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Modelling the effects of mall atmospherics on shoppers’ approach behaviors
No full textDespite previous work, researchers still do not fully understand the mechanisms by
which environmental stimuli influence emotions and affect behavior. This paper attempts to
address this knowledge gap by modelling the effects of a stimulus on emotions and behavior
within the context of a shopping mall and retail stores. We evaluate a stimulus-response
model based on the influence of perceptions on shoppers’ moods, which in turn influence
approach behaviors. A structured questionnaire survey of actual shoppers in a real mall
environment (n=315) was analysed by structural equation analysis. The exemplar stimulus
consisted of a Captive Audience Network (CAN or private plasma screen network) – a topic
that has been little researched to date. The influence of the CAN was small but significant.
The findings have implications for practitioners as even small changes in image can have a
substantial effect on profitability
Tecnologie mobili e apprendimento linguistico: dal CALL al MALL con l’app ParolaMia!
No full textL’evoluzione delle tecnologie nell’insegnamento linguistico, dal Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) al Mobile-Assisted Language Learning (MALL), rappresenta una svolta cruciale per la didattica delle lingue. Il mio lavoro esplora il ruolo del MALL come risposta alle sfide contemporanee dell’acquisizione linguistica e presenta ParolaMia!, un’app innovativa per l’apprendimento dell’italiano come lingua seconda (L2).
ParolaMia! sfrutta i principi fondamentali del MALL – portabilità, interattività e ubiquità – per offrire un apprendimento flessibile, continuo e personalizzato. L’app affronta criticità linguistiche specifiche, come l’uso degli ausiliari e i fenomeni di transfer, attraverso esercizi interattivi, feedback immediati e contenuti culturali integrati. Funzionalità avanzate come la gamification incentivano la motivazione e il coinvolgimento attivo degli utenti, promuovendo al contempo autonomia e autoregolazione nell’apprendimento.
In un’ottica pedagogica e tecnologica, ParolaMia! risponde alle esigenze di apprendenti multilingui, spesso inseriti in contesti caratterizzati da limitate risorse digitali, offrendo soluzioni scalabili e compatibili con dispositivi mobili di fascia media.
Questo abstract riflette su come il MALL superi le limitazioni del CALL, non solo migliorando l’accessibilità e la flessibilità dell’apprendimento linguistico, ma ridefinendo il ruolo della tecnologia nella didattica delle lingue. ParolaMia! dimostra il potenziale delle tecnologie mobili come strumenti per integrare l’acquisizione linguistica nella vita quotidiana, rendendola un processo continuo, contestualizzato e profondamente interattivo
shopping center, Worcester, MA
No full textA photograph of Midtown Mall shopping center in Worcester, MA
Variations on the Author
No full text“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Kepuasan Pengunjung Terhadap Media Promotions Hartono Lifestyle Mall (Studi Deskripstif Kepuasan Pengunjung Hartono Lifestyle Mall)
No full textPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui kepuasan pengunjung terhadap media promotions Hartono LifeStyle Mall. Objek dari penelitian ini adalah pengunjung Hartono LifeStyle Mall. Sumber data dari penelitian ini adalah observasi, kuesioner dan wawancara dengan data yang berjumlah 98 responden. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode kuantitatif dengan teori uses and gratification. Setelah melakukan analisis dengan menggunakan rumus Yamane, dengan 98 responden yang datang ke Hartono LifeStyle Mall. Hasil dari penelitian ini menyebutkan bahwa pengunjung Hartono LifeStyle Mall puas dengan media promosi dapat dilihat dari hasil uji t sebesar 27,916 dan pvalue 0,000
Exploring Emptiness: An Investigation of MA and MU in My Sonic Composition Practice
No full textThe commentary investigates Japanese aesthetics of space, silence and emptiness - ma and mu - that informed my compositional practice during the research period 2012 - 2015. The portfolio comprises text compositions and sound installations in which forms of micro events and sustained events are employed. Throughout, the emphasis is on my personal engagement with, and manifestation of emptiness that concerns a particular model of listening and perception.
Chapter 1 discusses six primary research areas: ma and mu, material, text, form, listening and perception. Firstly, I introduce ma and mu by examining noh culture and Zeami's teaching of senu hima (where there is no-action) in the context of my personal approaches to music. The following subjects are then used to contextualise my PhD practice by means of examples from various composers and visual artists. Here, these particular and enigmatic concepts are explored through Japanese art as well as Western contemporary works by Alvin Lucier, Eliane Radigue and those of the Wandelweiser collective.
