Questionnaire Method Research Articles

Attitudes of consumers towards ethical buying and fair trade in Slovakia

Nowadays, more and more consumers have an increased interest in the field of ethics and social responsibility, which they present in connection with the companies they buy from. The attitude towards ethical shopping becomes particularly important in the context of sustainable development and environmental protection. Slovakia, as a member of the European Union, is not left out of this trend. In the contribution, we focus on the attitude of consumers in Slovakia towards ethical shopping through an applied questionnaire inquiry. Ethical shopping is the way consumers think when choosing products, considering the conditions under which products are produced, distributed, and disposed. When choosing products, consumers consider not only the impact of these products on the environment but also whether adequate working conditions were observed during their production. We obtained data on the attitudes of consumers in Slovakia through a survey, using the questionnaire method. The survey focused on selected areas of ethical shopping, with a special focus on fair trade and its knowledge among consumers in Slovakia. Based on the results of the survey, we suggest ways to educate as well as motivate consumers in Slovakia to realize ethical buying to a greater extent.

Implementation Dynamics and Project Delivery: A Case Study of Tullow Oil Exploration in Turkana, Kenya

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of community stakeholder involvement in the implementation process on project delivery by the Tullow Oil Exploration Company in South Lokichar Basin in Turkana, Kenya. Methodology: The study utilized a descriptive research design that incorporated both qualitative and quantitative methods for data collection. While qualitative design was predominantly utilized, a small amount of quantitative methodology was included to assess perceptions. A triangulated methodological design was employed to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the data. The study involved the use of questionnaire method to collect quantitative data and key informants guide and focus group discussion to collect qualitative data. This research adopted multistage sampling utilizing cluster sampling as one of the sampling methods and the first stage of sampling, where villages were divided into clusters which were later randomly sampled based on their proximity to the oil wells. Two villages from Lokori / Kochodin Ward in Turkana South Sub-County and eight villages in Lokichar Ward in Turkana South Sub-County were randomly picked. Quantitative data was analyzed using descriptive analysis and inferential analysis (cross-tabulation with chi-square and binary logistic regression analyses) by use of SPSS version 25. Qualitative data was analysed based on Content Analysis (CA) method. Findings: The study revealed community stakeholder involvement in the implementation process had statistically significant effect on community project delivery by Tullow Oil Exploration Company in South Lokichar Basin in Turkana, Kenya (X2=8.161, df=1, p-value = .000 and p-value=.037 (<0.05 respectively). Unique Contribution to Theory, Practice and Policy: The Stakeholder Theory emphasizes the need for companies to take a wider view of their economic activities and consider all other stakeholders' interests, not just the shareholders. Its contributions to the descriptive, normative, and instrumental elements of Stakeholder Theory are thus underlined by the fact that community engagement may make or break the success and sustainability of community projects in this industry even during the implementation phase itself. It hence requires a balancing of the expectations of a Company with those of the community so that all the stakeholders really share goals and vision in similar ways concerning the community project at hand. The actual study indicates that, in practice, the effective participation of community stakeholders throughout the entire community project cycle-identification, planning, and especially implementation-enhances project delivery while at the same time enhancing ownership and cooperation at the local level. Such understanding of stakeholder management is key when companies operate their business in marginalized areas for the purpose of mitigating risks, community resistance, and ensuring easier ways of executing community projects. This research, therefore, calls for legal and regulatory environments that enhance stakeholder involvement in resource extraction projects. From a policy perspective, the government of Kenya and any other relevant country should develop policies that ensure that companies adopt formal mechanisms involving direct consultations of communities in the decision-making and operations processes. It is through this that the process reflects transparency, inclusiveness, and accountability-one of the facets of successful long-term community projects in resource-rich areas. These contributions are aimed at the improvement of project delivery in a sustainable manner together with social harmony across large-scale extraction-impacted areas.

