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Dwyer, Trudy, and t. dwyer@cqu edu au. "A shock in time saves lives: Theory of Planned Behaviour and nurse-initiated defibrillation." Central Queensland University. Nursing and Health Studies, 2004. http://library-resources.cqu.edu.au./thesis/adt-QCQU/public/adt-QCQU20050221.152259.
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The time from onset of a cardiac arrest to defibrillation is crucial hence access to and use of a defibrillator by all nurses essential. The purpose of this study was to use an established theoretical framework to examine and describe the defibrillation practices and beliefs of rural registered nurses in the Australian state of Queensland. The Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA) and Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) guided the research processes for this two phase study. In the first phase, focus group (n = 13) discussions identified the salient beliefs of the population. By eliciting nurses' beliefs, the subsequent quantitative study (n = 434) was conducted to determine the influences of these beliefs on nurses' use or non-use of defibrillators. The results showed that: (1) less than half of the cohort of participants were permitted to defibrillate; (2) the defibrillation beliefs of those nurses permitted to defibrillate were significantly more positive than those not permitted to do so; (3) the direct measures of TPB and selected variables external to the model predicted a significant portion of the variance in the measure of nurse-initiated defibrillation intention; and, (4) subjective norm emerged as the strongest predictor of intention. In conclusion, Queensland rural hospital nurses and employers still have some distance to travel down the path of nurse-initiated defibrillation. The TPB is a viable framework on which to base interventions designed to promote defibrillation by rural nurses. Understanding the role of social norms is of central importance to ensure all nurses can initiate the chain of survival expeditiously whenever the need arises.
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Norlin, Jerry, and Tobias Karlsson. "Omvårdnadspersonalens riskaversion kontra vårdtagares autonomi på demensboenden - Vad präglar verksamheten?" Thesis, Högskolan Dalarna, Socialt arbete, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:du-32522.
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Bakgrund: Forskning inom socialt arbete indikerar att omvårdnadspersonal inom arbetet med äldre människor kan agera i strid med vårdtagares rätt till autonomi i situationer då en potentiell risk för skada uppstår. Syfte: Studiens syften var att: a) undersöka omvårdnadspersonalens förhållningssätt till autonomifrämjande och riskaverta omvårdnadssituationer och b) att använda Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA) för att undersöka vilka faktorer som påverkar personalens intentioner till agerande i dessa situationer. Metod: Studien nyttjade en kvantitativ tvärsnitts- och kvasi-experimentell design, med vinjettbaserade enkäter skildrandes tre omvårdnadssituationer som skiljer sig i autonomifrämjande och riskaverta ageranden hos omvårdnadspersonalen. Urval: Urvalet bestod av omvårdnadspersonal (n=62) från fem vård- och omsorgsboenden för personer med demens. Resultat: Sammantaget tyder omvårdnadspersonalens bedömningar av situationerna att riskaverta ageranden var vanligare än autonomifrämjande ageranden både hos dem själva och bland deras kollegor. Genom analyser av TRA ges belägg för att de subjektiva normerna påverkar personalens intentioner till agerande mer än attityder.Background: Research within social work indicates that staff working in care for older people can act in a way that conflicts with the care-recipient’s right to autonomy in situations where there is a risk of harm. Purpose: The study’s aims were a) to investigate staff’s response to autonomy-promoting and risk-averse care situations and b) to use the Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA) to investigate which factors influence staff’s intentions to act in these situations. Method: A quantitative cross-sectional quasi-experimental design, with vignette-based surveys depicting three care situations differing in terms of autonomy-promoting or risk-averse staff behavior. Sample: Nursing staff (N = 62) recruited from five specialist dementia care homes. Results: Overall, staff ratings of the vignettes suggested risk-aversion is more common than autonomy-promotion, both among their colleagues and in their own behavior, while the TRA analyses indicated that subjective norms more than attitudes influence the behavioral intentions of staff.
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Yenge, Massa Noela, and Per Karlsson. "The factors influencing students’ career choices towards the accounting profession in Sweden." Thesis, Karlstads universitet, Handelshögskolan (from 2013), 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-67688.
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Purpose – This thesis aimed at investigating students’ beliefs influencing their personal attitudes and subjective norms not to choose the accounting profession by using the simplified Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA) model. Theoretical framework – This study used the simplified TRA model to investigate the beliefs that influence students not to choose the accounting profession. From an accounting context, prior research has indicated that, there are intrinsic and extrinsic factors that determine the behavioural beliefs of students about the accounting profession. Likewise, normative beliefs are another construct of the simplified TRA model that influences students’ intentions towards the accounting profession. Methodology – Through a quantitative approach, questionnaires were sent electronically to first and second year students at five major universities in Sweden. In total, 323 students replied to the questionnaire. Since this study focused on students intending to choose business administration, non-business administration students were deleted from the sample giving an actual sample size of 228. The data collected was analyzed in two steps using multiple regression analysis. Findings – The findings of the study confirmed the simplified TRA model. The results showed that both behavioural and normative beliefs influenced students’ intentions not to choose the accounting profession. For behavioral beliefs, no personal interest in accounting, the belief that accounting is boring and the belief that other occupations (for instance, marketing and management) negatively influenced students’ attitudes not to choose the accounting profession. Similarly, for normative beliefs, teachers and peers influenced students’ subjective norms not to choose the accounting profession. Practical implications – The practical implications of this study are two-folded. Firstly, program directors at universities should engage in hiring qualified teachers in accounting, organize supportive activities to encourage students about the accounting profession. Also, program directors should include compulsory internships in the curriculum so that students can learn about the accounting profession. Secondly, former accounting students should get involved in the process of encouraging students about the accounting profession. Originality/value – This paper contributes to the existing literature by highlighting the beliefs influencing the personal attitudes and subjective norms of students not to choose the accounting profession. Therefore, the thesis provides an up-to-date theory about the TRA in the accounting profession in Sweden.
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Erkan, Ismail. "The influence of electronic word of mouth in social media on consumers' purchase intentions." Thesis, Brunel University, 2016. http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/12972.
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The influence of electronic word of mouth (eWOM) on consumers’ purchase intentions has long been known. However, the emergence of social media has brought a new perspective to eWOM through enabling users to communicate with their existing networks on the Internet. On social media, conversely to the other online platforms, users are able to exchange their opinions and experiences about products or services with familiar people, which refers to people who they already know such as friends and acquaintances. This new way of eWOM has the potential for greater impact on consumers. Therefore, the aim of this research is to examine the influence of eWOM in social media on consumers’ purchase intentions. To do so, the research in this thesis involved two major phases. In the first phase, in order to explore the determinants of eWOM information on social media which influences consumers’ purchase intentions, a theoretical model was developed based on the integration of Information Adoption Model (IAM) and related components of Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA). The new model, which is named as Information Acceptance Model (IACM), was validated through structural equation modelling (SEM) based on surveys of 384 social media users in the UK. The results have highlighted that quality, credibility, usefulness and adoption of information, needs of information and attitude towards information are the key factors for eWOM in social media which influence consumers’ purchase intentions. Furthermore, to provide better understanding of the influence of eWOM on social media, the second phase of this research was designed as a comparative study. To explore whether the eWOM between familiar people on social media or the eWOM between anonymous people on other online platforms was more influential on consumers’ purchase intentions, the data collected through survey was reanalysed with a different perspective; and a comparison was conducted based on multiple regression analysis. The results have revealed significant differences and found anonymous reviews to be more influential on consumers’ purchase intentions than friends’ recommendations on social media. However, since these results were contrary to expectations, 10 in-depth interviews were also administered to enlighten the insightful results found through the survey. The interview findings uncovered the survey results. Information quantity, information readiness, detailed information, and dedicated information were discovered as the factors which make online reviews superior than friends’ recommendations in terms of the influence of eWOM. This research contributes to theoretical implications through its validated model and found key dimensions. The research model, IACM, brings a new approach to information adoption by extending IAM and provides new insights to researchers who study Information Systems (IS). In addition, the model highlights the information adoption process as an antecedent of behavioural intention, which is a very important finding for the related literature. Future studies can build new models through considering this relationship between information adoption process and behavioural intention. Moreover, the second phase of this research provides new constructs for future studies through its qualitative findings. The findings reached through in-depth interviews, which explain why consumers prefer anonymous online reviews, can either be tested as components of new theories and models or they can be tested as inclusion of existing theories and models. Both types have potential to provide valuable results for the literature. On the other hand, in terms of practicality, this research provides marketers with a frame of reference to understand the influence of eWOM in social media on consumers’ purchase intentions. Both the contextual and the comparative studies in this research offer valuable insights for marketers; marketers thus can develop better strategies for marketing on social media.
