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Showing 1 to 20 of 49 for “"willingness-to-accept"”.
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Willingness to Accept Forgiveness in Various Religious Targets.
… a target man's moral behavior were used to examine 'religious halo' 'religious boomerang', and a 'halo recovery' effect. Initially, participants rated a male target in response to his religious affiliation. Secondly, participants rated the male target following an act of infidelity. …
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Reservation Prices and Willingness to Accept Price Offers for Nonindustrial Forest Landowners in Western Virginia
The purpose of this thesis is to examine what motivates nonindustrial private forest landowners to accept bids of various levels for harvesting. Through the use of a survey we specifically consider what preferences and landowner characteristics effect these decisions. Landowners were randomly …
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Examining the technology acceptance model and its influence on individuals’ willingness to accept commercial wind farms
<p>This study involved exploration of the acceptance of proposed commercial wind farm construction in rural township areas in the Thumb area of Michigan. The primary objective of the study was to conduct an exploratory analysis to gain an understanding of how residents perceive proposed wind farms …
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Future force : a single case study of military culture, leadership, retention, and willingness to accept change.
The inability to effectively implement strategic plans during organizational change posed a challenge for an Air National Guard base in the Southeastern United States. The challenges included minimizing attrition and maintaining employee resilience. Areas of concern included a lack of trust in …
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Some new approaches to measuring willingness to pay: a case study of flood risk reduction in Roanoke, Virginia
Benefits from a flood control project that accrue to a landowner are defined as the amount the landowner is willing to pay for the reduction in flood risk. The primary method utilized by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to estimate a residential landowner's benefits is the property damages avoided …
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Aquaponics as a viable food production alternative in the Western Cape - the role of consumer and non-consumer perceptions
… food and water resources. Urbanisation leads to fierce contestation for land, resulting in reduced available land for agriculture, along with increased demand for food. This study analysed consumer perceptions towards aquaponic products as a means to reduce food insecurity, diversify diets and …
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Survey Attitudes Toward Stem Cell Research
… a self-administered questionnaire was utilized to assess opinions regarding embryonic stem cell research based on three objectives: willingness to accept stem cells, educational background, and religion. A total of 1 13 fixed-alternative questionnaires were distributed to a diverse group of …
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Three essays on conservation practice adoption and cropland allocation
… restrictions significantly decrease their willingness-to-accept for key conservation practices, such as cover crops, no-till, and split nitrogen application. Chapter 3 shows that less-experienced farmers are more responsive to information from peer messengers than from Extension …
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Essays on Conservation Auctions and Uncertainty in Preferences
… of land which can be conserved, which decreases total surplus for society. The new auction mechanism, the Provision Point Reverse Auction, was designed to mitigate this rent-seeking behavior. This paper presents both theoretical and experimental evidence to substantiate the efficacy of the …
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Community management of wetland ecology and socio-economic costs of wetland degradation in mudaswali Wetland, Limpopo Province, South Africa
… costs. Judgemental assessment method was used to select the site for observations and availability of respondents. A structured questionnaire with open and closed ended questions was administered to 65 respondents who reside in the vicinity of the Mudaswali wetland. Focus group discussion …
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Motivations, incentives, and commitments: financial benefits and citizen participation in onshore wind energy in Ireland
Social acceptance of onshore wind energy is a fundamental constraint for the delivery of sustainable electricity supply (Wüstenhagen et al., 2007). For a country such as the Republic of Ireland, this is a significant impediment to the decarbonisation of the energy sector (Brennan et al., 2017; …
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Factors Affecting Cotton Producers' Choice of Marketing Outlet
… demand fundamentals and price patterns in the cotton market have led to several shifts in how producers market their cotton. This thesis examined producer cash marketing choices, including direct and indirect hedging, in four different periods since 2001. Special emphasis was placed on the 2010 …
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Targeting Nonindustrial Private Forest Landowner Groups for Timber Market Entry
… An empirical model follows which characterizes willingness to accept for various landowner groups in Virginia and Mississippi. We identify preferences and characteristics of landowners and features of forest sites that are important to the unobserved price specific to each landowner. Estimation …
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The Impact of Prior Communication About Organizational Turbulence On Members’ Perceptions During Institutional Change
… their university’s sale of their college to another academic entity, and to whom accurate levels organizational turbulence might not have been fully communicated prior to significant institutional change. Communicating levels of organizational turbulence is an important factor, and it is a …
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Georgia High School Principals' Perceptions of Inclusion
… research about the perceptions of principals towards inclusion. Also, much ofthe existing research is contradictory. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to provide educational policymakers with data regarding inclusion. Since principals are responsible for designing and instituting …
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Rural Acceptance of the Nurse Practitioner
… rural community. A descriptive design was used to describe the acceptance of the nurse practitioner by patients living in rural southcentral Kentucky who utilize the services of the community hospital. Every fifth inpatient and outpatient discharge was mailed the Kviz Assessment Questionnaire …
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Adoption, Spatial Patterns, and Behavioral Mechanisms in California Turf Removal Rebate Programs
… alternative. This dissertation is divided into three distinct papers that analyze the role that non-price mechanisms such as peer effects, social norms, personal norms, and household characteristics play in the household decision to participate in this program. The first paper uses a …
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Giles High School Graduates at Virginia Tech: Investigating the Relationship between Appalachian Identity and the College Experience
The purpose of this study was to conduct a qualitative exploration of the relationship between Appalachian identity and the college experience among Giles High School graduates who attend Virginia Tech. The population for this study was Giles High School graduates who attend Virginia Tech. The …
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Siting Community Wind Farms: An Investigation of NIMBY
… often face intense local opposition. This dichotomy between general support for wind energy but opposition towards siting a project nearby is often attributed to the not-in-my-backyard (NIMBY) phenomenon. In this study we employ a discrete choice experiment to investigate public preferences for …
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Essays on the economics of bee-friendly beef
… by biodiversity loss, poses a major threat to food production systems, as many wild plants and agricultural crops rely on bee pollination services. Addressing this issue requires coordinated efforts from producers, retailers, and consumers to restore pollinator habitats. This study explores …
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