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Antecedents of tourist food consumption: food choice motives of foreign tourists in Turkey
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The persistence of China’s great famine on individuals’ choice to pursue self-employment
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The Occupation of Last Resort? Determinants of Farming Choices of Small Farmers in Nigeria
International Journal of Rural Management, Volume 19, Issue 2, Page 298-318, August 2023.
In Nigeria, there is a stigma associated with small farming. There is also the assumption that farming is the occupation of last resort. However, there is a lack of empirical evidence to support or dispute these assertions. We examine data from 2,446 small farmers intending to find the answer to some lingering questions. Are farmers in the occupation out of choice or a lack of options? Are farmers generally satisfied with their jobs? Do most farmers have the intention to quit? Contrary to postulations that farming in Nigeria is the occupation of last resort, we find that Nigerian farmers choose to farm and take pride in their job. Notably, 67% have been farming for over 10 years, and 89% intend to continue. The logit regression suggests that job satisfaction, age, education and livestock ownership influence farmers’ intent to quit. We conclude that the government needs to make agriculture more attractive for younger and more educated farmers. This may be achieved through policies and interventions that prioritise improving rural infrastructure, address volatility, limit market fluctuations, remove barriers to markets for local farmers and facilitate the agricultural value chain so that agriculture can thrive as a business.
In Nigeria, there is a stigma associated with small farming. There is also the assumption that farming is the occupation of last resort. However, there is a lack of empirical evidence to support or dispute these assertions. We examine data from 2,446 small farmers intending to find the answer to some lingering questions. Are farmers in the occupation out of choice or a lack of options? Are farmers generally satisfied with their jobs? Do most farmers have the intention to quit? Contrary to postulations that farming in Nigeria is the occupation of last resort, we find that Nigerian farmers choose to farm and take pride in their job. Notably, 67% have been farming for over 10 years, and 89% intend to continue. The logit regression suggests that job satisfaction, age, education and livestock ownership influence farmers’ intent to quit. We conclude that the government needs to make agriculture more attractive for younger and more educated farmers. This may be achieved through policies and interventions that prioritise improving rural infrastructure, address volatility, limit market fluctuations, remove barriers to markets for local farmers and facilitate the agricultural value chain so that agriculture can thrive as a business.
The impact of digital technologies on the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals: evidence from the agri-food sector
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The kids are all right: Adolescent deviance, innovativeness, proactiveness and risk-taking
The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Ahead of Print.
Entrepreneurial behaviour involves challenging the status quo. Similarly, adolescent deviants break rules and act against established norms. While adolescent deviance is seen as a strain on society, it can also be related to characteristics of entrepreneurial intentions. We draw upon prior literature to demonstrate that deviance during adolescence can promote the development of and reliance upon relational capital, and that these characteristics are associated with innovativeness, proactiveness, and risk-taking as adults. We test hypotheses using a sample of 375 participants and highlight the role of relational capital in the lives of adolescent deviants and how it contributes to entrepreneurial behaviour.
Entrepreneurial behaviour involves challenging the status quo. Similarly, adolescent deviants break rules and act against established norms. While adolescent deviance is seen as a strain on society, it can also be related to characteristics of entrepreneurial intentions. We draw upon prior literature to demonstrate that deviance during adolescence can promote the development of and reliance upon relational capital, and that these characteristics are associated with innovativeness, proactiveness, and risk-taking as adults. We test hypotheses using a sample of 375 participants and highlight the role of relational capital in the lives of adolescent deviants and how it contributes to entrepreneurial behaviour.
Assessing the relationship between digital transformation and sustainable business excellence in a turbulent scenario
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Profiling ROPO Shoppers: Shopping Value Perspective
Business Perspectives and Research, Ahead of Print.
Today’s consumers are multichannel shoppers, that is, they have many channel options for searching product-related information and purchase. This study focuses on one such form of multichannel shopping behavior of online search and offline purchase sequence known as ROPO (research online and purchase offline) behavior in the post-COVID-19 pandemic context. As shoppers return to stores post-COVID-19 pandemic, understanding this ROPO behavior will help retailers to develop strategies to meet their needs. This study attempts to profile the shoppers showing ROPO behavior based on the theory of perceived value of shopping, that is, shoppers select the channels at each stage of shopping that provide maximum value considering the various costs associated with those channels. Six drivers of ROPO behaviors are confirmed based on the sample of 526 respondents using confirmatory factor analysis. Furthermore, three distinct segments of shoppers—risk averters, value maximizers, and convenience seekers—showing ROPO behaviors are identified using k-means cluster analysis. Knowledge of these distinct shopper segments will provide managerial insight for retailers to provide an excellent shopping experience to their customers during the post-COVID-19 pandemic.
Today’s consumers are multichannel shoppers, that is, they have many channel options for searching product-related information and purchase. This study focuses on one such form of multichannel shopping behavior of online search and offline purchase sequence known as ROPO (research online and purchase offline) behavior in the post-COVID-19 pandemic context. As shoppers return to stores post-COVID-19 pandemic, understanding this ROPO behavior will help retailers to develop strategies to meet their needs. This study attempts to profile the shoppers showing ROPO behavior based on the theory of perceived value of shopping, that is, shoppers select the channels at each stage of shopping that provide maximum value considering the various costs associated with those channels. Six drivers of ROPO behaviors are confirmed based on the sample of 526 respondents using confirmatory factor analysis. Furthermore, three distinct segments of shoppers—risk averters, value maximizers, and convenience seekers—showing ROPO behaviors are identified using k-means cluster analysis. Knowledge of these distinct shopper segments will provide managerial insight for retailers to provide an excellent shopping experience to their customers during the post-COVID-19 pandemic.
Pro-poorness of rural economic growth and the roles of education in Bhutan, 2007–2017
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Aligning corporate social responsibility practices with the environmental performance management systems: a critical review of the relevant literature
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