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Bezuidenhout, Stephanie. "The application of usability principles to create web-based applications that achieve increased system usage." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2011. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=gen8Srv25Nme4_9304_1360850393.
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This research work investigates and reports on the contribution of usability and perceptual frameworks towards understanding and ultimately increasing usage of a sales website and a corporate marketing website for a major insurance company in South Africa. It investigates whether the application of usability principles to the sales web positively influences the usage of the sales web system as a tool by intermediaries, and in so doing help the organisation recoup their investment and lower operational costs. This financial services (traditionally insurance) company, like many organisations, is in the process of migrating key operational systems onto web platforms to take advantage of benefits such as the ubiquity of web access and services orientated architecture among others. The research reviewed key frameworks in the area of technology acceptance or usage namely ï· Nielsenâs usability attributes (Nielsen, 2003) ï· The Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), (Davis, 1989)
ï· The Theory of Reasoned Action (Fishbein &
Ajzen, 1975) ï· The Theory of Planned Behavior (Ajzen, 1985)
and derived a theoretical summative model (the Conceptual Research Model) that combined both usability and perceptual dimensions. The applicability of this summative model was empirically tested using quantitative data relating to system
usage and user perception. Empirical evidence was gathered to prove and refine the Conceptual Research Model (CRM), and the data substantiated the inclusion of the constructs in the CRM, as well as the efficacy of the model in a financial services organisation. Through testing of the CRM, this research has also confirmed which specific attributes of usability can be focussed on to bring about positive change in usersâ usage behaviour and adoption of a website or web application.
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Hallenquist, Peter. "I Datamäklarens Nät : Om massiv datainsamling och dess effekt påIT-användning." Thesis, Mittuniversitetet, Avdelningen för data- och systemvetenskap, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-32753.
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The aim of this study is to investigate whether IT users with a reasonable awareness of data gathering, in the context of Big Data, perceive this data gathering as a threat to their privacy and if they take steps to counteract it. Building upon previous research, such steps are assumed to be either ”active” or ”passive”. Active measures serve to hide data or obscure its contents from those who would collect it, for example by using a VPN (Virtual Private Network) or fake aliases, while passive methods might consist of avoiding to speak out on certain topics or seek out information that may be deemed suspicious. Based largely on the Theory of Reasoned Action a theoretical model has been developed to investigate whether a correlation can be seen between beliefs about data gathering as a privacy threat and the intention to protect oneself from this threat. To this aim a survey was given to university students at programmes closely related to IT, as they would likely have a good understanding of the subject at hand and would be well equipped to answer the survey´s questions. The results show that almost all of the respondents see Big Data related data gathering as a threat to privacy and the majority see themselves likely, to varying degrees, to take measures to protect themselves. The data shows a reasonable, though weak, correlation between this view of data gathering as a privacy threat and the tendency towards self-protection. Further, there is a clear preference towards active measures, though this may in part be a consequence of the respondents' aptitude for IT. Further research should be done to investigate the prevalence of the view of data gathering as a privacy threat in society at large, and the extent to which it results in self-protective behaviour such as self censorship. Additionally, the theoretical model developed for this study should be further developed and tested so that it may be of use in future studies on data gathering and its effect on IT users.Denna studie ämnar utreda om IT-användare med en viss medvetenhet om Big Data-relaterad datainsamling ser denna som ett hot mot sin personliga integritet och om de då tar steg för att skydda sig från detta hot. Baserat på tidigare forskning har två typer av integritetsskyddande åtgärder identifierats: ”aktiva” och ”passiva”. Aktiva åtgärder är sådana som syftar till att dölja eller otydliggöra data för den som samlar in dem, exempelvis genom att använda en VPN (Virtual Private Network) eller falska alias, medan passiva åtgärder kan gå ut på att undvika att uttala sig om vissa saker eller söka ut information om suspekta ämnen. En teoretisk modell, baserad till stor del på Theory of Reasoned Action, har utvecklats för att undersöka om ett samband finns mellan övertygelser om datainsamling som integritetshot och avsikten att skydda sig från detta. I detta syfte har en enkätundersökning skickats ut till studenter på universitetsprogram med stark IT-anknytning, då dessa antas ha en god förståelse för undersökningens ämnesområde och bör vara väl rustade att svara på dess frågor. Resultatet visar att nästan alla av respondenterna ser Big Data-relaterad datainsamling som ett hot mot den personliga integriteten och de flesta kan se sig själva, till varierande grad, ta steg för att skydda sig från detta hot. Man kan se en rimlig, om än svag, korrelation mellan denna syn på datainsamling som integritetshot och avsikten gentemot integritetsskyddande beteende. Vidare kan man se en klar preferens för aktiva åtgärder, vilket delvis kan ha att göra med respondenternas förmodade höga IT-kunnande. Ett område för framtida forskning är hur utbredd synen på datainsamling som integritetshot är i samhället i stort och i vilken omfattning den ger upphov till integritetsskyddande beteende såsom självcensur. Däröver bör den teoretiska modell som utvecklats för denna studie ytterligare förbättras och testas, så att den kan användas som ett verktyg i vidare forskning kring datainsamling och dess inverkan på IT-användare.
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Buch, Julia, and Jakob Trenk. "Furniture rental – the new way to consume furniture? : Attitudes and intentions to choose furniture rental as an alternative consumption model." Thesis, Jönköping University, Internationella Handelshögskolan, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-52680.
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Background: Fast furniture is a growing trend similar to fast fashion and fast food, implying that manufacturers produce large quantities of inexpensive furniture. At the same time, consumers use the furniture shorter and replace it more frequently. Fast furniture relies on high resource consumption, outsourced production, and furniture design that makes it necessary to replace it more often. This causes a decrease in quality and an increase in produced quantities. Most of the furniture worldwide is landfilled as it is not recyclable due to low-quality materials. One potential solution is implementing Circular Economic practices, including furniture rental as an alternative way of consumption. Consumer acceptance of this model is scarcely researched, but the formation of consumers' attitudes and intentions has been the subject of publications in other consumption contexts. The recent literature is reviewed, and a research framework was built based on the Theory of Reasoned Action and additional intrapersonal barriers and drivers. Purpose: This research aimed to explain the relationship between intrapersonal barriers and drivers with attitude and behavioral intention towards furniture rental. Further, it was aimed to show which furniture categories are most likely to be rented. Method: A quantitative approach deploying a self-administered online survey was chosen. 235 usable responses were gathered, which were analyzed using PLS-SEM to assess the hypothesized relationships. Conclusion: The findings show that the overall attitude towards furniture rental is positive. Trend orientation and perceived risk are the most influential antecedents of attitude and behavioral intention. Supporting the Theory of Reasoned Action, attitude is the strongest predictor of behavioral intention. Perceived sustainability value, perceived economic value, and materialism also significantly influence the intention to rent furniture. Familiarity with the Sharing Economy shows no significant influence. The study contributes to the existing literature on consumer intentions to use alternative consumption. A new research model was developed based on existing theory and literature. Managers can use the findings to alter, adapt, and build their furniture rental service offerings.
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Thornley, Russell K. "Understanding Process Improvement: Social Psychological Factors Affecting the Use of Project Management Practices." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2005. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/338.
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To facilitate a better understanding of the social psychological factors that influence adoption of project management practices, this study draws upon the theory of reasoned action (TRA) and the theory of planned behavior (TPB) from social psychology, and the technology acceptance model (TAM) from information systems research. These models define and relate a number of belief constructs that predict the acceptance of technologies in a variety of settings. In general, the three models each have relatively consistent empirical support, with comparison studies showing mixed support for each of the models being the moderately "better" model. In the current study, the three models are thoroughly integrated using a latent constructs approach and structural equation modeling (SEM) techniques. Overall, constructs from TRA and TAM, but not TPB, predict the use of specific project estimating, plan development, and plan commitment practices defined in the Capability Maturity Models (CMM/I).
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Thomas, Sarah Nichole. "Making the Transition: Comparing the Use of Narrative and Non-Narrative Messages to Increase Fruit and Vegetable Intake in Cancer Survivors." The Ohio State University, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1460993101.
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Aleassa, Hasan. "Investigating consumers' software piracy using an extended theory of reasoned action /." Available to subscribers only, 2009. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1878978001&sid=4&Fmt=2&clientId=1509&RQT=309&VName=PQD.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 2009."Department of Management." Keywords: Ethical ideology, Low self control, Public self consciousness, Religiosity, Software piracy, Theory of reasoned action. Includes bibliographical references (p. 146-170). Also available online.
