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While many have noted how country-level animosity negatively influences destination choice, little is known about factors that may dissipate animosity's pervasive influence over destination choice. This paper uses Cognitive Dissonance Theory as the theoretical backing to investigate how social return, a consonant cognition focused on the anticipated positive responses from posting travel photos on social media, mediates the negative influence of animosity, a dissonant cognition, has on intent to travel. One thousand six hundred fifty-three respondents from the United States' top five international markets (Canada, China, Japan, Mexico, and the U.K.) were surveyed with results showing social return partially mediating the relationship between animosity and intent to travel. These findings suggest target markets with high levels of animosity should not be entirely abandoned because there are psychological mechanisms to help dissipate or alleviate the negative effects of animosity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Defence and Emergency Services personnel are exposed to a high number of traumatic events during their employment, which may result in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Art therapy serves as a possible as a trauma-focused treatment for PTSD. However, as health funding becomes more difficult to secure, there is a need to be able justify value to funding bodies. A Social Return on Investment (SROI) analysis provides the opportunity to value typically intangible social value outcomes through a ratio of X:1. Aim: The current study outlines the process and results of a SROI of a culturally informed art therapy programme for defence and emergency services personnel with PTSD symptoms in Australia. Methods: Six steps for conducting an SROI were followed: (1) establishing the scope and identifying the participants; (2) mapping the outcomes; (3) evidencing and valuing those outcomes; (4) establishing impact; (5) calculating the SROI; and (6) reporting the ratio. Results: Eight outcomes were identified, and proxy figures calculated for these outcomes. After weighting and discounting, a ratio of 3.05:1 was identified, indicating $3.05 of social value was generated for every $1 invested in the programme. Conclusion: Culturally informed art therapy offers a social return for military and emergency services personnel as a PTSD intervention. Implications for practice/policy/research: The findings of this study can be used by art therapy practitioners and programme leaders to justify art therapy practice for veterans with PTSD in policy and funding applications. They may also guide conducting SROI analyses contextualised to local cultural settings. Plain-language summary: Defence and Emergency Services personnel may be exposed to a high number of traumatic events during their employment, which can result in severe emotional distress. This distress can develop into post-traumatic stress (PTS) symptoms, or even a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Art therapy has been growing in popularity as a possible trauma-focused treatment for PTSD, especially for Defence and Emergency Services personnel. However, as health funding becomes more and more difficult to secure, there is a need to justify the impact of well-being programmes to funding bodies. Social Return on Investment (SROI) analysis provides the opportunity to measure and provide a monetary ratio value to typically intangible social value outcomes structurally and unambiguously. This is represented by detailing how many dollars of social value is returned for every dollar invested into the programme as a ratio of X:1. This study conducted an SROI analysis for an art therapy programme with current and former military and emergency services with PTSD in Australia. The following methods were undertaken: (1) establishing the scope and identifying the participants; (2) mapping the outcomes; (3) evidencing and valuing those outcomes; (4) establishing impact; (5) calculating the SROI; and (6) reporting the ratio of amount of social value. Conservative estimates were used. Eight outcomes were identified, and proxy figures calculated for these outcomes. After weighting and discounting, $3.05 of social value was generated for every $1 invested. This study suggests that a culturally informed art therapy as an intervention for PTSD symptoms with military and emergency services offers a social return for the money invested and may be worth funding. The results of this study can be utilised by art therapy practitioners and programme leaders to justify art therapy practice for veterans with PTSD in policy and funding applications, and guide conducting their own SROI analyses contextualised to their cultural settings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: Plastic pollution is a major issue that plagues modern society. Scholars are interested in comprehending consumers' behavioural actions to address plastic pollution. This study aims to delve into the determinants of consumers' engagement with social media as a medium to address plastic pollution. Design/methodology/approach: A conceptual model is developed that extends the behavioural reasoning theory (BRT). Using a quantitative approach, 476 responses underwent structural equation modelling analysis. Findings: Results indicate that "reasons for" positively correlate with attitude and intention towards socially responsible engagement. Contrarily, "Reasons against" demonstrated a positive association with socially responsible engagement intention. Attitudes favouring socially responsible engagement correlate positively with the underlying intention. The moderation analysis underscores the positive relation of social return on social media with consumers' attitude and their "reasons for" leaning towards socially responsible engagement intention. Notably, a positive connection was established between socially responsible engagement intention and the trifecta of consumption, contribution and content creation behaviours. Originality/value: By enhancing the BRT, this research sheds light on novel perspectives regarding consumers' engagement on social media platforms. Distinctively, it is among the handful of studies probing the influence of behavioural intention across diverse behavioural outcomes. The insights gained from this study, grounded in empirical evidence from an emerging market, are poised to guide policymakers, governmental agencies and industry practitioners in formulating effective strategies to combat plastic pollution. Additionally, the study can assist in achieving the UN sustainable development goals (SDGs), specifically SGD 12, SGD 13, SDG 14 and SGD 17. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

