scholarly journals Why Is Collaborative Apparel Consumption Gaining Popularity? An Empirical Study of US Gen Z Consumers

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (15) ◽  
pp. 8360
Author(s):  
Lindsay McCoy ◽  
Yuan-Ting Wang ◽  
Ting Chi
Keyword(s):  
Explanatory Power ◽  
Intention To Use ◽  
Fashion Leadership ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Need For Uniqueness ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
The Us ◽  
Multiple Regression Method ◽  
Perceived Consumer Effectiveness ◽  
Sustainability Movement

Apparel rental, also known as collaborative apparel consumption, has created an innovative and popular business model, providing consumers with the ability to focus on using their products instead of ownership. Recent surveys show that sustainability is driving demand and customer loyalty in the US. Among all generations, Gen Z consumers lead the way. To better understand the emerging popularity of apparel rental services among Gen Z consumers who are becoming a major driving force for retail growth and the sustainability movement, this study aimed to identify the factors significantly influencing Gen Z consumers’ intention to use apparel rental services; 362 eligible responses were gathered via a questionnaire survey. The psychometric properties of the proposed model were examined, and the multiple regression method was applied to test the hypotheses. Attitude, subject norms, perceived consumer effectiveness, past environmental behavior, and fashion leadership significantly affected Gen Z consumers’ intentions to use apparel rental services. Attitude plays a mediating role between Gen Z consumers’ environmental knowledge, fashion leadership, need for uniqueness, and their intention to use apparel rental services. The proposed research model exhibited good explanatory power, accounting for 58.6% of the variance in Gen Z consumers’ use intention toward apparel rental services.

Mobile-Commerce Intention to Use via SMS

2009 ◽  
pp. 230-253 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kamel Rouibah
Keyword(s):  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Technology Acceptance Model ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Theory Of Reasoned Action ◽  
Reasoned Action ◽  
Arab World ◽  
Explanatory Power ◽  
Intention To Use ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Acceptance Model

With the widespread use of mobile phones in the Arab world, companies, including banks, are offering different communication channels for their customers to access their services. Among these channels, this study investigates the level of intention to use SMS for banking transactions. To reach this objective the study compares the explanatory power of six technology adoption models to predict SMS intention to use. These models are: the theory of reasoned action, the theory of panned behavior, the technology acceptance model, the decomposed theory of planed behavior, Nyvseen’s et al., (2005) model, and a new model proposed by the authors. A convenient sample of 171 users in Kuwait was used to compare these models using regression analysis. Results show that the decomposed theory of planned behavior has the largest explanatory power, followed by the new proposed model. Results also reveal that the technology acceptance model and the theory of reasoned action have the least explanatory power. These results provide researchers and practitioners with some insights on the adoption of SMS. For researchers, such insights would be useful in understanding the adoption phenomenon, while for practitioners, such insights would provide some basis for adopting certain policies to promote adoption.

scholarly journals Spatial Dynamics between Firm Sales and Environmental Responsibility: The Mediating Role of Corporate Innovation

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 1684 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiafeng Gu
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Explanatory Power ◽  
Spatial Dynamics ◽  
Spillover Effect ◽  
External Control ◽  
Environmental Responsibility ◽  
Systematic Research ◽  
Corporate Environmental Responsibility ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Corporate Innovation

Corporate environmental responsibility (CER) is increasingly gaining interest among researchers and practitioners. Despite this extensive interest, systematic research regarding the effect of sales on environmental performance remains scarce. In this study, an empirical analysis on a sample of 909 Chinese listed companies from 2010 to 2016 showed that sales positively impact environmental performance. This study also showed that corporate innovation mediates the relationship between sales and environmental performance. Furthermore, this study showed that environmental performance has a positive spatial spillover effect. Enterprises appear to promote their own environmental performance as a response to a rise in the environmental performance of their neighbors. The external control theory of organization has important reference significance and explanatory power for CER behavior in emerging economies.

scholarly journals Dysfunctional Customer Behavior, Employee Service Sabotage, and Sustainability: Can Social Support Make a Difference?

