Linking entrepreneurial orientation and managerial capacity to performance in dairy farms

The main objective of the study is to develop and test a model that emphasizes the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and managerial capacity (MC) to the performance of dairy farms. This article also examines the effect of these variables on performance expectations as well as the succession planning of farms. Cross-sectional data were collected out of a sample of 158 dairy farmers in 2017 in Brazil. A path analysis approach has been applied to validate the hypothesized model. Results show that between EO dimensions, innovativity has the greatest impact on performance as well as on MC. MC is not significantly related to the current performance on dairy farms, but it is so to the performance expectation, which in turn has an impact on the succession planning of farms. The age of the farmers moderates the relations hypothesized in the model, especially between innovativity, proactivity, and MC in the farms’ performance.

Factors influencing willingness to use fitness apps during COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from China

During the novel coronavirus pandemic, many people stopped going to the gym, and lack of exercise is likely to cause physical and mental health problems such as decreased immunity, in turn making them vulnerable to infection. Fitness apps can help people exercise at home by providing online professional guidance and supervision. This study explored the factors influencing fitness the intention to use apps during the epidemic in China. A new variable named epidemic crisis risk perception was added to the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology model to reflect the impact of the epidemic. Performance expectation has the greatest impact on the willingness to use fitness apps. Therefore, developers must pay close attention to the needs of the public and improve the functions of apps to improve their satisfaction. In addition, the risk perception of epidemic crisis positively correlates with the willingness to use such apps, indicating that the novel coronavirus pandemic indeed affected public psychology and behavioural intention.

The Adoption of Cloud Computing Among Private Banks Employees in Libya

The adoption of cloud computing (CC) by individuals and banking institutions garnered little attention. The goal of this study is to examine the factors that influence the adoption of CC by Libyan private bank personnel. According to the findings, employees' behavioral intention (BI) to adopt CC is significantly influenced by individual elements (performance expectation (PE), effort expectation (EE), social influence (SI), attitude (AT), and IT knowledge (ITK), among others. User happiness with cloud computing has been proposed to moderate the impact of individual elements on BI (SaaS). A total of 309 Libyan bank workers were randomly selected to participate in the study. Analyses of Moment Structures were used in the study (AMOS). The findings of the study show that the BI's use of CC is influenced by a variety of personal circumstances. It was partially mediated by satisfaction in BI's decision to employ CC. Employees at private banks will be more likely to use CC if they focus on their own needs.

Validating and Testing Learning Transfer System Inventory (LTSI) in a Developing Country Context: A Case of Pakistan’s Service Sector

Learning Transfer System Inventory (LTSI) is a tool used to measure the impact of various factors on learning outcomes. The objective of the study was to understand the problems faced by Pakistan service sector employees and finally to evaluate the impact of motivation scale, environment scale and trainee ability scale on outcome scale.Questionnaire of Learning Transfer System Inventory adopted from Holton, Bates and Ruona (2000) was used.569 questionnaires were administered to the employees of Peshawar service sector including employees of banks, non-government organizations, education and health sectors, out of which 415 were completed with a response rate of 73%.Correlation analysis shows that value of R is 0.969 that means there is 96.9% correlation in variables that are considered in model. The value of R Square is 0.939. In Service Sector, Supervisor Sanction Variable, Performance Outcome Expectation Variable and Performance Coaching Variable are insignificant and do not bring change in our dependent variable Outcome. Standardized Coefficients show that Personal Capacity for Transfer Variable, Peer Support Variable, Supervisor Support Variable and Transfer Effort Performance Expectation Variable having higher Standardized Coefficients betas, that means those variables bring greater change in dependent variable Outcome.

Minat Generasi Z Menggunakan Kembali Transaksi Mobile Payment: Pendekatan Model UTAUT 2

Z generation is a generation that lives in the era of technology so that they are used to using technology in their daily lives, including mobile payments. This study was conducted to see the relationship between the variables contained in UTAUT 2 and additional variable trust with the desire to continuance use intention mobile payments. The UTAUT 2 variables used in this study are performance expectations, effort expectations, social influences, facility conditions, hedonic motivation, price value, habits and the additional variable used in this study is trust. Respondents involved in this study were Generation Z as many as 146 people, Generation Z is a generation that grew up in the midst of technological advances so that they are very accustomed to using technology and information systems including mobile payments. The variables of performance expectation, effort expectation, social influence, facility condition, hedonic motivation, price value have no significant effect on the creation of generation z to continuance use intention mobile payments transactions. Meanwhile, habits and beliefs have a significant influence on making z intentions to reuse cellular payment transactions. This is because generation z is a millennial generation who is used to using technology such as mobile payment transactions, and feels confident that their mobile payment transactions can maintain privacy for their data.