Data note on the Avian Contact Study: a questionnaire resource for avian influenza public health planning

The Avian Contact Study is a cross-sectional questionnaire of poultry workers and other individuals who have contact with domestic and/or wild birds in the UK. The questionnaire was launched online in May 2024 and in-person responses were gathered at the British Pig and Poultry Fair in Birmingham on 15 and 16 May 2024. This Data Note documents questionnaire development, content and delivery methods. Data collected include information on demographics, seasonal influenza vaccination, avian influenza exposure, contact with birds and people, and awareness of avian influenza. This Data Note provides insights into the first data release collected up to 31 July 2024 for 225 respondents. Data have been released as a University of Bristol held dataset available upon request. The Avian Contact Study provides a pilot resource for research into avian influenza from a zoonotic perspective.

Cloud Server-based Questionnaire System for Cultural Services in Blue-green Spaces

Parks are important carriers of urban blue-green space and cultural services, which are vital to beautify the city and improve the quality of life of residents. Constructing a questionnaire system for cultural services in blue-green spaces is of great significance for evaluating and studying the supply of regional cultural services and quantifying residents' cultural needs. In this paper, we take Zhengzhou city park as the evaluation object, and based on AliCloud server ECS and WebGIS technology, combined with drone orthophoto and real-life three-dimensional model, we make the questionnaire survey system of blue-green space cultural service to collect residents' social value preference and suggestions for the park. Respondents enter the system through any device with internet access, browse park pictures and profiles, and participate in the online questionnaire survey, and the collected data on residents' value preferences can be used to assess the value of the park's cultural services by methods such as the SolVES model. The system solves the shortcomings such as heavy workload and low response rate of distributing questionnaires in the field. The system integrates a variety of digital technologies and improves the questionnaire survey method, which can effectively improve the efficiency and quality of the questionnaire survey and analyze the problems and deficiencies of the park with the opinions of the respondents, so as to provide the management with references for optimization and standardization, and to promote the enhancement of the quality of cultural services.

The Effect Of Incentives On Employee Job Satisfaction At PT Anugerah Firdaus Mandiri : Financial Incentives And Non-Financial Incentives

In the era of globalization and intense business competition, companies must improve their performance and productivity by ensuring high employee job satisfaction. This study aims to examine the influence of financial and non-financial incentives on employee job satisfaction at PT Anugerah Firdaus Mandiri. This research uses the questionnaire distribution method with all 45 employees of PT Anugerah Firdaus Mandiri as the sample. Data were collected through Likert scale-based questionnaires and analyzed using multiple linear regression with SPSS 22 software. The study shows that financial and non-financial incentives have a significant impact on employee job satisfaction at PT Anugerah Firdaus Mandiri. The adjusted R-squared coefficient of 0,464 indicates that the regression model explains 46,4% of the variation in employee job satisfaction. These results highlight the importance of incentives in enhancing job satisfaction, suggesting that management should focus on incentive policies to improve employee effectiveness and productivity.

User Experience Analysis on the DANA Application Using the User Experience Questionnaire (UEQ) Method

Technology has become an integral part of man's daily life by the growth and development of technology down to the present day brought many changes to mankind's survival. One of the changes to human life is the presence of a digital wallet application that can make transaction payment systems such as the application of funds easier. The study uses the User Experience Questionnaire (UEQ) method. The study aims to identify the level of user experience of applications of fund on Prabumulih university students who use apps based on variables attractiveness, variables efficiency, variables dependability, variables stimulation and novelty variables. The results of this study could be said to be positive, but in some variables it can be enhanced again.

Study on the Restrictive Factors of Wushu Sanda Movement in Weinan Middle School of Shan xi Province

This paper analyzes the development of Wushu Sanda movement in middle schools in Weinan City, Shan xi Province through the research methods of literature, questionnaire, logic analysis and expert interview, clears out the constraints of Wushu Sanda movement in middle schools, and puts forward corresponding solutions. The results show that: the effective time can not be well mastered; The site is inadequate or unsuitable; May cause fighting or disorder; Lack of martial arts education; Lack of teachers; Prone to sports injury; The lack of interest is the restricting factor that restricts the development of Wushu Sanda movement among young people. The author suggests that we should classify teaching according to the purpose of learning; Optimize the allocation and use of space; Changing the perception of parents and students; Strengthen military morality education; Recruit excellent Sanda teachers; Improve teaching quality and optimize service; Injury prevention and rehabilitation treatment are the effective countermeasures to solve the problem of Wushu Sanda movement among young people.

