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The purpose of this paper is to obtain a multidisciplinary characterization of nanostructured copper films for electromagnetic shields.

Structural and electrical analysis have been applied, on copper nanometric films produced by a magnetron sputtering device.

Data are provided for copper films realized by magnetron sputtering deposition on glass, in different operating conditions.

A multidisciplinary comprehension of shielding effectiveness of nanostructured thin films can be important in many applications where there are electromagnetic compatibility problems.

The paper gives a valuable set of information for the characterization of nanometric copper thin films.

This study aims to understand the push and pull motivations of leisure tourists who stay for one or more nights on the Opatija Riviera and explores the causal connection between motivations and loyalty intention with regard to holiday style. It verifies path discrepancy based on generational and educational differences.

The data were collected over a four-month period that included the low and high seasons of 2019. In total, 246 useable questionnaires were collected through on-site research. First, exploratory factor analysis was conducted as this was the first tourist loyalty study to be conducted in the Opatija Riviera region. Then, to test for causal significance amongst relationships and differences at the path level, the partial least square method and multigroup analysis (MGA) was undertaken.

The results showed that overall satisfaction fully mediates the relationship between the two established motivations (novelty seeking and outdoor activity) and loyalty to holiday style and partially between relaxation and loyalty to holiday style. Further, MGA results indicated a significant discrepancy in the relationship between preferred holiday style with regard to educational and age difference.

This study offers new insights regarding a relatively new type of tourist loyalty by developing a theoretical framework that assesses the relationship between loyalty intention and motivation, as well as overall satisfaction.

度假方式忠诚度：动机决定因素

本研究旨在了解在奥帕提亚里维埃拉 度假一晚或多晚的休闲游客的推拉动机, 并探究了度假方式方面的动机和忠诚意愿之间的因果关系。它基于代际和教育差异来验证路径差异。

这些数据是在4个月的时间内收集的, 包括2019年的淡季和旺季。通过现场调研, 共收集到246份可用问卷。首先, 进行了探索性因素分析(EFA), 因为这是在奥帕提亚里维埃拉 (Opatija Riviera) 地区进行的第一次游客忠诚度研究。然后, 采用偏最小二乘法(PLS)和多组分析(MGA)检验各关系之间的因果意义和路径层次上的差异。

结果显示, 总体满意度完全调节了两种已确立的动机(寻求新奇、户外活动)和对度假方式忠诚度之间的关系, 部分调节了寻求放松和对度假方式忠诚度之间的关系。此外, MGA结果显示, 受教育程度与年龄差异的度假方式偏好之间存在显著差异。

本研究通过建立一个理论框架来评估忠诚意愿和动机以及总体满意度之间的关系, 为一种相对新型的游客忠诚度提供了新的见解。

Lealtad al estilo de vacaciones: determinantes motivacionales

El objetivo del presente estudio es entender las motivaciones push y pull de turistas de ocio que permanecen una noche o más noches en la Riviera de Opatija y explorar la relación de causalidad entre las motivaciones y la intención de lealtad con respecto al estilo de vacaciones. El estudio evalúa las discrepancias de trayectoria basadas en las diferencias generacionales y educacionales.

La recolección de datos se realizó durante un período de cuatro meses que incluía las temporadas bajas y altas del año 2019. En total se recogieron 246 cuestionarios usables a través de las investigaciones de campo. En primer lugar, se llevó a cabo un análisis factorial exploratorio (AFE), dado que éste fue el primer estudio de lealtad turística llevado a cabo en la región de la Riviera de Opatija. En segundo lugar, para comprobar la significancia causal entre las relaciones y las diferencias a nivel de trayectoria, han sido realizados el método de los mínimos cuadrados parciales (MCP) y el análisis multigrupo (AMG).

Los resultados indican que la satisfacción general revela enteramente la relación entre las dos motivaciones establecidas (búsqueda de novedad, actividad al aire libre) y la lealtad al estilo de vacaciones, y, parcialmente, la relación entre el relax y la lealtad al estilo de vacaciones. Además, los resultados de AMG indican una discrepancia relevante en la relación entre el estilo de vacaciones preferido con respecto a las diferencias de educación y edad.

