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Digital technologies play a vital role in daily human life and significantly influence human attitudes toward the adoption of new and attractive lifestyles. The internet has been widely accepted in every modern society, and the act of purchasing products or services over the internet, known as online/internet shopping, has revolutionized business. This study was designed using the technology acceptance model and theory of reasoned action. This study identified important factors such as perceived awareness of security, perceived usefulness, personal innovativeness, and perceived ease of use in purchasing, together with the effects of these factors on online purchasing intentions and the mediating role of consumer attitudes toward online purchasing. The results show that the identified factors are positively and significantly related to consumer intentions and attitudes toward online purchasing. This study has the potential to guide online retailers and managers in expanding online purchasing platforms and in increasing their responsiveness to the need to restructure business models according to new technological developments.

Oil and gas (O&G) supply chain management (SCM) is complex because it deals with different geographic locations to manage demand and supply, transportation, inventory, and distribution. Blockchain technology has created an interesting research gap in the SCM domain, and this study is designed to describe the relevancy of blockchain technology for O&G SCM. SCM is based on agile and lean supply chains (SCs). Agile SC focuses on increasing flexibility and responsiveness to gain competitive advantages, and lean SC is based on eliminating waste and processes to improve firm performance. This study is an initial effort to propose a framework that suggests the implication of blockchain for O&G by providing an overview of O&G SCM. Data were collected from SC managers of O&G companies, and we analyzed the impact of agile and lean SCs on firm performance. The results indicate that agile SC is highly important for O&G industries in comparison to lean SC. This study proposes the key requirements of agile SC and how blockchain can uplift agile SC technology with state-of-the-art properties such as data-driven management, information sharing, data privacy, cyber-security, transparency, smart contracts, visibility, traceability, and reliability, which boost SC agility as well as firm performance.

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A B S T R A C TThis study explores the impact of domestic low-cost carriers (LCCs) on regional tourism and aviation industries. In particular, it articulates the changing competitive dynamics between LCCs and full-service carriers (FSCs). The Lotka-Volterra (LV) model, utilising the newly proposed moving-window concept, is used for the assessment of the influence of LCCs on the South Korean and airline industry. Analysis results demonstrate that the competitive dynamics between LCCs and FSCs are not static and have evolved over time. The study proposes an efficient and effective change analysis and enables strategic planning for aviation industries.