scholarly journals Prior entrepreneurial exposure and the emergence of entrepreneurial passion: The moderating role of learning orientation

2019 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 225-258 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Türk ◽  
Florian B. Zapkau ◽  
Christian Schwens
Keyword(s):  
Learning Orientation ◽  
Entrepreneurial Passion ◽  
Moderating Role

The impact of transformational leadership on employee creativity: the role of learning orientation

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 78-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeevan Jyoti ◽  
Manisha Dev
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Learning Orientation ◽  
Transformational Leader ◽  
Employee Creativity ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

Purpose – This research aims to explore the relationship between transformational leadership and employee creativity. In addition, we intend to study the moderating role played by learning orientation in the relationship between transformational leadership and employee creativity. Design/methodology/approach – Data have been collected from employees working at the Airtel and Aircel call centers of J&K (India). A two-step approach to structural equation modeling (SEM) was applied. Confirmatory factor analysis was conducted to assess the proposed measurement model fit and construct validity. The structural model was generated to test the significance of the theoretical relationships. Findings – The results revealed that there is a positive relationship between transformational leadership and employee creativity, and it is being moderated by learning orientation. Research limitations/implications – Although this study expands our knowledge about the role of learning orientation between transformational leadership and employee creativity, the prospects for further research are still present. The cross-sectional design of study might not have been able to extract the true essence of the cause-and-effect relationship between transformational leadership and employee creativity. Practical implications – Transformational leaders promote followers’ creativity, so the management may find it valuable to invest in transformational leadership training for supervisors and team leaders, or use personality testing to screen for high-caliber candidates, who have high potential of becoming a transformational leader. The characteristics of a transformational leader, when coupled with the learning orientation of employees, yield positive results in the form of employee creativity, which managers can use to generate sustainable competitive advantages for their organizations. Originality/value – This paper is original, as it contributes to existing theory by establishing the moderating role played by learning orientation in between transformational leadership and employee creativity. The moderation has been proved via SEM with the help of latent constructs, which is seldom done.

scholarly journals Enterprise Knowledge Generation Driven by Internet Integration Capability: A Mediated Moderation Model

10.28945/4616 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 155-174
Author(s):  
Caiyun Zhuang ◽  
Guohong Chen ◽  
Xiaoyu Du
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Learning ◽  
Knowledge Generation ◽  
Future Research ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Learning Orientation ◽  
Exploratory Learning ◽  
Mediated Moderation ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Moderating Role

Aim/Purpose: Drawing on theories of organizational learning, this study analyzes the mechanism of Internet integration capability affecting knowledge generation by 399 Chinese enterprises. This paper will further explore whether there is a moderating role of learning orientation in the mechanism of Internet integration capability affecting enterprise knowledge generation. Background: The Internet has gradually integrated into the enterprise innovation system and penetrated into all aspects of technological innovation, which has promoted the integration and optimization of resources inside and outside the organization. However, there is limited understanding of how the combination of the Internet and integration capability can drive enterprise knowledge generation. Methodology: The study uses survey data from 399 organizations in China. Through structural equation modeling, this study assesses the relationship between Internet integration capability, organizational learning, knowledge generation, and uses PROCESS macro program to test the mediated moderation effect of learning orientation. Contribution: First, this study provides empirical evidence for managers to better build Internet integration capability and ambidextrous learning to promote enterprise knowledge generation. Second, this study highlights the important moderating role of learning orientation in the mediating role of ambidextrous learning. Findings: First, the study confirms the mediating role of exploratory learning and exploitative learning in knowledge generation driven by Internet integration capability. Second, the results show that when organizations have a strong learning orientation, the indirect path of Internet integration capability influencing knowledge generation through exploratory learning will be enhanced. Recommendations for Practitioners: Enterprises should pay full attention to the improvement of internet integration capability and ambidextrous learning to promote knowledge generation. In addition, enterprises should establish a good learning atmosphere within the organization to strengthen the bridge role of exploratory learning between Internet integration capability and knowledge generation. Recommendation for Researchers: Researchers could collect data from countries with different levels of economic development to verify the universal applicability of the proposed theoretical model. Impact on Society: This study provides references for enterprises using Internet integration capability to promote their knowledge generation capability under the internet background. Future Research: Future research can compare the impact of Internet integration capability on knowledge generation in different industries.

