Learn About Structural Equation Modeling in SmartPLS With Data From the Customer Behavior in Electronic Commerce Study in Ecuador (2017)

Dakduk, Silvana; González, Alvaro; Chavarría, Alexandra

doi:10.4135/9781526498205

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“…In Table 9, out of 24 variables, 23 VIF (Variable Inflation factor) values are less than 3.0, and 1 variable (GOP5) VIF value lies between 3.0 to 3.50, below the threshold value of 5.0 [123]. Values greater than 4.0 [124] are generally considered problematic, leading to high multi-collinearity. However, the results in Table 9 show no multi-collinearity problem in the existing data.…”

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confidence: 99%

Role of Education, Training, and E-Learning in Sustainable Employment Generation and Social Empowerment in Saudi Arabia

Singh

Alam

et al. 2022

Sustainability

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This study analyzes the role of education, training, and e-learning (ETL) in empowering Saudi society, leading to sustainable employment generation in Saudi Arabia. It applies the theory of constructivism, scoping to human aspects of teaching and learning in sustainable employment generation and social empowerment. The study primarily collects the existing variable pools from the available literature on education (EDU), training (TRA), e-learning (ELRN), government policies (GPOL), national culture (NCUL), sustainable employment generation (SUEG), and social empowerment (SEMP). The study performs second-order partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) with moderation analysis. The study aims to obtain the combined effect of ETL on SUEG and SEMP in the presence of GPOL and NCUL in Saudi Arabia. Primarily, the results of the path diagram show that ETL has a significant direct impact on SEMP and SUEG. Secondly, the moderation analysis results show that GPOL has been a significant moderator between ETL and SUEG and ETL and SEMP. In contrast, the analysis results show that the NCUL is not a significant moderator between ETL and SUEG, or between ETL and SEMP. Additionally, the moderation analysis results show that NCUL directly impacts SEMP. In contrast, it does not show a significant direct relationship with SUEG. In the article, the theory of constructivism emphasizes the learners’ active role in constructing knowledge, which is significant for both individuals and society, and the validity of constructed knowledge and its realistic representation in the real world. The practical implementation of the education and e-learning approach of constructivism will help to bridge the gap between the skilled workforce in Saudi Arabia and the rest of the world. Moreover, the students, as learners, will be able to assert their experiences by connecting with the outside world, constructing a sustainable society, leading to sustainable employment generation and social empowerment in Saudi Arabia. The study also has a broad scope for higher educational institutions, training centers, and organizations in Saudi Arabia and the rest of the world.

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Section: Collinearity Statisticsmentioning

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Role of Education, Training, and E-Learning in Sustainable Employment Generation and Social Empowerment in Saudi Arabia

Singh

Alam

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Sustainability

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“…The value of Cronbach Alpha for originally set statements describing CSR index is 0.929, while in the statements describing the newly formed factors that are in our research brought in connection with CSR index this value is 0.814, which is considered as satisfactory and surpasses the lowest limit of acceptability that is 0.6 (Dakduk et al, 2019). The Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin and Bartlett spherical tests were implemented to check if the sample is adequate.…”

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Corporate Social Responsibility in Contemporary Organizations: Evidence from Serbian Processing Industry

2021

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Corporate social responsibility (CSR), as a concept that tackles economic, social, and environmental dimensions of business, becomes more and more implemented in companies all around the world. There are different effects that CSR can have on business performance, but it is generally accepted that CSR is related to positive outcomes in business organizations. Also, CSR is a concept that can be understood as a way of reaching sustainable development in the future. This paper aims to investigate the level of the implementation of CSR in Serbia, concerning large companies in the processing industry. The methodology used in the paper obtains exploration of theoretical sources, but also the analysis of primary empirical data gathered in Serbia, in the period from November 2019 until June 2020. The authors designed a questionnaire to explore the state of the art of CSR in Serbia, in business organizations, based on previous successful empirical research. Descriptive statistics, factor analysis, Mann-Whitney, and Kruskal Wallis tests were used to investigate the CSR on the sample of 73 large companies in Serbia’s processing industry. The analyses were made in SPSS software. The results point to the relatively high level of CSR activities in Serbian processing companies, and to the fact that modern companies understand the need of reaching more diversified goals than just economic ones in their business.

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“…The average of variance extracted exceeded 0.5 for each construct. The thresholds of higher than 0.7 for composite reliability, and higher than 0.6 for Cronbach’s Alpha were set to ensure internal consistency reliability, which the analyses met the requirements [ 74 ].…”

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The Relationship Between Barriers and Drivers of COVID-19 Protective Behaviors in Germany and the UK

Mahdavian

Warren²,

Evensen³

et al. 2022

Int J Public Health

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Objectives: To explore and evaluate the impact of factors including public risk perceptions on COVID-19 protective behaviors across the UK and Germany.Methods: We used survey data collected from a representative sample for Germany and the UK (total N = 1,663) between April and May 2021. Using a Structural Equation Model, we evaluate the role of personal health risk perceptions, official message quality, source of news, age and political orientation on COVID-19 protective behaviors in the context of German and UK risk communication strategies.Results: Personal health risk perceptions had a significant positive influence on protective behaviors. Economic risk perceptions had a negative direct influence on protective behaviors, particularly in Germany, as well as a positive indirect influence. Official message quality, use of official news sources and age had positive impacts on risk perceptions and protective behaviors. Left-wing political orientation was linked to greater likelihood of undertaking protective behaviors.Conclusion: For future pandemics, more attention should be paid to evaluating and conceptualizing different varieties of risk perceptions, risk communication strategies, and demographic variables alongside their impacts on undertaking protective behaviors.

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Learn About Structural Equation Modeling in SmartPLS With Data From the Customer Behavior in Electronic Commerce Study in Ecuador (2017)

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Role of Education, Training, and E-Learning in Sustainable Employment Generation and Social Empowerment in Saudi Arabia

Role of Education, Training, and E-Learning in Sustainable Employment Generation and Social Empowerment in Saudi Arabia

Corporate Social Responsibility in Contemporary Organizations: Evidence from Serbian Processing Industry

The Relationship Between Barriers and Drivers of COVID-19 Protective Behaviors in Germany and the UK

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