scholarly journals Examining Relationships between Education Abroad Program Design and College Students' Global Learning

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-31
Author(s):  
Tara D. Hudson ◽  
Rachel Tomás Morgan
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Learning ◽  
Design Education ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Program Design ◽  
Structural Equation Models ◽  
Global Perspective ◽  
Global Learning ◽  
Education Abroad ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Post Test

Education abroad is a high impact practice that can lead to transformational learning because it challenges students emotionally and intellectually. However, differences in program design may have differential impacts on students’ learning. The purpose of this study was to understand the relationships between desi gn features of education abroad programs specifically, program duration and the extent of students’ engagement in learning and with local communities while abroad and participants’ pre test to post test growth in global learning, measured via the nationall y validated Global Perspective Inventory survey. Using structural equation models, we found program duration and frequency of engagement in certain learning and engagement abroad to have positive effects on participants’ growth, although the relationships varied depending on the dimension of global perspective being measured. Nonetheless, our results provide further support for the need tointentionally design education abroad programs that facilitate deep learning and community interaction in order to ensure student learning.

Dealing with crime, criminals and the criminal justice system through spirituality

2016 ◽  
Vol 90 (4) ◽  
pp. 348-377
Author(s):  
Samta P Pandya
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Group ◽  
Job Stress ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Structural Equation Models ◽  
Spiritual Training ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Job Profile ◽  
Service Duration

Based on a post-test experimental RCT study of 1,698 police officers across 15 countries, the objective is to study the influence of spirituality on their views on crime, criminals and the justice system, and its influence on perceived job stress and resilience building. Results of the structural equation models and path analysis showed that spiritual programmes influenced the treatment group police officers’ views on crime and the system and enabled building resilience. Variations were observed by country, religion, job profile and service duration. Findings build a case for spiritual training of the police officers interfacing with the domain of criminology.

scholarly journals Understanding E-Commerce Consumers’ Repeat Purchase Intention: The Role of Trust Transfer and the Moderating Effect of Neuroticism

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyeon Gyu Jeon ◽  
Cheong Kim ◽  
Jungwoo Lee ◽  
Kun Chang Lee
Keyword(s):  
Purchase Intention ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Structural Equation Models ◽  
Sem Analysis ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Global Model ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Trust Transfer ◽  
Repeat Purchase

The dominant position of e-commerce is especially being articulated in the retailing industry once again due to several constraints that the world faces in the COVID-19 pandemic era. In this regard, this study explores the significant role of trust transfer (from offline to online) and the moderating effect of consumers’ neurotic traits in the framework of trust-satisfaction-repurchase intention in the e-commerce context based on a survey with 406 Korean e-commerce consumers. Moreover, a prediction-oriented segmentation (POS) technique combined with structural equation models (SEM) was utilized to reveal consumers’ probable hidden heterogeneous characteristics. The outcomes of the global model SEM analysis indicate that offline-online trust transference occurs in e-commerce, and the conveyed trust significantly influences satisfaction and consumers’ repeat purchase intention through satisfaction. Neuroticism also has significant positive effects on trust transfer in the global model. However, results in three subgroups generated by POS show heterogeneous characteristics that considerably differed from the global model test results. The implications from this study will be beneficial to field practitioners in the e-commerce industry in addressing the importance of trust transfer, negative neurotic traits as well as heterogeneous aspects of consumers.

scholarly journals Sustainable Tourism as a Source of Healthy Tourism

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (15) ◽  
pp. 5353 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luna Santos-Roldán ◽  
Ana Mª Castillo Canalejo ◽  
Juan Manuel Berbel-Pineda ◽  
Beatriz Palacios-Florencio
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Structural Equation Models ◽  
Sustainable Tourism ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Current Crisis ◽  
Sustainable Tourism Development ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
World Tourism Organization ◽  
Tourism Organization ◽  
Current Reality

Even though the World Tourism Organization described Sustainable Tourism as a tourism form that could contribute to the future survival of the industry, the current reality is quite different, since it has not been firmly established in society at expected levels. The present study analyzes which variables drive the consumption of this tourism type, taking tourist awareness as the key element. To this awareness, we must add the current crisis experienced by the tourism industry caused by COVID-19, since it can benefit Sustainable Tourism development, promoting less crowded destinations that favor social distancing. For this, the existing literature on Sustainable Tourism has been examined in order to create a model that highlights the relations among these variables. To determine the meaning of these relations, a sample of 308 tourists was analyzed through structural equation models using Partial Least Squares. The results show that there is a clear attitude on the part of the tourist to develop Sustainable Tourism, driven by the positive effects and motivation it entails, as well as the satisfaction the tourist perceives when consuming a responsible tourism type.

scholarly journals Impact of Frequency of Visits and Time Spent in Urban Green Space on Subjective Well-Being

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (15) ◽  
pp. 4189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sung-Kwon Hong ◽  
Sang-Woo Lee ◽  
Hyun-Kil Jo ◽  
Miyeon Yoo
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Structural Equation Models ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Green Spaces ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Urban Green ◽  
Urban Green Spaces ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Visit Frequency

