Many countries in the world consider tourism as an important sector in their economy. Tourism can bring many people from various countries to a destination and as a result tourism can contribute ...significantly to the economy. Achieving tourist satisfaction can be very challenging for the country. There are several factors that can affect tourist satisfaction; among them, the motivating and interesting motivational factors tested in this study. In this study examines the influence of these motivational factors on tourist satisfaction. Internal attributes and halal tourism destination attributes are used to measure motivational factors. Nowadays the concept of halal has become a trend in economic development in Indonesia, starting from the emergence of halal products (food and beverages), halal cosmetics, halal fashion and halal tourism to lifestyle (halal lifestyle). Therefore the halal tourism destination (halal tourism) is the object of this study. The results of the study prove that push motivational factors and pull motivational factors have a positive and significant effect on tourist loyalty through satisfaction with halal tourism destinations in East Java
Female Entrepreneurs and Motivational Factors Kraja, Ylvije Boriçi; Berberi, Alba
International Journal of Professional Business Review,
2023, Letnik:
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Purpose: The main aim of this research is to investigate and analyze, the impact of motivational factors on female entrepreneurship. This research intends to explore in-depth the motivating factors ...of female entrepreneurs, with a focus on Albania.
Theoretical framework: The literature on entrepreneurship, global trends in women’s entrepreneurship, female entrepreneurship in Albania, and female motivation factors is studied, and it is the focus and is used to better understand the push and pull motivation factors of female entrepreneurs.
Design/methodology/approach: The methodology used in this study consists of quantitative methods. Based on the literature review in our understanding, a questionnaire was set up and was carried out to collect the data. It included several from the five-point Likert scale. The population of the study consisted of a final sample of 494 female entrepreneurs, from different Albanian cities. The hypothesis was developed in response to the research question. Regression analysis is used to empirically evaluate the hypothesis using SPSS, version 23.
Findings: The results of the study, show that being independent, working on scarce jobs, and working from home are the main motivational factors that positively correlate with women entrepreneurs' performance. At the country level, we find evidence that motivational factors encourage females to run their businesses, promoting development opportunities for female entrepreneurs. The conclusions are well supported by the data. Females are more inclined to start and go on their businesses. It is the best way to be independent, to have a job on a scarce time, and to work from home.
Research, Practical & Social Implications - The paper gives some novel insights into the motivation factors and helps to fill the gap in the literature on this topic. It will serve as a model for female entrepreneurs in developing and less developed countries. It will be full of interest and useful to females, business communities, academics, and policymakers. From an academic perspective, the findings demonstrated that factors influencing motivation play a significant role in encouraging women entrepreneurs to achieve success. This research contributes to the limited knowledge of motivational factors in developing countries, such as Albania.
Originality/value: The originality of this paper is the new approach in Albania regarding motivational factors that influence the performance of female entrepreneurs by adding evidence to this, which may be implied for further research in the future.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) have increased access to higher education by allowing South Africans to access free, online-based, open content created by higher education institutions worldwide. ...However, most MOOCs report significant student drop-out rates before completing a course. Higher education institutions must understand learner motivation for completing a MOOC. This paper examines the motivational factors influencing the completion rate of MOOCs in South Africa. This study employed a quantitative approach to collect data using an online questionnaire from South African respondents. A total number of 3147 responses were recorded, and the data were analyzed with SPSS V28. Correlation statistics tests were used to denote the association between the four independent variables and the dependent variable. The study's most important findings are that intrinsic and extrinsic motivating factors, motivation to continue, and the availability of resources positively impact a MOOC's completion rate. The study concludes that these factors will improve the throughput rate of MOOCs. It is recommended that all higher education institutions that offer MOOCs create a conducive online learning environment that offers independence and freedom of learning with plenty of communication and collaboration between students and facilitators. Creating such an environment will encourage active participation in the course and improve throughput rates.
Adapting to climate change is critical to building sustainable and resilient agricultural systems. Understanding farmers' perceptions of climate change has become the key to the effective ...implementation of climate change adaptation policies. This research draws multidisciplinary attention to how farmers participate in decision-making on adaptation behaviors and provides useful insights for realizing synergies between environmental change and agricultural production. In this work, we conducted a meta-analysis of 63 quantitative studies on Chinese farmers' adaptation to climate change to assess the relationship between motivational factors and adaptation behavior. Our analysis highlights that farmers' perceptions of precipitation changes are often inaccurate; however, other psychological factors, such as perception, experience, and risk attitude, significantly positively impact their adaptation behavior. In addition, different climate regions are the main source of high heterogeneity in inter-study comparisons of climate change perception, and the effect of climate regions may therefore constitute a moderating factor that weakens the positive relationship between climate change perception and adaptive behavior. Furthermore, this study highlights the need to intervene at the household level to enhance farmers' adaptability to climate change, which includes providing support through income diversification, early warning information services, training, assistance, credit, subsidies, and other resources. In the future, research on how perception, experience, and risk interact to affect adaptive behavior should be strengthened.
•Provides a quantitative summary of the literature on smallholders' climate change adaptation behavior.•Farmers' perceptions of precipitation changes were often inaccurate.•Paying attention to farmers' psychological characteristics is important to explain climate change adaptation behavior.•Both informal and formal institutional interventions can exert positive effects on smallholder adaptation to climate change.
