Impact of the Information System of Internet Content on Consumer Willingness to Pay for Internet Content - the Mediating Effect of Perceived Quality on Internet Content

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
pp. 189-197
Author(s):  
MinJeong Kang ◽  
HeeJoong Hwang
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Perceived Quality ◽  
Mediating Effect

Structural Mediation Model of Information System and Sustainable Performance of UAE Manufacturing Sector

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed Ahmed Darwish Abdulla Larii ◽  
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Fatma Ahmed Lari ◽  
Mohamed Ahmed Darwish Abdulla Lari ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Organisational Culture ◽  
The Body ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Operational Performance ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Mediation Model ◽  
Sustainable Performance ◽  
The Relationship

This study intends to find out the mediating effect of organisational culture on the relationship between information system and sustainable performance of manufacturing sector in UAE. This study used AMOS-SEM software to develop mediation model that linking the mediating relationships between Information System, Organisational Culture and Sustainable operation Performance. Data was collected through questionnaire survey among the operation staff of Abu Dhabi manufacturing companies. A total 250 questionnaires were distributed however 205 were returned and only 200 are valid which indicates a response rate of 80%. The analysis found that TPS has positive but not significant effect to SP; OIS has positive but not significant effect to SP; FMW has a positive and significant effect on SP; SDS has a negative and not significant effect to SP and SP has positive but not significant effect OC. For the path relationship between the four exogenous variables (TPS, OIS, SDS, and FMW) and the mediator variable (OC), the results are TPS has positive and significant effect to OC; OIS has positive but not significant effect to OC; FMW has positive and significant effect to OC and SDS has positive and not significant effect to OC. Collectively, the five exogenous constructs (TPS, OIS, SDS, FMW and OC) explained 89% variation in operational performance and 86% of the variation in organisational culture. However, for a mediator, it was found that OC has no significant mediating effect on the relationship between TPS and SP; OC has no significant mediating effect on the relationship between OIS and SP; OC has no significant mediating effect on the relationship between SDS and SP and OC has no significant mediating effect on the relationship between FMW and SP. it can be concluded that there is a positive relationship between information system dimensions and operational performance. However organizational culture has no contributing any mediating effect to the relationship. These findings have contributed to the body of knowledge and could be shared among the UAE manufacturing practitioners.

Subjective social class, perceived quality of social relationships, and happiness: A case of mediation and moderation across gender

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 312-335
Author(s):  
Jae-Woo Kim ◽  
Chaeyoon Lim ◽  
Christina Falci
Keyword(s):  
Social Class ◽  
Social Status ◽  
Relationship Quality ◽  
Social Relationships ◽  
Social Relationship ◽  
Perceived Quality ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Subjective Social Class

This study investigates the link between social relationship and subjective well-being in the context of social stratification. The authors examine how perceived quality of social relationships and subjective social class are linked to self-reported happiness among men and women in South Korea. The study finds that one’s perception of relative social standing is positively associated with happiness independently of objective indicators of socioeconomic status, while social relationship quality strongly predicts the happiness among both men and women. However, the mediation pathway and moderating effects vary by gender. For men, the nexus between subjective social class and happiness is partially mediated by the quality of interpersonal relationships. No similar mediating effect is found among women. The study also finds gender difference in whether the link between social relationship quality and happiness varies by subjective social class. The happiness return to positive social relationships increases as men’s subjective social status becomes higher, which is consistent with the resource multiplication hypothesis. No similar moderation effect is found among women. Combined, these results reveal potentially different pathways to happiness across gender in Korea, where social status competition, collectivistic culture, and patriarchal gender relations are salient in daily life.

scholarly journals Impact of COVID-19 on Residents’ Willingness to Consume Wild Animals: Empirical Insights From China

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Si Ruishi ◽  
Lu Qian ◽  
Noshaba Aziz
Keyword(s):  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Ecological Environment ◽  
Wild Animals ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Security Risk ◽  
Market Control ◽  
The Government ◽  
Household Heads

