The influence of ethical judgements on acceptance and non-acceptance of wearables and insideables: Fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis

Andrés-Sánchez, Jorge de; Arias-Oliva, Mario; Borondo, Jorge Pelegrín; Almahameed, Ala Ali

doi:10.1016/j.techsoc.2021.101689

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“…In the Composite MES scale, [ 35 ] (p. 663) added items referring to these dimensions of ethical judgment, in such a way that they included items from the five main theories of ethical judgment [ 35 ] (p. 650): relativism, morality, contractualism, egoism, and utilitarianism. This MES scale and the Composite MES scale are frequently used scales in the literature to measure people’s ethical judgment [ 27 , 52 , 53 ]. In the scale measurement, a semantic differential scale −5 to +5 was used.…”

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“…This means the individual will behave to promote the self-interests, such as self-promotion and satisfaction [ 33 ]. In this way, the self-promotion of individuals can influence their attitude and intention to behave ethically in case there are benefits for these individuals as a result of their decision [ 27 , 36 ]. Contractualism is a dimension that includes the concepts of rules, obligations, contracts, and duties [ 34 ].…”

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“…However, utilitarianism did not show a significant impact on the behavioral intention for both the individual and peer levels. Another study analyzed the impact of ethical judgment on the decision to become a cyborg by applying the MES scale on intention to use insideables [ 27 ].…”

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“…To answer this question, we use a Multidimensional Ethics Scale (MES) to analyze how its dimensions (moral equity, relativism, egoism, utilitarianism, and contractualism) influence people’s attitudes toward the implementation of a vaccine passport. MES has been used to determine the influence of ethical judgment in several contexts [ 27 ]. However, this focus has not been used to evaluate attitude toward health measures with fair moral concerns, such as to prevent COVID-19, and therefore we can consider that our topic is a novel focus in public health literature.…”

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Ethical Attitudes toward COVID-19 Passports: Evidences from Spain

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A so-called COVID-19 passport or Immunity passport (IP) has been proposed to facilitate the mobility of individuals while the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic persists. A COVID-19 passport can play a key role in the control of the pandemic, specifically in areas with a high density of population, and the help of smart city technology could be very useful to successfully implement IPs. This research studies the impact of ethical judgments on user attitudes toward using vaccine passports based on a Multidimensional Ethics Scale (MES) that contains five ethical constructs: moral equity, relativism, egoism, utilitarianism, and contractualism. Regression analysis shows that MES satisfactorily explains attitude (R2 = 87.82%, p < 0.001) and that a positive evaluation in moral equity, egoism and utilitarianism is significant (p < 0.001). The objective of the passport (variable leisure) shows a significant negative moderating effect on moral equity (coefficient = −0.147, p = 0.0302) and a positive one on relativism (coefficient = 0.158, p = 0.0287). Adjustment by means of fsQCA shows that five ethical constructs satisfactorily explain both favorable and unfavorable attitudes toward IPs. Solutions explaining acceptance attain an overall consistency (cons) = 0.871 and coverage (cov) = 0.980. In the case of resistance, we found that cons = 0.979 and cov = 0.775. However, that influence is asymmetrical. To have a positive attitude toward the passport, it is a sufficient condition to attain a positive evaluation on a single ethical factor. On the other hand, when explaining resistance, and with the exception of the recipe ~utilitarianism (cons = 0.911 and cov = 0.859), explanatory prime implications require the interaction of at least two variables. Likewise, the context in which the passport is required is significant to explain rejection.

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“…In order to address the above questions, this paper explores the causal and complex solutions between environmental regulation and regional innovation by using qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) [20,21]. The main contributions of this study are listed in the following:…”

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Booster or Stumbling Block? The Role of Environmental Regulation in the Coupling Path of Regional Innovation under the Porter Hypothesis

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In the 2018 Global Environmental Performance Index, China’s global air quality rank was fourth from last, indicating a more pronounced conflict between the environment and development compared with other countries. Because of the vastness of China’s land area, the development of different regions is imbalanced. The achievement of the stipulated goal to be among the top innovative countries in the world by 2035 not only depends on the economically developed eastern part of China but also on the relatively economically underdeveloped central, western, and northeastern parts. In this context, this paper uses time-varying qualitative comparative analysis to explore how the coupling paths of environmental regulation affect regional innovation. The results show that: (1) In most cases at the overall level of China, the Porter hypothesis is supported, and environmental regulation can play the role of a “booster” and stimulate regional innovation. In a few cases, however, the Porter hypothesis is not supported. (2) The Porter hypothesis is also supported in most cases at the regional level, where environmental regulation is mostly a “booster” for regional innovation in the east, center, west, and northeast. (3) Comparison of regional heterogeneity shows that environmental regulation is more important for stimulating regional innovation in the east than in the center, west, and northeast. This study helps to identify the role of environmental regulation in regional innovation. Moreover, it also helps to understand the emphasis China placed on environmental management during the early stages of its economic development.

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