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The Effect Of Destructive Leadership On Self-Efficacy And Counterproductive Work Behaviors: A Research On Service Sector Employees In Mersin, Turkey, Murat Aydinay, Aysehan Cakici, A. Celil Cakici Sep 2021

The Effect Of Destructive Leadership On Self-Efficacy And Counterproductive Work Behaviors: A Research On Service Sector Employees In Mersin, Turkey, Murat Aydinay, Aysehan Cakici, A. Celil Cakici

Journal of Global Business Insights

The aim of this study was to find out the effect of destructive leadership on employees’ self-efficacy and counterproductive work behaviors. The data was collected from a convenience sample of 486 service sector employees in Mersin, Turkey. Descriptive statistics, explanatory factor analysis, and regression analysis were conducted to analyze the data. The results showed that lack of competence in leadership, excessive authoritarianism, and favoritism dimensions increased the organization-oriented counterproductive work behaviors while resistance to technology and change dimension decreased these behaviors. In contrast, insensitivity to subordinates had no effect on counterproductive work behaviors. Furthermore, destructive leadership had no effect on …


The Perceived Impact Of Covid-19 Pandemic On Healthcare Cost In Bangladesh, Hasibul Islam, Fatema Johora, Asma A. Abbasy, Masud Rana, Niyungeko Antoine Sep 2021

The Perceived Impact Of Covid-19 Pandemic On Healthcare Cost In Bangladesh, Hasibul Islam, Fatema Johora, Asma A. Abbasy, Masud Rana, Niyungeko Antoine

Journal of Global Business Insights

The study showed the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare expenses including the price of medicines, protective equipment, medical devices, healthcare facilities, and food. A self-administered questionnaire was used as the data collection tool and 400 people from different Bangladesh divisions (Dhaka, Chittagong, Barisal, Khulna, Mymensingh, Rajshahi, and Sylhet) participated in this study. Multiple regression analysis was used to estimate the impact of independent variables on dependent variables. R programming environment was used to perform the statistical analysis. Cronbach’s alpha was used for determination of reliability and found acceptable internal consistency. The price of protective equipment (POPE), the price …


The Role Of Perceived Social Support In The Theory Of Planned Behavior In Predicting Entrepreneurial Intention: Evidence From A Nigerian University, Yazeed Muhammed, Mohammed A. Dantsoho, Adamu A. Abubakar Sep 2021

The Role Of Perceived Social Support In The Theory Of Planned Behavior In Predicting Entrepreneurial Intention: Evidence From A Nigerian University, Yazeed Muhammed, Mohammed A. Dantsoho, Adamu A. Abubakar

Journal of Global Business Insights

Despite the usefulness of the theory of planned behavior in predicting intention and behavior in different domains, the sufficiency of its use in predicting and determining intention has been debated by many scholars. This paper extended the theory of planned behavior by including social support as a possible determinant of intention in the entrepreneurship domain while looking at one of the largest universities in Nigeria. Data were collected from 432 final year students of Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria using a simple random sampling technique. Structural equation modeling was adopted using partial least square technique for data analysis. Perceived social …


Demand-Side Management Of Auto Traffic For Urban Parcel Delivery, Joan Walker, Mark Hansen, Pei-Sung Lin, Zhenyu Wang, Ang Li, Ivan Tereshchenko, Teddy Forscher, Mingchen Li, Runan Yang Aug 2021

Demand-Side Management Of Auto Traffic For Urban Parcel Delivery, Joan Walker, Mark Hansen, Pei-Sung Lin, Zhenyu Wang, Ang Li, Ivan Tereshchenko, Teddy Forscher, Mingchen Li, Runan Yang

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Fueled by burgeoning e-commerce, urban parcel delivery (UPD) has emerged as a high growth market that is undergoing rapid technological change, particularly in the business-to-consumer segment. New classes of vehicles such as drones, droids, and autonomous ground vehicles, combined with new delivery models featuring crowdsourcing, parcel lockers, and mobile lockers, will enable a significant shift away from the conventional model of a dedicated delivery person operating a van. To reach the full potential of these changes to reduce costs and increase convenience, it is necessary to develop a complementary set of demand management strategies that will enable the next-generation parcel …


Crow's Nest, August 30, 2021, Crow's Nest Staff Aug 2021

Crow's Nest, August 30, 2021, Crow's Nest Staff

Crow's Nest

The August 30, 2021, issue of the Crow's Nest.


