scholarly journals Do Demographics Matter in Consumer Materialism?

2021 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 296-312
Author(s):  
Dalia Antinienė ◽  
Beata Šeinauskienė ◽  
Ausra Rutelione ◽  
Shahrokh Nikou ◽  
Rosita Lekavičienė
Keyword(s):  
Gender Studies ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Relative Income ◽  
Educational Programs ◽  
Educational Policies ◽  
Marketing Literature ◽  
Materialistic Values ◽  
Practical Implications

This paper aims to investigate the effects of personal characteristics such as gender, income, education and age on consumer materialism. Research hypotheses are based on both existing marketing literature and an additional integration of gender studies literature in order to further the study of materialism. By using random sampling and surveying 1000 respondents living across different regions in Lithuania, the results show significant differences along gender, age, self-perceived relative income and education in terms of consumers’ materialistic dispositions. The study confirms that younger consumers are more inclined to materialistic values than older ones. Women differ from men on materialism centrality, as well as happiness and success measures. Regarding consumers’ self-perceived relative income, Lithuanians with low income are more prone to aspire to material possessions. Furthermore, research indicates higher rates of consumer materialism to appear among less educated individuals. This is one of the first representative studies in Lithuania revealing what effects different demographic consumer characteristics have on materialistic behaviour. Our findings have some practical implications; for example, they show that vulnerable segments of the population are more susceptible to materialism, necessitating educational policies to reduce such behavior and encourage a more responsible approach. As a result, these educational programs should be tailored to these individuals, with a greater emphasis on the risks associated with overconsumption.

scholarly journals Vocational Training has an Influence on Employee Career Development: A Case Study Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rusdiyanto Rusdiyanto ◽  
Indra Prasetyo ◽  
Nabilah Aliyyah ◽  
Heru Tjaraka ◽  
Nawang Kalbuana ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Career Development ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Vocational Training ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Job Training ◽  
Medium Scale ◽  
Analysis Techniques ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Practical Implications

Objective: This paper aims to test the effect employee job training has on employee career development in the company.Design/methodology/approach: This paper uses a quantitative approach with the process of finding the knowledge by using data in the form of numbers as a tool that can be generalized to prove hypotheses. The population in this study was 135 employees by sampling 100 employees using sampling method probability by using random sampling type samples to use slovin formula. Analysis techniques use multiple linear regressions.Findings: The results showed that job training influences the career development of employees in companies with a significant rate of 0.00 less than α=0.05.Practical Implications: The results of the study are recommended for company employees to conduct job training as a tool to improve career development.Originality: Previous research has been conducted to test job training on employee career development in large companies; the findings conclude that employee job training affects employee career development. This research researchers try to research medium-scale companies down.

scholarly journals Hubungan antara pendapatan disposebel dan pengeluaran konsumsi terhadap tabungan di Desa Sumokembangsri RW 01, Kecamatan Balongbendo Kabupaten Sidoarjo

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-78
Author(s):  
Mohamad Johan Efendi
Keyword(s):  
Path Analysis ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Total Population ◽  
Household Consumption ◽  
Disposable Income ◽  
Consumption Expenditure ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
The Village ◽  
Practical Implications

This study aims to determine the correlation between income variable disposebel and consumption expenditure on savings variables in the village of sumokembangsri subdistrict balongbendo, district sidoarjo. Disposebel income is income for household consumption financing. Saving is one means of saving, whereas consume is the activity of purchasing goods and services that are based on the needs and desires with a predetermined exchange. total population of 504 heads of sample households with random sampling or random use of 20% of the population. with a sample of 101 family heads. Answering the problem of research and testing of research hypothesis used path analysis technique, with tool of application of SPSS version 16.0 The result of this research shows regression value that disposebel income have significant effect to consumption expenditure with value 0, 478, disposebel income have significant effect to saving with value 0, 401, consumption expenditure has significant effect on saving with value 0, 425. Practical implications The results of the study found that disposable income has a positive and significant effect on consumption and savings expenditure. This result indicates that the more disposebel income the consumption expenditure will increase as well as the household's inclination to save also increases.

Social tourism for low-income families: challenges and practical implications in pursuing social innovation.

