This paper employs a three-level hierarchical linear model (HLM) to examine the impacts that the quality of the environment and neighbourhood affluence have on housing prices. The empirical results suggest that there are significant variations in the average housing price for different neighbourhoods and administrative districts. The impact of building characteristics on housing prices is subje...

As part of regular collections, South Australian government schools provide data on students, including individual student absences during one full term (usually 10 weeks). These data were analysed to understand how student absence is affected by student background and school contexts. A multilevel statistical model of student absence was developed using data collected in 1997, and repeated for...

Market-dominant firms traditionally have an advantage in growing markets because they operate with larger average plant sizes and are better able to reap the rewards of economies of scale. We present evidence that with information technology (IT), the effect is precisely the opposite: firms with less market power enjoy the benefits in a growing market. The influence of firm-level attributes on ...

Hierarchical linear models with a block circular covariance structure are considered. Sufficient conditions for obtaining explicit and unique estimators for the variance-covariance components are derived. Different restricted models are discussed and maximum likelihood estimators are presented.

Introduction: The overall objective of this study was to design a progressive multilevel model using the Delphi method for selecting a medical tourism destination which includes three levels of decision making: the destination country, then the destination city, and finally, the healthcare center in the selected city. This model can be used as a new area of research for further...

a r t i c l e i n f o Keywords: High school students Homework Multilevel analysis Self-regulated learning Time management This study examines empirical models of variables posited to predict time management in math homework for high school students, based on the data from 1799 students from 46 classes in China. The findings from multilevel analyses revealed that, at the class level, time manage...

This main study explores resource-based theory as a perspective to exam whether the professional and basic capabilities of college education can provide and then fit the need the human resource core competence of firms. Using 200 managers of Taiwanese firms by Multi-Hierarchical Regression as statistical tools, this study significantly shows by: while the college education can provide students ...

Acknowledging the existence of a large proportion of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and their remarkable contribution to an economy, this sector’s competitiveness and development must be sustained. At the firm level, intense competition under the global economic framework requires this sector reconsider their competitive position vis-à-vis their rivals, amongst others, through innovation. ...

This paper discusses and illustrates various approaches for the analysis of dynamic personal networks (multilevel analysis, regression analysis, and SIENA). We combined the different types of analysis in a study of the changing personal networks of immigrants. Data were obtained from 25 Argentineans in Spain, who were interviewed twice in a two-year interval. Qualitative interviews were used to...

Information systems (IS) effectiveness is a multidimensional construct which can be influenced by individual characteristics, individual beliefs about the system and institutional factors. Prior researchers have examined the effects of a wide range of factors on IS adoption and successful IS implementation. However, these factors are separated in IS adoption and postadoption research areas and ...