To attract more patients and improve the quality of health services, online health communities (OHCs) have launched a bundling feature that provides patients with a package of two or more existing health services for a discounted price. Existing bundling research has mostly focused on traditional industries, whereas bundled services in the field of professional health and their effects are usually neglected. Therefore, this study investigates the effects of bundling strategy on doctors' online returns in OHCs. We focus on the effects of the launch of bundled services on separate components (doctors' economic return) and online reputation (social return) and study the moderating effects of doctors' characteristics on these returns. Based on analyses using a difference-in-difference model, we find that the launch of bundled services can positively affect doctors' online reputation and part of separate components. A doctor's tenure also moderates the effects of bundled services on doctors' returns. Our study provides several theoretical implications for researchers and practical contributions for OHCs administrators. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Anak-anak disabilitas sering menghadapi tantangan dalam mendapatkan akses dan kesempatan yang sama dalam pemberdayaan ekonomi, sehingga mempengaruhi perkembangan potensi dan kontribusi mereka dalam masyarakat. Namun, jika diberikan kesempatan dan akses yang sama, anak-anak disabilitas memiliki potensi yang sama untuk berkembang dan berkontribusi dalam masyarakat. Creating Shared Value untuk pemberdayaan ekonomi anak-anak disabilitas, yang sejalan dengan SDGs dengan berkontribusi pada pencapaian SDG nomor 4, yaitu Pendidikan Berkualitas, dengan memberikan peluang pendidikan dan pelatihan yang inklusif bagi anak-anak disabilitas, dan SDG nomor 10 yaitu Pengurangan Ketimpangan, melalui inklusi sosial dan ekonomi anak-anak disabilitas dalam masyarakat. Dengan demikian strategi CSV adalah Langkah progresif dalam mendukung agen 2030 untuk Pembangunan berke-lanjutan. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah kuantitatif kausalitas dengan melakukan identifikasi pemangku kepentingan, indi-kator dampak sosial, pengumpulan data, nilai moterisasi dan kemudian menghitung nilai SROI. Hasilnya diperoleh rasio 7,17 yang be-rati bahwa setiap Rp. 1 yang diinvestasikan pada program Daya Sinergi Airlangga ini, akan menghasilkan timbal balik social Rp. 7,17 rupiah. Nilai SROI ini cukup tinggi dan menghasilkan return yang cukup tinggi.

With peer perceptions of vacation pictures on social media becoming firmly entrenched into the tourist psyche and the destination selection process, this paper buttresses the burgeoning research on social return's influence on travel behaviour through additional theoretical development and empirical investigation. The paper assesses the cross-cultural construct and predictive validity of the Social Return Scale across the United States of America's top-five international travel markets (Canada, Mexico, United Kingdom, Japan, and China) using a modified Theory of Planned Behaviour model grounded in Guttman's means-end chain model and Kenrick's Fundamental Motives Framework. Results confirm the scale's superb validity providing researchers with the theoretical and empirical support to confidently utilize the Social Return Scale to measure the perceived social return of different travel experiences across different contexts and cultures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

IntroductionPsoriasis is a chronic disease involving the skin, which significantly impacts the quality of life. Disease severity and treatment efficacy (i.e., response) are assessed through the Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI). A PASI 75 response, i.e., an improvement of at least 75% with respect to the baseline PASI score, has traditionally been used as a therapeutic benchmark in clinical trials. Therapeutic advances have made PASI 90 or PASI 100 responses possible in most patients treated with some biologics. A greater response may generate social value beyond clinical outcomes that would benefit both patients and society.MethodsA 1-year economic model was applied to estimate the impact of having a PASI 75, PASI 90, or PASI 100 response in four areas of analysis (quality of life, activities of daily living, work productivity, and out-of-pocket expenditures) and the social value of having a PASI 90 or PASI 100 response in comparison with a PASI 75 response. A mixed-methods approach based on the scientific literature, a focus group with patient, and an advisory committee with psoriasis stakeholders was used. The model included three different scenarios: having a PASI 90 vs a PASI 75 response; a PASI 100 vs a PASI 90 response; and a PASI 100 vs a PASI 75 response. A sensitivity analysis was included.ResultsThe annual economic impact per patient with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis having a PASI 75 response was estimated at Ł 6,139, mainly related to labour productivity losses and quality of life reductions. Having a PASI 90 or a PASI 100 response would reduce this impact to €3,956 or €1,353, respectively. Accordingly, the social value of having a PASI 90 instead of a PASI 75 response was estimated at €2,183, and €4,786 with a PASI 100 response.DiscussionA PASI 90 or PASI 100 response would have a lower economic impact and a greater social value than a PASI 75 response for patients with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis.

