scholarly journals What are the Factors affecting Tourist Behavior based on the Perception of Risk? Romanian and Serbian Tourists’ Perspective in the Aftermath of the recent Floods and Wildfires in Greece

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (16) ◽  
pp. 6310
Author(s):  
Sanja Kovačić ◽  
Mihai Ciprian Mărgărint ◽  
Ruxandra Ionce ◽  
Đurđa Miljković
Keyword(s):  
Natural Hazards ◽  
Travel Behavior ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Perception Of Risk ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Tourist Behavior ◽  
Tourist Destinations ◽  
Behavior Based

During the summer season 2018 and 2019, natural hazards (namely, floods and wildfires) have occurred at some of the most popular tourist destinations in Greece, endangering tourists’ safety and vacation quality. These have influenced tourists’ perception of Greece as a “potentially risky destination”, causing a decrease in the number of tourists willing to visit this country. However, the current study assumes that some tourists will show more courageous travel behavior in the aftermath of natural hazards, while others will remain cautious when deciding to travel to risky destinations. Therefore, the questionnaire on a sample group of 431 respondents from Serbia and Romania was conducted to explore the factors influencing such differences. The study aims to explore whether tourists’ individual characteristics influence tourism worries and tourist behavior based on perceived risks. The study also intends to analyze the moderating role of tourists’ nationality, considering the relationship between personality and tourist behavior based on the perceived risk. The findings provide evidence that not only tourists’ personality but also sociodemographic characteristics influence tourism worries and tourist behavior based on the perceived risk. Additionally, the study is the first to explore and confirm the role of nationality in tourist behavior based on the perceived risk, as well as the moderation role of nationality in regression between tourist’s personality and behavior based on the perception of risk. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed in the paper.

scholarly journals Are Serbian tourists worried? The effect of psychological factors on tourists’ behavior based on the perceived risk

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 273-287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanja Kovačić ◽  
Tamara Jovanović ◽  
Ðurđa Miljković ◽  
Tin Lukić ◽  
Slobodan B. Marković ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Natural Hazards ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Psychological Factors ◽  
Theoretical Contribution ◽  
Tourist Behavior ◽  
Tourist Destinations ◽  
Behavior Based ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractRecent natural hazards (floods and wildfires) which hit some of the most visited Greek tourist destinations during the summer season 2018 are threatening to decrease the number of tourist visits in the affected regions. As these regions, being namely Chalkidiki, Olympic Riviera and regions surrounding Athens and Thessaloniki, are the most popular summer destinations for Serbian tourists, it is interesting to examine how natural hazards that occurred there influence tourist behavior based on the perceived risk. The study aims to explore the role of psychological factors such as different personality traits and tourism worries on the tourist behavior based on the perceived risk of affected destinations. Moreover, the assumption was that tourism worrieswill mediate the relationship between analyzed personality traits and tourist behavior based on the perceived risk. Although previous studies investigated the effect of different psychological factors on tourist behavior based on the perceived risk, this is the first study to explore the interaction of different psychological factors including tourism worries, which previously were not analyzed in this context. Besides theoretical contribution, practical implications are also further discussed in the paper within the realm of their use for destination managers.

scholarly journals The Factors’ Affecting Innovative Competency Development of Vietnamese Universities’ Lecturers

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. p1
Author(s):  
Dr. Pham Xuan Hung ◽  
MA. Pham Hoang Khanh Linh
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Competency Development ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
University Teachers ◽  
Know How ◽  
Fourth Industrial Revolution ◽  
The Individual

The world’s in the process of globalization with the Fourth Industrial Revolution that connects people, influential nations, interactions, interdependence in every way. To survive and develop all of us must constantly innovate, create new products excel. Optimal solutions and breakthrough decisions’re entirely dependent on the creativity of each member of the organization. In this context, higher education, the role of universities’ teachers’re seen as the vanguard of innovation with mission to train human resources of high quality to meet the needs’ economic development - social. The articles’ give three groups of factors that influence the development of innovative competency’s university teachers; in which influential group’s within themselves, motives, the individual characteristics, the energy of the behavior. Self-motivation’s the key to formation and creation. And the way to develop the creative ability of university lecturers’re awaken the potential in each person so that they know how to self-control, master, orient themselves to develop their career.

