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Publication date: 5 December 2022

Qiang Guo, Dan Zhu, Mao-Tang (Brian) Lin, Fangxuan (Sam) Li, Peter B. Kim, De Du and Yan Shu

This research aims to use meta-analytical structural equation modeling to look into how hospitality employees use technology at work. It further investigates if the relationship…

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Purpose

This research aims to use meta-analytical structural equation modeling to look into how hospitality employees use technology at work. It further investigates if the relationship between the constructs of the technology acceptance model (TAM) is moderated by job level (supervisory versus non-supervisory) and different cultures (eastern versus western).

Design/methodology/approach

In total, 140 relationships from 30 empirical studies (N = 6,728) were used in this study’s data analysis in accordance with the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analysis.

Findings

The findings demonstrated that perceived usefulness had a greater influence on “user attitudes” and “acceptance intention” than perceived ease of use. This study also identified that the effect sizes of relationships among TAM constructs appeared to be greater for supervisory employees or in eastern cultures than for those in non-supervisory roles or western cultures.

Practical implications

The findings provide valuable information for practitioners to increase the adoption of employee technology. Practitioners need to focus on the identification of hospitality employee attitudes, social norms and perceived ease of use. Moreover, hospitality practitioners should be cautious when promoting the adoption of new technologies to employees, as those at different levels may respond differently.

Originality/value

This is the very first empirical investigation to meta-analyze the predictive power of the TAM in the context of hospitality staff technology adoption at the workplace. The findings also demonstrated differences in the predictive power of TAM constructs according to job level and cultural differences.

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Publication date: 3 September 2021

Fengqi Qian and Guo-qiang Liu

Since the beginning of the new millennium, Confucian doctrines on one’s self-cultivation have been re-introduced to curriculum in China. The revived cherish of the Confucian…

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Since the beginning of the new millennium, Confucian doctrines on one’s self-cultivation have been re-introduced to curriculum in China. The revived cherish of the Confucian legacy in the twenty-first century is a reverse from the official rejection of Confucianism in the Mao era (1950–1976). It also appears as a counterweight to the individualism proliferating among the Chinese youths born at the beginning of the new millennium (Gen Z). The re-introduction of Confucianism is thus ideologically purposeful. Yet how does the mixed exposure to Confucius’ legacy and the modern idea of self-awareness impact this cohort of young people, in particular their way of learning? This chapter focusses on Chinese Gen Z studying in Australia. Using the Bourdieuan theory of human habitus, this chapter examines how these students negotiate between the ideas of self-cultivation and self-awareness, and what implications such experiences have in an intercultural academic community.

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Teaching and Learning in Higher Education: The Context of Being, Interculturality and New Knowledge Systems
Type: Book
ISBN: 978-1-80043-007-5

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Publication date: 15 October 2018

Xianbei Huang, Baoyun Qiu, Qiang Guo, Zhuqing Liu, Wei Yang and Yaojun Li

Construct a new sub-grid scale (SGS) model which can improve the efficiency and maintain comparative accuracy comparing to the existing dynamic cubic non-linear SGS model (DCNM).

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Purpose

Construct a new sub-grid scale (SGS) model which can improve the efficiency and maintain comparative accuracy comparing to the existing dynamic cubic non-linear SGS model (DCNM).

Design/methodology/approach

The polynomial constitutive relation between the SGS stress tensor and both strain and rotation rate is selected as a basement. Simplification is achieved by eliminating the solid-body rotation term and adopting the assumption proposed by Kosovic. A dynamic procedure is applied to calculate three model coefficients in the new model. The new model (named dynamic simplified Lund model) and DCNM are applied to the rotating channel flow and the internal flow in a centrifugal pump impeller to examine the performance.

Findings

The new model is as accurate as DCNM but decreases 25 per cent computational resources. The ability of capturing rotation effect and reflecting backscatter is verified through cases. In addition, good numerical stability is shown during the calculation.

Research limitations/implications

More benchmark and engineering cases should be used to get further confidence on the new model.

