Pandemic damage to Japan’s tourism sector will linger

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Economic Benefit ◽  
Prime Minister ◽  
Economic Damage ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Content Type ◽  
South Korean ◽  
Tourism Promotion ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
Promotion Programme ◽  
Korean Market

Significance Tourists, especially from abroad, have almost completely disappeared. An average 3 million monthly visitors in 2019 shrank to 1,700 in May. The government’s tourism promotion programme immediately faced criticism and setbacks. The economic damage will be partly blamed on the Abe administration, which leaves office this month no longer able to claim the tourism sector as an unqualified success. Impacts Adding Tokyo to the tourism promotion scheme would significantly increase its economic benefit and its potential to spread COVID-19. Boosting tourism without boosting COVID-19 will be a pressing challenge for the new prime minister who will take office this month. International acrimony will keep tourism from the once-lucrative South Korean market depressed, regardless of COVID-19-related factors.

Japan's foreign policy caution will not last

2016 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Policy ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Prime Minister ◽  
Foreign Minister ◽  
Content Type ◽  
South Korean ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
High Level ◽  
Economic Ties

Subject Recent developments in Japanese foreign policy. Significance This month has seen a flurry of high-level diplomatic activity. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has visited Germany, France, Italy, Belgium and the United Kingdom and Russia. Over the same period, Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida visited China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam. Impacts Except for Washington, G7 governments have more interest in economic ties with Beijing than in Tokyo's concerns about territorial issues. Japan's willingness to engage Russia may draw the West's ire in due course. The process of relocating the Futenma airbase may drag on for another decade. TPP ratification will be slower than Abe wanted, but US politics is the greatest obstacle. A weakened South Korean administration could find itself pushed into a more hostile approach to Tokyo.

A brand foci model to explain achievement needs: a contradictory explanation

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 743-758 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeremy J. Sierra ◽  
Harry A. Taute ◽  
Byung-Kwan Lee
Keyword(s):  
Purchase Intention ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Explanatory Power ◽  
Need For Achievement ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Content Type ◽  
South Korean ◽  
Brand Pride ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Brand Tribalism

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the indirect effect of smartphone-brand tribalism on the need for achievement. Design/methodology/approach Using survey data from 272 South Korean respondents, path analysis is used to evaluate the hypotheses. Findings Only the sense of community dimension of brand tribalism affects brand pride (PRIDE), which in turn leads to a sequential process of brand attitude, purchase intention, and need for achievement (NACHIEVE). Research limitations/implications South Korean data may confine generalizability. As effect sizes in this context are understood, researchers have an additional benchmark for future brand tribalism and PRIDE research. Practical implications The psychological underpinning and, the presence of brand tribes in society cannot be overlooked by strategists. Such tribal-laden following is also evident within smartphone communities. By further understanding brand tribalism outcomes, marketers and brand leaders are in an improved position to develop strategies that appeal to targeted customers, ultimately growing and strengthening their brand tribes. Originality/value Supported by the anthropological view of brand tribalism, this research contributes to the branding literature by examining the indirect effects of brand tribalism on the NACHIEVE through brand-related attitudes and behavioral intentions. Where previous research using westerners indicates the explanatory power of defense of the tribe on brand-related factors, no effect in this regard is found here using eastern smartphone consumers.

Albania would benefit by opposition return to politics

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Democratic Party ◽  
Prime Minister ◽  
Socialist Party ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
Consecutive Term ◽  
Restraining Force ◽  
Bounce Back

Significance The outright majority won by the Socialist Party (PS) gives Prime Minister Edi Rama a third consecutive term in office. His run of victories is unprecedented in Albania’s post-communist history, which began with multi-party elections in 1991. The elections also signalled the re-emergence of the opposition Democratic Party (PD) as a credible alternative to the PS. Impacts A stronger PD could act as a restraining force on Rama’s tendency to ignore opposition to his policies. The position of the PD leader is under threat after his second failure to unseat Rama. Leadership continuity and vaccinations prioritising the tourism sector should help the economy bounce back from the 2020 recession.

Thai military will try to avoid launching a coup

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Prime Minister ◽  
Police Chief ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
The Government ◽  
Protest Activity ◽  
Opposition Parties

Significance Beyond calling for Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s resignation, protesters have been challenging the military’s influence on politics and demanding reform of the monarchy. King Maha Vajiralongkorn and the army chief, Narongpan Jitkaewthae, have been silent on the protests since the decree was issued, while the police chief, Suwat Changyodsuk, has effectively been acting as a spokesman for the government. Impacts Continuing protests could set back plans to revive the tourism sector following its pandemic-related shutdown. Thai communities abroad will step up protest activity in solidarity with demonstrators in Thailand. Prayut will try to strengthen his governing coalition by encouraging defections from opposition parties.

