Culturally‐anchored values and university education experience perception

2009 ◽  
Vol 23 (6) ◽  
pp. 484-504 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann Mitsis ◽  
Patrick Foley
Keyword(s):  
Business Students ◽  
Value Orientations ◽  
University Education ◽  
Learning Resources ◽  
Good Teaching ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Education Experience ◽  
Dependent Variables ◽  
Unique Variation

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine whether business students' gender, age and culturally‐anchored values affect their perceptions of their university course experience.Design/methodology/approachCulturally diverse business students (n=548) studying at an Australian university were surveyed using previously established scales. Multivariate analysis was used to test six hypotheses.FindingsHigh uncertainty avoidance explained unique variation in the six dependent variables analysed using OLS regressions. These dependent variables were: goals, generic skills, good teaching, intellectual motivation, learning community and learning resources. Each of these variables identified different dimensions of a students' university education experience. High collectivism also explained unique variation for all except for goals. High masculinity only explained unique variation for learning resources. Age only produced a unique variance explanation for good teaching, and gender did not produce any. Nevertheless, most of the six independent variables had significant zero‐order correlations with the six dimensions of university experience examined in this study.Research limitations/implicationsChanges in business students' perceptions over time is a limitation of this study, as it was an exploratory cross‐sectional one.Practical implicationsThis study's findings may help universities improve their relationship with their total student population by recognising the non‐homogeneous nature of this business student cohort, especially their culturally‐anchored values.Originality/valueThis paper suggests that it may be both possible and useful to identify different student customer segments based on students' culturally‐anchored value orientations, which may be valuable to universities in their efforts to attract, retain and grow an ongoing relationship with students, especially international full‐fee paying students.

Relationship between corporate governance and audit switching: Iranian evidence

2017 ◽  
Vol 59 (5) ◽  
pp. 673-686
Author(s):  
Mahdi Salehi ◽  
Ali Asgar Alinya
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Listed Companies ◽  
Panel Analysis ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Effective Factors ◽  
Dependent Variables ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose This paper aims to investigate the relationship between corporate governance and auditors switching of listed companies on the Tehran Stock Exchange. Design/methodology/approach To achieve the objectives of this study, 12 hypotheses developed which and tests the relationship between corporate governance and selecting and switching auditors in Iran during 2008-20014 by selecting 116 listed companies on the Tehran Stock Exchange. To test the hypotheses, the cross-sectional time-series nature of research variables data, panel analysis is used. Also, to investigate the relationship between independent and dependent variables in each year, the logistic regression is used. Findings The results of the study indicate that there is a weak relationship between corporate governance auditors switching. Therefore, it could be concluded that there are some other effective factors on which selecting and switching auditors in studied companies are more dependent. Originality/value The current study is almost the first study which has been conducted in Iran, so the results of the study may be beneficial to the Iranian conditions as well as other developing countries.

Performance management practices, employee attitudes and managed performance

2010 ◽  
Vol 24 (6) ◽  
pp. 507-530 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Kagaari ◽  
John C. Munene ◽  
Joseph Mpeera Ntayi
Keyword(s):  
Performance Management ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Employee Attitudes ◽  
University Education ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Study Approach

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to establish the relationship between performance management practices, employee attitudes and managed performance.Design/methodology/approachUsing a disproportionate stratified purposive approach, a sample of 900 employees was drawn from four public universities in Uganda.FindingsThe paper reveals that performance management practices and employee attitudes are crucial for achievement of managed performance in public universities.Research limitations/implicationsThis was a cross‐sectional study that inherently has common method biases. Such biases could be minimised with replication of the study using a longitudinal study approach that would also unearth all salient issues that could have remained untouched.Practical implicationsThe paper emphasises the need for public universities to institutionalise result‐oriented relationships and adapt in the external hyper changing environment.Originality/valueThe paper calls for a new approach to managing employees in public universities with increasing demand for university education and stakeholder interests in delivery of cost‐effective quality services.

