This study aimed to test the relationship model of employee experience in a high-performance work system (HPWS) on innovative work behavior (IWB) mediated by social capital (soc-cap) and psychological capital (psy-cap) and moderated by the need for cognition (NFC). The study was conducted at professional service organizations in major cities in Indonesia and data were collected using a questionnaire, including a total of 712 respondents. Factor analysis and internal consistency were used to test the validity and reliability of the questionnaire. The results of the correlation test showed a positive and significant relationship between variables. Furthermore, the relationship model test using structural equation modeling (SEM) with a two-step method showed that soc-cap and psy-cap mediated the influence of employee HPWS experience on IWB. This study also found that NFC moderated the relationship model. Professional service needs to develop HPWS to enhance IWB through soc-cap and psy-cap for employee with high NFC.
In Small Island Destinations (SIDs), tourism sustains livelihoods while reproducing dependency, ecological fragility, and social precarity. Hospitality curricula often reinforce this paradox by emphasizing employability over resilience and sovereignty. This study employs narrative inquiry with Caribbean educators, analyzed through reflexive thematic analysis, to explore curricular practices, systemic constraints, and reformist aspirations. Findings reveal strong endorsement of the Regenerative Capability Pedagogy (ReCaP), a framework grounded in Sen’s Capability Approach and Nussbaum’s notion of human flourishing, across its four dimensions: empathy, capability expansion, sovereignty-building, and resilience. Respondents also identified institutional and structural “capability traps” that constrain transformative reform, underscoring the recursive tension between aspirations for educational sovereignty and systemic fragility. ReCaP operationalizes a spiral curriculum that integrates service foundations, digital fluency, indigenous knowledge, and empathy-driven metrics. It repositions higher education from a mechanism of labor-market compliance to developmental infrastructure capable of cultivating sovereignty and sustainable futures in SIDs. This paper contributes to the literature by extending the Capability Approach into tourism education, theorizing pedagogy as a regenerative capability system, and empirically demonstrating how ReCaP can align curricular practice with resilience and sovereignty in fragile, tourism-dependent societies.
In 2026, the beginning of the 15th Five-Year Plan, the Central No. 1 Document emphasized the cultivation and expansion of county-level wealth-creating industries as the core approach to ensuring stable income growth for farmers. Addressing the pain points of fragmented county-level industries and weak connections between industries and farmers has become a key issue in the development of rural industries. This article takes the "Hua Meida Ni" rural revitalization demonstration area in Qingdao West Coast New Area as a case study, systematically analyzing its "three-in-one" model of integrated integration, market-oriented operation, and diversified expansion. It explains the innovative value of the "1+1+N" market-oriented operation system and the "811" income distribution mechanism, and explores the governance logic of this model in policy implementation, multi-stakeholder collaboration, and the stimulation of rural endogenous development. The research finds that this model has broken through administrative barriers through regional spatial reorganization and strengthened the connection of interests through market mechanisms, achieving the integration of rural resources and the upgrading of industries. However, it still faces problems such as unbalanced income distribution, weak industrial root, and a shortage of professional talents. Based on this, the article proposes optimization paths of deepening interest connections, building a resilient industrial system, and strengthening grassroots governance capabilities, providing practical references and theoretical support for county-level wealth-creating industries to break through the bottleneck of fragmented development and promote regionalized collaborative common prosperity.
This paper examines Duan inkstones, a traditional cultural artifact from Guangdong, China, as tourist souvenirs through a semiotic lens. By analyzing the symbolic meanings, cultural connotations, and aesthetic expressions embedded in Duan inkstones, the study explores how tourists perceive and interpret these artifacts in the context of cultural tourism. Drawing on semiotic theory, the paper identifies three layers of meaning in Duan inkstones: material symbolism, cultural symbolism, and experiential symbolism. This study holds significant academic value and practical implications. Through interviews with tourists and analysis of purchasing behaviors, the study reveals that tourists value Duan inkstones not only for their artistic and historical significance but also for their role in constructing cultural identity and facilitating cross-cultural communication. The findings suggest that Duan inkstones serve as semiotic bridges connecting tourists to Chinese culture, offering insights into the dynamics of cultural consumption in tourism. It constructs a theoretical model to explore pathways for their visual transformation and material reconstruction, providing a methodological approach for differentiated innovation in souvenir design, and practically enhancing the cultural connotations and aesthetic qualities of such souvenirs and thereby strengthen their market competitiveness.
This article critically examines the complex intersection between endogenous cultural preservation and the rapid penetration of digital technologies,including artificial intelligence (AI), in the Republic of Niger. Situated within the broader context of digital globalization and the country’s significant infrastructural and policy limitations, the study aims to provide a nuanced assessment of both the transformative opportunities and the existential threats that technological integration poses to cultural continuity. Employing a qualitative, document-based analytical approach grounded in Canclini’s seminal theory of cultural hybridization and Castells’ influential network society model, the research explores the multifaceted ways in which information and communication technologies (ICTs) influence the safeguarding, transformation, and dissemination of Nigerien languages, rituals, and artistic expressions. The findings indicate a dualistic impact: digital technologies actively foster the revitalization of cultural heritage through innovative digitization projects, online educational tools, and social media diffusion, while simultaneously heightening the risks of cultural homogenization, decontextualization, and a deepening dependency on foreign digital ecosystems and platforms. The study concludes that sustainable and sovereign cultural preservation in the digital age necessitates a multi-pronged strategy involving equitable technological access, robust digital literacy initiatives, participatory and community-led archiving practices, and reinforced legal and ethical protection of cultural rights. Overall, the article constitutes a significant contribution to the academic discourse on digital globalization by elucidating the specific mechanisms through which African societies—with Niger as a poignant case study—can navigate the delicate balance between embracing technological innovation and protecting their invaluable cultural diversity and sovereignty.
