Interests in technology innovation has increased in many organizations. Collaborations among technology providers and marketers are occurring as they integrate these biometric technologies as a means ...of convenience and security for their consumers. Despite the benefits of integrating new technology to ease consumers' shopping experience, consumers are skeptical about using technology that requires their biometric data. Two studies were conducted to investigate the trust toward these biometric payment systems. Study 1 was conducted through a survey. The study investigated antecedents that affect consumers' trust of, attitude toward, and usage of a biometric payment system. Based on the results from Study 1, Study 2 was conducted by introducing two shopping modalities in the study. The results show that consumers would rather use a biometric payment system in stores than online. Between the two modalities, consumers' trust and attitude toward the technology have a stronger mediating role for online than in‐store toward their intention to use. In addition, self‐efficacy consistently moderates the antecedents (performance expectation and perceived risk) and their intention to use.
Bicycle injuries continue to cause significant morbidity in the United States. How insurance status affects outcomes in children with bicycle injuries has not been defined. We hypothesized that payer ...status would not impact injury patterns or outcomes in pediatric bicycle-related accidents.
The National Trauma Data Bank was used to identify pediatric (≤18 y) patients involved in bicycle-related crashes admitted in year 2016. Patients with private insurance were compared with all others (uninsured, Medicaid, and Medicare).
There were 5619 patients that met study criteria. Of these, 2500 (44%) had private insurance. Privately insured were older (12 y versus 11, P < 0.001), more likely to be white (77% versus 56%, P < 0.001), and more likely to wear a helmet (26% versus 9%, P < 0.001). On multivariate analysis, factors associated with traumatic brain injury included age (odds ratio OR, 1.07; 95% confidence interval CI, 1.06-1.08; P < 0.001) and helmet use (OR, 0.64; 95% CI, 0.55-0.74; P < 0.001). Patients without private insurance were significantly less likely to wear a helmet (OR, 0.52; 95% CI, 0.44-0.63; P < 0.001). Uninsured patients had significantly higher odds of a fatal injury (OR, 4.43; 95% CI, 1.52-12.92; P = 0.006).
Uninsured children that present to a trauma center after a bicycle accident are more likely to die. Although helmet use reduced the odds of traumatic brain injury, minorities and children without private insurance were less likely to be helmeted. Public health interventions should increase helmet access to children without private insurance, especially uninsured children.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether planned or unplanned purchases impact a consumer's willingness to pay for a subsequent purchase. We investigated the moderating roles of the ...justification heuristic and two different payment methods (individual payment vs. bundle payment). Three hypotheses were tested using a two-way ANOVA and an independent sample t-test. Our findings led us to the conclusion that, due to a conversion of mindset, a consumer's willingness to pay for a subsequent purchase will be higher in an unplanned precedent purchase situation than in a planned precedent purchase situation. For the planned purchase situation, a consumer's willingness to pay for the subsequent purchase did not turn out to be significant despite the use of the justification heuristic. For the unplanned precedent purchase situation, however, a consumer's willingness to pay for the subsequent purchase was found to be lower in the situation with the justification heuristic than in the situation without. This study also shows that a consumer's willingness to pay for a subsequent purchase will be higher in a bundle payment situation than in an individual payment situation.
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This study aimed to investigate the associations between provider payment methods and expenditure of depressive patients, stratified by service types and hospital levels.
We used a 5 % random sample ...of urban claims data in China (2013–2017), collected by China Health Insurance Research Association. Provider payment methods (fee-for-services, global budget, capitation, case-based and per-diem payments) were the explanatory variables. A generalized linear model was fitted for the associations between provider payment methods and expenditure. All analyses were adjusted for patient“cioeconomic and health-related characteristics.
In total, 64,615 depressive patient visits were included, 59,459 for outpatients and 5156 for inpatients. Female patients accounted for 63.00 %. The total and out-of-pocket (OOP) expenditure significantly differentiated by provider payments. Among outpatient services, when comparing with fee-for-services, capitation payment was associated with substantial marginal reduction in total and OOP expenditure (−$34.18, −$9.71) in primary institutes, yet increases ($27.26, $24.11) in secondary hospitals. Similarly, global budget was associated with lower total and OOP expenditure (−$13.51, −$1.61) in secondary hospitals, while higher total and OOP expenditure ($7.43, $32.27) in tertiary hospitals than fee-for-services. For inpatients, total and OOP expenditures under per-diem (−$857.65, −$283.48) and case-based payments (−$997.93, −$137.56) were remarkably smaller than those under fee-for-services in primary and secondary hospitals, respectively. Besides, case-base payment was only linked with the largest reduction in OOP expense (−$239.39) in inpatient services of tertiary hospitals.
Only urban claims data was included in this study, and investigations for rural population still warrant. And updated data are needed for future studies.
There were varying correlations between provider payment methods and expenditure, which differed by service types and hospital levels. These findings provided empirical evidence for optimizing the mixed payment methods for depression in China.
•There were distinctive associations between provide payment methods and depression-associated expenditure in urban China.•Capitation payment and global budget were related to less outpatient expense in primary and secondary hospitals separately.•Per-diem and case-based payments were linked to less inpatient expense in primary and secondary hospitals, respectively.•Our findings supported to tailor the payment method for depressive patients considering service types and hospital levels.
