The Effect Mechanism of Customer-to-Customer Interaction on Psychological Symbolic Value of Service Brands

2015 ◽  
Vol 23 (6) ◽  
pp. 937
Author(s):  
Qi QIU ◽  
Qiuying ZHENG ◽  
Tang YAO
Keyword(s):  
Effect Mechanism ◽  
Customer Interaction ◽  
Service Brands ◽  
Symbolic Value

Preliminary Report on the Research of “Activity Centers” in Taidong, Taiwan

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 121-125
Author(s):  
Petr Janda
Keyword(s):  
Preliminary Report ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Traditional Beliefs ◽  
Aboriginal Communities ◽  
Religious Significance ◽  
Local Actors ◽  
Symbolic Value ◽  
Suitable Location

This report presents current research on aboriginal activity centers in Taidong County, Taiwan, primarily in the townships of Chishang and Yanping with over 30% of the population being of aboriginal ancestry. Taidong County is the region with the most distinctive aboriginal communities in Taiwan. The research attempts to identify the actors behind the operation of such centers and their significance for aboriginal communities. The research investigates the process of selecting suitable location for the facilities, the specific features of such centers, the potential religious significance of the locations including the role of traditional beliefs in predominantly Christian aboriginal communities, the symbolic value of structures built in the traditional style for construction of ethnicity and financing that enables the construction of the facilities and the organization of the festivities held in them. The principle research method used was interviews with local actors including local representatives, organizers of festivities, as well as members of local communities. The research began in 2017.

The Effect Mechanism of Stigma Perception on Mental Health Among Migrant Children in Beijing

2009 ◽  
Vol 41 (10) ◽  
pp. 967-979 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiu-Yun LIN ◽  
Xiao-Yi FANG ◽  
Yang LIU ◽  
Jing LAN
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Migrant Children ◽  
Effect Mechanism

Assistant Teachers, Workplace Satisfaction, and the Creation of a Culturally Competent Workforce Pipeline in Head Start

2021 ◽  
pp. 089484532199323
Author(s):  
Jennifer Wallace Jacoby ◽  
Allegra Corwin-Renner
Keyword(s):  
Head Start ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Bilingual Teachers ◽  
Culturally Competent ◽  
Early Care ◽  
Workplace Satisfaction ◽  
Vulnerable Communities ◽  
Symbolic Value ◽  
Assistant Teachers

Early care and education programs like Head Start provide a critical foundation for later achievement for children from vulnerable communities. Notably, recruiting and retaining bilingual teachers is an ongoing struggle for many Head Start agencies. Assistant teachers are more likely to be bilingual than their lead teacher counterparts ( Jacoby, in press ) and are important contributors to a workforce pipeline that diversifies staff. We conducted this qualitative study with 35 assistant teachers to understand how workplace attributes influence satisfaction and job retention in Head Start. Workplace attributes such as wages and support for professional education and those with symbolic value, such as the robustness of the program, both played an important role. We also found that the instrumental-symbolic framework demonstrated utility for understanding how workplace attributes might be leveraged to recruit and retain linguistically and culturally competent teaching staff.

scholarly journals Do Sibilants Fly? Evidence from a Sound Symbolic Pattern in Pokémon Names

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 386-400 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shigeto Kawahara ◽  
Mahayana C. Godoy ◽  
Gakuji Kumagai
Keyword(s):  
Sound Symbolism ◽  
Research Paradigm ◽  
Current Experiment ◽  
Normal Type ◽  
Natural Languages ◽  
Japanese Speakers ◽  
Symbolic Value

AbstractAncient writers, including Socrates and the Upanishads, argued that sibilants are associated with the notions of wind, air and sky. From modern perspectives, these statements can be understood as an assertion about sound symbolism, i.e., systematic connections between sounds and meanings. Inspired by these writers, this article reports on an experiment that tests a sound symbolic value of sibilants. The experiment is a case study situated within the Pokémonastics research paradigm, in which the researchers explore the sound symbolic patterns in natural languages using Pokémon names. The current experiment shows that when presented with pairs of a flying-type Pokémon character and a normal-type Pokémon character, Japanese speakers are more likely to associate the flying-type Pokémons with names that contain sibilants than those names that do not contain sibilants. As was pointed out by Socrates, the sound symbolic connection identified in the experiment is likely to be grounded in the articulatory properties of sibilants – the large amount of oral airflow that accompanies the production of sibilants. Various implications of the current experiment for the sound symbolism research are discussed throughout the article.

An exploratory framework for understanding electronic bill presentment and payment model selection

2000 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 255-264
Author(s):  
Wenhong Luo ◽  
David Cook ◽  
Jimmie Joseph ◽  
Bopana Ganapathy
Keyword(s):  
Model Selection ◽  
Payment Model ◽  
Customer Interaction ◽  
Best Fit

Electronic bill presentment and payment (EBPP) provides an opportunity for firms to decrease their billing costs, while increasing their customer interaction. While many models exist, there is a dearth of information for determining which model would best fit customer characteristics and needs. This article examines the three primary models of EBPP, the characteristics of recurring bills, and customer concerns to develop an exploratory framework for determining which EBPP model a bill generating firm should deploy.

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