Research on the Network Communication Strategy of New Energy Vehicle Brand in Xi an China -- Taking NIO as an Example

With the increasing global attention to sustainable development and environmental protection, new energy vehicles have become the main direction of transformation and upgrading of the global automotive industry and green development. As one of the world s largest auto markets, China is also actively promoting the development of the new energy vehicle industry. This project will visit the sales points and service centers of NIO in Xi an market to understand the specific implementation of its network communication strategy. Therefore, this research intends to establish a perceived intention model to analyze the related factors of network communication effect in the light of Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). At the same time, the questionnaire survey method is adopted to collect data on the network communication strategy and consumer feedback of NIO, learn consumers feedback and satisfaction on the network communication strategy of new energy vehicles, provide key market insights, and better understand consumers demands and expectations.

PERANCANGAN USER INTERFACE DAN USER EXPERIENCE APLIKASI MONITORING EXPIRED MENGGUNAKAN METODE DOUBLE DIAMOND

Indomaret is one of the franchise business ventures which is a company owned by PT Indomarco Prismatama. At this time the process of monitoring products that are approaching the expiration date is still inefficient, often there are products whose expiration dates are missed and employees have difficulty finding products that will expire while there is no data and reminders about products that will expire. Therefore, a user interface design is needed before designing an application that can facilitate employees in managing expired products to be more efficient. In designing the user interface, researchers used the Double Diamond method which includes 4 stages, namely discover, define, develop, and deliver. For user experience testing, researchers adopted the User Experience Questionnaire (UEQ) method using 6 aspects with 26 items, including Attractiveness, Perpicuity, Effciency, Depandability, Stimulation, Novelty. The test results showed that t5 UEQ scales were on the "Excellent" assessment, namely on the Attractiveness, Efficiency, Dependability, Stimulation, Novelty scales. While one UEQ scale is at "Above Average", namely the Perspicuity scale.

The Influence Of Market Orientation And Product Innovation On Marketing Performance Through Competitive Advantage In Tiktok Shop Content Creators

Good marketing means sales will increase. The aim of this research is to find out whether market orientation and product innovation influence marketing performance, and to find out whether competitive advantage is able to mediate market orientation and product innovation on marketing performance.The population in this study are TikTok shop content creators who are members of official groups. The total sample was 115 respondents using accidental sampling technique. Data collection techniques use questionnaire and observation methods. The data analysis method uses multiple linear regression with a path analysis approach and the SPSS program.The research results show that market orientation variables and product innovation have an influence on marketing performance, then competitive advantage also has a positive and significant influence on marketing performance. The results of the indirect influence test also show that competitive advantage is able to mediate the relationship between market orientation and product innovation on marketing performance.Implementation of market orientation strategies and product innovation influence the marketing performance of TikTok Shop content creators. Competitive advantage also influences marketing performance and can mediate the relationship between market orientation and product innovation on the marketing performance of TikTok shop content creators. Suggestions for TikTok Shop content creators to implement market orientation strategies and product innovation that are appropriate to the business sector they are undertaking so that they will increase their competitive advantage which will improve marketing performance

Pengaruh Motivasi dan Gaji Karyawan Terhadap Produktivitas pada PT Integra Indocabinet di Sidoarjo

This study aims to examine “The effect of work motivation and salary on employee productivity performance”. The background of this research is the decline in productivity that occurred at PT Integra Indocabinet in 2012 and during the Covid-19 pandemic. The sample in this study were employees at PT Integra Indocabinet Sedati Sidoarjo East Java, totaling 100 people as respondents taken using the Slovin formula. The sampling technique used in this study is non probability sampling, namely techniques that do not buy opportunities or become samples. By using a questionnaire method 4 Likert scale. From the results of hypothesis testing, it shows that 1) motivation has no significant positive effect on employee performance when the t statistical test is carried out, 2) salary has a significant positive effect on employee performance, 3) motivation and salary on productivity simultaneously have a significant positive effect.