External And Internal Factors Of Sports Sponsorship Selling Cycles In North American Professional Sports, Dan Kaufmann Aug 2021

External And Internal Factors Of Sports Sponsorship Selling Cycles In North American Professional Sports, Dan Kaufmann

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

In sports sponsorship, sellers and management seek to shorten their sales cycles to renew, upsell, and close new business. This research covers what professional sports organizations can do to help shorten the sales process. The study includes an industry analysis, literature review, and a mixed method survey of 212 people within the North American Sports Sponsorship Industry. The surveyed individuals are C-suite sponsorship salespeople and managers. These individuals work in the following professional sports leagues in North America: The National Football League (NFL), National Basketball League (NBA), National Hockey League (NHL), Major League Baseball (MLB), and Major League Soccer (MLS). …


Asking The Experts: Perception Of The Relative Importance Of Antecedents Of Optimal Financial Behavior, Chad M. Jones Aug 2021

Asking The Experts: Perception Of The Relative Importance Of Antecedents Of Optimal Financial Behavior, Chad M. Jones

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Although there is ample research on financial behavior, the inclusion of financial planners in the sample frames of such research is rare. This study used certified financial planners (CFPs) as the sole sample population to identify antecedents of optimal financial behavior and their relative importance. Data from a nationally representative sample of 167 CFPs indicated that (a) financial literacy lost relative importance as CFP tenure increased, (b) romantic partnership closely rivaled financial literacy in importance, (c) financial literacy was more weakly correlated with romantic partnership than with the other antecedents investigated, and (d) romantic partnership was universally accepted as a …


Crow's Nest, August 23, 2021, Crow's Nest Staff Aug 2021

Crow's Nest, August 23, 2021, Crow's Nest Staff

Crow's Nest

The August 23, 2021, issue of the Crow's Nest.


Occupational Health And Job Satisfaction Assessment Of Bus Rapid Transit (Brt) Drivers, Alireza Samerei, Kayvan Aghabayk, Alireza Soltani Aug 2021

Occupational Health And Job Satisfaction Assessment Of Bus Rapid Transit (Brt) Drivers, Alireza Samerei, Kayvan Aghabayk, Alireza Soltani

Journal of Public Transportation

Several studies have focused on ergonomics of commercial and urban bus drivers; however, there exists a dearth of research on BRT drivers. This study was conducted to investigate the factors affecting the BRT drivers' mental health and satisfaction. The study was carried out on 171 BRT drivers in Tehran, Iran. The required data were collected through two questionnaires. The Classification and Regression Tree (CART) and Hierarchical clustering (HC) was used to extract factors affecting mental health and satisfaction of BRT drivers. The important factors affecting BRT drivers' mental health were: dispute with passengers, depression, BMI, criminal behaviours of passengers, driver's …


The Weekly Challenger, August 19, 2021, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al Aug 2021

The Weekly Challenger, August 19, 2021, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The August 19, 2021, issue of The Weekly Challenger.


Agenda And Supplementary Materials, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg Campus Advisory Board Meeting, August 5, 2021, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg Campus Board Aug 2021

Agenda And Supplementary Materials, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg Campus Advisory Board Meeting, August 5, 2021, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg Campus Board

Campus Board Agendas, Minutes, and Supporting Documents

The agenda and supplementary materials for the University of South Florida St. Petersburg Campus Advisory Board meeting held on August 5, 2021.


The Weekly Challenger, August 5, 2021, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al Aug 2021

The Weekly Challenger, August 5, 2021, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The August 5, 2021, issue of The Weekly Challenger.


Cyclic Peptide Conjugates And Methods Of Use, Lori Hazlehurst, Christoph Rader, Xiuling Li, Mark Mclaughlin Aug 2021

Cyclic Peptide Conjugates And Methods Of Use, Lori Hazlehurst, Christoph Rader, Xiuling Li, Mark Mclaughlin

USF Patents

The present invention concerns cyclic compounds, compositions comprising the cyclic compounds, linkers, a method of preparing a carrying agent:cyclic compound adduct, a method for treating disorders such as proliferation disorders (e.g., malignancies), bone deficiency diseases, and autoimmune diseases, and a method for suppressing the growth of, or inducing apoptosis in, cells (e.g., malignant cells).