Exposure to green spaces can reduce the negative effects of stress. This study examines how frequency of visits and time spent in urban green spaces (UGS) affect urban dwellers’ subjective well-being. We also investigated the numbers of respondents visiting UGS, their primary motivation, and constraints on their ability to visit. Using quota sampling, an online survey was conducted of 400 residents of Daejeon City, South Korea. ANOVA results indicated no significant interactions between visit frequency and time spent in UGS. Respondents who had visited UGS within the past two weeks expressed higher positive and lower negative emotions than did non-visitors, regardless of visit frequency, and regular visitors showed higher general life satisfaction levels. These positive effects were confirmed by estimated structural equation models. However, the time spent in UGS did not affect emotions or life satisfaction in general. Heavy users mostly visited UGS to walk, and light/non-users cited the lack of urban green spaces near their home as the major constraint on visiting UGS. The estimated structural equation models clearly show positive effects from motivation and negative effects of constraints and access time to UGS on visit frequency. To improve urban dwellers’ subjective well-being, UGS should prioritize good walking environments and accessibility.

scholarly journals The Only Constant Is Change? Movement Capital and Perceived Employability

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 674-692 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ellen R. Peeters ◽  
Jos Akkermans ◽  
Nele De Cuyper
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Human Capital ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Structural Equation Models ◽  
Reciprocal Relationship ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
The Public ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Perceived Employability ◽  
Two Samples

This study examines to what extent the four aspects of movement capital (i.e., human capital, adaptability, self-awareness, and social capital) contribute to individuals’ perceived employability. Building on the model of career mobility, we expected positive effects of all movement capital aspects on perceived employability over time. Hypotheses were tested by means of longitudinal structural equation models in two samples of Belgian respondents from the private ( N = 409, 6 months between measurements) and the public ( N = 718, 8 months between measurements) sector. We established a reciprocal relationship between self-awareness and perceived employability. The other associations of human capital, adaptability, and social capital were surprisingly small and inconsistent. There appears to be a disconnect between conceptualizations and measurements of employability; whereas conceptualizations of perceived employability focus on obtaining and retaining employment, measurements only tap into the former. At the same time, movement capital conceptualizations focus on obtaining employment, whereas their measurements tap into obtaining and retaining employment.

Structural Equation Modeling to Determine Passenger Loyalty toward Intercity Bus Services

2005 ◽  
Vol 1927 (1) ◽  
pp. 249-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chieh-Hua Wen ◽  
Lawrence W. Lan ◽  
Hsiu-Ling Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Service Quality ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Switching Costs ◽  
Structural Equation Models ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Latent Factors ◽  
Empirical Results ◽  
Service Value ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Bus Services

This paper investigates passenger loyalty to intercity bus services and identifies important factors influencing loyalty. The relationships between passenger loyalty and other latent factors, including satisfaction, service value, service quality, sacrifice, switching costs, attractiveness of competitors, and trust are hypothesized and tested. Factor analysis is used to extract the latent service quality factors from a large number of service quality indicators. Structural equation models are then developed to elucidate the causal relationships of passenger loyalty and the latent factors. The empirical results have confirmed the proposed hypotheses. Satisfaction has the most significant influence on passenger loyalty. Service value, switching costs, and trust have direct and positive effects on loyalty, whereas attractiveness of competitors has a direct negative effect. The indirect effect of service quality, via service value and satisfaction, on passenger loyalty is also significant. From the empirical results, managerial implications for the bus carriers are addressed.

scholarly journals Structural equation modelling the ‘control of gut overgrowth’ in the prevention of ICU acquired Gram-negative infection.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
James C Hurley
Keyword(s):  
Latent Variables ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Infection Prevention ◽  
Structural Equation Models ◽  
Published Data ◽  
Parenteral Antibiotic ◽  
Gram Negative ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Prevention Studies ◽  
Negative Effect

Abstract Background: Conceptually, the ‘control of gut overgrowth’ (COGO), including ‘abnormal Gram-negative bacilli’ (AGNB), is key to the mediation of infection prevention by Selective Digestive Decontamination (SDD). However, the relative importance of the SDD components; topical (TAP), enteral (EAP) and protocolized parenteral antibiotic prophylaxis (PPAP), versus other methods of infection prevention and versus other contextual exposures cannot be resolved within individual studies. Methods: Generalized structural equation models (GSEM) based on COGO concepts were confronted with data derived from >200 infection prevention studies reporting incidences of overall, Pseudomonas and Acinetobacter bacteremia as well as ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) data including the following group level exposures; TAP, EAP and PPAP use versus antiseptic versus non-decontamination mode of infection prevention; proportion receiving mechanical ventilation (MV); trauma ICU; mean length of ICU stay and concurrency versus non-concurrency of TAP study control groups. Results: In GSEM modelling of Pseudomonas and Acinetobacter gut overgrowth (GO) as latent variables, anti-septic interventions had the strongest negative effect against Pseudomonas GO but no intervention was significantly negative against Acinetobacter GO. Strikingly, PPAP and concurrency each have positive effects in the model, EAP is neutral and Acinetobacter bacteremia incidences are high within TAP studies, moreso with PPAP exposure. Paradoxically, TAP (moreso with PPAP) appears to provide the strongest summary prevention effects against bacteremia and VAP overall. Conclusions: GSEM modelling of published data provides novel insights into the COGO concept and the complex and profoundly paradoxical relationships between various interventions, concurrency and other exposures in relation to infection with AGNB.

