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Ownership Concentration, Board Education Diversity, and Environmental Accounting Disclosure in Kenyan Listed Firms. Moderation Approach

  • TARUS, John Kipngetich
    • Journal of Wellbeing Management and Applied Psychology
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    • v.3 no.1
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    • pp.1-10
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    • 2020
  • The purpose of this study was to examine the moderating effect of board education diversity on the relationship between ownership concentration and environmental accounting disclosure. The study was driven by stakeholder's theory. The longitudinal research design was adopted in the study. The study targeted 27 listed firms from 2008 to 2017. Panel regression analysis results indicated ownership concentration (β = -.131, ρ<.05) had a negative and significant effect on environmental disclosure in Kenyan firms. However, Board education diversity positively moderated the relationship between ownership concentration (β=.138, ρ<.05) and environmental accounting disclosure. Thus, board education diversity is an enhancing moderator in the relationship between ownership concentration and environmental accounting disclosure. The findings validate stakeholder theory's proposition. The study recommends that firms listed in the NSE ought to diffuse ownership concentration, and their boards should be well educated and experienced to enhance environmental accounting disclosure.

A Study on the Image Evaluation for hight accessibility in Museum for Children (어린이박물관 전시공간의 접근도 향상을 위한 이미지평가 연구)

  • Song, Jung-Hwa;Lim, Che-Jin;Yu, Eun-Mi
    • Korean Institute of Interior Design Journal
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    • v.20 no.2
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    • pp.20-29
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    • 2011
  • This research is based on the environmental psychology model of Albert Mehrabian & JAMES a. Russell. The purpose of this research is to search a method of planning a spatial image improving the degree of access that is audience's dependent response to a display space image of a museum for children. A museum for children is the place for education with experience and its main audience is children and parents. It indicates with a basis of the environmental psychology model that a designer needs to consider the emotional response of children and parents in designing the space. The space design starts from a plan of space image that is delivered to audience through the five senses. Image on the space means visual image as people acquire information mostly through the sense of sight. Visual image consists of shape, the feel of a material, and color that is the most influential factor to the sensibility of audience. Therefore, firstly, this research measures the degree of audience's approach and avoidence on image of display space. In addition, this research suggests the improvement method by analyzing differences on the access of each space and audience based on visual image. Secondly, four factors are extracted through factor analysis based on the result of adjective survey result.

The Effect of Subjective Overwork on Health: Moderate Effect of Risk Perception (주관적 과잉근로가 건강에 미치는 영향: 위험지각의 조절효과)

  • Lim, Sung Jun;Yoon, Da Young;Moon, Kwang Soo;Oah, She Zeen
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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    • v.32 no.6
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    • pp.116-124
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    • 2017
  • The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of subjective overwork on health and the moderating effect of risk perception in the relationship between subjective overwork and health. The data used in this study are the fourth Korean Working Condition Survey (KWCS) conducted by Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency (KOSHA) in 2014. The items related to actual working hours, subjective overwork, health, and risk perception were used. A total of 18,508 workers who are 1) waged workers, 2) work more than three days a week, 3) work more than 21 hours a week, 4) work longer than preferred work hours or work as longer as they desired were selected. Hierarchical regression analysis was performed to identify the effect of actual work hours, subjective overwork, prevalence of risk, lethalness of accident damage on health and to determine the moderating effects of prevalence of risk and lethalness of accident damage. As a result, actual work hours, subjective overwork, prevalence of risk, lethalness of accident damage had an effect on worker's health problems. Second, lethalness of accident damage had a moderating effect in the relationship between subjective overwork and health. These results suggest that organizations should manage worker's environmental factors and other threats that could increase the lethalness of accident damage.

A Study on the Expression of Contemporary Architecture Based on the Model of 'Nature and Human Perception' (자연과 인간인식'모델을 중심으로 본 현대건축의 표현에 관한 연구)

  • 이근택
    • Journal of the Korean housing association
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    • v.10 no.4
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    • pp.161-174
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    • 1999
  • This study tried to search for solutions of present problems in architecture through interdisciplinary study which includes biology, literature, aesthetics, and psychology, and set up two models composed of the nature and the human perception which contemporary architecture has problems on. By nature-oriented approach through biology and romanticist literature, the five types of organic principles which could be obtained from structure and order in natural system and by human perception-oriented approach through aesthetic theory of Harold Osborne and perceptual and cognitive psychology the structure and order of perceptual arousal, perceptual balance, and perceptual order in human cognition based on perceptual appropriateness could be found. The unified and organic framework of architectural composition must be considered through a deductive and inductive study as this study was approached. The results of the present study can be applied to construct human-oriented design principles and factors in architectural space and form, and better environmental quality.

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A Study on the Relationship of Ship Automation System and Safety (선박운항시스템 자동화와 안전의 연관성에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Bi-A;Lee, Jae-Sik;Oh, Jin-Seok
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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    • v.22 no.6
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    • pp.69-73
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    • 2007
  • The recent huge maritime casualties and their environmental impacts showed that human error in ship navigation is one of the primary causes leading to accidents. In order to reduce maritime accidents and human errors in ship navigation, it is very important and urgent to improve the skills of navigators and develop advanced navigation support system for ship operations. For example, a SCMS(Ship Control and Management System), INS(Integrated Navigation System) and PCS(propulsion Control System) which are considered as a ship automation system was operated in ship. Furthermore, the most recent automation ships collision incidents warn us that only making automation ships alone is not sufficient for improving ship safety. Effective interaction between officer and ship automation system is essential for safety. In this paper, the interactive relationship between officer and the ship automation system was studied, then the research result for reducing maritime casualties will be presented.

