Introduction to Bayesian Mindsponge Framework analytics: An innovative method for social and psychological research

MethodsX, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 9, С. 101808 - 101808

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2022

The paper introduces Bayesian Mindsponge Framework (BMF) analytics, a new analytical tool for investigating socio, psychological, and behavioral phenomena. strengths of this method derive from the combination mindsponge mechanism's conceptual formulation power analysis's inferential advantages. BMF-based research procedure includes six main steps, in which mindsponge-based conceptualization model construction is key step that makes unique. Therefore, we elaborate on fundamental components functions mechanism summarize them into five memorable principles so other researchers can capitalize directly. An exemplary analysis was performed using dataset 3071 Vietnamese entrepreneurs' decisiveness perceptions likelihood success/continuity to validate method.•

Язык: Английский

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Women’s Entrepreneurial Contribution to Family Income: Innovative Technologies Promote Females’ Entrepreneurship Amid COVID-19 Crisis

Frontiers in Psychology, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 13

Опубликована: Март 29, 2022

Women entrepreneurs innovate, initiate, engage, and run business enterprises to contribute the domestic development. think start taking risks of operating combine various factors involved in production deal with uncertain environment. Entrepreneurship technological innovation play a crucial role developing economy by creating job opportunities, improving skills, executing new ideas. It has significant impact on income household. The study focused investigating women’s entrepreneurship technologies contributing household challenging situation pandemic COVID-19. paper emphasized identifying determinants female entrepreneurial contribution toward income. This collected data from selected rural urban areas district Faisalabad through self-administered questionnaire. Investigators interviewed chose them snowball sampling technique population purposively female-run businesses. Interviews were conducted women gather relevant information for survey investigation at their workplaces home. effects factors, including age, education, family size, other sources, time allocated activity, firm location (rural/urban) estimated empirically using an ordered logit model. findings exhibited positive respondents’ activities, size. outcomes also indicated that is significantly higher than areas. signifies regulations against gender discrimination public private institutions are helpful. Besides, encouraging environment culture among country would increase study’s policy implications directly link Sustainable Development Goal (SDGs) 5 Gender Equality (GE) SDG 8 related decent work economic growth.

Язык: Английский

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Social Media Application as a New Paradigm for Business Communication: The Role of COVID-19 Knowledge, Social Distancing, and Preventive Attitudes

Frontiers in Psychology, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 13

Опубликована: Май 19, 2022

Business firms and the public have encountered massive consequences of COVID-19 pandemic. This pandemic has become most significant challenge influenced all communities. research study focuses on exploring relationship between knowledge, social distancing, individuals' attitudes toward media use, practices using amid crisis. examines how use mediate linkage for use. survey uses a non-probability convenience sampling approach to collect samples recruit willing respondents with their consent data collection. recorded feedback from 348 participants who indirect/direct effects nationwide lockdowns, restrictions gatherings, infection. The findings validate proposed hypotheses direct indicate β-values,

Язык: Английский

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Product Market Competition and Firm Performance: Business Survival Through Innovation and Entrepreneurial Orientation Amid COVID-19 Financial Crisis

Frontiers in Psychology, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 12

Опубликована: Март 25, 2022

The product market competition has become a global challenge for business organizations in the challenging and competitive environment influx of COVID-19 outbreak. influence products on organizational performance developed economies gained scholars’ attention, numerous studies explored its impacts profitability. existing designate mixed findings between linkage CSR practices Chinese firms’ healthier emerging economies; however, current crisis due to coronavirus made completion fierce, which ultimately affects performance. This study focuses this logical challenge, investigates rationale, examines product-market impact operating markets. collected data from annual reports with A-share listing registered database China Stock Markets Accounting Research (CSMAR). employed Generalized Method Moment technique investigated connection firm empirical analysis highlights conclusion that positively significantly affected specified play dynamic indispensable role achieving provides valuable insights practical implications future research directions scholars draw interesting results new models.

Язык: Английский

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Social Media Efficacy in Crisis Management: Effectiveness of Non-pharmaceutical Interventions to Manage COVID-19 Challenges

Frontiers in Psychiatry, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 12

Опубликована: Фев. 7, 2022

The new identified virus COVID-19 has become one of the most contagious diseases in human history. ongoing coronavirus created severe threats to global mental health, which have resulted crisis management challenges and international concerns related health issues. As September 9, 2021, there were over 223.4 million patients with COVID-19, including 4.6 deaths 200 recovered reported worldwide, made outbreak deadliest pandemics aggressive public implementations endorsed various precautionary safety preventive strategies suppress minimize disease transmission. second, third, fourth waves continue pose management, as its evolution implications are still unfolding. This study posits that examining strategic ripostes pandemic experiences sheds light on combatting this emergency. recommends two model help reduce adverse effects immune systems general population. present paper NPI interventions (non-pharmaceutical intervention) combine measures, such suppression strategy (lockdown restrictions) mitigation decrease burden systems. current influenced all vital economic sectors developed problems. supply vaccines is not sufficient manage In crisis, NPIs helpful spillover impacts pandemic. It articulates prominence resilience agility resume activities resolve healthcare primarily focuses role social media tackle crises posed by economies, business activities, burdens, government support for societies businesses, provision disruptions. suggests intervention can control rapid spread hands-on system will normal conditions quickly. Global economies revitalize scientific contributions collaborations, science industries, through support.

