Opposition to Paraxylene Plant Development In China: Information, Emotion, Trust, and Risk

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (11) ◽  
pp. 1815-1832
Author(s):  
Ming Xue ◽  
Huizhang Shen ◽  
Jidi Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Information Disclosure ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Information Quality ◽  
Group Identity ◽  
Negative Emotions ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Trust In Government ◽  
Self Identity ◽  
The Government

In China people have recently taken part in protests against building of paraxylene (PX) plants. Therefore, we investigated factors associated with residents' opposition to building of PX plants in their neighborhood, district, or city. Survey data were collected from 222 people, and structural equation modeling was performed to verify relationships between residents' oppositional intentions and the factors of self-identity, group identity, trust in government, and perceived risk. Results showed perceived risk and self-identity were significant predictors of oppositional intentions, whereas group identity had no significant effect on oppositional intentions. Trust in government had an indirect effect on oppositional intentions through perceived risk. Negative emotions significantly influenced trust in government and perceived risk, and through them indirectly affected oppositional intentions; perceived information quality indirectly affected oppositional intentions through perceived risk and trust in government. The findings illuminated that promoting public trust in the government by enhancing information disclosure and alleviating negative emotions are effective ways to decrease risk perception and opposition to PX plants.

Information Credibility Evaluation in Presence of Users’ Safety in New Retailing

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dong Wang ◽  
Kehong Wang ◽  
Lemei Yan ◽  
Zeyu Yue ◽  
Jiewen Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Information Acquisition ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Information Quality ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Self Identity ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Information Credibility

Understanding users’ safety perception of the credibility of web-based information has become increasingly important in the context of new retailing. This study extends the existing literature by exploring the factors influencing information credibility in the context of new retailing. Based on the technology acceptance model and the rational behavior theory, a theoretical model for the assessment of information credibility in new retailing was developed. We analyzed the factors influencing users’ safety preference toward information communication procedures and information credibility in new retailing based on two aspects: perceived information quality and user judgment motivation. The reliability and validity of the model measure were analyzed, and structural equation modeling was used to test the model hypotheses. The following results were obtained: (1) Authenticity, accuracy, and practicability positively affected the perceived information quality of new retailing information; (2) User judgment motivation had a positive impact on information users’ safety preference and information credibility; (3) Users’ safety preference positively affected information credibility; (4) Information acquisition, social interaction, and self-identity positively affected the perceived credibility of new retailing information.

scholarly journals Empirical Study on the Evaluation Model of Public Satisfaction With Local Government Budget Transparency: A Case From China

SAGE Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 215824402092406 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiuxian Hu ◽  
Leibao Zhang ◽  
Wenyu Zhang ◽  
Shuai Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Information Acquisition ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Information Quality ◽  
Perceived Quality ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Government Budget ◽  
The Government ◽  
Local Government Budget

For policymakers across the world, the importance of budget transparency is self-evident. However, most scholars mainly focus on the economic performance of budget transparency while ignoring satisfaction of the public as the recipients of this policy. Therefore, this study examines the main factors of public satisfaction with the local government budget transparency based on the theory of customer satisfaction in the context of the Chinese budget transparency policy. Data for this study were collected through an online survey involving 235 participants. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was employed to examine the proposed model. The results indicate that the budget information quality, budget information acquisition method, and public engagement are good indicators of budget transparency perceived quality, which are positively related to public satisfaction. The government image also exerts a positive effect toward public satisfaction. Furthermore, public satisfaction is also positively related to public trust toward the local government, even though the hypotheses linking public expectation to public satisfaction, and to budget transparency perceived quality are statistically insignificant. The implications of promoting budget transparency and suggestions for future work are also included in this study.

