scholarly journals Are Environmental Regulations to Promote Eco-Innovation in the Wine Sector Effective? A Study of Spanish Wineries

Agronomy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 21
Author(s):  
Félix Calle ◽  
Inmaculada Carrasco ◽  
Ángela González-Moreno ◽  
Carmen Córcoles
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Food Industry ◽  
Environmental Regulations ◽  
Supply And Demand ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Ecological Context ◽  
Motivation Factors ◽  
Traditional Sector ◽  
Wine Sector

In a changing socio-economic and ecological context, the agri-food industry, where the use of natural resources is very important, must pay more and more attention to green and eco-innovation. Public decision-makers have started to implement measures to encourage the adoption of sustainable practices by companies, which are also pressured by supply and demand factors. This article aims to determine the factors that drive eco-innovation in the wine sector in Spain, a mature and traditional sector characterized by its high fragmentation. In particular, we sought to determine the role environmental regulations play in promoting eco-innovation in the sector. To this end, an empirical study was developed using a structural equation model established using a partial least squares technique for a sample of 251 wineries from all over the country. The study shows that the current regulatory framework inhibits eco-innovation in Spanish wineries, who are more encouraged by positioning and external motivation factors.

scholarly journals Modelling the Process to Access the Spanish Public University System Based on Structural Equation Models

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 31
Author(s):  
Antonio Hervás ◽  
Pedro Pablo Soriano ◽  
Joan Guàrdia i Olmos ◽  
Maribel Peró ◽  
Roberto Capilla ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Structural Equation Models ◽  
Supply And Demand ◽  
Public University ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
General View ◽  
Strategic Decisions ◽  
University System ◽  
University Leaders

Currently, one of the challenges of universities is attracting talent in students, researchers, and teachers. The transition from high school to college requires a student to take a succession of decisions that will shape their future. For this reason, knowledge of the motivations of the students, their family, and their personal environment, to choose a particular degree and/or university to pursue their higher studies, would allow universities to efficiently adjust their recruitment strategies. In this article, a study was developed based on a structural equation model of the access to the Spanish Public University System (SUPE), which can help with supply and demand problems, recruitment actions and policies, and other strategic decisions. This was done through an extensive survey of first-year students of Spanish universities. The results allowed us to obtain the parameters of the model, which showed that the fit between the model and the data obtained were excellent at a global level and acceptable as well in all knowledge areas. The objective of the structural model was to provide a general view of the behavior of the students when deciding the degree and university in which they are going to study, and can help in the decision making of university leaders and to understand some behaviors of the Spanish Public University System.

scholarly journals What Hinders the Development of Green Building? An Investigation of China

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (17) ◽  
pp. 3140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wu ◽  
Jiang ◽  
Cai ◽  
Wang ◽  
Li
Keyword(s):  
Circular Economy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Potential Barriers ◽  
Use Of Resources ◽  
The Status

With the rapid development of the economy, people are paying more and more attention to the environmental problems. In this circumstance, the concept of a circular economy is proposed for making efficient use of resources and minimizing the production of waste and other emissions. Each year, the construction sector consumes a vast volume of resources and makes impacts on the environment. To align with the development of the circular economy, the concept of green building is proposed. In China, though the concept of green building has been promoted for decades, the development status is far from optimistic. Thus, this paper aims to investigate the barriers that hinder green building development (GBD) in China. Through a systematic review and semi-structured interviews with experienced industrial practitioners, 24 potential barriers of GBD in China were identified. A questionnaire survey was then conducted for data collection. After descriptive and inferential statistical analyses, a partial least squares structural equation model (PLS-SEM) was established to investigate the impacts of different barriers on GBD. Results showed that the lack of policy and industry guidance, the immature market environment, and the lack of environmental awareness are the most important GBD barriers in China. This research can assist stakeholders in better understanding the status of GBD in China and enable decision-makers to formulate appropriate strategies to promote green building.