With social media increasing the ability of tourists to conspicuously consume travel experiences, tourism marketers need tools to better understand the motivations behind why tourist post travel pictures for status. This paper uses Optimal Distinctiveness Theory to develop the Conspicuous Consumption Posting Scale (CCPS). Results demonstrate the construct validity of the scale with four unique motivations for posting travel pictures for status: pure conspicuous consumption focused on the desire to signal wealth, bandwagon motivations focused on using travel photography to fit in, and snob motivations focused on using travel photography and travel destinations to stand out from one's peers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, government R&D supported 310 small and medium enterprises in three main sectors were surveyed and examined the relationship between major factors related to social return using the structural equation model. The main results show that although the level of public awareness of social return and willingness of government R&D supported SMEs are established to some extent, the internal culture and system of SMEs for social return implementation are insufficient, and therefore policy aiming should be placed on establishing internal system of SMEs. In addition, this study suggests that the government policy delivery mechanism should be supplemented to positively increase willingness of SMEs and it is important to pay attention to the growth of SMEs must precede for activation of social return. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study examines tourists' envy and social return from engaging in domestic travel among Millennials and Baby Boomers. A conceptual framework is developed, grounded by social comparison theory. Using a quantitative research design, an online survey instrument was used to collect data. Results reveal that the relationship between social comparison and travel envy, self-presentation and travel envy, and tourism xenophilia and domestic travel behaviour is stronger for Millennials. However, the relationship between domestic travel behaviour and social return relationship is stronger for Baby Boomers. The findings contribute to the under-researched area of domestic tourism during an unprecedented global pandemic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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While there is agreement over the pivotal role accommodations have in the tourist experience, little is known about why tourists gravitate toward franchise or independent accommodations. This article compares US tourists' perceptions of the performance of franchise and independent accommodations on a range of functional, experiential, and symbolic attributes, and subsequently tests to see if there are separate reasons for why tourists choose the two lodging options and share word of mouth (WOM) and electronic WOM (e-WOM). Results reveal that franchise accommodations consistently outperform independent accommodations on "Service Quality" and "Utilitarian Quality." However, independent accommodations were found to outperform franchise accommodations in "Experiential Quality" and "Symbolic Quality." Modeling results reveal tourists choose the two accommodation options for separate reasons with Service Quality being important to both, but with Symbolic Quality also being important to choosing independent accommodations. Likelihood to share WOM and e-WOM were more a function of Experiential Quality and Symbolic Quality than Service Quality for both lodging types. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Spanish System for Personal Autonomy and Assistance for People in a Situation of Dependency (SAAD) is a pillar on which vital support rests for a particularly vulnerable population. The demand for improvement of the System has been a constant since its creation, generating proposals and debates about its review. This article provides results obtained in two ways: a survey carried out in a sample of 800 people in a situation of dependency and a Delphi study with experts in dependency. The results guide towards the need to implement strategies in key aspects such as management, viability or financing channels, among others. It concludes with strategies and aspects to improve the deficits detected, which include improving institutional loyalty, modernizing processes and tools, unifying quality criteria, as well as a commitment to research that requires greater precision and scope of the data on the degree of coverage of the System and that it can offer, among other results, Good Practice Guides that contribute significantly to the improvement of the System in a context where the risk of exclusion of the population has increased in terms of health, economy and social conditions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The attraction of craft breweries and wineries for visitors to British Columbia (BC), Canada, has grown significantly in recent years, particularly within millennials. However, little research has been conducted. The present research surveyed millennial visitors across craft breweries and wineries in BC. A total of 359 usable surveys were collected. Results found that although craft brewery and winery visitors had similar demographics, significant differences were found in all three social factors measured. In addition, the conceptual relationships between social involvement and self‐image congruency, as well as social return, were significant. Recommendations and implications for researchers, marketers, and industry professionals are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This research aims to identify the economic and national feasibility of some agricultural activities benefiting from the agricultural initiative's lending funds, as well as to show the impact of the agricultural initiative on these projects in terms of raising social