Prisma Statement And Thematic Analysis Framework In Hospitality And Tourism Research, Samuel Adeyinka-Ojo Aug 2021

Prisma Statement And Thematic Analysis Framework In Hospitality And Tourism Research, Samuel Adeyinka-Ojo

University of South Florida (USF) M3 Publishing

This paper aims to explore the application of Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) checklists for advanced systematic reviews of literature and Thematic Analysis Framework (TAF) focusing on A-15 Point checklist for qualitative data analysis in hospitality and tourism research. There exists paucity of knowledge and extant literature work that are dedicated to highlight the application of PRISMA and TAF checklists. There are several studies that have presumably adopted PRISMA and TAF; however, most of these studies merely mentioned in their methodology section that these two checklists were adopted. This paper reviews previous studies that have adopted …


Public Private Partnership In Selected Countries: A Comparative Analysis, Bekir Parlak, Abdullahi S. Hashi Aug 2021

Public Private Partnership In Selected Countries: A Comparative Analysis, Bekir Parlak, Abdullahi S. Hashi

University of South Florida (USF) M3 Publishing

In this study, the subject of Public Private Partnership (PPP), which is a new practice in public administration, is investigated with its theoretical and practical dimensions. In this context, a comparative analysis is made on selected country samples. This concept, which has come to life within the framework of the New Public Management mentality, is increasingly accepted. Public-private partnership, which is one of the most obvious reflections of the change in public service understanding, provides many opportunities and facilities. This busines method makes it possible to realize large-scale projects. Public private partnership is first introduced conceptually in this study. Then …


Toxicity In Organizations: A Sample Study On The Perceived Toxicity In Turkish Academicians, Mustafa H. Atasoy, Muhsin Halis Aug 2021

Toxicity In Organizations: A Sample Study On The Perceived Toxicity In Turkish Academicians, Mustafa H. Atasoy, Muhsin Halis

University of South Florida (USF) M3 Publishing

The management styles of the organizations and therefore the managers are undoubtedly an important issue for employees. The behavior of both a high-level manager and top managers affects the sense, mood, and behavior of subordinates. For a long time, leadership research has concentrated too much on perfect, romantic, and “good” forms of leadership, but neglected the aggressive part: the toxic leadership. When the bad management is mentioned, the first thing that comes to mind is a bad manager. Poor management, bad leadership, or dark side of leadership is also referred to as the "toxic leadership" in the literature. In this …


Which Resources Are Matter To Healthcare Performance? A Case Study On Bahrain, Mahmood A. Ali, Mohamed S. A. Elseoud Aug 2021

Which Resources Are Matter To Healthcare Performance? A Case Study On Bahrain, Mahmood A. Ali, Mohamed S. A. Elseoud

University of South Florida (USF) M3 Publishing

The study aims at measuring the Bahrain public hospitals' healthcare services quality. For this purpose, the study adopts quantitative and survey techniques through designing survey questionnaire based on the five quality dimensions of SERVQUAL model which are: Tangibles, Reliability, Responsiveness, Assurance and Empathy. A questionnaire distributed electronically among citizens and residents, by using the social media network. A total of 169 responses were collected. The responses were estimated and analyzed via correlations and multiple regression techniques. The main findings show that, there is a significant influence of health care service quality on overall patient, in addition to, there are no …


Cross-Cultural Differences To Implement The Social Practice Research Of College Students’ Overseas Volunteer Work, Mei-Hsiu Chuo, Ni-Yen Lin, Yi-Wen Huang Aug 2021

Cross-Cultural Differences To Implement The Social Practice Research Of College Students’ Overseas Volunteer Work, Mei-Hsiu Chuo, Ni-Yen Lin, Yi-Wen Huang

University of South Florida (USF) M3 Publishing

The 21st century is an era in which excellence is pursued. Under the influence of a diversified society, many countries have promoted USR in universities, and the core goals of different countries are different; In recent years, because of the vigorous development of learning, building dreams, cherishing beads, and flying in the "Ministry of Education Award for Students Study Abroad", more and more college students have been baptized by cross-culturalism, and many schools have also launched corresponding internships. The main purpose of this research is to combine the "University Social Responsibility Practice Project" to flip the traditional curriculum and implement …


Social Media Marketing In Rural Hospitality And Tourism Destination Research, Samuel Adeyinka-Ojo, Shamsul K. Abdullah Aug 2021

Social Media Marketing In Rural Hospitality And Tourism Destination Research, Samuel Adeyinka-Ojo, Shamsul K. Abdullah

