Looking at the paucity of research examining behaviour in reference to sustainable tourism in India, the study aims to propose a framework for predicting the mediating role played…
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Purpose
Looking at the paucity of research examining behaviour in reference to sustainable tourism in India, the study aims to propose a framework for predicting the mediating role played by personal norms in determining the intention to adopt sustainable tourism in India.
Design/methodology/approach
The study is cross-sectional in nature and has gathered responses from 275 valid respondents with diverse socio-demographic profiles. EFA was conducted, followed by CFA and structural model analysis to test the hypothesized relationships.
Findings
The results indicate that all the hypotheses were found to be significant, thus confirming the direct and indirect effect of consumer knowledge and consumer perceived effectiveness on an intention to adopt sustainable tourism.
Research limitations/implications
The study has not just added a different perspective to sustainable tourism but has also attempted to capture the attention of all academicians and practitioners who have sidelined this relevant concept in Indian context.
Practical implications
Marketers aiming to alter tourist’s behaviour with respect to sustainability must understand that they need to redesign their strategies within the context of personal norms or values.
Originality/value
While some of the literature has attempted to explore the attitudinal dimension of environmentally conscious behaviour, there is much scope to examine the factors motivating the formation of intention towards sustainable tourism in Indian context. The confined use of constructs from value-belief-norm model and theory of planned behaviour in sustainable tourism, has led to the development of the proposed research framework in the study.
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The purpose of this study is to empirically verify the role of determinants of information quality in shaping attitudes and intention of respondents from major metro cities of…
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The purpose of this study is to empirically verify the role of determinants of information quality in shaping attitudes and intention of respondents from major metro cities of India towards electronic word of mouth (e-WOM) using personal identifying information (PII) as a moderator.
Design/methodology/approach
For the purpose of measuring the role of information quality in predicting attitude towards e-WOM (moderated by PII), the study proposes and validates the research framework by collecting responses from 375 respondents with diverse demographics, belonging to select metro cities of India.
Findings
All the constructs of information quality have a significantly positive effect on attitude of travellers towards e-WOM. Attitude further impacts the behavioural intention to book via an online travel agency/agent (OTA). PII successfully moderated all the hypothesized relationships with attitude except review sidedness.
Research implications
The study offers a rationale to fill the gap between information quality and attitude as well as exploring new relationships using PII as a moderating variable. It further opens new avenues in researching the behavioural intention of travellers from metro cities of India with the disruptions created by Web 2.0.
Practical implications
OTAs in this competitive time must try to harmonize their systems to create content that is timely updated, unique, convincing and useful to build long-term relationships and generate continued revenues.
Originality/value
In the context of OTAs in India, this study has successfully identified the most relevant constructs of information quality and examined their effectiveness in creating a positive attitude towards e-WOM. The use of contemporary construct “PII” as a moderator will help marketers develop effective strategies for reducing anonymity in reviews and capturing the intention of experience-oriented travellers from the metro cities of India.
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Joseph Nsengimana, Jacobus Van der Walt, Eujin Pei and Maruf Miah
This paper aims to investigate the effect of post-processing techniques on dimensional accuracy of laser sintering (LS) of Nylon and Alumide® and fused deposition modelling (FDM…
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This paper aims to investigate the effect of post-processing techniques on dimensional accuracy of laser sintering (LS) of Nylon and Alumide® and fused deposition modelling (FDM) of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) materials.
Design/methodology/approach
Additive manufacturing (AM) of test pieces using LS of Nylon and Alumide® powders, as well as the FDM of ABS materials, were first conducted. Next, post-processing of the test pieces involved tumbling, shot peening, hand finishing, spray painting, CNC machining and chemical treatment. Touch probe scanning of the test pieces was undertaken to assess the dimensional deviation, followed by statistical analysis using Chi-square and Z-tests.
Findings
The deviation ranges of the original built parts with those being subjected to tumbling, shot peening, hand finishing, spray painting, CNC machining or chemical treatment were found to be different. Despite the rounding of sharp corners and the removal of small protrusions, the dimensional accuracy of relatively wide surfaces of Nylon or Alumide® test pieces were not significantly affected by the tumbling or shot peening processes. The immersion of ABS test pieces into an acetone bath produced excellent dimensional accuracy.
Research limitations/implications
Only Nylon PA2200 and Alumide® processed through LS and ABS P400 processed through FDM were investigated. Future work could also examine other materials and using parts produced with other AM processes.
Practical implications
The service bureaus that produce prototypes and end-use functional parts through AM will be able to apply the findings of this investigation.
Originality/value
This research has outlined the differences of post-processing techniques such as tumbling, shot peening, hand finishing, spray painting, CNC machining and chemical treatment. The paper discusses the advantages and disadvantages of each of those methods and suggests that the immersion of ABS test pieces into an acetone bath produced excellent dimensional accuracy.
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Jithendran Kokkranikal, Alastair M. Morrison and Vanessa Gowreesunkar
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Anoop Kumar Sahu, Atul Kumar Sahu and Nitin Kumar Sahu
In present research, the authors conducted the massive literature review and collected the information, in regards to material handling system (MHS) to build a multi criteria MHS…
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Purpose
In present research, the authors conducted the massive literature review and collected the information, in regards to material handling system (MHS) to build a multi criteria MHS hierarchical module consists of ecological cum fiscal criteria. Moreover, similar literature review assisted the authors to resolve and eventually construct the effectual and robust approach. The purpose of this paper is to facilitate the managers for benchmarking the MHS alternatives operating under similar module via robust decision support system (DSS).
