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Publication date: 1 February 2021

Understanding the factors influencing recycling behavior in college students: the role of interpersonal altruism and environmental concern

Cheng-Min Chao, Tai-Kuei Yu and Tai-Yi Yu

The purpose of this study is to develop and empirically test a model that can predict factors affecting student recycling behavior. The theoretical model was based on…

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Purpose

The purpose of this study is to develop and empirically test a model that can predict factors affecting student recycling behavior. The theoretical model was based on motivation, place attachment, environmental concern and interpersonal altruism.

Design/methodology/approach

A cross-sectional study was conducted with college students in Taiwan using self-report questionnaires. Of the 800 distributed questionnaires, 523 were completed (response rate of 65.4%) and were analyzed using structural equation modeling. Partial least squares (PLS) were used to test the models and hypotheses.

Findings

The results showed that environmental concern, motivation, interpersonal altruism and place attachment have significant positive effects on recycling behavior and motivation and place attachment have significant positive effects on interpersonal altruism. This research contributes to the existing literature by discriminating between two sorts of motivation: intrinsic and extrinsic. Based on these findings, suggestions for future research and practical implications are presented.

Originality/value

Few studies have linked motivation, interpersonal altruism, environmental concern and place attachment to recycling behavior. Therefore, this study aimed to explore these relationships, specifically as they affect college students’ behavior. This paper anticipates that increased knowledge about recycling behavior could be used to support the wider adoption of recycling practices.

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International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, vol. ahead-of-print no. ahead-of-print
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSHE-07-2020-0232
ISSN: 1467-6370

Keywords

  • Environmental concern
  • Place attachment
  • Motivation
  • Recycling behavior
  • Interpersonal altruism

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Publication date: 16 September 2014

Special Education Today in China

Mian Wang and Yajing Feng

Special education in China has lagged behind regular education for many years, however, the past few decades, the government has made considerable efforts to develop and…

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Special education in China has lagged behind regular education for many years, however, the past few decades, the government has made considerable efforts to develop and improve the special education system. While the citizens of China have had a generic moral interest in disability since ancient times, the development of special education schools did not occur until American and European missionaries started schools for the visually and hearing impaired in the 19th century. The next major influence in the development of the special education system occurred with China’s Cultural Revolution in 1978. Interestingly, there is not any exclusive legislation on special education but in the 1980s, the government started Learning in Regular Classrooms (LRC), which is China’s version of inclusion. LRC has progressed rapidly the past two decades; however, the quality of instruction is low due to a lack of specialists, a shortage of personnel, inadequate funding, and limited technology as well as other barriers that are delineated in the chapter. The chapter emphasizes the government’s recent efforts in in-service teacher training, the preparation of preservice teachers, working with families, developing community rehabilitation training programs, and implementing evidence-based practices. Special education in China today is at a good place but it has quite a way from the ideal situation.

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Special Education International Perspectives: Practices Across the Globe
Type: Book
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/S0270-401320140000028030
ISBN: 978-1-78441-096-4

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Publication date: 30 November 2005

Toward a model of adaptation of Taiwanese expatriates’ Spouses in multinational corporations

Joseph Chwo‐ming Yu, Chin‐Hua Yi, Yu‐Ching Chiao and Yu‐Chen Wei

An investigation into the factors affecting the adaptation of spouses of Taiwan expatriates allowed for their modes of adaptation to be classified into ‘adjustment’…

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An investigation into the factors affecting the adaptation of spouses of Taiwan expatriates allowed for their modes of adaptation to be classified into ‘adjustment’, ‘reaction’ and ‘withdrawal’. Albeit a sample of 15 spouses were interviewed using a semi‐structured questionnaire, the research findings indicate that if an expatriate’s spouse is characterized as having high cultural flexibility, high social orientation, a high degree of willingness to communicate, a high conflict resolution orientation, low ethnocentricity and a high orientation towards knowledge, the overseas adaptation tends to be of the ‘adjustment’ mode. Research propositions based on case findings and relevant literature are derived here for future more in‐depth study.

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International Journal of Commerce and Management, vol. 15 no. 3/4
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/10569210580000196
ISSN: 1056-9219

Keywords

  • Taiwan
  • Expatriates
  • Multinational corporations
  • Spouses

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Publication date: 25 September 2020

Labouring Behind Closed Doors: The Working and Living Conditions of Filipino Live-in Care Workers in Malta

Mario Thomas Vassallo and Manwel Debono

This qualitative study seeks to explore the grounded realities of live-in care workers in Malta. The growing economic affluence in Malta, coupled by an ageing population…

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This qualitative study seeks to explore the grounded realities of live-in care workers in Malta. The growing economic affluence in Malta, coupled by an ageing population and the lowest fertility rate in the European Union, is resulting in a greater demand for live-in care givers, particularly from the Philippines. Reinforced through public policy wherein families who employ a qualified live-in carer are benefiting from government subsidy to ease burden on the state’s residential homes, Malta appears to be moving from a passive to a more active international recruitment of domestic migrant workers. This inquiry provides an evidence-based contribution to the appeal of the European Economic and Social Committee of the EU calling for more research about the rights of live-in care workers in Europe which has long remained almost invisible to EU and Member State policymakers. The majority of the findings reflect some of the concerns that have already been identified in international literature, like higher levels of precariousness, contractual agreements not being honoured, psychological obligations, fraudulent agents and the lack of separation between work and personal life. Other findings have endogenous characteristics that are closely linked to the island state of Malta, namely its safe environment, Catholic culture, bilingual coexistence of Maltese and English and the competitive nature of Filipino community groups that may discourage further social engagement. The chapter concludes with brief policy suggestions to trigger improvements in the wellbeing and dignity of migrant carers.

