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Publication date: 24 August 2020

Erhan Boğan, Bekir Bora Dedeoğlu and Sevgi Balikçioğlu Dedeoğlu

This paper aims to investigate the moderating effects of residents’ demographic attributes on the relationship between perceptions of hotels’ social responsibility (HSR) practices…

Abstract

Purpose

This paper aims to investigate the moderating effects of residents’ demographic attributes on the relationship between perceptions of hotels’ social responsibility (HSR) practices and overall attitude toward tourism.

Design/methodology/approach

Perceptions of HSR were examined via social, economic and environmental dimensions. The research model was investigated with structural equation modeling and multigroup analyses.

Findings

The findings show that residents’ perceptions of HSR had a positive impact on their attitude toward tourism and that their demographic attributes had a moderating effect on this relationship.

Originality/value

Although there have been many papers on stakeholders’ returns to corporate social responsibility practices implemented by hotels, residents’ returns to these practices are insufficiently investigated. Moreover, to the best of the authors’ knowledge, there is no research on the moderating effect of residents’ demographic attributes on the relationship between perceived social responsibility and overall attitude toward tourism.

居民对酒店社会责任的感知对旅游整体态度的影响摘要目的

本研究考察了居民的人口学特征在其对酒店社会责任实践的感知和对旅游整体态度之间关系的调节效应。

研究设计/方法论/方法

从经济、社会和环境几个维度考察了居民对酒店社会责任的感知。通过结构方程模型和多组分析检验了提出的模型。

结果

结果显示居民对于酒店社会责任的感知对他们对旅游的态度有正向影响, 人口学因素对二者的关系有调节作用。

创新型/价值

尽管很多研究考察了利益相关者对酒店企业社会责任实践的反应, 但较少研究关注居民对酒店社会责任实践的感知。而且, 就我们所知, 之前并未有研究考察居民的人口学特征在其对酒店社会责任实践的感知和对旅游整体态度之间关系的调节效应。

Los efectos de la percepción de los residentes en la responsabilidad social del hotel sobre su actitud general hacia el turismoPropósito

Este estudio investiga los efectos moderadores de los atributos demográficos de los residentes acerca de la relación entre las percepciones de las prácticas de responsabilidad social (HSR) de los hoteles y la actitud general hacia el turismo.

Diseño/metodología/enfoque

se examinaron las percepciones de HSR a través de dimensiones económicas, sociales y ambientales. El modelo propuesto se llevó acabo con modelos de ecuaciones estructurales y análisis multigrupo.

Hallazgos

los hallazgos muestran que las percepciones de los HSR de los residentes tuvieron un impacto positivo en su actitud hacia el turismo y que sus atributos demográficos tuvieron un efecto moderador en esta relación.

Originalidad/valor

aunque ha habido muchas investigaciones sobre los retornos de las partes interesadas a las prácticas de responsabilidad social corporativa implementadas por los hoteles, los retornos de los residentes a estas prácticas no se investigan suficientemente. Además, aún no hay investigaciones sobre el efecto moderador de los atributos demográficos de los residentes sobre la relación entre la responsabilidad social percibida y la actitud general hacia el turismo.

Article
Publication date: 29 July 2014

Jorge Alberto Durán Encalada and François Bernard Duhamel

The purpose of this paper is to examine how the type of logistics services required by firms is related to the freight characteristics, and to the cost and other dimensions of the…

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to examine how the type of logistics services required by firms is related to the freight characteristics, and to the cost and other dimensions of the services in Mexico.

Design/methodology/approach

The authors conducted an exploratory study using Anova analysis and correlations, on the basis of a sample of 266 freight movements in Mexico, in order to test two main hypotheses.

Findings

The authors found an association between some logistics services, according to their level of customization, with the freight characteristics, and a positive relation of those customized services with security and reliability, on the one hand, and a negative relation with cost of the services, on the other hand.

Research limitations/implications

Size of the sample and some subjective measures of logistics services performance.

Practical implications

For shipping companies to be aware of existing limitations of Mexican logistics service providers in relation to customizing their services and the attributes associated with these services. This knowledge will contribute to firms' better planning of their freight movements.

Originality/value

Authors extend the supply chain analysis considering logistics variables variables such as freight characteristics, logistics services requirements, and the firms’ priorities for contracting these services, such as cost and other attributes.

Propósito

examinar cómo se relaciona el tipo de servicios logísticos requeridos por las empresas con las características de la carga, y con el costo y otros atributos de estos servicios.

Diseño/metodología/enfoque

estudio exploratorio que utiliza análisis Anova y correlación Pearson de 266 casos de transporte de cargas para probar dos hipótesis asociadas al propósito.

Hallazgos

se encontró una conexión entre algunos servicios logísticos – de acuerdo con su nivel de customización– y las características de la carga, y una relación positiva entre los servicios logísticos customizados y las prioridades de seguridad y confiabilidad. Además, se halló un vínculo negativo con los costos.

Limitaciones de la investigación

tamaño de la muestra y uso de algunas mediciones subjetivas del desempeño de los servicios logísticos.

Implicaciones prácticas

para las empresas embarcadoras tener en cuenta las limitaciones que tienen los proveedores de servicios logísticos en México, en cuanto a la customización de los servicios logísticos y los atributos favorecidos en la provisión de estos servicios. Esto contribuirá a una mejor planeación de las áreas logísticas de las empresas en el manejo de sus cargas.

Originalidad/valor

extender el análisis de las cadenas de suministro para considerar variables logísticas como son las características de la carga, los servicios logísticos requeridos y las prioridades que las empresas consideran en la obtención de servicios en términos de costos u otros atributos.

Details

Academia Revista Latinoamericana de Administración, vol. 27 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1012-8255

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Article
Publication date: 14 October 2019

Joao Duarte Saleme de Sa, Emerson Wagner Mainardes and Daniel Modenesi de Andrade

The purpose of this paper is to find out the relevant factors, according to teenagers, that influence the buying decision of the family car.

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to find out the relevant factors, according to teenagers, that influence the buying decision of the family car.

Design/methodology/approach

Research carried out in three stages: one qualitative research (by using focal groups), and two quantitative research studies (descriptive and cross-sectional).

Findings

The authors identified three factors that are important for teenagers when influencing the purchase of the family car: safety, sportiness and comfort. The identification of these factors shows that the millennial generation tends to emphasize aspects of individual interest, such as status and performance, and family context, such as safety and comfort, rather than social aspects, such as the type of fuel and environmental impact.

Practical implications

The authors recommend the development of automobiles that prioritize the three factors mentioned herein in order to reverse the trend of declining car purchase.

Originality/value

The authors presented the relevant attributes in buying decisions of family cars according to teenagers. The authors also indicated the automobile attributes that are relevant for a more informed, connected, and with an increasing purchase power generation in contrast with previous generations, whose social context was prior to the emergence of social media.

Details

Revista de Gestão, vol. 27 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 2177-8736

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