scholarly journals Implementation of Eco-Innovation in Hotels

Tourism ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 69 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-72
Author(s):  
Álvaro Dias ◽  
Renato Costa ◽  
Leandro Pereira ◽  
José Santos
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Least Squares ◽  
Partial Least Squares ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Strong Correlation ◽  
Dynamic Capabilities ◽  
Internal Dimension ◽  
External Dimension ◽  
The Way

In a context of increasing concern with environmental factors, hotels show a tendency to respond with passivity to eco-innovation. Furthermore, the literature is scarce about the way hotels adopt and integrate eco-innovation changes in their internal processes. As such, this article intends to present an integrative perspective of the dimensions that influence the adoption of eco-innovation, starting from the external dimension, which incorporates the context and drivers of eco-innovation. The internal dimension is divided into two levels: ordinary and dynamic capabilities. Based on a survey of a sample of hotels, the data were analyzed using partial least squares. The results indicate a positive and significant relationship between context and drivers in both dynamic and ordinary capacities. The influence of context on the green behaviour of hotels was only found in the technological dimension, while external drivers show a strong correlation with eco-innovation. The results also indicate that the two dynamic capacities and the three ordinary capacities studied have a positive and significant relationship with eco-innovation. The role of knowledge is highlighted, not only by its role in establishing a link with the external dimension, but also in the reconfiguration of the set of implementation capabilities that triggers eco-innovation.

Intellectual capital and supply chain resilience

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Shujaat Mubarik ◽  
Nick Bontis ◽  
Mobasher Mubarik ◽  
Tarique Mahmood
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Least Squares ◽  
Partial Least Squares ◽  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Supply Chain Resilience ◽  
Structural Capital ◽  
The Impact

PurposeThe main objective of this study is to test whether firms with a higher level of intellectual capital (IC) perform better in terms of their supply chain resilience compared to those with lower levels of IC. Likewise, the study also examines the impact of IC (characterized by human capital, relational capital and structural capital) on supply chain resilience directly and through supply chain learning.Design/methodology/approachData were collected from the 159 processed-food sector firms using a close-ended questionnaire during the corona virus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM), partial least squares multigroup analysis (PLS-MGA) and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used to test a set of hypotheses emanating from a conceptual model of IC and supply chain resilience.FindingsEmpirical results revealed a significant influence of all dimension of IC on a firm's supply chain learning and supply chain resilience. Likewise, findings also exhibit a momentous role of supply chain learning in reinforcing the impact of IC on supply chain resilience. Cross-firm size comparison reveals that supply chain resilience of firms with a higher level of IC performed significantly better than those with lower levels of IC. Firms with a higher level of structural capital had a highly resilient supply chain.Practical implicationsFindings of the study imply that IC and supply chain learning should be considered as a strategic tool and should be strategically developed for uplifting a supply chain performance of a firm. The development of IC and supply chain learning (SCL) not only improves the supply chain resilience of a firm but also can help to integrate the internal and external knowledge for harnessing supply chain resilience.Originality/valueThis research study was conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic which provides a unique setting to examine resiliency and learning.

Using Partial Least Squares in Digital Government Research

2008 ◽  
pp. 239-253 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Ramon Gil-Garcia
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Least Squares ◽  
Partial Least Squares ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Contextual Factors ◽  
Digital Government ◽  
Single Measure ◽  
Government Research ◽  
Government Benefits

Digital government is a complex socio-technical phenomenon, which is affected by technical, managerial, institutional, and environmental factors (Dawes & Pardo, 2002; Fountain, 2001; Gant, 2003; Garson, 2000; Heeks, 2005; Kraemer, King, Dunkle et al., 1989; Landsbergen & Wolken, 2001; Laudon, 1985; Rocheleau, 2003). Recent studies have greatly contributed to developing the necessary knowledge about e-government benefits and success factors (Barrett & Greene, 2000; Dawes, 1996; Gil-García & Pardo, 2005; Heeks, 2003; Holmes, 2001; O’Looney, 2002; Rocheleau, 1999; West, 2005; Zhang et al., 2002). However, an important portion of this research has used a single measure of e-government and relatively simple assumptions about the relationships between information technologies and organizational, institutional, and contextual factors (Gil-García, 2005b).

