Strengthening social capital of urban community during COVID-19 disaster

COVID-19 disaster has destroyed many facets of societal and economic circumstances. However, it remains a crucial debate how the effect of COVID-19 on community social capital. This study aims to examine the relationship between a community’s risk perception on COVID-19 and social capital. In addition, we also investigate the mediating role of social collectivism in the association. This research used a survey approach by performing an online questionnaire. Data were gathered from 156 respondents at the residence in an urban community in Sukoharjo, Central Java. A partial-least square structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) was applied to analyze the data. The results show that social capital enhances during COVID 19 because of the increasing risk perceptions on COVID-19 and social collectivism. The impact of risk perceptions on social capital is mediated by social collectivism. The present study adds our understanding of social capital at the time of the COVID-19 outbreak, especially what factors drive it. The research also has practical implications for the government and urban community to anticipate risks of COVID-19 by enhancing social capital and collectivism.

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Community Safety Behavior in Response to Coronavirus Pandemic

Illness Crisis & Loss ◽

10.1177/10541373211033962 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 105413732110339

Author(s):

Ruqia Khan ◽

Tayyba Fatima ◽

Thurasamy Ramayah ◽

Tahir M. Awan ◽

Zakia K. Kayani

Keyword(s):

Structural Equation ◽

Measurement Model ◽

Partial Least Square ◽

Least Square ◽

Perceived Barriers ◽

Community Safety ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Safety Behavior ◽

Online Questionnaire ◽

The Impact

The purpose of this study is to explore the behavior and lifestyle of individuals in response to the coronavirus that the safety behavior of people in the coronavirus disease of 2019 pandemic. Hence, the study integrates the theory of planned behavior and the health belief model to understand the behavioral change in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The current study is qualitative therefore, a survey-based online questionnaire was used for data collection from university students and staff (faculty and nonfaculty) residing in top-tier cities of Pakistan, nonprobability convenient sampling was used to approach the audience. A two-stage approach was used to test the model using partial least square (variance-based structural equation modeling). The reliability and validity of the measurement model indicate that the data is reliable and valid. Outcomes prove all the relationships as proposed by the study, except for the impact of perceived barriers on intention and individual safety behavior. Perceived barriers act as obstacles that abstain individuals from following the standard operating procedures. The research agenda provides new insights into the fields of marketing, health care, consumer behavior, and behavioral studies. It contributes to the existing literature in the field of social marketing by studying the behavior and changes in the behavior of people in the global pandemic.

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Application of Blockchain for Supply Chain Financing: Explaining the Drivers Using SEM

Journal of Open Innovation Technology Market and Complexity ◽

10.3390/joitmc7030167 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 7 (3) ◽

pp. 167

Author(s):

Mohammad Rokibul Kabir ◽

Md. Aminul Islam ◽

Marniati ◽

Herawati

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Technology Acceptance ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Research Work ◽

Partial Least Square ◽

Least Square ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Innovation Research ◽

Supply Chain Financing ◽

The Impact

Owing to the lack of research in emerging Asian nations, this research aimed to unearth the determinants of blockchain acceptance for supply chain financing by a Bangladeshi financing company called IPDC. Centred on a technology acceptance framework called UTAUT (unified theory of acceptance and use of technology) and open innovation research, an expanded model with a mediating variable is developed for this study. This research work employs the deductive inference method in conjunction with the positivism paradigm. A structural questionnaire was used to gather data, which were then processed through Smart-PLS (partial least square) for SEM (structural equation modeling). The survey includes all the people who are directly or indirectly involved in the supply chain financing platform of IPDC. The study consists of seven direct hypotheses and one mediating hypothesis. The results show that all the direct hypotheses except the impact of social influence on the behavioural intention to use (BINTU) blockchain are significant. The mediating hypothesis indicating the role of BINTU in the relationship between facilitating conditions (FCON) and the actual use of blockchain is also supported. FCON and BINTU together explain 88.7% variation in blockchain use behaviour for supply chain financing. The research advances past findings by employing an expanded UTAUT framework and validating observations with the other relevant studies throughout the world.

