From Street Protests to Facebook Campaigns

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-58
Author(s):  
Chamil Rathnayake
Keyword(s):  
Positive Impact ◽  
Political Engagement ◽  
Political Efficacy ◽  
University Student ◽  
Student Movement ◽  
Sri Lankan ◽  
Political Cynicism ◽  
Initial Analysis ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Facebook Use

This study examines effects of political cynicism and efficacy on online political engagement of Sri Lankan undergraduates. A survey was conducted among 155 Sri Lankan undergraduates that support the views of the Inter-University Student Federation (IUSF), an evidently anti-government student movement that claims to be dedicated to protecting free education in the country. Initial analysis showed that respondents were highly cynical (mean: 4.49 on a 1 to 5 scale). The study hypothesized that both political cynicism and efficacy exert a positive impact on online political engagement of respondents. The study also tested the effects of two moderators (extent of Facebook use, and the year of study). Results showed that political cynicism exerts a positive impact (standardized coefficient:.274, p:.000) on online political engagement, and this effect is positively moderated by the extent of Facebook use (standardized coefficient:.261, p:.000). Results also showed that internal political efficacy is not a significant predictor of the dependent variable.

From Street Protests to Facebook Campaigns

2019 ◽  
pp. 1185-1202
Author(s):  
Chamil Rathnayake
Keyword(s):  
Positive Impact ◽  
Political Engagement ◽  
Political Efficacy ◽  
University Student ◽  
Student Movement ◽  
Sri Lankan ◽  
Political Cynicism ◽  
Initial Analysis ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Facebook Use

This study examines effects of political cynicism and efficacy on online political engagement of Sri Lankan undergraduates. A survey was conducted among 155 Sri Lankan undergraduates that support the views of the Inter-University Student Federation (IUSF), an evidently anti-government student movement that claims to be dedicated to protecting free education in the country. Initial analysis showed that respondents were highly cynical (mean: 4.49 on a 1 to 5 scale). The study hypothesized that both political cynicism and efficacy exert a positive impact on online political engagement of respondents. The study also tested the effects of two moderators (extent of Facebook use, and the year of study). Results showed that political cynicism exerts a positive impact (standardized coefficient:.274, p:.000) on online political engagement, and this effect is positively moderated by the extent of Facebook use (standardized coefficient:.261, p:.000). Results also showed that internal political efficacy is not a significant predictor of the dependent variable.

scholarly journals Common and Contradictory Motivations in Buying Intentions for Green and Luxury Automobiles

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 3268
Author(s):  
Farhad Aliyev ◽  
Ralf Wagner ◽  
Stefan Seuring
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Substantial Effect ◽  
Purchase Intentions ◽  
Specific Product ◽  
Product Categories ◽  
The Social ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Managerial Implications ◽  
Survey Results

Luxury is often blamed for creating social inequality and hampering sustainability, especially in the social and environmental realms. For instance, luxury goods entice people to conspicuous consumption that may result in showing off. However, study results show that luxury and environmental sustainability have common features. Notably, previous research mainly examined motivations for green purchases in general without relating to the specific product categories such as durables. Therefore, this study examines the relationship between these two—green and luxury automobile buying intentions—by analyzing the survey results of 1601 respondents relating to more than 60 nationalities. In contrast to a substantial effect on luxury buying intentions, perceived conspicuousness has no significant positive effect on green auto purchase intentions, and that price value has a limited influence compared with the effect on luxury automobile purchase intentions. Furthermore, hedonism has a less positive impact on green auto purchase intentions compared to its impact on luxury automobile buying intentions. The ‘extended self’ and the perception of high quality have been found to be drivers of luxury and green automobile purchase intentions, while unique value appears to have no impact on purchase intentions for green and conventional luxury automobiles. The present study contributes to the extant research by investigating common and contradictory motivations for luxury and green buying intentions of automobiles. Furthermore, it suggests a reconsideration of the traditional view that luxury and environmental consumption are inconsistent and contradictory concepts. The complementary managerial implications of this study guide practitioners in positioning the situatable variants of their automobiles as ethical luxury.