Practical implications

The new model is promising in industrial application with the advantage of both accuracy and efficiency. For the flow with large-scale separation or more complicate phenomenon, the model is thought to give accurate flow structure.

Originality/value

A new non-linear SGS model is proposed in this paper. The accuracy, numerical stability and efficiency are validated for this model. Therefore, it is promising in the prediction of the flow structure in centrifugal pumps.

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Engineering Computations, vol. 35 no. 7
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0264-4401

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Publication date: 29 July 2022

Xiaoming (Rose) Liu, Jing (Jasper) Yu, Qiang Guo and Jun (Justin) Li

Employee engagement serves as a critical strategy for tourism and hospitality organizations to support their employees and fight adversity. This study aims to investigate the…

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Purpose

Employee engagement serves as a critical strategy for tourism and hospitality organizations to support their employees and fight adversity. This study aims to investigate the antecedents and effects of employee engagement and examine innovative behavior as a linchpin mechanism for the relationship between organizational engagement culture and organizational performance.

Design/methodology/approach

This study analyzed the antecedents and effects of employee engagement through a hierarchical linear model that considers both organizational- and individual-level factors. The data was collected through a questionnaire survey from employees of 39 hotels in Guangzhou, China.

Findings

The results confirmed the significant positive effect of organizational empowerment, leadership and collaboration atmosphere on employment engagement. An individual’s perception of rewards and recognition, distributive justice and procedural justice significantly affected employee engagement. It was also confirmed that employee engagement ultimately improved performance outcomes at the individual and organizational levels. Additionally, the mediation effect of organizational innovation culture on the relationship between organizational employee engagement and organizational performance was confirmed.

Practical implications

Organizations can improve their performance by enhancing employee engagement, which in turn, can be encouraged by empowering leadership and organizational collaboration culture. Organizations can also improve their performance by providing rewards and recognition appreciated by employees and ensuring justice to them.

Originality/value

This research contributes to the literature on employee engagement in the hospitality industry by demonstrating how organizational performance can be improved through employee engagement using a multilevel model. The findings highlight that organizations with engaged employees are more likely to achieve an innovative culture, which in turn, leads to organizational success. This study also confirmed that empowerment, leadership and collaboration culture help improve organizational performance in the hospitality industry.

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International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, vol. 34 no. 12
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0959-6119

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Publication date: 1 February 1985

D.R.J. Owen and Guo Qiang Liu

An elasto‐viscoplastic analysis of anisotropic plates and shells is undertaken by means of the finite element displacement method. A thick shell formulation accounting for shear…

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An elasto‐viscoplastic analysis of anisotropic plates and shells is undertaken by means of the finite element displacement method. A thick shell formulation accounting for shear deformation is considered and a layered approach is adopted in order to model property changes through the shell thickness. In order to avoid ‘locking’ behaviour as the shell thickness is reduced, the nine‐node Lagrangian and heterosis elements are introduced into the present model. Viscoplastic yielding is based on the Huber—Mises criterion extended by Hill for anisotropic materials. Time integration of the strain rate equations is accomplished by both explicit and implicit algorithms and special consideration is given to the evaluation of the viscoplastic strain increment for anisotropic situations. The computer code developed is demonstrated by application to a range of numerical examples.

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Engineering Computations, vol. 2 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0264-4401

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Publication date: 23 November 2010

Lianyu Fu, Xueguang Li and Qiang Guo

The purpose of this paper is to present key points relating to the development of micro drill bits with high aspect ratios and to provide a solution for high aspect ratio hole…

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to present key points relating to the development of micro drill bits with high aspect ratios and to provide a solution for high aspect ratio hole drilling.

Design/methodology/approach

Based on the analysis of challenges in high aspect ratio hole drilling, key points for the development of micro drills bit with high aspect ratio are discussed. A design example of a micro drill bit with 0.3 mm diameter and a 7.2 mm flute length is presented. Experiments are conducted to verify the performance of the developed micro drill bit.

