scholarly journals Internal factors influencing the competitiveness of SMEs: the case of Binh Duong Province in Vietnam

2014 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 116-129
Author(s):  
Phu Thien Nguyen
Keyword(s):  
Technological Innovation ◽  
Learning Organization ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Organizational Capability ◽  
Access To Finance ◽  
Internal Factors ◽  
Brand Orientation ◽  
Factors Affecting

Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Vietnam in general and in Binh Duong province in particular are experiencing tough competition in the context of global and regional international integration. This study aims at identifying the internal factors affecting business competitiveness of SMEs in the province of Binh Duong. The proposed research model consists of seven independent variables (market orientation, organizational capability, reward and compensation, learning organization, technological innovation, brand orientation, access to finance) and one dependent variable (SME's competitiveness). Both qualitative approach and quantitative approach were adopted. The quantitative research was conducted through a survey of 350 business owners or their representatives. There are 345 valid returned questionnaires. The methodology of framework test involves validity and reliability of measure scales test and checking of variables. In order to test the hypotheses the structural equation modeling is employed with the help of SPSS 16.0 and AMOS 21.0. The findings show that only two factors affecting the competitiveness of SMEs which are learning organization and access to finance. The results are not in line with the current literature because the other constructs like reward and compensation, technological innovation and brand orientation have no impact on SMEs' competitiveness. This can be explained by limited sample size, lack of mediating and control variables. Implications are offered on the influence of learning organization and access to finance on SMEs' competitiveness. Recommendations for future research are also developed.

scholarly journals Factors Affecting the Consumption of Energy-Efficient Lighting Products: Exploring Purchase Behaviors of Thai Consumers

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 4887
Author(s):  
Nuttakrij Apipuchayakul ◽  
Sujitra Vassanadumrongdee
Keyword(s):  
Direct Effect ◽  
Energy Efficient ◽  
Purchase Intention ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Light Emitting Diode ◽  
Electricity Consumption ◽  
Purchase Behavior ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Factors Affecting

The continued usage of inefficient lighting products in residential sectors is one of the major causes of the rapid growth in global energy consumption. Their replacement with highly efficient lighting appliances could avoid large amounts of electricity consumption and reduce CO2 emissions worldwide. In this regard, the collective contribution by the residential sector is extremely important and the increase in demand for energy-efficient lighting products can help achieve sustainability goals. This study aims to examine the determinants of household consumers’ behaviors in purchasing energy-saving lighting products by applying the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) as the main theoretical framework. Data (n = 288) from a survey in Thailand were analyzed using causal Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The results suggested that attitude has the largest direct effect, while subjective norm was the weakest predictor of purchase intention towards light-emitting diode (LED) products. In addition, this study expands the TPB by including an investigation of a direct effect of attitude on purchase behavior. The results suggest that attitudes have a strong direct influence on the purchasing behavior for LED products. Additionally, only some socio-demographic variables have significant effects on purchase behavior. The study’s findings highlight several implications for policymakers, the private sector, and green marketers in developing practical strategies. Furthermore, suggestions and future research directions are discussed.

scholarly journals Factors influencing online purchase intention of millennials and gen Z consumers

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 21-43
Author(s):  
Nasrul Fadhrullah Isa ◽  
Sharifah Nurafizah Syed Annuar ◽  
Imelda Albert Gisip ◽  
Nelson Lajuni
Keyword(s):  
Purchase Intention ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Marketing Theory ◽  
Brand Orientation ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Online Trust ◽  
Online Purchase ◽  
Emergent Literature ◽  
Impulse Purchase

This study examines the factors affecting millennials and generation Z’s purchase intention in online shopping. The variables under investigation, namely, impulse purchase orientation, quality orientation, brand orientation, online trust, and online purchase experience, were tested. The data collection approach used a web-based questionnaire that was created and distributed to 584 university students in Malaysia. Data were analyzed via the Partial Least Squares-Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) approach to examine the posited research hypotheses. The results revealed that impulse purchase orientation was the strongest predictor of consumers’ online purchase intention in Malaysia. This is followed by online trust, and the online purchase experience and quality orientation. Meanwhile, brand orientation did not affect customers’ intention to purchase online. The results contribute new and extensive inputs into the marketing theory and expand the emergent literature on consumer intention to shop online in Malaysia, whereby rich multi-ethnic cultures should be fully exploited. Future directions are offered.

scholarly journals Analysis of Factors Affecting Brand Loyalty: A Case Study of Janji Jiwa Coffee