“We Shall Be Outspoken”: Student Political Activism in Post-Independence Ghana, c.1957–1966

2018 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 169-188
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Asiedu-Acquah
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Student Activism ◽  
Political Activism ◽  
University Student ◽  
Student Movement ◽  
Political Order ◽  
The Other ◽  
People's Party ◽  
Kwame Nkrumah ◽  
The Government

This paper looks at student political activism in Ghana in the late 1950s and 1960s. Using Ghanaian and British archives, it examines how students of Ghana’s universities politically engaged with the government of Kwame Nkrumah and his ruling Convention People’s Party (CPP). Student activism manifested most in the conflict between the Nkrumah government, on one hand, and university authorities and students, on the other hand, over the purpose of higher education, university autonomy, and nationalism. The conflict coalesced around the idea of educated youth as model citizens. Contrary to the denial in existing literature, the paper argues that a nascent student movement and tradition of student political activism had emerged since the late 1950s. University student activism established itself as a fulcrum of the country’s evolving postcolonial political order and a bulwark against governmental authoritarianism. In the larger context of the global 1960s, Ghanaian student activism belonged to the wave of youth protests against governments that favored stability and opposed all dissent.

scholarly journals Banking sector competitiveness

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 195-202
Author(s):  
Champika Liyanagamage
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Balance Sheet ◽  
Estimation Procedure ◽  
Commercial Banking ◽  
Sri Lankan ◽  
Level Data ◽  
Banking Institutions

Despite core banking, banks also engage in off-balance-sheet (OBS) market activities. In many developed banking industries, OBS activities have grown to be significant during the last two decades. This paper provides rather scarce evidence on the competitiveness among banks for OBS activities and its impact on the degree of banking sector competition in Sri Lanka. Panzar-Ross H statistic approach employing in this study to estimate bank competition used a comprehensive set of bank-level data of the whole commercial banking sector in Sri Lanka covering the period 1996-2018. The first-round analysis of the study uncovers substantial differences among banks concerning the OBS activities. EGLS panel estimation procedure applied in this study provides evidence for a lower level of competitiveness among Sri Lankan banks for OBS activities. More interestingly, the findings further reveal that the degree of competitiveness for OBS activities has a significant positive impact on the overall competitiveness of the banking sector in Sri Lanka.  These results suggest banking institutions re-visit their business models with greater emphasis on nonconventional banking activities in enhancing bank-level efficiency and hence positively contributing to the overall competitiveness of the banking sector.

scholarly journals Does the Tax System Reduce Tax Evasion in Light of the Governance Mechanisms? Evidence From Jordan

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 99
Author(s):  
Ashraf Bataineh
Keyword(s):  
Tax Evasion ◽  
Income Tax ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Governance Mechanisms ◽  
Official Statistics ◽  
Tax System ◽  
Study Results ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Awareness Level

This study aims to measure the impact of tax system elements on reducing the tax evasion, in light of the governance mechanisms in Jordan. The study sample consists of (140) tax auditors at the Jordanian Income tax and sales department, and to achieve the study objectives the researcher designed a questionnaire and distributed it on the study sample members. Study results show that elements of the tax system (tax legislations, tax administration, and Taxpayer) have a positive impact on reducing the tax evasion, in light of governance mechanisms. study recommends the need to raise the tax awareness level among members of the Taxpayer, work to reduce the continuation of making adjustments on tax laws and legislation, and give a sufficient period of time to ensure that desired economic and social impact being achieved from these adjustments, with the need to announce the official statistics of tax evasion’s figures and ratios, because the unofficial statistics on tax evasion have been tarnished by some exaggeration where work should concentrate on increasing penalties of tax evaders.

scholarly journals BMI Specific Complications Following Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction after Mastectomy

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (23) ◽  
pp. 5665
Author(s):  
Helena Sophie Leitner ◽  
Reinhard Pauzenberger ◽  
Ines Ana Ederer ◽  
Christine Radtke ◽  
Stefan Hacker
Keyword(s):  
Postoperative Complications ◽  
Breast Reconstruction ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Surgical Techniques ◽  
Study Cohort ◽  
Complication Rates ◽  
Impaired Wound Healing ◽  
Reconstruction Methods ◽  
Study Results ◽  
The Impact

