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Workplace innovation: exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis for construct validation

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Wipulanusat W. , Panuwatwanich K. , Stewart R. A.

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tom Vol. 8, No. 2

57--68

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Workplace innovation enables the development and improvement of products, processes and services leading simultaneously to improvement in organisational performance. This study has the purpose of examining the factor structure of workplace innovation. Survey data, extracted from the 2014 APS employee census, comprising 3,125 engineering professionals in the Commonwealth of Australia’s departments were analysed using exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). EFA returned a two-factor structure explaining 69.1% of the variance of the construct. CFA revealed that a two-factor structure was indicated as a validated model (GFI = 0.98, AGFI = 0.95, RMSEA = 0.08, RMR = 0.02, IFI = 0.98, NFI = 0.98, CFI = 0.98, and TLI = 0.96). Both factors showed good reliability of the scale (Individual creativity: α = 0.83, CR = 0.86, and AVE = 0.62; Team Innovation: α = 0.82, CR = 0.88, and AVE = 0.61). These results confirm that the two factors extracted for characterising workplace innovation included individual creativity and team innovation.

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Assessing global perceptions of India: Policy implications drawn from foreign tourism narratives

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Kaurav R. P. S. , Kainthola S. , Baber R. , Tiwari P.

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nr 1

57-66

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This study scrutinizes India’s growing appeal as a tourist destination, accentuated by government initiatives and innovative tourism policies like the e-visa program, Incredible India Campaign 2.0 and digital advancements in the travel sector. With the diminishing impact of COVID-19, there is a noticeable surge in various forms of tourism – inbound, outbound and domestic. The primary focus is to understand the driving factors behind the choice of India as a destination for inbound tourists. This research delves into these motivations, providing a global perspective on India’s attractiveness. A mixed-method approach was employed, utilizing convenience sampling for data collection. The quantitative analysis was based on a survey, informed by a literature review, comprising 390 respondents from 10 diverse Indian destinations. Additionally, 25 qualitative interviews were conducted, aiming to enrich and triangulate the quantitative findings. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) revealed five predominant motivations among inbound tourists: culinary interests, spiritual pursuits, budget-consciousness, cultural curiosity and natural allure. These findings were substantiated through thematic analysis. The outcomes have significant practical ramifications for destination managers and tourism policy developers in India. By understanding these key motivators, they can devise targeted strategies for enhancing the appeal of India to these specific tourist segments. This study not only aids in refining tourism promotion efforts but also contributes to the academic discourse on tourist motivation offering a fresh international perspective on India’s image as a tourist destination.

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Measuring agility of indian automotive small & medium sized enterprises (SMEs)

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Tiwari R. K. , Tiwari J. K. , Tiwari R. K. , Tiwari J. K.

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tom 10

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nr 1

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Application of factor analysis in company management — selected examples related to competitiveness and market success

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Jurczak J. , Jurczak G.

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tom Vol. 13, no. 3

25--36

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Factor analysis is a standard statistical technique for reducing data dimensionality, which is widely used in sociology, psychology, and demography. Also, financial and insurance institutions commonly use such a technique for marketing research. In recent years, factor analysis has been used, at the beginning rather diffidently, to analyse selected problems of business management, e.g. to troubleshoot consumer and company communication. There are some literature reports about the successful use of factor analysis in managing a company area. Nevertheless, the literature seems to lack examples with successful use of the method with a clear explanation of its rather difficult application in the field of competitiveness or potential company boost. The modest popularity of such a powerful technique in this particular field seems to be attributed mainly to the complexity of the method and its requirements concerning the data quantity. Besides, the factor analysis technique has great potential and can be used as an efficient tool to reduce the complexity of observed phenomenon or verify the accuracy of theoretical models. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to present a vast potential of factor analysis (both exploratory and confirmatory) applied to solve various problems in company management, especially related to competitiveness and market success. Two case studies covering the subject of business management are presented to illustrate the benefits of factor analysis application. The exploratory factor analysis is exemplified by the search of factors related to the commercial success of the company, while the confirmatory technique is illustrated by a case study of the intellectual capital of the company and its factors related to competitiveness. The paper also presents the essence of the factor analysis, types of analysis, subsequent procedures, purposes, and its specific features. Finally, the applicability of the factor analysis to solve management issues and possible gain in management are discussed.

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Structural equation modelling of users’ assessment of affordable housing in developing cities

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AKINYODE B. F. , JELILI M. O. , ODUNOLA O. O.

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nr 3

1059-1087

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This study investigated the users’ assessment of affordable housing in developing cities among the residents of Ibadan urban centre. Affordable housing entails users having access to quality housing at reasonable prices, obtaining it, maintaining the ability to meet other basic costs of living and to stay in it without any problem in order to promote good health, accessibility, convenience and environment that is free from crime and violence. The study developed a theoretical model that links users’ assessment to the affordable housing. Questionnaire was developed and administered to 494 residents in the five local government areas within Ibadan. The data was analysed using statistical packages SPSS and AMOS version 22. Exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis techniques were applied to evaluate the users’ assessment of affordable housing. The structural equation modelling as the validated measuring tools was employed to validate the theoretical model. The finding indicated that detailed examination, assessment and critical reflection of users on their affordable housing is an important step towards designing policies to improve affordable housing that is accessible to users. The authors are of the opinion that strategies through the employment of suitable housing policy are needed to address the challenge of existing affordable housing in developing cities.

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W toku badań zbadano ocenę tanich mieszkań w rozwijających się miastach wśród mieszkańców centrum miasta Ibadan. Tanie mieszkalnictwo dotyczy użytkowników mających dostęp do dobrych pod względem jakości mieszkań po rozsądnych cenach, otrzymanie ich, utrzymanie zdolności do pokrycia innych podstawowych kosztów życia i mieszkania bez żadnego problemu w celu promowania dobrego zdrowia, dostępności, wygody i środowiska, bez przestępczości i przemocy. W artykule opracowano model teoretyczny, który łączy ocenę użytkowników z przystępnymi warunkami mieszkaniowymi. Kwestionariusz został opracowany i przekazany 494. mieszkańcom w pięciu samorządowych obszarach w Ibadanie. Dane przeanalizowano za pomocą pakietów statystycznych SPSS i AMOS w wersji 22. Zastosowano analizę czynnikową, aby określić ocenę użytkowników tanich mieszkań. Modelowanie równań strukturalnych jako narzędzia pomiarowe zastosowano do walidacji modelu teoretycznego. Wskazało ono, że szczegółowe badanie, ocena i krytyczne opinie użytkowników na temat ich przystępnych cenowo mieszkań to ważny krok w kierunku opracowania polityki mającej na celu poprawę taniego mieszkalnictwa dostępnego dla użytkowników. Autorzy są zdania, że strategia zastosowania odpowiedniej polityki mieszkaniowej jest potrzebna, aby sprostać wyzwaniu tworzenia zasobu mieszkaniowego po przystępnych cenach w rozwijających się miastach.