Abstract Background: It is argued that wild animals are the culprit of transmission of COVID-19 and poor health of the people, though any evidence is not found, the government has widely publicized the risk allied with eating wild animals. Therefore, this study attempts to explore the effect of COVID-19 on residents’ willingness to consume wild animals (WCWA) and their amount of willingness to pay (AWP). Methods: Data were gathered online from 1250 household heads of both urban and rural residents of Hubei, Hunan, and Guangdong provinces during the period of 19th to 26th March 2020 and Probit and Tobit model is employed to meet the study objectives. Results: The results showed that around 39.20% of residents are willing to consume wild animals and their amount of willingness to pay was 34.65 USD/year. In the context of market control policy & home restriction policy, the mediating effect is 34.20% & 27.73% respectively. In contrast, in the context of ecological environment risk and food security risk perception, the mediating effects are 7.94% and 10.16% respectively. Conclusions: Although COVID-19 reduced the probability of residents’ WCWA, the effect on AWP was not significant. Moreover, COVID-19’s effects on residents’ WCWA through market control and home restriction policies were strong, but perceptions of the ecological environment and food safety risk were relatively weak. These results provide insights for policymakers in terms of raising public awareness of the negative consequences of consuming wild animals and increasing knowledge of the animals’ protection.

Environmental management accounting practices and organizational performance: the mediating effect of information system

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 411-425
Author(s):  
Nursyazwani Mohd Fuzi ◽  
Nurul Fadly Habidin ◽  
Sharul Effendy Janudin ◽  
Sharon Yong Yee Ong ◽  
Ku Maisurah Ku Bahador
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Information System ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Management Accounting ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Environmental Management Accounting ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the mediating effect of information system (IS) on the relationship between environmental management accounting practices (EMAP) and organizational performance (OPM) for Malaysian manufacturing industry. Design/methodology/approach This study is based on survey data collected from 395 manufacturing companies in Malaysia. Validity and reliability analyses were performed using IBM SPSS and structural equation modeling was used to test the research hypotheses. Findings The results indicated that EMAP positively and significantly to IS and OPM. This study also found that IS partially mediates the relationship between EMAP and OPM. This study also found that IS partially mediates the relationship between EMAP and OPM. Research limitations/implications This study has a number of limitations that need to be addressed in future research. First, the population and sample of survey respondents are only targeted in the Malaysian manufacturing industry. Second, this research only uses the survey technique and is conducted in the Malaysian manufacturing industry. Third, the limitation of this study would concern the difficulty to find EMAP and IS relationship literatures in the Malaysian manufacturing industry. However, the researchers consider that there is greater scope for investigation on the EMAP, IS and OPM relationships for Malaysian manufacturing industry. Originality/value This study contributes to the existing body of knowledge by examining the mediating effect of IS on the relationship between EMAP and OPM for Malaysian manufacturing industry. Thus, it is expected that the results of this study have given valuable insight of the relationship between EMAP, IS on OPM for Malaysian manufacturing industry.

Passenger satisfaction and loyalty for app-based ride-sharing services: through the tunnel of perceived quality and value for money

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Selim Ahmed ◽  
Musfiq Mannan Choudhury ◽  
Ezaz Ahmed ◽  
Ujjal Yaman Chowdhury ◽  
Ahmed Al Asheq
Keyword(s):  
Service Providers ◽  
Perceived Quality ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Value For Money ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Ride Sharing ◽  
Passenger Satisfaction ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Indirect Relationship

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to investigate the passengers' perception of app or application-based ride-sharing service in Bangladesh. The research directly measures the passengers' perception of perceived quality and value for money of using app-based ride-sharing services in Bangladesh and how it impacts passengers' satisfaction. The study also measures the indirect relationship of perceived quality and value for money and passengers' loyalty through the mediating effects of passenger satisfaction in app-based ride-sharing services.Design/methodology/approachThe authors used an online self-administered survey questionnaire to collect data from the respondents who have experienced app-based ride-sharing services in Bangladesh. In this study, 400 questionnaires were distributed to the respondents online (Google form) and received 281 useful responses that give a 70.25% response rate. The survey data were analyzed based on construct validity, convergent validity and structural equation modeling by using Smart PLS 3.FindingsThe research findings indicate that perceived quality and value for money positively and significantly influence passengers' satisfaction. The passengers' satisfaction has a direct and significant relationship with passenger loyalty. The research findings also indicate that perceived quality and value for money have an indirect relationship with passenger loyalty through the mediating effect of passenger loyalty in app-based ride-sharing services.Practical implicationsBoth perceived quality and value for money have been the key drivers of passenger satisfaction and loyalty. Thus, the ride-sharing service providers should emphasize enhancing passenger value perception and quality service to reinforce passenger satisfaction and loyalty by increasing communication with the passengers about their apps. Besides, the service providers need to keep track of passengers' satisfaction levels and adopt necessary initiatives to ensure satisfied passengers toward loyalty.Originality/valueLimited studies have investigated the impacts of perceived quality and value for money on passenger satisfaction and loyalty to app-based rideshare service. It is a suitable time as the research findings will help ride-sharing service providers enhance their quality performance to compete healthily. Simultaneously, passengers can enjoy improved, and value-added services due to increasing competition among the app-based service providers. Regulators can also emphasize passenger quality services and the importance of money as a proposition while formulating policy and regulations toward the management of ride-sharing companies.