Evaluasi Pengalaman Pengguna Pada Learning Management System Menggunakan Metode User Experience Questionnaire

The purpose of this study was to conduct a survey to assess the performance of the Learning Management System (LMS). This is done related to the need to evaluate its use by users. This study used the User Experience Questionnaire (UEQ) method regarding (1) attractiveness, (2) clarity, (3) efficiency, (4) reliability, (5) stimulation, and (6) novelty. The survey was conducted online via a Google form and had 164 participants. The benchmark results show that all criteria are above the average, but the UEQ scale for novelty is the lowest at 0.87, while attractiveness is 1.44, pragmatic quality is 1.37, and hedonic quality is 1.05. Therefore, it is suggested that the learning management system be improved through interactive learning styles, such as live discussions in LMS, integration with other technologies, updating artificial intelligence and big data-based technologies, and adapting to the metaverse, while maintaining the attractiveness and identity of the platform through design. rework color schemes, content, including engaging videos and gamification, and implement live chat with lecturers to overcome time constraints during video conferencing.

Severity of pain syndrome, functional activity, and quality of life in male patients with inguinal hernias in the preoperative period

According to the European Hernia Society (EHS) and the Hernia Surge Group (HSG), males with inguinal pain syndrome make up the majority of candidates for planned inguinal hernia surgeries. Chronic groin pain in the preoperative stage typically has a negative impact on such patients’ functional activity and quality of life. It is therefore considered a significant indication for planned surgery. According to recent research, appropriate functional outcomes, such as improved physical activity and patient quality of life, are as important as an accurate anatomical restoration of the inguinal region after planned inguinal hernia surgery. Objective — to assess the severity of preoperative inguinal pain syndrome, functional activity, and quality of life in male patients with inguinal hernias. Materials and methods. The study focuses on the preoperative clinical examination of 50 patients (males) with primary unilateral inguinal hernias. The patients were treated in the surgical department of the State Scientific Institution «Centre for Innovative Medical Technologies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine» between 2018 and 2024. A questionnaire method was employed to assess the functional activity, quality of life, and severity of pain syndrome in patients before surgery. This method involved the use of the modified Carolinas Comfort Scale (MCCS), the European Questionnaire for the Assessment of Quality of Life (EQ‑5D‑3L), and the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). Results. The average pain severity index on the VAS was 2.1±0.9 points. The MCCS was used to assess patients’ functional activity, resulting in an average total score of 33.7±12.1 points, which corresponded to 44.9%, classifying the patients as «not satisfied» in the clinical group. The EQ‑5D‑3L descriptive system was used to assess patients’ quality of life. We found that 30% reported moderate mobility limitations, 18% reported moderate self‑care issues, and 34% reported limitations in their daily activities. 24% of patients exhibited moderate anxiety or depression‑related symptoms. At the same time, all patients noted the presence of pain syndrome, with 76% experiencing moderate pain and 24% suffering severe pain. Conclusions. The «symptomatic» group of males with inguinal hernias exhibits a high level of local pain syndrome in the area of the hernia protrusion (2.1±0.9 on the VAS, and 24 % of patients reported a significant degree of pain severity before planned surgical intervention (> 3 points) according to the EQ‑5D‑3L system). In the vast majority of cases, it significantly impairs their functional activity and quality of life (66% of patients are not satisfied with their quality of life (32.4±5.6 points on the MCCS)). Effective local pain management is an important objective in the planned surgical treatment of inguinal hernias. This necessitates further investigation into surgical technique selection and procedure adjustments.