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How Creative Destruction Functions in Corporate Entrepreneurial Process: An Empirical Investigation of Schumpeterian Concept in Engineering Firms Setting in Pakistan

10.21203/rs.3.rs-311356/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Muhammad Zubair Alam ◽

Shazia Kousar ◽

Muhammad Rizwan Ullah ◽

Amber Pervaiz

Keyword(s):

Structural Equation ◽

Corporate Entrepreneurship ◽

Creative Destruction ◽

Positive Influence ◽

Opportunity Recognition ◽

Partial Least Square ◽

Least Square ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Engineering Firms ◽

The Impact

Abstract Schumpeter's idea of creative destruction (CD) explains innovation functions in organisations. This paper investigates the CD concept in engineering firms by explaining how technical opportunity (TO) transforms into corporate entrepreneurship (CE) actions once opportunities have a market orientation (MO). A survey conducted using a structured questionnaire with 132 managers in engineering firms in Pakistan. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) using Partial Least Square (PLS) approach has been used to analyse the data. Results reveal that MO and TO exerts a positive influence on CE. MO is the reason for the emergence of TO, which is exploited by CE's in engineering firms. CD intensifies the impact of MO on TO significantly. Opportunity recognition in engineering firms is distinguished and bounded by MO and technical viability. Engineering firms need to identify gaps in the market through naturally occurring obsolescence of products and services (CD) to create TO with appropriate MO. This study has revived a classical debate over opportunity recognition by proposing a CE model by incorporating external factors. The Schumpeterian opportunity recognition process and CD have been explained for engineering firms that are distinguished from other types of firms. Kirznerian opportunity recognition view has also been debated to dialect Schumpeterian view.

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DAMPAK IKLIM ORGANISASI TERHADAP STRES KERJA DAN KINERJA KARYAWAN

Jurnal Manajemen ◽

10.24912/jm.v20i1.69 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

pp. 121 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Muhammad Rasyid Abdillah ◽

Rizqa Anita ◽

Rita Anugerah

Keyword(s):

Structural Equation Modeling ◽

Organizational Climate ◽

Job Stress ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Employee Performance ◽

Partial Least Square ◽

Least Square ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Head Office ◽

The Impact

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji dampak iklim organisasi terhadap stres kerja dan kinerja karyawan. Data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah data primer dalam bentuk kuesioner dimana subjek penelitiannya adalah para 45 karyawan PT. Adei Plantation & Industry Head Office Pekanbaru Riau. Pengujian hipotesis menggunakan Structural Equation Modeling Partial Least Square. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa iklim organisasi berpengaruh terhadap stres kerja dan kinerja karyawan. Selain itu, hasil ini juga menunjukkan bahwa pengaruh iklim organisasi terhadap kinerja karyawan adalah pengaruh tidak langsung melalui stres kerja.This study aims to examine the impact of organizational climate on job stress and employee performance. The data used in this study was primary data in the form of a questionnaire in which the research subjects are 45 employees of PT. Adei Plantation & Industry Head Office Pekanbaru Riau. To test the hypothesis using Structural Equation Modeling Partial Least Square. The result suggest that organizational climate influence on job stress and employee performance. In addition, result also suggest that the effect of organizational climate on employee performance is indirect influence through job stress.

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THE IMPACT OF PERSONAL PRODUCTIVITY DUE TO THE ATTACKS OF CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019: USING PARTIAL LEAST STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODEL

Innovare Journal of Health Sciences ◽

10.22159/ijhs.2020.v8i6.38327 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-4

Author(s):

SHEKH ABDULLAH-AL-MUSA AHMED ◽

NIK ZULKARNAEN BIN KHIDZIR ◽

SHIRIN AFROZ

Keyword(s):

Structural Equation ◽

Influence Factor ◽

Equation Model ◽

Partial Least Square ◽

Least Square ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Dependent Variables ◽

Independent Variable ◽

Personal Productivity ◽

The Impact

Global coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The disease was first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, the capital of China’s Hubei Province, and has since spread globally, resulting in the ongoing 2019–2020 coronavirus pandemic that has an impact which would be disturbed the personal productivity in the community. The dependent variable which is threat of COVID-19 (Thr_Cov-19), vulnerability of COVID-19 (Vul_Cov-19), and the unexpected change in society factors and one independent variable that is personal disturbance factors is used in this paper. Moreover, using as an indicator which will determine disturbance of personal productivity (D_PP) in the society. Since multiple regression by partial least square-structural equation modeling is used to examined of data by following unstructured method. Moreover, the resulting point out three dependent variables significantly influences on the independent variable of personal productivity in the society. As a matter of fact, this study concludes the foremost influence factor on D_PP in society due to COVID-19 risk factors such as Thr_Cov-19, Vul_Cov-19, and unexpected changed in the society factors. This study contributes to introductory study but vibrant understanding in stimulating the prediction of personal productivity in the society due to the COVID-19 attacks.

