ICT have provided new paths for relationships across tourism distribution channels. It is accepted that both competitiveness and efficiency in the sector have increased, improving business performance. Since there are no validated models in the tourism literature covering this, our objective with this research is to confirm a positive relationship between the growing use of ICT by tourism intermediaries and their business performance. To this end, a structural equations model (RE-BP Model) is estimated, using data from a survey of tourism intermediaries conducted in Spain. The estimation confirms two latent variables, one for the relationship enhancement brought about by ICT in the sector, and the other for business performance. There is a cause-effect association between the two variables. O u r c o n c l u s i o n i s t h a t tourism intermediaries should intensify their relationships with suppliers and tour operators whose strategies allow for improved effectiveness of the entire value chain.
Within a nowadays context characterised by an increasing number of television channels and by a widely fragmentation of the audience, the study of television content from the consumer's perspective acquires special interest for managers of television stations. This paper, given the aforementioned reality, analyses and identifies the relationship structure that underlies the constructs of satisfaction and quality in order to gain a more in-depth understanding of the behaviour of television consumers.The methodology applied is structural equation models and results clearly show a causal link between the variables and confirm the predictive validity of the proposed model. This work provides a framework of reference for developing a cognitive-affective model for the consumption of television programmes, thereby integrating perceived quality as a cognitive variable and satisfaction as an affective variable.The results of the work provide a more in-depth understanding of a television consumer's behaviour, and they can therefore help to increase the effectiveness of actions by television advertisers and programmers, thereby allowing television stations to improve their results.
Purpose
The purpose of this study is to examine the factors that determine the entrepreneurial intention (EI) among Social Work degree students. This study considers the direct influence of personal traits, demographic characteristics, informal education and entrepreneurship education (EE) and, in addition, the possible moderating effect of EE on the other factors.
Design/methodology/approach
A sample of 139 undergraduate students registered in the Social Work degree offered by the University of Zaragoza (Spain) is analyzed, by using a longitudinal system based on questionnaires that were passed at two different times – before and after receiving the EE. Logistic regression models are built and estimated according to the explicative variables.
Findings
The results indicate that demographic factors, personality traits, professional experience and EE are significant factors in fostering social entrepreneurship among Social Work students. Additionally, EE has a moderating effect on the other variables, but only partially and not always positive.
Practical implications
The entrepreneurial initiative of social workers can make a very valuable contribution through the start-up of social enterprises. The findings suggest the convenience of promoting EE in the Social Work degree, with teaching contents and methodologies adapted to social entrepreneurship. Nevertheless, the interaction of educational methodologies with the other determinants does not always have a positive impact on EI.
Originality/value
This paper investigates EI in the context of undergraduate Social Work students, and this is a novel methodological approach. In addition to the analysis of the direct influence of the determinants of EI, we add the possible moderating effect of EE on the influence of the other explanatory variables.
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