scholarly journals An Analysis of the Process of Adopting Local Digital Currencies in Support of Sustainable Development

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 849 ◽  
Author(s):  
August Francesc Corrons Giménez ◽  
Lluís Garay Tamajón
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Perceived Control ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Control Beliefs ◽  
Community Based ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Digital Currency ◽  
Attitudinal Factors ◽  
Perceived Control Beliefs ◽  
Technological Platforms

Local digital currencies (LDCs) can be defined as technological platforms in which transactions occur between users without the use of any form of official tender. Although there is empirical evidence with regard to the sustainable development-related benefits of this type of currency, its use is still highly marginal and incipient, with relatively short lifecycles. To understand why LDCs have not gained a firmer footing or implementation in society and subsequently gain the ability to define a series of actions making this possible, an integrated model has been developed. Based on a review of the available literature, this model permits an analysis of the perceptions, beliefs, and attitudinal factors impacting upon the process of adopting this kind of currency. Based on a sample of 1559 subjects, the results obtained from the structural equation modelling performed provide important conclusions in terms of both the theory and the management of LDC-based communities, whether this is for the creation of new communities or the attraction of new users, or to consolidate existing communities or the participation of users once they have registered with them. Perceptions (attitude, subjective regulation, and perceived control), beliefs (compatibility, perceived utility, interpersonal influences, self-efficacy, and enabling conditions) and previous experience have a significant influence on the intention to be part of a community based on a local digital currency, with all that this implies for the defining of strategies to promote the use of LDCs.

scholarly journals Does Emotional Intelligence Influence Academic Performance? The Role of Compassion and Engagement in Education for Sustainable Development

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 1721
Author(s):  
Marta Estrada ◽  
Diego Monferrer ◽  
Alma Rodríguez ◽  
Miguel Ángel Moliner
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Equation Analysis ◽  
Emotional Aspects ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Sustainable Societies ◽  
Social Environmental

Education must guide students’ emotional development, not only to improve their skills and help them achieve their maximum performance, but to establish the foundations of a more cooperative and compassionate society. Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, therefore, implies focusing on emotional aspects as well as financial, social, environmental, and scientific objectives. In this line, the goal of this study is to show how emotional intelligence, which is an essential dimension in the development and management of emotional competences required to build sustainable societies, plays a key role in optimising student’s academic performance in the classroom through compassion and academic commitment. The research model was tested with a questionnaire addressed to 550 students from four higher education institutions and one secondary school. The results of a structural equation analysis confirmed the study hypotheses. Emotional intelligence was shown to be positively related to compassion and higher levels of commitment, which, consequently, led to better academic performance. This finding will encourage interest in developing emotional intelligence, not only for its long-term value in training healthy citizens, but also for its short-term results in the classroom.

scholarly journals Turismo de Base Comunitária sob influência do processo de Proteção da Natureza na Reserva Extrativista Prainha do Canto Verde (CE) e na Reserva de Desenvolvimento Sustentável do Aventureiro (RJ)

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Teresa Cristina de Miranda Mendonça ◽  
Edilaine Albertino de Moraes
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Cultural Dynamics ◽  
Conservation Units ◽  
Nature Protection ◽  
Community Based ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Extractive Reserve ◽  
Social Environmental