Influence of Parenting Styles on Public Secondary School Students’ Academic Performance in Iringa, Tanzania

The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of parenting styles on students’ academic performance in public secondary schools in Iringa, Tanzania. The study employed the survey research design with a sample of 100 respondents out the population of 600 students from selected schools. This study used a questionnaire method of data collection. The analysis of data involved the regression analysis. The study established that authoritarian, authoritative as well as permissive parenting styles influenced students’ academic performance. However, each parenting style influenced the academic performance at different rates, the authoritarian parenting being the most effective parenting style, followed by permissive and authoritative styles. Therefore, parents need to be aware of the parenting style they use and opt for the best parenting style, which may improve their children’s academic performance.

The Involvement, Flow Experience, and Happiness at the 2022 National Chung-Cheng Cup Hockey Tournament

This study investigated the relationship between hockey participants’ involvement, flow experience, and happiness. This study used a questionnaire method to collect data. A total of 300 questionnaires were administered to hockey participants from 2022/12/06 to 2022/12/11 at the National Chushan Senior High School hockey field using a convenience sampling method. After deducting the 12 questionnaires with incomplete answers, the total number of valid questionnaires was 288, with a validity rate of 96.0%. The data were analyzed using SPSS 21.0 for descriptive statistics to understand the distribution of sample attributes. Smart PLS 3 was used to analyze the convergent validity, discriminant validity, goodness of fit, and hypothesis validation of the hockey participants’ involvement, flow experience, and happiness models. The results suggest that the 2022 National Chung-Cheng Cup Hockey Tournament participants’ involvement, flow experience, and happiness models had good convergent validity, discriminant validity, and goodness of fit. The involvement of hockey participants in the sport significantly influenced the flow experience (path coefficient of 0.818*). The flow experience had moderate to high explanatory power (R2 = 0.669). The involvement of hockey participants in the sport significantly affected happiness (path coefficient 0.215*), flow experience significantly affected happiness (path coefficient of 0.294*), and happiness had a moderate to high explanatory power (R2 = 0.236). We propose specific recommendations for hockey promotion organizations and future studies based on this study's results.

Interplay of perception, behavior, and sound: analyzing music activities in urban open spaces

This study conducted an exploratory investigation into the impacts of music activities in urban open spaces, focusing on the interrelations between perception, behavior, and A-weighted sound pressure levels (LAeq) associated with these activities. Utilizing observational and questionnaire methods, the research categorized music activities into dynamic (e.g., dancing) and static (e.g., singing) types. It revealed significant differences in participant numbers, age demographics, and LAeq between the two categories. Results indicated that dynamic music activities typically attracted an older participant and had lower LAeq than static activities. However, participants in dynamic activities reported lower levels of sound comfort and spatial satisfaction. Within dynamic music activities, a negative correlation was found between LAeq and sound comfort, whereas no significant correlation was observed in static music activities. Additionally, participant numbers in dynamic activities showed no relation to sound pressure levels, which increased with the activity area. Conversely, in static activities, both participant numbers and activity area were found to positively influence LAeq. The study also discovered that for both dynamic and static music activities, the lower the LAeq were when the people's formation approached a circular shape. This research offers valuable insights into understanding the acoustic environment and participant experience in urban open spaces.

Factors Affecting the Adoption of E-HRM Practices in Public Service Organizations in Tanzania: A Case Study of the Tanzania Judicial Service Commission Headquarters

