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Smoking prevalence has been a significant issue in China. This present study investigates family influences on the smoking behaviors of highly-educated Chinese youths (HECY) and explores whether family factors work as distal factors in the revised framework of the theory of planned behavior. Convenience sampling and snow-ball sampling have been utilized to select participants from highly-educated Chinese youth population who are students studying in colleges or universities and people who recently graduated from Chinese colleges or universities with Bachelor's and/or Master' degrees. This study relies on quantitative methodologies to analyze the data from the participants' responses to online cross sectional surveys with SPSS. This present study has determined that family influences do contribute to the smoking behaviors of highly-educated Chinese youths. In addition to examining the proximal factors (highly-educated Chinese youths' attitudes toward smoking, self-efficacy and social norms of smoking) in the model of the theory of planned behavior, this current study has examined the following distal factors: (1) parental communication about smoking, (2) communication about smoking among siblings, (3) parents, siblings and/or cousins' attitudes toward smoking, and (4) smoking behaviors of parents, siblings and/or cousins.
ContributorsJin, Xianlin (Author) / Waldron, Vincent (Thesis advisor) / Nadesan, Majia (Committee member) / Kwon, Kyounghee (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2014
Exploring factors influencing Chinese American older adults' intentions to plan for end-of-life care
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This study aimed to understand the factors that influence Chinese American older adults’ advance care planning (ACP) on end-of-life care. The Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) and Health Belief Model (HBM) were primarily applied to explain Chinese American older adults’ intentions toward two behaviors: 1) discussion of end-of-life care plans with family members and 2) completion of an advance directive (AD). Additionally, acculturation and family cohesion were considered to examine their impacts on the TPB and HBM. A cross-sectional survey was conducted through face-to-face interviews on a sample of 298 community-dwelling Chinese-American adults aged 55 and older living in the metropolitan Phoenix area of Arizona. Based upon random assignment, 161 participants answered questions regarding discussing end-of-life care plans with family members, while 137 participants answered questions related to the completion of an AD. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis was used to focus on the influence of TPB and HBM measures on behavioral intentions toward the two behaviors. Results indicated that both the TPB and HBM had predictive power to explain the target population’s intentions. However, the predictability of TPB and HBM measures varied across the two behaviors. Acculturation moderated the relationship between attitudes and intentions to complete an AD negatively. Family cohesion moderated the relationship between perceived benefits and intentions to discuss end-of-life care plans with family members negatively. These findings would help inform future interventions for improving the target population’s ACP awareness and engagement.
ContributorsLiu, Yanqin (Author) / Roberto, Anthony J. (Thesis advisor) / Mongeau, Paul (Committee member) / Thompson, Marilyn (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2018
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Although China’s economy has experienced fast growth over the years, it is also characterized by a lack of innovative products and slow development of advanced production technologies. A main reason for this problem is insufficient investments in research and development (R&D) activities by Chinese firms. Because of the potential externality and free-rider effects, the economics literature has long suggested that the private sector tends to underinvest in R&D without governmental interventions. The weak protection of intellectual property rights in China makes the problem of underinvestment in R&D even worse. In this situation, it becomes increasingly important for the government to provide incentives such as subsidies on R&D investments, given that R&D investments are critical to the development of new technologies and the sustainable growth of the economy.
In this study I investigate how governmental subsidies on R&D influence Chinese firms’ R&D investments and performance. Specifically, I want to find out (1) whether governmental subsidies promote or hinder firms’ R&D investments, and (2) whether governmental subsidies have differential effects on financial performance across different types of firms. My goal is to better understand the effects of governmental subsidies on Chinese firms. To achieve this goal, I first conduct an extensive review of the relevant literature and then develop a conceptual model about the determinants of governmental subsidies on R&D in China. Next, I conduct empirical analysis using data collected from all the firms listed in the Shanghai Stock Changes and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges during the period of 2009 to 2012. Overall, my findings show that governmental subsidies on R&D have a positive impact on R&D investments by the listed firms. Meanwhile, I find that this positive impact varies significantly across different types of firms, particularly among firms that are still largely owned by the state. I conclude this study with a discussion of its implications for governmental policies on R&D investments.
