scholarly journals Public Participation and Governance Performance in Gender-Imbalanced Central Rural China: The Roles of Trust and Risk Perception

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 243
Author(s):  
Ruixia Song ◽  
Shuzhuo Li ◽  
Marcus W. Feldman
Keyword(s):  
Family Planning ◽  
Risk Perception ◽  
Public Participation ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Perceived Quality ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Gender Imbalance ◽  
Family Planning Services ◽  
Mediation Effects ◽  
The Impact

The study investigates the impact of public participation on governance performance in a risk society. A trust-based participatory paradigm is proposed as a viable framework. Using data from a 2018 survey of family planning services in Hubei, China, this study develops hypotheses drawn from causal mechanisms of participatory governance. A structural equation modeling (SEM) approach is employed to disentangle the direct effect of public participation on governance performance from its indirect effect through trust. Moderated multiple regressions (MMR) are conducted to identify the moderating effect of risk perception. The results indicate that public participation is associated with higher perceived quality of family planning services and decreases son preference through the serial mediation effects of trust and perceived quality. Risk perception of gender imbalance magnifies the positive effect of civic autonomy on perceived quality. This paper extends previous research on the governance of gender imbalance and contributes to the literature on the relationship between public participation, trust, risk perception, and governance performance in authoritarian countries.

scholarly journals Hospitality branding in emerging economies: an Indian perspective

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shivam Rai ◽  
Jogendra Kumar Nayak
Keyword(s):  
Emerging Economies ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Affective Commitment ◽  
Perceived Quality ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Brand Trust ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Branding Strategies ◽  
Brand Advocacy ◽  
The Impact

Purpose Travel and tourism is an imperative economic activity in most countries around the world. The industry has momentous indirect and induced impacts apart from its direct economic impact. The purpose of this paper is to test the applicability of brand interaction and perceived quality theory in the formation of brand trust, and the impact of affective commitment and brand trust toward advocacy intentions in the context of the Indian hospitality industry. This study also examines how emotional, and experiential hospitality brand relationship with the consumers can be developed in the emerging economies. Design/methodology/approach A total of 430 respondents participated in the study. Empirical evidence from depth interviews and data were garnered into a conceptual model. The proposed model was tested using structural equation modeling. Findings The findings reveal that perceived quality and brand interaction forms brand trust and trust is the key factor in establishing emotional (affective) commitment between the customer and the hospitality brand. The study also suggests that emotional commitment in customers help them in becoming brand advocates. The findings of the research will help hospitality brand strategists in developing successful branding strategies. Research limitations/implications This research examines the advantage of customers’ relationship and their meaningful brand connections in the hospitality context. The study establishes a relationship among antecedents of trust, trust and commitment which can lead toward brand advocacy. Originality/value The findings provide insight for hospitality brand managers in developing effective branding strategies for their organizations. This study inspects the advantages of cultivating meaningful brand connections and relationships with consumers in the Indian hospitality sector.

scholarly journals The Relationship Between Responsible Tourism Practice, Destination Sustainability and Quality of Life: Perspective of Marine National Park Communities

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 895-901
Author(s):  
Thanin Sangkhaduang ◽  
Parichart Visuthismajarn ◽  
Noodchanath Kongchouy
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
National Park ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Perceived Quality ◽  
Ethical Consumption ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Perceived Quality Of Life ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Responsible Tourism

An ideal responsible tourism practice has become the most significant role and principle for modern sustainable tourism development concept. Responsible tourism practice promotes better for tourists visit and enhances the quality of life of host communities in the destination by encouraging ethical consumption and production in all stakeholders. This paper attempted to determine the impact of host communities’ perceived responsible tourism practice on perceived destination sustainability and their quality of life as well as the impact of host communities’ perceived destination sustainability on perceived quality of life. The study was conducted with 355 participants from host communities in Haad Chao Mai Marine National Park, Thailand. Self-administered questionnaires were used to collect the data. The collected data were analyzed by using structural equation modeling (SEM). The results revealed that perceived responsible tourism practice had a significant impact on perceived destination sustainability and perceived quality of life. Additionally, perceived destination sustainability influenced perceived quality of life. As such, embedding responsible tourism practice in destination development plan can enable destination sustainability and better quality of life of host communities and it might make the park successful ecotourism destination.