scholarly journals Private labels ain’t bona fide! Perceived authenticity and willingness to pay a price premium for national brands over private labels

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Djavlonbek Kadirov
Keyword(s):  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Perceived Quality ◽  
Price Premium ◽  
Private Labels ◽  
National Brand ◽  
National Brands ◽  
Brand Evaluations ◽  
Brand Authenticity ◽  
Quality Perceptions ◽  
Bona Fide

© 2015 Westburn Publishers Ltd. As private labels are consolidating their gains in national markets, a conventional recommendation to national brand manufacturers would most likely be to invest more in marketing in order to increase the perceived quality gap between national brands and private labels. It is assumed that the quality gap would boost consumer willingness to pay a price premium for national brands over private labels. Differing from this conventional approach, the current study focuses on the perceived authenticity gap between national brands and private labels, to explore whether and how this factor influences the effect of marketing and manufacturing variables on willingness to pay. This relationship is relevant in milieus where consumers might take brand authenticity rather than quality perceptions to guide their brand evaluations. The current study finds that the perceived authenticity gap mediates the effect of only some particular conventional marketing tools on willingness to pay. The study suggests that national brand managers should take the presence of private labels in the national markets as an opportunity to exploit the dynamics of authenticity evaluations, rather than as a threat.

scholarly journals Servisscape in the Finest Cinema

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 83-93
Author(s):  
Aditya Pandowo ◽  
Merinda H. C. Pandowo H.C Pandowo
Keyword(s):  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Perceived Value ◽  
Perceived Quality ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Significant Relation ◽  
Brand Relationship ◽  
Premium Price ◽  
Spatial Layouts ◽  
Physical Attraction ◽  
Closed Structure

The aim of the study is to investigate the consequences of servicescape and to explore the application of it in the premium cinema. Several stimuli related to cinemas’ physical attraction are added to determine their relation such as ambiances, spatial layouts, and signs. 154 visitors are taken by purposive sampling. The respondents are the young regular audience in the finest cinema. Closed structure questioners are spread for primary data and examined with path analysis. The results show that servicescape is related to perceived quality, perceived value, and willingness to pay a premium. Meanwhile, a significant relation also is shown between perceived quality and perceived value. There is also evidence that both perceived quality and perceived value as antecedents of willingness to pay the premium price. The findings provide the applicability of servicescape in the cinema industry, especially in high-class cinema where the consumer-brand relationship is needed.

A Study on the Effect of Information Service Level and System Quality on BSC: Focusing on the Mediating Effect of Work Efficiency

2019 ◽  
Vol 118 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Se-Yun Kim ◽  
Yen-Yoo You ◽  
Seok-Kee Lee
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Empirical Data ◽  
Information Service ◽  
Service Level ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
System Quality ◽  
Work Efficiency

Background/Objectives: This study aims to empirically identify whether the higher the quality of the system, the more efficient the task and the more impact it has on the BSC items. An empirical data from the information system industry, in which various information systems are highly used, was collected and analyzed. To fulfill the research objective, we first identified the concepts of information systems and BSCs, and then verified how the information service level and quality of systems affect work efficiency and BSCs.

A Study on the Effect of Information Service Level and System Quality on BSC: Focusing on the Mediating Effect of Work Efficiency

2019 ◽  
Vol 118 (8) ◽  
pp. 323-330
Author(s):  
Se-Yun Kim ◽  
Yen-Yoo You ◽  
Seok-Kee Lee
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Empirical Data ◽  
Information Service ◽  
Service Level ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
System Quality ◽  
Work Efficiency

This study aims to empirically identify whether the higher the quality of the system, the more efficient the task and the more impact it has on the BSC items. An empirical data from the information system industry, in which various information systems are highly used, was collected and analyzed. To fulfill the research objective, we first identified the concepts of information systems and BSCs, and then verified how the information service level and quality of systems affect work efficiency and BSCs.

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