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Usability attributes for fashion design of functional wool leisurewear
No full textThe development of trends of activewear in the everyday life of consumers has been described as emerged as a new trend called athleisure. With comfort characteristics reflected in a sophisticated, yet a relaxed lifestyle (Adorable and Bradbury 2016), Petro (2015), in this way, inspiring the development of leisurewear. For the present research, it is essential to evaluate consumer perception regarding the developed clothing, matching the trends and the satisfaction of the user’s expectations of leisurewear. In this sense, it is purposed to make a process that will be divided into two phases which include a focus group each. This paper aims to build an insight into the consumer satisfaction opinion, related to the most relevant twenty-five factors that characterised this kind of apparel
Monitorização integrada do risco no sistema de gestão da qualidade
No full textA transformação digital permitiu às empresas disporem de vantagens
competitivas face a grandes players instalados. Todavia, conduziu a uma maior
exposição a novas ameaças e à necessidade de uma monitorização integrada dos
riscos. Abordagem particularmente relevante quando a certificação do Sistema
de Gestão da Qualidade pela ISO 9001:2015 exige explicitamente a integração da
Gestão de Risco (GR) nos processos de negócio das empresas. O artigo explora
esta abordagem diferenciadora, todavia pouco enraizada no tecido empresarial
Português. Realizou-se uma pesquisa bibliográfica para a análise sistemática de
artigos científicos publicados na base de dados B-on. O estudo conclui que, embora
pouco explorado, o tema é emergente e de interesse junto da comunidade científica.
O carácter exploratório desta investigação alerta para a necessidade de as empresas
utilizarem processos de monitorização integrada do risco no planeamento e
operação do negócio. O artigo apresenta o modelo da Matriz de Monitorização
Integrada do Risco (MMIR) desenvolvido de acordo com a ISO 31000 de GR
How does the number of instagram followers influence brand attitude: The role of purchase intention, perceived product quality, referrals, brand trust, and gender
No full textThe presence of brands online has intensified over the past decade. Previous research has found that following online updates from a brand’s Facebook page enhances brand evaluations. As Instagram is emerging as one of the most popular social media platforms, we extended previous research by simulating the experience of navigating online on a smartphone while focusing on this platform. Our main goal was to understand if brands with a large number of followers versus brands with a small number of followers are perceived differently by consumers. Findings from two studies (Ntotal = 313) suggest that purchase intention and brand trust are higher for Instagram brand pages with a large number of followers. However, the perceived quality and likeliness to refer the brand to a friend are not affected by the number of followers. Also, we found no significant gender differences across variables
Erratum to “Willingness among food consumers to recycle human urine as crop fertiliser: Evidence from a multinational survey” [Sci. Total Environ. 765 (2021), Article 144438]
No full textThe publisher regrets that in the above article Fig. 3 appeared incorrectly. The correct Fig. 3 is presented below. The online version of the article has been revised to reflect this change. The publisher would like to apologise for any inconvenience caused
What makes a corporate heritage brand authentic for consumers? A semiotic approach
No full textIn this article, the purpose is to develop a consumer-focused understanding of authenticity within corporate heritage research.
Our research question is as follows: “What makes a corporate heritage brand authentic for consumers?” We employ Peirce’s
semiotic concepts of icon, index and symbol to analyse consumers’ perceptions of the Finnish corporate heritage brand Fazer,
founded in 1891. Our study shows that childhood memories, consumer experiences and expectations as well as shared social
conventions make the corporate heritage brand authentic for consumers. Thus, our research empirically advances the understanding
of authenticity as socially constructed. Importantly, our study highlights the temporal dimension of this construction
and advances the current knowledge on corporate heritage brands by showing that uniqueness, credibility and consistency
over time are key dimensions of corporate heritage brand authenticity assessments. This understanding is fundamental for
corporate heritage management practice, especially for developing the strategic positioning of corporate heritage brands in
the markets by harnessing the assessments of authenticity
Methodological quality of user-centered usability evaluation of ambient assisted living solutions: A systematic literature review
No full textThis study aimed to determine the methodological quality of user-centered usability evaluation of Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) solutions by (i) identifying the characteristics of the AAL studies reporting on user-centered usability evaluation, (ii) systematizing the methods, procedures and instruments being used, and (iii) verifying if there is evidence of a common understanding on methods, procedures, and instruments for user-centered usability evaluation. An electronic search was conducted on Web of Science, Scopus, and IEEE Xplore databases, combining relevant keywords. Then, titles and abstracts were screened against inclusion and exclusion criteria, and the full texts of the eligible studies were retrieved and screened for inclusion. A total of 44 studies were included. The results show a great heterogeneity of methods, procedures, and instruments to evaluate the usability of AAL solutions and, in general, the researchers fail to consider and report relevant methodological aspects. Guidelines and instruments to assess the quality of the studies might help improving the experimental design and reporting of studies on user-centered usability evaluation of AAL solutions
Journalists’ perspectives about news-making strategies and the relationship with brands