scholarly journals The Impact of Enviropreneurial Orientation on Small Firms’ Business Performance: The Mediation of Green Marketing Mix and Eco-Labeling Strategies

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 221 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eijaz Ahmed Khan ◽  
Pradip Royhan ◽  
M. Ashiqur Rahman ◽  
Mohammed Mizanur Rahman ◽  
Ahmed Mostafa
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Small Firms ◽  
Marketing Mix ◽  
Green Marketing ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Mediation Effects ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Labeling Strategies

Global green trends are creating new challenges and opportunities for entrepreneurs worldwide with customers now more environmentally aware and willing to pay extra for green services and products. In considering this phenomenon, the current study focuses on the positive influence of enviropreneurial orientation on the business performance of small firms and explores the mediation effects of green marketing mix and eco-labeling strategies. Drawing upon the natural resource-based view (NRBV) and the dynamic capability view (DCV), we tested our multiple mediation model with a sample of owners/managers of 160 small firms from Bangladesh, with these firms coming from the sectors of trading, manufacturing, and services. To test the study’s hypotheses, we employed the variance-based structural equation modeling (SEM) method, using the partial least squares (PLS) technique. The results reveal that green marketing mix and eco-labeling strategies transmit the effect of enviropreneurial orientation to business performance of small firms. Both strategies are found to be mediators in the relationship between enviropreneurial orientation and business performance of small firms. The study also offers suggestions for future research.

scholarly journals The Influence of Destination Image on Tourist Loyalty and Intention to Visit: Testing a Multiple Mediation Approach

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (22) ◽  
pp. 6401 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shahida Kanwel ◽  
Zhou Lingqiang ◽  
Muhammad Asif ◽  
Jinsoo Hwang ◽  
Abid Hussain ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Mediation Effect ◽  
Destination Image ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Multiple Mediation ◽  
Mediation Effects ◽  
Tourist Satisfaction ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
The Impact

Pakistan holds an important geographical status, but extremism and sabotage have severely damaged the tourism industry. In the present study, we examined the impact of destination image (DI) on tourist loyalty (TL) and intension to visit (IV) in Pakistan. Additionally, the study analyzed the mediation effects of electronic word of mouth (eWOM) and tourist satisfaction (TS) on these relationships. Data was collected from 780 tourists in Pakistan. We used confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and structural equation modeling (SEM) to obtain the results. Our results demonstrated the positive relationships among DI, eWOM, TS, TL, and IV. This study also disclosed that eWOM has a partial mediation effect on the DI–TL relationship, and both eWOM and TS fully mediate the association between DI and IV. Hence, tourist satisfaction can be enhanced by eWOM and destination image, which directly effect tourist loyalty and intention to visit in Pakistan. The proposed framework and research findings will help stakeholders significantly to recognize the multi-facet association in the tourism industry of Pakistan. Testing the above relationships through multiple mediators is a relatively novel idea.

scholarly journals Factors influencing risk perception and nosocomial infection prevention practices of frontline nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic

BMC Nursing ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoguang Lyu ◽  
Jiming Hu ◽  
Xin Xu ◽  
Yunyan Xianyu ◽  
Weiguo Dong
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Nosocomial Infection ◽  
State Anxiety ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Workplace Safety ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Safety Perceptions ◽  
Preventive Practices ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, exploring factors influencing nosocomial infection among frontline nurses may provide evidence to optimize prevention strategies in hospitals. Method A large-scale online questionnaire survey of nurses’ state-trait anxiety, job burnout, risk perception, workplace safety perception, knowledge about nosocomial infection, and preventive practices was conducted with 2795 frontline nurses working in the COVID-19 wards of six hospitals in Hubei Province, China, from February 1 to April 1, 2020. The questionnaire data were analyzed using the structural equation modeling (SEM) method to reveal the mechanisms influencing nurses’ risk perception and preventive practices related to nosocomial COVID-19 infection. Results A model of the factors that influence nurses’ risk perception and preventive practices regarding nosocomial COVID-19 infection was established. The model verified hypotheses regarding the impact of nurses’ risk perception and preventive practices. Notably, the hypothesis that risk perception has an impact on nurses’ preventive practices regarding nosocomial infection is not valid. Moreover, different marital and educational conditions are associated with significant differences in the impact of state anxiety on the execution of preventive practices, the impact of workplace safety perceptions on risk perception, and the impact of workplace safety perceptions on the execution of preventive practices. The effect of state anxiety on preventive practices differed significantly with different durations of work experience. Conclusions According to the results of the influencing factor model, promoting the quality of training on nosocomial infection, meliorating workplace safety, and conducting timely and effective psychological interventions would aid in improving nurses’ preventive practices. Meliorating workplace safety and easing state anxiety would be beneficial to reduce nurses’ risk perception. These strategies are conducive to the optimization of policies for preventing nosocomial COVID-19 infections and similar infectious diseases.

