Individual factors influencing contractors’ risk attitudes among Malaysian construction industries: the moderating role of government policy

Purpose This paper aims to investigate the moderating role of government policy interventions amid the early spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) (January–May 2020) on the investor sentiment and stock returns relationship. Design/methodology/approach This paper uses panel data from a sample of 53 countries to examine the impact of investor sentiment, measured by the financial and economic attitudes revealed by the search (FEARS) index (Da et al., 2015) on the stock return. Findings The moderating role of government policy response indices with the FEARS index on the global stock returns is further explored. This paper finds that government policy responses have a moderating role in the sentiment and stock returns relationship. The effect holds true even when countries are split based on five classifications, i.e. cultural distance, health standard, government effectiveness, social well-being and financial development. The results are robust to an alternative measure of pandemic search intensity, quantile regression and two measures of stock market activity, i.e. conditional volatility and exchange traded fund returns. Research limitations/implications The sample period of this study encompasses the early spread phase (January–May 2020) of the novel COVID-19 spread. Originality/value This paper provides some early evidence on whether the government policy interventions are helpful to mitigate the impact of investor sentiment on the stock market. The paper also helps to shed better insights on the role of different country characteristics for the sentiment and stock return relationship.

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The Nigerian Business Incubation Programme: The Moderating Role of Government Policy

Industrial Engineering & Management Systems ◽

10.7232/iems.2014.13.3.330 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 13 (3) ◽

pp. 330-341

Author(s):

Nkem Okpa Obaji ◽

Aslan Amat Senin ◽

Cameron Keith Richards

Keyword(s):

Government Policy ◽

Business Incubation ◽

Role Of Government ◽

Moderating Role

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Government’s role as moderator in relationship of porter’s diamond factor conditions and firm’s performance

International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science (2147-4478) ◽

10.20525/ijrbs.v8i6.510 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 8 (6) ◽

pp. 40-48

Author(s):

Muhammad Ahmed Butt ◽

Paul Katuse ◽

Juliana Namada

Keyword(s):

Automotive Industry ◽

Government Policy ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Role Of Government ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship ◽

Self Administered Questionnaire ◽

Moderating Role

The study's purpose was to investigate through empirical research the moderating role of government in the relationship of porter diamond factor conditions attribute and firm’s performance in the automotive industry of Pakistan. The research methodology used positivism philosophy, a pilot study carried out to determine the reliability and validity of the instrument. The descriptive and inferential statistics constituted an integral part of statistical analysis. 194 samples selected through random sampling, a self-administered questionnaire was served to them, 166 responses received and studied. For moderation macro, PROCESS v3.0 (model 1) used to test the hypothesis. The findings of the study indicate the absence of such a study in the auto industry of Pakistan. Government policy influenced the firm’s performance in the automotive industry. Government policy did not play a moderating role in the relationship of porter diamond factor conditions determinant and firm’s performance. Theoretical implications reflect that the government's role as a moderator between the relationship of porter diamond factor conditions and the firm’s performance remained not significant. Practical implications indicate that government policy has influence over the firm’s performance, nonetheless, government policy’s mediating role between porter’s diamond factor conditions and firm’s performance have no effect. Moderation results provided a theoretical and practical context for academia, industry players, and policymakers

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The effect of individual factors on user behaviour and the moderating role of trust: an empirical investigation of consumers’ acceptance of electronic banking in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq

Financial Innovation ◽

10.1186/s40854-020-00206-0 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Yadgar Taha M. Hamakhan

Keyword(s):

Structural Equation ◽

Academic Staff ◽

Individual Factors ◽

Kurdistan Region ◽

Electronic Banking ◽

Online Questionnaire ◽

User Behaviour ◽

The Relationship ◽

Moderating Role

Abstract The popularity of self-service technologies, particularly in the banking industry, more precisely with electronic banking channel services, has undergone a major change as individuals' lifestyles develop. This change has affected individuals’ decisions about accepting any new Information Technology, and Information Communications Technology services that are electronically mediated, for example, E-Banking channel services. This study investigates the effect of Individual Factors on User Behaviour, and the moderating role of Trust in the relationship between Individual Factors, and User Behaviour based on the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology. This research proposes a model, with a second-order components research framework. It improves current explanations of the acceptance of electronic banking channel services. Furthermore, this study highlights the role of trust on the acceptance of electronic banking channel services, which is the most crucial consideration in customers’ decisions to accept electronic banking channels services. Thus, trust is the spine of the system in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Data were collected using an online questionnaire that received 476 valid responses from academic staff who work at the University of Sulaimani. The model tested data using the Partial Least Squares-Structural Equation Modelling approach. The results show that Individual Factors have a positive effect on User Behaviour. Besides, results show that trust moderates the relationship between Individual Factors and User Behaviour.

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