2021 ◽  
pp. 140-157
Author(s):  
Joana Lima ◽  
Celeste Eusébio
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Tourism Product ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
Practical Implications

Abstract This chapter discusses the importance of social tourism programmes for low-income families and presents an analysis of the Portuguese situation. Concretely, the chapter presents an analysis of the visions of a sample of Portuguese families regarding this kind of offer and ends with a discussion regarding guidelines that social tourism programmes for families should follow in order to combine the maximization of its benefits and its attractiveness as a tourism product.

scholarly journals Empleabilidad y expectativa de logro en la inserción laboral de los estudiantes universitarios//Employability and achievement expectation on job placement of the university students

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 29
Author(s):  
Tomás Izquierdo Rus ◽  
Alberto Jesús Farías Gragmena
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Job Market ◽  
Education Department ◽  
Significant Relation ◽  
Employment Situation ◽  
The University ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Different Levels ◽  
Estudiantes Universitarios

RESUMENLos profundos cambios en el mercado laboral han generado en los últimos años un debate en torno a la empleabilidad de los estudiantes universitarios. El objetivo de este trabajo ha sido analizar la percepción de la empleabilidad en función del sexo, titulación y situación laboral y analizar su relación con la percepción del logro. Han participado 297 estudiantes matriculados en diferentes grados de la Facultad de Educación de la Universidad de Murcia.  Los instrumentos aplicados buscan explorar la auto-percepción subjetiva de performance de empleabilidad, midiendo habilidades y competencias expresadas por los participantes y la percepción (creencias) de condiciones personales y profesionales requeridas por los empleadores ante un proceso potencial de contratación laboral. Los estudiantes universitarios no sólo perciben como necesarias determinadas características personales sino que también consideran los requerimientos del contexto sociolaboral en el que se inscriben. Asimismo, se ha comprobado la existencia de una relación estadísticamente significativa entre percepción de empleabilidad y percepción del logro. Los resultados tienen unas implicaciones prácticas de gran importancia con objeto de mejorar la empleabilidad de los estudiantes universitarios. Entre los contenidos prioritarios a abordar se contempla la incorporación de acciones de orientación profesional en los planes de estudios universitarios. ABSTRACT In the last few years, a discussion about university students´ employability has been generated by deep changes in the job market. The objective of this investigation has been to analyze employability with reference to sex, degree and employment situation, and to analyze its relation to the achievement perception. 297 students have participated in different levels of the Education Department of the University of Murcia. The tools that have been applied seek to explore the subjective self-perception on the employability performance, measuring skills and abilities expressed by the participants, and the perception (belief) of personal and professional conditions required by employers with reference to a potential job hiring. University students not only perceive that certain personal characteristics are necessary, but they also consider the requirements of their social and labor context. Also tested the existence of a statistically significant relation among employability perception and achievement expectations.The results have highly important practical implications aiming to improve the university students´ employability. Priority should focus to address the incorporation of vocational guidance in university plans of studies.

scholarly journals Prevalence of Hypertension in Semi-Urban area of Nepal

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
R Koju ◽  
K Manandhar ◽  
R Gurung ◽  
P Pant ◽  
TRS Bedi
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Antihypertensive Treatment ◽  
Suburban Area ◽  
Low Income Countries ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Systematic Random Sampling ◽  
Average Blood Pressure ◽  
Study Population

Hypertension is one of the major cardiovascular problems in middle and low income countries. There are few studies conducted in Nepal which shows significant number of hypertensive popu­lation in suburban area. Systematic random sampling from voter lists of all the members more than 18 years of age of Dhulikhel Municipality was done. 796 among 1150 sampled population were interviewed and their blood pressure was measured twice using mercury sphygmomanom­eter in standard method in their home. The average blood pressure was taken for study. Hyper­tension was defined as systolic blood pressure ≥ 140 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure ≥ 90 mmHg, and/or on antihypertensive treatment. Total number of study population was 796. Among them 490 (61.6%) were female and 306 (38.4%) were male with age ranging from 18 years to 88 years (mean 48.41±17.38). Overall prevalence of hypertension was 28.9% (male 28.8%, female 29%). The prevalence was increasing with age (11.1% in <30 years to 44.8% in >70 years). Ac­cording to JNC 7, 29.1% were in Pre-hypertensive group. This study shows that Hypertension is significant in suburban area of Nepal. Nepalese Heart Journal | Volume 7 | No.1 | November 2010 (special issue) | Page 35-39 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/njh.v7i1.8500

scholarly journals Police officers’ experiences as victims of hate crime

2018 ◽  
Vol 41 (5) ◽  
pp. 526-538 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rob C. Mawby ◽  
Irene Zempi
Keyword(s):  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Hate Crime ◽  
Police Training ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Practical Implications

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to fill a research and literature gap by examining the nature and impact of hate crime victimisation on police officers, and their responses to it. The research explores victimisation due to the occupational stigma of policing and the personal characteristics and identities of individual officers.Design/methodology/approachThe research design is qualitative, based on 20 in-depth interviews with police officers in one English police force. Thematic analysis was applied to the data.FindingsAll participants had experienced hate crime arising from their occupational or personal identities. Initially shocked, officers became desensitized and responded in different ways. These include tolerating and accepting hate crime but also challenging it through communication and the force of law.Research limitations/implicationsThis research is based on a small sample. It does not claim to be representative but it is exploratory, aiming to stimulate debate and further research on a contemporary policing issue.Practical implicationsIf further research works were to confirm these findings, there are implications for police training, officer welfare and support, supervision and leadership.Originality/valueThe police occupy a problematic position within hate crime literature and UK legislation. This paper opens up debate on an under-researched area and presents the first published study of the hate crime experiences of police officers.