El presente estudio ofrece nuevas perspectivas en cuanto a un tipo relativamente nuevo de lealtad turística, desarrollando un marco teórico que establece la relación entre la intención de lealtad, la motivación y la satisfacción general.

The purpose of the study is to deepen the understanding of job crafting and its consequences. An occupational framework is proposed as an alternative to the exclusive focus of current theory on the individual and job levels of analysis. This model extends job crafting theory by applying a multilevel framework, examining bottom-up and top-down influences of occupations, and explicates the interplay among occupation- and job-level autonomy and job crafting.

The authors conducted a two-study research program using multilevel modeling and moderated mediation analysis. Data were derived from two large-scale archival databases. Study 1 spanned 701 occupations and 50,729 individuals. Study 2 involved 270 occupations and 3,270 individuals.

Study 1 reveals that nearly one-third of the variability in job crafting is attributable to occupational context. Study 2 shows that occupational contexts moderate individual-level processes, whereby occupational-level crafting moderated the mediated effects between job-level autonomy, job-level crafting and individual-level outcomes.

Results inform interventions that can be used to facilitate job crafting. Increasing autonomy generally increases job crafting, yet this effect does not always hold. This result demonstrates the importance of attending to the occupations in which people work. Also, job crafting is related to positive outcomes for individuals (e.g. satisfaction) but is also linked to some negative consequences (e.g. burnout).

The research empirically demonstrates the need to expand job crafting theory beyond the individual and job levels, as well as offers a deeper and expanded understanding of job crafting and its relationship with people’s occupations.

Objetivo – El objetivo del presente artículo es profundizar en la comprensión de la creación del puesto (job craftig) y sus consecuencias. Se propone un marco ocupacional como alternativa al foco en el individuo y el puesto de trabajo que plantea la teoría existente. Este modelo extiende la teoría de la creación del puesto aplicando un marco teórico multinivel, examinando las influencias abajo-arriba y arriba-debajo de las ocupaciones, y explica la interrelación entre ocupación, autonomía en el puesto y la creación del puesto.

Llevamos a cabo dos estudios utilizando modelización multinivel y análisis de mediación-moderación. Los datos se obtuvieron de dos bases de datos a gran escala. El estudio 1 considera 701 ocupaciones y 50,729 individuos. El estudio 2 considera 270 ocupaciones y 3,270 individuos.

El estudio 1 revela que casi un tercio de la variabilidad en la creación del puesto es atribuible al propio contexto de la ocupación. El estudio 2 muestra que el contexto ocupacional modera los procesos a nivel individual mientras que la creación a nivel ocupacional modera los efectos mediadores entre la autonomía del puesto, la creación del puesto y los resultados a nivel individual.

Los resultados informa acerca de la actividades que pueden favorecer la creación del puesto. Aumentar la autonomía en general aumenta la creación del puesto, aunque este efecto no se da siempre. Este resultado demuestra la importancia de atender las ocupaciones en las que trabajan los empleados. También, la creación del puesto se relaciona con resultados positivos de los empleados (e.g. satisfacción), pero también con algunas consecuencias negativas (e.g. agotamiento).

El trabajo de investigación demuestra empíricamente la necesidad de expandir la teoría sobre la creación del puesto más allá del estudio del individuo o el trabajo, al tiempo que ofrece una comprensión mayor y más profunda sobre la creación del puesto y su relación con la ocupación de los empleados.

Creación del puesto (job crafting), multinivel, ocupación, autonomía del puesto

Tipo de artículo – Trabajo de investigación

O objetivo do presente artigo é aprofundar na compreensão da criação do posto de trabalho (job craftig) e suas consequências. Se propõe um marco ocupacional como alternativa ao foco no indivíduo e no posto de trabalho que a teoria existente planteia. Este modelo estende a teoria da criação do posto aplicando um marco teórico multinível, examinando as influências abaixo acima y acima abaixo das ocupações, e explica a inter-relação entre ocupação, autonomia no posto e a criação do posto de trabalho.

