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Research on Factors Affecting Behavioral Intention of Graduate Students to Use Mobile Library in Suzhou, China
Get PDFPurpose: Mobile library or digital library has increasingly gained adoption each year from academic users in China. Thus, this research paper investigates the significant factors affecting the behavioral intention to use mobile libraries at Soochow University, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, and Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University among graduate students. The framework considers the causal relationships between system quality, information quality, service quality, perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness, attitude, and behavior intention. Research design, data, and methodology: The study used a quantitative research method (n=500) to survey graduate students who experienced the mobile library. The sampling methods included judgmental, quota, and convenience sampling. The data analysis included structural equation modeling (SEM) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) for model fit, reliability, and construct validity. Results: The results reveal that attitude and perceived usefulness significantly affect students' intention to use the mobile library. Perceived ease of use has a significant effect on perceived usefulness and attitude. System quality, information quality, service quality, and perceived ease of use significantly affect behavioral intention. Conclusions: The study has successfully proven eight hypotheses, and the authors suggested that the types and contents of information resources in mobile libraries should be enriched
Tourists' Accommodation Choices Based on Sustainable Practices of Budget Hotels in Bangkok
Get PDFPurpose: Tourism is one of the most important economic activities in the world, and the accommodation sector is a significant component of the industry. Tourists have become more concerned about the impact of their travel on the environment and society. Therefore, sustainable practices in the accommodation sector have become an important aspect of the decision-making process of tourists when choosing accommodation. The study aims to understand the factors affecting tourist choice of accommodation towards sustainable practices, using a budget hotel in Bangkok as a case study. It also explores how the hotel's implementation of sustainable practices, such as energy and water conservation, waste management, and social and environmental responsibility, affects tourists’ perceptions and decisions to stay at the budget hotel in Bangkok of Thailand. Research design, data and methodology: The data were collected by qualitative methods through face-to-face-in-depth interviews. The constant comparison technique with labeling, open and axial coding was used to analyze the data. Through the study, it was found that hotel management plays a significant role in promoting sustainable practices and influencing tourists’ choice of accommodation. Effectively communicate their sustainability practices and engage guests in eco-friendly activities receiving more positive feedback from tourists in Budget Hotel. Furthermore, budget hotels that prioritize staff training and education on sustainability practices were perceived as more credible and trustworthy
Assessing Factors Impacting Satisfaction and Continuance Intention of Middle School Art Teachers to Use E-Learning Systems in Chongqing, China
Get PDFThis paper aims to evaluate key elements that significantly impact the satisfaction and continuance intention to use e-leaning of art teachers from middle schools in Chongqing, China. The framework included relationships between engagement, course structure, system quality, information quality, service quality, perceived usefulness, satisfaction, and continuance intention. The researcher distributed the quantitative questionnaires to 500 teachers at 15 middle schools in Chongqing, China. The sampling strategies used to collect the data include judgmental, quota and convenience sampling. Before the data collection, the expert rating of the item's index–objective congruence (IOC) and pilot tested with 50 respondents. Confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling were used to analyze the data. The result of the data analysis supported five hypotheses, with perceived usefulness showing the strongest impact on satisfaction. Furthermore, satisfaction has a significant impact on continuance intention. As technology advances, online education has become a viable and sometimes preferred option for delivering instruction. Instructors should recognize that online education can offer various benefits, such as flexibility, accessibility, and the ability to incorporate multimedia elements into lessons
Enhancing Students’ Academic Performance by Organizational Development Interventions- A Case Study in the College of Bioengineering of Beijing Polytechnic
Get PDFThe primary objective of this study is to use OD interventions to improve higher vocational students' academic self-efficacy, perceived teacher support, and peer relationship to improve their academic performance, with learning engagement as the mediating variable. The study was conducted on sixty first-year Beijing Polytechnic Bioengineering Department students using qualitative and quantitative research methods. Before implementing the OD intervention, the researcher collected data on academic self-efficacy, perceived teacher support, peer relationship, learning engagement, and academic performance through questionnaires and interviews. The OD interventions included goal setting, feedback, coaching, team building, appreciative inquiry, and team activities. After the intervention, the same questionnaires and interviews were used to gather data, and the changes were compared to evaluate the effectiveness of the ODI. The data collected before and after the ODI were analyzed, and it was found that the data were not normally distributed. The researcher used unary linear regression, linear regression, and Wilcoxon signed rank to validate the hypotheses. The results indicated that the students' academic self-efficacy, perceived teacher support, peer relationship, learning engagement, and academic performance had significantly improved after the ODI. In conclusion, this study suggests that goal setting, feedback, coaching, team building, appreciative inquiry, and team activities are effective ODI for enhancing academic self-efficacy, perceived teacher support, and peer relationships. Furthermore, the study found that academic self-efficacy, perceived teacher support, peer relationship, and learning engagement positively correlate with academic performance
Financial Development and Income Inequality: Evidence from Thailand
Get PDFDespite experiencing persistent income inequality, the Thai economy has continued to grow with a developing financial system. This study examines the relationship between financial development and income inequality in Thailand from 1980 to 2020. It is identified that a cointegration between financial development and income inequality follows a U-shape hypothesis. This result implies that income inequality reduced to a certain threshold in the early stage of financial development but subsequently increased as the financial system progressed. It is consequently recommended that policymakers prioritize creating an inclusive financial environment that promotes equitable access to financial services across all financial institutions, particularly for lower- and middle-income groups.
