scholarly journals FACTORS AFFECTING RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT AT SYRIAN BUSINESS FACULTIES: A STUDENT-PERCEIVED MODEL

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 210-225
Author(s):  
Bayan KHALIFA ◽  
Riad ABDULRAOUF ◽  
Sulaiman MOUSELLI
Keyword(s):  
Research Performance ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Research Environment ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Business Programs ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Quality Of Research ◽  
Significant Factors

This study aims at investigating the factors that affect the research environment of business postgraduate students, particularly master students, from the perspective of these students. From the same perspective, it also aims at assessing these factors together with the quality of research environment. A questionnaire survey method was employed. The questionnaire was developed by academics from five business faculties based on relevant studies and was distributed to graduate students enrolled in all of the research business programs at the Faculty of Economics, Damascus University, ending up with 88 valid responses. To explore the factors that may affect research environment, exploratory factor analysis was employed. In addition, multiple regression analysis and t-test were applied to respond to the study purposes. Facilities and industry linkage come to be significant factors in the research environment. However, the results show insignificant impact for each of the research courses, networking, and research skills in the overall research environment. Variations in regard to the availability of these factors were identified with low level of availability for the facilities and industry linkage. The study is one of a kind that investigates factors affecting research environment of postgraduate students and particularly master students. Further and to the best of our knowledge, it is the first study that examines such factors in war conditions, which enables us to understand what students perceive as critical factors influencing their research performance in these conditions. Recommendations to policy makers are presented to develop strategies that respond to students’ concerns for a better research environment.

scholarly journals Significant influencing factors and practical solutions in improvement of clinical nursing services: a Delphi study

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarieh Poortaghi ◽  
Abbas Ebadi ◽  
Mahvash Salsali ◽  
Afsaneh Raiesifar ◽  
Nayyereh Davoudi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Delphi Study ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Clinical Services ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Nursing Managers ◽  
Clinical Nursing ◽  
Communication Program ◽  
Nursing Services

Abstract Background Clinical services evaluation with specific indicators are very helpful to identify improvable points. This study was conducted to analyze the factors affecting the quality of clinical nursing services and offer practical solutions for accreditation of clinical nursing services. Methods The present study was conducted using Delphi method with two rounds. At the beginning of the study a questionnaire was prepared using results of another project (clinical nursing services audit). This questionnaire was sent to 47 nursing and accreditation professionals. After the first round, causes and solutions were categorized. Then participants were asked to comment on the significance of each strategy on the prepared questionnaire. Results In the first round of Delphi in response to the question about the main causes and solutions of low quality of nursing clinical services, 394 causes and 212 solutions were mentioned by the participants. In the second round, considering moralists and specialization in the selection of nursing managers, staffing according to workload and attendance in comprehensive exam after graduation and before entering clinical fields attained the most importance. Conclusion Mismatch of human resources with workload and lack of clarity with regard to duties have maximum correlation with poor quality of care. Organizational structure and communication program categories gained the highest and lowest importance respectively. This information could be used by nursing managers and policy makers to plan programs in order to improve the quality of clinical nursing services.

CROSS-BORDER TOURISM FROM BRUNEI DARUSSALAM TO EASTERN MALAYSIA: AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS

2002 ◽  
Vol 47 (01) ◽  
pp. 65-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
KWABENA A. ANAMAN ◽  
ROSE AMINAH ISMAIL
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Perceived Quality ◽  
Personal Income ◽  
Relative Price ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Brunei Darussalam ◽  
Significant Factors

We analysed the factors influencing the level of cross-border tourism from Brunei Darussalam to Eastern Malaysia based on a random survey of 675 Bruneian residents returning from land and sea trips to Eastern Malaysia and using simple statistical and multiple regression analysis. The results revealed that the age of the respondents, personal income, perceived quality of Eastern Malaysia as a better place to rest and relax, perceived quality of goods and services in Eastern Malaysia, use of alcohol by respondents and having family members and friends living in Eastern Malaysia were significant factors affecting the number of visits to Eastern Malaysia. This analysis was based on visits over the 12-month period prior to the survey, a period of relative price stability. Regression analysis of personal expenditures on goods and services of respondents during their most recently completed trip indicated that personal income, travelling with friends, number of days spent on the trip, perception of Eastern Malaysia as a better place to rest and relax and use of public transport were the significant factors affecting expenditures. We estimated that Bruneian residents spent about B$426 million a year on goods and services while visiting Eastern Malaysia, and this amount accounted for roughly 5.7% of Brunei's gross domestic product (GDP) in the year 2000.

scholarly journals Far From Gentrification and Touristification? Residents’ perceptions of displacement on Murano Island

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dario Bertocchi ◽  
Camilla Ferri
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Venetian Lagoon

