scholarly journals Mitigating Dust Pollution from Construction Activities: A Behavioural Control Perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (16) ◽  
pp. 9005
Author(s):  
Mekala Kaluarachchi ◽  
Anuradha Waidyasekara ◽  
Raufdeen Rameezdeen ◽  
Nicholas Chileshe
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
The Body ◽  
Dust Control ◽  
Sustainable Construction ◽  
Construction Sites ◽  
Dust Pollution ◽  
Personal Norms ◽  
Dust Generation

Construction sites constitute major sources of pollutants creating negative impacts on the environment. Sustainable construction aims at mitigating these negative externalities while promoting economic and social outcomes. Dust pollution in construction sites is an invisible hazard, which is often ignored as little more than a nuisance. Although behavioral control is a popular way of preventing dust generation, past research has paid little attention to worker behavior regarding dust mitigation. This study aims to test a model that predicts intentions to alter the conduct of workers towards dust control in construction activities. This study adopted a questionnaire survey design with construction participants in Sri Lanka, using structural equation modelling to test several hypotheses based on the Norm Activation Model. The results proved that awareness of consequences and ascription of responsibility could have a positive impact on personal norms, which in turn could influence the behavior of site employees. The study also provided new insights on employees’ awareness of dust hazards, their sense of responsibility for its control, and the importance of their company. Policymakers and practitioners are recommended to pay more attention to how to harness worker’s support to mitigate dust pollution, and construction companies should initiate educational campaigns to raise awareness about environmental impacts, to influence personal norms of the workers in building sites. This research contributes to the body of knowledge by enhancing our understanding of factors influencing employees’ dust control behavior.

scholarly journals Control Dust Pollution on Construction Sites: What Governments Do in China?

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 2945 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinding Xing ◽  
Kunhui Ye ◽  
Jian Zuo ◽  
Weiyan Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Technological Innovation ◽  
Dust Control ◽  
Sustainable Construction ◽  
Construction Sites ◽  
Dust Pollution ◽  
Dust Emissions ◽  
The Public ◽  
Free Construction ◽  
Comprehensive Examination

Dust pollution is a key issue that contractors ought to address in the sphere of sustainable construction. Governments on behalf of the public assume part of the responsibilities for minimizing dust emissions on construction sites. However, the measures that are useful for governments to fulfill such a responsibility have not been explored explicitly in previous studies. The aim of this research is to map out China’s practices in this area with the intention of filling the knowledge gap. Using a combination of research methods, five categories of governmental measures are proposed: technological, economic, supervisory, organizational, and assessment-based. Data from 37 major cities in China are collected for analysis. While the proposed categories of measures are demonstrated in China, the data analysis results show that governments prefer technological and organizational measures, and institutional guarantees and technological innovation are a prerequisite for dust-free construction. This research provides a comprehensive examination of construction dust control from the perspective of governments, and it can assist governments in improving the performance of dust management in the construction context.

scholarly journals Stress and Its Impact on Academic and Social Life of Undergraduate University Students in Ghana: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-44
Author(s):  
Koawo Edjah ◽  
Francis Ankomah ◽  
Ebenezer Domey ◽  
John Ekow Laryea
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Cross Sectional

AbstractStress is concomitant with students’ life and can have a significant impact on their lives, and even how they go about their academic work. Globally, in every five visits by patients to the doctor, three are stress-related problems. This study examined stress and its impact on the academic and social life among students of a university in Ghana. The descriptive cross-sectional survey design was employed. Using the stratified and simple random (random numbers) sampling methods, 500 regular undergraduate students were engaged in the study. A questionnaire made up of Perceived Stress Scale and Students’ Life Satisfaction Scale was used to gather data for the study. Frequencies, percentages, means and standard deviation, and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), with AMOS were used for the analyses. It was found that majority of the students were moderately stressed. Paramount among the stressors were academic stressors, followed by institutional stressors, and external stressors. Stress had a significant positive impact on the academic and social life of students. It was concluded that undergraduate students, in one way or the other, go through some kind of stress during the course of their study. It was recommended that the university, through its Students’ Affairs, and Counselling Sections, continue to empower students on how to manage and deal with stress in order to enhance their academic life.

scholarly journals Effects of the use of quality cost information on quality-related learning

