scholarly journals Influence of Perceived Risk of Blockchain Art Trading on User Attitude and Behavioral Intention

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (23) ◽  
pp. 13470
Author(s):  
Pi-Hsia Liang ◽  
Yan-Ping Chi
Keyword(s):  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Behavioral Intentions ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Online Sales ◽  
Blockchain Technology ◽  
Trading Market ◽  
Sustainable Operation ◽  
User Attitudes ◽  
Technology Users

In the first half of 2020, the average sales volume of gallery operators declined due to the COVID-19 pandemic and art galleries faced a crisis relating to their sustainable operation. However, crypto art finance, which combines online sales with blockchain, is attracting a considerable amount of attention. Can the use of blockchain solve the problems encountered in today’s art trading market? Is it considered acceptable by participants in the art trading market? What factors affect the behavioral intentions of blockchain technology users? In this study, we discussed the relationship between perceived risks and the three external variables of trust, government support, and auction house initiative, as well as their impacts on user attitudes and behavioral intentions regarding blockchain. The results of this study verified key factors that will help to increase the use of blockchain and solve existing market issues. It will also promote the sustainable operation and development of art enterprises and the market.

scholarly journals Perceived Risk and Intentions to Practice Health Protective Behaviors in a Mining-Impacted Region

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (21) ◽  
pp. 7916
Author(s):  
Courtney M. Cooper ◽  
Jeff B. Langman ◽  
Dilshani Sarathchandra ◽  
Chantal A. Vella ◽  
Chloe B. Wardropper
Keyword(s):  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Behavioral Intentions ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Health Belief ◽  
Lead Contamination ◽  
Protective Behaviors ◽  
Lead Hazards ◽  
Belief Model ◽  
Northern Idaho ◽  
The Health Belief Model

Effective risk communication strategies are critical to reducing lead exposure in mining-impacted communities. Understanding the strength of the associations between perceived risk and individuals’ behavioral intentions to protect their health is important for developing these strategies. We conducted a survey within three communities of northern Idaho, USA (n = 306) in or near a Superfund Megasite with legacy mining contamination. Survey data were used to test a theoretical model based on the Health Belief Model. Respondents had higher intentions to practice health protective behaviors when they perceived the risk of lead contamination as severe and recognized the benefits of practicing health protective behaviors. Women reported higher behavioral intentions than men, but age and mining affiliation were not significantly associated with behavioral intentions. Although managing lead hazards in communities impacted by mining is challenging due to widely distributed contamination, effective health risk messages, paired with remediation, are powerful tools to protect the health and safety of residents.

scholarly journals An Exploration into People’s Perception and Intention on using Cryptocurrencies

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-144
Author(s):  
Jake McMorrow ◽  
Mona Seyed Esfahani
Keyword(s):  
New Technologies ◽  
Innovative Technology ◽  
Financial Intermediaries ◽  
Intention To Use ◽  
Technological Evolution ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Human Race ◽  
Blockchain Technology ◽  
Effort Expectancy ◽  
Data Transparency

Abstract The cryptocurrency market has been described as revolutionary due to the constant technological evolution and innovation that the blockchain technology provides. Leading many to believe that this could be the next step for the human race, just like how fiat currency replaced gold. Cryptocurrencies were originally created to be a form of savings or income for the unbanked, reduce costs and energy consumption, for a means of data transparency and to remove financial intermediaries. It is undeniable that the cryptocurrency market has created a divide of opinions, as some look to explore the market further while others reject the thought of adopting this innovative technology completely. This study focuses on the perception and intention to use cryptocurrencies. Diving into previous literature about the adoption of cryptocurrencies and new technologies. Highlighting key factors that can affect an individual’s perception and gaps in the literature that need to be explored further. A quantitative approach was used to gather data from 102 participants. The findings indicated that performance and effort expectancy as the most influential variables for cryptocurrency adoption, as people seek understanding as what benefits cryptocurrencies can provide for them when they feel incapable of using the innovative technology.

scholarly journals IMPACT OF SOCIOECONOMIC COMPULSION ON NPA LEVEL OF SELECT BANKS IN INDIA A COMPARATIVE STUDY

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pradipta Gangopadhyay ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Behavioral Intentions ◽  
Business Schools ◽  
Uncertainty Avoidance ◽  
Cultural Dimension ◽  
Self Medication ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Aversive Behavior ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose- In pursuit for seeking the understanding of the implications of Hofstede’s cultural dimension, the current study assesses the relationship between uncertainty avoidance and incidence of self- medication among the consumers in Pakistan. Methodology/Sampling- The research methodology for the study is triangulation of qualitative and quantitative techniques. Constructs were espoused from previous studies however adaptation was made to suit the researcher’s needs. The instruments consisted of close ended questions only. Cross sectional data for the study has been collected through convenience sampling from a sample size of 300 students studying in different business schools in Karachi, Pakistan. Findings- We finally conclude that the working professionals enrolled in business schools generally tend to refrain from self- medication because they consider it as risky and that it that could have serious health consequences. However it was found that people tend to self- medicate for common type of ailments based on their previous experiences. The findings also supports are assumption that high score on uncertainty avoidance means low score on behavioral intentions. Practical Implications- The findings of the study suggest a significant relationship between behavioral intentions and uncertainty avoidance, measured through perceived risk and risk aversive behavior. The results of the study posit a negative relation between dependent and independent variables.