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Aleassa, Hasan M. "Investigating Consumers' Software Piracy Using An Extended Theory Of Reasoned Action." OpenSIUC, 2009. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/dissertations/37.
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Software piracy, the illegal and unauthorized duplication, sale, or distribution of software, is a widespread and costly phenomenon. According to the Business Software Alliance, more than one third of the PC software packages installed worldwide in 2006 were unauthorized copies. This behavior costs the software industry billions of lost dollars in revenue annually. Software piracy behavior has been investigated for more than thirty years. However, there are two voids in the literature: lack of studies in Non-Western countries and scarcity of process studies. As such, this study contributes to the literature by developing a software piracy model to understand the decision making process that underlies this illegal behavior among Jordanian university students. Based on a literature review in various disciplines, including social psychology, psychology, and criminology, several important variables have been incorporated into the proposed model. The model was tested using data collected from a sample of 323 undergraduate business students. The resulting data was analyzed by two main statistical techniques, structural equation modeling (SEM) and hierarchical multiple regression. The results indicated that the model was useful in predicting students' intention to pirate software. Seven out of eight hypotheses were supported. Consistent with The Theory of Reasoned Action, attitudes toward software piracy and subjective norms were significant predictors of intention to pirate software. However, our findings are inconsistent with previous studies with regard to the relative importance of attitude and subjective norms; subjective norms had a stronger effect. Also, the results suggested that ethical ideology, public self-consciousness, and low self-control moderated the effect of these variables on intention to pirate software. Lastly, the results indicated that the effect of subjective norms on afintention to pirate software was both direct and indirect through attitudes. The results have important practical implications for the software industry and governments to curtail software piracy. Limitations of the study and recommendations for future studies are discussed as well.
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Clancey, To Ling-chu Edith, and 屠凌珠. "Applying Fishbein's theory of reasoned action to assess intention to leave abusive relationships." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1993. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B43893454.
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Bauer, Hana. "Why nurses are not compliant in universal precautions : a theory or reasoned action." Thesis, Anglia Ruskin University, 2006. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.432027.
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Venegoni, Sandra L. "Geriatic Nurse Practitioner's Health Promotive Behaviors: A Test of Theory of Reasoned Action." VCU Scholars Compass, 1991. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/4321.
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The purpose of this investigation was to develop an instrument to test the theory of reasoned action (Fishbein & Ajzen, 1975) in a new behavioral domain the health promotive behaviors of geriatric nurse practitioners (GNPs). The two behavioral categories included in the study were health assessment and health teaching, each with its individual index of actions.
A questionnaire was developed to examine the beliefs of a sample of 200 certified geriatric nurse practitioners and to test the relationships of the theoretical model. Names of the subjects were randomly selected from the American Nurses' Association 1989 list of certified GNPs. Ninety-four returned questionnaires were included in the data analyses.
Data analysis included frequency of demographic attributes, correlation, stepwise multiple regression, and factor analysis. Estimation of validity and reliability of the instrument were sufficient to warrant reuse of the instrument.
As a homogeneous group, the geriatric nurse practitioners shared strong personal and social beliefs about carrying out health promotive behaviors with older clients. They perceived that important others in the organization think the GNP should carry out health assessment and health teaching with clients.
The theory was partially supported in the investigation. Intention was a determinant of behavior in both categories. Attitude was a more significant predictor of intent to carry out behavior than were the perceived social pressures. Motivation to comply with important others was not a determinant of the subjective norm.
Results from this study hold implications for both nurse educators, clinicians and health care administrators. In a period when reimbursement for nurse practitioners and cost containment have become realities in the health care system, a GNP who carries out health promotive behaviors with the ever increasing number of elderly clients will be a desirable asset in any health care system.
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Clancey, To Ling-chu Edith. "Applying Fishbein's theory of reasoned action to assess intention to leave abusive relationships." [Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong], 1993. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B13744525.
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Ortega, Johis. "Applying Ecodevelopmental Theory and the Theory of Reasoned Action to Understand HIV Risk Behaviors among Hispanic Adolescents." Scholarly Repository, 2010. http://scholarlyrepository.miami.edu/oa_dissertations/489.
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The number of adolescents in the U.S. who engage in risk behaviors such as alcohol and drug use and unsafe sexual practices has reached alarming levels, with Hispanic adolescents in particular reporting high rates of substance use and sexual activity. This study explored risk and protective factors that influence high-risk behaviors in Hispanic adolescents. A theoretical model was developed based on an integration of Ecodevelopmental Theory and the Theory of Reasoned Action to investigate individual and social factors that affect the risk behaviors of Hispanic adolescents. This study was a cross-sectional, descriptive, secondary investigation of the baseline data of a combined sample of 493 Hispanic adolescent 7th and 8th graders and their immigrant parents who had been recruited for participation in the Familias Efficacy I and II studies. The hypothesized model of relationships included 3 direct effects variables: parent-adolescent communication about sex; adolescent condom use self-efficacy; and family functioning, which integrated 4 constructs: parental involvement; positive parenting; family communication; and parent-adolescent communication. The study model also included 3 indirect variables: parents' acculturation; differential acculturation; and parent's HIV knowledge. Three adolescent risk behaviors served as outcome variables: condom use; drinking alcohol while having sex ; and substance use. It was hypothesized that (1) family functioning, parent-adolescent communication about sex, and adolescent self efficacy would all be directly related to adolescent risk behaviors; (2) parent's acculturation would be related to adolescent risk behaviors indirectly through its association with parent's HIV knowledge and parent-adolescent communication about sex; and (3) differential acculturation would be related to adolescent risk behaviors indirectly through its association with family functioning, adolescent condom use self-efficacy, and parent-adolescent communication about sex. Cronbach's alpha computed for all measures yielded good to excellent reliability coefficients. Pearson linear correlation coefficients were calculated between all of the study variables, followed by confirmatory factor analysis to ascertain the feasibility of collapsing multiple indicators of family functioning and HIV/STIs risk behaviors into single latent variables. Finally, the hypothesized structural equation model was estimated. Beta coefficients were calculated to examine direct effects and Mackinnon's asymmetric distribution of product test was used to evaluate mediated effects. Data analysis failed to confirm any of the study hypotheses; however, post-hoc analyses yielded findings that merit further study. Family functioning emerged as the heart of the model, embedded within a web of direct and mediated relationships. Additional findings suggest that family functioning mediates the effect of parents' acculturation and of parents' HIV knowledge on adolescent risk behaviors. Study limitations include its cross-sectional design, self-report measures, convenience sample and integration of clinical and non-clinical samples. Suggestions are provided for researchers to further explore relationships among the variables, and recommendations made for community nursing practitioners to develop, implement and evaluate HIV/STIs prevention programs for Hispanic adolescents.
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Frishman, Natalia. "An investigation of the theory of reasoned action concerning consumer acceptance of food irradiation." [Ames, Iowa : Iowa State University], 2008.
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Galper, Daniel I. "Understanding the motivation to use anabolic steroids: an application of the theory of reasoned action." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 1995. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/41941.
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The nonmedical use of anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) is an emerging public health concern. Despite a recent call for AAS prevention by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (Lin & Erinoff, 1990), little theory-based research has been conducted on the etiology of AAS use. In the present study, the Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA) was used as a model for understanding and explaining the psychosocial factors which motivate weightlifters to use AAS.
One-hundred-three male weightlifters (mean age = 23.3 years, range 18-39) completed a survey that assessed past drug use (including past AAS use) and constructs relevant to the TRA: attitudes about personal AAS use, subjective norms regarding personal AAS use, and intentions to use AAS over the next year. In addition, perceived behavioral control was assessed and the TRA was compared to the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB).
Overall, seventeen (16.50/0) of participants reported the past use of AAS and nine (8.7%) reported the intention to use AAS at sometime over the next year. Multiple regression (MR) analyses revealed that respondents' attitudes (Beta = .72, D, < .001) towards personal AAS use significantly predicted AAS intentions and explained 55% of the variability in the intention to use AAS (i.e., R2 = .55). Further, when perceived behavioral control (PBC) was added to the model, both attitudes (Beta=.54, D,<.001) and PBC (Beta =-.37, D,<.001) were significant predictors of AAS intentions. With respect to other drug use behaviors, the past use of AAS was not significantly correlated with the use of alcohol, cigarettes, chewing tobacco, marijuana, or cocaine. Similar results were found for an adolescent sub-sample of 59 male weightlifters (Mean age = 19.9).