Background: Breast reconstruction has a positive impact on body image and quality of life for women after experiencing the physically and psychologically demanding process of mastectomy. Previous studies have presented body mass index (BMI) as a predictor for postoperative complications after breast reconstruction, however, study results vary. This retrospective study aimed to investigate the impact of patients’ BMI on postoperative complications following implant-based breast reconstruction. Methods: All implant-based breast reconstructions performed at the Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery at the Medical University of Vienna from January 2001 to March 2018 were evaluated. A total of 196 reconstructed breasts among 134 patients met eligibility criteria. Demographic data, surgical techniques, as well as major and minor complications within a one-year follow-up period were analyzed. Results: Patients’ BMI did not show a significant impact on complication rates. The overall incidence of postoperative complications was 30.5% (40/131) of which 17.6% required reoperation. Impaired wound healing (18.3%), seroma (6.1%), hematoma (4.6%), capsular contraction (4.6%) and infection (3.8%) were the most common complications. Conclusion: In our study cohort, BMI was not associated with a significantly higher risk of complications. However, postoperative complications significantly increased with a longer operative time and resulted in an extended length of hospital stay.

scholarly journals Determination of Climate Factors in Flood and Drought Disaster in Indonesia using Instrumental Variable (IV) Methods

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-61
Author(s):  
Faradiba Faradiba
Keyword(s):  
Instrumental Variable ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Climate Data ◽  
Community Activities ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Disaster Data ◽  
Drought Disaster ◽  
Instrumental Variable Method ◽  
Dry Seasons ◽  
Floods And Droughts

Located in the Southeast Asia region, Indonesia has rainy and dry seasons. In the rainy and dry seasons that occur in Indonesia, often causes many problems in various business sectors and community activities, including floods and droughts. It is known that the disaster will have an impact on material and non-material losses. This study uses climate data and disaster data at the village level to determine the effect of rainfall on disasters. This study uses the instrumental variable method because the model has endogeneity problems. The study results concluded that increased rainfall had a positive impact on flood disasters with a coefficient of 0.003038. Simultaneously, rainfall also impacted drought with a coefficient of -0.000377.  Variables in the regression model that are formed can explain 1.74 percent of the flood disaster and 0.59 percent of the drought disaster. These results indicate that most of the other variables can influence flooding and drought. Through this research, it is known that rainfall for floods and droughts is quite significant. Therefore, government and community efforts are needed to anticipate similar disasters.

scholarly journals Factors Influencing Online Education during COVID-19 Pandemic: Sri Lankan Students’ Perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. A. K. Sriyalatha ◽  
P. J. Kumarasinghe
Keyword(s):  
Online Education ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Structural Equations ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Sri Lankan ◽  
University Administrators ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Management Students ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

This study examines the factors influencing online education for selected Sri Lankan universities during the COVID-19 pandemic. It also analyses the moderate effect of gender and type of the university on online education. Primary data were collected using a questionnaire via google form from Management students in Sri Lankan selected universities. Data analysis was done through structural equations using analysis of moment structures (AMOS) version 22.0. Attitude, internet and related facilities, curriculum, and self-motivation were found to have a significant positive impact on online education, while workload & time have no significant effect on online education. Among four factors, the strongest influence was derived from self-motivation followed by the curriculum. We have not found significant differences among male and female students’ views on online education, while the impact from the type of university is different among the two categories. This study effectively guides policy makers and university administrators across the educational institutes to decide on continuing online education. It reveals some insights to the teachers, students, and parents to understand the significance of the modern online learning environment and its positive impact on the new learning mode. There is no study related to the factors associated with the impact of online education during the Covid-19 pandemic in the Sri Lankan context.

scholarly journals The Impact of Employee Characteristics in the Relation of Financial Knowledge, Financial Management Behavior and Personal Income with Investment Decision of Employee

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 195
Author(s):  
Natasha Asmara ◽  
Andreas Lako ◽  
Eny Trimeiningrum
Keyword(s):  
Financial Management ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Investment Decision ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Personal Income ◽  
Financial Knowledge ◽  
Management Behavior ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Employee Characteristics ◽  
The Impact

The resarch is to analyze the impact of financial knowledge, financial management behavior, and personal income on investment decision of the employees of PT. Industri Jamu dan Farmasi Sido Muncul Tbk. This study is also to analyze moderating effect of employee’ characteristics in relation to financial knowledge and financial management behavior and personal income to investment decision of the employees. Based on purposive sampling and questionnaire, the study results in financial knowledge, financial management behavior, and personal income have positive impact on investment decision of the employees. However, employee’ characteristics do not show moderating effect in relations to financial knowledge and management behavior and personal income to investment decision of the employees. The results inidicate that emloyees’ characteristics (risk taker or risk adverse) weaken the influence of financial knowledge, financial management behavior, and personal income to investment decision of the employees.

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