scholarly journals The Nexus Between Learning Orientation, TQM Practices, Innovation Culture, and Organizational Performance of SMEs in Kuwait

10.28945/4743 ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
pp. 147-172
Author(s):  
Fahad Sawaean ◽  
Khairul A. M. Ali
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Learning Orientation ◽  
Innovation Culture ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

Aim/Purpose: This paper aimed to examine the impact of learning orientation on organizational performance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) via the mediating role of total quality management (TQM) practices and the moderating role of innovation culture. Background: SMEs’ organizational performance in developing countries, particularly in Kuwait, remains below expectation due to increasing competition and inadequate managerial practices that negatively impact their performance. Although several studies had revealed a significant effect of learning orientation on SMEs’ performance, the direct impact of learning orientation on their performance is still unclear. Thus, the link between learning orientation and organizational performance remains inconclusive and requires further examination. Methodology: This study adopted a quantitative approach based on a cross-sectional survey and descriptive design to gather the data in a specific period. The data were collected by distributing a survey questionnaire to the owners and Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of Kuwaiti SMEs using online and on-hand instruments with 384 useable data obtained. Furthermore, the partial least square-structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) analysis was performed to test the hypotheses. Contribution: This study bridged the significant gap in the role of learning orientation on SMEs’ performance in developing countries, specifically Kuwait. In this sense, a conceptual model was introduced, comprising a learning orientation, TQM practices, innovation culture, and organizational performance. In addition, this study confirmed the significant influence of TQM practices and innovation culture as intermediate variables in strengthening the relationship between learning orientation and organizational performance, which has not yet been verified in Kuwait. Findings: The results in this study revealed that learning orientation had a significant impact on organizational performance of SMEs in Kuwait. It could be observed that TQM practices play an important role in mediating the relationship between learning orientation and performance of SMEs, as well as that innovation culture plays an important moderating role in the same relation. Recommendations for Practitioners: This study provided a framework for the decision-makers of SMEs on the significant impact of the antecedents that enhanced the level of organizational performance. Hence, owners/CEOs of SMEs should improve their awareness and knowledge of the importance of learning orientation, TQM practices, and innovation culture since it could significantly influence their performance to achieve success and sustainability when adopted and managed systematically. The CEOs should also consider building an innovation culture in the internal environment, which enables them to transform new knowledge and ideas into innovative methods and practices. Recommendation for Researchers: The results in this study highlighted the mediating effect of TQM practices on the relationship between learning orientation (the independent variable) and organizational performance (the dependent variable) of SMEs and the moderating effect of innovation culture in the same nexus. These relationships were not extensively addressed in SMEs and thus required further validation. Impact on Society: This study also influenced the management strategies and practices adopted by entrepreneurs and policymakers working in SMEs in developing countries, which is reflected in their development and the national economy. Future Research: Future studies should apply the conceptual framework of this study and assess it further in other sectors, including large firms in developing and developed countries, to generalize the results. Additionally, other mechanisms should be introduced as significant antecedents of SMEs’ performance, such as market orientation, technological orientation, and entrepreneurial orientation, which could function with learning orientation to influence organizational performance effectively.

scholarly journals When Error Learning Orientation Leads to Learning From Project Failure: The Moderating Role of Fear of Face Loss

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenzhou Wang ◽  
Chong Yang ◽  
Bin Wang ◽  
Xiaoxuan Chen ◽  
Bingqing Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Learning Orientation ◽  
Project Failure ◽  
Error Learning ◽  
Moderating Role

scholarly journals Entrepreneurship Education and Founding Passion: The Moderating Role of Entrepreneurial Family Background