Seoul compensation verdict will roil ties with Tokyo

2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
North Korea ◽  
Common Ground ◽  
Prime Minister ◽  
Foreign Minister ◽  
Content Type ◽  
South Korean ◽  
Bilateral Relationship ◽  
Historical Issues

Significance Japan’s Foreign Minister Taro Kono called the ruling “totally unacceptable” and warned that Tokyo is considering “every option”. South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon said he respects the judgement, while expressing his hope for “future-oriented” relations with Japan. Impacts This will worsen an already rancorous bilateral relationship, on top of long-running disputes over territory and other historical issues. It will become harder for these neighbours to find common ground on North Korea and the Trump administration's unpredictability. With bilateral ties warming after a recent summit, China will not currently endorse any similar historical claims against Japan.

scholarly journals Understanding employee turnover in humanitarian organizations

2016 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 208-214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rameshwar Dubey ◽  
Angappa Gunasekaran ◽  
Nezih Altay ◽  
Stephen J Childe ◽  
Thanos Papadopoulos
Keyword(s):  
Employee Turnover ◽  
Factor Loading ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Humanitarian Organizations ◽  
Using Data ◽  
High Level

Purpose – At a time when the number and seriousness of disasters seems to be increasing, humanitarian organizations find that besides their challenging work they are faced with problems caused by a high level of turnover of staff. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach – Based on the 24 variables leading to employee turnover identified by Cotton and Tuttle (1986) the authors analyse the work-related, external and personal factors affecting employee turnover in humanitarian organizations, using a survey of members of the Indian National Institute of Disaster Management. Findings – Results indicated that the three factors are present. Of the external factors, only employment perception had a factor loading over 0.7; of the work-related factors, all were significant; of the personal factors, biographical information, marital status, number of dependants, aptitude and ability and intelligence had the highest loadings. It was also shown that behavioural intentions and net expectation were not significant. Originality/value – Only a few studies reported on employee turnover and its reasons are not well understood in the context of humanitarian organizations. To address this need, the aim of this paper is to explore the personal reasons impacting employee turnover in humanitarian organizations. In the study the authors have adopted 24 variables used in Cotton and Tuttle (1986) and classified into constructs to explain turnover, and further tested the model using data gathered from humanitarian organizations.

Quality of life in breast cancer sufferers

2016 ◽  
Vol 29 (7) ◽  
pp. 721-732 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Essmat Shouman ◽  
Nahla Fawzy Abou El Ezz ◽  
Nivine Gado ◽  
Amal Mahmoud Ibrahim Goda
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Functional Domain ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Specific Patient ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Factors Affecting

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to measure health-related quality of life (QOL) among patients with early stage cancer breast under curative treatment at department of oncology and nuclear medicine at Ain Shams University Hospitals. Identify factors affecting QOL among these patients. Design/methodology/approach – A cross-sectional study measured QOL among early stage female breast cancer (BC) patients and determined the main factors affecting their QOL. Three interviewer administered questionnaires were used. Findings – The physical domain mostly affected in BC patients and the functional domain least. Socio-demographic factors that significantly affected BC patients QOL scores were patient age, education, having children and family income. Specific patient characteristics include caregiver presence – a factor that affected different QOL scores. Age at diagnosis, affection in the side of the predominant hand, post-operative chemotherapy and difficulty in obtaining the medication were the disease-related factors that affected QOL scores. Originality/value – The final model predicting QOL for early stage female BC patients included age, education and difficulty in obtaining the medication as determinants for total QOL score. Carer presence was the specific patient characteristic that affected different QOL scores.

Antecedents and consequences of extrinsic superstitious beliefs: a cross-cultural investigation

2015 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 559-581 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeremy J. Sierra ◽  
Michael R. Hyman ◽  
Byung-Kwan Lee ◽  
Taewon Suh
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Intrinsic Religiosity ◽  
Magical Thinking ◽  
The South ◽  
Content Type ◽  
South Korean ◽  
Antecedents And Consequences ◽  
Superstitious Beliefs

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to advance the understanding of antecedents and consequences of superstitious beliefs. Design/methodology/approach – From survey data drawn from 206 South Korean and 218 US respondents, structural equation modeling is used to test the posited hypotheses. Findings – To extrinsic superstitious beliefs, both the South Korean and US models support the subjective happiness through self-esteem path and the anthropomorphism path; from these beliefs, both models support the horoscope importance path and the behavioral superstitious beliefs path. Only the US model supports the path from self-esteem to extrinsic superstitious beliefs, and only the South Korean model supports the path from intrinsic religiosity to extrinsic superstitious beliefs. Research limitations/implications – South Korean and US student data may limit generalizability. As effect sizes in this context are established, researchers have a benchmark for future quantitative superstition research. Practical implications – By further understanding antecedents and consequences of superstitious beliefs, marketers are in a better position to appeal to targeted customers. Anthropomorphism and intrinsic religiosity, not fully studied by marketing scholars, show promise as segmentation variables related to consumers’ attitudes and behaviors. Social implications – To avoid unethical practice, marketers must limit themselves to innocuous superstition cues. Originality/value – Leaning on experiential consumption theory and the “magical thinking” literature, this study augments the superstition literature by exploring carefully selected yet under-researched determinants and consequences of superstitious beliefs across eastern and western consumer groups.

Finding beneficiaries: trade adjustment assistance system in South Korea

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 92-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joon-heon Song
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Policy Preferences ◽  
Trade Adjustment Assistance ◽  
Content Type ◽  
South Korean ◽  
Policy Failure ◽  
Short Period ◽  
Trade Adjustment ◽  
The Government

Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore the essential cause for the policy failure of Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) in South Korea. Design/methodology/approach To substantiate the claims made for the failure of the policy, this paper focuses on the differences in policy preferences among the government ministries and agencies involved in TAA. Findings The failure in the TAA policy, according to this study, was attributed to the conflicts and miscoordination arising from the differences in policy preferences among government ministries and agencies. To rectify this failure, the South Korean government had to revise its laws and regulations several times over a short period. Originality/value Drawing on the analytical framework of the literature on policy failure, this paper examines the causal relationships between outcomes of TAA policy and the conflicts or miscoordination among government bodies at each stage: initiatives and planning, implementation and operation of the policy.

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