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Does environmental performance leverage the impact of environmental strategy on financial performance? A focus on third-party logistic providers

Uncertain Supply Chain Management ◽

10.5267/j.uscm.2021.10.013 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 29-36 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Quang-Huy Ngo

Keyword(s):

Financial Performance ◽

Environmental Performance ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Partial Least Square ◽

Least Square ◽

Mediating Effect ◽

Third Party ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Environmental Strategy ◽

The Impact

Although prior studies draw upon natural resource-based views, environmental strategy permits competitive advantages, and as such, gains financial performance. However, empirical results are mixed. To shed light on this issue, this study proposes that environmental performance mediates the link between environmental strategy and financial performance. Data were collected from 175 third-party logistic providers currently operating in Vietnam to test the hypotheses. Partial least square structural equation modeling was borrowed to test the data. The results reveal environmental performance partially mediates the link between environmental strategy and financial performance. By considering the mediating effect, this study contributes to the literature by addressing the intervening mechanism of environmental performance on the inconclusive relationship between environmental strategy and financial performance. Besides, this study also extends prior studies by borrowing a concept of environmental strategy, which captures the extent of organizations pursuing this strategy, to explain how and why pursuing this strategy permits environmental and financial performance.

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“I Can Live Without Banks, but Not Without Banking”

International Journal of Electronic Government Research ◽

10.4018/ijegr.2021070101 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 17 (3) ◽

pp. 1-20

Author(s):

Nitika Sharma ◽

Pooja Goel ◽

Anuj Sharma

Keyword(s):

Structural Equation ◽

Information Quality ◽

Partial Least Square ◽

Least Square ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Online Questionnaire ◽

Website Quality ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Service Interaction

The purpose of this paper is to examine the antecedents of e-banking loyalty and evangelism via threefold construct of WEQUAL (usability, information quality, and service interaction) of public sector banks operating in India. Moreover, it also investigates the mediating role of consumers' trust on the website quality of these banks and their impact on e-banking loyalty and evangelism. The data was collected from 243 respondents through online questionnaire. In order to develop the model and test the hypotheses, partial least square structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) was done through Smart PLS version 3.2.9. Results assert that website quality of banks positively influences the trust of consumers via usability, information quality, and service interaction. Also, consumer trust plays a mediation role between WEBQUAL constructs and e-banking loyalty and evangelism.

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Do Green Attributes of Destination Matter? The Affect on Green Trust and Destination Brand Equity

Event Management ◽

10.3727/152599521x16367300695799 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Garima Malik ◽

Kishore Kumar Gangwani ◽

Amandepp Kaur

Keyword(s):

Brand Equity ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Tourism Industry ◽

Partial Least Square ◽

Least Square ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Green Tourism ◽

Green Trust ◽

Destination Brand ◽

The Impact

Tourism industry is a part of an important sector that contributes to the economic development of any country in an effective way such that the tourism stakeholders are taking efforts to develop sustainable tourism practices in order to preserve the future generation needs and hold their perception towards environment. Extant research on environmental sustainable practices has treated ‘Green’ tourism as local environmental awareness and conservative activities, failing to identify the differences in the way tourist choose destination based on green attributes and how these attributes affects the destination marketing. This study addresses this gap by exploring the relationship among attributes of green tourism and green trust and their impact on destination brand equity. Moreover, an important variable, green washing, is used to measure the moderation effects in the relationships proposed. Analysis was based on a sample of 739 Indian tourists having visited three eco-friendly destinations. Partial least square structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) technique exhibited the impact of green service attributes (green service delivery and green service support except green service policy) on green trust with significant moderation interaction effects from green washing and finally the consequent affect on destination brand equity.

