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Opportunities and challenges of smart technology for small independent fashion retailers: a reflexive thematic analysis using the technology-organization-environment framework

Hyo Jung Chang, Francine Bruess, Jo Woon Chong • Fashion and Textiles (2024)

Abstract Smart technology has become an increasingly prominent feature in the fashion apparel industry. However, small retailers still face challenges while trying to adopt such innovative smart technologies to increase consumer interaction...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s40691-024-00391-x

Impact of Consumer Education Programs on Agricultural Consumer Behaviour in Makurdi Metropolis, Nigeria

Ajunwa Edache, Lucy Kator Joegelleh • International Journal of Home Economics, Hospitality and Allied Research (2025)

This study evaluated the impact of consumer education programs in influencing consumer behavior in Makurdi Metropolis, Benue State, Nigeria. The study was motivated by the increasing concern that many consumers in the area lack adequate kno...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.57012/ijhhr.v4n2.010

Organic food consumers in Hong Kong

Matthew H. T. Yap • Tourism and Hospitality Management (2012)

Asian organic foods consumers’ behaviour is worth investigating to sustain the continuous growth of organic foods consumption. Hence, Fiona has the ambition to employ the innovation diffusion theory to profile and understand organic foods c...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.20867/thm.18.1.10

Fostering Advocacy Behavior of Employees: A Corporate Social Responsibility Perspective From the Hospitality Sector

Naveed Ahmad, Naveed Ahmad, Zia Ullah, Esra AlDhaen et al. • Frontiers in Psychology (2022)

Considering the stiff competitiveness situation in every sector, promoting the advocacy behavior of employees is of seminal importance for an organization. With this regard, the hospitality sector has no exceptions, however, a review of the...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.865021

METHODOLOGICAL AND PRACTICAL ADVANTAGES OF PLSSEM IN MANAGEMENT RESEARCH: THE CASE OF RAKIJA

Slobodan Adžić, Doloris Bešić-Vukašinović, Ivana Savić • Ekonomika Poljoprivrede (1979) (2026)

Structural equation modeling (SEM) is widely applied inconsumer behavior research; however, the methodologicalchoice between covariance-based SEM (CB-SEM) andpartial least squares SEM (PLS-SEM) remains contestedin applied research contexts....

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.59267/ekoPolj2601217A

Predictors of Behavioural Intention and the Mediating Effects of Hotel Virtual Reality Experience and Cognitive Absorption

Ryan Joseph CALINAO, Ryan GAMOSO • African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure (2024)

The study explores the influence of vividness, content quality, and system quality in virtual reality (VR) experiences on guests’ behavioural intentions in the hotel industry in the National Capital Region. It specifically examines how thes...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: https://doi.org/10.46222/ajhtl.19770720.534

Innovation and marketing strategies for PDO products: the case of “Parmigiano Reggiano” as an ingredient

Maria Cecilia Mancini, Claudio Consiglieri • Bio-based and Applied Economics (2017)

Typical products can contribute to socio-economic development of their place of origin if they are able to take part in the logic of the global market. The aim of this research is to examine one type of innovation, the use of PDO products a...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.13128/BAE-20087

Biophysical and textural attributes as selection indices for replacing the adopted cassava variety with the improved genotype to produce fufu

Wasiu Awoyale, Wasiu Awoyale, Busie Maziya-Dixon, Hakeem Oyedele et al. • Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems (2023)

The use of the biophysical and textural qualities of fufu to choose the possible substitution of an adopted cassava variety (TMEB419-V1) with improved genotypes from the breeding program was assessed in this study. Standard methods were use...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fsufs.2023.1272724

Exploring Volatile Profiles and De-Flavoring Strategies for Enhanced Acceptance of Lentil-Based Foods: A Review

Francesca Vurro, Davide De Angelis, Giacomo Squeo, Francesco Caponio et al. • Foods (2024)