University of South Florida (USF) M3 Publishing

An increasing number of studies have been dedicated to the application of social media in the marketing of hospitality services and tourism destinations. However, there exists a lack of extant literature dedicated to exploring how social media can be used in the marketing of hospitality and tourism in rural destinations. In order to achieve the objectives of this paper, the methodology adopted, and samples used for the analysis of literature review composed of relevant papers published in hospitality and tourism journals on social media framework, social media marketing (SMM), rural hospitality and tourism (RHT) destinations. These existing literature works were …


Personnel Relationships In The Workplace, Ali S. Cetinkaya, Shafiq Habibi, Umut Yavuz Aug 2021

Personnel Relationships In The Workplace, Ali S. Cetinkaya, Shafiq Habibi, Umut Yavuz

University of South Florida (USF) M3 Publishing

Contemporary organizations become more dynamic and complicated. Resources like building, machinery, culture, and people form the organization foundations. Human capital, as a core factor, directly or indirectly affects organizational outcomes. Some scholars have recently touched on relationships and some aspects of workplace relationships in the organization. But, detailed studies are required to focus on workplace relationships typology, domains of workplace relationships, the process of nurturing and maintaining relationships, and the effects of workplace relationships on organizational outcomes. In order to address the mentioned gap, a literature review method was employed to trace the typology of workplace relationships, in the organization. …


Saving Grace: Digitization To Stay Or Address Crisis?, Smitha Vasudevan Aug 2021

Saving Grace: Digitization To Stay Or Address Crisis?, Smitha Vasudevan

University of South Florida (USF) M3 Publishing

As the successive waves of lockdown brought the shutters down on all business, small and medium businesses have had to address acute loss of business. The disruptive changes occasioned by Covid 19 pandemic has resulted in the use of digital technologies to mitigate the challenges (Richter, 2020). This paper examines how small retail businesses have integrated digital tools to manage the crisis, and whether this will add long term value for their business. Digitization offers SMEs opportunities to improve efficiency of operations and effectiveness of their customer relationships. Covid-19 has been a shock to the sector, and had a rapid …


The Impact Of Working Capital On Cash Management Under Ias 7 Framework: An Examination Of Tourism Listed Companies In Indonesia And Turkey, Tri Damayanti, Tuba D. Baskan Aug 2021

The Impact Of Working Capital On Cash Management Under Ias 7 Framework: An Examination Of Tourism Listed Companies In Indonesia And Turkey, Tri Damayanti, Tuba D. Baskan

University of South Florida (USF) M3 Publishing

The objective of this study is to find the impact of capital on cash management in tourism industries. We employ three models for measuring cash management. Working capital structure is measured by working capital turnover ratio. In order to get more understand of our analysis, we hired control variables such firm performance, firm size and country specific. We applied panel analysis of 93 financial reports of Indonesian and 27 Turkish tourism listed companies. We apply three models of cash management which could not be find in another prior research. The output shows that each model found that our hypotheses is …


Understanding Curb Management And Targeted Incentive Policies To Increase Transportation Network Company Pooling And Public Transit Linkages, Susan Shaheen, Wesley Darling, Jacquelyn Broader, Adam Cohen Aug 2021

Understanding Curb Management And Targeted Incentive Policies To Increase Transportation Network Company Pooling And Public Transit Linkages, Susan Shaheen, Wesley Darling, Jacquelyn Broader, Adam Cohen

Research Reports

Transportation network company (TNCs) rides that are shared amongst users (i.e., pooled) can offer a variety of benefits including increased mobility and reduced transportation emissions. However, very few TNC users select pooled trips and not all pooled rides are matched with other riders. This report supports increased pooling by exploring different pooling strategies and incentives. TNC users were actively engaged to offer insights through the photovoice methodology (a participatory research method that allows community members to use photography to communicate their personal experiences and perceptions). The researchers gathered further information through interviews with four photovoice experts and 10 pooling stakeholders, …


Cutr Connections [August 2021], Cutr Aug 2021

Cutr Connections [August 2021], Cutr

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The Performance Of Elementary Preservice Student Teachers Based On Interdisciplinary Curriculum Design, Ying-Feng Wang Aug 2021

The Performance Of Elementary Preservice Student Teachers Based On Interdisciplinary Curriculum Design, Ying-Feng Wang