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 283-308
Author(s):  
Jorge Novas ◽  
Margarida Saraiva
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
The Body ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Necessary Condition ◽  
Diagnostic Systems ◽  
Cost Information ◽  
Quality Cost ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Diagnostic Use

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the effects on quality-related learning resulting from the use of the quality cost information (QCI). Specifically, this paper analyzes to what extent the diagnostic and interactive uses of QCI contribute to improve quality-related learning. Design/methodology/approach The proposed model was tested using a structural equation modeling procedure with AMOS and the data were collected through a questionnaire survey conducted on a sample of Portuguese certified companies. Findings The results shed light on expected relationships since the interactive style of use of QCI, unlike the diagnostic style of use, has a positive effect on quality-related learning. However, the diagnostic use of QCI was found to be a predecessor of the interactive use of QCI, in line with previous studies. Finally, diagnostic use of QCI exerts an indirect positive impact on quality-related learning through the interactive use of QCI. Research limitations/implications This paper contributes to the body of research on the use of interactive and diagnostic systems, providing evidence that a balance between those systems improves quality-related learning. Practical implications The results show that the use of QCI to promote participation, dialogue and involvement of all participants (according to an interactive style of use), and not just to control the accomplishment of predetermined objectives (according to a diagnostic style of use), is a necessary condition for quality-related learning. Originality/value Despite the wide-ranging literature focused on the identification, measurement and reporting of QCI, less attention has been paid to how this information is used in the management process. The way in which the use of QCI can contribute to the improvement in quality-related learning is also an unexplored topic in the literature.

scholarly journals Applying a Comprehensive Action Determination Model to Examine the Recycling Behavior of Taipei City Residents

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 490
Author(s):  
Wei-Ta Fang ◽  
Mei-Hsuan Huang ◽  
Bai-You Cheng ◽  
Rong-Jeo Chiu ◽  
Yi-Te Chiang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Norms ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Behavioral Control ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Perceived Behavioral Control ◽  
Personal Norms ◽  
Taipei City ◽  
Recycling Behavior

With the occurrence of rapid global economic growth concerns about waste and its related effects on the environment are on the rise. There has been an increasing focus towards sustainable development and waste recycling as part of environmental sustainability strategies, and the encouraging of recycling behavior has received considerable attention from various environmental stakeholders. While numerous studies have used grounded theories such as the theory of planned behaviors and the norm activation model to examine environmental behaviors, a lack of consideration of other important variables in these studies has been revealed. This study aimed to address this gap by adopting the comprehensive action determination model, which comprises a wider group of influencing variables related to norms, intentions, situations, and habits. This model was tested using structural equation modelling with a sample of 386 valid questionnaires collected from Taipei City residents in the domain of recycling behaviors. Results indicated that awareness had a positive influence on personal norms towards recycling behaviors; social norms had a positive influence on personal norms towards recycling behaviors; attitudes had a positive influence on recycling intentions; social norms had a positive influence on recycling intentions; personal norms had a positive influence on recycling intentions; perceived behavior control had a positive influence on recycling intentions; recycling intentions had a positive influence on recycling behavior; and recycling habits had a positive influence on recycling behavior. However, findings did not support the positive impact of perceived behavioral control on recycling behavior.

scholarly journals © 2020 Authors. This is an open access journal distributed under the Creative Commons BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)DOI: 10.7172/2449-6634.jmcbem.2020.2.2Journal of Marketing and Consumer Behaviour in Emerging Markets 2(11)202016(16–32)Is Your Purchase Intention Influenced by Irrational Factors?An Investigation of Fashion Industry

2020 ◽  
Vol 2/2020 (11) ◽  
pp. 16-32
Author(s):  
Muhammad Tahir Jan ◽  
◽  
Ahmed Mohamed Hamed Aly Abouzaid ◽  
Nadeem ◽  
Tashpia Hossain ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Purchase Intention ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Marketing Research ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Open Access Journal ◽  
The Body ◽  
Fashion Industry