scholarly journals A novel decentralized platform for peer-to-peer energy trading market with blockchain technology

2021 ◽  
Vol 282 ◽  
pp. 116123
Author(s):  
Ayman Esmat ◽  
Martijn de Vos ◽  
Yashar Ghiassi-Farrokhfal ◽  
Peter Palensky ◽  
Dick Epema
Keyword(s):  
Peer To Peer ◽  
Energy Trading ◽  
Blockchain Technology ◽  
Trading Market

scholarly journals Industrial Symbiosis in Taiwan: Case Study on Linhai Industrial Park

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 4564
Author(s):  
Nathaniel John Maynard ◽  
Vaishnav Raj Kanagaraj Subramanian ◽  
Chien-Yu Hua ◽  
Shih-Fang Lo
Keyword(s):  
Economic Performance ◽  
Resource Sharing ◽  
Industrial Ecology ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Policy Support ◽  
Industrial Park ◽  
Industrial Symbiosis ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Industrial Parks

Eco-industrial parks (EIP) are a community of manufacturing businesses which seek better environmental and economic performance by using the principles of Industrial Ecology (IE). In Taiwan, government-designated EIPs have operated since 1995, with 23 industrial parks currently in operation. This study presents a case from Taiwan, the Linhai Industrial park, and analyzes the park’s transition towards industrial symbiosis and resource sharing. Resource sharing modifications resulted in reduced carbon emissions, millions of liters of fuel saved, and thousands of tons of industrial waste recycled. This successful transition was possible because of coordinated government support. Key factors include technological subsidies, policy support, and willing manufacturers. Additional explanations for Linhai’s current success are explored and future areas of research are identified.

On the Need for Prospective Disaster Survey Panels

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 299-301 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew M. Parker ◽  
Amanda F. Edelman ◽  
Katherine G. Carman ◽  
Melissa L. Finucane
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Social Learning ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Behavioral Intentions ◽  
Longitudinal Assessment ◽  
Scientific Methods ◽  
The Public ◽  
Behavioral Studies ◽  
Self Reports ◽  
Source Of Information

ABSTRACTDisasters are typically unforeseen, causing most social and behavioral studies about disasters to be reactive. Occasionally, predisaster data are available, for example, when disasters happen while a study is already in progress or where data collected for other purposes already exist, but planned pre-post designs are all but nonexistent. This gap fundamentally limits the quantification of disasters’ human toll. Anticipating, responding to, and managing public reactions require a means of tracking and understanding those reactions, collected using rigorous scientific methods. Oftentimes, self-reports from the public are the best or only source of information, such as perceived risk, behavioral intentions, and social learning. Significant advancement in disaster research, to best inform practice and policy, requires well-designed surveys with large probability-based samples and longitudinal assessment of individuals across the life-cycle of a disaster and across multiple disasters.

Generations on New Technologies in Retail Banking in the Context of Knowledge Economy

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 19-33
Author(s):  
Małgorzata Kieżel ◽  
Magdalena Stefańska
Keyword(s):  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Information Society ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Retail Banking ◽  
Innovative Technology ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Advanced Technologies ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Innovative Solutions ◽  
Retail Banks

Together with development of innovative technology, retail banks increasingly and more frequently apply it to create and provide customers value. Such trends are justified in the article, considering the development of information society as well as progressing diversity in customers' preferences. The differences are increasingly stronger, especially if consumers' age representing different generations. The purpose of the article is to identify and evaluate the scope of use of retail banking products based on innovative technologies by customers in total, and while taking into account belonging to three various generations. According to the results of the research, security, lower price and growth of the comfort of use are the key factors to encourage the customers to use innovative solutions in banking. The most important barriers in that area are the costs that occur together with products based on advanced technologies and perceived risk of using unknown earlier services. However, acceptance of technologically advanced products by a wide range of customers depends on generation.

scholarly journals INVESTIGATING CONSUMER BEHAVIOR TOWARDS SELF- MEDICATION IN THE LIGHT OF UNCERTAINTY AVOIDANCE

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Faryal Salman ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Behavioral Intentions ◽  
Business Schools ◽  
Uncertainty Avoidance ◽  
Cultural Dimension ◽  
Self Medication ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Aversive Behavior ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose: In pursuit for seeking the understanding of the implications of Hofstede’s cultural dimension, the current study assesses the relationship between uncertainty avoidance and incidence of self- medication among the consumers in Pakistan. Methodology/Sampling: The research methodology for the study is triangulation of qualitative and quantitative techniques. Constructs were espoused from previous studies however adaptation was made to suit the researcher’s needs. The instruments consisted of close ended questions only. Cross sectional data for the study has been collected through convenience sampling from a sample size of 300 students studying in different business schools in Karachi, Pakistan. Findings: We finally conclude that the working professionals enrolled in business schools generally tend to refrain from self- medication because they consider it as risky and that it that could have serious health consequences. However it was found that people tend to self- medicate for common type of ailments based on their previous experiences. The findings also supports are assumption that high score on uncertainty avoidance means low score on behavioral intentions. Practical Implications: The findings of the study suggest a significant relationship between behavioral intentions and uncertainty avoidance, measured through perceived risk and risk aversive behavior. The results of the study posit a negative relation between dependent and independent variables.

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