scholarly journals Exploratory Factors Influencing Building Development Costs in New Zealand Using SEM

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linlin Zhao ◽  
Jasper Mbachu ◽  
Niluka Domingo
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Economic Factor ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
P Value ◽  
Property Market ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Development Costs ◽  
Major Factors

Identification of costs drivers and their influence level on building development costs play a key role in the development of construction models and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of any project. Forty-five indicators influencing building development costs in New Zealand are explored by literature review and pilot interviews. These indicators are grouped into seven categories. The determination and ranking of the cost drivers are carried out by a questionnaire survey distributed to key professionals working in New Zealand’s construction industry. Structural equation modeling (SEM) software was employed for analysis of the collected data. One of the key advantages of this powerful software is to provide the p-value according to the structure of the research model. Findings of this study indicate that the property market and construction industry factor, statutory and regulatory factor, and socio-economic factor are major factors affecting building development costs in New Zealand.

scholarly journals Factors Affecting Caregivers’ Acceptance of the Use of Wearable Devices by Patients With Dementia: An Extension of the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology Model

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 ◽  
pp. 153331751988349 ◽  
Author(s):  
Baozhen Dai ◽  
Ebenezer Larnyo ◽  
Ebenezer Ababio Tetteh ◽  
Abigail Konadu Aboagye ◽  
Abdul-Aziz Ibn Musah
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Resistance To Change ◽  
Wearable Devices ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
P Value ◽  
Extended Model ◽  
Unified Theory ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Use Of Technology

Purpose: This study aims to examine the factors affecting caregivers’ acceptance of the use of wearable devices by patients with dementia by extending the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) model with 2 additional constructs: resistance to change (RC) and technology anxiety (TA). Methods: A structured online questionnaire was developed and distributed to caregivers who have either dealt previously with or were currently taking care of patients with dementia in sub-Saharan Africa. The selection of countries for the study was purely based on the availability of caregivers of patients with dementia and their readiness to take part in the survey. Questionnaire data from 350 respondents were analyzed and the hypothesis tested using partial least squares based on structural equation modeling. Result: The results of the extended model show that social influence, effort expectancy, facilitating conditions, and behavioral intention (BI) all had P < .05, thus were statistically significant in explaining the perceived BI and actual use of health-care wearable devices among patients with dementia as reported by caregivers. However, P value for RC and TA was greater than .05, hence were insignificant.

Editorial

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. v-vi
Author(s):  
Shivi Khanna
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Gap Analysis ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Management Institutions ◽  
Major Factors ◽  
Retention Of Teachers

This issue of Ushus—Journal of Business Management brings to you four academically stimulating articles: Sudipta Kumar Jana studies the measure of e-COD payment convenience scale, its validity and reliability and how it affectscustomer loyalty. Research methods like confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling have been applied with the help of SPSS and AMOS.Milind Gawai attempts to chronicle the significant milestones in the development of the concept of ‘Emotional Intelligence,’ tracing its origin from the pioneers to the present time.Dr K Venkata Janardhan Rao and Srivalli Jandhyala article is a study focused on how different food retail stores in Hyderabad metro city manage shopper perception. To analyse the perception level, GAP analysis technique is used.Roy Mathew and Dr S John Manohar study the major factors which influence the teachers to remain in any management institution. The data was collected from 261 teachers from unaided educational institutions in Bengaluru by using a structured questionnaire. Statistical tools used are factor analysis, simple averages, ANOVA and regression. The major factors affecting retention of teachers in management institutions in Bengaluru are Work Environment, Effective Leadership and Empowerment. It was also found that these factors make significant impact on the satisfaction of teachers.We wish you fruitful reading and look forward to a creative and critical feedback from our readers

scholarly journals ANALYSIS OF POVERTY IN FOREST SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES BY SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOOD APPROACH

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Rita Parmawati ◽  
Soemarno Soemarno ◽  
Maryunani Maryunani ◽  
Agung Sih Kurnianto
Keyword(s):  
Family Member ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
P Value ◽  
Sustainable Livelihood ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Standardize Coefficient ◽  
Rapid Appraisal ◽  
Sustainable Livelihood Approach