Design/methodology/approach
In present research, the proposed module dealt with ecological (subjective) and fiscal (objective) criteria, where subjective criteria associated with incompleteness, vagueness, imprecision, as well as inconsistency, solicited the discrete information in terms of Grey set via linguistic scale from experts panel. The objective information (capital) has been assigned by expert’s panel in terms of Grey set. To robustly evaluate and select the admirable MHS, three approaches named: degree of possibility, technique for order preference similar to ideal solution as well as Grey relational analysis fruitfully applied to connect and unite discrete information.
Findings
The performance evaluation of MHSs has been carried out under concert of individual fiscal criteria excluding ecological criteria in past researches. Moreover the previous developed DSS tackled sole approach under individual fiscal criteria. The authors found the broad applications of fuzzy sets except Grey set theory in the same context for measuring the performance of MHS alternatives. Aforesaid research gaps have been transformed into research objectives by incorporating the module for both fiscal cum ecological criteria. This research embraces a robust DSS, which has been explored to select the admirable MHS alternative.
Originality/value
An empirical case study has been carried out in order to demonstrate the legitimacy of holistic Grey-MCDM method, implemented over multi criteria MHS hierarchical module. Proposed DSS seems to be the best for organisations, which believe to appraise and select the MHS including fiscal as well as ecological criteria excluding individual fiscal criteria. Moreover, subjective cum objective or individual subjective or objective criteria can be extended with respect to varieties of MHSs.
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India began gas imports since 2004 through liquified natural gas (LNG) route. Imports through trans‐country gas pipelines could help in bringing gas directly into the densely…
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India began gas imports since 2004 through liquified natural gas (LNG) route. Imports through trans‐country gas pipelines could help in bringing gas directly into the densely populated Northern part of India, which are far from domestic gas resources as well as coastal LNG terminals. The purpose of this paper is to report scenarios, which quantify the impacts for India of regional cooperation to materialize trans‐country pipelines. The analysis covers time period from 2005 to 2030.
Design/methodology/approach
The long‐term energy system model ANSWER‐MARKAL is used for the analysis.
Findings
Trans‐country pipelines could deliver direct economic benefit of US$310 billion for the period 2010‐2030. Besides these, there are positive externalities in terms of lower greenhouse gas emissions and improved local environment, and enhanced energy security. However, the benefits are sensitive to global gas prices as higher gas prices would reduce the demand for gas and also the positive externalities from using gas.
Practical implications
Trans‐country pipelines are of great importance to India as they add 0.4 per cent to gross domestic product over the period besides yielding positive environmental externalities and improved energy security.
Originality/value
Quantification of benefits from trans‐country pipeline proposals till 2030.
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Muhammed Sajid, K.A. Zakkariya, Meera Peethambaran and Anoop George
The primary goal of this study is to determine the predictors of on-demand ridesharing intention in an emerging economy. For this purpose, the study uses the theoretical…
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Purpose
The primary goal of this study is to determine the predictors of on-demand ridesharing intention in an emerging economy. For this purpose, the study uses the theoretical underpinnings of the theory of planned behavior (TPB).
Design/methodology/approach
The study surveyed 347 frequent users of ridesharing services using a set of pre-validated scales. The resulting data were analyzed using covariance-based structural equation modeling (CB-SEM).
Findings
The results of SEM analysis disclosed that the significant factors contributing to ridesharing intention are awareness of environmental consequences, subjective norm, perceived behavioral control and attitude (towards ridesharing).
Practical implications
This empirical research provides statistically robust insights for developing marketing strategies that attract more individuals toward ridesharing services.
Originality/value
This research has remarkable significance as it is one of the pioneering studies that critically examine the determinants of ridesharing intention from a South Asian emerging economy. Further, the extended TPB framework proposed in this study explains 71.4% variance in ridesharing intention, which is significantly higher than existing studies, with none of them explaining more than 70% variance.
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Alberto Boschetto and Luana Bottini
The purpose of this paper is to study the integration between this technology and barrel finishing (BF) operation to improve part surface quality. Fused deposition modeling (FDM…
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Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to study the integration between this technology and barrel finishing (BF) operation to improve part surface quality. Fused deposition modeling (FDM) processes have limitation in term of accuracy and surface finishing. Hence, post-processing operations are needed. A theoretical and experimental investigations have been carried out.
Design/methodology/approach
A geometrical model of the profile under the action of machining is proposed. The model takes into account FDM formulation and allows to predict the surface morphology achievable by BF. The MR needed in the model is obtained by a particular profilometer methodology, based on the alignment of Firestone–Abbot (F–A) curves. The experimental performed on a suitable geometry validated geometrical model. Profilometer and dimensional measurements have been used to assess the output of the coupled technologies in terms of surface roughness and accuracy.
Findings
The coupling of FDM and BF has been assessed and characterized in terms of obtained part surfaces and dimension evolution. Deposition angle strongly affects the BF removal speed and alters nominal dimensions of part. The geometric profile model gave interesting information about profile morphology and machining mechanism; moreover, the height prevision allows to estimate BF working time to accomplish part requirements.
Research limitations/implications
The prediction of the geometric profile as a function of FDM fabrication parameters is a powerful tool which permits to investigate surface properties such as mechanical coupling or tribological aspects. The coupling of BF and FDM has been assessed and now optimization of this process can be performed just evaluating effects of parameters.
Practical implications
This research has been focused to an industrial application, and results can be used in a computer-aided manufacturing. The prevision of surface obtainable by this integration is a tool to find the part optimum orientation to accomplish the drawing requirements. Both the experimental findings and the model can guide operator toward a proper process improvement, thus reducing or eliminating expensive trial and error phase in the post-processing operation of FDM prototypes.
Originality/value
In this paper, a novel model has been presented. It allows to know in advance profile morphology achievable by a specific surface of a FDM part after a determined BF working time. A particular application of FA curves gives the MR values.