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What drives consumers to adopt mobile technologies has been a significant research topic in hospitality and tourism literature. The Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) has been widely adopted to examine this topic. Meta-analytic structural equation modeling (MASEM) was conducted to assess the efficacy of the TAM in estimating consumers' intention to adopt these technologies in hospitality and tourism contexts. The moderating effects of cultural differences (Eastern vs. Western) and research contexts (hospitality vs. tourism) were also examined. Based on 33 individual samples (N = 13,635), the results indicated that: "perceived usefulness" (PU) has the strongest impact, "perceived ease of use" (PEOU) has stronger effects on PU and attitude in the context of Eastern culture compared to Western culture, and the relationship between "attitude" and "intention" was stronger in the context of hospitality than in the context of tourism. Implications for hospitality and tourism researchers and practitioners are discussed based on these findings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons is a comprehensive work of ancient Chinese literary theory. By visual analysis of relevant research, we can deeply sort out the academic context of "Dragon Studies" and grasp its development trends. Using the bibliometric tools CiteSpace and Vosviewer, and taking 703 core documents from the China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) as data samples, this paper drew various knowledge maps of the temporal and spatial distribution of documents and the evolution of the research trends, and quantitatively studied the research status of The Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons. The results show that the research on "Dragon Studies" has gone through three stages: initial stage, growth stage and deepening stage. Based on the university department tradition, the main author groups and research institutions have formed, but the cooperation intensity between them is not high. The construction of the "Dragon Studies" system, comparison of classics, creation theory and English translation are hot topics of common focus. Its English translation and its relationship with Chinese literary theory will continue to be prominent in future research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In recent years, research on enjoyment in foreign language (FL) learning has flourished. To help illuminate the existing scope of inquiry and guide future research, this paper presents a systematic review of 118 empirical studies on FL learning enjoyment published between 2014 and 2023. Each study was coded according to its research context, methodological features, and research focus. The results indicate (1) a heavy focus on adult English as a foreign language (EFL) learners whose first languages are Chinese or Persian within traditional classroom learning settings; (2) a strong preference for quantitative methods; and (3) a prominent focus on enjoyment's antecedents and effects. Drawing upon these findings, we recommend that future research (1) addresses the experiences of language learners from diverse demographic backgrounds in a wider variety of learning settings; (2) applies multimodal methods to thoroughly assess the experience of enjoyment from both objective and subjective perspectives; and (3) explores the nature of enjoyable teacher-student or student-student socio-emotional interaction in greater depth.

This study explored its research trends by examining Iran's methods, contexts, and theories of information behavior research. This study is applied research regarding objectives and a content analysis regarding methodology. The research population consisted of 325 studies on information behavior. A researcher-made checklist was used to collect data, the validity of which was confirmed by experts. According to the researcher-made checklist, 325 data were analyzed based on the variables of each section. Data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics and SPSS software (version 22). The results indicated the dominance of the quantitative approach and, consequently, the application of statistical analysis tools and methods related to this approach in relevant studies. In addition, most investigations were practical in this field, and therefore, fewer theoretical-philosophical studies and, in other words, fundamental research have been addressed in this field. There is no diversity in studies methodologically, and most of the reviewed studies, while referring to influential research in this field in their backgrounds, do not pay attention to their methodologies. Most of the research works are copies of previous studies conducted using quantitative, applied, and survey methods, and the desired population has changed only in some cases. Moreover, the scope of disciplines and specialties involved in the research production and studies reflects the interdisciplinary nature of this field with emphasis on knowledge and information science. The approach of information behavior research is expanding in various contexts with the presence of different types of users. However, it seems that the information behavior of the general public is less considered, and new studies are required in this regard. Research and studies conducted on information behavior in Iran have mainly considered the international models in this field, and some studies have even attempted to modify them. Few researchers have also proposed new models in this field, some of which have been published in international papers.