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Younggeun Lee ◽  
Andres Felipe Cortes ◽  
Minjoo Joo
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Positive Emotions ◽  
Family Background ◽  
Entrepreneurship Education ◽  
Education Literature ◽  
Entrepreneurial Passion ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

In this paper, we examine the relationship between entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial passion. Despite the advancement of entrepreneurship education literature and the increasing focus on entrepreneurship education in business schools, we lack empirical exploration on how entrepreneurship education can impact students’ passion for founding new organizations. We hypothesize that students who take entrepreneurship classes would develop high levels of founding passion due to a great perception of skills and abilities that increase positive emotions and decrease negative emotions about the entrepreneurship process. Moreover, we draw on the literature on role models to suggest that students’ entrepreneurial family background (students whose immediate family members are entrepreneurs) strengthens the influence of entrepreneurship education on entrepreneurial passion. Utilizing survey data collected from 160 university students, we found that entrepreneurship education positively influences students’ founding passion and that this relationship is strengthened when students have entrepreneurs in their immediate family.

Moderating role of entrepreneurial alertness on the relationship between entrepreneurial passion and strategic change

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Héctor Montiel-Campos
Keyword(s):  
Small Firms ◽  
Strategic Change ◽  
Motor Vehicles ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Entrepreneurial Alertness ◽  
Entrepreneurial Passion ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

PurposeThis purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between entrepreneurial passion for developing and strategic change as well as the moderating role of entrepreneurial alertness dimensions in this relationship.Design/methodology/approachData were collected from 157 small firms within the sector of manufacturing parts for motor vehicles in Mexico. A hierarchical regression analysis was used to test the hypotheses.FindingsThe study's results show that entrepreneurs' passion for developing is related to strategic change. Furthermore, this relationship is enhanced at higher levels of the scanning and search dimension as well as the evaluation and judgment dimension, both of which relate to entrepreneurial alertness. Contrary to expectation, the results suggest that the association and connection dimension negatively moderate the relationship between entrepreneurs' passion for developing and strategic change.Originality/valueThis study not only provides a better understanding of the drivers of strategic change, but also offers insights into its temporal component by integrating emotive and cognitive perspectives into a unified theoretical framework.

A Hybrid of Cognitive Entrepreneurial Training and Education and Their Impact on Business Opportunity Recognition in Thailand: Moderating Role of Entrepreneurial Passion

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (11) ◽  
pp. 4676-4683
Author(s):  
Boonsri Suteerachai ◽  
Pornkul Suksod ◽  
Sudawan Somjai
Keyword(s):  
Recognition Accuracy ◽  
Opportunity Recognition ◽  
Entrepreneurial Education ◽  
Training And Education ◽  
Business Opportunity ◽  
Entrepreneurial Passion ◽  
Entrepreneurial Training ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Moderating Role

Aim of the study: The aim of this paper was to analyze the impact of cognitive entrepreneurial training and education and their impact on business opportunity recognition in Thailand with the moderating role of entrepreneurial passion. This study has four main objectives such as to study the impact of cognitive entrepreneurial training on business opportunity recognition accuracy, to study the impact of entrepreneurial education on business opportunity recognition accuracy, to analyze the role of entrepreneurial passion between cognitive entrepreneurial training and business opportunity recognition accuracy and to analyze the role of entrepreneurial passion between entrepreneurial education and business opportunity recognition accuracy. In the era of rapid development and growth, entrepreneurial education is extremely vital for students. Entrepreneurial passion as well as play an important role in recognizing business opportunities. The process of experiential education facilitates potential business-persons to learn how to identify business opportunities, through developing and building their framework of (Cognitive Opportunity Identification), and through improving their entrepreneurship skills through entrepreneurial learning and education. Methods: Quantitative method and cross sectional time horizon have been used by the researcher in this paper. The researcher gathered data from Thai students. Findings: The study findings suggest that hypothesis 1, 2, 3 and 4, all are accepted. Implications: The programs of entrepreneurial education should provide theoretical understandings to students, facilitating them to make better sense of their pertinent experiences and to transmute them into understanding and knowledge.

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