These results provided strong support for the TRA (TPB) as an accurate model for explaining male weightlifters' motivation (intentions) to use AAS. Implications for the primary prevention of AAS based on these models are discussed in detail.
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Rogers, Timothy E. "Using the Theory of Reasoned Action to Predict College Men’s Intentions to Seek Psychological Help." University of Akron / OhioLINK, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1241652900.
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Rogers, Timothy E. "Using the theory of reasoned action to predict college men's intentions to seek psychological help." Akron, OH : University of Akron, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=akron1241652900.
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Dissertation (Ph. D.)--University of Akron, Dept. of Counseling (Counseling Psychology), 2009."August, 2009." Title from electronic dissertation title page (viewed 9/2/2009) Advisor, David M. Tokar; Committee members, James R. Rogers, David Baker, John E. Queener, Robert C. Schwartz; Department Chair, Karin Jordan; Dean of the College, Cynthia Capers; Dean of the Graduate School, George R. Newkome. Includes bibliographical references.
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Hoang, Thu Gia. "Reconceptualizing Organizational Commitment Using the Theory of Reasoned Action: Testing Antecedents of Multiple Organizational Behaviors." PDXScholar, 2012. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/109.
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The Three-Component Model of organizational commitment (TCM) by Meyer and Allen (1991, 1997) is widely regarded as the most dominant model in organizational commitment research (Cohen, 2003, 2007). However, recent research by Solinger et al. (2008) questioned the legitimacy of the TCM as a general model of organizational commitment. More specifically, the authors criticized the TCM for grouping affective commitment as an attitude toward target with continuance and normative commitment as attitudes toward behaviors under one general label of attitudinal construct. Based on the Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA; Ajzen & Fishbein, 1980), Solinger et al. (2008) argued that we should consider organizational commitment strictly as an attitude toward the organization (i.e., affective commitment). Based on Eagly and Chaiken's (1993) composite attitude-behavior model, the current study tested the reconceptualization of organizational commitment as a unidimensional construct reflecting employees' attitudes toward the organization (i.e., affective commitment) in predicting several organizational behaviors (i.e., considerate voice, production deviance, and behavioral engagement). In addition, I also investigated whether these organizational behaviors could be better explained by adding different classes of behavioral expectancies (i.e., utilitarian, normative and self-identity expectancies) as antecedents. Finally, I tested the mediating roles of attitude toward behaviors in the relationship between affective commitment and three behavioral expectancies and the three organizational behaviors. A sample of 258 employees in a large-sized organization in China was obtained for this study. The results suggested that none of the hypotheses of the current study was supported by the evidence in the current study. In particular, affective commitment and three classes of behavioral expectancies did not significantly predict their corresponding behaviors. In addition, I also did not find the evidence for the indirect effects from affective commitment and the behavioral expectancies on the behaviors. Several alternative explanations were provided for the results. Among those, the lack of compatibility between affective commitment and the behaviors, the existence of moderators (e.g. national culture), the lack of necessary control to perform the behaviors successfully are key factors that might lead to the current findings. Although none of the hypotheses was supported, I found limited empirical supports for the reconceptualization of organizational commitment strictly as the attitude toward the organization and that organizational behaviors could be better explained by adding appropriate behavioral expectancies to the model (Solinger et al., 2008). Finally, theoretical and practical implications of the current study as well as directions for future research are discussed.
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Gallant, Ashleigh. "Communication Behavior Study of Support in the Arts Using the Situational Theory of Publics and the Theory of Reasoned Action." Scholar Commons, 2014. https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/5023.
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The Arts in the United States has been a thoroughly studied topic, largely trying to substantiate its value to society, resulting in a plethora of research that positively correlates the arts and a more healthy and successful society. Findings from various studies over the years have shown declines in arts support in the form of funding, advocacy, education, and participation (National Endowment for the Arts, 2009). Additional studies have suggested that millennials are redefining what participation means in the arts, and even the definition of the arts. The primary research question of this study is why are support for the arts declining? This study reviews the industry, the current definition of the arts and how two theories could help examine the question. The mass communications theory, the Situational Theory of Publics and the psychology theory, the Theory of Reasoned Action, were chosen to learn more about communication behavior toward arts support. The variables were examined within a proposed model. The data suggested that low problem recognition toward the arts in this sample was an integral factor. A key finding of the study was that respondents who value arts support may be more likely to behave. An experiment to test the model would be the next best step for research.
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Adams, Mollie. "An Examination of the Effectiveness of Sanction Based Tax Compliance Persuasive Messages over Repeated Periods." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/37500.
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Prior tax compliance literature has examined the use of persuasive messages that emphasize audit and sanctions as a way to increase compliance. This work has been done in single period experiments using either survey or field study methodologies. Results from the prior studies are mixed.
The theory of reasoned action is a theory of social behavior that promotes emphasizing direct consequences of actions to motivate specific behavior. Persuasive messages based on this theory have been found to be effective in a number of different disciplines. The theory of reasoned action has been used in the field of tax compliance to explain compliance behavior and examine the behavioral beliefs related to compliant reporting, but has not been used to design persuasive messages aimed at increasing compliance.
In this dissertation, I conduct a laboratory experiment that examines the effects of two types of messages - a traditional message consisting of a simple reminder of audit risk and a message designed based on the theory of reasoned action. Consistent with prior research on tax compliance, I test the messages in an initial single period but I extend prior research by also examining the effects of the messages over repeated periods. Neither the traditional message nor the message based on the theory of reasoned action have a significant effect on initial period compliance. The interaction effect of the traditional message and time on tax compliance is positive and significant and the interaction effect of the theory of reasoned action message and time on tax compliance is positive and marginally significant. These results provide evidence that the messages may be effective in increasing an individual's tax compliance over time. In the repeated period data, the theory of reasoned action message exhibits a positive and significant impact on the amount of income reported when an individual reports less than 100% of their earned income, providing evidence that messages designed based on the theory of reasoned action may be an effective tool in reducing the tax gap.Ph. D.
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Gross, Clare M. "Understanding the Attitudes and Beliefs of Faculty Members in Regards to Learning Communities at Cleveland State University." Cleveland State University / OhioLINK, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1259944870.
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Farron, Susan E. "A study of the adoption of information technology by end-users : testing an extended Theory of Reasoned Action." Thesis, University of Central Lancashire, 1996. http://clok.uclan.ac.uk/1891/.
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The original intention of the study was to replicate Moore & Benbasat's model of information technology adoption (I990a, b,; 1991ab,) which fused two established theories, the Diffusion of Innovations (Rogers, 1962) and the Theory of Reasoned Action (Fishbcin & Ajzcn, 1975), an attitude-behaviour theory. Flaws were found in the construction and application of the model, most notably in relation to the origin of belief statements used on their instrument. Nevertheless, the overall aims of their study were thought to be worthwhile. A literature survey provided an understanding of the study context, the historical background of the Theory of Reasoned Action and the manner in which the Theory has been applied and adapted. Evidently, volitional control is a pertinent factor in organisational studies yet existing extensions of the Theory of Reasoned Action which attend to volitional control were found to be imperfect for applications in organisations. A new model was developed by the author for the purpose of predicting and explaining I.T. innovation behaviours in organisations. The model was tested on employees of the University of Central Lancashire, first by qualitatively eliciting and grouping salient beliefs and secondly through a quantitative survey of randomly selected individuals. Findings from the survey data were variable. The act-specific part of the model had predictive power, and this improved with the addition and substitution of determinants. On the other hand, problems were found with the general organisational constructs; factors contributing to the predictive weakness here have been identified. An examination of underlying belief structures provides information for implementers. Recommendations arc made for intervention communications relating to I. T. implementations. The development of organisational and control belief structures is proposed to provide a diagnostic tool for supplementary use where organisations wish to qualitatively judge the 'temperature', or alternatively to administer a quantitative study of employee satisfaction - these, without prejudice to the claims for the extended model. The author stands by the theory and recommends a course whereby the model is expected to hold.
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Lashley, Julia Catherine. "Using the Theory of Reasoned Action to predict the intentions of young adult males to initiate steroid use." The Ohio State University, 1996. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1399895894.
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Nobiling, Brandye Dawn. "CLINICAL SERVICES PROVIDERS' BEHAVIORAL INTENTION TO PROVIDE THE INTRAUTERINE DEVICE (IUD) MEASURED BY THE THEORY OF REASONED ACTION." OpenSIUC, 2010. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/dissertations/176.