scholarly journals INVESTIGATING SELECTED GASTRONOMIC TRENDS FROM DEMAND AND SUPPLY SIDE

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-33
Author(s):  
Alžbeta Kiráľová ◽  
Lukáš Malec
Keyword(s):  
Least Squares ◽  
Partial Least Squares ◽  
Stability Property ◽  
Supply Side ◽  
Economic Interest ◽  
Slow Food ◽  
Demand And Supply ◽  
Linear Discriminant ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Research

The study aims to identify the role of the selected gastronomic trends in the Czech gastronomic establishments. The study highlights the key findings of quantitative and qualitative research provided with the focus on both the demand and the supply side. It is focusing on the dispute between guests’ opinions and entrepreneurs’ views based on few variables for gastronomic trends. Entrepreneurs’ and guests’ views in three Czech Regions were studied in one set with notes incorporated on possible mutual differences between them. The partial least squares variant of linear discriminant analysis (plsLDA) and partial least squares (PLS) was applied as they give a clear superiority due to both, interpretational and stability property. It was proven that the partial least squares variants lead to direct answers to questions in the studied field. Participation/organization of food festivals and slow food are positively related. The significant tasks emerge to a great extent covering differences between guests´ and entrepreneurs´ opinions. On the other hand, the connection of economic interest to gastronomic trends is relatively weak.

THE OTTOMANS DURING THE GLOBAL CRISES OF CHOLERA AND PLAGUE: THE VIEW FROM IRAQ AND THE GULF

2019 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. 603-620 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isacar A. Bolaños
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Disease Prevention ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
State Building ◽  
Health Institutions ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Late Ottoman ◽  
The Way

AbstractThe cholera and plague pandemics of the 19th and early 20h centuries shaped Ottoman state-building and expansionist efforts in Iraq and the Gulf in significant ways. For Ottoman officials, these pandemics brought attention to the possible role of Qajar and British subjects in spreading cholera and plague, as well as the relationship between Iraq's ecology and recurring outbreaks. These developments paved the way for the expansion of Ottoman health institutions, such as quarantines, and the emergence of new conceptions of public health in the region. Specifically, quarantines proved instrumental not only to the delineation of the Ottoman–Qajar border, but also to defining an emerging Ottoman role in shaping Gulf affairs. Moreover, the Ottomans’ use of quarantines and simultaneous efforts to develop sanitary policies informed by local ecological realities signal a localized and ad hoc approach to disease prevention that has been overlooked. Ultimately, this study demonstrates that environmental factors operating on global and regional scales were just as important as geopolitical factors in shaping Ottoman rule in Iraq and the Gulf during the late Ottoman period.

scholarly journals Locality-Preserving Partial Least Squares Regression

2022 ◽  
pp. 173-188
Author(s):  
Jing Wang ◽  
Jinglin Zhou ◽  
Xiaolu Chen
Keyword(s):  
Least Squares ◽  
Partial Least Squares ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Least Squares Regression ◽  
Nonlinear Structure ◽  
Structure Preserving ◽  
The Core ◽  
Locality Preserving ◽  
Pls Method

AbstractThis chapter proposes another nonlinear PLS method, named as locality-preserving partial least squares (LPPLS), which embeds the nonlinear degenerative and structure-preserving properties of LPP into the PLS model. The core of LPPLS is to replace the role of PCA in PLS with LPP. When extracting the principal components of $$\boldsymbol{t}_i$$ t i and $$\boldsymbol{u}_i$$ u i , two conditions must satisfy: (1) $$\boldsymbol{t}_i$$ t i and $$\boldsymbol{u}_i$$ u i retain the most information about the local nonlinear structure of their respective data sets. (2) The correlation between $$\boldsymbol{t}_i$$ t i and $$\boldsymbol{u}_i$$ u i is the largest. Finally, a quality-related monitoring strategy is established based on LPPLS.