Contemporary business continues to leverage the opportunities of internet connectivity for marketing, sales, and visibility. Digital payment plays an imperative role in online shopping transactions. ...With the evolution of online shopping, there has been a paradigm shift from traditional payment methods to a faster digital payment method. This paper assesses millennials’ perceptions of digital payments for online shopping. A cross-sectional study was undertaken using a quantitative method. Three hundred and ninety-three millennials completed a self-administered questionnaire. Descriptive and inferential statistical methods were utilised to summarise and analyse the results. Respondents used different types of digital payments for online shopping, namely, credit card, debit card, micropayment, digital wallet, PayPal, Bitcoin, and in-app purchase. Some of the challenges pertaining to digital payment methods are security, privacy, and trust issues. There is a dire need to develop various interventions and strategies such as standardisation of the browser and device support to educate consumers, integrate more banks, develop synergy with credit card companies, reduce fees for low-risk transactions, make digital payment easier, and personalise the digital payment process and its value chain to make digital payments more secure and safe for effective transaction and online payments.
Along with the development of global digitalization, international financial transactions are also advancing. In response, Indonesia (Bank Indonesia) collaborated with Malaysia and Thailand by ...launching Local Currency Settlement (LCS) integrated with Quick Response (QR) codes to reduce the use of dollars in cross-border transactions. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the Indonesian customer (Indonesian expatriates) preferences for payment methods provided by Bank Indonesia, specifically in the context of facilitating cross-border transactions. The number of research participants was 50 Indonesian expatriates (36 in Thailand, 14 in Malaysia), who were purposefully selected based on the criteria of being Indonesian traveling, studying, or residing in Thailand and Malaysia while maintaining Indonesian bank accounts. To identify these preferences, this study uses qualitative research using the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) method. Based on the Hierarchical analysis, the results show that the main alternatives in payment method preference in Thailand and Malaysia show that Visa is still the most dominant in cross-border transactions. Across hierarchical criteria, including trust, speed, usability, installment flexibility, timing, and offering interest-free installment plans, Visa consistently outperformed QR Codes and Cash. Nonetheless, it is essential to highlight that QR Codes scored the highest in the criteria of Ease of Use in Malaysia. While in Thailand, QR codes achieved the highest score in terms of cost-effectiveness.
The global hospitality industry has experienced significant consolidation in the past several decades. While evidence in the general business literature suggests that the target firm shareholders ...gain instead of the acquiring firm shareholders, some studies in the hospitality industry have suggested that mergers and acquisitions (M&As) are also beneficial to acquiring firms. Using a comparative study design and a comprehensive sample over 41 years, we empirically examine whether M&As create more value in the hospitality industry than in other industries and whether certain deal characteristics may explain the potential performance differential. Overall, we find that M&As in the hospitality industry outperform M&As in non-hospitality sectors. When examining deal attributes, we find that relative size of target, cash method of payment, and an unlisted target are characteristics positively related to merger performance and help explain some of the performance differential. We contribute theoretically and empirically to the literature by demonstrating that industry and deal effects play an important role in M&A performance.
•Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) in the hospitality industry outperform those in the non-hospitality industries.•Industry relatedness is insignificantly related to acquirer abnormal returns around the merger announcement.•Relative size, cash payment, and unlisted target are positively related to acquirer announcement abnormal returns.•Industry relatedness, relative size, and cash payment are higher in hospitality vs. non-hospitality acquisitions.•Unlisted target is not significantly different between hospitality and non-hospitality acquisitions.
Tipping behavior is a vital way for waiting staff to enhance their wages, and for managers to monitor guest satisfaction. Despite its importance, there is not yet an established consensus on reasons ...why people tip. Our lack of understanding about tipping behavior is exacerbated by a strong reliance on studies conducted in countries that have a system of voluntary tipping (e.g., the United States). The study aims therefore at expanding our understanding of tipping behavior beyond voluntary tipping countries and more specifically explaining tipping behavior under service-inclusive pricing. Data obtained from 1458 guests in five European countries show that income and payment method are the strongest predictors of customers' decision to tip, whereas bill size is the most robust predictor of tip amount. Results advance knowledge by suggesting that social norm theory plays a major role to understand tipping behavior in service-inclusive pricing.
Purpose The primary aim of this study is to resolve a longstanding debate concerning the impact of takeover premiums on post-acquisition performance. Specifically, we aim to examine how acquirers' ...marketing capabilities and payment methods moderate the relationship between takeover premiums and post-acquisition performance. Design/methodology/approach This study employs linear regression to examine the relationship between acquirers' marketing capabilities, payment methods, takeover premiums and post-acquisition performance in the Chinese manufacturing industry. Data for the analysis were collected from both mergers and acquisition (M&A) announcements and the China Stock Market & Accounting Research Database (CSMAR), covering 1,169 acquisitions from 2012 to 2021. Findings The results indicate that acquirers' marketing capabilities moderate the impact of takeover premiums on post-acquisition performance. When acquirers possess strong marketing capabilities, takeover premiums increase post-acquisition performance. Conversely, when acquirers lack strong marketing capabilities, takeover premiums are not significantly related to post-acquisition performance. Additionally, it is noteworthy that takeover premiums show a positive correlation with post-acquisition performance, irrespective of the payment methods employed by acquirers for target firms. Originality/value Given that takeover premiums are essential for acquiring resources from target firms, it is crucial to maximize the value of these acquired resources. Our findings suggest that acquirers with weaker marketing capabilities before the deal should consider a more conservative approach to pricing target firms.
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