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Today, intrauterine devices (IUDs) are used by over 100 million women worldwide, making it the most popular reversible method of birth control. Approximately only 2% of American women, however, choose to use this method of birth control. The purpose of this study was to explore clinical services providers' (CSP) behavioral intention to provide the IUD. An instrument based on the theory of reasoned action (TRA) surveyed National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health (NPWH). A total of 695 participants appropriately completed the survey, resulting in approximately a 30% response rate. Pearson Product Moment Correlations assessed the linear relationship(s) among summed scales and individual instrument items. Hierarchical regression identified the level of variance accounted for by TRA scales and the knowledge scale. Consistent with TRA tenets, statistically significant associations were found among TRA constructs and behavioral intention; whereas knowledge, while a statistically significantly correlated variable with behavioral intention, was not a predictor of behavioral intention. Future research should continue to explore factors of IUDs use, including those not a part of TRA. Health educators should plan programs to assist in health information delivery, and develop social marketing campaigns to help women seeking family planning services become effective consumers of health information about IUDs.
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Kirkwood-Mazik, Heather L. "An Inquiry Into the Antecedents of Consumer Purchase of Non-Deceptive Counterfeit Goods: Theory, Practice and Problems." Cleveland State University / OhioLINK, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1419808868.
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Vadala, Carin Elizabeth. "The impact of an environmental education program on third graders' knowledge, attitudes and behavioral intentions." Thesis, Texas A&M University, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/247.
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The purpose of this study was to measure whether an after-school environmental education program based on modified Project Wild materials, positively impacted third graders environmental knowledge, attitudes and behavioral intentions. Eight lesson plans were developed, piloted and re-designed over a one year period and then delivered to third graders for a total of eight weeks in a fall semester. The lessons included units on water, air, land, recycling, insects, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. A pre-post test retrospective questionnaire was developed to determine changes in the participant's knowledge, attitudes and behavioral intentions as a result of participating in the program. Results indicate positive shifts in knowledge and changes in environmental attitudes and behavioral intentions. Recommendations were also made for future studies.
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Alryalat, M. A. A., Nripendra P. Rana, and Y. K. Dwivedi. "Citizen's adoption of an e-government system: Validating the extended theory of reasoned action (TRA)." 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/18112.
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NoThe study explores the adoption of an electronic government (e-government) system called online PAN card registration system (OPCRS) in context of India. The study validates the extended theory of reasoned action (TRA) to understand the impact of some of its factors on the citizen's intention to adopt this system. The proposed research model is extended with the variables including perceived usefulness, perceived trust, and self-efficacy as antecedents of attitude and subjective norm, which are the core constructs of the TRA. The eight hypotheses were formulated between six constructs of the proposed extended TRA. The proposed research model is validated using the usable sample of data gathered from 377 respondents. The data was analysed using AMOS 22.0. The empirical findings of the proposed research model indicated the significant relationships of all proposed hypotheses. The study also provides its limitations, future research directions, and implications for theory and practice toward the end.
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Li, Chun Fung. "Mitigating the industrial energy efficiency problem in China: investigating the acceptance of energy services companies using the Theory of Reasoned Action." Thesis, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/936120.
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Professional Doctorate - Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)The rapid growth of the Chinese heavy-industry sector has presented both opportunities and challenges to the country. While the heavy industrial sector contributes significantly to the growth of China’s GDP, the energy-intensive nature of this sector has led to unprecedented problems in resource sustainability, pollution, and climate change. Encouraging firms in the heavy industrial sector to use energy services companies (ESCOs) to improve energy efficiency has been a high-priority of the Chinese Government. According to the traditional view, regulations and incentives are believed to be important drivers for ESCO adoption. It is also believed that energy performance contracting (EPC) is an effective tool for ESCO deployment based on its economic viability. Thus, many policies and incentive schemes in China focus on promoting EPC. However, while there are some successful cases, the current level of adoption of ESCOs in the sector remains generally low. This research uses the TRA framework to provide a quantitative investigation into how tangible factors such as government incentives and intangible factors such as the perceived capability of and trust in ESCOs are related to the adoption of ESCO services by firms in Chinese heavy industries. A proposed model incorporating the existing views about EPC has been developed and tested. The results indicate that government incentives significantly predict intention to use ESCOs and the actual use of ESCOs, which is consistent with the traditional view. However, although preference for EPC is a significant predictor of the intention to use ESCOs, it has been demonstrated that attitude to use ESCOs is an even stronger predictor. The attitude is, in turn, strongly affected by the perceived capability of ESCOs and, to a lesser extent, Trust in ESCO. On the other hand, trust directly affects the intention to use ESCOs at a magnitude comparable to preference for EPC. Based on the research findings, we have recommended to develop an ESCO accreditation system and a sector-based collective guarantee scheme.
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Jerco, Jessica Marie, and 杰茜. "The Impact of Advertising Visual Design on Online Booking with Travel Agencies: an Examination Across Gender Using the Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA)." Thesis, 2017. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/75848026222982290906.
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碩士南臺科技大學
商管專業學院
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At the time where the Internet is becoming an ever-growing presence in every area of our lives, it seems interesting to discuss how it has become an essential tool for most of the people and more specifically regarding online booking when traveling. Therefore, it is not surprising that enterprises started to grow their interest toward the Internet and how they could use it for the promotion of their product using online advertisement. This study aims to better understand the influence of online advertising on consumer behavior. This study also tries to determine whether gender plays a moderator effect to the model established and whether male or female have better disposition to be receptive to online advertising than the other gender. This study focusses on the example of online travel agencies advertisements and investigates factors associated with web advertising visual design through an application of the Theory of Reasoned Attitude (TRA) on consumer intention to purchase online travel agencies services. After a pilot study, the quantitative questionnaire was distributed to a sample of 273 respondents and analyzed using a Structural Equation Modelling analysis. Then, the moderating effect of gender was analyzed using a Multiple-Group Analysis. On one hand, the results have shown that both attitude and subjective norms have an influence on consumer purchase intention, on the other hand, findings have shown that advertising visual design had an influence on attitude toward brand. Regarding gender influences it has been found that male shoppers were more receptive than female shoppers regarding online advertising visual design and its influence over consumer behavior. Moreover, female shoppers are giving more importance to the quality of the advertising before making their purchase decision than males. This study contributes to the understanding of the role of visual dimensions in forming online purchase intentions.
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Chen, Yi-Chen, and 陳易湞. "Combining the Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA) and Theory of Planned Behavior(TPB): A study on the willingness of consumers to purchase medical equipment on the Internet." Thesis, 2016. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/j482g7.
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碩士國立臺中科技大學
流通管理系碩士班
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With the development of Internet and to should be due to the aging society, Taiwan deregulation decree in 2012, allowing the first grade and the second grade medical equipment sold on the Internet. In the domestic research field, the researches on the willingness of consumers to purchase medical devices is very little. This study combined with the theory of reasoned action and theory of planned behavior, add "perceived risk", "convenience conditions" and "self-efficacy" dimensions, and the classification of medical equipment market segments, using structural equation model to explore the factors that affecting medical devices to consumers on the Internet. The empirical results show that: 1.The path parameters of attitude to intention, self-efficacy to perceived behavioral control, perceived behavioral control to intention and intention to behavior are significant both on the models of first and second grade Oidai Ni rating medical devices. 2.The path parameters of subjective norm to intention and conveniences to intention are significant on the model of first grade Oidai Ni rating medical devices but not significant on the models of second grade Oidai Ni rating medical devices. 3.The path parameter of perceived risk to intention is not significant both on the models of first and second grade Oidai Ni rating medical devices.
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Wan-TingChang and 張琬婷. "Exploring Knowledge Sharing Intention of Conflict and Collaboration in Intragroup: the Use of Theory of Reason Action(TRA)." Thesis, 2011. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/33136794878880264591.
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(9793739), Trudy Dwyer. "A shock in time saves lives: Theory of planned behaviour and nurse-initiated defibrillation." Thesis, 2004. https://figshare.com/articles/thesis/A_shock_in_time_saves_lives_Theory_of_planned_behaviour_and_nurse-initiated_defibrillation/13423697.
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"The time from onset of a cardiac arrest to defibrillation is crucial hence access to and use of a defibrillator by all nurses essential. The purpose of this study was to use an established theoretical framework to examine and describe the defibrillation practices and beliefs of rural registered nurses in the Australian state of Queensland. The Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA) and Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) guided the research processes for this two phase study. In the first phase, focus group (n = 13) discussions identified the salient beliefs of the population. By eliciting nurses' beliefs, the subsequent quantitative study (n = 434) was conducted to determine the influences of these beliefs on nurses' use or non-use of defibrillators. The results showed that: (1) less than half of the cohort of participants were permitted to defibrillate; (2) the defibrillation beliefs of those nurses permitted to defibrillate were significantly more positive than those not permitted to do so; (3) the direct measures of TPB and selected variables external to the model predicted a significant portion of the variance in the measure of nurse-initiated defibrillation intention; and, (4) subjective norm emerged as the strongest predictor of intention. In conclusion, Queensland rural hospital nurses and employers still have some distance to travel down the path of nurse-initiated defibrillation. The TPB is a viable framework on which to base interventions designed to promote defibrillation by rural nurses. Understanding the role of social norms is of central importance to ensure all nurses can initiate the chain of survival expeditiously whenever the need arises."
