Does market turbulence moderate the impact of relationship competency on small retail firm's performances: A study on small retail businesses among malaysian chinese entrepreneurs.

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wong Kiong Kin ◽  
Mahwish Anjam ◽  
Sadia Ahmed Mughal ◽  
Seong-Yuen Toh
Keyword(s):  
Market Turbulence ◽  
Chinese Entrepreneurs ◽  
Relationship Competency ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Malaysian Chinese

scholarly journals A contingency view to novelty

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 218-245 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mona Rashidirad ◽  
Hamid Salimian ◽  
Ebrahim Soltani
Keyword(s):  
Contextual Factors ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Positive Contribution ◽  
Service Strategy ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Product Service ◽  
Market Turbulence ◽  
Contingency View ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

PurposeThe aim of this study is to examine the impact of the fit between product-service strategy and sensing capability on novelty, and the potential moderating impact of contextual factors (i.e. technological and market turbulence) on novelty.Design/methodology/approachIn line with the aim of the study, a quantitative approach is adopted and a multi-item scale survey is designed to collect primary data. Using a mixed mode survey, a total number of 491 questionnaires are collected from a sample of UK-based telecommunications firms. Multiple regression is used to test the hypotheses and predict the outcomes.FindingsThe results support the positive contribution of a contingency approach to the study of the impact of the fit between product-service strategy and sensing dynamic capability on novelty. The results also partially confirm the reinforcing impact of technological and market turbulence on novelty.Originality/valueThis study extends research on product-service strategy and sensing capability by adopting a contingency view, which intends to serve two purposes: to complement the existing reductionistic explanations and to explore how the relationship between product-service strategy and sensing capability could create novelty as well as the degree to which this relationship could be moderated in light of the external contextual factors.

scholarly journals High-Performance Work Practices and Organizational Innovativeness: The Roles of Relational Coordination Competencies and Market Turbulence as a Mediator or Moderator

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 83
Author(s):  
Seung-Yoon Rhee ◽  
Jooyeon Park ◽  
Hyung-Deok Shin
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Relational Model ◽  
Relational Coordination ◽  
Work Practices ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Organizational Innovativeness ◽  
Market Turbulence ◽  
High Performance Work Practices ◽  
The Impact

Despite an enduring interest in the effect of high-performance work practices (HPWP) on organizational outcomes, relatively little is known about how the human resources practices that engage employees in a coordinated effort foster relational coordination competencies, and further enhance organizational innovativeness. Drawing on the relational model of HPWP, this study examined the impact of HPWP on organizational innovativeness through employees’ relational coordination competencies, and the moderating effect of environmental volatility on the relationship. Using two-wave panel data from 301 manufacturing companies in South Korea, the results showed that HPWP positively influenced organizational innovativeness, as measured by the number of patent applications with a 6-year time lag, and that the link was partially mediated by employees’ relational coordination competencies. The positive effect of HPWP on organizational innovativeness was more pronounced when market turbulence was high. This study adds value to the HPWP literature by revealing the importance of human resource practices that develop employees’ relational coordination and communication competencies in achieving organizational innovativeness. Such practices are becoming even more crucial in today’s complex business environment, which necessitates task integration and employee cooperation.

scholarly journals Financial Risk Tolerance: The Case of Older Chinese in Klang Valley, Malaysia 2020

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Shyue Chuan Chong ◽  
Han Kok Heng ◽  
Siok Jin Lim ◽  
Vejaratnam Navaratnam ◽  
Andaeus Zun Khan Neoh
Keyword(s):  
Financial Management ◽  
Financial Risk ◽  
Risk Tolerance ◽  
Financial Knowledge ◽  
Financial Satisfaction ◽  
Retirement Plans ◽  
Short Period ◽  
Retirement Funds ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Malaysian Chinese

Ageing demographic profiles pose challenges to the nation as policymakers are concerned about the health, public pension and the financial management of the society. In Malaysia, retirees are mostly dependent on savings from the Employees Provident Fund (EPF), a government agency that manages savings and retirement plans for private-sector employees and non-pensionable public servants. Many Malaysians aged past the targeted retirement age of 60 years old chose to remain in the workforce, mainly due to insufficient retirement funds or has depleted their retirement funds in a short period. To ensure sufficient funds to attain an ideal retirement life, Malaysians resort to invest or seek business opportunities. Thus, this paper studies the impact of demographic characteristics (sex, age, and educational level) and finance characteristics (financial knowledge and financial satisfaction) on the risk tolerance among older Malaysian Chinese in the year 2020. The results of this study showed that the older Malaysian Chinese risk tolerance is highly influenced by sex, age, education level, financial knowledge and financial satisfaction.

scholarly journals The Impact of Environmental Turbulence on Product Innovation in Small to Medium Enterprises in Harare, Zimbabwe

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (6A) ◽  
pp. 56-63
Author(s):  
Caroline Zimuto ◽  
Maxwell Sandada ◽  
Tinashe Chuchu ◽  
Tinashe Ndoro
Keyword(s):  
Product Innovation ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Environmental Turbulence ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Competitive Intensity ◽  
Product Innovativeness ◽  
Market Turbulence ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
The Impact

The purpose of the research was to examine the impact of environmental turbulence on product innovations in small to medium enterprises (SMEs). In the study environmental turbulence consisted of five dimensions namely, supplier turbulence, technological turbulence, market turbulence, regulatory turbulence and competitive intensity. A cross-sectional quantitative research design was adopted in the study. The study sample was drawn from a pool of 3,000 SMEs both unregistered and registered with the Ministry of Small and Medium Enterprises in Harare, Zimbabwe. In the study, a total of 200 completed surveys were obtained and analysed. To analyse the research data SPSS23 was utilised. Regression analysis was carried out to establish the cause-and-effect relationship between the independent and dependent variables in the study. The findings of the study showed that technology turbulence and competitive intensity had a statistically significant positive impact on product innovation. Market turbulence was noted as having a statistically significant negative impact on product innovativeness. The main implications established in the study were that SMEs should introduce mechanisms to manage and mitigate market, supplier and regulatory turbulence to ensure that their levels of product innovativeness remain positive.