This study explored its research trends by examining Iran's methods, contexts, and theories of information behavior research. This study is applied research regarding objectives and a content analysis regarding methodology. The research population consisted of 325 studies on information behavior. A researcher-made checklist was used to collect data, the validity of which was confirmed by experts. According to the researcher-made checklist, 325 data were analyzed based on the variables of each section. Data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics and SPSS software (version 22). The results indicated the dominance of the quantitative approach and, consequently, the application of statistical analysis tools and methods related to this approach in relevant studies. In addition, most investigations were practical in this field, and therefore, fewer theoretical-philosophical studies and, in other words, fundamental research have been addressed in this field. There is no diversity in studies methodologically, and most of the reviewed studies, while referring to influential research in this field in their backgrounds, do not pay attention to their methodologies. Most of the research works are copies of previous studies conducted using quantitative, applied, and survey methods, and the desired population has changed only in some cases. Moreover, the scope of disciplines and specialties involved in the research production and studies reflects the interdisciplinary nature of this field with emphasis on knowledge and information science. The approach of information behavior research is expanding in various contexts with the presence of different types of users. However, it seems that the information behavior of the general public is less considered, and new studies are required in this regard. Research and studies conducted on information behavior in Iran have mainly considered the international models in this field, and some studies have even attempted to modify them. Few researchers have also proposed new models in this field, some of which have been published in international papers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The digitalization process transforms ways of social reality research. Since the late nineties of the last century online methods have become popular, classical research methods have been digitized, the natively digital methods have emerged, for example, asynchronous online focus groups. The pandemic has led to a rapid increase of popularity of online-methods in Russia, in particular online focus groups have become in demand by the market. Despite the removal of COVID restrictions, online focus groups have remained popular. In this article we consider the changed social reality, analyze specifics in the organization and conduct of online focus groups on the example of Leningrad Region. We demonstrate the advantages and disadvantages of this method, comprehend the factors that may lead to sample bias in organizing online focus groups, present our results in the field of organization and conduct of focus groups on the Internet. The presented arguments provide a more complex framework for researchers, and especially early career researchers, to make a reasoned and balanced decision when selecting between face-to-face and digital modes.

The improvement of rural human settlement environment has a significant impact on all aspects of China's rural revitalization strate- gy. Using CiteSpace software, we made a visual analysis of 3 397 documents with the theme of ' rural residential environment' included by CNKI. According to the time series, the research on rural human settlements in China in the past 20 years can be divided into the initial stage (2000-2005),the adjustment stage (2006-2017) and the high-speed development stage(2018-2021).From the perspective of research form, most authors preferred independent research, and interdisciplinary cooperation between authors and institutions needed to be strengthened. From the perspective of research content, the relevance was strong, the research theme was expanding and had obvious policy orientation. In the fu- ture, the research on rural residential environment still needed to be guided by the strategy of rural revitalization, to consolidate the theoretical basis of the discipline, to enrich and refine research issues, to focus on promoting standardization, and to innovative governance system, talent training system construction, building a long-term mechanism and stimulating farmers' initiative, which would become the focus of research in the next stage. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents a research’s reflection on entrance and working in the religious field, description of physical context of the research and the researcher's frame in a particular case, through the main aspects: researcher's identity (gender, age, nationality), personal research position, determined through the correlation of insidership and outsidership. The author draws attention to the fact that the researcher's position cannot be clearly defined through the categories of insider and outsider, each participant of the study has a complex system of identities, cultural and social markers that will certainly have points of contact, intersections and divergences. The article reveals the features of the empirical part of the study devoted to the life strategies of young Muslims, in particular, the issues of research organization, establishing communication with the research field, and conducting interviews.

Conservation biology emerged as a crisis discipline in the twentieth century amongst an increasing awareness of pollution and habitat loss. Since the early 2000s, societal and monetary benefits of nature were added to the narrative for biodiversity conservation. Using text mining, we show that authors now favour ecosystem-services over a crisis framing in scientific publications on coastal habitats. This may signal a shift in conservation science from a crisis to a services discipline despite continuing habitat loss. We discuss whether authors should more critically assess what conservation narrative they deploy and what consequences this may have for conservation action. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Publishing research articles (RAs) in international journals (IJs) has been considered increasingly crucial by developing countries including Indonesia. For the Indonesian Government, publishing RAs in international journals is important to increase its competitive power academically as Indonesian universities are entering a global competition to attract students. Therefore, publishing RAs in international journals is becoming more and more important, e.g. for promotion, especially at senior levels. This study reports on the second and most widespread national-level survey of a three-year project funded by the former Indonesian Government through its Ministry of Research and Higher Education (MRHE). The central question is, "What are the key factors contributing to their lack of international research publications making the number low compared to smaller nations such as Thailand (before 2017)".This article reports the results of the second survey, with a much bigger population sample from many more universities located in many more different regions covering all the major islands in Indonesia compared to the first survey reported in our previous article. The bigger size of data is important based on the premise that the broader and the more diverse the information sources, the more comprehensive the information will be and the better understanding we gain. Some of the findings support the past results, but some contradict them.

