Abstract Background Digital technologies have significantly changed the way adolescents perceive the world around them. The perception of the social environment is crucial for their well-being and ...health. Objectives This paper aims to evaluate the relationship between the perceived life circumstances of adolescents, such as dietary habits, physical activity, obesity, subjective health, the use of digital technology devices, and the level of occupancy with school obligations. Methods/Approach The survey research was conducted on a sample of adolescents between the ages of 11 and 15. Data was analysed using regression analysis and association rules. Results The results present a moderate positive correlation between the level of school obligations and life satisfaction or subjective health, while for the independent variable, time spent in front of screens, the strength of the relationship is moderate and negative. Conclusions The model represents a useful starting point for the recommendations for creating patterns to influence life satisfaction and well-being in adolescence. It provides insight into the potential optimisation of school obligations of adolescents according to the level of life satisfaction, subjective perception of health, and time spent in front of the screen.
The expansion of the Internet has radically changed the way in which citizens travel, book and organise travel arrangements. Since innovation and new information technologies have become crucial ...determinants to encourage competitiveness in the tourism sector in Europe, this article investigates how selected development indicators influence the Percentage of individuals that use Internet for travel and accommodation services. Eurostat data for 34 European, European Union (EU-28) and selected EU candidates, countries for 2017 were analysed. It has been presented that (1) Gross Domestic Product per capita in Purchasing Power Standards; (2) Percentage of population aged 15 to 64, by tertiary education; as well as (3) Percentage of individuals aged 16 to 74, who have basic or above basic overall digital skills, all correlate positively and strongly with the main variable under study. The conducted regression analysis has shown that variable digital skills has the greatest impact on the main variable under the study. The K-mean clustering of countries resulted with four clusters. The Western Balkan countries can be found in a cluster which has in average the lowest values of all four variables in compare to the averages of other three clusters.
Changes in society and the economy have a strong impact on specialization in tourism.The impact of structural changes in tourism, on the level of specialization of business of travel intermediaries, ...was analyzed in this paper. The impact of social changes intensifies the need for potential transformation of the role and the postion of travel intermediaries. In order to quantify this impact, the results of a survey conducted on a sample of tourists who stayed in the destination of Dubrovnik were used.This primary research was related to the sample of (400) respondents . In this paper structural changes in the tourism market are shown in results of the direction of specialization of programs of products according to market requests, area of vertical integrations, and an area of characteristics of package tours. Thus, contribution is made in an important area of the necessities for specialization of services in tourism. The results showed that the attitudes of tourists about the importance of the health and recreation program statistically significantly affect the specialization of the program of travel agencies. Considering vertical integrations findings show that : a) modality of booking services via travel agencies statistically significantly increases the likelihood of choosing of the specialized program of the travel agency ; b) also, the booking via Internet statistically significantly increases the likelihood of choosing the specialized program of the package tours. The results of this paper point to the need for constant adaptation to the requirements of tourists, where the reason for the adjustment could be found in a way of doing business based on internal and external changes in the environment.These changes include changes in tourist's style of living, specific attitudes towards reasons for travel, leisure and the way of communication using innovative tools when booking their services. Thus, the role of travel intermediaries is reviewed and examined by varibles that define their future market position.
In the article four development indicators have been carefully selected and their impact on the level of acceptance of the Internet booking of travel and holiday accommodation in selected European ...countries has been observed. The statistical panel analysis approach was used to determine the individual and the common impact of the development indicators. The analysis has shown that an individual's wealth, the public expenditure on education, and the Internet penetration rate have a positive statistically significant impact on the level of acceptance of the Internet booking of travel and holiday accommodation whereas the share of individuals with low level Internet skills has a negative statistically significant impact. These results carry significant importance for economists, politicians and all other stakeholders responsible for tourism development in a country. The use of the unbalanced panel is the main limitation of the article.
