scholarly journals A SEM Approach to the Direct and Indirect Links between WaSH Services and Access to Food in Countries in Protracted Crises: The Case of Western Bahr-el-Ghazal State, South Sudan

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (22) ◽  
pp. 9631
Author(s):  
Maria Sassi
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Indirect Effect ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Structural Equation Models ◽  
South Sudan ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Coping Capacity ◽  
The Public ◽  
Basic Model ◽  
Access To Food

As highlighted by the 2030 Agenda, access to food is a crucially important aspect of sustainable development. In this context, the association between WaSH services and access to food still needs to be clearly understood. This study investigates the direct and indirect impact of the WaSH environment of households on access to food, and the role of mediation variables and insecurity due to war and conflicts in South Sudan. We considered a statistically representative sample of 1382 households and used two structural equation models based on primary data. A basic model estimates association between household WaSH environment and food security directly and indirectly through the household livelihood-based coping capacity and poverty perception. Its extended version includes the indirect effect of insecurity due to war and conflicts. Results are theoretically coherent and demonstrate the relevance of the household WaSH environment for food security. The indirect effect of the absence of insecurity due to conflicts and war on food security adds to the basic model a statistically significant total indirect effect. From a policy perspective, the study suggests reinforcement of the capacity of the public sector for delivering WaSH services and the need for multi-sectoral solutions linking humanitarian, development, and peace approaches.

A Psychological Process of Bureaucratic Whistleblowing: Applying the Theory of Planned Behavior

2021 ◽  
pp. 027507402110033
Author(s):  
Hongseok Lee ◽  
Minsung Michael Kang ◽  
Sun Young Kim
Keyword(s):  
Theory Of Planned Behavior ◽  
Planned Behavior ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Structural Equation Models ◽  
Behavioral Control ◽  
Perceived Behavioral Control ◽  
Psychological Process ◽  
Public Employees ◽  
The Public ◽  
Using Data

Whistleblowing is a psychological process that involves the calculation of risks and benefits. While there exists a broad range of research on whistleblowing in the public sector, previous studies have not examined its entire process due to the limited focus on either whistleblowing intention or whistleblowing behavior. This study aims to fill this gap by applying the theory of planned behavior (TPB) to the whistleblowing context. Specifically, we examine how individual beliefs about the likely consequences of whistleblowing (attitude toward whistleblowing), others’ expectations about whistleblowing (subjective norm), and the capability of blowing the whistle (perceived behavioral control) influence public employees’ actual whistleblowing by way of their intention to report wrongdoings. A series of structural equation models are tested using data from the 2010 Merit Principles Survey. The findings show that the more the employees perceive that the consequences of whistleblowing are important, the more the key referents support whistleblowing, and the more the protections for whistleblowers are available, the more likely are their intentions to disclose wrongdoings and then actually engage in whistleblowing behavior. We conduct additional analyses for internal and external whistleblowers separately and find that there are both meaningful similarities and differences between the two groups. This study provides support for the validity of TPB as a theoretical framework for better understanding and explicating the psychological process of bureaucratic whistleblowing.

Analysis of Role of Digital Marketing to Improve Brand Image through Brand Equity at PT Pegadaian (Persero) Labuhan Deli Sub-Branch, Medan

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 696-703
Author(s):  
Yandri Rezziansyah Sitompul ◽  
Nisrul Irawati ◽  
Rulianda Purnomo Wibowo
Keyword(s):  
Brand Equity ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Brand Image ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Digital Marketing ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Original Sample ◽  
The Public ◽  
Good System