EEste artigo apresenta como discussão temática o turismo de base comunitária sob influência do processo de proteção da natureza, que tem como estratégia a criação de Unidades de Conservação, das categorias Reserva Extrativista e Reserva de Desenvolvimento Sustentável. Neste contexto, considera-se a lógica peculiar da dinâmica social, ambiental e cultural da Reserva Extrativista Prainha do Canto Verde (Ceará) e da Reserva de Desenvolvimento Sustentável do Aventureiro (Rio de Janeiro). O objetivo do trabalho se define na descrição e análise sobre o processo de fortalecimento do turismo de base comunitária sob influência das Unidades de Conservação instituídas na área abrangente da Prainha do Canto Verde e da Vila do Aventureiro. O caminho metodológico de trabalho compreendeu pesquisa bibliográfica, documental e de campo, desde 2003, considerando dados de projetos de pesquisa e extensão universitária, como possibilidade de cobertura ampla de fenômenos semelhantes, permitindo uma comparação dos resultados obtidos para ampliar as perspectivas de análise temática. O resultado principal alcançado na pesquisa se baseia na importância da criação da Reserva Extrativista Prainha do Canto Verde e da Reserva de Desenvolvimento Sustentável do Aventureiro para a valorização e validação do turismo de base comunitária, garantindo sua premissa básica: a concepção, o planejamento, a operação e a gestão do turismo pelos agentes locais. Community-based Tourism under the influence of Nature Protection process in the Extractive Reserve Prainha do Canto Verde (CE, Brazil) and the Sustainable Development Reserve Aventureiro (RJ, Brazil) ABSTRACT This paper discusses Community-based Tourism influenced by the process of nature protection and the strategic creation of Conservation Units, and the categories Extractive Reserve and Sustainable Development Reserve. In particular, we approach the peculiar logic of the social, environmental and cultural dynamics of the Extractive Reserve of Prainha do Canto (Ceará,Brazil) and the Sustainable Development Reserve of Aventureiro (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) to describe and analise the reinforcement of Community-based Tourism in the conservation units created in these Reserves. The methodology includes bibliographical, documental and field research conducted since 2003, and the extension and research academic projects covering similar phenomena to enable a comparison of the findings to widen the perspectives of the analysis. The main findings point to the relevance of the creation of Reserves for valorization and validation of Community-based Tourism assuring its basic assumption: the conception, planning, operation and management of tourism by local agents. KEYWORDS: Community-based Tourism; Nature Protection; Extractive Reserve; Sustainable Development Reserve.

scholarly journals Normative Environmental Configuration of SMEs within the Sustainable Development Discourse in South Africa: An Empirical Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (23) ◽  
pp. 6537
Author(s):  
Reginald Masocha
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Development Discourse ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Research Survey ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
Final Sample ◽  
Social Environmental

This paper investigates the role of normative environmental configuration forces on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) adopting sustainable development practices in South Africa. A research survey was performed, and data were gathered from SMEs utilizing owners and managers as respondents. Non-probability sampling at the hand of the convenience method was utilised and 220 respondents constituted the final sample. The analysis of data constituted factor analysis and hypotheses were tested through the structural equation modelling technique. The study hypothesised that normative forces have an impact on the participation of SMEs in the extents of sustainability practices, namely social, environmental and economic. The results led to the supporting of all the hypotheses postulated in the study. Thus, the major recommendation was to support the training, networking and professional affiliations of SMEs in sustainable development issues in order to ensure proliferation of sustainable development amongst these firms.

Cognitive Self-efficacy in Relation to Personal Mastery and Goal Setting across the Life Span

1993 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 351-379 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane M. Berry ◽  
Robin L. West
Keyword(s):  
Life Span ◽  
Goal Setting ◽  
Perceived Control ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Control Beliefs ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Personal Mastery ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Perceived Control Beliefs

This article is an integrative review of empirical studies of cognitive self-efficacy from childhood through old age. Issues of definition and measurement are addressed and the relation of self-efficacy to personal mastery is evaluated. Research on academic achievement in children and adolescents, complex decision-making in young adults, and memory and intellectual functioning in older adults supports a variety of theoretically driven hypotheses regarding the sources and effects of self-efficacy. Percepts of self-efficacy are based on a variety of sources of information, including personal mastery and perceived control beliefs. Self-efficacy has predictable effects on a variety of task engagement variables (e.g. persistence, effort, goal setting, strategy usage, chioce) that mediate the relationship between self-efficacy and performance. Generalisations regarding the applicability of self-efficacy to understanding cognitive development across the life span are discussed in terms of age-relevant domains and it is argued that a life span treatment of self-efficacy development is particularly compelling because both life span theory and self-efficacy theory emphasise domain specificity.

Retrospective Reports of Childhood Misfortune Are Associated With Positive and Negative Affect in Adulthood

2017 ◽  
Vol 84 (3) ◽  
pp. 276-293 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas A. Turiano ◽  
Nicole M. Silva ◽  
Courtney McDonald ◽  
Patrick L. Hill
Keyword(s):  
Negative Affect ◽  
Positive Affect ◽  
Perceived Control ◽  
Emotional Health ◽  
Later Life ◽  
The United States ◽  
Control Beliefs ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Perceived Control Beliefs ◽  
Early Life Events