In the modern global economy that is constantly changing and causing constant threats and challenges, various forms of association and networking enterprises are of growing importance. Considering ...that small and medium enterprises are drivers of economic growth and employment, they should be the most dynamic and most efficient segment of the economy. The same is true for the hospitality industry, where small and medium hospitality enterprises are the main providers of the tourism offer. The lack of networks in clusters of small and medium hospitality enterprises in Croatia is the cause of the unsatisfactory level of competitiveness and quality of hotel facilities with negative implications for economic and social development. The beginning of clustering in Croatia could be a good way to increase the economic efficiency of Croatian small and medium hospitality enterprises. The aim of this paper is to present clustering as a factor that affects the quality of small and medium hospitality enterprises by increasing their competitiveness in the tourism market which is becoming an important element for their business efficiency. For the purposes of the research, a survey was carried out on a sample of 72 small and medium hospitality enterprises in the period from June to September 2012. The survey results have shown that clusterization is a factor of efficiency in small and medium hospitality enterprises.
As the planning profession begins to embrace food and agriculture as important opportunities for sustainable cities and towns, planners are searching for ideas that can be implemented at the local ...level. Food hubs are gaining popularity as a way to build strong local food systems and healthy communities. Food hubs are innovations in local food systems that serve as an alternative to the conventional food distribution system. Hubs help connect small farmers with local markets and increase food access for local residents. But it is clearly that focusing on the local cuisine as a tourist destination product is worthwhile. Food hub operators are skilled business people who have identified a challenge how to satisfy retail and institutional market demand to source from small and middle size producers and have deftly come up with regionally appropriate solutions that not only result in positive economic outcomes but also provide valuable services to producers and their wider community. Food hub operators represent a new kind of food entrepreneur, one that is increasingly demonstrating a financially sound business model that can be both market and mission driven. This paper examines the importance of the establishment of a food hub for the development of entrepreneurship and innovation in gastronomy, i.e. for the development of the gastronomic offer in Dubrovnik. The survey was conducted in June 2022 among 93 graduates of the School of Tourism and Hospitality to find out their opinion about the establishment of a food hub and whether they are inclined to become its users. Research has proven that most graduates would use food hub services and as such they are necessary for business creation and innovation in the food service industry.
This paper has an emphasis on analytical approach to certain key factors of internal marketing. Examining the strength of their impact (financial and non-financial) on the employee motivation levels, ...in September 2019 the conducted survey comprised 300 respondents (sample size), employees - internal customers, nurses and hospital staff. Data were collected based on a survey of employee satisfaction, area of their jobs. Respondents were employees / hospital staff of the regional hospital center in the Republic of Croatia. Analyzed areas had been previously sequenced and grouped in accordance with key factors that corresponded to the areas of internal marketing with intensities of their impacts on the level of the satisfaction, motivation and the employee productivity. In the analysis, inferential statistics methods (Z-test, Chi-Square test) were used to answer the question of whether internal marketing instruments affect employment motivation, and to what extent is the response positive, to what extent they affect motivation, and indirectly, to work productivity. Questions related to salary, satisfaction with the basic salary, type of employment, and type of work provided answers about employee motivation with regard to the financial factor of internal marketing, and questions related to when employees use a break at work gave us the answer about the free time to which the employee is entitled to, and which affects the level of his satisfaction. The questions concentrated on work experiences of employees in the organization presented their loyalty to the non-profit organization. Main domains that represented key incentives throughout the interactive empowerments of key factors analyzed are education, participation in professional lectures and seminars, conferences, and additional training for application of innovative tools. Results confirm basic attitudes about employment in non-profit organizations, i.e. that the financial factor is not decisive in choosing employment. Results show narrow connection of loyalty with employee’s motivation as non-financial factor of internal marketing, showing in that manner the interest of employees for achievements supported by the internal confidence and permanent positive behavior or the attitude. These research results contribute to improving the elements of internal marketing. Internal customers' attitudes and behavior (i.e., their satisfaction and commitment) is affected by the organizational atmosphere component. It is closely tied to internal customers' creativity and productivity. Therefore, it is an essential element of organizational performance.