The impact of tourists' emotions on satisfaction and destination loyalty – an integrative moderated mediation model: tourists' experience in Switzerland

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
pp. 509-528 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samaan Al‐Msallam
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Positive Emotions ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Negative Emotions ◽  
Perceived Quality ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Destination Loyalty ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of tourists' emotional responses toward a particular destination on tourists' satisfaction and destination loyalty. Perceived quality adds as a moderator variable.Design/methodology/approachThis study adopted a quantitative data collection method, with distributing the questionnaire to 346 tourists of 43 nationalities in four main tourist attractions in Switzerland. The structural equation modeling approach and bootstrapping technique were used to empirically test the study hypotheses.FindingsThe results confirm the negative impact of negative emotions. The mediating role of the tourists' satisfaction was documented. As expected, perceived quality dampened the negative effect of negative emotions on tourists' satisfaction. However, surprisingly, it does not serve as a moderator in the relationship between positive emotions and tourists' satisfaction.Practical implicationsThis study resulted in a set of practical marketing recommendations. Tourism marketers are encouraged to keep positive emotions high among tourists, aimed to increase their satisfaction toward the destination and revisit it again in the future and also, pay more attention to the quality of the destination as an essential tool to reduce the impact of negative emotions.Originality/valueMany studies in tourism literature studied associations between positive emotions and tourists' behavior. The present study is drawing more attention to negative emotions. In addition, this study tries to address the gap in the tourism literature regarding the modified impact of perceived quality on the relationship between emotions and tourists' satisfaction.

Destination perceived quality, tourist satisfaction and word-of-mouth

2017 ◽  
Vol 72 (4) ◽  
pp. 392-410 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tz-Li Wang ◽  
Phuong Thi Kim Tran ◽  
Vinh Trung Tran
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Word Of Mouth ◽  
Group Analysis ◽  
Perceived Quality ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Moderating Variables ◽  
Tourist Satisfaction ◽  
Visit Frequency ◽  
The Impact

Purpose This paper aims to examine the effects of gender and visit frequency as moderating variables on the relationships among destination perceived quality, tourist satisfaction and word-of-mouth (WOM). Design/methodology/approach This study incorporated several previous research models to propose a conceptual model that fully explains the relationships among destination perceived quality, tourist satisfaction, visit frequency and WOM. One important thing to consider is whether gender and visit frequency impact on the relationships among these factors. In addition, this study was able to generate measurement items for the dimensions by analyzing specific tourism conditions in Danang City and referring to the scales of these factors in previous studies. Quantitative research was conducted to test the scales of the research model and hypotheses through data collected from 303 domestic tourists. Findings Structural equation modeling and a multi-group analysis were used to test the hypotheses and the invariance of structural coefficients across groups. The results indicate that destination perceived quality has significant, positive and direct effect on tourist satisfaction; WOM is positively influenced by destination perceived quality and tourist satisfaction; and there is significant relationship between visit frequency and WOM. In particular, when exploring the impact of moderating variables such as gender and visit frequency, this study also found that the impacts of destination perceived quality on WOM are different between genders, and this impact is stronger for female rather than male tourists; and the effect of destination perceived quality on tourist satisfaction is stronger for the first visit than for later visits. Research limitations/implications This paper is limited in its ability to gather a larger sample to more generally represent the complete domestic market, as well as in its lack of a comparison of online versus offline WOM effects by gender. Originality/value This paper was conducted to have a better understanding of how tourist demographic characteristics such as gender and visit frequency are important contributors that influence the relationships among these three factors. This paper has important implications for marketers and managers of Danang, such as local tourism authorities, commercial association managers, hotel owners, restaurant owners and tour managers working to improve the quality of this destination, and thus better satisfying tourists and competing with other destinations.

