scholarly journals Segmentation by Motivation in Ecotourism: Application to Protected Areas in Guayas, Ecuador

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mauricio Carvache-Franco ◽  
Marival Segarra-Oña ◽  
Conrado Carrascosa-López
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Natural World ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Private Companies ◽  
Hierarchical Segmentation ◽  
Nature Appreciation ◽  
Self Development ◽  
Recreation Area

Among tourists, there is recently a growing interest in the environment and enjoying the natural world. This study analyzed the motivations and segmentation of the demand for ecotourism, using functional theory as a reference point. Empirical analysis was carried out in Santay National Recreation Area, Morro Mangrove Wildlife Refuge, and Samanes National Recreation Area. The sample included 382 surveys, obtained in situ using the simple random sampling method. Factorial analysis and non-hierarchical segmentation were performed to analyze the data. The results indicate that there are several motivational dimensions in ecotourism, including self-development, interpersonal relationships and ego-defensive function, building personal relationships, escape reward, and nature appreciation. We also identified three different segments of ecotourists based on their motivations—nature, multiple motives, and reward and escape—as well as the characteristics of the different segments. The present investigation will help public institutions and private companies improve their tourism offerings and develop more efficient marketing plans.

scholarly journals The Role of Motivations in the Segmentation of Ecotourism Destinations: A Study from Costa Rica

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (17) ◽  
pp. 9818
Author(s):  
Mauricio Carvache-Franco ◽  
Wilmer Carvache-Franco ◽  
Ana Gabriela Víquez-Paniagua ◽  
Orly Carvache-Franco ◽  
Allan Pérez-Orozco
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
National Park ◽  
Public Institutions ◽  
Personal Relationships ◽  
National Wildlife Refuge ◽  
Self Development ◽  
Ecological Importance

In recent years, the interests and motivations of tourists for nature and leisure have increased. The objectives of this study include following: (i) identifying the underlying variables or motivational dimensions in ecotourism; and (ii) analyzing the demand segmentation in ecotourism. This empirical study was conducted in The Arenal National Park and The Caño Negro National Wildlife Refuge in Costa Rica, a country with ecological importance for ecotourism. The sample consisted of 310 surveys obtained in situ. For data analysis, factor analysis and a non-hierarchical K-means segmentation were performed. In the study, seven motivational dimensions in ecotourism were obtained, such as “Self-development”, “Interpersonal relationships and ego-defensive function”, “Nature”, “Building personal relationships”, “Rewards” and “Escape”. Moreover, the characteristics of the different segments are established according to their motivations; thus, there are three segments of ecotourists: “Reward and escape”, “Multiple motives” and “Nature”. The findings of this research provide management guides to public institutions and information for companies for developing products according to demand.

scholarly journals Understanding Motivations and Segmentation in Ecotourism Destinations. Application to Natural Parks in Spanish Mediterranean Area

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 4802
Author(s):  
Conrado Carrascosa-López ◽  
Mauricio Carvache-Franco ◽  
José Mondéjar-Jiménez ◽  
Wilmer Carvache-Franco
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Travel Behavior ◽  
Mediterranean Area ◽  
Personal Relationships ◽  
Marketing Planning ◽  
Natural Parks ◽  
Self Development ◽  
Growth Motivation ◽  
Tourism Service

Ecotourism is one of the tourism variants with more annual growth. Motivation has become a fundamental criterion for travel behavior. Segmentation is used to identify the market niches of different tourism products and services. This study collects these three elements and is designed to examine demand segmentation and motivations in ecotourism. The analysis was carried out in the Albufera and Serranía de Cuenca Natural Parks, both located in the Mediterranean area in Spain. The analysis sample consists in 349 surveys obtained in situ. For the data analysis, a factor analysis and nonhierarchical K-media segmentation were performed. The results show eight motivational dimensions: “Interpersonal relationships”, “Self-development”, “Escape”, “Building personal relationships”, “Nature”, “Ego-defensive function”, “Rewards”, and “Fun”. According to tourists’ motivations, three ecotourist segments are obtained: “Nature”, “Multiple motives”, and “Reward and Escape”. This research can assist companies and institutions to improve tourism service offers and perform efficient marketing planning.

Subjectivity as a factor personal and professional development of a police officer

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (4) ◽  
pp. 190-197
Author(s):  
Aleksandr Gorelov ◽  
Stanislav Gorelov ◽  
Nikolay Silkin
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Traditional Learning ◽  
Deterministic System ◽  
Educational Organizations ◽  
Traditional System ◽  
Self Development ◽  
Fundamental Research ◽  
Internal Affairs

The results of analytical studies of the subject and subjectivity in relation to law enforcement officers based on the academicians Eddy V. Sayko and Anatoly A. Derkach’s fundamental research are presented in the article. Service in the internal Affairs bodies is a deterministic system. It is characterized by huge information flows, extreme neuropsychic and emotional loads, and complex interpersonal relationships. In this regard, increased requirements are imposed on employees of all levels of the law enforcement system. After studying the long-term dynamics of the level of readiness of cadets of educational organizations of the Ministry of internal Affairs of Russia in the framework of self-development, it can be concluded that specialized competencies formed in the classroom according to the traditional system are not transformedinto skills of the highest order. Based on the research, the obvious problem of further improving the methodology of teaching competent actions in the course of performing operational and service tasks in various conditions is revealed. It is reasonable that the traditional learning process involves the development of a specific algorithm of actions in standard situations of operational and service activities, and when introducing various tasks of modeling typical situations, students often cannot complete the task in changing conditions (beyond the standard).