The Impact Of Performance Expectation Gap On Corporate Strategic Change—Evidence from Listed Companies in the IT Industry

Based on the panel data of Chinese listed companies in the information technology industry from 2007 to 2018, this paper uses a fixed-effect model to study the relationship between corporate performance expectation gap and strategic change and analyzes the moderating effect of private benefits of management control and equity incentive. It is found that the greater the gap between corporate performance expectations is, the lower the frequency of corporate mergers and acquisitions is, and the higher the frequency of corporate asset divestment is. Further research finds that private benefits of management control weaken the positive correlation between corporate performance expectation gap and asset stripping frequency. Equity incentive strengthens the negative correlation between corporate performance expectation gap and corporate mergers and acquisitions frequency, and the positive correlation between corporate performance expectation gap and corporate asset stripping frequency. Based on this, when enterprises carry out strategic change, enterprises should choose the direction of strategic change according to the degree of performance expectation gap, and promote the effective realization of strategic change by improving the governance of the board of directors and optimizing the management incentive mechanism.

The role of individual values in the behavior of using discount coupons

Purpose – The research analyzed the determinants (Performance Expectation, Expectation of Effort, Social Influence, Facilitating Conditions, Hedonic Motivation, Value and Habit) of the intention and the behavior of using online discount coupons, through UTAUT2 in the Brazilian context. Design/methodology/approach – The survey was adopted with an instrument adapted from Yang (2010) and Christino et al. (2019) validated by experts. Made available online, the instrument collected 309 responses for analysis using the structural equation modeling technique. Findings – The results validated the positive relationships for Facilitating Conditions, Hedonic Motivation, Perceived Value, Habit and Performance Expectation - the highest’s coefficients. The influence of Expectation on Effort and Social Influence has not been validated. Research limitations/implications – The results cannot be generalized to all Brazilian individuals, in addition to considering recognized determinants of international literature. For this reason, suggestions are made for continuing and deepening the research. Practical implications – The results contribute by indicating the main perceptions that lead to the intention and use of discount coupons, which are the performance expectation and the habit. Thus, managers can develop their sales strategies considering such factors while society can establish strategies to more sustainable purchases. Originality/value – The research discusses the determinants of UTAUT2 in the Brazilian context to explain the intention and behavior of using online discount coupons, which are grouped together are unprecedented in Brazilian literature.

The influences of the type of information on the purchase intention and performance expectation of residential real estate properties

During the Purchase Decision Process (PDP), consumers use limited information to evaluate the value of an asset, considering that they do not have access to complete and adequate information, lack of knowledge and experience. Technical information about building performance can be used as differential attributes in the PDP. This research seeks to analyze the influence of technical information on the purchase intention and performance expectations of residential real estate consumers. Two studies were conducted, with different but complementary characteristics, the first one being exploratory and qualitative and the second one being experimental and quantitative. The results showed that information, regardless of its content and format, has a significant impact both on purchase intention and performance expectation when provided to the consumer during the purchasing process. However, the information content and format as used in the advertisements developed for this study’s experiment showed no significant differences in the variables analyzed. The main contribution of this work is to provide subsidies to improve the adaptation of real estate marketing advertisements and guarantee better and qualified information to consumers.

Understanding consumers’ purchase intention towards online paid courses

With the unprecedented development of information and communication technologies, online learning is increasingly seen as an important channel for knowledge acquisition. Although knowledge payment platforms have attracted a considerable number of consumers, little is known about the determinants of purchase intention of online learning consumers for online paid courses (OPCs). In this study, we identify the mechanism underlying online learning consumers’ purchase intentions towards online paid courses (OPCs) based on outcome expectation and trust. We further examine the antecedents of performance expectation and trust from a learning-oriented perspective. Results indicate that trust and performance expectation play positive roles in consumer purchase intention. Moreover, perceived lecturer expertise, prior learning experience, and personal trial experience are positively associated with trust and performance expectation, which in turn influence purchase intention towards OPCs. The data were collected using a questionnaire survey of 443 users of knowledge payment platforms, and the proposed model was analysed through structural equation modelling. This study enhances the theoretical understanding of why consumers purchase OPCs in the knowledge payment context. For information system practice, these findings provide new insights for managers on how to conduct knowledge product transactions effectively.

What Drives Creative Crowdsourcing? An Exploratory Study on the Persuasion of Digital Storytelling

Crowdsourcing enterprises increasingly seek to attract and persuade makers to contribute their creativity and wisdom through digital storytelling, however, what are the effective components of digital storytelling and the persuasive effect of digital storytelling on creative crowdsourcing intention are still unclear. To fill this gap, this study explores how digital storytelling persuades makers to generate creative crowdsourcing behavioural intention by utilising Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT). Results reveal that the persuasion activity of digital storytelling has a positive effect on creative crowdsourcing intention. The effective components of digital storytelling are mainly composed of aesthetic perception, narrative structure and self-reference. UTAUT and its four core concepts (performance expectation, effort expectation, social influence and facilitating condition) mediate the impact of digital storytelling on the creative crowdsourcing intention, which reveals the persuasive source of digital storytelling. We highlight the theoretical implications as well as the practical applications in creative crowdsourcing.