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (7) ◽  
pp. 3628
Author(s):  
Jinsoo Hwang ◽  
Yekyoung Yoo ◽  
Insin Kim
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Customer Behavior ◽  
Restaurant Industry ◽  
Customer Contact ◽  
Service Employees ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Service Sabotage ◽  
Dysfunctional Customer Behavior

In a restaurant industry, dysfunctional customer behavior damages customer-contact service employees’ mental health which may lead to employee defection. This study examined the effects of dysfunctional customer behavior on service employees’ service sabotage which is a mechanisms for protecting themselves from outside pressures. Additionally, it determined if emotional exhaustion plays a mediating role in the relationship between dysfunctional customer behavior and employees’ service sabotage and verified the moderating role of social support. The proposed model was tested empirically using the data from 329 restaurant customer-contact service employees in South Korea. The results indicated that dysfunctional customer behavior increased the incidence of employees’ service sabotage. Moreover, emotional exhaustion was a significant mediator in the link from dysfunctional customer behavior to employees’ service sabotage. In addition, social support moderated the effects of dysfunctional customer behavior on service sabotage. This study provides insights into the effects of dysfunctional customer behavior and methods of supporting employees socially.

Investigation of the relationships among educational application (APP) quality, computer anxiety and student engagement

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jung-Chieh Lee ◽  
Liang Nan Xiong
Keyword(s):  
Student Engagement ◽  
Computer Anxiety ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
System Quality ◽  
Is Success ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Traditional Classroom Teaching ◽  
Educational Applications

PurposeNumerous educational applications (APP) have been developed to assist traditional classroom teaching and student learning. APP quality plays a critical role in influencing students' learning behaviors. However, the role negative mindsets, especially computer anxiety, play in how APP quality affects student engagement remains unknown. To address the relationships among APP quality, computer anxiety and student engagement in an APP-based learning environment, we developed an extended information system (IS) success model that includes interface and instructor quality.Design/methodology/approachTo empirically test the proposed model, we conducted a survey with a sample of 225 university students and examined the hypotheses using the partial least squares (PLS) method.FindingsComputer anxiety was demonstrated to fully mediate the relationships between student engagement and interface quality and service quality and system quality. In addition, the instructor quality acts as a partial mediator of the relationship between computer anxiety and student engagement.Originality/valueThis study reveals the important mediating role of computer anxiety in APP-assisted learning and the special status of instructor quality and user experience in influencing student engagement. The findings of this study shed meaningful light on the practical implications for instructors and APP software developers.

scholarly journals Healthcare Access and Utilization among Korean Americans: The Mediating Role of English Use and Proficiency

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiang Li ◽  
Annette E. Maxwell ◽  
Beth A. Glenn ◽  
Alison K. Herrmann ◽  
L Cindy Chang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Insurance ◽  
Length Of Stay ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Insurance Coverage ◽  
Korean Americans ◽  
Usual Source Of Care ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Usual Source ◽  
The Us ◽  
Source Of Care

The literature suggests that Korean Americans underutilize health services. Cultural factors and language barriers appear to influence this pattern of low utilization but studies on the relationships among length of stay in the US, English use and proficiency, and utilization of health services among Korean Americans have yielded inconsistent results. This study examines whether English language use and proficiency plays a mediating role in the relationships between length of stay in the US and health insurance coverage, access to and use of care. Structural equation modeling was used for mediation analysis with multiple dependent variables among Korean Americans (N= 555) using baseline data from a large trial designed to increase Hepatitis B testing. The results show 36% of the total effect of proportion of lifetime in the US on having health insurance was significantly mediated by English use and proficiency (indirect effect =0.166, SE= 0.07, p<.05; direct effect=0.296, SE= 0.13, p<.05). Proportion of lifetime in the US was not associated with usual source of care and health service utilization. Instead, health care utilization was primarily driven by having health insurance and a usual source of care, further underscoring the importance of these factors. A focus on increasing English use and proficiency and insurance coverage among older, female, less educated Korean Americans has the potential to mitigate health disparities associated with reduced access to health services in this population.

