The Influence of Confucianism on Women’s Leisure in Taiwan

Abstract

Confucian philosophy has traditionally had a considerable influence on many aspects of the lives of the Taiwanese people. It is therefore necessary to take this belief structure into account in order to explain Taiwanese women’s leisure perceptions and behaviours. The purpose of this study is to examine this issue. The factors that constrain women’s leisure in Taiwan are identified. These categories can be broadly termed economic, domestic, social, and cultural constraints     

旅华英国游客O→D旅游客流动力机制研究

文章在分析目前客源地→目的地旅游客流动力机制相关研究理论现状与不足的基础上,提出了＂推—拉—阻＂旅游动力机制。然后,在10个热点旅游城市采用100分制6点等距量表,以537份旅华英国游客有效问卷数据为依据,对旅华英国游客来我国城市旅游的旅游动力中的推力因子、拉力因子、阻力因子及其权重进行了研究。研究结果表明,旅华英国客流旅游动力中主要有8大推力因子、9大拉力因子和7大阻力因子,推力在促动力中占44%,拉力在促动力中占56%,阻力相当于促动力的39%。     

Are lodging customers ready to go green? An examination of attitudes,demographics, and eco-friendly intentions

This study attempted to answer the following research questions: (1) Do eco-friendly attitudes affect hotel customers’ environmentally friendly intentions to visit a green hotel, to spread word-of-mouth about a green hotel, and to pay more for a green hotel?; (2) If so, which facet of attitudes has the greatest impact?; (3) How do their expressed intentions differ across gender, age, education, and household income?; (4) How do such expressed intentions differ based on the existence of previous experience staying at a green hotel? A total of 422 cases were used to answer the research questions. Findings indicate that customers’ green attitudes are, in general, significantly associated with their expressed intentions to visit a green hotel, to spread word-of-mouth about a green hotel, and to pay more for it. Gender differences in such intentions were found, and the intentions were affected by their previous experiences with a green hotel. However, the eco-friendly intentions did not significantly differ across age, education, and household income.     

Switching intention model development: Role of service performances,customer satisfaction,and switching barriers in the hotel industry

The intricate relationships among core service and service encounter performances, customer satisfaction, and switching barriers in the formation of satisfaction and switching intention were examined in this study. A field survey was conducted at upper-midscale hotels. The results of the structural analysis revealed that both core service and service encounter performances significantly affected customer satisfaction, and satisfaction completely mediated the effects of service performances on switching intention. In addition, findings from the tests for metric invariances indicated that components of switching barriers (switching costs, relational investment, and lack of alternatives’ attractiveness) moderated the relationships between satisfaction and switching intention. In particular, the role of satisfaction derived from service performances in decreasing hotel guests’ intention to switch is greater when they perceive high switching costs, relational investment, and lack of alternatives’ attractiveness. Based on study findings, theoretical and practical implications are identified and discussed.     

The relationships among overall quick-casual restaurant image,perceived value,customer satisfaction,and behavioral intentions

The purpose of this research is to explain the relationships among overall quick-casual restaurant image, perceived value, customer satisfaction, and behavioral intentions in the quick-casual restaurant industry. The findings indicate that overall quick-casual restaurant image significantly influences perceived value, and overall quick-casual restaurant image and perceived value had a significant role in influencing customer satisfaction. Additionally, overall quick-casual restaurant image, perceived value, and customer satisfaction are significant predictors of customers’ behavioral intentions. Finally, customer satisfaction can act as a partial mediator in the relationship between overall quick-casual restaurant image/perceived value and behavioral intentions. Furthermore, we discuss the theoretical and managerial implications of the findings and future research ideas.     

旅游开发背景下世居少数民族社区边缘化——海南三亚六盘黎族安置区案例

本文运用深度访谈、参与式观察等质性研究方法研究发现,少数民族社区参与旅游发展的意识和能力并不是与生俱来的,而是受到社区传统文化、就业心理、受教育程度等因素的影响和制约.案例社区相对保守的就业心理和落后的受教育水平是其在旅游大开发进程中日益边缘化的重要原因.在没有外来制度干预下,社区就业心理转变争就业能力提高都将是一个缓慢的过程,案例社区在旅游大开发过程中日益边缘化的趋势难以改变."国际旅游岛"发展战略的实施将对海南少数民族社区带来更大的压力和挑战,需要转变过往以"度假酒店+地产+高尔夫"的飞地旅游发展模式,政府应积极引导和扶持以本地少数民族为主体的社区旅游项目,为少数民族社区提供必要的政策支持、技术援助和利益保障机制,使作为利益攸关方的东道社区能够有效获得旅游发展带来的利益.     

出版企业人力资源存在问题及应对策略

出版企业之间的相互竞争体现在人才的竞争上,对人力资源的正确管理是出版企业的核心竞争力。当前,出版企业的人力资源问题包括人才流失严重、人才结构不合理、用人机制不完善、内部培训机制需改进。因此,文章提出要加强出版企业人力资源的建设和管理,具体策略包括积极转变传统理念、建立公平公正的招聘选拔体系、建立科学有效的绩效考核体系、建立合理的薪酬体系、重视人才培养和储备、加强企业文化的建设6个方面。     

上海经济适用房的理性发展和市场走势

经济适用房解决的是中低收入群体的住房困难,而商品房市场主要是为中等收入或高收入群体改善居住条件提供资源,两者在目标客户群上有明显的不同。经济适用房虽然会对附近商品房的价格产生一定影响,但不会对全市整体房价造成很大冲击。     

矿泉水瓶再生设计研究

由于500ml左右矿泉水瓶瓶口具有统一的螺纹规格,其次,瓶体的容量也具有接近统一的标准,这就为矿泉水瓶再生设计的开发提供了必要的前提。市场上关于矿泉水瓶的再生设计多利用矿泉水瓶作为盛水的容器,而没有继续探讨其盛放小型垃圾(瓜子壳,纸屑,铅笔屑等)的功能。本文以绿色设计中延长产品生命周期的理念为原则,以联想法、模仿法及组合法等产品设计方法为指导,推出一款全新的使用矿泉水瓶衍生功能的产品,并着重介绍在本设计进行的过程中得出的新的设计方法:系统化条件下的功能衍生法。通过这款设计来说明现有产品衍生出新的功能的可行性,并总结一定的设计经验与设计方法,为以后进行相关设计奠定理论和方法基础。     

管道防腐技术的质量控制与应用

因管道腐蚀穿孔而不得不重新更换管线的施工活动经常发生。从而管道腐蚀造成的损失极为巨大,所以管道腐蚀一直是困扰油田地面建设的一个重要问题。而防腐质量的好坏,直接影响着管道的使用寿命,因此,分析还氧粉末外喷涂技术在管线防腐工程中的应用情况,对防腐质量控制有着非常重要的意义。