scholarly journals How Does Sustainability Affect Consumer Choices in the Fashion Industry?

Resources ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 38
Author(s):  
Leandro Pereira ◽  
Rita Carvalho ◽  
Álvaro Dias ◽  
Renato Costa ◽  
Nelson António
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
Great Majority ◽  
Fashion Industry ◽  
Qualitative Research Methodology ◽  
The World ◽  
Consumer Perspectives ◽  
Immense Potential ◽  
General Perspective

The fashion industry being one of the most polluting industries in the world means that it is an industry with an immense potential for change. Consumers are central and are closely intertwined with how companies act. This research reflects consumer perspectives and practices towards the topic of sustainability implemented in the fashion industry. The relevance of sustainability in the fashion industry and the key role of consumers in its implementation are undeniable and confirmed by consumers in a representation of general awareness and concern, despite not always being translated into actual practices. A qualitative research methodology, followed by a set of interviews conducted with consumers, revealed that the great majority are implementing a variety of practices when making their buying choices towards fashion items. Barriers such as lack of education, information, knowledge and transparency were identified, and this aspect was shared by consumers as a reason why they are not motivated to make more conscious decisions. Companies should educate consumers from a general perspective and focus on the group of consumers that are not implementing sustainability in the fashion industry in their buying choices, as they represent the potential for the future.

scholarly journals Computer Aided Phenomenography: The Role of Leximancer Computer Software in Phenomenographic Investigation

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sorrek Penn-Edwards
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
Computer Software ◽  
Manual Operation ◽  
Investigative Tool ◽  
Manual Sorting ◽  
Qualitative Research Methodology ◽  
Computer Aided ◽  
Syntactic Properties

The qualitative research methodology of phenomenography has traditionally required a manual sorting and analysis of interview data. In this paper I explore a potential means of streamlining this procedure by considering a computer aided process not previously reported upon. Two methods of lexicological analysis, manual and automatic, were examined from a phenomenographical perspective and compared. It was found that the computer aided process - Leximancer - was a valid investigative tool for use in phenomenography. Using Leximancer was more efficacious than manual operation; the researcher was able to deal with large amounts of data without bias, identify a broader span of syntactic properties, increase reliability, and facilitate reproducibility. The introduction of a computer aided methodology might also encourage other qualitative researchers to engage with phenomenography.

Guest editorial: a new dawn for qualitative service research

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lars Witell ◽  
Maria Holmlund ◽  
Anders Gustafsson
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
Qualitative Research Methods ◽  
Service Research ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Key Characteristics ◽  
Qualitative Research Methodology

Purpose The purpose of this study is to highlight the role of qualitative research in service research. This study discusses what qualitative research is, what role it has in service research and what interest, rigor, relevance and richness mean for qualitative service research. Design/methodology/approach This study examines the most common qualitative research methods and discusses interest, rigor, relevance and richness as key characteristics of qualitative research. The manuscripts in the special issue are introduced and categorized based on their contributions to service research. Findings The findings suggest that the amount of research using qualitative research methods has remained stable over the last 30 years. An increased focus on transparency and traceability is important for improving the perceived rigor of qualitative service research. Originality/value This special issue is the first issue that is explicitly devoted to the qualitative research methodology in service research. In particular, the issue seeks to contribute to a better use and application of qualitative research methodology.

scholarly journals COVID-19: Qualitative Research With Vulnerable Populations

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-19
Author(s):  
Kashica J. Webber-Ritchey ◽  
Shannon D. Simonovich ◽  
Roxanne S. Spurlark
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Vulnerable Populations ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Health Needs ◽  
Nursing Research ◽  
Qualitative Research Methodology ◽  
The World

With COVID-19 affecting all types of research, the authors of this article contribute to the discussions on how COVID-19 affects the world of qualitative nursing research in irrefutable ways. Underrepresented and vulnerable populations are faced with higher rates and severity of COVID-19, heightening the need to better address their health needs, which require their voices to be heard. Moreover, nurses’ perspectives on practicing during COVID-19 are needed. These nurses are vulnerable and their voices must be heard. Qualitative research methodology is advantageous to bringing attention to the lived experience of others as they unfold. Thus, we offer suggestions to aid in the collection and interpretation of qualitative data among vulnerable populations. We also provide practical tips for qualitative researchers, including an exemplar of conducting qualitative research among vulnerable nurses in light of COVID-19.

