scholarly journals The Factors Affecting Cooperation and the Moderating Effect of Technological Turbulence

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 171-186
Author(s):  
Arthur Tunggul Siahaan ◽  
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Eko Suhartanto ◽  
Christiana Tercia ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Relationship Marketing ◽  
Empirical Data ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Technological Turbulence ◽  
Economic Satisfaction ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
Business To Business ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

This present study examines the effect of technological turbulence in driving cooperation, the role of non-economic satisfaction in mediating between focal constructs of relationship marketing (RM) with cooperation, and the effect of interpersonal commitment on interorganizational commitment. The findings show that high technological turbulence dampens the positive relationship of two focal constructs of RM, non-economic satisfaction mediates focal constructs of RM and cooperation, and interpersonal commitment influences interorganizational commitment. The study uses empirical data from business-to-business (B2B) ICT resellers in Indonesia to test the hypotheses developed. A structured questionnaire via an online platform is used as a research instrument with one hundred and one companies participating.

How does renqing influence purchase intentions in the Chinese business-to-business context?

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xun Zhang ◽  
Biao Xu ◽  
Jun Wu
Keyword(s):  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Purchase Intentions ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Chinese Business ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Business To Business ◽  
Positive Effect

Purpose This study aims to examine the relationship between renqing and purchase intentions and the mechanism of its impact in the Chinese business-to-business (B2B) context. Design/methodology/approach Renqing in China has played an important role in business relationships and has been receiving increased attention in both practice and theory. However, little is known about whether it can influence purchase intentions in a rational B2B condition. This research aims to examine the relationship between renqing and purchase intentions and the mechanism of its impact in the Chinese B2B context. Based on a survey of 1,010 industry buyers from 468 Chinese downstream buyer companies, the empirical findings indicate a positive relationship between renqing and purchase intentions and the mediating role of long-term orientation (LTO) for increasing purchase intentions. In addition, this study also finds that product involvement (PI) has a negative moderating effect on the relationship between renqing and purchase intentions, which means that renqing has a big positive effect on purchase intentions in low PI conditions. The results highlight several implications for B2B companies that sell products to Chinese enterprises. Findings The empirical findings indicate a positive relationship between renqing and purchase intentions and the mediating role of LTO for increasing purchase intentions. In addition, this study also finds that PI has a negative moderating effect on the relationship between renqing and purchase intentions, which means that renqing has a big positive effect on purchase intentions in low PI conditions. Originality/value First of all, by answering the research question, this study shows that renqing has a positive effect on purchase intentions in Chinese B2B context. Second, this study elucidates the influence mechanism of renqing on purchase intention and identifies the mediating effect of LTO and the moderating effect of PI.

Determination of factors affecting cognitive function in patients with chronic kidney disease stage 5

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (29) ◽  
pp. 21-27
Author(s):  
S. A. Smakotina ◽  
Yu. A. Bokhanov
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Kidney Disease ◽  
Kidney Disease ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Situational Anxiety ◽  
The Status ◽  
Visual Motor ◽  
Relationship Of

Objective. Patients with stage 5 chronic kidney disease.Study objective. Determination of factors affecting cognitive function in patients with CKD-5.Design and methods. The study included young and middle-aged patients (18 to 60 years old) (n = 40), there is a terminal stage of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Exclusion criteria: history of diseases of the central nervous system, brain injury, episodes of cerebrovascular accident with severity, coronary artery disease, chronic heart failure, pregnancy, abuse of alcohol, refusal to participate in the study. In a previous work, patient examination data were obtained on the Status PF hardware complex. Neurodynamic indicators were estimated, including the determination of the time of a simple visual-motor reaction (MTCM) and a complex visual-motor reaction (MPSM), reaction to a moving object (RDO), memory and attention. Using Spearman’s correlation analysis, we evaluated the impact on cognitive functions of a number of factors, presumably related to neurodynamics. The following factors were selected: age, creatinine level, NSE and S100 proteins, hemoglobin level, Beck’s depression points, indicators of personal and situational anxiety.Results. All patients examined on the Status PF software package had mild cognitive impairment in terms of neurodynamics, attention, and memory. The average positive relationship between the level of depression and various indicators of RDO was established: with RDO_average (ρ = 0.405; p = 0.018), with RDO_total delay (ρ = 0.540; p < 0.001), with RDO_average delay (ρ = 0.421; p = 0.007), as well as weak positive – with CEMR average exposure (ρ = 0.358; p = 0.023). An average positive relationship of creatinine level with RDO_O (ρ = 0.438; p = 0.005) is noted. A weak positive relationship between the level of personal anxiety and RDO_total delay (ρ = 0.334; p = 0.035) was revealed. The average negative relationship between hemoglobin level and RDO_total delay (ρ = –0.535; p < 0.001) was revealed. A weak positive relationship between situational anxiety and SEMR is determined by the number of errors (ρ = 0.364; p = 0.021), as well as a weak negative one with the attention volume (ρ = –0.357; p = 0.024). A weak negative relationship of age with visual memory per word was revealed (ρ = –0.362; p = 0.022).Domain of usage. Outpatient and hospital treatment stages of patients with chronic kidney disease case management

