AbstractWhile previous studies have investigated online health communities and health-seeking behaviours, less attention has been directed at the growing impact of the online fitness movement. This paper draws on the concept of biopedagogies to examine the messages transmitted within fitness culture on social networking sites (SNSs), and their role as a channel for health and fitness information. To explore this, a multi-method approach was conducted. The two methods included a netnography (online ethnography) and 22 semi-structured individual interviews with female participants aged 18–24 in Australia. The study suggests that online fitness use is becoming a popular leisure activity and source of health and fitness information. It reveals how SNSs are used as a platform to gather and teach ideas of health and fitness, and the manner in which textual and photographic online communication facilitates the social construction and transmission of this knowledge. Results indicated that although fitness accounts on SNSs offer differing notions to present alternative and competing realities, users predominantly chose to follow the normalised and dominant health discourses. Noteworthy, the onus is firmly placed on the individual within these health and fitness messages to adhere to norms of correct health practices and choices. This has connotations relevant to eHealth literacy. 相似文献
A majority of the countries in the world are still considered “developing,” with a per capita income of less than U$1,000.
Hahn (2008, Journal of Business Ethics78, 711–721) recently proposed an ambitious business ethics research agenda for integrating the “bottom-of-the-pyramid” countries
(Prahalad and Hart, 2002, Strategy and Competition20, 2–14) through sustainable development and corporate citizenship. Hahn’s work is among the growing field of research in comparative
business ethics including the global business ethics index (Michalos, 2008, Journal of Business Ethics79(1), 9–19; Scholtens and Dam, 2008, Journal of Business Ethics75(3), 273–284; Tsalikis and Seaton, 2008, Journal of Business Ethics75(3), 229–238). This article is complementary to Hahn’s work and it advocates an urgent need for business ethics researchers
to globally integrate the bottom-of-the-pyramid countries through a fundamental re-definition of the global economic triad,
including the United States, Western Europe, and Japan [Ohmae, 1985, Triad Power: The Coming Shape of Global Competition (New York: Free Press)]. The definition that we propose is based on business systems and institutional perspectives that
include the bottom-of-the-pyramid countries. We also propose to broaden the research in business ethics to enable comparisons
across business systems indifferent income levels. 相似文献
In this paper, we show that in a heterogeneous bidding community with predominantly risk-seeking bidders, third-price sealed-bid
auctions yield higher revenue for the seller than first-price sealed-bid auctions when the auction value is low. Conversely,
when the value of the auction is high, first-price sealed-bid auctions yield higher revenue for the seller than third-price
sealed-bid auctions. Existing theoretical findings for a homogeneous group of risk-seeking individuals imply that third-price
sealed-bid auctions should generate higher revenues for the seller than first-price sealed-bid auctions. Our results for low-value
auctions agree but our results for high-value auctions do not agree with the existing findings. We discuss the implications
of this discrepancy as a function of the shift in goal orientation from a win-focus to a value-focus as the value of the auction
increases.
Post Offices Inc. in The Netherlands has developed and implemented a new instruction model for the training of desk employees. The quality of the new instruction model was assessed by means of the evaluation model of Jacobs and Jones for on‐the‐job training. It is concluded that the implementation of the training model has not been completely successful. Critical success factors, such as the performance of the mentors as well as the quality of the self‐study material, have to be improved. Mentors are expected to serve as a behavioural model, to provide feedback, arrange an adequate environment for self‐study, motivate trainees for self‐study and evaluate trainees’ progress on a regular basis. This study shows that mentors must be fully convinced of the benefit of a new instructional model, if not, the implementation will not be successful. Besides, the study shows that the quality of the self‐study material depends very much on the similarity between the knowledge needed in work and the knowledge presented in the self‐study material. 相似文献
Purpose: The purposes of this study are to investigate changing Indian supplier–buyer relationships and to propose an effective conceptual model using theoretically developed constructs such as power, performance, satisfaction (economic and noneconomic), conflict (economic and noneconomic), trust, cooperation, switching cost, and commitment
Methodology/approach: This study is focused on supplier–buyer relationships among Indian companies in the processed/packaged (not fresh) food business. All of the measures for the constructs were developed for and empirically tested in previous studies. Confirmatory factor analysis and path analysis were used to test the conceptual model.
Findings: First, Indian suppliers’ power sources and performance significantly influence satisfaction and conflict. Second, satisfaction and conflict are significantly related to cooperation, trust, and switching cost. Third, cooperation and trust have a significant impact on commitment.
Research implication: One of the unique aspects of the study is to analyze the differential effects of satisfaction and conflict in India. Using dichotomized (economic and noneconomic) constructs, the ways in which Indian buyers’ economic satisfaction, noneconomic satisfaction, economic conflict, and noneconomic conflict are related to other relationship constructs (power sources, performance, cooperation, trust, switching costs, and commitment) are investigated.
Originality/value/contribution: For global companies, a key requirement for success is how to develop and sustain long-term relationships with local companies. This study suggests practical and information for successful marketing strategies to establish long-term supplier–buyer relationships in India. 相似文献
This paper provides a systematic framework to determine local delivery centre (LDC) locations and service areas to reduce delivery costs and balance the allocation of parcel delivery loads to promote sustainable LDC development. Based on a case study of a parcel distribution company in Korea, this study proposes two strategies for LDC service area delineation within each terminal service boundary that either minimises the total delivery time or balances the allocation of delivery loads. This research contributes to improving cost efficiency and balancing delivery load allocations in planning LDC locations and service areas that can potentially promote the long-term mutual sustainable development of parcel distribution companies and their local delivery counterparts. 相似文献
A study of 88 randomly selected strategy-related dissertations was conducted to develop a statistical profile of dissertations in the strategic management field. This study also provides some empirical evidence supporting the criticism that the field is fragmented. 相似文献