scholarly journals THE DIVISION OF EXECUTIVE POWER BETWEEN THE PRESIDENT DE LA REPUBLIQUE AND THE PREMIER MINISTRE IN FRANCE UNDER THE CONSTITUTION OF THE FIFTH FRENCH REPUBLIC

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nayli Suroya
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
Prime Minister ◽  
Executive Power ◽  
Historical Approach ◽  
French Government ◽  
Qualitative Research Methodology ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Right

This article explains the development of the French government system and the division of executive power between President de la République and Premier Ministre after the change from the fourth constitution to the fifth constitution of the republic. This research applies a qualitative research methodology using a historical approach. The results of this study show that France is one of four countries implementing a mixed government system. The President and the Prime Minister, who are the executive authorities, should both lead the country. The role of the President and the Prime Minister may seem similar, but it is not the same. The President has the authority to elect the Prime Minister. Based on article 8 of the fifth constitution, the President has the right to elect and appoint the Prime Minister and terminate him/her if the concerned person declares his/her resignation from his/her government.

scholarly journals Is The Covid-19 Vaccine Halal? Revisiting The Role of National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA) and JAKIM

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (10) ◽  
pp. 413-428
Author(s):  
Norazlina Abdul Aziz ◽  
Siti Sarah Sulaiman ◽  
Muhammad Azril Roslan ◽  
Ku Mohd Amir Aizat Ku Yusof
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
Regulatory Agency ◽  
Emergency Call ◽  
Muslim Community ◽  
Safety Issues ◽  
Vaccine Product ◽  
Opt Out ◽  
Qualitative Research Methodology

The urge to be vaccinated has increased rapidly during the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Resorting vaccine products is seen as the only way to break the chain of COVID-19 spread and eventually stop the pandemic. To this dire need, many consumers face the dilemma to be vaccinated or to opt-out of the vaccination program when the safety issues of vaccine products are widely circulated. The Muslim consumers, particularly, experiences double worry on the issue of safety and halal status of the vaccine product. Due to the emergency call to have the vaccine in the market as soon as possible, the innovation and production were carried out in an expedited manner, and the necessity to have the vaccine be certified as halal was bypass. When the news on the vaccine product uses non-halal ingredients reaches the Muslim community in Malaysia, they were taken aback and demanded immediate answers from the authorities. Thus, in addressing this issue, this study intends to critically analyse the role of NPRA and JAKIM in ensuring the safety and halal status of a product with the aim of suggesting a review of the existing role. This article adopts a qualitative research methodology where interviews will be the supporting method to a library-based and doctrinal study.

Religious Approaches to Conflict Prevention

2020 ◽  
pp. 323-337
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Williams Udoh
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
Conflict Prevention ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Qualitative Research Methodology ◽  
The World ◽  
Opening Up

The aim of this work is opening up a new area of research on conflict prevention. A conflict is a form of disagreement that is capable of resulting in violence. There has been so much waste of lives, properties, and resources all over the world as a result of the uncontrollable conflict that has resulted in violence. It has become necessary to deal with the problem before it escalates into violence, hence the need to seek ways of preventing rather than ways of resolving conflict. The work adopted a qualitative research methodology with a literary approach using books, journal articles, and internet sources to gather data. Religions (Islam and Confucianism) have been at the forefront of preaching and teaching against conflict as ways of preventing same. More could be gained from exploring their approaches. This chapter recommends that scholars should explore this theme further and encourage religions not to relent in the fight.

scholarly journals China-Bangladesh Relation: a Quest for Bangladesh’s Integrating into Sino-Myanmar Connectivity

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Md Saiful Alam
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
Energy Security ◽  
East Asian ◽  
Qualitative Research Methodology ◽  
Good Relation ◽  
Good Number