Lentils are marketed as dry seeds, fresh sprouts, flours, protein isolates, and concentrates used as ingredients in many traditional and innovative food products, including dairy and meat analogs. Appreciated for their nutritional and healt...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/foods13162608

Natural Polyphenols for the Preservation of Meat and Dairy Products

Hammad Ullah, Yaseen Hussain, Cristina Santarcangelo, Alessandra Baldi et al. • Molecules (2022)

Food spoilage makes foods undesirable and unacceptable for human use. The preservation of food is essential for human survival, and different techniques were initially used to limit the growth of spoiling microbes, e.g., drying, heating, sa...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/molecules27061906

Permanent demand excess as business strategy: an analysis of the Brazilian higher-education market

Rodrigo Menon Simões Moita, Carlos Eduardo Lobo e Silva, Eduardo de Carvalho Andrade • RAUSP: Revista de Administração da Universidade de São Paulo (2015)

Many Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) establish tuition below the equilibrium price to generate permanent demand excess. This paper first adapts Becker’s (1991) theory to understand why the HEIs price in this way. The fact that students...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5700/rausp1181

Understanding the Influence of Personalized Recommendation on Purchase Intentions from a Self-Determination Perspective: Contingent upon Product Categories

Li Zhao, Bing Fu, Sha Bai • Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research (2025)

While consumers experience shopping convenience through personalized recommendations, they are increasingly concerned about their consumption behavior being manipulated, leading to psychological resistance towards personalized recommendatio...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/jtaer20010032

Driving sustainable consumption: how social influence, brand image, and perceived quality shape Thai Gen Z’s purchase intentions

Sarinya L. Suttharattanagul, Nisit Manotungvorapun • Frontiers in Sustainability (2026)

In recent years, sustainability has been receiving attention across various academic disciplines and businesses, particularly in consumer behavior. However, limited studies employ the sociological perspective and brand image to understand h...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/frsus.2025.1716245

The Impact of Trust on Chinese Consumers’ Acceptance of Meat Substitutes: The Mediating Role of Perceived Benefits and Perceived Risks, and the Moderating Role of Consumer Knowledge

Muhabaiti Pareti, Junsong Guo, Nadire Abudurofu, Qiankun Liu et al. • Foods (2025)

In recent years, meat substitutes have become a prominent global topic in academic research. As one of the world’s most populous countries, China may increasingly consider meat substitutes as a new dietary option to meet the growing consume...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/foods14040669

Agent-based multi-tier SLA negotiation for intercloud

Lin Li, Li Liu, Shalin Huang, Shibiao Lv et al. • Journal of Cloud Computing: Advances, Systems and Applications (2022)

Abstract The evolving intercloud enables idle resources to be traded among cloud providers to facilitate utilization optimization and to improve the cost-effectiveness of the service for cloud consumers. However, several challenges are rais...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s13677-022-00286-6

How Does Anxiety Affect the Relationship between the Customer and the Omnichannel Systems?

Bui Thanh Khoa, Tran Trong Huynh • Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research (2023)

Omnichannel is not just a marketing, e-commerce, or customer support buzzword. This future customer engagement platform helps businesses communicate with customers through centralized channels on a smart interface. It is difficult to achiev...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/jtaer18010007

Health literacy, digital health literacy and the implementation of digital health technologies in cancer care: the need for a strategic approach

Emma Kemp, Joshua L. Trigg, Lisa Beatty, Chris Christensen et al. • Health Promotion Journal of Australia (2020)

ISSUE ADDRESSED: Digital health technologies can potentially reduce health disparities in cancer care. However, the benefits of digital health technology depend partly on users' digital health literacy, that is, "capabilities and resources ...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/hpja.387

Health technology sourcebook

Greg Mullin • International Linear Collider (2018)

Provides consumer health information about the application of science to develop solutions to health problems or issues such as the prevention or delay of onset of diseases or the promotion and monitoring of good health. Includes index, glo...

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