No full textThis work aims a better understanding of the relationship between journalists, brand managers, public relations and press officers. A controversial subject from long time [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]. Based on qualitative methodology, the main objective of this exploratory research is to understand the relationship between media and brands. There is a new context where traditional media are questioned about their significance for brands and consumers and are being pressured by the emergence of new gatekeepers, such as digital influencers. We focus on the scrutiny of two semi-structured face to face interviews with journalists who write about the automotive industry. At the end, the information is examined according to the literature about brand management, public relations, media relations and new consumer influence dynamics. Studying the strategies, interests, and narratives from media with brands, this research tries to deliver insights about the specific nature of the information preferred by journalists during the news-making process, how they perceive the relationship with press officers and how they evaluate the influence of their work on consumers’ / readers’ behavior
Willingness among food consumers to recycle human urine as crop fertiliser: Evidence from a multinational survey
No full textSource-separating sanitation systems offer the possibility of recycling nutrients present in wastewater as crop fertilisers. Thereby, they can reduce agriculture's impacts on global sources, sinks, and cycles for nitrogen and phosphorous, as well as their associated environmental costs. However, it has been broadly assumed that people would be reluctant to perform the new sanitation behaviours that are necessary for implementing such systems in practice. Yet, few studies have tried to systematically gather evidence in support of this assumption. To address this gap, we surveyed 3763 people at 20 universities in 16 countries using a standardised questionnaire. We identified and systematically assessed cross-cultural and country-level explanatory factors that were strongly associated with people's willingness to consume food grown using human urine as fertiliser. Overall, 68% of the respondents favoured recycling human urine, 59% stated a willingness to eat urine-fertilised food, and only 11% believed that urine posed health risks that could not be mitigated by treatment. Most people did not expect to pay less for urine-fertilised food, but only 15% were willing to pay a price premium. Consumer perceptions were found to differ greatly by country and the strongest predictive factors for acceptance overall were cognitive factors (perceptions of risks and benefits) and social norms. Increasing awareness and building trust among consumers about the effectiveness of new sanitation systems via cognitive and normative messaging can help increase acceptance. Based on our findings, we believe that in many countries, acceptance by food consumers will not be the major social barrier to closing the loop on human urine. That a potential market exists for urine-fertilised food, however, needs to be communicated to other stakeholders in the sanitation service chain
Smart cities: Building sustainable cities
No full textThinking about sustainable actions for big cities is one of the problems
of the twenty-first century. This demand is faced by cities in the different dimensions
that make it up: social, economic, and environmental. Just as companies
should think about adopting and investing in Environmental, Social, and Governance
(ESG), cities need to become smart cities, an important step to transform themselves
into sustainable cities with a higher quality of life. ESG, in companies, refers
to the three central factors for measuring the sustainability and social impact of an
investment process. Cities need to focus, in addition to modernizing their infrastructure,
on strengthening the circular economy, investing more in education, reducing
school dropout, which is closely linked to the area of security in cities, and based on
these measures, seek balance in all areas of society. The concepts of smart cities and
sustainable cities will be presented, showing the interconnection of both concepts.
The purpose of this chapter is to show how to build smart cities and how they are
transformed into sustainable cities. Thus, a systematic and integrative review was
carried out in the Scopus database, in order to answer the following questions: (1)
What are smart cities? (2) How to transform cities into smart cities? (3) What is the
interconnection between the two concepts: smart cities and sustainable cities? (4)
How do smart cities contribute to building a sustainable city? The results converge in the relationship between intelligence and sustainability, being the basis for a new
type of city that directs its growth in an intentional, collaborative, and inclusive way
to transform urban centers into a place with a higher quality of life. This chapter
brings two examples of smart cities: one in Portugal and another in Brazil, explaining
how the national legislation of each country and its social reality interfere in the
construction of smart cities. The main innovation presented is the indicators for
transforming smart cities into sustainable cities. For this purpose, the chapter is
divided into eight sections, which are entitled: Introduction, Smart Cities, Sustainable
Cities, Methodology, Relationship Between Sustainable Cities and Intelligent
Cities, From Smart Cities Toward Sustainable Cities: Inclusion and Life Quality,
Case Studies: Smart Cities from Brazil and Portugal, and Conclusions
Foundations, research, and transdisciplinarity: Re-shaping education for the 21st century at a School of Design and Technology in Portugal
No full textThis chapter proposes a preliminary structure for an undergraduate course
in Design based on a pragmatic understanding of the learning process. Starting from
a systematic literature review and based on first-hand experience as teachers, we
argue that pragmatism, like phenomenology, strongly influences design education.
Following this insight, we contend that Design may be regarded as a normative
discipline and thus propose a macrostructure that contemplates (1) tradition and
foundations; (2) practice and research; and (3) business and transdisciplinarity. Our
proposal focuses on a flexible academic trajectory that understands creativity as
a novel idea development process that connects existing knowledge and solves problems
through making. Everyone involved with teaching and learning design will find
in this chapter references of interest since the changing nature of the requirements for
design education forces us to think and re-make our field from a plural standpoint