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Goal-Framed Attitude and Sustainability Literacy in Shaping Circular Consumption Intention in Fast Fashion
Get PDFAdapting the circular economy to fast fashion requires transitioning to a responsible business model that reduces overstock and promotes a pro-environmental ‘less consumption’ trend. This study, grounded in the goal-framing theory (Lindenberg & Steg, 2007) examines how goal-framed attitudes and sustainability literacy influence consumers’ circular consumption intentions. Analyzing data from 299 Prolific respondents, multiple regression results showed that goal-framed attitudes toward ‘circular economy’ and ‘reliable information,’ alongside sustainability literacy on ‘circular initiatives’ and ‘environmental awareness,’ positively impact intentions to engage in circular product purchases and practices. Clustering analysis identified three circular-minded consumer groups with differing perceptions of goal-framed attitudes, sustainability literacy, and circular consumption intentions. Fast fashion consumers prioritize reliable information on circular economy goals, intending to adopt circular practices, such as the 6Rs (Reducing, Recycling, Repairing, Redesigning, Reselling, and Renting), which reinforce circular business models in fast fashion
Using Technology to Remove Embedded Ideologies From Leadership and Culture
Get PDFThis study reviewed the related literature and ascertained a range of factors that shape and improve cultural awareness, with the critical findings poised to impact the overall organizational culture and performance associated with technology. The research question was simple. “What technology tools aid leaders in facilitating the removal of embedded ideologies that plague cultures?” The result of the literature review was a flow chart developed to explicate a framework for the synergistic use of technology tools to improve leadership. The study found that effective leadership fosters positive interactions, enhances performance, and establishes fair, non-stereotypical expectations. Six recommendations are given to foster synergistic technology delivery in facilitating the removal of embedded ideologies that plague corporate cultures
E-Proctoring Tools: Is It a Necessary Inconvenience
Get PDFOne of the challenges all institutions faced during the COVID lockdown between March 2020 and 2021 was keeping the academic integrity of online assessment. E-proctoring tools became a convenient option, although their effectiveness and efficiency were uninvestigated. The authors of this study utilized the fraud investigation frameworks and focused on the element of opportunity in the context of E-assessment. The quantitative study on grades and testing times between E-proctored and non-proctored online tests revealed significant differences in both academic performance and testing time. Students performed significantly better and used remarkably more time when proctoring tools were not used. The findings strongly indicated cheating behaviors when students took advantage of not being caught for their misconduct. The drastic variances also indicate the deterrence effects of E-proctoring tools on students’ testing behaviors
Trends & Challenges in the Food Supply Chain
Get PDFThe food supply chain (FSC) comprises food production, storage, delivery, and retailing of food to reach the final customers by the due date. In general, the modern FSC is extraordinarily complex and challenging to manage; therefore, an efficient and effective supply chain requires appropriate management. All actors in the FSC have to keep track of the most recent trends and challenges and respond to changes quickly to keep up production and stay competitive. This paper explains some selected trends and challenges in the modern FSC. Moreover, the influence of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the impact of the Ukraine war on the FSC are investigated. Despite the new trends and massive improvements in the FSC in terms of efficiency, some current problems remain unsolved, whereas new issues will arise in the future. The COVID-19 outbreak and the Ukraine war are two examples that imposed new challenges and significant consequences on the FSC
Salespeople’s Work-Orientation Preference: An Exploratory Attributional Analysis of Intrinsic/Extrinsic Motivation
Get PDFSalespeople have different work attitude toward teamwork. Some of them value communication and coordination between team members, whereas others enjoy working on their own. It is believed that the discrepancies in work attitude derives from the different attribution styles, that is, whether people attribute failure outcomes to the external environment (e.g., lack of organizational support, unstable task situation, etc.) or to internal factors (e.g., self-ability, personal skills, consciousness, etc.). In addition, intrinsic/extrinsic motivation also comes into play during the formation of work-orientation preference. Using an attributional perspective, this article examines how different attribution styles influence the development of varying work attitude (team-orientation vs. self-orientation). Self-determination theory is also employed to explain the moderation role of intrinsic/extrinsic motivations