scholarly journals The Role of Business Incubators in The Development of Entrepreneurship in Yemen

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 54-70
Author(s):  
Hana`a Hibah ◽  
Wail Alhakimi
Keyword(s):  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Growth Potential ◽  
Business Incubators ◽  
Cover Letter ◽  
Critical Stage ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Entrepreneurial Skills ◽  
Multiple Skills ◽  
Insight Into

This research aims to identify the role of business incubators in developing entrepreneurship and creating new commercial enterprises. The research focuses on the pre-incubation stage, which is the critical stage in shaping the intention of entrepreneurs. It also focuses on factors such as incubator's performance, desirability self-efficacy, facilitation, feasibility, and perceived risk) that affect the success of entrepreneurship projects. The data was collected in the form of two types of questionnaires, a questionnaire for entrepreneurs who are within the incubation program, and a questionnaire for business incubators. The questionnaires were distributed on paper with a cover letter explaining the nature and purpose of the questionnaire. The data was analyzed and checked for reliability, and descriptive statistics were generated based on the data. The results showed that there are no standards to measure and monitor the performance of incubators, and there is no correlation between incubators and other official agencies. The results also revealed that the factors affecting entrepreneurs are closely related to the incubators’ performance levels because they affect the success or failure of the incubated projects. The majority of incubates indicated that funding is the main obstacle in their work in addition to the lack of multiple skills. Another finding of this study was that the entrepreneurs who joined the incubator program were inspired by the growth potential and lack of entrepreneurial skills. The current study provides an insight into the role of business incubators in developing entrepreneurship in Yemen. Recommendations are presented in this study for entrepreneurs incubated in the study environment in order to improve their current level, as well as for incubators to develop the level of services within the standards set by specialists and to provide an appropriate environment. Recommendations are also presented for the competent authorities and the foundation that support the incubators in order to organize the incubation process and-set standards.

scholarly journals 129 To Examine the Factors Affecting the Health and Wellbeing of Centenarians Living in Ireland

2019 ◽  
Vol 48 (Supplement_3) ◽  
pp. iii1-iii16
Author(s):  
Alison Fagan ◽  
Lorraine Gaffney ◽  
Mary McDonnell-Naughton
Keyword(s):  
Social Services ◽  
Physical Environment ◽  
Social Connectedness ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Health And Wellbeing ◽  
Contemporary Medicine ◽  
The Life Course

Abstract Background The notable increases in life expectancies worldwide combined with advances in contemporary medicine, escalating healthcare costs and increased demands on social services has driven the interest in centenarians as a model for healthy ageing. According to the United Nations, the global number of centenarians is set to continue to climb, expecting to reach more than 25 million people in 2100 (Robine & Cubaynes, 2017). Though the role of genetics in the context of successful ageing is irrefutable, it is important to recognise that the determinants of ageing go beyond genetics alone and equal credence needs to be given to one’s social and economic circumstances, to their physical environment and finally, to one’s own individual characteristics and behaviours. Methods The study focused on selecting a subsample of participants who were 100 years or older until the saturation point was reached. This study employed story telling (one to one interviews) in order to give centenarians a voice. Stories help us to answer the “big” questions about the meaning of life in general and of our lives specifically. Results A number of key themes emerged from the study denoting the factors that affect the health and wellbeing of Irish centenarians including, social connectedness, resilience & robust personality, continued participation in life throughout the life course and spirituality. Conclusion This research demonstrates that the successful attainment of longevity goes beyond the maintenance of physical health and concludes that in order to promote optimum well-being among older people, it is necessary to take note of the experiences, views and values, of the older person themselves.