Murano, an island in Venetian Lagoon, is world-renowned for its historical glassmaking industry. In the last decades, similarly to what is happening in central Venice, Murano has seen a significant decrease in its population and a reduction of its traditional activities, both being connected to broader tourism gentrification dynamics. Prompted by this, the authors devised and circulated a wide-ranging questionnaire that aimed to investigate the economic, social, and territorial factors affecting people’s quality of life on the island. The questionnaire was completed by almost 15% of Murano’s residents and one aspect that it captured was various inhabitants’ perceptions of issues concerned with tourism gentrification, which we analysed using Cocola-Gant’s (2018) concepts of residential, commercial, and place-based displacement. We found that Muranese residents these dynamics most keenly when they impact their daily life on the island, and they are concerned about the loss of the identity of places they know and live in. We conclude by affirming that this situation is not irreversible, and that policy makers can act to address it.

scholarly journals Potential of Seriales, Flacourtia jangomas (Lour.) Raeusch, fruit for wine production

2018 ◽  
pp. 69-76
Author(s):  
Lynette Cimafranca ◽  
Erlinda Dizon
Keyword(s):  
Contact Time ◽  
Sensory Quality ◽  
Microbial Culture ◽  
Wine Production ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Dummy Variables ◽  
Fermentation Temperature ◽  
Microbial Strain ◽  
Significant Factors

Flacourtia jangomas, locally known as seriales, is one of the indigenous tree species in the island of Leyte, Philippines that is neglected and underutilized. To maximize its utilization, the potential of the commodity for wine-making was explored using the Placket-Burman (PB) experiment, which was carried out to identify the most significant factors affecting the quality of the wine. There were seven variables (n=7) identified, namely; fermentation temperature, contact time, sugar level, dilution, microbial strain and two dummy variables with a total of eight runs. Results show that fermentation temperature, contact time, sugar level and microbial culture significantly affected the sensory quality of seriales wine.

scholarly journals Miksi suomalaisen tutkimuksen tuottavuus kasvoi, mutta laatu heikentyi?

2018 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Olli Poropudas
Keyword(s):  
Research Funding ◽  
Explanatory Power ◽  
National Level ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Explanatory Factors ◽  
Information Studies ◽  
Competitive Funding ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Quality Of Research

Performance-based research funding systems are often assumed to create an increasing pressure to publish among academics. Presumption is that national level incentives put pressure on researchers to increase quantity of publishing at the expense of quality (publishing pressure hypothesis). Janne Pölönen and Otto Auranen argued in their article in Information Studies 2 (36) that the hypothesis does not apply to Finland. The purpose of this article is to continue the discussion on the hypothesis. I repeat the empirical study by Pölönen and Auranen, and I will end up with somewhat opposite results. Secondly, I discuss the factors affecting the productivity and quality of research. Changes in productivity and quality of research are not just related to the introduction of publications as a criterion for research funding, but the range of explanatory factors is much wider. I will highlight the make-up of researchers, the amount of funding and competitive funding, and look at their explanatory power in respect to the changes of the productivity and the impact of Finnish scientific research.

scholarly journals Analisis Faktor Penentu Kualiti Pengurusan Zakat: Kajian Terhadap Lembaga Zakat Selangor (Lzs) di Sepang

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-44
Author(s):  
Maryam Abd Rashid ◽  
Hairunnizam Wahid ◽  
Sanep Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Quality Of Service ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Five Factors ◽  
Significant Factors

Abstract Service quality is an important element in assessing the ability of institutions to meet its goals. The objective of this paper is to examine the factors that probably affect the quality of service for zakat institution, especially in Sepang using the SERVQUAL model which has five factors; reliability, react, assurance, empathy and tangible. A total of 103 respondents from Muslim entrepreneurs have participated in this study. This study uses several approaches, including exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and logistic regression analysis. Findings indicate that empathy and tangible are significant factors affecting the quality of service LZS in model studied. Several implications have been discussed in this study. Keywords : LZS’s service quality, Muslim entrepreneurs, SERVQUAL Abstrak Kualiti perkhidmatan adalah satu elemen penting dalam menilai keupayaan institusi untuk memenuhi matlamatnya. Objektif kertas ini adalah untuk melihat faktor yang dijangka mempengaruhi kualiti perkhidmatan institusi zakat khususnya di daerah Sepang dengan menggunakan model SERVQUAL yang mempunyai lima faktor iaitu kebolehpercayaan, bertindak balas, jaminan, empati dan kewujudan. Sejumlah 103 responden yang terdiri daripada usahawan muslim telah mengambil bahagian dalam kajian ini.  Kajian ini menggunakan beberapa ujian termasuklah analisis tinjauan faktor (EFA) dan analisis regresi logistik. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan faktor empati dan kewujudan adalah signifikan dan mempengaruhi kualiti perkhidmatan LZS dalam model yang dikaji. Beberapa implikasi kajian turut dibincangkan dalam kajian ini. Kata kunci : kualiti perkhidmatan LZS, usahawan muslim, SERVQUAL

scholarly journals Customers’ Perception about the Determinants of Service Quality of Foreign and Domestic Banks: An Empirical Study on Bangladesh

