Urban Competitiveness Measurement of Chinese Cities Based on a Structural Equation Model

Yuan, Zhiyuan; Zheng, Xinqi; Zhang, Lulu; Zhao, Guoliang

doi:10.3390/su9040666

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“…The model fit indices of distinct categories can be measured for model complexity, sample size, relativity, and absoluteness. Therefore, the following seven commonly used indicators were selected (Yuan et al, 2017).…”

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Assessing potential driving factors of the ecosystem service value of mariculture shellfish in China using a structural equation modeling approach

Wang

Lyu

et al. 2023

Front. Mar. Sci.

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China is one of the major mariculture countries for shellfish in the world and provides more than 70% of the total global shellfish production. However, there is limited knowledge of the potential driving factors of the ecosystem service value of mariculture shellfish in China. Understanding what factors and how they drive the ecosystem can provide reference for further improving the ecosystem service value of mariculture shellfish, which is both theoretically and practically important for promoting the development of marine fishery economy in China. In this study, data of six major mariculture shellfish species in nine coastal provinces of China from 2009 to 2020 were analyzed using a structural equation modeling approach to quantify the effects of resource distribution characteristics and market demand on the ecosystem service value of mariculture shellfish in China. The results indicated that both resource distribution characteristics and market demand are important driving factors of the ecosystem service value of mariculture shellfish in China. Specifically, from the perspective of path coefficient, market demand plays a more important role (0.58) than resource distribution characteristics (0.36) in influencing the ecosystem service value of mariculture shellfish in China. Therefore, the research results for shellfish marine culture can be summarized as: (1) to actively respond to changes in shellfish market demand, (2) to enhance development planning for coastal shellfish cultivation area, and (3) to strengthen systematic management of mariculture shellfish resources. Results of this study could provide theoretical support and serve as a basis for promoting sustainable development of shellfish culturing industry and fisheries economy in China.

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Assessing potential driving factors of the ecosystem service value of mariculture shellfish in China using a structural equation modeling approach

Wang

Lyu

et al. 2023

Front. Mar. Sci.

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“…The aggregated fuzzy values can be calculated in several ways, for example, Eqs. ( 6) and (7). In this study, geometric mean operations are applied to aggregate group decisions as following Eq.…”

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“…According to the above context, exporting enterprises' competitiveness needs to pay more attention to numerous dimensions, including quality, traceability standards, and food safety requirements. Prior research on competitiveness was reported using linear relations such as Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) approach between variables [7,8]. Additionally, Hair [9] provided an overview of emerging prediction assessment tools for composite-based Partial Least Squares-Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM), notably proposed out-of-sample prediction methodologies.…”

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Two-Stage PLS-SEM and Fuzzy AHP Approach to Investigate Vietnamese SMEs’ Export Competitiveness

Nguyen¹

2022

Computers, Materials &Amp; Continua

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Vietnam is paying great to the seafood exporting sector, offering various significant production advantages, concluding that it is critical to understand the competitiveness of the target market and implement effective strategies. However, due to COVID 19, the value of Vietnamese pangasius exports resulted in low and unpredictable profits for pangasius farmers. It is obvious to recognize competitiveness as Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) problem in the uncertain business environment. Therefore, this study is the first to propose a two-staged Partial Least Squares-Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) and Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (FAHP) analysis to identify potential criteria and comprehensively investigate the competitiveness of Vietnamese pangasius export Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in the context of China market. First, a dataset of 186 valid respondents from seafood export SMEs was collected through an online survey from June to December 2020. The PLS-SEM approach was applied to ascertain the positive impact of the proposed criteria contributing to the competitiveness of Vietnamese pangasius against China market. The PLS-SEM results showed that all criteria strongly correlated with the pangasius exporting competitiveness. Then, the FAHP method is employed to rank the subjective weights of mentioned criteria based on 12 experts' judgments. Knowledge infrastructure (C3) has the highest rank of competitiveness criteria with the highest weight, followed by Product (C4). In contrast, Prices (C6) was indicated as the lowest rank at 0.107 regarding FAHP results. Furthermore, this study provides insights into stakeholders seeking to improve competitiveness performance.

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How Livelihood Assets Contribute to Sustainable Development of Smallholder Farmers

Li¹,

Shuai

et al. 2020

J of Intl Development

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There is a knowledge gap and practical demand to understand the relationship between capitals for developing sustainable livelihoods to realize poverty reduction and sustainable development, in particular for the smallholder farmers. This paper intends to make sights into an important livelihood challenge faced by smallholder farmers, which also aims to find out strategy (ies) in accelerating smallholder farmers' poverty reduction and achieving sustainable development. More specifically, we used a hybrid approach by adopting both qualitative and quantitative methods along with the concept of sustainable livelihood approach to reveal six capitals of farmers' household capacity and their potential relationships. Based on an analysis of Grounded Theory for smallholder farmers, we proposed a newly built framework for smallholder farmers' sustainable livelihoods by taking the Psychological capital (Psycap) into the sustainable livelihoods' assets. With a total sample of 796 households representing 26 counties in Three Gorges Reservoir Region (TGRR) in China, we adopted the Structural Equation Modelling using partial least squares (PLS‐SEM) to explore the key factors and key paths affecting smallholder farmers' sustainable livelihoods. Results indicate that Psycap can effectively promote the performance of Human capital (Humcap) and Physical capital (Phycap), with both significant direct and significant indirect effects on sustainable livelihoods; Phycap and Humcap have significant impacts on the new sustainable livelihood index. Finally, this paper proposed corresponding policy recommendations for poverty alleviation and sustainable livelihoods of smallholder farmers. © 2020 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Urban Competitiveness Measurement of Chinese Cities Based on a Structural Equation Model

Cited by 9 publications

References 27 publications

Assessing potential driving factors of the ecosystem service value of mariculture shellfish in China using a structural equation modeling approach

Assessing potential driving factors of the ecosystem service value of mariculture shellfish in China using a structural equation modeling approach

Two-Stage PLS-SEM and Fuzzy AHP Approach to Investigate Vietnamese SMEs’ Export Competitiveness

How Livelihood Assets Contribute to Sustainable Development of Smallholder Farmers

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