Childhood misfortune refers to nonnormative experiences individuals encounter at younger ages that affect development across the life span. This study examined whether retrospectively reported childhood misfortune was associated with negative and positive affect in adulthood. In addition, we explored whether perceived control beliefs would moderate these associations. We used archival data from 6,067 adults ( Mage = 46.86; range = 20–75) from the Midlife Development in the United States study. Higher levels of misfortune were associated with higher levels of negative affect and lower levels of positive affect in adulthood. However, control beliefs moderated this association such that the combination of higher perceived control and misfortune resulted in less of a decrease in positive affect and less of an increase in negative affect. Overall, early life events were associated with later life emotional health, and control beliefs were an important psychological resource that buffered the negative effects of childhood misfortune.

scholarly journals Happiness Management: A Culture to Explore From Brand Orientation as a Sign of Responsible and Sustainable Production

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafael Ravina-Ripoll ◽  
Estela Nunez-Barriopedro ◽  
David Almorza-Gomar ◽  
Luis-Bayardo Tobar-Pesantez
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sustainable Production ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Brand Orientation ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Critical Dimensions ◽  
Managerial Implications

The overarching call to action represented by the sustainable development goals (SDGs) calls for new sustainable production and management models. Likewise, in periods of crisis, such as the current COVID-19 pandemic, companies are forced to develop competitive and sustainable development strategies to increase their brand value and achieve a good market position. Therefore, this work’s main objective is to design a structural equation modelling (SEM) to analyse the main critical dimensions of brand orientation to influence happiness in responsible and sustainable entities. For this purpose, a descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out based on primary data from a survey of a representative sample of 216 managers of small- and medium-sized enterprises in Andalusia (Spain) in the construction, industry and services sectors. The model results reveal significant dimensions of brand orientation and positively direct influence on happiness management. One of the significant managerial implications of this work is that the model allows for more responsible and sustainable management of entities by considering brand orientation about happiness.

scholarly journals Factors Influencing Grazing Behavior by Using the Consciousness-Context-Behavior Theory—A Case Study from Yanchi County, China

Land ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 1157
Author(s):  
Caixia Hou ◽  
Mengmeng Zhang ◽  
Mengmeng Wang ◽  
Hanliang Fu ◽  
Mengjie Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Compensation Mechanism ◽  
Environmental Sensitivity ◽  
Significant Interaction Effect ◽  
Grazing Land ◽  
Behavior Theory ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Grazing Behavior ◽  
Yanchi County

Grazing behavior is a key factor that affects the sustainable development of the grassland social-ecological system. Grazing behavior is not only restricted by policies but also affected by the awareness of the herder of the grassland environment. To explore the influencing factors and mechanism behind grazing behavior, Yanchi County of Ningxia, a typical area of the “returning grazing land to grassland” project in Northwest China, was selected as a study area. Based on the consciousness-context-behavior theory, a questionnaire was designed, and 305 households were surveyed. Analysis of structural equation model results show: (1) the environmental sensitivity of herders and their satisfaction with the compensation mechanism regulated grazing behavior. When herders were more dependent on grassland, they were more willing to graze. (2) The grassland dependence, environmental sensitivity of herders, and herders’ satisfaction with the compensation mechanism had a significant interaction effect on grazing behavior. (3) Family livelihood diversification and the number of young and middle-aged laborers had a significant moderating effect on grassland dependence and grazing behavior. These findings are of vital importance for the government to formulate policies to promote the sustainable development of grasslands.

scholarly journals Application of Financial Cloud in the Sustainable Development of Smart Cities

Complexity ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yangchun Cao ◽  
Guangyu Zhang ◽  
Chunyao Ou
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Comprehensive Evaluation ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Evaluation Model ◽  
Common Factor ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Evaluation Score

This article first investigates the status of financial cloud development in smart cities and studies the sustainable development of smart cities. Secondly, it investigates the construction of the evaluation model, using the power of the financial cloud, through exploratory factor analysis, selecting the principal component analysis method to extract the factors, for screening and dimensionality reduction of the indicators, and making hypotheses. We used confirmatory factor analysis to establish the structural equation. The measurement model analyzes and validates the assumptions of the previous stage and finally determines the sustainable development evaluation index system. Then, starting from the scoring coefficient matrix of the exploratory factor analysis of the final model, the variance contribution rate of each common factor is weighted to construct a comprehensive evaluation model to calculate the comprehensive evaluation score. For the comprehensive evaluation score of the sustainable development level of the smart city, SPSS software performs cluster analysis, performs regional clustering, and determines the level of urban development. Finally, by comparing the sustainable development levels of smart cities, the related causes of the gaps are analyzed. Key factors affecting the sustainable development of smart cities are identified, and corresponding countermeasures are proposed.

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