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Modern pandemic crises and R&D investment
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Modelled impacts of farm-level adaptations in response to changed dietary patterns
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Gender equity in labor market opportunities and aggregate technical efficiency: a case of equity promoting efficiency
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Is public investment in construction and in R&D, growth enhancing? A PVAR approach
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Does robotization improve the skill structure? The role of job displacement and structural transformation
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The impact of administrative management and information technology on e-government success: The mediating role of knowledge management practices
Knowledge transfer and entrepreneurial orientation: the mediating effect of the transactive memory system
Reconnoitering the Effects of Risk and Knowledge on Use Intention for E-money Services Among Saudi Arabian Residents
Business Perspectives and Research, Ahead of Print.
Technology impacts human life in multiple ways, and the internet offers the facility to perform traditional money transactions instantly. However, technology adoption is risky, and numerous risks hinder the intention formation from using e-money services. The current work investigates four types of associated risks (financial, service, time, and psychological risk) impacting the use intention for e-money services among Saudi Arabian and estimating the effect of e-money services knowledge on the use intention. For the existing cross-sectional study, quantitative data were collected in Saudi Arabia on social media. Analysis was executed with 328 valid sample data with the partial least square structural equation modeling software SmartPLS 3.3. Results revealed that e-money services’ financial, time, and service risks insignificantly influence the e-money usage intention. However, psychological risk and knowledge about e-money services significantly influence the use intention for e-money services. E-money services firms reduce financial, time, and service risk perceptions. Improving knowledge of e-money services and reducing the psychological risk build a favorable usage intention. The results help develop appropriate management and policy guidelines to facilitate Saudi Arabia to become a cashless society by 2030. The study’s limitations and future research options are stated at the end.
Technology impacts human life in multiple ways, and the internet offers the facility to perform traditional money transactions instantly. However, technology adoption is risky, and numerous risks hinder the intention formation from using e-money services. The current work investigates four types of associated risks (financial, service, time, and psychological risk) impacting the use intention for e-money services among Saudi Arabian and estimating the effect of e-money services knowledge on the use intention. For the existing cross-sectional study, quantitative data were collected in Saudi Arabia on social media. Analysis was executed with 328 valid sample data with the partial least square structural equation modeling software SmartPLS 3.3. Results revealed that e-money services’ financial, time, and service risks insignificantly influence the e-money usage intention. However, psychological risk and knowledge about e-money services significantly influence the use intention for e-money services. E-money services firms reduce financial, time, and service risk perceptions. Improving knowledge of e-money services and reducing the psychological risk build a favorable usage intention. The results help develop appropriate management and policy guidelines to facilitate Saudi Arabia to become a cashless society by 2030. The study’s limitations and future research options are stated at the end.
Emotional Disorders, Dispositional Mindfulness, and Mediating Role of Acceptance in Undergraduate and Postgraduate Students
Vikalpa, Volume 48, Issue 3, Page 206-219, September 2023.
‘For after all, the best thing one can do when it is raining is, let it rain.’ (Longfellow, 1906)Mental health conditions, including depression, anxiety, and stress, affect a sizable proportion of university students. Yet, little is known regarding the incidence of mental health issues among Indian university students. These mental health issues are generally caused by a range of factors, including academic demands, interpersonal connections (Steptoe, 2007), future prospects, competitive exams, peer pressure, and professional considerations (Beiter et al., 2015). One of the most important mental health problems impacting a large population across India and the world is depression, leading to physical diseases, suicidal thoughts, and suicide, among other negative outcomes (Gururaj et al., 2016). According to the NCRB Report, 2021, the two age groups most susceptible to suicide were between 18 and 30 and 30 and 44. Suicide rates in both age categories were 34.5% and 31.7%, respectively. Family issues (3,233 victims), romantic relationships (1,495 victims), and illness (1,408 victims) were the three leading factors in suicides below 18 years of age, while the victims that were either students or unemployed made up 8.0% (13,089 victims) and 8.4% (13,714 victims) of all suicides, respectively. The objectives of this study were to understand and add to the body of knowledge on the role of mindfulness concerning depression, anxiety, and stress amongst university students; the role of mindfulness concerning avoidant behaviours amongst university students; and the mediating role of acceptance in the relationship between mindfulness and depression, anxiety, and stress amongst university students. The results of the study revealed that depression, experiential avoidance, and mindfulness are all strongly and negatively connected. The study discovered a strong correlation between experiential avoidance and depression, anxiety, and stress (psychological distress). Mindfulness had a considerable impact on the mediator, experiential avoidance, which was postulated.
‘For after all, the best thing one can do when it is raining is, let it rain.’ (Longfellow, 1906)Mental health conditions, including depression, anxiety, and stress, affect a sizable proportion of university students. Yet, little is known regarding the incidence of mental health issues among Indian university students. These mental health issues are generally caused by a range of factors, including academic demands, interpersonal connections (Steptoe, 2007), future prospects, competitive exams, peer pressure, and professional considerations (Beiter et al., 2015). One of the most important mental health problems impacting a large population across India and the world is depression, leading to physical diseases, suicidal thoughts, and suicide, among other negative outcomes (Gururaj et al., 2016). According to the NCRB Report, 2021, the two age groups most susceptible to suicide were between 18 and 30 and 30 and 44. Suicide rates in both age categories were 34.5% and 31.7%, respectively. Family issues (3,233 victims), romantic relationships (1,495 victims), and illness (1,408 victims) were the three leading factors in suicides below 18 years of age, while the victims that were either students or unemployed made up 8.0% (13,089 victims) and 8.4% (13,714 victims) of all suicides, respectively. The objectives of this study were to understand and add to the body of knowledge on the role of mindfulness concerning depression, anxiety, and stress amongst university students; the role of mindfulness concerning avoidant behaviours amongst university students; and the mediating role of acceptance in the relationship between mindfulness and depression, anxiety, and stress amongst university students. The results of the study revealed that depression, experiential avoidance, and mindfulness are all strongly and negatively connected. The study discovered a strong correlation between experiential avoidance and depression, anxiety, and stress (psychological distress). Mindfulness had a considerable impact on the mediator, experiential avoidance, which was postulated.