Findings

Helix angle, web thickness and flute land ratio are three key parameters that significantly influence the behaviour of micro drill bits with high aspect ratios. Large helix angle, web thickness and flute land ratio are beneficial in terms of improving the performance of high aspect ratio micro drill bits. Step drilling is essential to prevent drill breakage and to ensure smooth debris evacuation. Meanwhile, proper steps and drilling parameters are of great importance to complete high aspect ratio hole drilling.

Originality/value

The paper highlights key points relating to the development of micro drill bits with high aspect ratios that can provide a satisfactory solution for high aspect ratio micro drill bit design.

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Circuit World, vol. 36 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0305-6120

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Publication date: 1 May 1990

Guo Qiang and Phil Harris

Since the reforms in China after 1979, great changes have takenplace in the retailing sector, although from the Western point of viewit still remains underdeveloped. There is…

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Since the reforms in China after 1979, great changes have taken place in the retailing sector, although from the Western point of view it still remains underdeveloped. There is little literature devoted to retailing in China, and an introduction is given here to the retailing sector and the retailing reforms that have occurred during the last decade. The study also provides evidence of some trends which probably will arouse researchers and foreign investors to explore this untapped area.

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International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management, vol. 18 no. 5
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0959-0552

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Publication date: 1 April 1984

Li Xi‐Kui, GuoQiang Liu and D.R.J. Owen

A generalized displacement method has been previously presented for the analysis of thin plate‐shell structures with the use of bilinear 4‐node isoparametric shell elements…

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A generalized displacement method has been previously presented for the analysis of thin plate‐shell structures with the use of bilinear 4‐node isoparametric shell elements. Following this approach, a procedure for the geometrically non‐linear analysis of thin plates and shells based on both updated and total Lagrangian formulations is developed. The results of some numerical examples are presented to show the versatility and effectiveness of the method.

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Engineering Computations, vol. 1 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0264-4401

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Publication date: 24 August 2010

Lianyu Fu and Qiang Guo

The paper aims to present key points regarding the development of an ultra‐small micro drill bit for packaging substrate hole processing.

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Purpose

The paper aims to present key points regarding the development of an ultra‐small micro drill bit for packaging substrate hole processing.

Design/methodology/approach

Key points for the development of ultra‐small drill bits are presented. These are based on a study of the influential mechanisms of micro drill bit material properties, key parameters and coating techniques on the behaviours of micro drill bit. Experiments were conducted to verify the drilling capability of the developed ultra‐small micro drill bits.

Findings

The material properties of micro drill bits are of great importance in ensuring the performance. Helix angle, primary face angle and point angle are three key parameters that significantly influence drill bit behaviour. Computer‐aided engineering analysis, temperature monitoring and video monitoring techniques in high‐speed drilling are useful tools for achieving the optimal design of ultra‐small drill bits. Using coating technology on ultra‐small drill bits can improve their hit limits by nearly four times.

Originality/value

The paper highlights key points to consider when developing ultra‐small micro drill bits. The presented points can provide an overall understanding of the challenges and solutions during ultra‐small micro drill bit design. Additionally, this paper presents a solution for packaging substrate ultra‐small hole processing by mechanical drilling.

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Circuit World, vol. 36 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0305-6120

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Publication date: 27 December 2011

Chao Zhang and Guo-Qiang Li

The popular CFD code FDS is adopted to predict the thermal behaviors of steel columns exposed to localized fires. Two real localized fire tests (one surrounded fire test that the…

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The popular CFD code FDS is adopted to predict the thermal behaviors of steel columns exposed to localized fires. Two real localized fire tests (one surrounded fire test that the column is inside the fire source and one adjacent fire test that the column is adjacent to the fire source) are modeled in FDS. The effects of input parameters such as grid size and number of solid angles on the accuracy of the numerical results have been investigated. Experimental results concerning heat fluxes and temperatures are compared with the numerical results. Good agreements between the predicted and measured results are found in surrounded fire case, whilst acceptable predictions are given in adjacent fire case.

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Journal of Structural Fire Engineering, vol. 2 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 2040-2317

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