to approaching customer expectations through banking performance. This study examines the impact of CSR on Lebanese banking performance. Primary data from questionnaires were used. A total of 1000 observations were collected using a 5-point Likert scale method adopted to formulate the items. The questionnaire was tested to assess its trustworthiness regarding data collection. Partial least square structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) was used to test the hypothesis. The overall results demonstrated the significance of CSR in terms of meeting customers’ expectations and maintaining banking performance. All CSR dimensions demonstrated a positive impact on customer expectations and Lebanese banking performance. Moreover, customer expectations proved to be a mediator between CSR and banking performance, although there was partial mediation between CSR and banking performance.

scholarly journals THE EFFECT OF LEADERSHIP STYLE, WORK ENVIRONMENT, AND ORGANIZATIONAL MOTIVATION ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE WITH JOB SATISFACTION AS VARIABLE MEDIATING

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 93
Author(s):  
Defina Sulastiningtiyas ◽  
B Medina Nilasari
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Hypotheses Testing ◽  
Survey Questionnaire ◽  
Analytical Technique ◽  
Equation Modelling

<p><em>This study is to examine the influence of leadership style, work environment, </em><em>and</em><em> o</em><em>rganizationa</em><em>l m</em><em>otivation</em><em> on</em><em> </em><em>employee</em><em> </em><em>p</em><em>erformance </em><em>which is</em><em> </em><em>j</em><em>ob </em><em>s</em><em>atisfaction</em><em> as mediating</em><em> </em><em>variable. </em><em>The methodology of this study was hypotheses testing. Analytical technique used in testing the hypothesis is by Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) Method using Lisrel 8.80 software. A survey questionnaire was developed and validated. A total 124 questionnaire were distributed to Insurance’s agent</em><em> PT. Askrindo Mitra Utama</em><em> in Jakarta</em><em> and 124 valid responses collected. The result from this study indicates that Leadership Style, Work Environment, Organizational Motivation has a positive and significant effect on Job Satisfaction; Leadership Style, and Organizational Motivation have a positive and significant effect on Employee Performance; but Work Environment does not have a positive and significant effect on Employee Performance; and there is a mediating effect of Job Satisfaction that can increase the influence of Leadership Style, Work Environment, and Organizational Motivation on Employee Performance.</em></p>

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