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 72
Author(s):  
Danu Triwinarko Widodo ◽  
Hapsari Setyowardhani
Keyword(s):  
Brand Loyalty ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Coffee Shop ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Brand Involvement ◽  
Number Of Customers ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Brand Satisfaction

<p>As the Indonesia World Records Museum (MURI)’s 2019 winner of the category of fastest growing coffee shop in 2019, Janji Jiwa strives to maintain and increase its number of customers. This study replicates Kim and Lee's (2016) research on how coffee shops in South Korea increase their brand loyalty. It employs the purposive sampling method with 206 respondents and analysis is conducted using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The findings of the study reveal that customer brand identification has a positive effect on brand involvement, but no positive effect on brand-decision involvement. Both self-congruity and service value have a positive effect on brand involvement and brand-decision involvement. In addition, brand involvement and brand-decision involvement have a positive effect on brand satisfaction and brand loyalty. Finally, brand satisfaction has a positive effect on brand loyalty. Managerial implications and recommendations related to these findings will be discussed further in order to guide future research.</p>

Factors affecting choice and image of ethnic restaurants in Serbia

2015 ◽  
Vol 117 (7) ◽  
pp. 1903-1920 ◽  
Author(s):  
Veljko Marinkovic ◽  
Vladimir Senic ◽  
Predrag Mimovic
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Quality Of Food ◽  
Comparative Results ◽  
New Variables ◽  
Two Stages

Purpose – With the expansion of dining out, visiting ethnic restaurants is becoming one of dominant trends worldwide. Given the fact that ethnic restaurants involve a number of peculiar elements that are not present when visiting regular “local” restaurants, the purpose of this paper is to identify the key determinants of choosing a particular ethnic-themed restaurant, as well as factors that have an impact on an ethnic restaurant’s perceived image. Design/methodology/approach – Research was done by conducting two separate studies. The first study identified factors that were generally the most significant to respondents when making a choice of an ethnic restaurant in which to dine. For the second study, a new sample of respondents – consisting of those who had just visited such an establishment – was used in order to determine which factors have the most significant impact on creating an image of ethnic restaurants. The research was therefore directed toward those restaurants where the customers can experience a unique atmosphere and ambiance that are synonymous within a given culture. Findings – The results obtained from the first study show that quality of food and price are the two most significant factors that determine which restaurant will be visited. On the other hand, the interior and exterior ranked as the two least important factors. In addition, the second study revealed that following the visit, the strongest impact on the restaurant’s image was its interior. Following interior, service quality surfaced as the most important antecedent of perceived image, while the impacts of price and exterior were weaker, but still statistically significant. Research limitations/implications – The study itself was done in two stages. In the first stage the analytical hierarchical process (AHP) model was used for ranking factors significant for choosing an ethnic restaurant, while in the second stage, structural equation modeling (SEM) model was used to identify triggers of perceived image after a visit to an ethnic restaurant. Future research should utilize both models to determine antecedents of the variables used. Apart from this, it is recommended to employ new variables that further explore the uniqueness of the ethnic restaurants. Originality/value – One of the main contributions of this work is related to combining of the AHP and SEM models, with the objective of completing a comparative results analysis, identifying in the process the positive aspects of both models and building a foundation for their coordination in terms of future use. This is significant, given that only a few prior studies have used such synergy.

scholarly journals Exploring Critical Factors Affecting Contractors’ Coopetition Relationship in International Construction Projects

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Lili Gao ◽  
Xiaopeng Deng ◽  
Weimin Yang ◽  
Tengyuan Chang
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Critical Factors ◽  
Internal Factors ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Competition And Cooperation ◽  
International Construction ◽  
Comprehensive Literature Review

Coopetition is a revolutionary mindset that combines competition and cooperation. This paper aims to determine and to explore the critical factors affecting contractors’ coopetition relationship (CR) in international construction projects (ICPs). In order to improve CR between international contractors in ICPs, a comprehensive literature review was performed to identify the potential variables affecting the CR. A questionnaire survey of 151 professionals in both academia and industry, which included 53 variables, was conducted to explore the critical factors affecting international contractors’ CR in ICPs. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was employed to evaluate the multivariate interrelationships among those variables. As a result, nine underlying factors, including six internal factors and three external factors, were extracted and interpreted. The findings can help international contractors to understand more accurately how the coopetition relationship between contractors is affected and can provide a basis for follow-up research on how to evaluate the coopetition status of contractors and the coopetition strategies adopted in ICPs.

scholarly journals Evaluating key factors affecting knowledge exchange in social media community