The scanty understanding on the factors affecting the adoption of e-HRM practices among public service organizations in Tanzania posed a rationale of undertaking this study. The study took place at the Judicial Service Commission of Tanzania. This study sought to address three specific objectives; to assess HRM practices which are under e-HRM, factors influencing the adoption of e-HRM practices and challenges facing the adoption of e-HRM practices in the study area. This study was guided by innovation adoption theory. The study used descriptive case-study research design with a mix of qualitative and quantitative research approaches. Simple random sampling was used to sample 77 respondents out of 96 employees who constitute the target population from the study area. Data collection was done through interview and questionnaire methods where contents analysis and descriptive statistics analysis were used in data analysis. The study findings revealed seven HRM practices in the study area are under e-HRM namely planning, recruitment and selection, training and development, performance appraisal, compensation, health related, safety and labour relations practices. The study findings further revealed social, economic and institutional factors as the major factors influencing the adoption of e-HRM practices in the study area. This study concluded inadequate ICT skills among employees, competent ICT experts, financial resources, e-HRM practices awareness, capacity building programs, supportive laws and policies as the major challenges facing the adoption of e-HRM practices. The study further concludes the e-HRM having strong contribution to the entire organizational performance. In the view of the revealed study findings, the study hereby recommends to the public service organizations to conduct routine capacity building programs for creating awareness and strengthening the adoption of e-HRM practices in the organizational undertakings.

Investigate the distinctive link between a balanced scorecard and organizational performance in IT and non-IT sectors

PurposeThe purpose of this research is to examine how the implementation of a balanced scorecard (BSC) affects business outcomes in both information technology (IT) and non-IT sectors.Design/methodology/approachPartial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) was used to test the hypothesis. A random sample was used to collect 170 responses from the IT companies and 166 from non-IT companies by using the questionnaire method. The questionnaire was distributed to the top- and middle-level managers in Bangalore city, and we used SmartPLS software to explore the relationship between our research constructs.FindingsThe results of this study indicate that a BSC has a significant and positive impact on organizational performance in IT and non-IT sectors. The main distinction in this study is that all BSC perspectives [learning and growth perspective, internal business process (IBP) perspective, customer perspective (CP) and financial perspective (FP)] have a significant, direct and indirect impact on IT companies. On the other hand, solely three BSC perspectives (IBP perspective, CP and FP) have a significant impact on non-IT companies, while learning and growth perspective has an insignificant impact on the FP.Originality/valueThis study provides a critical theoretical and practical contribution of a BSC on business performance in IT and non-IT industries.

Effectiveness of Editing and Proofreading Skills in Improving Academic Writing of Law Students

Writing skills are the most difficult language skills for students, especially those students with English as a Second Language (ESL) and as an English Foreign Language (EFL) in various academic institutions. This situation has made most college students fail to write effective academic works. This study assessed the effectiveness of the Editing and Proofreading Skills Course in improving the academic writing of law students in Tanzania. Specifically, the study assessed the common errors made by law students in academic writing. The study involved the action research design consisting of pre- and post-interventions. Data were collected through observations and questionnaire methods. Data were analysed statistically through the Wilcoxon Signed-rank test and the McNemar exact test at 95% confidence intervals to analyse the before and after intervention data. The study found that law students had a limited basic understanding of the editing and proofreading techniques before the intervention. After the intervention, there was a significant improvement in students’ writing skills as the results showed an exact p-value of 0.000. It recommends the inclusion of specific instructions on Editing and Proofreading Skills Courses as part of the Legal Education Curriculum in Tanzania.

Strategies for Pedagogical Interventions to Develop Emotional Intelligence (EI) of Employees in a Hybrid Work Schedule

The purpose of the research article is to identify the educational methods suitable for developing employee emotional intelligence. The focus was on the number of hours that small and medium sized enterprises are willing to invest in training their employees in emotional intelligence and on the benefits, i.e., changes in work outcomes as evaluated by respondents. The questionnaire method and interviews were used to obtain data from respondents, line managers, and education managers. Based on correlation coefficient calculations, brainstorming was identified as a frequently used method of active learning, which is related to the physical presence in the learning premises. The analysis of the responses of the respondents and their calculation using the correlation coefficient surprisingly showed that the lecture method gained great support and was considered by the respondents, i.e., managers and education managers, as very important to achieve the cognitive, affective, and psychomotor goals of education. Moreover, it was assessed as a method suitable for remote learning, i.e., for virtual educational spaces. Doi: 10.28991/ESJ-2024-08-05-023 Full Text: PDF