scholarly journals Structural equation modelling the ‘control of gut overgrowth’ in the prevention of ICU acquired Gram-negative infection.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
James C Hurley
Keyword(s):  
Latent Variables ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Infection Prevention ◽  
Structural Equation Models ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Parenteral Antibiotic ◽  
Gram Negative ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Prevention Studies ◽  
Negative Effect

Abstract Background: Conceptually, the ‘control of gut overgrowth’ (COGO) is key to the mediation of infection prevention with ‘abnormal Gram-negative bacilli’ (AGNB) by Selective Digestive Decontamination (SDD). However, the relative importance of the SDD components; topical (TAP), enteral (EAP) and protocolized parenteral antibiotic prophylaxis (PPAP), versus other methods of infection prevention and versus other contextual exposures cannot be resolved within individual studies. Methods: Seven candidate generalized structural equation models (GSEM) founded on COGO concepts were confronted with Pseudomonas and Acinetobacter bacteremia as well as ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) data derived from >200 infection prevention studies. The following group level exposures were included in the GSEM models; use of TAP, EAP, PPAP, antiseptic and non-decontamination methods of infection prevention; proportion receiving mechanical ventilation (MV); trauma ICU; mean length of ICU stay and concurrency versus non-concurrency of TAP study control groups. Results: In GSEM modelling of Pseudomonas and Acinetobacter gut overgrowth (GO) as latent variables, anti-septic interventions had the strongest negative effect against Pseudomonas GO but no intervention was significantly negative against Acinetobacter GO. Strikingly, PPAP and concurrency each have positive effects in the model, EAP is neutral and Acinetobacter bacteremia incidences are high within TAP studies, moreso with PPAP exposure. Paradoxically, TAP (moreso with PPAP) appears to provide the strongest summary prevention effects against overall bacteremia and overall VAP. Conclusions: GSEM modelling of published AGNB infection data enables a test of the COGO concept. Paradoxically, Acinetobacter and Pseudomonas bacteremia incidences are unusually high among studies of TAP.

scholarly journals Value Creation of Business Incubator Functions: Economic and Social Sustainability in the COVID-19 Scenario

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 6888
Author(s):  
Cristina Lin-Lian ◽  
Carmen De-Pablos-Heredero ◽  
José Luis Montes-Botella
Keyword(s):  
Value Creation ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Structural Equation Models ◽  
Social Benefits ◽  
Business Incubators ◽  
Entrepreneurial Ecosystem ◽  
Academic Literature ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Subject

Spain has encouraged support to sustain entrepreneurs in the COVID-19 pandemic. In this paper, the usefulness of the functions of business incubators regarding the social benefits derived from enhancing the sustainability of the entrepreneurial ecosystem is studied in the context of the COVID-19 scenario. Due to the lack of academic literature on the subject, an analysis based on the application of structural equation models (SEMs) has been carried out using a theoretical framework built and empirically validated using a representative sample of Spanish entrepreneurs. The results show that, according to stakeholders, the functionalities of business incubators were oriented to drive entrepreneurial initiatives to have highly positive effects on society. This research evidences that business incubators are key mechanisms to make entrepreneurship, growth and economic development more sustainable in society.

Networking competence and its impact on the employability of knowledge workers

2020 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 349-365 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marzena Fryczyńska ◽  
Christina Ciecierski
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Structural Equation Models ◽  
Knowledge Workers ◽  
Knowledge Work ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Network Organizations ◽  
Contemporary Management ◽  
The Impact

PurposeStudies show that employability is fast becoming a significant subject when managing contemporary careers. Indeed, employee networking is a prerequisite for career success, but the literature lacks findings regarding the impact of networking on employability. Meanwhile, network organizations in the knowledge economy are gaining popularity and bringing rise to the number of knowledge workers in the labor force. The purpose of this paper is to show the impact of employee networking competence on the employability of knowledge workers, particularly in the wider context of network organizations.Design/methodology/approachIn order to verify our theoretical model, data was collected among a controlled sample of 1189 knowledge workers using a Computer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI) surveying technique. Our model was verified through a series of structural equation models (SEM).FindingsResults show positive effects of network organizations and knowledge work on the networking competence of knowledge workers. The employability of knowledge workers does not just increase as these workers perform high-quality knowledge work. In order for employability to rise, knowledge workers must also exhibit networking competence. However, our study findings show that networking competence plays only a mediating role in the employability of knowledge workers.Originality/valueThis study focuses on the employability of knowledge workers in network organizations, which is an increasingly important concept for contemporary management. The paper contributes to the literature through its furthering of network and career management theories.

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