Applying knowledge, social concern and perceived risk in planned behavior theory for tourism in the Covid-19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fitri Rahmafitria ◽  
Karim Suryadi ◽  
Hera Oktadiana ◽  
Heru Purboyo H. Putro ◽  
Arief Rosyidie
Keyword(s):  
Planned Behavior ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Behavioral Control ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Social Concern ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Tourist Attractions ◽  
Planned Behavior Theory ◽  
The Government

Purpose The paper aims to examine the effect of physical distancing control on the intention to travel during the pandemic and to assess the influence of knowledge, social concern and perceived risk on the theory of planned behavior (TPB). Design/methodology/approach A total of 1,068 Indonesian respondents through a purposive sampling approach, filled out online questionnaires during the pandemic. The collected data were analyzed using partial least squares-structural equation modeling. Findings The results indicated that subjective norm as the external factor of the TPB has a stronger effect than the internal factors; attitude and behavioral control. It appears that in a collectivist society, prohibition enforced by family and friends, as well as the government’s sanctions have a stronger influence on one’s decision to travel. The findings also suggested that knowledge, perceived risks and social concern effect tourists’ behavior. Uncertainty and inadequate knowledge will decrease the level of perceived risk, which leads to lower control in practicing physical distancing and increasing intention to travel during the pandemic. Research limitations/implications The research has limitations in its use of a convenient sampling method. This method may not represent the whole population, causing the results to be difficult for generalization. There is also the need for extending the TPB model with different variables in the context of tourism and pandemic. This study enriches the existing tourism literature by applying TPB to examine tourists’ behavior during the Covid-19 pandemic, focusing on knowledge, social concern and perceived risk theory. Practical implications This paper offers useful insights for tourism planners in the government and private destination management levels. It is crucial for a destination management organization to understand the relationship between knowledge, perception and social concern with tourists’ behavior while traveling during pandemics. The understanding of tourist’s behavior when traveling during the pandemic will assist in developing and creating activities and designing health protocols at tourist attractions. Originality/value This study extended the TPB to analyze tourists behavior during the pandemic by applying knowledge, social concern and perceived risk elements.

Empirical study on the evaluation model of public satisfaction with typhoon disaster information disclosure

Kybernetes ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 47 (9) ◽  
pp. 1704-1720 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zufeng Zhong ◽  
Yaoqing Duan
Keyword(s):  
Latent Variables ◽  
Information Disclosure ◽  
Consumer Satisfaction ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Information Quality ◽  
Evaluation Model ◽  
Exponential Model ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Disaster Information ◽  
The Government

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to study major influencing factors on public satisfaction with regard to information disclosure amid typhoon disasters. Internal latent variables, including disaster information quality, information disclosure channels and disaster perception levels, significantly affected the degree of public satisfaction, which was key factors in determining account consumer satisfaction. Design/methodology/approach By conducting the questionnaire survey in typhoon-prone areas, 326 copies of the questionnaire about public satisfaction towards government information disclosure about typhoon were collected. An exponential model of satisfaction about information disclosure amid typhoon disasters was constructed and analyzed through the selection of latent variables, the hypotheses of the structural relationship and the establishment of measurable variables. Findings Disaster information quality, disaster information disclosure channels and disaster perception levels were all positively correlated with the dimensions of information performance perception dimensions. Public expectations also made positive contributions to public satisfaction. These findings strongly support the hypothesis that public satisfaction affects the government image and public trust. Originality/value With the Leizhou Peninsula, China attacked by the typhoon disasters as an example, the SEM was adopted to simulate the routes and its feasibility and scientificity were validated. It is valuable to build and analyze an evaluation model based on a structural equation model underlying the public satisfaction towards information disclosure amid typhoon disasters.

Does e-government help shape citizens' engagement during the COVID-19 crisis? A study of mediational effects of how citizens perceive the government

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tunde Simeon Amosun ◽  
Jianxun Chu ◽  
Olayemi Hafeez Rufai ◽  
Sayibu Muhideen ◽  
Riffat Shahani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mediation Analysis ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Trust In Government ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Government Transparency ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of e-government usage on citizen engagement during the COVID-19 crisis in China, in relation to the mediating role of how citizens perceive the government. A model was also proposed to explain the relationship between e-government usage during the COVID-19 crisis and the mediating role that different perceptions of government play in influencing citizens level of engagement.Design/methodology/approachThe research model was tested empirically through a survey conducted online with 866 research participants, comprising of Chinese citizens from three large cities, which include Hefei, Shanghai and Nanjing.FindingsThe results in structural equation modeling showed that e-government usage has a significant positive influence on citizens' perception about trust in government, government transparency and government reputation but not significant influence on citizens' engagements. However, an indirect relationship was found out in the mediation analysis. There was also a significant relationship between the different perceptions of government. Mediation analysis showed that all the different perceptions of government mediate the relationship between e-government usage and citizens' engagements during the COVID-19 crisis. The single mediation pathways were found to be most effective mediators, identifying citizens' perception about trust in government to be the most effective mediator.Originality/valueThis study filled the gap in literature by examining how e-government usage by Chinese citizens during the COVID-19 crisis helped influence their attitude and behavior. Specifically, this study is one of the first to integrate citizens' usage of e-government and citizens' engagement through the different citizens' perceptions of government such as trust in government, transparency of government and government reputation in a non-liberal country.