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Coelho, Cristiano Pereira. "A papel da TRA no processo de tomada de decisão do consumidor: uma análise das micro celebridades no Instagram." Master's thesis, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/1822/69423.
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Dissertação de mestrado em Marketing e EstratégiaCom o desenvolvimento da internet e o crescimento exponencial do uso tecnológico assim como das novas tecnologias, têm-se originado novas formas de trabalho, criação e ligação com os clientes. Desta forma tem surgido também novas oportunidades sendo uma delas o reconhecimento profissional de uma forma completamente diferente das ideologias tradicionais, levando á criação de micro celebridades. Micro Celebridades estas que desenvolveram as suas atividades de forma online ao contrário das celebridades tradicionais que começaram na televisão, rádio ou jornais. As micro celebridades permitem criar ligações próximas com os clientes e mais diretas com o seu nicho, podendo ser tanto ou mais impactantes que as celebridades tradicionais no processo de tomada de decisão dos consumidores. Desta forma, esta dissertação visa explorar este mesmo fenómeno, a influência das micro celebridades no processo de tomada de decisão, assim como a atitude dos consumidores em relação as mesmas e diversos fatores que podem influenciar esta mesma atitude como o perfil de utilizador e áreas de interesse. A necessidade de obtenção de estudos nesta área ainda pouco explorada, deu origem a uma pesquisa de caracter exploratório utilizando uma abordagem quantitativa com recursos a questionários a mais de 200 consumidores de várias faixas etárias e de diferentes partes de Portugal. De entre os resultados obtidos nesta dissertação, é possível notar que as micro celebridades têm impacto nas diferentes etapas do processo de tomada de decisão assim como os consumidores têm uma atitude positiva em relação as micro celebridades, dependendo das faixas etárias, além de que é possível observar as áreas de interesse e perfis que podem permitir uma melhor abordagem em relação as micro celebridades.
With internet development and the exponential growth of the technological usage as well as new technologies, it has been created new ways of working, exploring, creation and connection with consumers. This way, new opportunities have also emerged, one of which is professional recognition in a completely different way from traditional ideologies, leading to the creation of micro celebrities. Micro celebrities who developed their activities online, unlike traditional celebrities who started on television, radio or newspapers. Micro celebrities make it possible to create closer connections with customers and more direct connections with their niche, which can be as much or more impactful than traditional celebrities in the decision-making process of consumers. Thus, this dissertation aims to explore this same phenomenon, the influence of micro celebrities in the decision-making process, as well as the consumers' attitude towards them and factors that can influence this same attitude such as consumers profile or areas of interest. The need to obtain studies in this area, which has not yet been deeply explored, gave rise to an exploratory research using a quantitative approach using questionnaires to more than 200 consumers of various age groups as well as from different parts of Portugal. Among the results obtained in this dissertation, it is possible to clearly notice that micro celebrities have an impact on the different stages of the decision-making process as well as consumers having a positive attitude towards micro celebrities, depending on the age groups, it is also possible to look at the areas of interest and consumers profiles that can allow a better approach in relation with micro celebrities.
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Cotton, Deborah Jean. "Therapists' experiences in adopting technology as a therapeutic medium with children / Deborah Jean Cotton." Thesis, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/14956.
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Children, growing up in this digital era incorporate technology into play, communication and learning. Therapists working with children endeavour to use mediums with which children are familiar and thus need to make a decision whether to include technology in or exclude technology from their therapeutic environments. This is no easy decision, in the midst of negative publicity regarding the role technology plays in children‘s lives.
A deeper understanding of what encourages or discourages therapists from using technology as a therapeutic medium with children could guide practitioners in their decisions regarding the use of technology in therapy. The aim of this study was to explore and describe experiences of therapists using technology, as a therapeutic medium with children. A qualitative multiple case study design was used. Experiences were defined as the “active process" of reinterpreting the "physical, perceptual, affective and cognitive aspects" of being exposed to events to bring about a change in response options (McKnight & Sechrest, 2003:471). Data were collected by means of semi-structured interviews and visual data. Seven therapists participated in the research, selected by means of non-probability purposive sampling and snowball sampling. Collected data and reflective field notes were analysed thematically, using an inductive, interpretive approach, guided by a theoretical framework, the Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA).
Findings indicated that all participants were aware that children find technology appealing, but participants who were older or psychodynamically orientated were less inclined to incorporate technology as a therapeutic medium. Participants who were experimental by nature used technology as a therapeutic medium with some caution. Experimentally inclined participants who had received training in using technology used technology not only as a therapeutic medium, but also more confidently as a play medium. Participants were deterred mainly by the uncertainty of the therapeutic value of technology, the lack of ethical guidelines regulating the use of technology in therapy and the concern that technology may interfere with the therapeutic process. Further research regarding parents’ and child-clients’ perspectives of using technology in therapy would perhaps reduce speculative perceptions. Research regarding therapists’ values and perceptions of technology as a therapeutic medium could guide stakeholders in their development of training programs and necessary ethical guidelines.MA (Psychology), North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2015
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Chen, Kuan-Chin, and 陳冠瑾. "Consumer attitude toward Shanzhaiji: An application of the reasoned action theory action." Thesis, 2011. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/72483734595514318789.
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碩士靜宜大學
企業管理學系
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The history of Shanzhaiji can trace back to 2003 in China, people started to knowing Shanzhaiji was basic from mobile industry, anyhow, Shanzhaiji took the lead of its reputation right in China, then developed the Shanzhaiji spirits, and Shanzhaiji culture. Shanzhaiji began to show on Taiwan’s public media at 2008, in addition to the internet and newspapers tried to play them up, and that made Shanzhaiji becomes the popular topic to town in a short period. Now “Shanzhaiji” already turns into a common phenomenon in daily life. The primary purpose of this study is to examine of the survey attitude toward the behavior, herding behavior, perception risk, product involvement, and innovate characteristic on purchase intention was shown to be significant. In this study, based on the theory of consumer behavior, this study used theory of reasoned action framework and added product involvement, perceived risk and personal innovation characteristics variables. Because popular products of the Shanzhaiji, it is more suitable for herd behavior to replace the subjective norm. In this study, empirical study was to interview visit and online survey, and had used the Shanzhaiji or has knowledge of the emulation Shanzhaiji. The results show that: (1) herd behavior on purchase intention was shown to be significant; (2) innovate characteristic(s) on purchase intention was shown to be significant; (3) product involvement on purchase intention was shown to be significant; (4) attitude toward the behavior on purchase intention no significant positive impact; (5) perceived risk on attitude no significant negative impact;(6) perceived risk on herd behavior no significant negative impact.
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Chung, Hsin-Cheng, and 鍾欣成. "Applying the Theory of Reasoned Action to Cycling ExerciseParticipator's Behavioral Intentions." Thesis, 2009. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/80864295115078028434.
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事業經營研究所碩士在職專班
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In order to understand the cycling exercise participator’s behavior intentions, the study employed the theory of the reasoned action (TRA) to explore the interrelationships among individual attitude, subjective norm and behavior intention.. The sample tested by questionnaire in this study features that there are a bit more male participators than female ones. The age of them is between 21~40 years old. Most of the participators are graduated from colleague or university and work in the manufacture industry or serve in government authorities. The monthly salary is between NTD20,001-60,000. The result of this study is that behavior intention is positively influenced by attitude and subjective norm. Attitude has stronger influence to behavior intention than subjective norm does. Besides, all of the six sub-variables under attitude have the significant influence to attitude, and both the two sub-variables under subjective norm have the significant influence to subjective norm as well.
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Chen, Yi-Wei, and 陳毅瑋. "Consumer Intention of Pre-paid Merchandise Purchase with Theory of Reasoned Action." Thesis, 2008. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/19318901732784217299.
