Evaluation of Katara Cultural Village Events and Services: A Visitors’ Perspective

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khalid Ibrahim Al-Sulaiti ◽  
Khalid Hamad Abaalzamat ◽  
Hamzah Khawaldah ◽  
Nidal Alzboun
Keyword(s):  
Social Economic ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Demographic Groups ◽  
Visitor Satisfaction ◽  
The Core ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
The Social ◽  
High Level ◽  
Attendee Behavior ◽  
One Way Anova

Perceived value is understood to be a precursor of visitor satisfaction and loyalty and it is impacted by product quality. The relations between quality, value, and satisfaction have been gaining increasing attention in the marketing and tourism fields. Accordingly, this study examines visitors' evaluations of Katara Cultural Village events and services and their satisfaction. To achieve this aim, a questionnaire was conducted and distributed to 532 visitors in Katara. Results showed that Katara was a successful tourism destination in Doha, which attracts large numbers of visitors with different demographic characteristics. According to respondents, Katara has several social, economic, and environmental impacts, which are mainly positive. The social impacts of Katara seemed to be most noticeable since cultural events and activities represent the core of Katara’s model. As mentioned, results showed a high level of visitors' satisfaction with Katara’s events and services, with an overall assessment score of 78.6% and 71.3% respectively. Additionally, the results from One-way ANOVA and t-tests revealed that there are no significant differences in visitors’ assessment of Katara's events and services between demographic groups in terms of gender, nationality and age. These results, however, contribute to the understanding of event attendee behavior, providing researchers, practitioners and policy makers in Katara with insights into how to effectively design and manage events.

A proposal to enhance national capability to manage epidemics: The critical importance of expert statistical input including official statistics

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
N.I. Fisher ◽  
D.J. Trewin
Keyword(s):  
Data Streams ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Quantitative Information ◽  
Economic Welfare ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The Social ◽  
Novel Virus ◽  
High Level ◽  
Integration Analysis

Given the high level of global mobility, pandemics are likely to be more frequent, and with potentially devastating consequences for our way of life. With COVID-19, Australia is in relatively better shape than most other countries and is generally regarded as having managed the pandemic well. That said, we believe there is a critical need to start the process of learning from this pandemic to improve the quantitative information and related advice provided to policy makers. A dispassionate assessment of Australia’s health and economic response to the COVID-19 pandemic reveals some important inadequacies in the data, statistical analysis and interpretation used to guide Australia’s preparations and actions. For example, one key shortcoming has been the lack of data to obtain an early understanding of the extent of asymptomatic and mildly symptomatic cases or the differences across age groups, occupations or ethnic groups. Minimising the combined health, social and economic impacts of a novel virus depends critically on ongoing acquisition, integration, analysis, interpretation and presentation of a variety of data streams to inform the development, execution and monitoring of appropriate strategies. The article captures the essential quantitative components of such an approach for each of the four basic phases, from initial detection to post-pandemic. It also outlines the critical steps in each stage to enable policy makers to deal more efficiently and effectively with future such events, thus enhancing both the social and the economic welfare of its people. Although written in an Australian context, we believe most elements would apply to other countries as well.

scholarly journals Drivers of Dry Common Beans Trade in Lusaka, Zambia: A Trader’s Perspective

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy Sichilima ◽  
Lawrence Mapemba ◽  
Gelson Tembo
Keyword(s):  
Grain Size ◽  
Common Bean ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Market Price ◽  
Hedonic Pricing ◽  
Common Beans ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The Social ◽  
Varietal Development ◽  
Market Sample