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In recent years, research on enjoyment in foreign language (FL) learning has flourished. To help illuminate the existing scope of inquiry and guide future research, this paper presents a systematic review of 118 empirical studies on FL learning enjoyment published between 2014 and 2023. Each study was coded according to its research context, methodological features, and research focus. The results indicate (1) a heavy focus on adult English as a foreign language (EFL) learners whose first languages are Chinese or Persian within traditional classroom learning settings; (2) a strong preference for quantitative methods; and (3) a prominent focus on enjoyment's antecedents and effects. Drawing upon these findings, we recommend that future research (1) addresses the experiences of language learners from diverse demographic backgrounds in a wider variety of learning settings; (2) applies multimodal methods to thoroughly assess the experience of enjoyment from both objective and subjective perspectives; and (3) explores the nature of enjoyable teacher-student or student-student socio-emotional interaction in greater depth., Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper., (© 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.)

The economic status and development history of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) in China determine the inevitability of becoming a research hotspot and lead to the dispersion, complexity, and accumulation of academic research about the region. After 40 years since Reform and Opening-up, it is necessary to sort and summarize the existing research about GBA. This paper uses CiteSpace, a bibliometric and visualization tool, to analyze the horizontal characteristics of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao research by scientific research institutions and academic cooperation and its vertical characteristics by literature quantity evolution, research fields, and research hotspot migration over the past 30 years. The aim is to reveal the law of changes of the research hotspots in the existing literature and make some basic contributions to the next stage of Bay Area research. The results show: 1) Research institutions can be divided into six categories based on their attributes: university, think tank, government, media, financial institution, and other research groups, which are mainly concentrated in Guangdong Province and the types of institutions are diverse. A cooperation network has initially formed among these institutions, but the intensity is not high. 2) The cooperation network between individual scholars has formed. Although some scholars have posted more than 10 papers and paid attention to this field for a long time, the connection is relatively weak. 3) According to the volume of annual publications, the study of Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao can be divided into four stages: start-up period, exploratory period, stable period, and outbreak period. Scholars in the start-up period focused on the issues of how to carry out industrial upgrading and financial cooperation between Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao under the socialist commodity economic system. During the exploratory period, research topics showed a diversified trend, covering fields such as regional economics, industrial economics, and finance. The promulgation of CEPA (Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement) prompted scholars to carry out research mainly from two major directions: the free trade relationship between Hong Kong, Macao, and the Mainland and the spatial planning of the Greater Pearl River Delta. The main topic of the stable period is the "Free Trade Zone." After 2014, "Bay Area Economy" began to appear as another key topic. During the outbreak period, the disciplines of Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao research began to be subdivided, expanding from regional economics and finance to the directions of spatial economics, innovation economics, comparative economics, transportation geography, political science, and sociology. 4) Research before 2015 mainly focused on how to enlarge the economic cake through free trade and promote the coordinated development of the Pearl River Delta, Hong Kong, and Macao. After that, research has diluted the conceptual boundary between Hong Kong, Macao, and the original Pearl River Delta Urban Agglomeration, and strengthened the attributes of the urban agglomerations in the GBA. Meanwhile, the subjects are no longer limited to the economic field.

The importance of organizational resilience as an effective means to cope with crises and achieve sustainable growth in crisis situations is gradually gaining attention from both theoretical and practical circles. Based on the review of existing research on organizational resilience, this study uses the scientific knowledge mapping method from the macro perspective and the literature analysis method from the micro level to review the development of organizational resilience research during 1984-2021, and analyzes 108 representative papers on organizational resilience. Finally, this study proposes future research directions based on the existing studies, such as enriching the influence factors of organizational resilience, strengthening the study of the mechanism of organizational resilience and strengthening the study of the effect of organizational resilience. This paper not only provides a reference for domestic scholars to construct an overall framework for organizational resilience research, but also provides theoretical and practical guidelines for enterprises to achieve rebound survival and then sustainable growth in the face of adversity.