Digital marketing is a marketing process that utilizes online channels (internet) to introduce, educate, branding and also establish communication with customers and the form of online channels can be in the form of websites or applications on mobile phones. The formulation of the problem in this study are: (1) Does Digital Marketing affect the formation of Brand Image at PT Pegadaian (Persero) Labuhan Deli Sub-Branch, Medan; (2) Does Digital Marketing affect the establishment of Brand Equity at PT Pegadaian (Persero) Sub Branch Labuhan Deli, Medan; (3) Does brand equity affect the formation of brand image in PT Pegadaian (Persero) Sub Branch Labuhan Deli, Medan; (4) Does Digital Marketing affect the formation of Brand Image through Brand Equity at PT Pegadaian (Persero) Sub Branch Labuhan Deli, Medan. The type of research used in this study is a descriptive method with a correlational type using a quantitative approach, using two types of data collection, namely secondary data and primary data by taking a sample of 130 respondents, which is carried out by testing the validity and. reliability test, and using data analysis methods, namely descriptive analysis and Structural Equation Model - Partial Least Square. The results show that (1) Digital Marketing has a positive and significant effect on Brand Image, in the sense that Digital Marketing at PT Pegadaian (Persero) Labuhan Deli Sub-Branch has a good system so that the company's brand image can be understood and remembered by the public or customers who transact using pawn services; (2) Digital Marketing has a positive and significant effect on Brand Equity, in the sense that Digital Marketing at PT Pegadaian (Persero) Labuhan Deli Sub-Branch has a good system so that the company's brand equity can be accepted and easily remembered by the public or customers who transact using pawn services based on marketing and financial activities; (3) partially the Brand Equity variable has a positive and significant influence on Brand Image, in the sense that if customers are interested in the digital Pegadaian brand at PT Pegadaian (Persero) Labuhan Deli Sub-Branch, the brand image of the product will also increase; (4) the digital marketing variable (X) has a simultaneous effect on brand image (Y) through brand equity (Z), where the original sample value (Original Sample) is 0.244, the t-statistic value is 4.955 and the p-values is 0.000, then the brand equity variable (Z) is able to mediate the relationship of digital marketing variable (X) to brand image (Y). Keywords: Digital Marketing, Brand Image, Brand Equity.

Considering the Impact of Early Trauma on Coping and Pathology to Predict Posttraumatic Growth Among 9-1-1 Telecommunicators

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (21-22) ◽  
pp. 4709-4731 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa J. London ◽  
Mary C. Mercer ◽  
Michelle M. Lilly
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Growth ◽  
Childhood Trauma ◽  
Indirect Effect ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Structural Equation Models ◽  
Trauma Exposure ◽  
First Responders ◽  
Lifetime Trauma ◽  
Early Trauma ◽  
The Impact

Recent research has demonstrated that first responders may report posttraumatic growth (PTG), positive psychological changes that arise in the aftermath of a trauma. Less is known regarding the perception of PTG among 9-1-1 telecommunicators, a group of first responders exposed to a high degree of lifetime trauma, including duty-related trauma as well as early and non-duty-related trauma. Moreover, the impact of childhood trauma on the processes involved in the perception of growth is less clear. While some distress is needed to facilitate processes that lead to the perception of PTG, it has been suggested that positive associations between PTG and pathology reflect avoidant coping or represent an illusory component of PTG. Structural equation models were used to examine early trauma exposure, coping, and pathology in predicting PTG among 9-1-1 telecommunicators ( N = 788). In separate models using active and avoidant forms of coping, childhood trauma exposure had an indirect effect on PTG through coping. In a model considering both forms of coping, childhood trauma had an indirect effect on PTG through psychopathology, but not through coping. The results show that early trauma exposure leads to the perception of growth through pathways indicative of both adaptive and maladaptive coping processes.

Service Quality, Satisfaction and Trust: a Study of Public Hospitals in Bandung, Indonesia

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3.30) ◽  
pp. 393
Author(s):  
Marcellia Susan ◽  
. .
Keyword(s):  
Service Quality ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Clinical Care ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Care Process ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
The Public

Research on service quality has been performed by researchers on various research objects. In many previous studies, service quality provided by service providers became the factor that affects customer satisfaction and other various research variables. The study was conducted at public hospitals that offer healthcare services with a focus on service quality. The purpose of this study was to analyze the service quality provided by public hospitals, and to test their effect on the satisfaction and trust of patients or attendants. The objects of this research are the public hospitals in Bandung with the patients or attendants as the unit of analysis. Primary data were obtained through the dissemination of questionnaires on patients or attendants to obtain data on their evaluation of service quality of public hospitals, and their satisfaction and trust towards public hospitals. Obtained data was processed using structural equation modeling to confirm causality of related research variable. The results depict the service quality provided by public hospitals in Bandung covering infrastructure, personnel quality, clinical care process, administrative procedures, safety indicators, and social responsibility. Moreover, the results of hypothesis testing show that service quality has an influence on patient satisfaction, and ultimately affects their trust in the hospital.  