Responding to market turbulence by big data analytics and mass customization capability

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongyan Sheng ◽  
Taiwen Feng ◽  
Lucheng Chen ◽  
Dianhui Chu
Keyword(s):  
Big Data ◽  
Mass Customization ◽  
Data Analytics ◽  
Big Data Analytics ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Managerial Skills ◽  
Service Oriented ◽  
Market Turbulence ◽  
The Impact

PurposeThis study aims to explore how to respond to market turbulence by big data analytics (BDA) capability and mass customization capability (MCC) from the perspective of organizational information processing theory (OIPT).Design/methodology/approachThis study examines the research hypotheses using hierarchical regression analysis by collecting data from 277 Chinese firms.FindingsThe results reveal that supply chain agility (SCA) completely mediates the impacts of technical skills on product-oriented and service-oriented MCC and the impact of data-driven decision-making culture (DDC) on service-oriented MCC. SCA also partially mediates the impacts of managerial skills on two dimensions of MCC and the impact of DDC on product-oriented MCC. In addition, market turbulence strengthens the impact of managerial skills on SCA.Originality/valueThis study provides insightful contributions and implications for enhancing MCC to cope with market turbulence.

Chinese entrepreneurs focus on innovation

2014 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-10
Keyword(s):  
Innovation Management ◽  
Innovation Performance ◽  
Cultural Tradition ◽  
I Ching ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Chinese Entrepreneurs ◽  
Patent Applications ◽  
The Impact

Purpose – To examine the way that China's cultural traditions affect the country's approach to innovation management and evaluate the impact of the philosophy contained in the ancient I Ching text on effectiveness in translating research spending into patent applications. Design/methodology/approach – Compares innovation performance between countries with and without an awareness of the I Ching philosophy as part of their cultural tradition. Presents an econometric analysis of the relationship between research expenditures, proportion of population engaged in research and relative levels of patent applications in nine countries. Findings – Ask people about China today and the first thing they are likely to talk about is economic growth and the sheer volume of goods that the country manufactures and sends to Europe and America. It is unlikely though, that they will mention creativity and innovation. And yet, China's total number of patent applications rose tenfold between 2000 and 2007, from almost 20,000 to around 200,000 – only just behind Japan and the USA. This is a country that is changing fast, but it still only has ten years of experience of global competition – a key driver of innovation for many companies. It is worth asking whether exposure to western management techniques is as significant as China's long history and distinctive culture. How can Chinese entrepreneurs most effectively develop innovative organizations? Practical implications – Highlights both China's modest relative performance in innovation to date and the speed at which the country's patent applications have grown in recent years. Originality/value – Raises questions on the cultural factors affecting innovation performance for further qualitative and quantitative investigation.

scholarly journals The Mediating Effect of Decision Quality on Knowledge Management and Firm Performance for Chinese Entrepreneurs: An Empirical Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (13) ◽  
pp. 3660 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haiyun Yu ◽  
Yanjie Shang ◽  
Nan Wang ◽  
Zhenzhong Ma
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Firm Performance ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Performance Management ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Decision Quality ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Chinese Entrepreneurs ◽  
The Impact

While it is well-known knowledge management is crucial for an organization’s competitive advantage, relatively little research has explored the process whereby knowledge management affects firm performance in a collectivistic culture such as China. This study is to explore the mechanism through which knowledge management helps improve firm performance and then to examine the mediating role of decision quality in the Chinese context. Using a self-administered questionnaire to collect data from Chinese entrepreneurs and with structural equation modeling, this study shows that knowledge accumulation, internal sharing, and external knowledge sharing all have a positive impact on firm performance, and decision quality partially mediates the impact of knowledge management on firm performance. This study adds value to the knowledge management literature by introducing decision quality as a mediating variable to examine the impact of knowledge sharing on firm performance in China. The findings of this study can help enrich the literature on knowledge management and firm performance and highlight the important impact of decision quality on knowledge management and firm performance. Management practitioners can also benefit from the findings.

From CEO passion to exploratory and exploitative innovation: the moderating roles of market and technological turbulence

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenjun Cai ◽  
Jianlin Wu ◽  
Jibao Gu
Keyword(s):  
Chief Executive ◽  
Seemingly Unrelated Regression ◽  
Critical Element ◽  
Firm Innovation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Technological Turbulence ◽  
Unrelated Regression ◽  
Market Turbulence ◽  
Time Lagged ◽  
The Impact

PurposeInnovation has been identified as a critical element to achieve firms' growth. The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of chief executive officer (CEO) passion on firm innovation, including exploratory and exploitative innovation and examine the moderating roles of market and technological turbulence.Design/methodology/approachThis study adopts the methodology of survey and uses multisource and time-lagged data of 146 firms in China. Seemingly unrelated regression (SUR) is used to test the hypotheses of this study.FindingsThis study finds that CEO passion promotes exploratory and exploitative innovation. Results also indicate that market turbulence strengthens the effect of CEO passion on exploratory and exploitative innovation, whereas technological turbulence weakens such an effect.Originality/valueCEO passion is an important, positive affect which inspires CEOs to work for firms, but it has not yet received enough attention in the innovation literature. This study contributes to examining the impact of CEO passion on firm innovation and contributes to the contingency under which CEO passion influences firm innovation. Furthermore, this research finds that the moderating effects of market and technological turbulence are different in the relationship between CEO passion and firm innovation.

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