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企業管理研究所
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Recently in Taiwan, with the growth of the economy and the changes of the time, the number of the convenient stores is over 8000. Over the past 29 years, the convenient stores have constantly broken and changed the commercial pattern and made several crucial revolution. They have developed functional services such as bill payment services, ATM, pre-paid merchandise purchase. Through those pre-paid merchandise purchase services to increase business volume, they have created the sources of business profit. For most consumers, they may have not had the opportunity to adopt such creative service as pre-paid merchandise purchase which combines virtual and actual conditions. The research’s model is Ajzen and Fishbein (1980) address Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA), this study is discussion about the influence of personal innovativeness, demographic variables, perceived risk, perceived utility and trust to the pre-paid merchandise purchase, and the influence of consumer’s attitude toward and subjective norm to intention of pre-paid merchandise purchase.485 consumer of convenience chain store were sampled as subject. To understand convenience store’s market and consumer behavior. The findings of path analysis show that (1) attitude toward and subjective norm have significantly positive affect on intention of pre-paid merchandise purchase, (2) consumer’s perceived risk have significantly negative affect on attitude toward of pre-paid merchandise purchase, (3)age and marriage have significantly affect on attitude toward of pre-paid merchandise purchase, (4) personal innovativeness have significantly positive affect on attitude toward of pre-paid merchandise purchase, (5) the higher the perceived utility of pre-paid merchandise purchase, the positive affect on attitude toward of pre-paid merchandise purchase, (6) consumer’s trust of pre-paid merchandise purchase have significantly positive affect on attitude toward of pre-paid merchandise purchase.
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Yang, Shih-Han, and 楊詩涵. "Theory of Reasoned Action and Health Belief Model In Healthy Eating Behavior." Thesis, 2017. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/k2asrv.
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碩士朝陽科技大學
休閒事業管理系
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This study uses rational behavior patterns and the health belief model explores the relationship between seniors healthy eating behaviors. Through reference to the theory of rational behavior and health belief model related documentation and scales as a research tool, silver-haired ethnic group of this study over the age of 65 as the object of study, questionnaire issued 500 and 329 with recovery of 65.8, questionnaire data collection sorting to Mplus and SPSS statistical software for data analysis and processing. Pretest analysis and descriptive statistics with SPSS, and structural equation modeling to Mplus analyses. Its displayed health diet attitude more good is health diet behavior intent more high; health diet of subjective specification by give of pressure more more, is health diet behavior intent more high; perception disease threat more high is health diet behavior intent more high; diet of action clues more more is health diet behavior attitude more good; action clues more more subjective specification of degree also more high; health diet of action clues more more is perception disease threat also more high; consciously obstacles more high is health diet behavior intent more low; consciously action interests more high, Higher intentions of a healthy diet. This theory applies to silver-haired ethnic group rational behavior theory and study of health belief model in healthy eating behaviors.
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Chen, Ko-Ling, and 陳科伶. "Removal Behavior of Mobile App based on the Theory of Reasoned Action." Thesis, 2018. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/4ca6wh.
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碩士國立彰化師範大學
資訊管理學系
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Mobile devices become more and more popular, Alibaba which is a quite substantial business, drives the growth of the Internet, and e-Commerce also gets a significant growth. All these factors make "Responsive Web Design" and "Web Application" become a trend. The most important thing is these technology can accelerate App developing, and solve problems of systems or post news immediately. Therefore, except attracting user to install Apps and upgrating user's intention of use, we should avoid the havior of remove the Apps in practice. And then continuing to notice the important information, or upgrate the version to improve the experience of use to enhance user's attachment. This is also an interesting issue. Based on Theory of Reasoned Action, I add factors include Perceived Risk, Perceived Usefulness, Perceived Ease of Use, Compatibility in this scale, to analysis the relationship of impacting on Removal Intention and Removal Behavior. Besides concerning the behavior of user, also expecting to be beneficial to personal job. we can grasp the reason of removal apps, that makes us to avoid to make mistake and improving our capability and experience.
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CHUANG, KUO-HUA, and 莊國華. "Exploring Knowledge Sharing Behavior with Theory of Reasoned Action- Exploring Knowledge Sharing Behavior with Theory of Reasoned- A Case of Taiwan High Tech Industry." Thesis, 2009. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/48948252448722128721.
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碩士樹德科技大學
資訊管理研究所
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Knowledge sharing makes the great benefit with industry competing value and profit. In recent years, management scholar promote the dynamic management was focus on cooperating the business management for the organization. The degree of organizational identification to the employee and human resource management were also impact on intention to knowledge sharing. This study examined the relationship among knowledge sharing behavior and each factors with theory of reasoned action (TRA). With different perspective, economy, society and psychology to explore the intrinsic and extrinsic factors influence knowledge sharing. This research regards member of IT industry as the research object, and adopts the method of questionnaire survey. 580 surveys were sent among 13 organizations, with 465 responses returned, 80.1 percent response rate. With the analysis of full structural equation model, some empirical evidence were get. First, there was a positive effected with attitude and intension; Second, there was a positive effected with subjective norm and intension; Third, there was a positive effected with subjective norm and attitude; Forth, there was a positive effected with intension and behavior; Fifth, there was a negative effected anticipated extrinsic rewards and attitude; Sixth, there was a positive effected with anticipated reciprocal relationships and attitude; Finally, there was a positive effected with organizational identification and behavior. The six hypotheses were support and one was rejected. With confirmatory factor analysis, our research model has good fit and shows the theory of reasoned action was totally supported. The findings will be useful to the academic and business.
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Mukasa, Joel Wilberforce Senankya. "Workplace HIV and AIDS-related discrimination : unravelling the phenomenon’s persistence." Thesis, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/10470.
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Despite HIV and AIDS knowledge and attitude change programmes, workplace HIV and
AIDS-related discrimination persists in workplaces in many sectors, including the
education sector. This study set out to investigate why the phenomenon of workplace
HIV and AIDS-related discrimination persists; and to predict which factors were
responsible and how they related to HIV and AIDS-related discrimination in the
workplace. A stratified random sample of 205 teachers; 123 of whom were from 10
schools of varied backgrounds in Bojanala Region of North West Province of South
Africa and 82 from schools around Kampala, Central Region of Uganda was drawn.
Twenty-seven respondents of the South African sample participated in both the
quantitative survey and in-depth interview while the rest responded to a selfadministered
questionnaire. Using a stepwise regression analysis, traditional beliefs
predicted workplace HIV and AIDS-related discrimination, explained11% of variance in
the second model while the third model explained only 2% more – 13% (R square of
0.136) but each of the three models was significant (p-values of 0.000). Attitudes were
the second strongest predictor; and only HIV and AIDS-legal knowledge could predict
discrimination but not biomedical HIV and AIDS knowledge. In the in-depth interview,
incidents of discrimination were reported, possible reasons for HIV and AIDS-related
discrimination were reported; and it was found that workers varied in ways of keeping
secrets regarding sensitive information such as colleagues’ HIV-positive status, and
cited reasons for revealing such information which included malice, jealousy, moral
responsibility, anger and loose talks. There are implications for reducing workplace HIV
and AIDS-related discrimination which include: Integrating HIV and AIDS-legal
knowledge with biomedical HIV and AIDS knowledge, more efforts should be spent in
designing and imparting information to reduce traditional beliefs, develop and evaluate
instruments to measure traditional beliefs and HIV and AIDS-legal knowledge; and to
study more about secret keeping, particularly in regard to workplace HIV and AIDSrelated
discrimination.Industrial & Organisational Psychology
D. Admin. (Industrial and Organisational Psychology)
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Sui, Yu-Le, and 隋育樂. "A Study of Occupational safety and health compliance of Theory of Reasoned Action." Thesis, 2016. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/8579d7.
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碩士健行科技大學
資訊管理系碩士班
104
The purpose of this study is to explore the operation personnel behavior of occupational safety and health compliance. Mainly based on the theory of Reasoned Action (TRA) to study explore of hazard identification, risk assessment, safety culture, behavioral attitude, subjective norm, behavioral intention and behavioral the behavioral influence on compliance from operation safety. . Hazard identification, risk assessment and control is a critical element of an occupational health and safety of occupational safety and health management system. The purpose of hazard identification and risk assessment is to recognize hazard source and control risk. Safety culture is important part of organization culture. Proactive safety culture can effectively reduce work related injuries of organizations. The study occupational safety and health compliance, and Issued 300 questionnaires, collected 285 pieces as the valid questionnaire, the questionnaire recovery rate 95%. Significant positive influence from hazard identification, risk assessment and Safety culture has occurred to affect behavioral attitude of influence on compliance from operation safety. Significant positive influence from behavioral attitude and subjective norm has occurred to affect behavioral intention of influence on compliance from operation safety. Finally, behavioral intention significantly positive influence behavioral. Here are the summary for those analysis results: 1. A Significant positive influence from hazard identification, risk assessment and Safety culture has occurred to affect behavioral attitude of influence compliance from operation safety. 2. An insignificant positive influence from safely culture has shown on affect subjective norm compliance from operation safety. 3. A Significant positive influence from behavioral attitude and subjective norm has occurred to affect behavioral intention of influence compliance from operation safety. 4. A Significant positive influence from behavioral intention has occurred to affect behavior intention of influence compliance from operation safety.