Poverty in forests surrounding communities shows a contrast between wealth of forest resources and poverty. The poverty of forests surrounding communities is seen as inefficient development to rural needs in general and forest management in particular. This study aims to analyze the factors affecting poverty, the relevance and Sustainable Livelihood Approach in poverty. This research was conducted in Argosari Village, Jabung Subdistrict and Mentaraman Village, Donomulyo District, Malang Regency. Sustainable livelihood approach is applied which adapted on five elements: human, natural, physical, social and financial asset. The sample was determined by proportional random sampling method. Participatory Rapid Appraisal (PRA) were used in this study. Quantitative approach in this study using descriptive analysis and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). Poverti Gap 2 indicator (the number of family member) has the greatest contribution to Argosari poverty. The High Consumption 3 indicator (the number of new clothing in a year that can be bought) has the smallest contribution. Significantly, eight indicators have established in Mentaraman, which is indicated by a p-value less than 5% (0.05). Based on the size of the standardize coefficient, it is found that the Poverti Gap 2 indicator (the number of family member) has the greatest contribution to Mentaraman  poverty. Keywords : Argosari, Forest, Mentaraman, Poverty, SLA 

Factors Affecting Nurses’workplace Stress Inyowari Hospital Of Sentani District Jayapura

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mina Blandina Ayomi
Keyword(s):  
Work Stress ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Univariate Analysis ◽  
Coping Mechanisms ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Bivariate Analysis ◽  
P Value ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Affecting

<p align="center"><strong>ABSTRACT</strong></p><p>Work stress is distress experienced by individuals in the face of work caused by the stressors of work environment factors such as physical environment, organizational systems and individuals. The research objective was to determine what factors are causing stress in nurses who work in Hospital. This research used <em>explanatory research</em> with <em>cross sectional </em>approach. These samples included 55 nurses in hospitalization ward. The instrument of this study is a questionnaire. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, bivariate analysis using <em>chi square test, </em>and multivariate analysis using <em>Structural Equation Modeling (SEM).</em>The results of univariate analysis showed that the nurses stress of 61.8% found in the characteristics of the age of 21-40 years (87.3%), female (85.5%) education level Diploma Nurses (74.5%), has a work period ≤ 5 years (60.0%), the status of civil servants (54.5%), were married (76.4%), and working in the internal ward (30.9%), with a personality type extrovert (70.9%). The level of stress is often the case that <em>self esteem</em> (87.3%), despair and a sense of worthlessness (80%), success (72.7%) and interest (72.7%). The bivariate analysis showed that, Stressors that significant with stress were: support, organization, interaction with the <em>p-value</em> (0.012 &lt;0.05). The coping mechanisms were social support as an emotional reason the value of <em>p-value</em>(0.040 &lt;0.05).The closeness to the religious <em>p-value</em>(0.002 &lt;0.05) significantly between closeness to religion with work stress. The most factors that have an effect on the coping mechanisms <em>Equtional Modeling Structural</em> testing with loading value of 0.598 and 7.798 correlated, which means that the coping mechanisms 7 times have influence to reduce stress in the workplace.</p>

scholarly journals Investigating Factors of Safety Culture Assessment in Construction Industry Projects

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 971-983 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vahid Zeinalabedin Tehrani ◽  
Omid Rezaifar ◽  
Majid Gholhaki ◽  
Yahya Khosravi
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Safety Culture ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Thermal Power ◽  
Occupational Accidents ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Supportive Environment ◽  
The Impact

Early signs of an organizational commitment to safety policies are manifested in the safety culture in that organization. Improving the safety culture of contractors can reduce occupational accidents in construction industry projects. Many scholars tend to research on this concept in order to achieve an approach to reducing occupational accidents. Numerous studies have attempted to identify the components affecting the safety culture using various methods and tools for measuring and assessing the safety culture; nevertheless, none of these studies measured the impact level of each of the evaluated factors on the safety culture. Hence, this study, assess the influence of each of these factors on the safe culture of contractors working in the construction industry. This study used a structural equation modeling approach to examine the safety culture assessment factors. Accordingly, ten factors affecting the safety culture were scrutinized to provide a conceptual model with ten predictable paths for evaluating the relationships between the variables. The data collected from thermal power plant construction projects were applied to test the hypothesized model experimentally using SEM-PLS method. According to the results of this study, it can be concluded that the factors of management commitment, appraisal of work hazards, supportive environment and communication among the factors influencing the safety culture of contractors in the studied projects had respectively the most impact on the safety culture of contractors operating in the thermal power industry, as well as the work pressure had the least impact on the safety culture..