scholarly journals Risky Riding Behaviour Among Malaysian Young Motorcyclists

2018 ◽  
Vol 150 ◽  
pp. 05022
Author(s):  
Muhammad Safizal Abdullah ◽  
Muhammad Asyraf Mohamed Kassim ◽  
M. F. Mansor
Keyword(s):  
Social Science ◽  
Least Squares ◽  
Partial Least Squares ◽  
Direct Effect ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Structural Equation Modelling ◽  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
The Relationship

The main objective of this study was to explore the relationship between riding attitude, sensation seeking, anger and riding confidence with risky riding behaviour among motorcyclist at University Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP). Partial Least Squares of Structural equation modelling (SEM) and Statistical Package Social Science (SPSS) are utilized to determine the direct effect of the variables. The results discovered that riding attitude, sensation seeking, and anger had shown positive significant relationship towards risky riding behaviour while riding confidence has shown negative significant relationship towards risky riding behaviour.

scholarly journals DETERMINATION OF RACE PERFORMANCE’S FACTORS OF ARABIAN PUREBRED TUNISIAN HORSES AND THE IMPACT OF INTRODUCTION OF OCCIDENTAL PUREBRED HORSES INTUNISIA

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 49-53
Author(s):  
Ikram Bensouf ◽  
Naceur M’Hamdi ◽  
Hatem Ouled Ahmed ◽  
Faten Lasfar ◽  
Belgacem Ben Aoun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Least Squares ◽  
Least Squares Method ◽  
Tunisian Population ◽  
Gender And Age ◽  
Arabian Horse ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Race Performance

The aim of the study is to investigate the effects of age, sex, running distance and origin of horse on racing speed for Purebred Arabian horse in Tunisia. Although the occidental type is known to be more successful in racing than the Tunisian type, we undertook this study to try to confirm or deny this supremacy for a sample of racehorses born in Tunisia from occidental father. A total of 333 racing records were considered for race performance. The effects of environmental factors on (sex, age, father’s origin, race distance, number of race seasons) race performance were analyzed using the least-squares method(LSM).The racehorses studied were all Arabian Purebred horses in operation at the racecourse of Ksar Said from 2010 to 2020. They are 180 horses, 90 horses born of a Tunisian father, and 90 horses born in Tunisia ofthe occidentalfather. These horses are the best and most successful in their category. The study revealed that the gender and age effectswere statistically insignificant onracingperformance. Race performance was significantly influenced by the distance and the origin of the father which affirms the improving role of the occidentalhorse in the Tunisian population.

scholarly journals Gestión equitativa, fuente de empoderamiento personal y compromiso afectivo

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alberto Díaz Rosillo ◽  
Arístides Alfredo Vara Horna ◽  
Zaida Asencios González ◽  
Raquel Chafloque Céspedes ◽  
Inés Santi Huaranca
Keyword(s):  
Least Squares ◽  
Partial Least Squares ◽  
Structural Equations ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Personal Life ◽  
Research Article ◽  
Working Groups ◽  
The Relationship