<p>This study was designed to analyze drivers of dry common beans trade in Lusaka, Zambia. Specifically, the study analyzed the effect of common bean grain characteristics on bean market price. Data was collected using structured questionnaires from 225 traders stationed in three markets namely: Soweto, Chilenje and Mtendere.</p>Using hedonic pricing, the findings reveal that medium sized grain was an important characteristic which significantly affected the pricing of common bean. For instance, it was observed that medium grain size fetched ZMW1.266 per kilogram (kg) and ZMW 1.042 per kg more than grains of smaller size in the pooled and Soweto market sample, respectively. It was further revealed that yellow, yellow and white color significantly affected the bean price received by traders. Other factors which significantly affected the pricing of beans included age of the trader, being a retail trader and trading at Chilenje market. Given these findings, common bean breeders need to include traders and consumers as important actors whose knowledge can make resourceful impact in varietal development. Furthermore, interventions by policy makers that respond to the social economic needs of traders is recommended to improve bean trade.

scholarly journals The Design of Eman, an Experiment Manager

2013 ◽  
Vol 99 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ondřej Bojar ◽  
Aleš Tamchyna
Keyword(s):  
Machine Translation ◽  
Command Line ◽  
Tips And Tricks ◽  
Field Of Study ◽  
The Core ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
Experiment Management ◽  
Computational Research ◽  
The Many ◽  
High Level

Abstract We present eman, a tool for managing large numbers of computational experiments. Over the years of our research in machine translation (MT), we have collected a couple of ideas for efficient experimenting. We believe these ideas are generally applicable in (computational) research of any field. We incorporated them into eman in order to make them available in a command-line Unix environment. The aim of this article is to highlight the core of the many ideas. We hope the text can serve as a collection of experiment management tips and tricks for anyone, regardless their field of study or computer platform they use. The specific examples we provide in eman’s current syntax are less important but they allow us to use concrete terms. The article thus also fills the gap in eman documentation by providing some high-level overview.

A discussion on ship technology in the 1980s - Shipyards of the future: possibilities and prospects

1972 ◽  
Vol 273 (1231) ◽  
pp. 173-181
Keyword(s):  
Social Influence ◽  
Ship Design ◽  
Transport Systems ◽  
Trade Patterns ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Future ◽  
High Level ◽  
Investment Patterns ◽  
Trade And Investment

Some comments are made on the effect of world trends, economic and social influence on future trade and investment patterns, and the growing influence of the emergent nations. The attractions of shipbuilding as an employer of large numbers, embodying a high level of technology and its national value are reviewed. Developments in transport systems and the future of ships as the main form of bulk transport are discussed, together with some of the considerations and restrictions which may affect ship design in the future. The trend towards specialized ship types is reviewed. The siting and design of future shipyards is discussed in the light of advances in technology. Consideration will be given to the changes in trade patterns and transport systems and their influence on shipyards. Mention will be made of the social and economic facets involved in the choice of the site and the design of the shipyard.

scholarly journals DINASTI POLITIK: BASIS POLITIK DAN KEPUASAN PUBLIK

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 258
Author(s):  
Wimmy Haliim ◽  
Andy Ilman Hakim
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Public Acceptance ◽  
Community Satisfaction ◽  
Family Network ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Social ◽  
Political Access ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Impact

The opening of political access in a country that was going through a period of democratic transition gave rise to "little kings" through the practice of political dynasties in some regions. They fill the local political space by restructuring patronage networks and strengthening their social, economic and political bases in order to maintain their power. This kind of dynastic political practice generates negative sentiments towards the performance of the bureaucracy as the public policy tend to be beneficial for a particular political family. The research focuses on the impact of the Sutrisno family's political dynasty through the bureaucracy on the level of community satisfaction towards the performance and achievements of their programs. Given the impact of the Sutrisno family's dynastic political practices, some of them show an anomaly. The findings illustrate the high level of public satisfaction with the performance of the bureaucracy in the health, education, and economy sectors. Apart from the fact that the Sutrisno family dynasty was politically established and had consequences for control of the bureaucracy, the social base of the Sutrisno family network also played an important role in increasing public acceptance of bureaucratic work programs in various fields.