scholarly journals The Impact of Demographic Characteristics and Risk Tolerance on Investors’ Risk Perception and Portfolio Management

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 33-48
Author(s):  
Taqadus Bashir ◽  
Sadia Shaheen ◽  
Zahra Batool ◽  
Mohsin Hassan Butt ◽  
Aaqiba Javed
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Behavioral Finance ◽  
Portfolio Management ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Risk Tolerance ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
The Impact

Behavioral finance focuses on psychological factors—such as risk perception and portfolio management—that play a crucial role in investors’ financial decisionmaking. This study investigates the effect of risk tolerance and demographic characteristics on risk perception and portfolio management, which, in turn, affect investors’ decisions. Applying structural equation modeling to data collected from a sample of 120 respondents, we find a significant and positive relationship between risk perception and risk tolerance. Similarly, certain demographic characteristics, such as age and education, have a significant and positive relationship with risk perception while others, such as income and gender, have a significant but negative relationship with risk perception. Risk tolerance has a significant but negative relationship with portfolio management. Age, education, and income have a significant but negative relationship with portfolio management, while gender has a significant and positive relationship with portfolio management.

scholarly journals Effect of Risk Perception on the Prevention of Beauty Salon by COVID-19 Related Customers on the Avoidance of Hair Salon and the Form of Preferred Hair Salon

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 890-897
Author(s):  
Hye Hyun Song ◽  
Eun Jin Yang
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Brand Preference ◽  
Control Factors ◽  
Hair Salon ◽  
Spatial Risk ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Personnel Control

The purpose of this study is to find out the impact of COVID-19 customer-oriented hair salon quarantine measures on the risk perception and preferred hair salon types, and to establish quarantine measures for each hair salon type. As a research method, self-administered questionnaire and the collected 427 were analyzed by using SPSS24.0. and structural equation modeling was performed on the result by using frequency analysis exploratory factor analysis, reliability analysis, and multiple regression analysis. As a result, the effect of preventive measures on the risk perception of visiting hair salons is that, first, spatial risk perception factors affect the definition of air quarantine, personal quarantine, and personnel control factors affect the higher the risk factor. As a result of examining the impact of hair salon quarantine measures on preferred hair salon types, first, small preference factors affect the definition of air quarantine, personnel control factors, and second, large and brand preference factors increase with higher preference for personnel control and air quarantine factors. In conclusion, through the results of this study, it is necessary to prepare improvements to various hair salon quarantine measures to reduce the risk of customers entering Hair Salon and to ensure smooth inflow of each salon.

scholarly journals Investigation of the Impact of School Climate and Teachers’ Self-Efficacy on Job Satisfaction: A Cross-Cultural Approach

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ioannis G. Katsantonis
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
School Climate ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Mediation Effects ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Cross Cultural Differences ◽  
The Impact

The purpose of this study is twofold: (a) To confirm the mediating role of teachers’ self-efficacy between the relation of school climate and teachers’ job satisfaction and (b) to tease apart any cross-cultural effects of the association of self-efficacy and job satisfaction by comparing teachers’ responses. Drawing upon the publicly available TALIS 2018 (June 2019) database, a representative sample of 51,782 primary school teachers from 15 countries was used for the analyses. Structural equation modeling was implemented to test for mediation effects of teachers’ self-efficacy at the individuals’ level and a general linear model (GLM) MANOVA was applied to compare the participants’ scores in self-efficacy and job satisfaction across cultures. Results indicate, in accordance with previous research, that self-efficacy is a mediating variable of the relation between school climate and job satisfaction at the individuals’ level across cultures. Moreover, the GLM revealed statistically significant cross-cultural differences among teachers’ responses in job satisfaction and self-efficacy. These findings have implications for teachers’ wellbeing and resilience.

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