This research article aims to establish whether equitable management by managers improves the personal role of their employees thanks to the skills acquired in the work and if this improvement of the personal role could mediate the relationship between equitable management and identification with the company. The method used was a self-reported questionnaire to 19 working groups led by a manager, 398 women and 413 men. Structural equations by partial least squares (SEM-PLS) are applied. Results: the equitable behavior of the managers favors the personal life of the employees although the relationship and its intensity are not high. The models with a mediating variable of work-life enrichment explain the relationship between an equitable management with the identification with the company. Other results and differences between sexes and the gender of the manager are discussed.RESUMENEste artículo de investigación pretende establecer si la gestión equitativa por parte de los gerentes mejora el rol personal de sus empleados gracias a las habilidades adquiridas en el trabajo y si esta mejora del rol personal pudiera mediar la relación entre la gestión equitativa y la identificación con la empresa. El método empleado fue un cuestionario auto-informado a 19 grupos de trabajo dirigidos por un gerente/a, 398 trabajadoras y 413 trabajadores. Se aplican ecuaciones estructurales por mínimos cuadrados parciales (SEM-PLS). Resultados: la conducta equitativa de los gerentes favorece la vida personal de los/las empleados, aunque la relación y su intensidad no son elevados. Los modelos con variable mediadora de enriquecimiento laboral – vida personal explican en mayor medida la relación entre una gestión equitativa con la identificación con la empresa. Se discuten otros resultados y las diferencias entre sexos y el sexo del gerente.RESUMOEste artigo de pesquisa visa estabelecer se a gestão eqüitativamente pelos gerentes melhora o papel pessoal de seus trabalhadores graças às habilidades adquiridas no trabalho e se essa melhoria do papel pessoal poderia mediar a relação entre gestão equitativa e identificação com a empresa. Método: questionário auto-relatado para 19 grupos de trabalho liderados por um gestor, 398 trabalhadores homens e 413 trabalhadores mulheres. Equações estruturais são aplicadas por mínimos quadrados parciais (SEM-PLS). Resultados: o comportamento equitativo dos gerentes favorece a vida pessoal dos trabalhadores, embora o relacionamento e sua intensidade não sejam altos. Modelos com uma variável mediadora de enriquecimento do trabalho - vida pessoal explicam em maior grau a relação entre a gestão equitativa e a identificação com a empresa. Outros resultados e diferenças entre os sexos e o gênero do gerente são discutidos.

scholarly journals Consumer Perceived Value of Organic Vegetables: Does Ethnic Group Matter?

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ong Choon Hee ◽  
Tan Koh Lin
Keyword(s):  
Least Squares ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Partial Least Squares ◽  
Group Analysis ◽  
Perceived Value ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Essential Information ◽  
New Findings ◽  
Organic Vegetables

This study examined the role of ethnic groups on factors influencing the perceived value of organic vegetables among consumers in Malaysia. An online survey questionnaire collected 385 responses. Partial least squares-structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) was used to assess the validity, reliability, hypothesis testing, importance-performance map analysis (IPMA) of the study constructs. Partial least squares-multi-group analysis (PLS-MGA) was employed to examine whether there are significant differences among various ethnic groups. The findings revealed that food safety concerns, health concerns, and trust in organic food claim significantly influenced the consumer perceived value of organic vegetables. This study offers new findings regarding the role of ethnic groups in explaining significant differences among consumers toward the perceived value of organic vegetables. It also provides essential information to the ministry of agriculture, organic farmers, dealers, and retailers in developing marketing strategies and expansion plans to achieve higher household expenditures on organic vegetables.

scholarly journals Personal and Environmental Factors that Influence the Ecological Behaviour of Energy-Efficient Appliance Purchases

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 59-100
Author(s):  
Sai-Keong Chan ◽  
Farzana Quoquab ◽  
Rohaida Basiruddin
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Least Squares ◽  
Partial Least Squares ◽  
Energy Efficient ◽  
Environmental Studies ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
Questionnaire Surveys ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Ecological Behaviour

This study investigates the effects of personal and environmental factors on ecological beliefs and ecological behaviour and assesses the mediating and moderating influences in this model. This study utilises 592 questionnaire surveys among Malaysian consumers. A partial least squares technique (PLS) was utilised to analyse the data and to test the study hypotheses. The findings show that personal and environmental factors have a positive influence on ecological beliefs and ecological behaviour; ecological beliefs are positively related to ecological behaviour. Additionally, ecological beliefs mediate the relationship between personal factors and ecological behaviour, and the relationship between environmental factors and ecological behaviour. The present study is among the pioneers in including environmental factors and ecological beliefs in pro-environmental studies. In the context of energy-efficient appliance purchases, the findings elaborate on the existing knowledge of personal and environmental factors, and individual’s beliefs.

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