Determinanten der Standortattraktivität Deutschlands für die Ernährungswirtschaft – Ergebnisse einer Expertenbefragung

2020 ◽  
Vol 69 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-30
Author(s):  
Julia Höhler ◽  
Svenja Mohr ◽  
Anne Piper
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Food Industry ◽  
Public Perception ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Location Factors ◽  
The Public ◽  
Decision Making Problem ◽  
Complex Decision Making ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Complex Decision

Die Standortwahl stellt ein komplexes Entscheidungsproblem dar. Besonders in der Ernährungswirtschaft spielen dabei neben den bekannten Standortfaktoren auch zunehmend weitere Faktoren, wie die Wahrnehmung der Branche in der Öffentlichkeit, eine Rolle. Im Rahmen einer Expertenbefragung wurden 70 Experten aus vier Bereichen der Ernährungswirtschaft um ihre Einschätzung zu verschiedenen Standortfaktoren gebeten. Die Befragungsergebnisse wurden in einem Strukturgleichungsmodell genutzt, um die Relevanz der verschiedenen Einflussfaktoren für die wahrgenommene Standortattraktivität zu bestimmen. Die Wahrnehmung (in) der Öffentlichkeit erweist sich dabei als besonders bedeutsame Determinante. The choice of location is a complex decision-making problem. Particularly in the food industry, other factors, such as the public perception of the sector, are playing an increasingly important role in addition to the known location factors. As part of an expert survey, 70 experts from four areas of the food industry were asked to assess various location factors. The survey results were used in a structural equation model to determine the relevance of the various influencing factors for the perceived attractiveness of the location. The perception of (or in) the public proves to be a particularly important determinant.

scholarly journals Advancing HEIs’ third-mission through dynamic capabilities: the role of leadership and agreement on vision and goals

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Audrey Stolze ◽  
Klaus Sailer
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Dynamic Capabilities ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Third Mission ◽  
New Models ◽  
Management Capabilities ◽  
Transformation Processes

AbstractHigher education institutions (HEIs), once considered among society’s most resilient institutions, are facing challenges due to changes in governments’ and society’s expectations of them. Within the sector, there is a global call for new models and practices, requiring HEIs to develop the management capabilities once reserved for businesses. In this sense, they will pave entrepreneurial pathways and contribute to economic, technological and societal developments in their regions, thus adding a third mission (engaging socio-economic needs and market demands) to the traditional two (education and research) and transforming themselves into more entrepreneurial institutions. Dynamic capabilities enable transformation processes by allowing the dynamic sensing and seizing of opportunities and risks and the promotion of iterative change and reconfiguration. Scholars have called on HEIs to develop such dynamic capabilities in order to transform themselves and better respond to their sector’s challenges. Nevertheless, the understanding of how dynamic capabilities might advance HEIs’ third mission is still an underexplored concept, and in this paper, we propose mechanisms that promise to transform dynamic capabilities into third mission advancement. We have developed numerous theoretically grounded hypotheses and tested them with a partial least squares structural equation model into which we funnelled data collected from key decision-makers at German HEIs. The results suggest that dynamic capabilities do indeed influence third mission advancement; however, this relationship is mediated by the role of leadership and organisational agreement on vision and goals.

Accessibility and transparency: impact on social economy

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco José López-Arceiz ◽  
Ana José Bellostas Pérezgrueso ◽  
María Pilar Rivera Torres
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Social Performance ◽  
Social Economy ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Financial Resources ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Social Economy Organizations

Purpose Social economy organizations (SEOs) are a hybrid model where relations with stakeholders are managed using transparency mechanisms. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the role that online accessibility (which is understood to be a tool to implement transparency) has in raising financial resources and to assess its impact on economic and social achievements. Moreover, the authors study the interaction between online accessibility and external verification. Design/methodology/approach This study analyzes the behavior of 1,400 SEOs between 2009 and 2012 using a structural equation model and the MPLUS 7.4 software, which is based on covariance analysis. Findings The results show that transparency, which is understood as online accessibility, assists in raising financial resources and enhances SEO economic and social achievements. The authors also note that external verifications favor the economic achievements of SEOs but do not improve their social achievements. Research limitations/implications This research has two limitations: this study refers only to Spanish SEOs and no consensus exists on how to measure economic and social performance. Therefore, the conclusions should be considered with caution in other regulatory and cultural fields. The main implications of this work are the criteria the authors provide to help decision makers decide on the transparency model that SEOs should develop according to their management needs. Originality/value This study bridges a gap in the current research by increasing understanding of the role of accessibility as being the most important tool for an organization that strives to embody transparent behavior.