Influence of values, brand consciousness and behavioral intentions in predicting luxury fashion consumption

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pradeep Kautish ◽  
Arpita Khare ◽  
Rajesh Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Behavioral Intentions ◽  
Emerging Market ◽  
Value Orientation ◽  
Value Orientations ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Terminal Values ◽  
Instrumental Values ◽  
Fashion Apparel

Purpose This paper aims to examine the relationships among two distinct yet interconnected forms of value orientations, namely, terminal and instrumental values, brand consciousness and behavioral intentions. This study validated the conceptual model for branded fashion apparel consumption in an emerging market, e.g. India. Design/methodology/approach The research design followed a two-step approach to test the measurement and structural models for partial least squares structural equation modeling with SmartPLS (v.3.0) as recommended by Anderson and Gerbing (1988). Findings The results illustrated that both the instrumental and terminal values influence brand consciousness and, consequently, brand consciousness had an impact on behavioral intentions for fashion apparel consumption. Instrumental values had a greater influence on brand consciousness and behavioral intentions than terminal values. Brand consciousness mediated the relationship between instrumental/terminal values and behavioral intentions. Research limitations/implications This study defined two value orientations (i.e. instrumental versus terminal) using cross-sectional data from an emerging market. Future studies may examine the research findings’ generalizability using diverse data sets (longitudinal and cross-sectional) and evaluate the value orientation and customers’ favorable behavioral intentions for luxury fashion consumption. Practical implications This study provides insights into luxury marketers and practitioners to understand the contribution of instrumental and terminal values on brand consciousness and behavioral intentions for luxury fashion apparel. The findings would assist in developing marketing strategies for an emerging market, i.e. India. Social implications With the rapid proliferation of materialism, the Indian market has witnessed the dawn of a new era of luxury fashion acceptance. The research offers evidence that in emerging markets such as India, consumers exhibit value orientation toward luxury brands while holding a sense of fashion involvement in their consumption behavior. Originality/value This study is a pioneering attempt to understand the relationships between the value orientation, namely, instrumental and terminal values and their underlying influence on brand consciousness and behavioral intentions toward fashion apparel. Rokeach’s (1973) two-dimensional value dichotomy was adapted to understand luxury apparel consumption in an emerging market context, specifically India.

Are we on track with sustainability literacy?

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rüdiger Hahn ◽  
Daniel Reimsbach
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Value Relevance ◽  
Business Students ◽  
Accounting Education ◽  
University Education ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Business Courses ◽  
Sustainability Disclosure ◽  
Sustainability Literacy ◽  
The Status

Purpose – In this viewpoint, the authors aim to discuss sustainability issues in university education. Balancing what we call the “Accounting View” and the “Sustainability View”, the authors illuminate the status of value relevance of sustainability information and question the depth of business students' processing of this information. Design/methodology/approach – The discussion was triggered by an experimental study on sustainability disclosure which revealed interesting findings related to the participating students' prior sustainability and accounting coursework. The authors start the viewpoint from these findings and contrast them with existing views on sustainability and accounting (education). Findings – The amount of accounting coursework was positively related to the probability of including sustainability information in future stock value estimates, whereas this applied only marginally to sustainability coursework. However, students with more sophisticated sustainability knowledge seemed to scrutinize the given sustainability information more deeply, while students with “pure” accounting knowledge seemed more willing to simply accept the information. Practical implications – The authors argue for advancements in the curriculum for business students that foster critical thinking and might prevent students (and thus potential future managers) from using sustainability information superficially. The authors caution against regarding sustainability issues as an “add-on” to existing courses and curricula and call for a combination of integrating sustainability issues in (core) business courses and offering standalone courses on sustainability management or CSR. Originality/value – Triggered by findings from an experimental study, the authors contrast different opinions on sustainability education of business students and offer a new viewpoint on the (supposed) value relevance of sustainability information for future business leaders.

Determinants of patient safety, satisfaction and trust

2015 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 82-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mosad Zineldin
Keyword(s):  
Patient Safety ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
Healthcare Setting ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Dependent Variables ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess and examine the impact of physicians-nurses performance on patient perceptions on safety, trust and satisfaction. Design/methodology/approach – A cross-sectional study of 170 inpatients at 78 Chinese hospitals has been conducted. A structured questionnaire covering multiple constructs was used to collect the data. Methodology is described and results are discussed. Findings – Multivariate regression results show that despite the variations in education and training of physicians and nurses, trust is statistically significant in the models with doctors performance and nurses performance as dependent variables. One surprise result is that patient safety is not statistically significant in the regression model with NP as dependent variable. Practical implications – Doctor and nurses as well as other staff at any healthcare setting or ward should provide patients with high-quality and safe healthcare. Competences and performance of physicians and nurses are the primary source of patient safety. Social implications – The patient correlate their patients safety with doctors but not with nurses. On the other hand, they relate their satisfaction more to nurses performance than doctors performance.