scholarly journals Kepemimpinan Pendidikan Islam Multikultural

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 70
Author(s):  
Ahmad Khozin
Keyword(s):  
Multicultural Education ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Core Values ◽  
Islamic Education ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Educational Strategies ◽  
The Core ◽  
The Social ◽  
Special Strategy

AbstrakBanyaknya konflik maupun ungkapan-ungkapan rasis yang sering terjadi di Indonesia merupakan bukti bahwa dalam lingkaran sosial bangsa Indonesia masih kokoh semangat narsistik-egosentrisnya dan betapa rapuhnya konstruksi kebangsaan berbasis multikulturalisme di Indonesia. Sehingga tidak heran kalau belakangan ini rasa kebersamaan sudah tidak nampak lagi dan nilai-nilai kebudayaan yang dibangun menjadi terberangus.Maka, untuk mengatasi problematika tersebut diperlukan strategi khusus untuk memecahkan persoalan tersebut melalui berbagai bidang; sosial, ekonomi, budaya, dan pendidikan. Berkaitan dengan hal ini, maka pendidikan multikultural menawarkan satu alternatif melalui penerapan strategi dan konsep pendidikan yang berbasis pada pemanfaatan keragaman yang ada di masyarakat, khususnya yang ada pada siswa.Oleh karena itu, diperlukan kepemimpinan yang tepat dan mampu menanamkan nilai-nilai inti dari pendidikan multikultural dalam lembaga pendidikan. Pada gilirannya, out-put yang dihasilkan dari sekolah tidak hanya cakap sesuai dengan disiplin ilmu yang ditekuninya, tetapi juga mampu menerapkan nilai-nilai keberagamaan dalam memahami dan menghargai keberadaan para pemeluk agama dan kepercayaan lain.Kata kunci:  Multikultural; Kepemimpinan Pendidikan Islam. AbstractThe many conflicts and racist expressions that often occur in Indonesia are evidence that in the social circle of the Indonesian nation there is still a narcissistic-egocentric spirit and how fragile multiculturalism-based national construction in Indonesia is. So it is not surprising that lately a sense of togetherness is no longer visible and cultural values are being blazed.So, to overcome these problems a special strategy is needed to solve these problems through various fields; social, economic, cultural and educational. In this regard, multicultural education offers an alternative through the application of educational strategies and concepts based on the use of diversity in society, especially those of students.Therefore, appropriate leadership is needed and is able to instill the core values of multicultural education in educational institutions. In turn, outputs generated from schools are not only competent in accordance with the discipline they occupy, but are also able to apply religious values in understanding and valuing the existence of followers of other religions and beliefsKeywords:  Multicultural, Islamic Education Leadership.

Adhering to the “Flashing Yellow Light”

2019 ◽  
Vol 49 (4) ◽  
pp. 384-419
Author(s):  
Gabriel Henderson
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Climate Risk ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Political Costs ◽  
Scientific Organizations ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Future ◽  
Science Community ◽  
Near Term ◽  
High Level

During the late 1970s and early 1980s, despite growing political, scientific, and popular concern about the prospect of melting glaciers, sea-level rise, and more generally, climate-induced societal instability, American high-level science advisers and administrators, scientific committees, national and international scientific organizations, and officials within the Carter administration engineered a politics of restrained management of climate risk. Adopting a strategy of restraint appeared optimal not because of a pervasive disinterest in or ignorance of the potentially catastrophic consequences of climate change. Rather, this administrative decision was rooted in widespread skepticism of the public’s ability to regulate their panic given popular dissemination of alarming scenarios of the future. Their concerns were not epistemic; they were sociopolitical. Broad-based appeals to moderation directly informed both scientists and the administration’s eventual decision in 1980 to minimize executive involvement. Despite some environmentalists’ and scientists’ calls for a more proactive position aligned with their ethical perspectives about the future implications of climate change, these linguistic cues of moderation became powerful heuristics that helped shape and anchor assessments of climate risk, calibrate scientists’ advice to policy makers, and regulate public apprehension about climate risk. Ultimately, officials within and outside the science community concluded that the likely short-term costs incurred from immediate action to curb fossil fuel emissions were greater than the social and political costs incurred from maintaining what was considered to be a tempered approach to climate governance in the near-term.