1970 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abu Baker Siddique ◽  
Khondoker Sazzadul Karim ◽  
Md Lutfor Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Service Quality ◽  
Banking Industry ◽  
The Other ◽  
Foreign Banks ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Perceived Service Quality ◽  
Private Banks ◽  
Domestic Banks ◽  
Significant Factors

This paper investigates the determinants of perceived service quality among the customers of domestic and foreign banks in Dhaka, Bangladesh using a modified version of SERVQUAL model. It finds that in general the foreign banks provided marginally better measures in most of the dimensions than did the domestic banks. For domestic private banks reliability, communication, credibility, security, and tangibility are found to be significantly affecting the service quality. On the other hand, for foreign banks, reliability, credibility, and tangibility are the only significant factors affecting their service quality.Keywords: Determinants of Service quality; Banking industry; Bangladesh; SERVQUAL Model.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jbt.v6i1.9991  Journal of Technology (Dhaka) Vol. 6(1), January-June, 2011 1-14

Do Teacher Attitudes Impact TeachingThrough Information Technology

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (24) ◽  
Author(s):  
Suman Kumari Katoch
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Second Stage ◽  
Good Sample ◽  
Two Stages ◽  
Quality Of Research ◽  
Selection Of

Teachers’ styles, and mainly their attitudes, are strong context outcomes, rooted in experience and do not become automatic routine conducts, in the sense that they are developed via very slow interactions and become well established constructs for each individual only after some time. In that sense attitudes can be modified only by each individual, when he/she becomes aware, via elements and evidence, that new postures would be better to deal with the world around. In the present study data regarding the attitude of teachers towards information technology was gathered with the help of survey method. All the school teachers of districts Bilaspur and Hamirpur of Himachal Pradesh constituted the population of the study. In order to ensure high quality of research, selection of a good sample is must. For this purpose sampling was done at two stages. At the first stage 14 schools were selected and in the second stage 150 teachers were selected randomly from the each selected school. Keeping in view the nature of the present study the investigator used the standardized tool, “Attitude towards Information Technology Scales. The reliability of the tool is 0.88. To find out the significance of difference between the various groups ‘t’-test was applied. The findings of the study revealed that gender-wise, locality-wise, school teachers do not differed significantlyin their attitude towards information technology.

scholarly journals Factors Affecting Quality Management of Construction Project Using Industrialized Building System: a Review

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4.35) ◽  
pp. 307 ◽  
Author(s):  
N.S. Azman ◽  
M. Z. Ramli ◽  
M. H. Zawawi
Keyword(s):  
Quality Management ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Construction Project ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
System A ◽  
Building System ◽  
Significant Factors

Quality management is essential to improve success in project implementation by using Industrialized Building System (IBS). The development of construction industry in Malaysia is encountering a relocation from ordinary techniques to a more efficient and automated strategy which is by utilizing IBS.There are a few issues in overseeing IBS construction projects which prompt low qualities such as hiring non-expertize in construction, using low quality of materials and problem with management. Therefore, this paper aim is to determine the various success factors affecting the quality management of construction project that using IBS and ranked the success factors. Found that 87 factors from review papers and two most significant factors affecting quality management in IBS are high ranked which is appointment of high experience technical team, using high quality components and materials with overall percentage 2.48% and 1.86%. However, some of the factors are repeatedly listed due to high affecting to quality.

scholarly journals Publication Output with Citation based Performance of Selected DBT Institutes in India

2021 ◽  
Vol 41 (02) ◽  
pp. 157-165
Author(s):  
Dhiman Mondal ◽  
Kaustuv Chakrabarti ◽  
Sudip Banerjee ◽  
D.D. Lal
Keyword(s):  
Activity Index ◽  
Publication Output ◽  
The United States ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Scholarly Impact ◽  
Growth Activity ◽  
Scientometric Study ◽  
Quality Of Research

This scientometric study examines the publication outputs from six institutes of the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) in India as cited in the Scopus database over the past 24 years, 1996-2019. Research in biotechnology and other allied areas were analysed in terms of their chronological growth, activity index, collaborations, preferred journals for publication, country collaborators, popular keywords and scholarly impact. Scientists from the six institutes published 6, 076 journal articles representing 73.65 per cent of nationally collaborated articles and 25.03 per cent of internationally collaborated articles. Of the DBT institutes, the National Institute of Immunology (NII) published the highest number of articles and the Institute of Life Sciences (ILS) shared most patents. Publication frequency was the highest for Plos One journal and the countries with which scientists collaborated included the United States, Germany, United Kingdom and France in that order. The publishing outputs of DBT institutes suggest a need for greater international collaborative research in order to gain scientific competency and increase the quality of research outputs. Also this study may be helpful to government officials and policy makers in determining allocation of resources to boost the scholarly outputs of DBT institutes.

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