High school-university disconnect: a complex issue in Malaysia

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (5) ◽  
pp. 851-865 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane Lai Yee Terpstra-Tong ◽  
Adlina Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
High Schools ◽  
Small Sample Size ◽  
Business Students ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
University Education ◽  
National Study ◽  
Group Method ◽  
Social Aspect ◽  
First Year ◽  
Content Type

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the major transition issues experienced by first-year students in Malaysia. In so doing, the authors compare the findings to those drawn from western contexts. Design/methodology/approach This study applied a focus group method, conducting seven focus groups with a total of 35 business students. Findings This study identified five skills that are central to quick adaptation to university learning: independent learning, research, time management, English and critical thinking. Unlike findings in the western literature, the findings of this study do not indicate social aspect as a major adjustment issue. Research limitations/implications The generalisability of the findings is limited due to the study’s small sample size. To overcome this, future researchers should consider a national study using a survey-based research method. To test whether students in a relationship-based culture are less prone to challenges related to social aspects in their transitions into university, cross-national or cross-cultural studies are needed. Practical implications The study’s findings point to the need for Malaysia’s universities to strengthen their transition programmes, and proactively form closer relationships with high schools to help their students identify suitable courses and develop their curricula. Originality/value This study highlights the inadequacy of private education in bridging the gap between high schools and private university education in Malaysia. As most first-year-experience studies have used western samples, this study provides much needed data addressing the development of higher education and its relationship with the school systems of developing countries.

Experience and coping of employment risks in Hong Kong

2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (3/4) ◽  
pp. 166-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
May Tam ◽  
Chung Yan Ip
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
University Education ◽  
Risk Society ◽  
Local Context ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Disadvantaged Groups ◽  
Historical Factors ◽  
And Coping

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to use the case of Hong Kong to assess the equalisation and individualization claim of the risk society approach to studying experience and coping of employment risks. Design/methodology/approach Two types of survey data are used: quarterly official surveys from the year of 1993 to 2008 and a cross-sectional territory-wide representative telephone survey conducted in 2009. Findings The findings show that contrary to the equalisation claim, experiences of employment risks have continued to concentrate on disadvantaged groups: unskilled manual workers and those with education levels below lower secondary school had continuously fared worse than professionals, managers and university degree holders. These disadvantaged groups were also not particularly proactive in adopting either capital-based or work-related coping methods when they encountered unemployment. Research limitations/implications The lack of trend data to examine the use of different coping means is one of the main drawbacks of the current study. The study carries important theoretical implications. Practical implications Policy implications for the government to provide more comprehensive and proactive employment-related support measures and further expansion of university education. Originality/value This paper examines the case of Hong Kong so as to extend the empirical assessment of the risk society approach beyond the Anglo-Saxon context to mature Asian economies. The study further shows that we need to go beyond the secular trend globalisation which the risk society theory emphasises. Historical factors and business-government-labour power relations are critical factors that shape the policies and institutions of labour market regulations and welfare provision in the local context

scholarly journals Evaluation of Quality of Family Medicine Education for Fourth Year Students at the Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt: Students’ Perspectives

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Abdelaaty Abdelrazeq ◽  
Hazem Ahmed Sayed Ahmed ◽  
Hebatallah Nour-Eldein
Keyword(s):  
Family Medicine ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Learning Experiences ◽  
Teaching Quality ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Suez Canal ◽  
Learning Resources ◽  
Good Teaching ◽  
Cross Sectional

Abstract Background Students' learning experiences and satisfaction are indicators of perceived teaching quality of family medicine (FM). Delivery of high quality FM education for undergraduates has a positive impact on their knowledge, attitudes, skills and interest in the subject. Egyptian studies into assessing of teaching quality in FM are limited. This study aimed to evaluate the fourth year medical students' perspectives on quality of FM education and to determine their learning experiences' associated factors at the Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University (FOM/SCU). Methods A cross-sectional study included convenience sampling of 109 participants with a response rate 90.83% in academic year 2017/2018. Data were collected via emails from August to September 2018 using a self-administrated questionnaire, which included demographic and academic data, Undergraduate Module Experience Questionnaire, and 2 open-ended questions. Results The mean age of participants was 21.93 ± 0.52 years and 66% of participants were females. More than half of participants positively perceived (Mean score was ≥ 4) improving their competencies by attending training in primary health care settings (55%), improving their consultation and communication skills (52.3%), wide covering of Intended Learning Objectives in assessment (52.3%) and satisfaction with Objective Structured Clinical Examination (57.8%). Overload work was perceived (Mean score was 2.97) and other learning experiences subscales were questionable perceived (Mean score was 3-3.99). Participants' perceived the presence of unwanted academic pressure on them, too many topics of syllabus, difficulty of MCQs, the unsatisfying of library resources for their needs and unhelpful portfolio guide (Mean score was < 3). Family medicine module satisfied 47.7% of participants. The predictors of their satisfaction were learning resources (odds = 9.63) and good teaching (odds = 7.624). There was no significant association between students' demographic and academic variables and their perspectives with quality of FM module. Participants suggested more live lectures (37.6%). Conclusions Undergraduate FM education strove to satisfy students. Learning resources and good teaching were predictors of their teaching quality. Continuous quality improvement of FM education using students' learning perspectives is needed.