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Faktor-faktor yang Memengaruhi Efektivitas Sekolah dengan Kemandirian Sekolah sebagai Variabel Intervening menggunakan Pendekatan Partial Least Square

Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori, Penelitian, dan Pengembangan ◽

10.17977/jptpp.v5i7.13769 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 5 (7) ◽

pp. 969

Author(s):

Arie Wibowo Khurniawan ◽

Illah Sailah ◽

Pudji Muljono ◽

M. Syamsul Maarif ◽

Bambang Indriyanto

Keyword(s):

Structural Equation ◽

School Effectiveness ◽

School Principals ◽

Organizational Transformation ◽

Sem Analysis ◽

Partial Least Square ◽

Least Square ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Vocational High Schools ◽

The Government

Abstract: The government encourages Vocational High Schools to carry out organizational transformation to become Regional Public Service Bodies. Through BLUD, SMKs with superior products can manage finances and production processes more flexibly without violating regulations so that school effectiveness can be achieved. This study aims to analyze the factors that influence SMK-BLUD schools' effectiveness through school independence using partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) analysis. The data were obtained by distributing questionnaires to 231 respondents from students, teachers, school principals, and committees in 25 SMK-BLUDs in East Java and DKI Jakarta. It is known that the variables focus on customers, focus on processes, and continuous improvement have a positive and significant impact on school effectiveness. In addition, the independence of each school indirectly also has a positive and significant effect on school effectiveness. The results of this modeling show the value of Predictive Relevance (Q2) of 0.965, meaning that this model has a good Predictive Relevance.Abstrak: Pemerintah mendorong Sekolah Menengah Kejuruan (SMK) melakukan transformasi organisasi untuk menjadi SMK Badan Layanan Umum Daerah (SMK-BLUD). Melalui BLUD, SMK yang memiliki produk-produk unggulan dapat mengelola keuangan dan proses produksi secara lebih fleksibel tanpa melanggar peraturan sehingga efektivitas sekolah dapat tercapai. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis faktor-faktor yang memengaruhi efektivitas sekolah SMK-BLUD melalui kemandirian sekolah menggunakan analisis PLS-SEM. Data diperoleh melalui penyebaran kuesioner kepada 231 responden dari siswa, guru, kepala sekolah, dan panitia di 25 SMK-BLUD di Jawa Timur dan DKI Jakarta. Diketahui bahwa variabel fokus pada pelanggan, fokus pada proses, dan perbaikan berkelanjutan memberikan pengaruh yang positif dan signifikan terhadap efektivitas sekolah. Selain itu, dengan adanya kemandirian setiap sekolah, secara tidak langsung juga memberikan pengaruh yang positif dan signifikan terhadap efektivitas sekolah. Hasil pemodelan ini menunjukkan nilai Predictive Relevance (Q2) sebesar 0.965, artinya model ini memiliki Predictive Relevance yang baik.

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PENGARUH RELIGITAS, KUALITAS LAYANAN DAN TRUST TERHADAP LOYALITAS NASABAH BANK SYARIAH DI KOTA BOGOR

Jurnal Riset Ekonomi dan manajemen ◽

10.17970/jrem.17.170204.id ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 17 (2) ◽

pp. 189

Author(s):

Soegeng Wahyoedi ◽

Hery Winoto

Keyword(s):

Service Quality ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Islamic Law ◽

Partial Least Square ◽

Least Square ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Islamic Banking ◽

Islamic Bank ◽

The Government

ABSTRACT The role of Islamic banking in the national economy becomes more strategic as the government is facing fiscal limitation in funding the development. The growth of Islamic banking, a bank managed by implementing the principles of Islamic law, has not been satisfactory. This can be examined by referring to the role of Islamic banking in national banking which is till in the rate of less than 5 percent. This research aims to observe the influences of religiosity and service quality on trust and customer loyalty, as well as to observe the influence of trust on customer loyaltyof Islamic Bank in Bogor. By collecting 76 samples of Islamic bank customers in Bogor and utilizing structural equation modeling partial least square (SEM-PLS) as the technique of analysis, it is revealed that the aspects of religiosity and service quality are influential on loyalty if it is supported by trust. Meanwhile, the trust itself has a positive influence on loyalty. The finding implies that to increase the loyalty of Islamic bank customers, customer trust should be built.

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