scholarly journals Household Behavior and Response to the Participative Institutional Model for the Program of Handling Drainage of Productive Cows

2019 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ardi Novra ◽  
Bagus Pramusintho
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Motivation Factors ◽  
Research Survey ◽  
Dominant Individual ◽  
Sample Technique ◽  
Institutional Model ◽  
Sample Allocation ◽  
Cattle Farmer

The research survey aimed to observe the households behavior and response to the participatory institution model of the preventing of the productive cows exploitation. The sample technique to select of the domestic cattle farmer (DCF) as the unit of analysis using the multiple stages cluster sampling and then sample allocation was equal for three districts. Structural equation model consisted of 5 behavior equations drawn up from the 5 endogenous and 13 exogenous variables. The research results showed that the rate of release of productive cows about 19.23 percent. The institutional model to handling of the drain at least productive cows have four major components, were members (DCFs), the management, micro-finance institutions (MFIs) and buffer-stock. The household motivation to develop the business scale and maintain the productive heifer shaped by land ownership and livestock scale expected factors. Then both types of motivation were not significantly associated with DCF's motivation to engage in institutional, as the more dominant individual as shaped by the farmer age. The other hand, the confidence level of participatory institutional effectiveness significantly shaped by the perception of institutional and potential release of productive heifer compared the potential release of motivation factors and correlated positively with the economic conditions.

scholarly journals The Effect of Perception and Social Environment on Decision Making to be a Debtor of BPR Pijer Podi Kekelengen-Simpang Selayang Medan Branch with Motivation as Intervening Variables

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 446-452
Author(s):  
Retno Nela Simanjuntak ◽  
Amrin Fauzi ◽  
Beby Karina Fawzeea Sembiring
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Social Environment ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Sem Analysis ◽  
Consumer Decision Making ◽  
Motivation Factors ◽  
Environment Variable ◽  
The Social ◽  
Intervening Variables

Consumer decision making is a basic psychological process that plays an important role in understanding how consumers actually decide something to use or buy. Decision making for customers to become debtors is influenced by several internal and external factors and in this study, perception, social environment and motivation factors were selected as factors that could influence decision making to become a debtor or loan customer at BPR Pijer Podi Kekelengen Branch Simpang Selayang Medan. The formulation of the problem is whether there is an influence of perceptions and the social environment on decision making to become a loan customer of the BPR Pijer Podi Kekelengen Simpang Selayang Medan Branch, either directly or indirectly through motivation. The hypothesis in this study is that the perception and social environment have a significant effect on decision making to become a loan customer at the BPR Pijer Podi Kekelengen Branch of Simpang Selayang Medan, either directly or indirectly through motivation. This study used a survey approach. Methods of data collection are carried out through interviews, documentation and questionnaires. The number of samples in this study were 90 people who were determined by accidental sampling. Hypothesis testing using Structural Equation Model (SEM) analysis is intended to determine the effect of independent variables on the dependent variable through or without intervening variables on the basis of decision making seen from the value of p> 0.05 H0 is accepted and Ha is rejected or p <0.05 H0 is rejected. and Ha accepted. The test results show that the perception and social environment directly have a significant effect on debtor decision making. In this study, the motivation variable does not act as an intervening variable that mediates the influence between perceptions and the social environment on decision making to become a loan customer. Social Environment variable is the variable that has the greatest influence on decision making with a coefficient value of 0.461. Keywords: perception, social environment, motivation, decision making/