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YANG, SHU-TING, and 楊舒婷. "A Study of the Theory of Reasoned Action on LINE Stickers Purchase Intention." Thesis, 2016. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/01964151893305219576.
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碩士朝陽科技大學
休閒事業管理系
104
This study investigated the Line Creators’ Stickers consumer’s among in Perceived Value, Attitude, Subjective Norms, Purchase Intent relationship. Object of study is the consumers who purchased creators’ stickers. This study employed snowball sampling through the website MySurvey, Facebook, and Line. A total of 400 questionnaires were distributed, excluding 25 copies of respondents fill in missing and too regularity invalid questionnaires, the effective rate of 93.75%. Statistical method includes Confirmatory Factor Analysis, Descriptive Statistics, Independent-Sample T-Test, One-way ANOVA, and PLS-SEM to test the hypothesis. The results and conclusions are as follows: (1) The Line Creators’ Stickers Consumers are mainly dominated by women; 21-30 years of age, education level focused on university, the majority of occupational groups for students, using Line time more than three years, frequency of use per day, and over the last six months to purchase how many Line Creators’ Stickers are 2-3 as much. (2) The Line Creators’ Stickers Consumers Perceived Value in “Gender”, “Age”, and “How many purchase in the Line creators’ stickers within six months” are having significant differences. (3) The Line Creators’ Stickers Consumers Attitude only in “Age”, and “How many purchase in the Line creators’ stickers within six months” have reached significant differences.(4) The Line Creators’ Stickers Consumers Subjective Norms in “How many purchase in the Line creators’ stickers within six months” have reached significant differences. (5) The Line Creators’ Stickers Consumers Purchase Intent in “Age”, and “How many purchase in the Line creators’ stickers within six months” have reached significant differences. (6) Perceived Value will positively affect Attitude and Purchase Intent. Attitude will positively affect Purchase Intent. Subjective Norms will positively affect the Purchase Intent. Keyword: Perceived Value, Attitude, Subjective Norms, PLS-SEM
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Hsing, Ya-Lan, and 邢雅嵐. "A STUDY OF THE STUDENT’S KNOWLEDGE-SHARING BEHAVIOR THROUGH THEORY OF REASONED ACTION." Thesis, 2012. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/98487679825227345090.
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碩士大同大學
資訊經營學系(所)
100
In recent years, the prevalence of the Internet is increasingly high, making the learning is no longer just limited to schools, roughly a desktop computer through a network of communications, small portable cell phone makes teaching to break the traditional mode, from the geographical and time space constaints become ubiquitous. Information is the reason why convenience, the origin of human knowledge sharing behavior, knowledge sharing and knowledge management is the most important factors of success or failure, or how to share knowledge of the teaching class, play to the maximum effect is a very important issue. This study through the intention of the study of human behavior the most widely accepted rational behavior theory, to the actual test in reality, sharing behavior, and related literature to obtain the relevant factors that affect knowledge sharing behavior of the environment – Tatung university’s student the object of the questionnaire, the students of the University information Management Department, trying tounderstand whether these factors is the real impact of knowledge sharing behavior of users on the network, issued a total of 173 questionnaires, 152 valid questionnaires were, and then through the SPSS 15.0 and AMOS 6.0software tools for analysis of these factors, that the organizational culture and personality education for students willing to share knowledge have a significant effect, so the teacher in the teaching process through incentives or group activities to enhance students' willingness to share, enhance the effectiveness of teaching outside school hours.
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Hsu, Chun-yu, and 許鈞禹. "A Study of Purchase Intention to Group - Buying in Theory of Reasoned Action." Thesis, 2012. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/26237042539801939354.
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碩士東吳大學
企業管理學系
100
The Groupon has been a trend in recent two years in Internet. Compared with traditional group-buying, Groupon platform can provide the cheaper price (about 50% off), and a variety of goods to consumers. However, most stores which utilize Groupon as a tool of promotion are established in recent years and don’t have high awareness among consumers. Because of low awareness and safety of these stores, consumers have to take more risks in consuming process, especially when the conflicts continue to happen (ex: the event of Valentine’s Days in Hong Kong and the event of the new year’s dishes in Japan). Although the dispute still happens between the consumers and sellers, the consumers' passion for shopping in the Groupon platform will never diminish. We can also see that a lot of people purchase products in Groupon platform. This condition is an important point in our study, and we would like to why consumers want to buy products in high risky consuming environment such as Groupon platform. The purpose of this study is to explore whether the variables of behavioral attitudes and social norms will influence consumer’s purchased intention. According to Shimp & Kavas’s research（1984）, the theory of planned behavior is the main research structure in our study. In addition, we also take Price Consciousness, Utilitarian Value, Hedonic Value, Perceived Risk, Perceived Trust, Perceived Population, and Conformity Intention in our study, representing the attitudes toward trying and the expectation of success. The results shows that when consumers are sensitive to the prices of products, the lower price will increase consumers' trust in the Groupon platform. Consumers with high conformity intention will also positively influence consumers' trust in the Groupon platform. In addition, the perceived population positively influence consumers' trust in the Groupon platform. Finally, consumers' perceived risks and hemdonic value will positively influence the behavioral attitudes of consumers.
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Huang, Yen-Ling, and 黃彥綾. "Exploring revisiting intention in Tourism Factory based on The Theory of Reasoned Action." Thesis, 2013. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/89531436807827841971.
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碩士國立體育大學
休閒產業經營學系碩士班
101
At the early stage of development, tourism factories were the solution to the problems of idle factories and diversifying human resources which were caused by global economic issues. Up to recent years, these factories have become unique combinations of the historic manufacturing industry and localized culture features. Nowadays, firms are searching for means to increase their profits while promoting the awareness of tourism factories. For this reason, this paper focuses on the analysis of consumers’ revisit intentions. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the influence of subjective norms and flow experience on revisit intentions and the moderating effects of the subjective norms and flow experience on consumers’ revisit intentions. The research objects of this paper are the consumers that, for the past six months, have visited the “Foodstuff” series of the tourism factories in Taiwan. By conducting questionnaires on twenty-two tourism factories in northern, central and southern Taiwan, this paper analyzes how consumers’ subjective norms and the flow experience affect revisit intentions and how consumers’ level of involvement during the visit affect their revisit intentions. The analysis shows that, when the level of flow experience becomes more desirable, the consumers’ revisit intentions to the tourism factories increase. Subjective norm - informational, flow experience, enough to directly enhance consumer`s revisit intentions. As consumers higher degree of involvement in tourism factory, they will be more willing to enhance any informational influences to revisit intentions by the subjective norms, and they will be more willing to enhance influences to revisit intentions by flow experience. However, the direct impacts of subjective norms on revisit intentions are not significant. As a result, businesses can improve consumers’ flow experiences not only to increase their revisit intentions but also to stimulate their involvement and willingness of absorbing any information presented.
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Lin, Shan yu, and 林珊宇. "After-school Programs and Student Retention:A Joint Perspective of Theory of Reasoned Action and Expectation Confirmation Theory." Thesis, 2013. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/82y6sn.
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碩士國立臺中教育大學
事業經營碩士學位學程
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Single-family popularity, the rise of dual-earner families, raise the general level of education and other social structural changes, Taiwan's low birth rate the impact of the industry began to ferment from preschool, elementary and junior cram for the future market is bound to impact. The study past tutoring career scholars to explore the education sector, the majority of the content and teaching strategies and student learning outcomes related, but rarely for cram schools for parents to discuss the needs and expectations. This, this study is to explore the needs of parents cram what expectations, and their parents to try to understand the selection of indicators and the continued willingness classes.The research subjects selected by the Taichung school students to participate in after-school parents pay tuition based, purposive sampling criteria: (a) for the Taichung school parents (2) Students participate in after-school tutoring paying parent questionnaires 120 , in the hope of this study conclusions and perspectives that can contribute to the management practices cram schools.The results showed that attitudes, subjective norms, behavioral intentions, behavior recognition, perceived performance, satisfaction, willingness to keep classes were highly significant impact. Finally, this research study results and findings and make recommendations to management implications, expected to provide supplementary education industry and parents as a reference.