Impact of total quality management, organisational excellence and entrepreneurial orientation on organisational performance: empirical evidence from the public sector in UAE

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (9) ◽  
pp. 2497-2519 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hassan Saleh Al-Dhaafri ◽  
Mohammed Saleh Alosani
Keyword(s):  
Quality Management ◽  
Total Quality Management ◽  
Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Total Effect ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Organisational Performance ◽  
Total Quality ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Public

PurposeDrawing upon the resource-based view, the authors examined empirically the total effect of total quality management (TQM), organisational excellence and entrepreneurial orientation (EO) on organisational performanceDesign/methodology/approachHypotheses were formed to be tested using primary data collected through a survey questionnaire. The data were collected from the Dubai police organisation as a field of study. Out of the 500 distributed questionnaires, 280 questionnaires were returned. Partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) was used to analyse the data for measurement and structural models.FindingsThe statistical results that were extracted using PLS-SEM confirmed the positive and significant effect of TQM, organisational excellence and EO on organisational performance.Practical implicationsIn this study, many valuable implications were found from the results. The outcomes of this study can help managers, decision makers and practitioners in considering the importance of implementing practices, such as TQM, excellence and EO in their organisations. Therefore, the outcomes can help in achieving the best desired performance.Originality/valueThe present study is one of the most important empirical research studies that examine the total effect of TQM, organisational excellence and EO on performance relationships.

scholarly journals Analysis of Regional Development and The Needs of Clean Water Services in Medan City

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (8) ◽  
pp. 670-681
Author(s):  
Feby Milanie ◽  
Sumono . ◽  
Rujiman .
Keyword(s):  
Water Supply ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Structural Equation Models ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Clean Water ◽  
Analysis Model ◽  
Environmental Aspects ◽  
Industrial Growth

This study aims to analyze the influence of biophysical, economic, location, socio-cultural, institutional and environmental aspects on the water supply and the need for clean water in Medan city. Clean water was originally consideredas social goods that were freely accessed. The need for clean water for the population in Medan city is heightened due to the population growth, the increase on economic activities such as industrial growth in small-scale, medium and large industries, the development of public facilities and the increasing welfare of the community. The primary and secondary data obtained from relevant agencies and public in Medan city are used in this study. The secondary data were obtained starting in 1990 - 2012, while primary data were obtained from 30 respondents. The analysis model used is the structural equation models. The results have shown that; (i) biophysical, economic, location, sociocultural, institutional, environmental aspects positively influence the water supply and the need for clean water; (ii) there is a greater influence of water needs on the water supply, as compared to the effect of water supply to the needs of clean water.

scholarly journals IS THE SUCCESS OF THE AUDIT DETERMINED BY THE AUDITOR'S EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE?

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rapina Rapina ◽  
Fiorin Tantya Ivanna ◽  
Ivanna Lavenia Hartono ◽  
Monica F. Hermanto ◽  
Wilfred Purnama ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Audit Quality ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Questionnaire Data ◽  
Public Accounting ◽  
Accounting Firm ◽  
The Public ◽  
Independent Variable

The success or failure of the audit activities carried out by the auditor is known as audit quality. An audit is considered qualified if it is carried out in accordance with applicable auditing standards or regulations. There are several factors that can affect audit quality and one of them is emotional intelligence which will be the independent variable in this study. This study was conducted to test and analyze the influence of emotional intelligence on audit quality at the Public Accounting Firm in Bandung. The data used in this study are primary data obtained from distributing questionnaires to 48 partners of the Public Accounting Firm as respondents who participated in filling out the questionnaire. Data analysis in this study used a structural equation model - PLS. The results showed that emotional intelligence has a significant effect on audit quality.