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Uncertainty and Challenges in Contemporary Economic Behaviour
Type: Book
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80043-095-220201015
ISBN: 978-1-80043-095-2

Keywords

  • Filipino migrants
  • live-in care workers
  • living conditions
  • Malta
  • precariousness
  • social wellbeing
  • working conditions

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Publication date: 1 December 2011

Flexibility of Traditional Buildings and Craftsmanship in China

Jia Beisi and Jiang Yingying

Although an important facet of modernist architecture in which function plays a prominent role, building flexibility is not entirely a new concept. Its relevance…

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Although an important facet of modernist architecture in which function plays a prominent role, building flexibility is not entirely a new concept. Its relevance transcends generations, allowing space and structure to evolve through time. This paper investigates the relationship among main building structures, infill elements, and space by studying examples in ancient Chinese architecture. It reveals the role of building owners, users, and craftsmen from a survey of historical documentation. In studying these examples, it is concluded that craftsmen in ancient China were involved not only during the construction phase but throughout the period of use as well. Thus, in select cases, the relationship between craftsmen and owners or users had been preserved for generations. Finally, this paper suggests potential strategies for the building industry and technology in the move towards sustainable development.

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Open House International, vol. 36 no. 4
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/OHI-04-2011-B0003
ISSN: 0168-2601

Keywords

  • Traditional Buildings
  • Flexibility
  • Architect's Role
  • Craftsman

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Publication date: 1 September 2018

From Redevelopment to Gentrification in Hong Kong: A Case Study of Kwun Tong Town Center Project

Qian Xingyu and Yin Chengzhi

Playing as a global city, to maintain the economic dynamics and urban vitality, Hong Kong government would like to take urban regeneration in urban core as a kind of urban…

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Playing as a global city, to maintain the economic dynamics and urban vitality, Hong Kong government would like to take urban regeneration in urban core as a kind of urban growth strategy. The government monopolizes land supply for urban development through the leasehold system, while the redevelopment agency is authorized to take land acquisition for urban redevelopment. The transformation of agency from Land Development Corporation (LDC) to Urban Renewal Authority (URA) reflected the formation of a coalition composed of quasi-public redevelopment agency and private developer, which facilitates land and property resumption in urban redevelopment. The URA-led projects often tend to redevelop obsolete communities into up-market neighborhoods, which possibly enables redevelopment agency and developers to gain more economic benefits from real estate appreciation. Nevertheless, evidences from some large redevelopment projects conducted by URA in Hong Kong such as Lee Tung Street, Langham Palace and Kennedy Town have presented that urban redevelopment is closely associated with gentrification triggered by displacement of original neighborhood residents. Hence gentrification in Hong Kong has raised more and more concerns about booming housing price as well as fragmentation of social networks. Through urban regime combined with growth machine approach, this paper will explain the collusion of redevelopment agency and private developers that jointly turns the URA-led redevelopment into neighborhood gentrification. And by examining Kwun Tong Town Centre Project (KTTCP), findings indicate that soaring property value will crowd low-income groups and working classes out from their original neighborhoods; and then those gentrified residential estates will be occupied by rich class. Moreover, increasing rent and operation costs will inevitably eliminate those family-operated small businesses; and then they will be superseded by high-end retailing and services. In this way, urban morphology will be reshaped perpetually through more and more gentrified neighborhoods.

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Open House International, vol. 43 no. 3
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/OHI-03-2018-B0010
ISSN: 0168-2601

Keywords

  • Redevelopment
  • Gentrification
  • Neighborhood
  • Urban Renewal Authority (URA)
  • Developer

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Publication date: 1 April 2005

An organizational learning model based on western and Chinese management thoughts and practices

Guoquan Chen

This paper aims to establish an organizational learning system model based on both western and Chinese management thoughts.

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Purpose

This paper aims to establish an organizational learning system model based on both western and Chinese management thoughts.

Design/methodology/approach

The approach is a conceptual model which is based on research within the field.

Findings

The model consists of nine interrelated organizational learning sub‐systems including “discovering”, “innovating”, “selecting”, “executing”, “transferring”, “reflecting”, “acquiring knowledge from environment”, “contributing knowledge to environment”, and “building organizational memory” ones. The evidences in some famous Chinese traditional cultural classics (including Great Learning, Doctrine of the Mean, The Analects of Confucius, Book of Change, Tao‐Te‐Ching, The Art of War and Chuan‐Xi‐Lu) that support the rationale of the model are described and analyzed.