Exploring Determinants Influencing the Intention to Use Mobile Payment Service

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 17-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amira F. A. Mahran ◽  
Hala M. Labib Enaba
Keyword(s):  
Online Survey ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Behavioral Control ◽  
Mobile Services ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Mobile Payment ◽  
Perceived Behavioral Control ◽  
Intention To Use ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Egyptian Culture

Mobile services are becoming increasingly commonplace in everyday life; however, Mobile payment (M-payment) is not among frequently used mobile services. The slowness of the diffusion of this service is the point of departure of the current research. The authors discuss why consumers are slow in adopting M-payment service and develop a proposed model that measures the customer’s attitude and intention to use this technology in Egypt. Different theories from diverse fields are reviewed to formulate the study’s conceptual framework. Empirical data were collected via an online survey for a sample of 490 students in “open education”, a type of e-distance learning. The results suggest that although the most important determinants influencing the customer’s attitude toward the service are perceived behavioral control and perceived usefulness, those influencing the intention to use it are perceived innovativeness, perceived expressiveness, facilitating condition, perceived usefulness, and social pressure. The results of the research differ from those of previous studies because of the effect of the Egyptian culture. Service providers can benefit from the results when formulating the marketing strategies to increase the usage of this service, improving mobile commerce.

scholarly journals Exploring the Drivers of Intention to Use Interactive Whiteboards among Malaysia University Students: Does Technology Self-Efficacy Matter?

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (01) ◽  
pp. 163
Author(s):  
Kung-Teck Wong ◽  
Mazura @ Mastura Binti Muhammad ◽  
Norazilawati Binti Abdullah
Keyword(s):  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Student Teachers ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Interactive Whiteboards ◽  
Intention To Use ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Effective Use ◽  
Published Research

The effective use of an interactive whiteboard (IWB) in teacher-education institutions depends strongly on student teachers’ intention of using it. Despite the recent surge in published research on the widespread applications for IWB in teaching and learning, few have developed a model to elucidate the elements which contribute to student teachers’ intention to use IWB. The aim of this study was to develop a model which demonstrates the variables that affect student teachers’ intentions and which also explain their interactions. The proposed IWB intention to use research model is based on prominent educational technology acceptance theories and models. Five variables (technology self-efficacy, performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence, and intention to use) were selected to build a model for this study. Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) was used for this study to identify the predictors and the model fit. The proposed model has accounted for 47.6% of the variance in the intention to use IWB.

Modelling the significance of social support and entrepreneurial skills for determining entrepreneurial behaviour of individuals

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 242-266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Shoaib Farooq
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Explanatory Power ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intention ◽  
Subjective Norms ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Entrepreneurial Behaviour ◽  
Entrepreneurial Skills ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
The Impact