Realizamos dois estudos usando modelagem multinível e análise de mediação-moderação. Os dados foram obtidos de dois bancos de dados de grande porte. O estudo 1 considera 701 ocupações e 50.729 indivíduos. O estudo 2 considera 270 ocupações e 3.270 indivíduos.

O Estudo 1 revela que quase um terço da variabilidade na criação de empregos é atribuível ao próprio contexto de ocupação. O estudo 2 mostra que o contexto ocupacional modera os processos no nível individual, enquanto a criação no nível ocupacional modera os efeitos mediadores entre a autonomia do posto de trabalho, a criação do posto de trabalho e os resultados no nível individual.

Os resultados informam sobre as atividades que podem favorecer a criação do posto de trabalho. Aumentar a autonomia em geral aumenta a criação do posto, embora esse efeito nem sempre ocorra. Este resultado demonstra a importância de atender às ocupações em que os funcionários trabalhem. Além disso, a criação do posto de trabalho está relacionada a resultados positivos dos funcionários (por exemplo, satisfação), mas também a algumas conseqüências negativas (por exemplo, exaustão).

O investigação demonstra empiricamente a necessidade de expandir a teoria da criação de empregos além do estudo do indivíduo ou do trabalho, ao mesmo tempo que oferece uma compreensão mais profunda da criação do posto de trabalho e sua relação com a ocupação dos funcionários.

Criação do posto de trabalho (job crafting), multinível, ocupação, autonomia do posto de trabalho

Trabalho de investigação

The sense of community in online courses may contribute to the success and the satisfaction of all the students and the integration of the students with disabilities. Therefore, a valid scale to assess sense of community must be used. For this purpose, a questionnaire for the evaluation of all the dimensions of the MacMillan and Chavis (1986) sense of community model, the main theoretical reference in the field, is being developed for use with students of university online courses. The usefulness of such a questionnaire for the planning of interventions to promote the feeling of being a member of a group in online courses is discussed.

Taking as a case study the city of San Carlos de Bariloche – in northern Patagonia, Argentina – this paper aims to compare its urban structure with previous urbanization models and identify some characteristics of this tourist city that could inspire the construction of an adapted urban model for Latin American tourist cities, particularly those based on natural attractions.

Based on multivariate analysis of population census data and local economic statistics, this paper compares the residential location of different social groups and the location of main economic activities in Bariloche. First, principal component analysis (PCA) is combined with cluster analysis to classify Bariloche’s neighborhoods. Second, different maps are analyzed to study the location of economic activities, in comparison with previous clusters.

The results of this paper show that Bariloche partially adjusts to previous urbanization models, as the landscape and physical environment determine the characteristics of its urban growth, as well as the development of tourist activities. Therefore, this paper then proposes an adapted urban model for the case of Bariloche, which could be also contrasted with other Latin American tourist cities in the future.

Bearing in mind that there is no model of Latin American tourist cities so far, this paper tries to analyze to what extent the assumptions and patterns of previous urban models could be adapted to Latin American tourist cities, such as Bariloche, which base their attractiveness and economic dynamism on its natural physical environment.

This paper aims to review the existing literature systematically so as to contribute towards a better understanding of methodological problems of the classical statistical techniques, artificially intelligent expert systems and theoretical approaches to solve the corporate failure syndrome.

This paper presented a systematic review of 83 articles reporting 137 prediction failure models published within 1966-2012 in scholarly reviewed journals in four main disciplines, namely, accounting, finance, banking and economics. The authors performed the systematic literature review with five main sources, namely, Science Direct, Google Scholar, Wiley Interscience, Metalib, Web of Science and Business Source Complete of the Social Sciences. The review modified the approaches used by Aziz and Dar (2006), Ravi and Ravi (2007) and Balcaen and Ooghe (2006).

The results indicate significant body of prior literature on prediction of corporate failure, but a theoretically sound, highly accurate, simple and widely used corporate failure prediction model for stakeholders has yet to be developed.

This paper contributes towards a systematic understanding of the methodological problems associated with the statistical, artificially intelligent expert systems and theoretical approaches to solve the corporate failure prediction problems faced by firms in 11 countries.