Investor Sentiment, Venture Capital, R&D Investment, and IPO Underpricing: An Empirical Analysis of Chinese Star Market
Get PDFThe Shanghai Science and Technology Innovation Board (STAR) led the Chinese capital market revolution with a registration system and showed a high Initial Public Offering (IPO) underpricing rate. This study investigates the impact of the research & development ratio, venture capital, and investor sentiment, on the IPO underpricing rate. The study utilizes STAR data from July 2019 to Dec 2022 listing 457 companies and employing the Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) model to conduct the analysis. The results indicate that venture capital and investor sentiment are positively related to IPO underpricing, while R&D investment negatively influences IPO underpricing. The examination of the determinants shaping IPO underpricing within the Chinese STAR market constitutes a valuable endeavor that facilitates a comprehensive and methodical comprehension of this specific facet of the capital market
THE TRUTH OF NESCIENCE: CONSIDERING THE EXPRESSION OF PRIMORDIAL TRUTH IN HEIDEGGER’S BEITRÄGE AND ŚAṄKARA’S BRAHMASŪTRABHAṢYA
No full textWhat if a theory of 'primordial truth' is brought forward that claims to precede conventional theories of truth, and additionally asserts that the conventional understanding of truth is inherently compromised due to the distortions related to the very questioning of truth? This type of truth can be attributed to Heidegger’s presentation in his work Beiträge der Philosophie (vom Ereignis) where he considers what he calls the 'event of truth'. To approach such a primordial truth implies a fundamental problem of articulation which has to circumvent conventional methods of expression. In order to better evaluate Heidegger's approach, this paper will juxtapose it against the approach of the Indian philosopher Śaṅkara. Each approach is concerned with the 'saying' of truth, and each approach is concerned with how to articulate something which emerges prior to articulation, and explicate something which evades conventional understanding. We will here explore the nature of Heidegger's primordial event of truth and the effects that such a concept can induce, against an understanding of Śaṅkara’s concept of 'superimposition' which is practiced in order to remove obstacles to the illumination of true Being. Although these two approaches cannot be reduced to one another, their juxtaposition provides us with an opportunity to reflect on method, language, the nature of understanding, and ultimately, the possible inability of academic efforts to engage in such a project. The question in this study may be posed as follows: should Heidegger’s Beiträge be understood as a (very long) pointless mantra
The Investigation on Student Satisfaction and Loyalty Toward Online Learning during COVID-19 : A Case Study of a University in Chengdu, China
Get PDFPurpose: This research investigates student satisfaction and loyalty determinants in a university in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China during the current COVID-19 epidemic. A conceptual framework based on previous studies includes perceived value, service quality, system quality, perceived usefulness, university reputation, trust, satisfaction, and loyalty. Research design, data, and methodology: The quantitative method was conducted through a questionnaire as a survey tool to examine 500 students at Southwest Jiaotong University. The index of Item-Objective Congruence and Cronbach’s Alpha reliability of the pilot test (n=50) was ensured before the data collection. The validity and reliability of the measurement model are analyzed by confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Furthermore, structural model fitness and hypothesis testing results analyze the structural equation model (SEM). Results: The results show that perceived value, service quality, system quality, perceived usefulness, and university reputation significantly impact satisfaction. Satisfaction significantly impacts loyalty. Nevertheless, trust has no significant impact on loyalty. Conclusions: This study contributes to higher education institutions during the epidemic. In order to guarantee students’ enthusiasm and completion of learning, students’ satisfaction and loyalty to online learning are also related to teachers’ teaching plans and how to better adapt to the new teaching environment from traditional teaching
Detemining Influential Factors of Customer Satisfaction and Repurchase Intention Toward Online Food Application in Chengdu, China
No full textPurpose: This study pinpoints the influential factors of customer satisfaction and repurchase intention toward online food application in Chengdu, China. The conceptual framework draws a causal association between online repurchase intention, customer satisfaction, service quality, food quality, convenience, and ease of use. Research design, data, and methodology: The questionnaire with the quantitative technique (n=500) was used to collect sample data from the target population. Before the survey's release, its content validity and reliability were assessed using Item-Objective Congruence (IOC) and a pilot Cronbach's Alpha test. The data were assessed using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and structural equation modeling (SEM) to confirm the causal relationship between the variables and the model’s goodness of fit. Results: The findings demonstrate that two important determinants and antecedents of online repurchase intention to utilize online food applications are perceived value and customer satisfaction. The ease of use, perceived value, convenience, service quality, and food quality substantially influence customer satisfaction. Conclusions: It recommends that the developers, managers, marketers, and take-out shops of the online food application pay more attention to how customers perceive the value of the application and whether customers can discern the quality of the food and service through a series of useful, quick, and simple operations in this online service
Analysis of Factors Affecting the Satisfaction of Associate Degree Students with The Flipped Classroom
Get PDFPurpose: Flipped classroom is an educational approach that reverses the traditional model of classroom instruction, and is reserved for class discussion and interactive projects. This research paper investigates the key factors that significantly impact the use of flipped classrooms at the associate degree level at the Chengdu Vocational University of Art. The framework proposes causal relationships between knowledge, skills, task orientation, behavioral engagement, active learning, and satisfaction. Research design, data, and methodology: Researchers distributed questionnaires to 500 associate degree students who had experienced flipped classroom learning using various sampling methods. Data analysis was conducted using structural equation modeling (SEM) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), including model fit, reliability, and validity. Results: Results indicate that active learning significantly affects satisfaction, behavioral engagement has a significant impact on active learning, and knowledge, skills, and active learning have a significant impact on satisfaction. Task Orientation does not have a significant impact on satisfaction. knowledge, skills, and active learning significantly impact satisfaction, with active learning having the strongest effect. Additionally, knowledge has a significant positive effect on skills, and behavioral engagement has a significant positive effect on active learning. Conclusions: We recommend that teachers and academic administrators provide evaluations to enhance the Satisfaction of associate degree students