This paper attempts to investigate the necessity of improved China-Bangladesh relation tointegrating into Sino-Myanmar connectivity following qualitative research methodology andsecondary literature. To realise Bangladesh's economic dream and attain its geostrategicpriority, she needs to extend her connectivity with the Southeast and East Asian countries.Though Bangladesh maintains excellent relationships with her giant neighbour India, it isconjectured that sole reliance of Bangladesh over India is perhaps not enough to fulfil her vision.However, to reach out to the east, she needs to fortify her relationship with her other neighbourMyanmar as the gateway. A sustained and stable relation with Myanmar opens the scope forBangladesh to tread into Sino-Myanmar connectivity, which will eventually assist Bangladesh toattain her dream. Here comes the role of China, which traditionally has a time-tested bond withMyanmar. Bangladesh has a deep-rooted historical tie with China which leaves room forBangladesh to exploit in the fields of economy, foreign policy, energy security and geostrategicissues. Bangladesh has much to gain from China by integrating herself into a good number ofChina-led regional initiatives. Good relation with China is essential for Bangladesh to integrateinto Sino-Myanmar connectivity, which is vital to realise her dream. However, while Bangladeshneeds to make India believe that whatever relations she is fostering with China is only for hereconomic progress, not for challenging India’s hegemony.

scholarly journals Navigating the Crises of COVID-19: Human Resource Professionals Battle Against the Pandemic

2021 ◽  
pp. 232209372110180
Author(s):  
Arosha S. Adikaram ◽  
H. P. S. Priyankara ◽  
N. P. G. S. I. Irani Naotunna
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
Human Resource Professionals ◽  
Qualitative Research Methodology ◽  
The Future ◽  
Five Phases ◽  
Depth Interviews

This article aims to examine the experiences of human resource professionals (HRPs) in managing crises posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Employing qualitative research methodology, in-depth interviews with 24 HRPs of different industries were carried out. The findings indicate how the HRPs have navigated through five phases of the crisis as (a) anticipatory; (b) crisis; (c) adjustment; (d) rebounding; (e) continuance or reverting to old ways, struggling with many decisions and actions. The periods that companies took to navigate these different stages and the success of how they faced the crises posed by the pandemic mainly depend on factors such as the level of preparedness, nature of the industry, availability of resources, and role of the HRPs. The learning from the experiences of the HRPs and the phases they have navigated through will help to successfully manage similar crises in the future.

scholarly journals Assessing the Change and Continuity in the Social Organization and Practices among the Kore of Southwestern Ethiopia

2020 ◽  
Vol 03 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eshettu Tesfaye Retta ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Social Organization ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Southwestern Ethiopia ◽  
The Social ◽  
Qualitative Research Methodology ◽  
The Way

This study was aimed at assessing the change and continuity in the social organization in Ethiopia taking an example of Kore society, among the Amaro of southwestern Ethiopia. Qualitative research methodology was applied to describe the issue under consideration. The researcher tried to define social organization features and several of its associated components and their linkages. The study examines the way conquest and modernization deteriorated the social organization of the indigenous communities of Kore. It also tries to see the role of other factors like the missionary activities and the adherence of socialism by Ethiopian state as contributors.

scholarly journals Is it appropriate to talk about leadership in services organizations? Toward a possible innovative paradigm

2012 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 194-201
Author(s):  
Alberto Dello Strologo ◽  
Federica Ricci ◽  
Emiliano Marocco
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
Direct Relation ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Frontline Staff ◽  
Qualitative Research Methodology ◽  
Manufacturing Organizations

Through the use of a qualitative research methodology, the present work enquires whether in the actual scenery talking about leadership in companies and services would still make sense. The study arises from the growing importance that tertiary companies have assumed during the last decade, and from the direct relation between frontline staff and customers, who – as it is well known – distinguishes tertiary organizations from manufacturing organizations. Through a systematic review of the literature some guidelines will be hypothesized, in order to define a replicable innovative directional paradigm in services companies, motivating how the role of leadership should be at the same time cleared out by some traditional variables and enriched with alternative features.

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