Язык: Английский

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Tax Avoidance Culture and Employees' Behavior Affect Sustainable Business Performance: The Moderating Role of Corporate Social Responsibility

Frontiers in Environmental Science, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 10

Опубликована: Июль 22, 2022

Employees' behavior and corporate social responsibility (CSR) can affect firms’ profitability increase the economic burden. This current research endeavors to explore how business firms navigate employees' technology-driven CSR sustainable practices for tax avoidance performance. study examines moderate relationship between achieve The incorporated Maximum Likelihood Estimator (MLE) purpose of data analysis using structural equation modeling (SEM) technique that is suitable this sample size. study’s target population employees small medium enterprises located in Pakistan. has drawn a applied convenience sampling technique. findings show avoidance, employee behavior, positively results further indicate significantly avoidance’s effect on However, there no condition identify firm In theory, contributes strategy literature by answering mediate It shows socially responsible organizations will engage less behaviors. exhibit provides systematic, holistic framework attain findings' generalizability offers future direction with helpful insights managers policymakers.

Язык: Английский

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Comparison of Students' Mental Wellbeing, Anxiety, Depression, and Quality of Life During COVID-19's Full and Partial (Smart) Lockdowns: A Follow-Up Study at a 5-Month Interval

Frontiers in Psychiatry, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 13

Опубликована: Апрель 20, 2022

Scholars have debated the COVID-19's full and partial lockdowns' effectivity to control transmission of new case. They emphasized provision required economic social resources worldwide. Past literature related COVID-19 has contributed little evidence examine efficacy lockdown measures with experimental perspectives at different intervals. This study bridges this gap explores smart impacts on Pakistani students' mental health, depression, quality life, anxiety symptoms, during various waves pandemic.

Язык: Английский

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From Cultural Tourism to Social Entrepreneurship: Role of Social Value Creation for Environmental Sustainability

Frontiers in Psychology, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 13

Опубликована: Июль 4, 2022

Cross-cultural exchanges among the locals and tourists have been beneficial in terms of social value creation sustainability. The present study has examined role cultural tourism entrepreneurship on environmental drawn a sample through non-probabilistic convenience sampling method for desired data collection, as investigators approached visiting destinations. reports received with help heritage Gilgit-Baltistan region Pakistan. employed PLS_SEM approach analysis purposes to draw results. findings showed significant relationship between tourism, sustainability, that significantly predicts results revealed positive association entrepreneurship, creation, Besides, mediates sustainability study’s climax importance cross-cultural interactions enriches understanding gives new perspectives existing traditions. Pursuing requires an excellent combination administrative political collaborative strategy integrates tourist destination development aims attain improved attractions. this research identifies effect However, is bidirectional. It might provide direction further study. deliver valuable insight into global activities destinations community development. This investigation produces systematic holistic framework explore influence at generalizability supplies helpful directions future related leads creation.

Язык: Английский

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The role of clean energy in the development of sustainable tourism: does renewable energy use help mitigate environmental pollution? A panel data analysis

Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 29(39), С. 59363 - 59373

Опубликована: Апрель 6, 2022

Язык: Английский

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Land-use and food security in energy transition: Role of food supply

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 6

Опубликована: Ноя. 7, 2022

Food security in a just energy transition is growing debate about designing sustainable food secure networks worldwide. Energy transition, land-use change, and are crucial factors for provision. The increased demand products customer preferences regarding safety provide various issues the current agriculture supply chain (AFSC). Along with rising sustainability concerns, strict government regulation, security, traceability concerns compel managers, business houses, practitioners working AFSC to adopt new tools, techniques, methodologies model problems. Thus, turn, design logistics network security. Hence, this study investigates core determinants of Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Lebanon over period 2010–2019. In order estimate objectives study, we employ fully modified ordinary least square (FMOLS) dynamic squares estimators (DOLS) draw findings. However, estimated results show negative association land use supply. Likewise, gross domestic product, agricultural value added (AVA) contribute contrast, urbanization's but insignificant contribution selected economies exists. Besides, another objective investigate moderate role on sector, find significant also tries forecasting next 10 years employs impulse response function (IRF) variance decomposition analysis (VDA). Congruently, uses pairwise panel causality test finds exciting outcomes. COVID-19 crisis has posed challenges such as consumption issues. On behalf results, proposes imperative policies desired level findings valuable insights experts, policymakers, officials take practical measures challenges.

Язык: Английский

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