Idiographic Dynamics of Positive Affect in GAD

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 500-509
Author(s):  
Hannah G. Bosley ◽  
Devon B. Sandel ◽  
Aaron J. Fisher
Keyword(s):  
Positive Affect ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Alternative Hypothesis ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Aggregated Data ◽  
Regulatory Strategy ◽  
Constant State ◽  
Automatic Search ◽  
Time Lagged ◽  
Exploratory Procedure

Abstract. Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is associated with worry and emotion regulation difficulties. The contrast-avoidance model suggests that individuals with GAD use worry to regulate emotion: by worrying, they maintain a constant state of negative affect (NA), avoiding a feared sudden shift into NA. We tested an extension of this model to positive affect (PA). During a week-long ecological momentary assessment (EMA) period, 96 undergraduates with a GAD analog provided four daily measurements of worry, dampening (i.e., PA suppression), and PA. We hypothesized a time-lagged mediation relationship in which higher worry predicts later dampening, and dampening predicts subsequently lower PA. A lag-2 structural equation model was fit to the group-aggregated data and to each individual time-series to test this hypothesis. Although worry and PA were negatively correlated in 87 participants, our model was not supported at the nomothetic level. However, idiographically, our model was well-fit for about a third (38.5%) of participants. We then used automatic search as an idiographic exploratory procedure to detect other time-lagged relationships between these constructs. While 46 individuals exhibited some cross-lagged relationships, no clear pattern emerged across participants. An alternative hypothesis about the speed of the relationship between variables is discussed using contemporaneous correlations of worry, dampening, and PA. Findings suggest heterogeneity in the function of worry as a regulatory strategy, and the importance of temporal scale for detection of time-lagged effects.

Differential Item Functioning in Brief Instruments of Disordered Eating

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
pp. 823-833 ◽  
Author(s):  
Desiree Thielemann ◽  
Felicitas Richter ◽  
Bernd Strauss ◽  
Elmar Braehler ◽  
Uwe Altmann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Differential Item Functioning ◽  
Disordered Eating ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Young Female ◽  
Eating Attitudes ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
German Population ◽  
Test Fairness ◽  
Item Functioning ◽  
Multiple Indicator

Abstract. Most instruments for the assessment of disordered eating were developed and validated in young female samples. However, they are often used in heterogeneous general population samples. Therefore, brief instruments of disordered eating should assess the severity of disordered eating equally well between individuals with different gender, age, body mass index (BMI), and socioeconomic status (SES). Differential item functioning (DIF) of two brief instruments of disordered eating (SCOFF, Eating Attitudes Test [EAT-8]) was modeled in a representative sample of the German population ( N = 2,527) using a multigroup item response theory (IRT) and a multiple-indicator multiple-cause (MIMIC) structural equation model (SEM) approach. No DIF by age was found in both questionnaires. Three items of the EAT-8 showed DIF across gender, indicating that females are more likely to agree than males, given the same severity of disordered eating. One item of the EAT-8 revealed slight DIF by BMI. DIF with respect to the SCOFF seemed to be negligible. Both questionnaires are equally fair across people with different age and SES. The DIF by gender that we found with respect to the EAT-8 as screening instrument may be also reflected in the use of different cutoff values for men and women. In general, both brief instruments assessing disordered eating revealed their strengths and limitations concerning test fairness for different groups.

The Influence of Cognitive and Affective Reactions to Feedback on Subsequent Goals

2010 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 121-131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Remus Ilies ◽  
Timothy A. Judge ◽  
David T. Wagner
Keyword(s):  
Performance Feedback ◽  
Business School ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Emotional Reactions ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Dispositional Measure ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Reactions To Feedback

This paper focuses on explaining how individuals set goals on multiple performance episodes, in the context of performance feedback comparing their performance on each episode with their respective goal. The proposed model was tested through a longitudinal study of 493 university students’ actual goals and performance on business school exams. Results of a structural equation model supported the proposed conceptual model in which self-efficacy and emotional reactions to feedback mediate the relationship between feedback and subsequent goals. In addition, as expected, participants’ standing on a dispositional measure of behavioral inhibition influenced the strength of their emotional reactions to negative feedback.

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