A Study on Securing Objectivity in Small-Scale Environmental Impact Assessments Using Delphi Analysis

  • Dong-Myung CHO;Ju-Yeon LEE;Woo-Taeg KWON
    • Journal of Wellbeing Management and Applied Psychology
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    • v.7 no.3
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    • pp.73-95
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    • 2024
  • Purpose: Since August 2000, the small-scale environmental impact assessment system has prevented indiscriminate development. However, its qualitative reports lack objectivity and consistency. This study analyzes these issues through literature and expert surveys and proposes improvements. Research Methodology: Samples were selected based on regional consultation numbers. Mitigation measures were categorized into qualitative and quantitative factors. Issues were identified, and improvements suggested. The Delphi method helped select evaluation items and propose a scoring table. Results and Conclusions: The Delphi method selected 14 absolute and 22 relative evaluation items, excluding 3 invalid ones. A 100-point scoring table was created, with points assigned based on element significance. A 1-point bonus was added for top-scoring elements to promote eco-friendly planning.

A Study on Silver Town Space Design Based on Visual Experience (시각적 체험을 기반으로 실버타운 공간디자인에 관한 연구)

  • Yuan, Si-Zhou;Zhang, Hui
    • Journal of Digital Convergence
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    • v.20 no.5
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    • pp.281-289
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    • 2022
  • As the aging of our society gradually deepens, the quality of the elderly care environment based on the elderly care model of the Silver Town space is gradually becoming the focus of everyone's attention. This study mainly studies and discusses the visual and behavioral characteristics of the elderly. In order to pay more attention to the special needs of the elderly in order to optimize the spatial environment, the design of visual experience design in the living environment of the elderly in Silver Town is designed. explore in depth Through this, the environment of the space is optimized so that the elderly can enjoy their old age in a comfortable environment. This study is based on visual psychology, environmental psychology, gerontology and other theories. Through the collection of related literature and field research on the elderly, the function and overall combination of the living environment of the elderly in Silver Town is studied, and the environment is organized. Based on the behavioral and visual needs of middle-aged and older people, a design method was proposed to strengthen the visual connection in space. In terms of visual experience, the lighting, colors, and materials of the environment are studied. Through a combination of theory and research and experiments, it is concluded that the elderly prefer plants with warm colors, high brightness colors, and geometric patterns. The design principle and design method of the visual experience in the Silver Town space are summarized.

Psychological Effects of Pet Plant Gardening on University Students (반려식물 가드닝이 대학생들의 심리면에 미치는 영향)

  • Kim, Hee-Seog;Cho, Tae-Dong
    • Journal of Environmental Science International
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    • v.27 no.4
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    • pp.267-274
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    • 2018
  • With rapid growth of the one-person households, this study focused on the psychological effects of pet plant gardening, one of the new trend of gardening among them. To clarify the psychological influences of pet plant gardening, 30 university students conducted gardening of pet plants in 90 days and the psychological effects was measured by the standardization personality inventory test before and after gardening. As results, pet plant gardening showed the effects of decreasing depression feeling of all participants, and the effects was significant in female than male. Pet plants gardening led to change females' personality more actively and more leadingly. Therefore, this data verified the positive effects in psychologically and induced personality showed pet plants gardening induced the positive effects the aspects of psychology and personality.

Genetic and Environmental Influences on Dispositional Optimism and Depressive Symptoms in Adolescence

  • Yuh, Jong-Il;Neiderhiser, Jenae M.;Reiss, David
    • International Journal of Human Ecology
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    • v.11 no.2
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    • pp.15-23
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    • 2010
  • This study explored genetic and environmental contributions to optimism, depressive symptoms, and the association between the two using a genetically informative sample from the Nonshared Environment and Adolescent Development project (NEAD: D. Reiss; J. M. Neiderhiser; E. M. Hetherington; & R. Plomin, 2000. At Time 1 of the longitudinal NEAD study, the sample consisted of 720 samesex twins and sibling pairs from two parent families. The study used parent, adolescent, and observer ratings of depressive symptoms as well as adolescent ratings of optimism. The results revealed that genetic influences explained approximately half of the variability in optimism and depressive symptoms. Nonshared environmental influences also substantially contributed to optimism and depressive symptoms. Bivariate genetic analyses (which partitioned the covariance between optimism and depressive symptoms into genetic and environmental components) indicated that genetic influences accounted for a moderate percentage of the association.

A Study on Living Room Furniture Design to Promote Children's Reading - Based on The Theory of Environmental Psychology and Behavior - Focused on The 60~90 ㎡ Apartment Dwellers - (환경심리행태학에 기반한 아동기의 독서습관 증진을 위한 거실가구 디자인에 관한 연구 - 60~90 ㎡대 아파트 거주자를 중심으로 -)

  • Jeoung, Tae Yeun;Park, Kyung Jin
    • Journal of the Korea Furniture Society
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    • v.27 no.2
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    • pp.111-121
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    • 2016
  • In the structure of modern houses, a living room is the space most frequently used by family members. In a living room, they rest, talk together, watch TV, study, read books and enjoy hobbies. A living room is furnished with a TV cabinet, a storage closet, a sofa, a bookshelf, a desk and etc. depending on the purposes of activities in it, which can be different in each house. Furniture is the required tool for indoor architectural space and humans to lead a life. In most families, a man and a woman marry each other and become man and wife, go through the honeymoon phase, give birth to one or two children and become a family with three or four members. According to the children's growth cycle from birth to infancy, early childhood, childhood, adolescence, youth and adulthood, furniture layout and kinds of furniture in a living room change. Depending on the family life cycle, most parents of young children try to help their children to form good habits of reading books and studying for their future. As for the environmental elements interrupting reading and studying, watching TV and using smart phones excessively are being regarded as problems. As the number of two-income families is increasing in this era when many women are participating in the social activities with the government's encouragement, children are having more time.