profitability, in the light of the results of the national evaluation criteria addressed in the research. All the studied projects have achieved a net added value at the level of the national economy. The dairy cattle breeding project recorded the lowest net added value of about 914 million dinars (about 745 thousand dollars), and poultry projects achieved the highest added value of about 5 billion ID for the projects of table eggs production 4.9 billion ID for broiler projects, while the relative change in the standard showed that and the broiler production project is one of the most benefited from loan subsidies as the rate of change reached about 25%, while the project of broiler production and poultry hatchery and the project of raising milk cow have negative social return .The initiative's subsidies have increased the social rate of return for these projects to around 24%, 20.5%, and 20%. Agricultural loans from the agricultural initiative raise the national profitability of agricultural projects, which would contribute to the process of agricultural development in Iraq. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Crowdfunding experiences, especially in the cultural field, have expanded in an unthinkable manner in the last few years. This phenomenon is linked to the major transformation of the Internet in many aspects of social, economic and political activity. Together with private and commercial production, new spaces for production and social exchange have been created. However, it is crucial to verify the degree to which these new spaces of technical and economic feasibility find the right results in social return and its practices. Does the rise in crowdfunding in the cultural field represent a new-shared production or is it merely a fragile and precarious reformulation of the sector? By analysing the activities of several crowdfunding platforms this article answers these questions and proposes four dimensions to study the social return and public value of crowdfunding. We conclude that crowdfunding not only incorporates innovation to the well-established intermediary dynamics of the cultural sector, but can also reproduce the institutional rules and status quo.

Introduction: Psoriasis is a chronic disease involving the skin, which significantly impacts the quality of life. Disease severity and treatment efficacy (i.e., response) are assessed through the Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI). A PASI 75 response, i.e., an improvement of at least 75% with respect to the baseline PASI score, has traditionally been used as a therapeutic benchmark in clinical trials. Therapeutic advances have made PASI 90 or PASI 100 responses possible in most patients treated with some biologics. A greater response may generate social value beyond clinical outcomes that would benefit both patients and society. Methods: A 1-year economic model was applied to estimate the impact of having a PASI 75, PASI 90, or PASI 100 response in four areas of analysis (quality of life, activities of daily living, work productivity, and out-of-pocket expenditures) and the social value of having a PASI 90 or PASI 100 response in comparison with a PASI 75 response. A mixed-methods approach based on the scientific literature, a focus group with patient, and an advisory committee with psoriasis stakeholders was used. The model included three different scenarios: having a PASI 90 vs a PASI 75 response; a PASI 100 vs a PASI 90 response; and a PASI 100 vs a PASI 75 response. A sensitivity analysis was included. Results: The annual economic impact per patient with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis having a PASI 75 response was estimated at Ł 6,139, mainly related to labour productivity losses and quality of life reductions. Having a PASI 90 or a PASI 100 response would reduce this impact to €3,956 or €1,353, respectively. Accordingly, the social value of having a PASI 90 instead of a PASI 75 response was estimated at €2,183, and €4,786 with a PASI 100 response. Discussion: A PASI 90 or PASI 100 response would have a lower economic impact and a greater social value than a PASI 75 response for patients with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Social procurement policies, which aim to create employment opportunities for vulnerable groups, such as the long‐term unemployed and the disabled, have become increasingly popular in recent years. Despite their growing popularity, empirical research on this topic is limited. Combining insights from the social policy and public administration literatures, we explore the development and implementation of "social return" policies by the Dutch government. These policies are a form of social procurement that require private employers to spend a percentage of public tenders to hire individuals far removed from the labor market. Social procurement appears, by definition, to be a form of social investment. However, our analysis of the ideas underlying its use in the Netherlands suggests that significant contradictions exist, with evidence of neoliberal New Public Management tendencies, social investment, and the more recent form of public administration, New Public Service. Using extensive document analysis of parliamentary documents, discussions and evaluative reports from 2008 to 2014, we reveal the tensions inherent in the Dutch approach and discuss possible implications for our understanding of social policy and administration as well as social protection. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Tourists are flooded with travel options making competition fierce within their consideration sets. While most research emphasizes the functional attributes of destinations, as narcissism becomes more normalized, it is of increasing interest to examine the influence socially symbolic factors have on tourist decision making. Therefore, this study sought to examine the efficacy of four different socially symbolic predictors of travel—social norms, social self-concept (actual and ideal), and social return—for predicting a person's likelihood to travel to Cuba across three time horizons (1 year, 5 years, and 10 years). Results from a panel of 785 U.S. travelers found social norms to be the best predictor of travel across all three time horizons with social return also being significant across all time horizons. Implications to destination marketing are discussed such as some socially symbolic variables being easier to operationalize in marketing campaigns compared to others (e.g. social return vs. social norms). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In recognition that not all travel experiences are evaluated equally, there is the opportunity for different travel experiences to generate varying levels of “Social Return.” “Social Return” is the amount of positive social feedback that one's social media posts of travel generate. This paper develops the Social Return Scale (SRS) and uses the scale to predict 758 U.S. travelers' intentions to visit the country of Cuba. The CFA of the SRS revealed strong construct validity based upon factor loadings above 0.85, an average variance explained estimate of 86%, and a construct reliability coefficient of 0.91. The SRS also had a positive and significant relationship with intention to visit Cuba across six structural equation models that varied by time horizon (1 year, 5 year and 10 years) and the inclusion of Theory of Planned Behavior constructs. Results suggest that “Social Return” is a salient symbolic factor in the destination selection process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The growing impact of investments led to unprecedented focus on measuring the actual impact in order to determine both the financial and social return of investment. Impact measurement is a complex practice and varies both in approach and precision, with a number of methodologies and practices available from different organizations and institutions. This poses a risk for emerging investments and their impact if a certain level of precision in measurement is not applied across the industry, and the term “investment impact” risks being eroded and only used as a marketing tool for certain investors. The aim of this study is to investigate the established specific practices and methodologies used to measure the social impact generated by financial investments and to evaluate parameters, factors and relevant methods of analysis. The subject of this study is the impact on investors, social organizations, funding organizations and evaluators. The object is the investor itself, organizations in the social sector, traditional funders and evaluators. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Copyright of Regional Studies is the property of Routledge and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

Introduction: Psoriasis is a chronic disease involving the skin, which significantly impacts the quality of life. Disease severity and treatment efficacy (i.e., response) are assessed through the Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI). A PASI 75 response, i.e., an improvement of at least 75% with respect to the baseline PASI score, has traditionally been used as a therapeutic benchmark in clinical trials. Therapeutic advances have made PASI 90 or PASI 100 responses possible in most patients treated with some biologics. A greater response may generate social value beyond clinical outcomes that would benefit both patients and society., Methods: A 1-year economic model was applied to estimate the impact of having a PASI 75, PASI 90, or PASI 100 response in four areas of analysis (quality of life, activities of daily living, work productivity, and out-of-pocket expenditures) and the social value of having a PASI 90 or PASI 100 response in comparison with a PASI 75 response. A mixed-methods approach based on the scientific literature, a focus group with patient, and an advisory committee with psoriasis stakeholders was used. The model included three different scenarios: having a PASI 90 vs a PASI 75 response; a PASI 100 vs a PASI 90 response; and a PASI 100 vs a PASI 75 response. A sensitivity analysis was included., Results: The annual economic impact per patient with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis having a PASI 75 response was estimated at Ł 6,139, mainly related to labour productivity losses and quality of life reductions. Having a PASI 90 or a PASI 100 response would reduce this impact to €3,956 or €1,353, respectively. Accordingly, the social value of having a PASI 90 instead of a PASI 75 response was estimated at €2,183, and €4,786 with a PASI 100 response., Discussion: A PASI 90 or PASI 100 response would have a lower economic impact and a greater social value than a PASI 75 response for patients with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis., Competing Interests: PM-H and MM are employed by the consultancy firm Weber, which received funding from UCB Pharma for the development of this project. SA, JB, JC, OD, FD, AG-R, PH, AM, JM, PM, LP, and SR received fees from the consultancy firm Weber for the participation in the project. The remaining author declares that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest., (Copyright © 2023 Maravilla-Herrera, Merino, Alfonso Zamora, Balea Filgueiras, Carrascosa Carrillo, Delgado Sánchez, Dolz Sinisterra, García-Ruiz, Herranz Pinto, Manfredi, Martínez Olmos, Morales de los Ríos Luna, Puig, Ros and Hidalgo-Vega.)

The article offers information on impact investing, a private foundation tool being used by the Greater Cincinnati Foundation (GCF). The term "impact investing" refers to different things to different people. Impact investments can go beyond traditional housing and community-development investments to investments that reduce a community's carbon footprint and create jobs.