This research paper mainly aims to identify and analyse irrational factors that impact consumers’ purchase intention, especially in the fashion industry. The data for this study were collected from 205 consumers of various nationalities via an online self-administered questionnaire. The acquired data were put through a thorough process to establish their relevance and to ensure that the data were ready for further analysis by applying the SPSS & AMOS software. Three irrational factors were extracted from the extant literature, namely, media, social impact, and emotions. These factors are reported to have a positive influence on the consumer’s purchase intention. First, a descriptive analysis was undertaken followed by an inferential analysis. Structural equation modelling (SEM) was used to test the fitness of the proposed model and also to test the hypotheses. Two out of the total three hypotheses are supported. In this case, media influence and social influence emerged with a significant positive impact on the consumer’s purchase intention. Even though emotions influence resulted in a positive impact, it was not statistically significant and does not relate to the consumer’s purchase intention in the fashion industry. The findings of this study have significant contribution to the body of knowledge and practice. Marketing research, in general, and consumer research, in particular, will benefit from the contribution of this research. Similarly, policy makers in the fashion industry may adopt the findings of the present study to devise more effective marketing strategies. Indeed, this research highlights that the consumer’s purchase intention is not entirely in response to a particular phenomenon but a multitude of so-called “irrational” factors like media, society, and emotions.

scholarly journals Determinant factors of investors� behavior in investment decision in Indonesian capital markets

2014 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 45
Author(s):  
Indra Listyarti ◽  
Tatik Suryani
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Investment Decision ◽  
Technical Information ◽  
Investment Decisions ◽  
Financial Information ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Individual Investors ◽  
Positive Effect

This study examines the effect of financial information, macro environment, and subjective norms on investors behavior when making investment decisions in Indonesian capital market. It was conducted by a survey design and involved 190 individual investors in three big cities in Indonesia (Jakarta, Surabaya, and Bandung). By using Structural Equation Modeling with Warp-PLS 3.0, the results showed that macro factors had a significantly positive effect on the technical information, the financial information and the macro factors had a significantly positive effect on the investor intentions, and the intentions of investors and the financial information had a significantly positive impact on investment decisions. It was also found that the financial information held a great contribution to build investor intentions and investment decisions. Thus, Indonesian individual investors were rational and sophisticated investors. They were not influenced by the actions of other investors, analyst opinions, and media. The implication of this research was how to provide information comprehensively to investors, which was very important to influence their decisions.

Integration of TTF and network externalities for RFID adoption in healthcare industry

2020 ◽  
Vol 70 (1) ◽  
pp. 109-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vicky Ching Gu ◽  
Ken Black
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chains ◽  
Radio Frequency Identification ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Network Externalities ◽  
The Body ◽  
Healthcare Sector ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Adoption Decision

PurposeDespite the extensive adoption of radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology across many industry supply chains, the extent of adoption in healthcare is far behind the earlier expectation. The purpose of this study is to better understand the current RFID adoption in healthcare by looking beyond the existing body of work using both the task-technology fit (TTF) framework and network externalities theories.Design/methodology/approachA survey is employed in this study, and the structural equation modeling (SEM) technique is used to test the hypotheses of the proposed model.FindingsThe findings are twofold. First, both TTF and network externalities exert a positive impact on the RFID adoption in the healthcare sector; and second, no synergistic effect can be found between these two for further increasing the adoption. This is different from what the extant research found on other technology adoptions across various supply chains.Originality/valueThis paper provides contributions to both researchers and practitioners. For researchers, this study enriches the body of knowledge of RFID adoption by being the first to apply the network externalities and TTF theories to predict the adoption of RFID in healthcare. For healthcare practitioners, to make the RFID adoption easier and more effective, any initial applications of RFID tools should be centered on those for which there is a more natural application. Further, for those who propose an RFID adoption should start with a product that has a sizable adoption community; this may help persuade senior management to make the adoption decision.

Leveraging Internet capabilities for international business relationships: a comparison between Australian, Chilean and Taiwanese exporting SMEs

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shane Mathews ◽  
Keith J. Perks ◽  
Constanza Bianchi ◽  
Hsiu-Li Chen ◽  
Charmaine Glavas
Keyword(s):  
International Business ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
The Body ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Business Networks ◽  
Business Relationships ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Impact