Means‐end chain analysis has been applied in a wide range of disciplines to understand consumer behavior. Despite its widespread acceptance there is no standardized method to analyze data. The effects of different analyses on the results are largely unknown. This paper makes a contribution to the methodological debate by comparing different ways to analyze means‐end chain data. We find that (1) a construct that is not mentioned can still be important to a respondent; (2) coding constructs at the same basic level or condensing constructs at a superordinate level lead to different results and both an increase and decrease of information; (3) aggregating data can be based on different algorithms which influences the results. Among available software packages there is no consistency in the used algorithm; (4) before applying means‐end chain analysis in a new research area the validity of assumptions underlying the research model should be evaluated. We conclude there is no universal "best way" to means‐end chain analysis, the most suitable approach depends on the research question. Research concerning how products are evaluated can best apply number‐of‐respondents‐based aggregation and low levels of condensation. Research concerning why products are valued can best apply frequency‐of‐responses‐based aggregation and high levels of condensation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Researchers agree that early literacy activities, like book sharing and parent-child play, are important for stimulating language development. We hypothesize that book sharing is most powerful because it elicits more interactive talk in young children than other activities. Parents of 43 infants (9–18 months) made two daylong audio recordings using the LENA system. We compared a typical day, with spontaneous occurring activities, with an instructed day when caregivers were prompted to do book reading and toy play. Book sharing resulted in a combination of more parent talk, child talk, and interactions than other language activities. Research context did not influence outcomes: no differences were found in language use between the spontaneous and the instructed activities. Overall it seems clear that even with infants shared reading is a strong unique stimulator of language use from parent and child. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Generating theory from research settings requires researchers to adeptly engage with the social intricacies of the field. They need to develop a contextual understanding by gaining in‐depth insights into the setting, while retaining a critical distance from it. Researchers must practice this along the entire research journey, from site selection, through data collection and analyses, to theory development and explanation. However, contextual expertise has been assumed rather than actively considered as a critical component in organization and management studies. We lay out steps for understanding the nature of contextual expertise, offer systematic advice for research projects and outline methodological practices across the research process to choose, capture, comprehend, convey, and confirm contextual specificities. The growing social complexity of research settings renders the development of contextual expertise increasingly important for the generation of enriched and more diverse theory. It also has implications for organization and management studies as a scientific community. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of the research is substantiation of the importance of electronic collections for improving access to digital library resources of historical and cultural heritage, determining the structure of the description of the electronic collection and its constituent elements, development of a system of principles and technology for the formation of Ukrainica electronic collections, with the current requirements to digital library resources and sources of scientific information. The methodology of the research is built on systematic analysis, classification and description of the source base of documentary heritage according to integration and harmonization of methods of humanities and information technologies, international standards of collection description, application of semantic web technologies. Science novelty of the research lies in the systematic solution of the problem of scientific organization of Ukrainica electronic collections, which includes the development of an original data structure to descripton the electronic collection, application of linked data methods for multifaceted presentation of national heritage materials, modeling and development of universal prototypes for different types of collections, in particular personal, to significant dates in the history and culture of Ukraine. Conclusions. The combination of technological capabilities of modern semantic web technologies with scientific and library methods of processing documentary information has created conditions for convenient and professional access of researchers to the historical and cultural heritage of Ukraine: obtaining all necessary information on e-collection in one user screen; information on all important library resources related to a given topic; submission of reference information selected by experts from Internet; acquaintance with the digital image of the specified subject of e-collection in external world information resources; the possibility of multifaceted study of documents reflecting the research context. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We report on the implementation experience of carrying out data collection and other activities for a public health evaluation study on whether U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) investment improved utilization of health services and health system strengthening in Uganda. The retrospective study period focused on the PEPFAR scale-up, from mid-2005 through mid-2011, a period of expansion of PEPFAR programing and health services. We visited 315 health care facilities in Uganda in 2011 and 2012 to collect routine health management information system data forms, as well as to conduct interviews with health system leaders. An earlier phase of this research project collected data from all 112 health district headquarters, reported elsewhere. This article describes the lessons learned from collecting data from health care facilities, project management, useful technologies, and mistakes. We used several new technologies to facilitate data collection, including portable document scanners, smartphones, and web-based data collection, along with older but reliable technologies such as car batteries for power, folding tables to create space, and letters of introduction from appropriate authorities to create entrée. Research in limited-resource settings requires an approach that values the skills and talents of local people, institutions and government agencies, and a tolerance for the unexpected. The development of personal relationships was key to the success of the project. We observed that capacity building activities were repaid many fold, especially in data management and technology. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Successful school leadership is an issue debated globally, but these discussions do not seem to occur within the context of inclusive education in the Caribbean. Although there have been reports indicating steady progression in educational leadership and inclusive practices within the last decade, no planned, long-term innovations have emerged. This article reports part of a small-scale, qualitative study, conducted with 16 headteachers of secondary schools from across Guyana and Trinidad & Tobago. An interpretative phenomenological approachwas used to explore how headteachers ascribe meaning to their unique, lived experiences and how this affects their role in facilitating inclusive education. The study identified a relationship between the lived experiences of headteachers, and their resulting approach to leading their respective schools. There is also potential for the strengthening of educational leadership and inclusion through reflexive practice that promotes equity in the schools’ contexts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]