The role of hidden curriculum in the formation of professional ethics in the Iranian medical students

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
yahya safari ◽  
Alireza khatoni ◽  
ehsan Khodamoradi ◽  
mansour Rezaei
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Professional Ethics ◽  
Hidden Curriculum ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Data Collection And Analysis ◽  
Data Saturation

Abstract Background: Professionalism and medical ethics are a vital quality for doctors, which has been taken into account seriously in recent years. Perception of the factors affecting professionalism may help to develop more efficient approaches to promote this quality in medical education. Objective: This study was aimed to explain the role of hidden curriculum in the formation of professional ethics in the Iranian medical students. Methods: This qualitative study was performed on 15 medical interns using grounded theory. Sampling was started by purposive sampling and continued through theoretical sampling until complete data saturation. Data collection and analysis were done simultaneously. Results: The analysis of the participants’ interviews and reduction of findings using common themes yielded one class and four categories as well as a number of concepts as the role of hidden curriculum in the formation of professional ethics in medical students. The categories included the role of modeling in the formation of professional ethics, role of education in formation of professional ethics, role of environmental factors in the formation of professional ethics, and role of personal and inherent attributes in the formation of professional ethics. Conclusion: The curriculum developers and medical education authorities need to proceed in line with the findings of the present study to provide a proper learning environment in which the modeling, learning, and teaching conditions and supportive environmental atmosphere are taken into account in accordance with the inherent and individual characteristics of the learners in order to guarantee the formation of professional ethics in the medical students.

scholarly journals Should I Stay or Should I Go? Tourists’ COVID-19 Risk Perception and Vacation Behavior Shift

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 3573
Author(s):  
Marija Bratić ◽  
Aleksandar Radivojević ◽  
Nenad Stojiljković ◽  
Olivera Simović ◽  
Emil Juvan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Travel Behavior ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Leisure Travel ◽  
General Anxiety ◽  
Perceptions Of Risk ◽  
Travel Restrictions ◽  
Global Tourism ◽  
Behavior Shift

Without a doubt, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a tremendous impact on global tourism for at least two reasons: (1) imposed systematic travel restrictions that discourage people from traveling even though they would like to; and (2) increased travel anxiety due to the perceived risk of the COVID-19 virus, causing people to change their typical travel behavior. This study aims to explore the role of Covid-19 in shaping future travel behavior. More specifically, following the general model of vacation behavior and the role of risk in travel behavior, we investigate how COVID-19 influences travelers’ perceptions of risk and how this affects planned vacation behavior. The results show that COVID-19 risk perception per se influences typical forms of vacation behavior, but this risk also leads to the development of travel anxiety, which additionally influences only some forms of vacation behavior. Empirical findings show that general anxiety, which is not associated with Covid-19 risk perception, also predicts some forms of planned changes in vacation behaviour. The study concludes with recommendations on how to reduce traveler uncertainty in order to recover international leisure travel.

MEDIA SOCIALIZATION OF PERSONALITY IN THE CONTEXT OF INMUTATION IN THE MASS MEDIA

2021 ◽  
pp. 104-109
Author(s):  
Chernysh O.O.
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Effective Interaction ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Media Culture ◽  
Active Growth ◽  
Media Space ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Individual

The urgency of the researched problem is connected with the growing role of mass media in modern conditions leads to change of values and transformation of identity of the person. The active growth of the role of the media, their influence on the formation and development of personality leads to the concept of “media socialization” and immutation in the media. The aim of the study is to outline the possibilities of the process of media socialization in the context of immutation in the media. The methods of our research are: analysis of pedagogical, psychological, literature, synthesis, comparison, generalization. The article analyzes the views of domestic and foreign scientists on the problem of immutation in the media and the transformation of the information space. In the context of the mass nature of the immutation of society, the concept of “media socialization” becomes relevant, which is the basis for reducing the negative impact of the media on the individual.The author identifies the lack of a thorough study of the concept of “media socialization” in modern scientific thought. Thus, media socialization is associated with the transformation of traditional means of socialization, and is to assimilate and reproduce the social experience of mankind with the help of new media.The article analyzes the essence of the concepts “media space”, “mass media” and “immutation”. The influence of mass media on the formation and development of the modern personality is described in detail.The study concluded that it is necessary to form a media culture of the individual, to establish safe and effective interaction of young people with the modern media system, the formation of media awareness, media literacy and media competence in accordance with age and individual characteristics for successful media socialization. The role of state bodies in solving the problem of media socialization of the individual was also determined. It is determined that the process of formation of media culture in youth should take place at the level of traditional institutions of socialization of the individual.The author sees the prospect of further research in a detailed analysis and study of the potential of educational institutions as an institution and a means of counteracting the mass nature of the immutation of society.Key words: immutation, media socialization, mass media, media space, information.

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