scholarly journals Measuring the structure and equation of state of polyethylene terephthalate at megabar pressures

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Lütgert ◽  
J. Vorberger ◽  
N. J. Hartley ◽  
K. Voigt ◽  
M. Rödel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Equation Of State ◽  
Polyethylene Terephthalate ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Equations Of State ◽  
Md Simulations ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Shock Hugoniot ◽  
Highly Correlated

AbstractWe present structure and equation of state (EOS) measurements of biaxially orientated polyethylene terephthalate (PET, $$({\hbox {C}}_{10} {\hbox {H}}_8 {\hbox {O}}_4)_n$$ ( C 10 H 8 O 4 ) n , also called mylar) shock-compressed to ($$155 \pm 20$$ 155 ± 20 ) GPa and ($$6000 \pm 1000$$ 6000 ± 1000 ) K using in situ X-ray diffraction, Doppler velocimetry, and optical pyrometry. Comparing to density functional theory molecular dynamics (DFT-MD) simulations, we find a highly correlated liquid at conditions differing from predictions by some equations of state tables, which underlines the influence of complex chemical interactions in this regime. EOS calculations from ab initio DFT-MD simulations and shock Hugoniot measurements of density, pressure and temperature confirm the discrepancy to these tables and present an experimentally benchmarked correction to the description of PET as an exemplary material to represent the mixture of light elements at planetary interior conditions.

In Situ Exsolved Au Nanoparticles from Perovskite Oxide for Efficient Epoxidation of Styrene

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang Gao ◽  
Xing Chen ◽  
Shuqi Hu ◽  
Shiguo Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Thermodynamic Analysis ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Au Nanoparticles ◽  
Oxide Catalyst ◽  
Density Functional Theory Calculations ◽  
Average Diameter ◽  
Perovskite Oxide ◽  
Functional Theory

Au-doped SrTiO3 perovskite oxide catalyst (Sr0.995Au0.005TiO3-δ) has been designed and synthesized based on thermodynamic analysis and density functional theory calculations. During reduction, Au nanoparticles with an average diameter of 2...

Several Notes on the Existential Hermeneutic Phenomenology for Project Management and Possibilities of Its Extension by Other Existential Concepts: Case Study From the Research Project Team

2020 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. 452-463
Author(s):  
Michal Müller ◽  
Lenka Jedličková
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Hermeneutic Phenomenology ◽  
Project Work ◽  
Management Journal ◽  
Managerial Skills ◽  
Self Development

In this article, we follow up the approach of employing existential hermeneutic phenomenology (EHP) (Rolfe et al., 2016) published in Project Management Journal® and we show that this innovative method, useful in managerial self-development, represents an important tool for learning not only in the private sector, but also in public research projects where managerial skills are required. In this article, we propose an extended EHP framework that includes the original ideas of phenomenologists Fink and Patočka. We present the results of our interpretative phenomenological analysis study, where issues of communication and interpersonal relationships emerge as key problems in project work.

scholarly journals Reflective function: A move to the level of concern

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (5) ◽  
pp. 657-673
Author(s):  
Naomi Benbassat
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Reflective Function ◽  
Self Development ◽  
Family Contexts ◽  
Accurate Perception ◽  
Level Of Concern ◽  
The Individual

Reflective function (RF) is the capacity to reflect on one’s own thinking and feelings, as well as on that of others. It involves an increasingly complex awareness that there is more than what is visible on the surface. Most studies of RF have focused on its significance for self-development and interpersonal relationships in dyadic and family contexts. In this article, I suggest that by imparting a more accurate perception of the intra- and interpersonal reality and interrelatedness, RF is inextricably related to concern and to reaching others in widening circles. I further suggest that obstacles to its development and realization can be found at the individual, relational, and sociopolitical levels. I conclude that the construct of RF both captures and facilitates the connection between psychology and ethics, and that psychologists play a key role in exploring the conditions that affect the realization of RF, and in promoting social change in general.

The catalytic mechanism of the Au@TiO2−x/ZnO catalyst towards a low-temperature water-gas shift reaction

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 768-775
Author(s):  
Ning Liu ◽  
Pan Yin ◽  
Ming Xu ◽  
Yusen Yang ◽  
Shaomin Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional ◽  
Catalytic Mechanism ◽  
Density Functional Theory Calculation ◽  
Water Gas Shift ◽  
Water Gas Shift Reaction ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Shift Reaction ◽  
Water Gas ◽  
Theory Calculation

A redox mechanism towards the water-gas shift reaction was certified based on in situ/operando experiments and density functional theory calculation studies.

The Implications of Perfectionism

2020 ◽  
pp. 79-94
Author(s):  
Timothy Fowler ◽  
Timothy Fowler
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Natural World ◽  
Personal Commitment ◽  
Beliefs And Values ◽  
Children's Interests

Here, I build on the conception of children’s interests outlined in chapter 3, I show how Nussbaum’s list of valuable goods can be productively extended once the requirement to be neutral about ethics is dropped. I offer a view of flourishing grounded in the importance of interpersonal relationships, of agency and an appreciation of the natural world. I then discuss a few more concrete examples of the kinds of beliefs that will be required by progressive upbringing. These are i) a personal commitment to gender equality) knowledge of controversial scientific and historical truths, iii) an openness to sexual choice and iv) a rejection of consumerism. Taken together, these discussions show why justice for children requires them to be raised in an environment conducive to socially liberal beliefs and values, a view that stands in deep tension with theories of liberalism that apply only to politics, and to the preferences of many parents. I turn to these concerns in the next section.

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