scholarly journals On how business students’ personal values and sustainability conceptions impact their sustainability management orientation

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 335-354
Author(s):  
Jan Seidel ◽  
Anna Sundermann ◽  
Steven A. Brieger ◽  
Pepe Strathoff ◽  
Gabriel H. Jacob ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Management Practices ◽  
Business Students ◽  
Personal Values ◽  
Business Practices ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Sustainability Management ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Business Context ◽  
Management Orientation ◽  
Self Transcendence

PurposeThis paper aims to develop and empirically test a framework on how personal values and sustainability conceptions affect students’ sustainability management orientation (SMO). An understanding of this connection gives insight into the question whether students are likely to engage in sustainable business practices in their future work.Design/methodology/approachA cross-sectional and comparative research design is used, using survey data of business students from Germany, Indonesia and the USA (N= 475). The proposed mediation models are tested by bootstrap procedures using Hayes’s (2013) PROCESS macro for SPSS.FindingsSelf-transcendence values translate into more nuanced sustainability conceptions since individuals with self-transcendence values are more likely to conceptualize sustainability beyond their own (narrow) self-interests. In turn, the stronger individuals’ sustainability conceptions, the higher the likelihood that they prefer sustainable management practices in their future professional working field.Research limitations/implicationsImplications arise for researchers to investigate the engagement of future managers with different personal value types in sustainability practices and to gain insights into values and sustainability conceptions as a learning outcome. Limitations of this research – for instance, arising from potential common method bias – are discussed.Practical implicationsThe findings point to the need to (re-)design appointment processes for management positions in a way that allows taking into account individuals’ personal values and sustainability conceptions. This research may also help firms and higher education institutions to empower their workforce/students to develop more integrated perspectives on sustainability challenges as well as teaching methods that address students’ effective learning outcomes, e.g. their values.Originality/valueThe paper offers a new framework and a cross-country perspective on psychological antecedents of individuals’ SMO as an important prerequisite for responsible behavior in the business context.

Predicting entrepreneurial intention among business students of public sector universities of Pakistan: an application of the entrepreneurial event model

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 219-230
Author(s):  
Bahadur Ali Soomro ◽  
Ghulam Rasool Lakhan ◽  
Shahnawaz Mangi ◽  
Naimatullah Shah
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Business Students ◽  
Final Analysis ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intention ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Self Employment ◽  
Sample Technique ◽  
Event Model ◽  
Perceived Desirability

PurposeThis paper tries to examine the entrepreneurial intention of business students of public sector universities of Pakistan through the entrepreneurial event model (EEM).Design/methodology/approachThe study is a quantitative study and is based on cross-sectional data. The data is collected through a survey questionnaire. The random sample technique is used for data collection. The respondents are the business students of different public sector universities of Pakistan. In total 310 valid samples are utilized for final analysis.FindingsBy employing to SEM through Analysis of Moment Structure (AMOS) version 26.0, the overall findings show a positive and significant impact of perceived feasibility (PF), perceived desirability (PD) and self-efficacy on entrepreneurial intention (EI).Practical implicationsThe outcomes of the study may be helpful for policymakers to formulate the policies regarding the promotion of entrepreneurship and self-employment for reducing the burden of unemployment. Possibly, it may prove as an appliance for prosperity and income generation through boosting entrepreneurship. Moreover, it may contribute to the literature of entrepreneurship, mainly for Pakistan and the developing world.Originality/valueThe study would support in achieving economic development by diverting individuals' intention for entrepreneurship.

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