In this study I investigate how governmental subsidies on R&D influence Chinese firms’ R&D investments and performance. Specifically, I want to find out (1) whether governmental subsidies promote or hinder firms’ R&D investments, and (2) whether governmental subsidies have differential effects on financial performance across different types of firms. My goal is to better understand the effects of governmental subsidies on Chinese firms. To achieve this goal, I first conduct an extensive review of the relevant literature and then develop a conceptual model about the determinants of governmental subsidies on R&D in China. Next, I conduct empirical analysis using data collected from all the firms listed in the Shanghai Stock Changes and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges during the period of 2009 to 2012. Overall, my findings show that governmental subsidies on R&D have a positive impact on R&D investments by the listed firms. Meanwhile, I find that this positive impact varies significantly across different types of firms, particularly among firms that are still largely owned by the state. I conclude this study with a discussion of its implications for governmental policies on R&D investments.
ContributorsYang, Guisheng (Author) / Hwang, Yuhchang (Thesis advisor) / Wang, Tan (Committee member) / Pei, Ker-Wei (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2015
Description在日趋复杂动态的环境中，如何提高企业的绩效不仅是企业家最感兴趣的事情，也是众多学者进行企业管理方面研究的落脚点。从目前战略执行力的研究现状来看，一些学者对战略执行力的性质和构成进行了研究，并取得了一定的成果。但这些研究多为描述性分析，实证研究较少，且较为分散，尚未形成较为完整的分析框架。对于战略执行力、员工生产力与企业绩效关系的研究则更少。因此，本研究将通过对现有文献的分析和梳理，研究战略执行的本质及其构成并进一步研究战略执行力与企业绩效的关系及其作用机理。
ContributorsLiu, Baozhong (Author) / Shen, Wei (Thesis advisor) / Shi, Weilei (Thesis advisor) / Huang, Xiaochuan (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2023
Description自2020年起，中国大陆地区公司在《财富》世界500强排行榜中实现了历史性跨越，在数量上第一次超过美国，2021年中美公司数量差距次拉大。但是，与美国相比，中国企业仍存在较大差距，呈现出“多而不强”、单家企业营收规模偏低、成本偏高、盈利水平较差的特点。加上2020年新冠疫情爆发引发的供应链中断和经济下滑，给企业带来更多的挑战。企业纷纷通过数字化转型来保障供给、有效管理采购成本、提升供应商绩效、优化库存水平、降低供应链风险、提升供应链韧性和敏态。通过数字化赋能的供应链管理已经成为中国企业持续稳健地拓展业务、减缓营收和利润下滑、优化成本结构、提升企业盈利水平的核心能力。本论文围绕基于管理软件为主的数字化能力，分析不同国家的财富500强企业在管理软件应用规模、应用经验和创新经验上的差异对于企业整体绩效以及供应链绩效的影响，并研究新冠疫情下数字化经验给企业绩效带来的协调效应。我们的研究结果发现，基于管理软件应用和创新的数字化能力，对于企业绩效有显著影响。中外企业差异，对于基于管理软件应用和创新的数字化能力与供应链绩效之间的影响，存在一定的调节作用。而新冠疫情，对于企业绩效本身的影响，以及基于管理软件应用和创新的数字化能力与企业绩效之间的影响，却不存在任何的调节作用。本文的创新之处在于，之前所有与供应链绩效和竞争力相关的研究，主要集中在技术应用、组织形态、管理模式、生态建设等定性研究以及在基于业务流程的评价指标研究上，都没有深入到供应链相关的具体管理软件维度，也没有将其经验/规模和创新的投入进行量化。本次研究通过对财富500强企业第一手资料的收集、整理与分析，给了我们一个通过时间序列和软件统计显微镜来剖析中外500强企业数字化能力的机会，带来了两个创新：第一通过实证方式来定义与供应链相关的数字化能力，并落实到具体的管理软件；第二是通过综合研究500强的一手资料和公开数据进行论证，并进行中外对比。
ContributorsCai, Hongliang (Author) / Rui, Yin (Thesis advisor) / Li, Feng (Thesis advisor) / Shao, Benjamin (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2023