2018 ◽  
Vol 169 ◽  
pp. 01023 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li-Wen Chuang ◽  
Shu-Ping Chiu
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Knowledge Exchange ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Factors Affecting

Today, social media opens up multiple options to add a new channel to learn and obtain knowledge. In particular, social media allows users to learn formal and informal social settings. Users can find like-minded people or community and organize knowledge exchange for educational or other purposes. This paper takes the theory of social network and social capital as the core factors to explore social media community members how to use social media platform to exchange knowledge. The paper uses social network and social capital as predictors of knowledge exchange so that we can use social media as a way to advance knowledge exchange ceaselessly. Therefore, there were 263 members of well-known social media community of knowledge exchange filling out the questionnaires completely, and then evaluated with structural equation modeling, and confirmatory factor analysis was also applied, using SmartPLS 2.0, to test if the empirical data conform to the proposed model. However, results also imply that social capital and social network distinctly play the important part of affecting knowledge exchange and communication about social issues on social media community goes hand in hand with knowledge exchange. Finally, this article proposes implications for theory and practice on the current and future research.

scholarly journals Analysis of Factors Affecting Brand Loyalty: A Case Study of Janji Jiwa Coffee

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (02) ◽  
pp. 72
Author(s):  
Danu Triwinarko Widodo ◽  
Hapsari Setyowardhani
Keyword(s):  
Brand Loyalty ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Coffee Shop ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Brand Involvement ◽  
Number Of Customers ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Brand Satisfaction

<p>As the Indonesia World Records Museum (MURI)’s 2019 winner of the category of fastest growing coffee shop in 2019, Janji Jiwa strives to maintain and increase its number of customers. This study replicates Kim and Lee's (2016) research on how coffee shops in South Korea increase their brand loyalty. It employs the purposive sampling method with 206 respondents and analysis is conducted using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The findings of the study reveal that customer brand identification has a positive effect on brand involvement, but no positive effect on brand-decision involvement. Both self-congruity and service value have a positive effect on brand involvement and brand-decision involvement. In addition, brand involvement and brand-decision involvement have a positive effect on brand satisfaction and brand loyalty. Finally, brand satisfaction has a positive effect on brand loyalty. Managerial implications and recommendations related to these findings will be discussed further in order to guide future research.</p>

Cross-Lagged Relationships Between Self-Esteem, Self-Construal, and Happiness in a Three-Wave Longitudinal Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 177-185
Author(s):  
Daniela Moza ◽  
Laurențiu Maricuțoiu ◽  
Alin Gavreliuc
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Time Lag ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Self Construal ◽  
Self Worth ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Independent Person

Abstract. Previous research established that an independent construal of the self is associated with higher self-esteem, which, in turn, is associated with increased happiness. Regarding the directionality of these relationships, theoretical arguments have suggested that self-construal precedes self-esteem and that self-esteem precedes happiness. However, most research in this area is cross-sectional, thus limiting any conclusions about directionality. The present study tested these relationships in 101 Romanian undergraduates using a 3-wave cross-lagged design with a 6-month time lag between every two waves. Structural equation modeling analyses revealed that self-esteem is an antecedent of both happiness and dimensions of independent self-construal (i.e., consistency vs. variability and self-expression vs. harmony). In other words, one’s positive evaluation of self-worth precedes one’s self-perception as being a happy and independent person. The findings are discussed with respect to the theoretical and practical implications, along with limitations and suggestions for future research.

Celebrity Worship Among University Students in Malaysia

2011 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 334-342 ◽  
Author(s):  
Viren Swami ◽  
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic ◽  
Khairul Mastor ◽  
Fatin Hazwani Siran ◽  
Mohammad Mohsein Mohammad Said ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
The West ◽  
Factor Solution ◽  
Movie Stars ◽  
Three Factor

The present study examined conceptual issues surrounding celebrity worship in a Malay-speaking population. In total, 512 Malay and 269 Chinese participants from Malaysia indicated who their favorite celebrity was and completed the Celebrity Attitude Scale (CAS) as well as a range of demographic items. Results showed that the majority of Malay and Chinese participants selected pop stars and movie stars as their favourite celebrities, mirroring findings in Western settings. In addition, exploratory factor analysis revealed a three-factor solution of the CAS that was consistent with previous studies conducted in the West. Structural equation modeling further revealed that participant’s age was negatively associated with celebrity worship and that self-rated attractiveness was positively associated with celebrity worship. Overall, the present results suggest that celebrity worship in Malaysia may be driven by market and media forces, and future research may well be guided by use of the CAS.

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.

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