Originality/value

Several propositions are developed and it is hoped that the model is applicable in both eastern and western business environments.

Details

Management Decision, vol. 43 no. 4
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/00251740510593503
ISSN: 0025-1747

Keywords

  • National cultures
  • Knowledge management
  • Learning organizations
  • China
  • Western hemisphere

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Publication date: 1 October 2005

Satisfaction emotions and consumer behavioral intentions

Christopher White and Yi‐Ting Yu

The purpose of this study is to develop and refine the theoretical framework underpinning consumer satisfaction emotions and re‐examine the emotions/behavioral intentions link.

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Purpose

The purpose of this study is to develop and refine the theoretical framework underpinning consumer satisfaction emotions and re‐examine the emotions/behavioral intentions link.

Design/methodology/approach

A quantitative research design was adopted for this study. An extensive and critical review of literature related to consumer satisfaction emotions and consumer behavioral intentions led to the identification of two research questions. A self‐completion questionnaire was developed and administered to hospitality management graduates in Switzerland.

Findings

The PCA suggested that satisfaction emotions were best conceptualized as a three‐dimensional construct that included positive, negative and what the present authors have labeled “bi‐directional” emotions. Moreover, a positive statistically significant relationship between “bi‐directional” emotions and consumer complaining behavior was established through correlation analysis.

Research limitations/implications

The respondents were studying at a private institution in Switzerland, and as such, the socio‐economic background of the respondents may not be representative of education consumers generally, and of consumers of services in industries other than education.

Practical implications

The findings reported in this paper indicate that the emotions framework that was developed could provide a valuable resource for managers as segmentation tool, and as an instrument for measuring and monitoring consumer behavioral intentions.

Originality/value

This paper has identified a relationship between specific satisfaction emotions and consumer complaining behavior. As a consequence, a more comprehensive satisfaction emotions scale has been developed that captures a broader range of consumer behavioral intentions. This information should benefit practitioners and researchers alike.

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Journal of Services Marketing, vol. 19 no. 6
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/08876040510620184
ISSN: 0887-6045

Keywords

  • Customer satisfaction
  • Behaviour
  • Surveys
  • Statistical analysis
  • Switzerland

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Publication date: 30 October 2020

Using data mining techniques to predict user’s behavior and create recommender systems in the libraries and information centers

Nasim Ansari, Hossein Vakilimofrad, Muharram Mansoorizadeh and Mohamad Reza Amiri

This study aims to analyze and predict a user’s behavior and create recommender systems in libraries and information centers, using data mining techniques.

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Purpose

This study aims to analyze and predict a user’s behavior and create recommender systems in libraries and information centers, using data mining techniques.

Design/methodology/approach

The present study is an analytical survey study of cross-sectional type. The required data for this study were collected from the transactions of the users of libraries and information centers in Hamadan University of Medical Sciences. Using data mining techniques, the existing patterns were investigated, and users’ loan transactions were analyzed.

Findings

The findings showed that the association rules with the degree of confidence above 0.50 were able to determine user access patterns. Furthermore, among the decision tree algorithms, the C.05 predicted the loan period, referrals and users’ delay with the highest accuracy (i.e. 90.1). The other findings on feedforward neural network with R = 0.99 showed that the predicted results of neural network computation were very close to the real situation and had a proper estimation of user’s delay prediction. Finally, the clustering technique with the k-means algorithm predicted users’ behavior model regarding their loyalty.

Practical implications

The results of this study can lead to providing effective services and improve the quality of interaction between librarians and users and provide a good opportunity for managers to align supply of information resources with the real needs of users.

Originality/value

The results of the study showed that various data mining techniques are applicable with high efficiency and accuracy in analyzing library and information centers data and can be used to predict a user’s behavior and create recommendation systems.

Details

Global Knowledge, Memory and Communication, vol. ahead-of-print no. ahead-of-print
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/GKMC-04-2020-0058
ISSN: 2514-9342

Keywords

  • Artificial neural network
  • Decision tree
  • Clustering
  • Data mining
  • Association rules
  • Libraries and information centers
  • Loan transactions

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Publication date: 1 July 2003

Pansystems GuanKong technology and information quantization

Yu Hong‐Yi, Leon (Xiangjun) Feng and Yu Ran

A basic pansystems scientific view about the physical world is presented. The principle and methodology of pansystems GuanKong technology are introduced. Simple metrics…

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A basic pansystems scientific view about the physical world is presented. The principle and methodology of pansystems GuanKong technology are introduced. Simple metrics for the quantization of information, risk and gain by comparison (GBC) are established and discussed, and the practical and simple membership function which realizes the transformation from qualitative to quantitative order are given, and an example showing the pansystems GuanKong in detail is also given.

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Kybernetes, vol. 32 no. 5/6
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/03684920210443987
ISSN: 0368-492X

Keywords

  • Cybernetics
  • Systems theory

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