scholarly journals Value management implementation barriers for sustainable building: a bibliometric analysis and partial least square structural equation modeling

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Farouk Kineber ◽  
Idris Othman ◽  
Ayodeji Emmanuel Oke ◽  
Nicholas Chileshe ◽  
Tarek Zayed
Keyword(s):  
Bibliometric Analysis ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Structural Equation Models ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Value Management ◽  
Implementation Barriers ◽  
Content Type

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between overcoming the value management (VM) implementation barriers and VM implementation in the Egyptian building sector. Design/methodology/approach A critical review of the literature on VM was used to through bibliometric analysis has been conducted to highlight the studies’ gap and establish the VM barriers. These obstacles were then contextually transformed via a semi-structured interview and a pilot study, and subsequently organized in the form of a theoretical model. The primary data was collected from 335 building stakeholders in Egypt through the administration of questionnaire surveys. Consequently, structural equation models of partial least squares were applied to statistically assess the final model of VM barriers. Findings The bibliometric analysis shows that there is an inadequate study on VM implementation barriers in the Egyptian construction industry and insufficient studies on implementing VM in developing countries. Results obtained from the proposed model showed that overcoming the VM barriers has a major connection with successful VM implementation. This is indicated with the value of ß = 0.743, which is necessary when the firm is overcoming 1 unit of VM barriers. Originality/value This study fills the knowledge gap by identifying and emphasizing the critical obstacles to VM implementation.

scholarly journals The Effect Of Green Marketing Of Plastic Bag Ban Policy In Modern Retail Stores On Consumer Green Behavior In Bogor City

2019 ◽  
Vol 125 ◽  
pp. 08003
Author(s):  
Harfin Nurulhaq ◽  
Kismartini
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Structural Equation Models ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
City Government ◽  
Green Marketing ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Marketing Process ◽  
Plastic Bag ◽  
Green Behavior

The plastic bag ban policy in every modern retail store is a policy made by the Bogor City Government to reduce plastic waste and encourage an environmentally friendly lifestyle. This policy is stipulated in the Bogor Mayoral Regulation Number 61 of 2018. The policy marketing can be carried out by green marketing process. This study aimed to identify the public response regarding the use of their shopping bags, to identify consumer perception of the plastic bag ban policy, and to identify the effect of green marketing of plastic bag ban policy on green behavior in Bogor City. Primary data was obtained through questionnaire and secondary data were obtained from the archive of Bogor Industry and Trade Department. Data were analyzed using descriptive analysis and structural equation models. The results indicated that after the policy was implemented, more consumers were willing to reduce the use of plastic bags and bring their shopping bags. The green marketing process which had a significant effect on green behavior was to know your customer, empowering the customer and reassure the buyer.

Tourist Satisfaction Analysis Through Structural Equation Models

2020 ◽  
pp. 112-130
Author(s):  
José Carlos Casas-Rosal ◽  
Juan Antonio Jimber del Río ◽  
Ricardo David Hernández Rojas ◽  
Amalia Hidalgo-Fernández
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Structural Equation Models ◽  
Structural Equations ◽  
The Public ◽  
Demographic Profiles ◽  
Tourist Satisfaction ◽  
Level Of Satisfaction ◽  
Degree Of Satisfaction ◽  
Tourist Behaviour ◽  
The City

This chapter analyses the tourist behaviour through the estimation of a statistical model of structural equations, observing to what extent the motivation, interest, and value given to the destination of the trip are determining factors. A study of the socio-demographic profiles, the level of satisfaction, and the loyalty of the tourist with the destination is carried out in this context and in response to the need to analyse and understand the reasons why tourists have a greater or lesser degree of satisfaction with the destination, which is truly necessary to improve the public administrations and private entrepreneur management in this sector. This has been applied to a case study: tourists visiting the city of Cordoba, designing a survey for those who visit the city for cultural reasons.

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