University of South Florida (USF) M3 Publishing

The study was aimed at exploring the performance exhibited by preservice student teachers in interdisciplinary curriculum design for elementary science in Taiwan. The subjects are eighty elementary preservice teachers from the National Metropolitan University. They designed integrated science curriculum and instruction by incorporating what they learned from the Elementary Science Methods course. The lesson plans, mind maps, artwork and feedback performed by the preservice student teachers were collected for data analyses. The findings indicated that eighty percent of preservice student teachers exhibited a high degree of interest in science instructional planning across different disciplines. They presented science lesson planning with …


Interpreting School Neuropsychology Reports For Educators, Robert H. Martin Aug 2021

Interpreting School Neuropsychology Reports For Educators, Robert H. Martin

University of South Florida (USF) M3 Publishing

School neuropsychology is a field of study that is seeing rapid growth in institutions of higher learning, and subsequently in public and private schools. School neuropsychology assessments are substantially more extensive than traditional psychoeducational assessments reports. The reports are discussed at the student’s Individual Educational Plan (IEP) meeting and school educators need to be present at the meeting. Educators have often expressed that it is extremely difficult to understand the complicated reports. It is often viewed as too complex to grasp and too overwhelming. The purposes of this paper are to help educators understand and interpret the information that comes …


The Scientific Method In Tourism Education: Research Experience At The Autonomous University Of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Manuel Ramon Gonzalez Herrera Aug 2021

The Scientific Method In Tourism Education: Research Experience At The Autonomous University Of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Manuel Ramon Gonzalez Herrera

University of South Florida (USF) M3 Publishing

The general aim of this investigation was developing a research experience as a training process that favors the construction and validation of a conceptual model with the stages of the scientific method through a case study with tourism students. A theoretical - applied, qualitative, interdisciplinary and deductive research type was implemented, in which mixed data sources were used, and methods like literature review, observation, triangulation, modeling, case study, and empirical validation were implemented. The main outcomes were the construction of the conceptual scientific model, validation of the model by its implementation in an empirical case study, and identification of learning …


The Effects Of Covid-19 Epidemic On Guided Tours And Alternative Tour Samples From Turkey, Bayram Akay Aug 2021

The Effects Of Covid-19 Epidemic On Guided Tours And Alternative Tour Samples From Turkey, Bayram Akay

University of South Florida (USF) M3 Publishing

The purpose of this research is to evaluate the effect of covid-19 on guided tours and examine the alternative tour examples that have emerged in Turkey during the pandemic. In this study, qualitative research method was used and data analyses were conducted using content analysis. The content analysis have been made through the statistics, reports and qualitative research methods by tourism portals (Tourism current, tourism news), UNWTO, Turkish Statistical Institute (TSI), Association of Turkish Travel Agencies (TÜRSAB and Republic of Turkey Ministry of Culture and Tourism (ATTA). In Turkey during the pandemic, the number of tourists decreased by 70% and …


The Effect Of Covid-19 Phobia On Holiday Intention, Halil Akmese, Ali Ilgaz Aug 2021

The Effect Of Covid-19 Phobia On Holiday Intention, Halil Akmese, Ali Ilgaz

University of South Florida (USF) M3 Publishing

Since the day of human existence, millions of people have traveled from their places to different regions for many reasons. A number of negative factors such as war, natural disasters and epidemics damaged this ongoing dynamic structure of tourism with varying extensions. The new type of coronavirus (Covid-19) epidemic that emerged in December 2019 has also affected tourism activities and individuals' intentions and motivations to go on holiday. The main purpose of this research is to measure the effect of Covid-19 phobia on individuals' holiday intentions. The sample of the study was 388 people. In the research, a questionnaire form …


Are You Afraid To Travel During Covid-19?, Gulsum Tabak, Sibel Canik, Ebru Guneren Aug 2021

Are You Afraid To Travel During Covid-19?, Gulsum Tabak, Sibel Canik, Ebru Guneren

University of South Florida (USF) M3 Publishing

COVID-19, which is a new type of coronavirus disease, has affected the whole world in a very short time, hundreds of thousands of people to die and the physical and mental health of billions of people to deteriorate. It was determined that people's understanding of the holiday has been changed significantly during the pandemic period. Under normal conditions, the economic and social preferences of consumers are in the forefront in making travel decisions, whereas it is understood that psychological preferences became more evident in pandemic periods. It is aimed to reveal the relationship between tourists' travel concerns and intentions to …