Part 2 provides contextual commentaries on selected compositions from the portfolio that mostly articulate my aesthetics in relation to the topics covered in Chapter 1. koso koso addresses my methodologies to investigate the essence of senu hima, followed by treow that discusses my approach to materials and the importance of space. I move on to grade two and grade two extended in order to examine text scores, and then, look into Espèces d'espaces 03 and 04 as examples of musical forms that I employ.
Finally, listening and perception are investigated through the compositions gnome and con.de.structuring. Throughout, I describe how my works explore emptiness as a result of my particular emphasis on listening over composing
A Failed Commission for the Washington Mall: Aristodemo Costoli and the Columbus Group
No full textIl saggio ripercorre le vicende della commissione di un monumento a Cristoforo Colombo, affidata ad Aristodemo Costoli per il Mall in Washington, ma mai portata a termine
Dubai mall: a multipurpose destination in the Middle East
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Subject area
Retail marketing management.
Study level/applicability
Undergraduate management; MA; Master's in Business Administration and Master's in Strategic Marketing programs.
Case overview
Opening of the “Dubai Mall” in November 2008 set a new benchmark in retail history. The mall is considered the largest in the world by space and 6th largest in the world in terms of gross leasable area. The Dubai Mall is the UAE's most ambitious retail launch to date. This case examines how in today's highly competitive retail environment, added-value retailing, experiential retailing, or retailtainment has become a major component of the retail strategy mix to establish a competitive advantage. The new phenomenon of “retailtainment” has caught the momentum worldwide and success of Dubai Mall is the live example of its strategic role in the retail mix. The case also highlights the importance of “good location” in the success of retail establishments, whilst examining primary retail location theories and there relation to the phenomenal success of Dubai Mall.
Expected learning outcomes
Through this case study students will be able to: understand the roles of “entertainment” and “location” in retail mix strategy; analyse the new trend of “retailtainment” and “quality location” in creating value-added services and gaining competitive advantage in global competitive retail environment; ascertain the importance and application of “retailtainment” and “strategic location” in the real world's successful example of “Dubai Mall”; and diagnose the role of these learnt concepts in the retailing strategies practiced by other retail establishments in their cities/country.
Supplementary materials
Teaching note.
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The construction of Karen Karnak: The multi-author-function
No full textThis thesis is situated within the comparatively recent developments of Web 2.0 and the emergence of interactive WikiMedia, and explores the mode of authorship within a Read/Write culture compared to that of a Read/Only tradition. The hypothesis of this study is that the role of the audience has become merged with the author, and as such, represents new functions and attributes, distinct from a more conventional concept of authorship, in which the roles of audience and author are more separate. Read/Write and participatory culture, as defined by this study, is focused on collaboration, and includes the influences of D.I.Y. culture, Open-Source practices and the production of text by multiple authors. Multi-authorship presents a re-thinking of several concepts which support the notion of the individual author, since the focus of multi-authorship is not on attribution and ownership of a finished text, but on the continued malleability of a text. Modes of multi-authorship, demonstrated in the use of the pseudonyms Alan Smithee and Karen Eliot, represent declarative authors whose names signify multiple origins, whilst concurrently indicating a distinct body of work. The function of these names form an important context to this study, since primary research involves the construction of an experimental mode of multi-authorship utilising WikiMedia technology and the interaction of thirty nine participants, who are invited to create a body of work under the collective pseudonym Karen Karnak. The data generated by this experiment is analysed using aspects of Michel Foucault's author-function to identify and determine power structures inherent in the WikiMedia context. The interplay of power structures, including concepts such as identity, ownership and the body of work, affect the resulting mode of authorship and contribute to the construction of Karen Karnak, suggesting further areas of research into the emerging multi-author
A note on Kim-Ma characterization of the Hilbert ball
No full textThis is an open access article under the CC BY license.[No abstract available]Kortney Rose Foundation, KRF, (2002-070-C00005); National Research Foundation of Korea, NRF* Corresponding author. E-mail addresses: [email protected] (K.-T. Kim), [email protected] (D. Ma). 1 Research supported in part by the grant KRF 2002-070-C00005 from The Korea Research Foundation
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