Factors Affecting the Use and Consequences of Management Accounting Practices in A Transitional Economy: The Case of Vietnam

2016 ◽  
pp. 54-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anh Doan Ngoc Phi
Keyword(s):  
Significant Influence ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Management Accounting ◽  
Transitional Economy ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Enterprise Performance ◽  
Factors Affecting

This study seeks to help fill an important gap in the literature by investigating factors that have facilitated the use of management accounting practices (MAPs) in Vietnam - a transitional economy. Data were collected from 220 medium-to-large enterprises. Follow-up interviews were conducted with 20 accounting heads/vice heads to obtain further information and clarification. The quantitative data collected was analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics (including t-tests and structural equation modeling), while the qualitative data was used to shed further light on the various relationships described by the quantitative analysis. This paper reveals that both decentralization and competition have a positive, significant influence on the use of new MAPs except for the old ones. Consequently, the use of MAPs has a positive, significant influence on enterprise performance.

Consumer behaviour towards willingness to pay for Halal products

2019 ◽  
Vol 121 (2) ◽  
pp. 492-504 ◽  
Author(s):  
Waqar Ahmed ◽  
Arsalan Najmi ◽  
Hafiz Muhammad Faizan ◽  
Shaharyar Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Reasoned Action ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Muslim Country ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Factors Affecting

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to empirically analyze the factors affecting Muslim consumers’ willingness to pay (WTP) for Halal food, products and operations by employing theory of reasoned action.Design/methodology/approachThis study has used quantitative research methodology and collected data from 350 questionnaires from a densely populated city of Pakistan. Partial least squares-structural equation modeling was used to analyze the data.FindingsThe results show that the concerns about Halal, religiosity, perception of usefulness of Halal and product ingredients have a significant impact on WTP for Halal foods, while attitude has an insignificant impact on WTP. Moreover, the extent of demand for Halal certification is significantly affected by WTP.Originality/valueThe study highlighted the concerns of the Muslim consumers with respect to Halalness of the products and operations despite living in a Muslim country. It is recommended that the policy makers, food authorities and health institutions should conduct regular inspections of foods, products and producers’/manufacturers’ operations to ensure that all the procedures from manufacturing of the raw material till the finished goods follow Islamic principles to make them completely Halal.

scholarly journals The Identification of Factors Affecting the Use of Pressurized Irrigation Systems by Farmers in Iran

Water ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 1532 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdullah Momvandi ◽  
Maryam Omidi Najafabadi ◽  
Jamal Hosseini ◽  
Farhad Lashgarara
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Water Productivity ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Path Coefficient ◽  
Mixed Method Research ◽  
Statistical Research ◽  
Irrigation Systems ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Pressurized Irrigation

Climate change and water scarcity are the most important challenges of the agricultural sector, and pressurized irrigation systems (PISs) are one of the most significant ways to improve agricultural water productivity. The main purpose of this research was to identify the factors affecting the use of PISs by farmers. The statistical research population was a total of 2396 Iranian model farmers. The Cochran formula was used to determine the number of statistical samples. Accordingly, this comprised 331 people. The methodology of the study was mixed method research. The structural equation modeling technique, Mann–Whitney U, and Kruskal–Wallis tests were used to test the hypotheses. The results showed that the personal characteristics, tendency, attitude, self-efficacy, subjective norms, governmental support, environmental tensions, and technological features were the most important factors which influenced the farmers. It was found that all of these variables had a positive and significant relationship with the using of PISs by farmers, and they were able to predict 52% of the behavioral changes (R2) of the farmers. Among these variables, the attitude, with a path coefficient (β) of 0.48, had the highest impact on the using of PISs by the farmers.

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