Consumer Behaviour Towards Purchasing Counterfeit Products

2020 ◽  
pp. 21-38
Author(s):  
Demetris Vrontis ◽  
Marwa Maarabani ◽  
Sam El Nemar
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Social Influence ◽  
Purchase Intention ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Brand Image ◽  
Novelty Seeking ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Counterfeit Products ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

This chapter analysed factors affecting the consumer purchase behaviour towards counterfeit products, and attitudes effect on the purchase intention of consumers. The considered variables are brand image, social influence, price-quality inferences, novelty seeking, and intention towards counterfeit products. A survey was conducted on university and college students in Lebanon. This research employed a structured questionnaire to measure the attitude of consumers using a Likert scale. Variables were measured using chi-square testing to identify their relationship. Results found that customer behaviour towards counterfeit products has a positive relationship with brand image, social influence, novelty seeking, intention, and price-quality inferences.

scholarly journals The role of health surveillance in the management of water quality in rural properties in seven municipalities of the Region of Paraná

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tiago Vinicius Silva Athaydes ◽  
Jefferson de Queiroz Crispim ◽  
Mauro Parolin
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Contaminated Water ◽  
Regional Office ◽  
Main Partner ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Sanitation in rural areas in Brazil is still very precarious, with deficits greater than in urban areas. In this sense, the central objective of this research is to evaluate the role of the Municipal Surveillance in the management of water quality in rural properties in the Midwestern region of Paraná, covering the beginning of the monitoring of water quality, the relationship of the Consolidation Ordinance No. 5 of 2017 of the Ministry of Health regarding the choices of parameters on potability indices in relation to the parameters analyzed in the Surveillance, the presence of outbreaks due to diseases arising from the consumption of contaminated water, the demand by residents and the partners who contribute to the realization of these activities. The data were obtained through the application of a semi-structured questionnaire, through the 11th Health Regional Office of Campo Mourão. It was presented that the municipalities have acted in the monitoring of water quality in an uneven way at the beginning of the activities, following the parameters of the Ordinance. The municipalities had demands and demands from residents and counted on the 11th Health Regional Office as the main partner in the monitoring support. Only Iretama presented an outbreak due to the consumption of contaminated water.

scholarly journals Factors Affecting Investment Decision Making: Moderating Role of Investors Characteristics

2019 ◽  
pp. 1311-1320
Author(s):  
Salam A. Alshamy
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Investment Decision ◽  
Financial Education ◽  
Financial Information ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Investment Decision Making ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

The current study aimed to investigate the factors affecting investment decision making. Moreover, the moderating effects of age, gender, and financial information were also tested. The study utilized a quantitative research design for that the data was collected using a structured questionnaire. The questionnaire was sent to 570 individuals out of that 374 questionnaires were returned however 372 of the questionnaires were found to be useable. The study framework had 6 constructs namely heuristics, financial information, corporate governance, risk aversion, and experience were independent variables while investment decision making was dependent variable while age, gender and financial education were moderating variables. All the latent construct were measured using multi items based on 5 point Likert scales from 1 strongly disagree to 5 strongly disagree. The results found the Heuristics, Risk Aversion, Financial Information, Corporate Governance and Experience to be significant factors affecting the investment decision making. Moreover, the moderating effect of gender was found to be significant in the relationship of (financial information, corporate governance, and experience) and investment decision making. The moderating effect of age was found to be significant in the relationship of (Heuristics, Corporate Governance, and Experience) and investment decision making while the moderating role of financial education was found to be significant in the relationship of (financial information, corporte governance and experience) and investment decision making.

scholarly journals “Music is my drug”: Alexithymia, empathy, and emotional responding to music

2018 ◽  
Vol 48 (5) ◽  
pp. 626-641
Author(s):  
Michael Lyvers ◽  
Samantha Cotterell ◽  
Fred Arne Thorberg
Keyword(s):  
Big Five ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
The Other ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Affect Intensity ◽  
Final Model ◽  
Emotional Responding ◽  
Five Factors ◽  
Relationship Of

Like alcohol or other drugs, music is often enjoyed by humans for its mood-altering effects. However, there is substantial individual variation in emotional responding to music (ERM). The present study investigated potential roles of trait variables in ERM. Recruitment and testing of 205 adult regular music listeners was accomplished online. They were asked to complete the Geneva Emotional Music Scale (GEMS) retrospectively by rating the felt intensity of 45 music-related emotions based on what they typically experienced when listening to their favorite music. They also completed instruments assessing traits of alexithymia, affect intensity, and empathy, as well as the Big Five factors. Alexithymia, affect intensity, and empathy, but not the Big Five, were moderately positively correlated with ERM as measured by GEMS. In a hierarchical regression, alexithymia and empathy were significant positive predictors of ERM after controlling for the other variables; extraversion was also significant in the final model. The role of empathy as a predictor of ERM was consistent with the emotional contagion interpretation of ERM. The unexpected positive relationship of alexithymia with ERM suggests that alexithymic listeners may rely on music to help them experience emotions more fully. Limitations and potential implications of the findings are discussed.

