Purpose: The aim of this study is to examine factors influencing students’ choices private institutions higher education Theoretical framework: conceptual model for was developed based on previous research in the field Malaysia and globally. has seven variables which can influence education. Design/methodology/approach: A survey instrument form a structured questionnaire designed careful review...

Purpose The diffusion of electronic commerce has a notable impact on the economy's prosperity. This paper embraces complexity theory principles to examine factors affecting Internet users' acceptance and use retailers. It is essential for sustainability retailers understand motivations impacting online consumer behaviour. Symmetrical asymmetrical methods are combined relationship between percei...

Structural equation modelling (SEM) is now a popular technique in the social, behavioural and business sciences for exploring and assessing complex linear relationships among many variables, in particular between endogenous and exogenous latent variables that cannot be directly observed but that must be inferred by means of manifest indicator variables, that is variables measured without error....

The associations between psychosocial and physiological factors and diabetes' health indicators have not been widely investigated among Asians and Pacific Islanders. We hypothesize that health behaviour and depression are directly or indirectly associated with diabetes' health indicators such as BMI, glycemic control, general health, and diabetes quality of life. Our hypothesis was tested throu...

The present study examined the factor structure of the University of Tehran English Proficiency Test (UTEPT) that aims to examine test takers’ knowledge of grammar, vocabulary, and reading comprehension. A Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) approach was used to analyse the responses of participants (N= 850) to a 2010 version of the test.  A higher-order model was postulated to test if the unde...

This study focused on the fabrication, characterization, and release properties of electrospun tea polyphenol (TPP) loaded porous core-shell structured fibers. The morphology, structure and properties of the electrospun TPP loaded porous core-shell fibers were investigated by a combination of Fourier transformation infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), contact angle ...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between supply chain management practices, logistics capabilities, integration and competitive advantage Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in a developing country. Design/methodology/approach Using structured questionnaire survey, cross-sectional data collected from 204 SMEs Kampala – Uganda were analysed using exploratory confirmat...