Purpose Although entrepreneurial behaviour is considered a key element for economic development, yet very less is known about the determinants of factors leading towards entrepreneurial intention and behaviour. In order to bridge this gap, the purpose of this paper is to investigate the role of social support and entrepreneurial skills in determining entrepreneurial behaviour of individuals. Developing on the base of the theory of planned behaviour (TPB), this study investigates the relationship between social support, entrepreneurial skills and entrepreneurial behaviour along with existing constructs of the TPB (i.e. attitude, subjective norms, perceived behavioural control and entrepreneurial intention). Design/methodology/approach Data was collected from 281 respondents using a simple random sampling method, and the variance-based partial least-squares, structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) approach was used for testing the proposed conceptual model. Findings Findings of this study have validated the proposed model, which have an explanatory power of 68.3 per cent. Moreover, findings reveal that social support and entrepreneurial skills have a significant impact on entrepreneurial intention of individuals. However, an unanticipated and non-significant relation between subjective norms and entrepreneurial intention is also found. Research limitations/implications Due to the limited scope of this study, a multi-group analysis is not possible, which is considered as a limitation of this study. Moreover, due to time constraints, this study is conducted within a specified time-frame; however, a longitudinal study over a period of three to six years can overcome this limitation. Practical implications Findings of this study are expected to have substantial implications for policy makers, future researchers and academicians. Outcomes of this study can help to better understand the cognitive phenomenon of nascent entrepreneurs. Moreover, it is expected that this study can serve as a torch-bearer for policy makers to develop better entrepreneurial development programmes, policies and initiatives for promoting self-employment behaviour. Originality/value Findings of this study are a unique step forward and offer new insights towards a better understanding of the determinants of entrepreneurial behaviour. Moreover, this study extends Ajzen’s (1991) TPB in the context of entrepreneurial behaviour. By introducing and investigating the impact of two new variables, i.e. social support and entrepreneurial skills in the TPB and by validating the proposed model with PLS-SEM approach, this study makes a sizeable theoretical, methodological and contextual contribution in the overall body of knowledge.

scholarly journals What Drives Consumer’s Intention to use Online Property Websites: A Conceptual Model

2018 ◽  
pp. 630-633
Keyword(s):  
Real Estate ◽  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Real Estate Market ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Intention To Use ◽  
The Real Estate ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
The Real Estate Market ◽  
Conceptual Paper

The real estate market in Malaysia is growing as the nation grows more prosperous. There were 376,583 transactions recorded in Malaysia in 2010 with an aggregate worth RM107.44 billion (Construction Industry Development ,2016). This study intends to inspect the factors that drive consumer’s intention to use online property website. Previous literature does not include in-depth analyses such as consumer behavior. Hence, this conceptual paper proposes a model the key constructs that determine consumers’ intention to use online property website based on the Stimulus-Organism-Response (S-O-R) model. The proposed model integrates the S-O-R model with atmospheric cues from websites such as informativeness, effectiveness and entertainment. The results of the study provide significant insights the phenomenon of using online property ads and factors that influence consumers’ intention regarding online property websites. Recommendations for future research are also presented.

A Proposed Model to Investigate the Impact of Moral Intelligence and Early Maladaptive Schemas on Emotional Divorce Regarding the Mediating Role of Marital Burnout in Women Referring to Psychological Centers, Ahvaz, Iran

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Path Analysis ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Early Maladaptive Schemas ◽  
Maladaptive Schemas ◽  
Statistical Population ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Moral Intelligence ◽  
The Impact

Introduction and Objectives: Appropriate relationships in society are shaped based on healthy and intimate rapports in families. Divorce is regarded as one of the most important sources of damage to families and marriages. This study aimed to design and test a model to investigate the effect of moral intelligence and early maladaptive schemas on emotional divorce considering the mediating role of marital burnout in women referring to psychological centers in Ahvaz, Iran. Materials and Methods: The statistical population of this descriptive-correlational study included all the women referring to psychological centers in Ahvaz, Iran, during 2019. In total, 264 individuals were selected using the convenience sampling method. The data were collected using an emotional divorce questionnaire, moral intelligence scale, early maladaptive schemas, and marital burnout questionnaire. Furthermore, the proposed model was evaluated using a path analysis method. A bootstrap test was utilized to test the indirect relationships. Pearson correlation coefficient and path analysis through AMOS software were employed to examine the relationships among the variables. Results: The results of this study showed the significance of all direct paths of the early maladaptive schemas with emotional divorce. Indirect pathways were also significant through marital burnout with emotional divorce (P<0.001). Conclusion: The proposed model indicated an acceptable fit level and was regarded as an important step in recognizing the effective factors in the emotional divorce of women. Moreover, it can be useful as a model to develop stress management programs and control increased emotional divorce among women.

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