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to investigate how Internet capabilities influence international business relationships using the resource-based view and capabilities perspective. Many studies highlight the importance of the Internet in helping smaller firms internationalize. However, few studies actually test how this is happening. The central purpose of this research was to examine and test the impact of Internet capabilities on international information availability, international strategic orientation and international business relationships in a sample of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Australia, Chile and Taiwan.Design/methodology/approachThe study uses a structural equation modeling process so as to test the Internet capabilities on international business networks. The empirical research is based on an analysis of a sample of internationalizing SMEs in three export-intensive markets in Australia (215), Chile (204) and Taiwan (130) to test a conceptual model.FindingsThe results demonstrate that Internet capabilities have a distinct effect on the development of international business relationships for SMEs in the three countries. That is, Internet capabilities have a positive impact on a firm's international business relationships, but this varies across Australian and Taiwanese and Chilean SMEs.Originality/valueThese studies give empirical validation on the way in which smaller firms are using Internet capabilities for leveraging networks in internationalization and how this varies across countries. The results demonstrate that Internet capabilities have a distinct and positive impact on the development of international business relationships for SMEs in the three countries. However, there are specific differences between countries in how the Internet is being leveraged for the development of international business networks. Something currently not highlighted in the body of knowledge.

Eco-innovation and the circular economy in the automotive industry

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gonzalo Maldonado-Guzmán ◽  
Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes ◽  
Yesenia Pinzón-Castro
Keyword(s):  
Circular Economy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
The Body ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Extensive Literature ◽  
Measurement Scales ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Auto Parts

PurposeCircular economy is emerging as a new sustainability paradigm. Similarly, eco-innovation is being recognized as one of the most important mechanisms that allow the transition from a linear to a circular economy in production processes, as there is a strong relationship between eco-innovation (eco-innovation of products, processes and management) and circular economy activities. However, the relationship between eco-innovation and circular economy is an issue that has been isolated and little analyzed in the academic literature. Therefore, this research fills this gap by exploring the interdependence between eco-innovation and circular economy.Design/methodology/approachThe research is conducted through an extensive literature review from where a research framework consisting of two measurement scales, 18 items and three hypotheses were developed. A self-administered questionnaire was distributed and 460 responses were obtained from companies in the automotive and auto parts industry in Mexico. The data obtained were analyzed through confirmatory factor analysis, descriptive statistics and structural equation modeling.FindingsThe results suggest that eco-innovation of products, process and management has a significant positive impact on the circular economy of companies in the automotive and auto parts industry.Practical implicationsThe findings of this research can inform managers in the automotive sector and policymakers when formulating and deploying environmentally sustainable strategies.Originality/valueThis paper fills a research gap by expanding the limited body of knowledge that relates eco-innovation and circular economy and providing some evidence of their relationship. The research also allows the unique characteristics of eco-innovation and the circular economy to be understood within a particular context, growing in this manner the body of knowledge on this field.

scholarly journals MANAGERIAL DRIVERS OF CHINESE LABOUR LOYALTY IN INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (8) ◽  
pp. 1109-1122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weina ZHU ◽  
Ruochen ZENG ◽  
Xiaodong LI ◽  
Yi ZHU ◽  
Zhihui ZHANG
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Labour Productivity ◽  
Living Environment ◽  
The Body ◽  
Organization Performance ◽  
Construction Sites ◽  
International Construction ◽  
Body Of Knowledge

Organization performance is becoming ever more dependent on employee loyalty in the international con­struction projects. However, the improvement of construction labour loyalty on construction sites remains a largely neglected measure for reducing their turnover and improving their productivity. The purpose of this study was to quan­titatively investigate the managerial drivers of labour loyalty, including macro-environment of the project host country, organizational living environment, job system, rewards, and communication, and to explore the significance of satisfac­tion as a mediating variable in the relationship between the managerial drivers and construction labour loyalty. First, hypotheses on the relationships between construction labour loyalty, satisfaction and the five managerial drivers were proposed. Second, structural equation modelling was adopted to test these hypotheses. Finally, the results demonstrated two types of influence paths: (1) macro-environment, job system and communication have significantly direct effects on construction labour loyalty, (2) mediated by satisfaction, organizational living environment and rewards offer posi­tive indirect effects on construction labour loyalty. The first type of path serves as a long-term strategic orientation for improving labour loyalty. The second type of path is a tactic for short-term goals of labour loyalty enhancement. The research results can contribute to the body of knowledge of human resource management and the practice of enhancing labour productivity through improving construction labour loyalty in the context of international construction projects.

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