scholarly journals Market practices in countercultural market emergence

2015 ◽  
Vol 49 (9/10) ◽  
pp. 1563-1588 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joel Hietanen ◽  
Joonas Rokka
Keyword(s):  
Electronic Music ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Marketing Literature ◽  
Industrial Markets ◽  
Market Practices ◽  
Market Shaping ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the growing marketing literature that investigates markets as “configurations”, i.e. networks of market actors engaged in market-shaping practices and performances. As this pioneering work has been largely focused on established mainstream markets and industries driven by large multi-national companies, the present article extends practice-based market theorizing to countercultural market emergence and also to unconventional market practices shaping it. Design/methodology/approach – Insights are drawn from a four-year multi-sited ethnographic study of a rapidly expanding electronic music scene that serves as an illustrative example of emergent countercultural market. Findings – In contrast to mainstream consumer or industrial markets, the authors identify a distinctive dynamic underlying market emergence. Countercultural markets as well as their appeal and longevity largely depend on an inherent authenticity paradox that focal market actors need to sustain and negotiate through ongoing market-shaping and market-restricting practices. Practical implications – From a practitioner perspective, the authors discuss the implications for market actors wishing to build on countercultural authenticity. They highlight the fragility of countercultural markets and point out practices sustaining them, and also possibilities and challenges in tapping into them. Originality/value – The study contributes by theorizing the tensions that energize and drive countercultural market emergence. In particular, the authors address the important role of market-restricting practices in facilitating countercultural appeal that has not received explicit attention in prior marketing literature.

Vulnerable populations and misinformation: A mixed-methods approach to underserved older adults’ online information assessment

2020 ◽  
pp. 146144482092504 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyunjin Seo ◽  
Matthew Blomberg ◽  
Darcey Altschwager ◽  
Hong Tien Vu
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Digital Divide ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Source Credibility ◽  
Online Information ◽  
Message Content ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Significant Factors

This study examines how low-income African-American older adults, one of the groups most vulnerable to misinformation online, assess the credibility of online information. In examining this, we conducted both face-to-face interviews and a survey and then analyzed how their digital media use, demographics, self-efficacy, and involvement with particular topics were associated with their credibility assessments of online information. Our results suggest that education and topic involvement are statistically significant factors associated with assessments of message content and source credibility. Moreover, for our respondents, assessments of content credibility, as opposed to those of source credibility, were far more challenging. This research is one of the few studies examining online information credibility assessments made by low-income minority older adults. Theoretical and practical implications of our results are discussed in the context of misinformation, credibility assessment, and the digital divide.

Unmet Demand for Union Membership in Australia

2009 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda Pyman ◽  
Julian Teicher ◽  
Brian Cooper ◽  
Peter Holland
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Union Membership ◽  
Union Density ◽  
Non Union ◽  
Younger Workers ◽  
Unmet Demand ◽  
Union Renewal ◽  
Employee Characteristics ◽  
Organizational Tenure ◽  
Practical Implications

Unmet demand for union membership is defined as employees in non-union workplaces who would join a union if given the opportunity. Unmet demand is a significant issue for Australian unions as union density continues to decline and the current legislative environment remains hostile. This article gauges the contours of unmet demand for union membership in Australia, drawing on responses to the Australian Worker Representation and Participation Survey (AWRPS 2004). It finds a significant level of unmet demand for union membership in Australia. Unmet demand varies according to workplace and employee characteristics and is highest among low income earners, younger workers, workers with shorter organizational tenure and workers in routinized occupations. The practical implications of our findings are discussed in relation to union renewal and the legislative environment prevailing in 2008.

Theoretical and Practical Implications of I.M.F. Conditionality in Zambia

1986 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 395-422 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neva Seidman Makgetla
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Terms Of Trade ◽  
Living Standards ◽  
Real Wages ◽  
Colonial Era ◽  
Income Groups ◽  
Low Income Groups ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
High Degree ◽  
Practical Implications

Zambia has faced an economic crisis since 1975. Living standards for most of the population have deteriorated sharply, with falling real wages and a drop in G.D.P. per capita by about a quarter. At the same time, the gap between the high- and low-income groups has probably widened.Zambia's economic difficulties originated in international factors. In the two decades of independence, and unusually high degree of external dependency, inherited from the colonial era, continued to chatacterise the economy. Imported inputs accounted for at least one-third of all costs in mining and manufacturing, as may be seen from Table I. Meanwhile, the production of copper and relate minerals contributed a steady nine-tenths of export revenues. But in 1975, the terms of trade for copper plummeted by nearly 50 per cent, and merchandise imports promptly contracted by almost one-quarter, seriously affecting production. Since then the price of copper has stagnated.

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