scholarly journals Linear Economy Versus Circular Economy: A Comparative and Analyzer Study for Optimization of Economy for Sustainability

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Furkan Sariatli
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Social Challenges ◽  
The Core ◽  
The Social ◽  
Essential Services ◽  
The Subject

Abstract Upon visiting the existing literature on the subject of linear vs. circular economy, this paper finds that, the blueprint of the current economy is hardly sustainable by using the comparative benchmarking method that drained from literature. The intrinsic mechanics of the linear economy, by relying on the wasteful take - make - dispose flow, is detrimental to the environment, cannot supply the growing populace of our planet with essential services and it naturally leads to strained profitability. Elements of a plausible solution to the challenges have been around for decades, although they have only recently been compiled in to the conceptual framework of circular economy. The core ideas of Circular Economy are elimination of waste by design, respect for the social, economic and natural environment and resource-conscious business conduct. Built on the backbone of these principles, the circular economy has demonstrated to deliver tangible benefits and viability to address the economic, environmental and social challenges of our days.

scholarly journals Social-economic well-being and social tension in the Volga Region

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 494-502
Author(s):  
D. V. Zaitsev ◽  
I. Yu. Surkova ◽  
Yu. V. Selivanova
Keyword(s):  
Social Economic ◽  
Social Trust ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Volga Region ◽  
Russian Society ◽  
Sociological Study ◽  
The Social ◽  
High Level ◽  
Economic Well Being

The article presents the results of the regional sociological study of the parameters of the social-economic well-being in the Volga Region. The well-being category consists of social satisfaction, trust, tension and security. Social well-being reflects the efficiency of the social system, its quality, the authorities’ competence in the development of social-economic processes and of a socially sensitive (accessible, comfortable) social environment. The study identified connections between social-economic well-being and employment, financial situation and the dynamics of migration; and empirically proved the low likelihood of ethnic or religious conflicts in the region, the high level of social well-being as mentioned by the younger generations and the average one among other age groups. The level of ethnic and confessional tension is influenced by the age of the respondents: a third of the younger generations and of the working age are more concerned with the criminal situation and with conflicts on national and religious grounds than pensioners. The able-bodied population of the Volga Region is concerned about their professional well-being due to perceiving migrants as competitors: in some cases, an increase in the share of migrants contributes to conflicts in the interethnic interaction. With an increase in the educational level the degree of social trust increases, which is a positive factor for the tolerant attitude towards others. In general, there are no reasons for concerns about ethnic conflicts in the region. The multi-ethnicity of the Russian society explains the relatively high tolerance to migrants despite many risk factors.

scholarly journals Filozoficzne aspekty modelowania cybernetycznego w metodologii działań politycznych w zakresie zrównoważonego rozwoju

2003 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 367-385
Author(s):  
Marek Haliniak
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Development Policy ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Objective Reality ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Cybernetic System ◽  
High Level

The article deals with the experience and results of attempts aimed at using cybernetic system methods for modeling the policy of sustainable development. The analysis is made from the ecophilosophical perspective. The cybernetics is presented as the sub-philosophical, general, and inter-disciplinary science with a high level of influence on the process of policy-making and policy-makers. However, the barriers of philosophy and cybernetics in that respect are strictly connected with the limits of philosophy. The question concerns the problem of transferring the ideas into practice by the method of cybernetic modeling. Whereas the conceptual model should reflect the objective reality it should be based on some general, politically accepted ideas. This necessity is obvious because of the link between the basic axioms of a given model with the general results generated by it. The author analyses the possibility of appliance the Sage-Michnowski model as the instrument for planning the sustainable development policy as the interrelated social, economic, and ecological system.

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