DIGITALISATION AND NEW TRENDS IN TRAVEL DISTRIBUTION Matešić, Antonio; Pavić, Marijana; Mihajlović, Iris
DIEM (Dubrovnik International Economic Meeting),
02/2022, Letnik:
7, Številka:
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This paper seek to understand the role of new technologies on transformation processes of special areas of business of travel intermediaries even emerging new entities that collaborate with both ...poles of tourism demand. Special attention is payed to results of modification of distribution channels to be competitive in online travel market. Softwer as channel manager is more than a tool, it is emerging as core intelligence that manage time, impacting on benefits from converegence. New technologies allowed new digital platforms (Booking, Airbnb, Expedia) making travel easier. The preferences of the postmodern tourist extend beyond the streamlined and impersonal experiences, services and products. Driven by the ambition of deviating from the beaten track, new generations of travellers are converging on digital platforms to retrieve recommendations and information from fellow travellers and local residents,i.e. sources other than traditional travel intermediaries. The COVID crisis has triggered a number of changes in the world of rental accommodation. Some of these changes are flexible cancellations, new market prices, and shorter booking window. High expections make preassure on attnders in channel of distribution. There is an even greater emphasis on cleanliness, privacy and security. At the end of the research, the results speak in favor of exceptional impact of new technology on business development as well as the role that human potential has in acquiring digital skills through education and training and providing their own tools or products that facilitate business. This paper consider sociological, economic and cultural dimension that impact on behavior of users of digital platforms are formulated to support previously incompatible ideas, like (1) models of economic systems, relationships); cultural and moral perspectives on human coexistence (negotiation, lifestyle, stewardship, prosocial behaviour/altruism, collaborative symbiosis and; ideas of efficiency and enhanced value creation.
The article studies the manner in which contents of services of tourist products at the destination are specialised, according to the needs and requirements of tourists. The first part highlights a ...theoretical review on the history of the tourism industry with emphasis on motives as a key factor, which is important in tourist decision-making when choosing the destination. In order to study the level of the specialisation of tourist offers in Dubrovnik particularly, in accordance with needs of tourists, the research was focused on: (1) tourist behaviour in terms of selection of key factors that meet tourist needs, important when making decisions about travelling to a destination; and (2) attitudes of the tourist consumers in accordance with the level of specialised contents of services used. Using the method of inferential statistics, the empirical research was conducted on a sample size of 327 tourists. Demographic characteristics and characteristics of the tourists' stay in Dubrovnik were taken into account, considering the assessment level of the specialisation and defining the main factors that influence the selection of a destination. Our findings speak in favour of the majority of services in Dubrovnik having specialised features and content, in accordance with the needs of tourists.
Health information systems (HISs) are instrumental in improving the efficiency and effectiveness of hospital operations, from managing patient data to enhancing decision-making processes. This study, ...which holds significant implications for the healthcare industry, aimed to identify the factors that influence users’ intentions to use HISs. The research involved interviews with healthcare professionals licensed to use the HIS of a public hospital. The survey, conducted in 2020, received 113 responses. Statistical methods of descriptive analysis, correlation, and multiple linear regression were used. Two models were examined. The first model investigated the relationship between the dependent variable of the intention to use an HIS and the independent variables of perceived time savings and perceived privacy protection. The second model explored the impact of age and education as control variables in the connection between the intention to use an HIS and time savings and privacy protection. A significant moderate positive correlation was found between the intention to use an HIS and perceived time savings, while a significant weak positive correlation was detected between the intention to use an HIS and education. Regression analysis in the first model revealed a significant connection between the intention to use an HIS and perceived time savings. However, the perceived privacy protection variable did not show a significant relationship with the dependent variable. The second model showed statistical significance in the relationship between the intention to use an HIS and education, but not with the second control variable, age. It can be concluded that education strengthens the positive impact of perceived time savings on the intention to use a health information system (HIS), a finding that has immediate and practical implications for healthcare professionals and researchers in the field of health information systems and healthcare management, underlining the importance of this research in advancing the understanding and adoption of HISs in healthcare settings.
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