scholarly journals Do Perceived Risk, Perception of Self-Efficacy, and Openness to Technology Matter for Solar PV Adoption? An Application of the Extended Theory of Planned Behavior

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (16) ◽  
pp. 5008
Author(s):  
Arifa Tanveer ◽  
Shihong Zeng ◽  
Muhammad Irfan ◽  
Rui Peng
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Theory Of Planned Behavior ◽  
Planned Behavior ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Solar Pv ◽  
Perception Of Self ◽  
The Government

Solar PV (photovoltaic) technology has gained considerable attention worldwide, as it can help reduce the adverse effects of CO2 emissions. Though the government of Pakistan is adopting solar PV technology due to its environmental friendliness nature, studies focusing on consumer’s acceptance of solar PV are limited in the country. This research aims to close this knowledge gap by looking into the various considerations that may influence consumers’ willingness to adopt (WTA) solar PV for household purposes. The study further contributes by expanding the conceptual framework of the theory of planned behavior by including three novel factors (perceived risk, perception of self-efficacy, and openness to technology). The analysis is based on questionnaire data collected from 683 households in Pakistan’s provincial capitals, including Lahore, Peshawar, Quetta, Gilgit, and Karachi. The proposed hypotheses are investigated using the state-of-the-art structural equation modeling approach. The empirical results reveal that social norms, perception of self-efficacy, and belief about solar PV benefits positively influence consumers’ WTA solar PV. On the contrary, the perceived risk and solar PV cost have negative effects. Notably, the openness to technology has an insignificant effect. This study can help government officials and policymakers explore cost-effective, risk-free technologies to lessen the environmental burden and make the country more sustainable. Based on research results, study limitations, as well as prospective research directions, are also addressed.

scholarly journals Trust and its impact towards continuance of use in government-to-business online service

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (3/4) ◽  
pp. 265-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ave Adriana Pinem ◽  
Ivonne Margi Immanuella ◽  
Achmad Nizar Hidayanto ◽  
Kongkiti Phusavat ◽  
Meyliana Meyliana
Keyword(s):  
Service Quality ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Information Quality ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Trust In Government ◽  
Online Service ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Perceived Satisfaction ◽  
The Government

Purpose This study aims to understand the antecedent of trust towards government-to-business (G2B) service in Indonesia. Trust will be viewed through four aspects, namely, cognition-based trust, personality-oriented trust, affect-based trust and experience–based trust. Then, these antecedents of trust were examined as the factors of continuance intention by extending the expected confirmation theory (ECT). Design/methodology/approach Data were collected through a quantitative approach, and 389 respondents were involved in the study. The respondents are the investors who represent their organization which uses e-government service to report their investment activities to the Investment Coordinating Board of Indonesia. Data were analyzed using partial least square structural equation modelling approach with WarpPLS 4.0. Findings The result shows that factors that determine a user’s trust in government online service are service quality, trust towards government entity, recommendation to use the service and user’s habit of using the service. Factors that do not determine a user’s trust in government online service is a disposition to trust. Another finding is that a user’s trust on an online service does not directly influence his/her continuance of use. Trust will impact the continuance of use through perceptions of benefits and perceived satisfaction of using the online service. Research limitations/implications ECT is applicable in G2B process. Organizations have a perception of benefit while using a public e-service and confirm the perception through their experience while using an e-service to gain satisfaction, and this will encourage them to continue using the service. Practical implications To improve organizations’ trust on the e-service, the government needs to improve the e-service quality (by evaluating the efficiency, privacy, user support, reliability and information quality), investor familiarity of the system (training or socialization), investor trust on the government entity (improve the employee competence) and recommendation on using the system. Originality/value Trust dimension has also been studied to be a factor that influences the intention or continuance of use of technology; however, it has rarely been studied towards its effect in the ECT’s context. In e-government study, there are various studies related to government-to-citizen (G2C) concept. However, the research in government-to-business (G2B) area that has not been explored much.