Wine consumer profile in wine regions of Brazil Alexandre Borba da Silveira; Jefferson Marlon Monticelli; Fabrício Silva Barbosa
Consumer Behavior Review,
04/2024, Letnik:
8, Številka:
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Our article aims to analyze the main influences, experience and affective involvement that impact the consumer behavior of regional wines in Brazil. We used a descriptive quantitative survey. Our ...findings contribute to a greater understanding of the behavior of choice related to local experiences and what points are essential to involve the consumer with a product, in this case, wine. The Brazilian wine industry has been dealing with tariff disputes between countries, increased number of producers, reduction in consumption per capita and demand for higher quality wines. Our results show that cultural, social, personal, and psychological factors are crucial in this process.
Building on a dynamic view of human capital for the entrepreneurship field, our article covers research performed in this field by examining: the effect of formal versus non-formal Entrepreneurial ...Education (EE) investments and the development of entrepreneurial human capital assets on the entrepreneurial intention; learning approaches (behavioral, cognitive, or constructive) that are prevalent in formal and non-formal education systems in terms of teaching methods and acquired competences and their effects on entrepreneurial intention, considering different settings at individual and country context level. More than 650 respondents from three countries (Macedonia, Slovenia, and Lithuania) are included in the sample. The research applies structural equation modeling, using two standardized and relevant measurement tools: Entrepreneurial Intention Questionnaire (EIQ) and Assessment Tools and Indicators for Entrepreneurship Education (ASTEE). Non-formal entrepreneurial education has proven to be a stronger effect on human capital assets. On the other hand, entrepreneurial mindset and constructive entrepreneurial skills have a greater impact on personal attitudes and perceived behavioral control. This could mean that decision-makers should complement formal with non-formal entrepreneurial education, that they should design the entrepreneurial study programs with non-cognitive (that is, constructive) teaching methods and learning outcomes.
Food preferences of Chinese tourists Chang, Richard C.Y.; Kivela, Jakša; Mak, Athena H.N.
Annals of tourism research,
10/2010, Letnik:
37, Številka:
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Given the scarcity of research on tourist food preference, this study is a first attempt to generate in-depth understanding of Chinese tourists’ food preferences in a culturally different environment ...by employing on-site participant observations and focus group interviews. It provides a detailed analysis of the motivational factors underlying the Chinese participants’ food preferences when holidaying in Australia, and also proposes a typology that describes and contrasts the participants’ tourism dining attitudes, motivations and behaviors. Furthermore, this study elucidates the influence of Chinese food culture on the participants’ tourism dining behaviors and explores the disparities in dining behavioral patterns between the participants in terms of their dining motivations and the way they related tourism dining experiences to their daily experiences.
This study revealed two different sets of push and pull factors affecting the medical travel decision process of two groups of mainland Chinese to Hong Kong, including potential and experienced ...medical tourists. The relations between identified factors and their willingness of personal visit and recommendation were also investigated. Regarding the recommendation intention, interpersonal acquisition and personal needs satisfaction are mostly considered by travelers in psychological level while recognized high medical reception capacity and quality are also prioritized in the pull aspect. However, local medical service constraints, perceived quality of medical experience shaped by healthcare suppliers, and destination attributes determine the two groups' responses to personal visit intention. Besides, the advantages of developing medical tourism in Hong Kong are implicated as can‐be‐perceived unique cultural attribute, mass tourism fame as medical tourism development basis, and reputation for high‐quality care formed with unintentional or deliberate promotion from third parties and various marketing channels.
The aim of this study was to analyze the motivational factors of collaborative consumption in the era of the sharing economy, as a part of consumers’ behavior by online media platforms. Collaborative ...consumption is about people’s willingness to share and to collaborate to meet certain needs. The study used the qualitative method with interviews for the data’s collection. The context of the study was using consumers who had experience of using Airbnb, Go-Jek, and selling their product via online media. Twenty-four respondents were obtained for the interviews. The length of each interview was approximately 1.5 hours. The analysis of this shifting consumption across its different facets provided an analysis of the motivational aspect of sharing resources, and the change in consumer consumption patterns. The motivational research examined the underlying reasons for consumers to act, and to undertake collaborative consumption; home sharing and selling second-hand goods were analyzed from the perspectives of their economic aspects, utility reasons, social orientation, emotional aspects, ecological aspects and personal values.
Personal health, food safety and environmental concerns significantly contribute to the purchase and consumption of organic food. Several countries, including India, are turning their attention to ...encouraging organic food farming and purchasing to comply with sustainable development goals. This research identifies and analyses the motivational factors critical to the purchase and consumption of organic food and also extends a roadmap to the food industries for sustainable growth. A list of factors driving the purchase and consumption of organic food was extracted from the literature. Fuzzy Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (Fuzzy TOPSIS), Fuzzy Simple Additive Weighting (Fuzzy SAW) and Borda method are used to prioritize the identified motivational factors followed by the sensitivity analysis to simulate dynamic various market requirements and challenges. The findings substantiate that chemical free, no artificial ingredients, good for body, healthy and awareness about health significantly influence the purchase and consumption of organic food products. To ensure sustainable production and consumption of organic food, it is vital for government policymakers, organizations involved in production, marketing and distribution of the organic food to understand and critically evaluate various factors affecting the purchase and consumption intensions of the consumers.
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