Brand Empowerment and Brand Consistent Behavior: Mediating Role of Brand Psychological Ownership and Employee Brand Understanding

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 477-496
Author(s):  
Mohsin Altaf ◽  
Sany Sanuri Mohd Mokhtar ◽  
Faisal Mustafa ◽  
Arfan Shahzad
Keyword(s):  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Psychological Ownership ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Multistage Sampling ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Brand Understanding

This study aimed to investigate the connection of brand empowerment with employee brand understanding, brand psychological ownership, and brand consistent behavior. Secondly, mediating role of brand psychological ownership and employee brand understanding in the relationship of brand empowerment and brand consistent behavior was also examined. Survey method was used to collect data from 274 employees of banking sector through multistage sampling. Measures of Brand Consistent Behavior Scale (King, Grace, & Funk, 2012), Employee Brand Understanding Scale (Piehler et al., 2016), Brand Psychological Ownership Scale (Chang et al., 2012), and Brand Empowerment Scale (King, So, & Grace, 2013) were used. Results affirmed the positive relationship between brand empowerment with brand psychological ownership and employee brand understanding. Moreover, brand psychological ownership and employee brand understanding had positive relationship with brand consistent behavior of the employees. Findings further indicated that the relationship of brand empowerment and brand consistent behavior was mediated by brand psychological ownership and employee brand understanding. Implications of the study were also discussed.

scholarly journals The Role of Insurance Awareness in marketing Insurance Services

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (34) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fa,aizah Abdul - kareem ◽  
Professor Doctor Baydaa Sattar Lafta ◽  
Hala Fadhil Hussein
Keyword(s):  
Correlation Coefficient ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Arithmetic Means ◽  
Medium Level ◽  
Main Instrument ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
Academic Qualifications ◽  
Level 2

This research aims at shedding light on the concept of insurance awareness and clarifying its role on marketing insurance services of a sample of (100) employees in the National Company for Insurance. Questionnaire is used as a main instrument for collecting data and information from the sample. Their answers were analyzed by using arithmetic means, standard deviation, centesimal weight, and the correlation coefficient ( , F, t) tests .The research reached several conclusions of which:1.The sample member's response to insurance awareness and marketing insurance services factors was in the medium level.2.There was a positive relationship of a moral sign between insurance awareness and marketing insurance services, that correlation coefficient reached (0.715).3.There is an effect of moral meaning of insurance awareness in marketing insurance services, the degree is (51%).4.There are no differences of moral sings in the sample answers to show the role of insurance awareness in marketing insurance services according to personal characteristics (age, academic qualifications, number of years in service and administrative level).

Comparing relationship of quality-satisfaction models: effects of B2B value co-creation

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vicente Sales-Vivó ◽  
Irene Gil-Saura ◽  
Martina G. Gallarza
Keyword(s):  
Relationship Quality ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Supplier Relationships ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Alternative Models ◽  
Social Satisfaction ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Economic Satisfaction ◽  
Relationship Of

PurposeThis paper addresses both conceptual and empirical value co-creation and relationship quality in a triadic approach for a B2B industrial context by 1) reviewing the relationship quality concept when social and economic satisfaction are addressed separately and 2) testing alternative models of relationship quality and economic satisfaction when value co-creation is introduced.Design/methodology/approachTwo alternative models are developed where relationship quality is conceptualized as a higher-order multi-dimensional construct with three sub-factors: trust, commitment and social satisfaction. Data on the B2B relationship were collected from 77 partaking firms in the Spanish Furniture Market Observatory business panel, covering the manufacturer-retailer and manufacturer-supplier relationships for control and comparison purposes.FindingsUsing PLS-SEM, results reflect that social and economic satisfaction act differently in the B2B relationship. The effect of relationship quality on economic satisfaction is greater when value co-creation is introduced as a mediating variable, although this mediation is partial. Moreover, the mediating effect is greater in the manufacturer-supplier relationship than in the manufacturer-retailer one.Originality/valueThe paper reduces the conceptual gap between value exchanges in B2C and B2B contexts. It also introduces a less-common triadic approach along the supply chain for B2B industrial relationships. Evidence is provided on the importance of social satisfaction as an affective dimension of relationship quality and on the mediating role of value co-creation between relationship quality and economic satisfaction.

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