Iskanje po katalogu digitalne knjižnice

Opis: Funding: This work was supported by the Slovenian Research Agency; Program No. P5-0018 – Decision Support Systems in Digital Business and the HSE University Basic Research Program. Conflicts of interest: All authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest. Ethics statement: All procedures performed in this study involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the University of Maribor, Faculty of Organizational Sciences research committee (decision no. 514/5/2021/1/902-DJ) and with the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. Background and purpose: Technology acceptance has been researched for decades. While some technologies are widely accepted, others are perceived as a threat, such as microchip implants. In this study, a two-step structural equation modeling approach was used to evaluate a new research model on microchip implant acceptance. Methodology: A structural equation modeling model was developed to identify what influences the perceived acceptance of microchip implants. To determine differences in attitudes toward microchip implants, the study was conducted in five Eastern European countries. Results: The results show that the influence of the factors does not differ significantly across the countries studied. Age, trust, and perceived usefulness affected the overall intention to use microchip implants, while ease of use was significant in only one country. Differences were found in perceptions of the right to privacy and conspiracy theories. The usefulness of microchip implants in pandemic was significant in all countries. Conclusion: Small differences in attitudes towards microchip implants suggest that a general model of microchip implant acceptance could be constructed based on the data collected. In addition to these findings, our study noted the lack of legislation for microchip implants in the region and a lack of knowledge about this technology.
Ključne besede: microchip implant, near field communication, behavioural intentions, structural equation model, technology acceptance model
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Opis: Cruise tourism generates different types of cruise consumption and related indirect, direct and induced expenditure effects, in homeports as well as in ports of call. Cruise passengers´ expenditures produce positive economic effects for destinations, from increasing the incomes and employment, to tax incomes, duties, etc. Therefore, it is no doubt that cruise stakeholders and local economies can benefit from increased cruise passenger consumption. To stimulate higher consumption and passengers´ satisfaction, it is necessary to design the supportive policy framework and build appropriate quality of products and services. Identifying influential variables of cruise passengers´ expenditures in this sense enables the design of appropriate policies and measures. In the current research, based on a survey of 357 cruise passengers, several variables included in a new theoretical model of the expenditures determinants, such as gender, nationality, frequency of cruising and frequency of visits, were found to be statistically significantly associated with cruise passengers´ expenditures. Several conclusions and suggestions to stimulate cruise passenger expenditures based on research findings are provided.
Ključne besede: cruise tourism, consumption, behavioural intentions, tourism, maritime transport
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