Resilience Amidst Adversity: A Qualitative Exploration of Black Entrepreneurs in South Metro Atlanta
Get PDFIn this qualitative study, we explore the resilience and innovation of Black entrepreneurs in South Metro Atlanta amidst systemic financial constraints and racial discrimination. Our investigation reveals not only the obstacles these business owners face but also their strategic responses to such challenges, especially during the tumultuous times of the COVID-19 pandemic. Highlighting the indispensable role of community support and the necessity for inclusive policies, our findings offer actionable insights for fostering an environment where African American businesses can thrive. This study serves as a roadmap for policymakers, stakeholders, and scholars to understand and support the dynamic landscape of Black entrepreneurship
Environmental Risks and Agricultural Commodities
Get PDFAs natural disasters are expected to increase both in severity and frequency, their impact on agricultural commodities and the food supply chain is likely to rise in tandem. We use a unique data set of natural disasters that occurred globally between 1970 and 2015 and study their impact on the price and price volatility of eight globally traded agricultural commodities that account for more than 75% of the food supply in the world. Our results show that price and the price volatility of commodities are impacted around the occurrence of a natural disaster in producing countries. In addition, we find that the affected country’s production shares, the total damage caused by a natural disaster relative to the affected country’s GDP, and the demand pressure for the commodity have an impact on the magnitude of price and price volatility changes of a given commodity around the occurrence of a natural disaster
Effect of Federal Funds Rate on CPI and PPI
Get PDFOne of the crucial jobs of central banks is to rein in inflation as it creates uncertainty in the economy and in private investment and ultimately negatively impacts the economy. If the source of inflation is positive demand shock, then raising the federal funds rate target is the right way to rein in inflation. If the source of inflation is negative supply shock, then raising the federal funds rate target will make things worse. In this study, the impact of FFR (federal funds rate) on CPI (consumer price index) and producer price index (PPI) is examined. Findings indicate that raising the federal funds rate will have a negative impact on both CPI and PPI with a 2-period lag. The possible explanation of this finding is that raising federal funds rate lowers aggregate demand, lowers the price level and thereby the CPI. And when CPI falls, it lowers per-unit profit, prompting producers to cut supply, which in turn lowers the demand for producer goods and services, and thereby lowers PPI
Externalities of Sales Information Along the Supply Chain
Get PDFPrior studies have shown that earnings information of customer firms is value relevant to the investors of their suppliers, but it remains unclear whether sales information has similar effects. In this study, we investigate the value relevance of customer firms’ sales information to suppliers’ investors using a large sample of monthly sales disclosures from U.S. retailers. We find that within the narrow window of retailers’ monthly sales disclosures, suppliers’ abnormal stock returns are positively related to retailers’ sales growth in both same-store sales and store numbers. This finding suggests that sales information has spillover effects, or externalities, along the supply chain. We further conduct cross-sectional tests and find that the externalities of sales information vary with a supplier’s dependence on the retailer. We also develop a prediction model to separate the expected and unexpected components of retailers’ sales information and find that the unexpected component of sales growth is the primary source of externalities. Overall, this study provides new insights into the value relevance of sales disclosures
How Will the SCOTUS Affirmative Action Ruling Affect the Integrity of University Leaders?
Get PDFOn June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States (“SCOTUS”) ruled on addressing the legality of race-conscious affirmative action in college admissions programs in Students for Fair Admission, Inc. Based on the ruling, our study examined the literature to answer one research question: How will the SCOTUS affirmative action ruling affect the integrity of university leaders? We now understand how post-affirmative action could affect the integrity of university leaders. We now know more about (1) leaders’ perspectives post-SCOTUS ruling, (2) leaders’ influences on the educational culture, and (3) the effects that leaders’ integrity could have after the SCOTUS Title VI 2023 ruling. We make five conjectures about what we believe will guide university leaders’ integrity post-SCOTUS ruling