A Success Model for the Malaysian Government e-Procurement System

2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erne Suzila Kassim ◽  
Husnayati Hussin
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Information Quality ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Efficiency And Effectiveness ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
The Government ◽  
Procurement System

In Malaysia, there has been a tremendous effort in implementing e-government as a national agenda to increase public transparency, improve sector efficiency and effectiveness, and reduce public expenditure through lower operational costs. One of the e-government applications is the ePerolehan, a government-to-business (G2B) system that enables online public procurement coordination and transaction between government and businesses. However, there has been a lack of empirical research findings in evaluating the success and actual value of the system and understanding the usage factors among government users. Hence, this research was undertaken to investigate the level of ePerolehan system success and the factors that contribute to this success, as perceived by the government users. The structural equation modeling results suggest the use of the Malaysian public e-procurement system has significant and positive influence to success, measured as transparency, service performance, efficiency, and information quality. The results also indicated that the main significant success factors of the ePerolehan system are found to be system compatibility, user attitude, organizational learning, mimetic pressure, and supplier expectation. The findings provide several important implications not only for the government-to-business discipline, but also for e-government research and practice.

Low Self-Control of Emotions as an Antecedent of Self-Reported Physical Symptoms: A Longitudinal Perspective

2001 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marja Kokkonen ◽  
Lea Pulkkinen ◽  
Taru Kinnunen
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Negative Emotions ◽  
Physical Symptoms ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Personality Characteristics ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Eysenck Personality Questionnaire ◽  
Positive Direction ◽  
Data Collections ◽  
Low Self Control

The study was part of the Jyväskylä Longitudinal Study of Personality and Social Development, underway since 1968, in which children's low self-control of emotions was studied using teacher ratings at age 8 in terms of inattentiveness, shifting moods, aggression, and anxiety. The study was based on data from 112 women and 112 men who participated in the previous data collections at ages 8, 27, and 36. At age 27, the participants had been assessed in Neuroticism (N) using the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire , and at age 36 they filled in several inventories measuring, among others, conscious and active attempts to repair negative emotions in a more positive direction as well as physical symptoms. The present study used structural equation modeling to test the hypothesis that personality characteristics indicating low self-control of emotions at ages 8 and 27 are antecedents of self-reported physical symptoms at age 36; and that this relationship is indirect, mediated by attempts to repair negative emotions in a more positive direction. The findings showed, albeit for men only, that inattentiveness at age 8 was positively related to self-reported physical symptoms at age 36 via high N at age 27 and low attempts to repair negative emotions at age 36. Additionally, N at age 27 was directly linked to self-reported physical symptoms at age 36. The mediation of an active attempt to repair negative emotions was not found for women. Correlations revealed, however, that shifting moods and aggression in girls were antecedents of self-reported physical symptoms in adulthood, particularly, pain and fatigue.

Developing the Assessment and Indicators for Local Institutions in Dealing with Forest Fire Dilemma

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 163-163
Author(s):  
Eko Priyo Purnomo ◽  
Agustiyara ◽  
Rijal Ramdani ◽  
Dina Wahyu Trisnawati
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Forest Fire ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Local Institutions ◽  
Microsoft Excel ◽  
Organization Capacity ◽  
The Government ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Fire Incidence

This study analyzes the main criteria and indicators in strengthening local institutions in charge of forest management towards dealing with forest fire incidence in Riau Province, Indonesia. Data were collected using in-depth interviews, observation, and questionnaires and analyzed with Microsoft Excel spreadsheets and other Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) techniques such as SPSS and Smart PLS. Moreover, only 87 out of the 120 questionnaires administered to related stakeholders were retrieved. Four variables, including Organization, Capacity, Authority, and Governance, were measured using ten indicators for each. The results showed a significant correlation between local institutions and these variables in solving forest management issues. It means there is a need to strengthen the institutions' structural plans to ensure the effective management of natural resources, and this is achievable through the support and help of the government and communities. Keywords: forest fire, local institutions, forest management.

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