Seizing Opportunities: The Moderating Role of Managerial Characteristics on the Relationship between Opportunity-Seeking and Innovation Efficacy in Small Businesses

2016 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 1038-1058 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danielle Cooper ◽  
Whitney Peake ◽  
Warren Watson
Keyword(s):  
Small Businesses ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

scholarly journals Evaluating the Relationship between Stakeholder Pressure and Innovation in Ghanaian SMEs: Moderating Role of Firm Size

2021 ◽  
pp. 13-27
Author(s):  
Samuel Kofi Otchere ◽  
Hongyun Tian ◽  
Cephas Paa Kwasi Coffie
Keyword(s):  
Firm Size ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
Model Estimate ◽  
Stakeholder Pressure ◽  
External Stakeholders ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

The study examines the relationship between stakeholder pressure and innovation (Technological and non-technological) in Ghanaian SMEs. Further, it explores the moderating role of firm size in this relationship. This is in response to the ongoing debate on the role of innovation in the performance and survival of small businesses in Ghana. Using the survey response of 523 registered SMEs, the SmartPLS model estimate reveals that; stakeholder pressure influences both technological and non-technological innovation in Ghanaian SMEs. Further, the size of the SMEs has no significant moderation in the positive relationship between stakeholder pressure and innovation in Ghana. Consequently, SMEs in Ghana can take advantage of the pressure from internal and external stakeholders to innovate for sustainable growth. Again, the government should provide avenues for innovative collaborations between universities, government agencies, and SMEs. Finally, studies should focus on inexpensive innovation channels capable of transforming the SME industry of Ghana.

Context influences on the relationship between views of aging and subjective age: The moderating role of culture and domain of functioning.

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (5) ◽  
pp. 419-431 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas M. Hess ◽  
Erica L. O'Brien ◽  
Peggy Voss ◽  
Anna E. Kornadt ◽  
Klaus Rothermund ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Subjective Age ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

Moderating Role of Stress, Anxiety, and Depression in the Relationship Between Tinnitus and Hearing Loss Among Patients

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 753-772
Author(s):  
Ammar Ahmed ◽  
Muhammad Aqeel ◽  
Tanvir Akhtar ◽  
Sammeen Salim ◽  
Bashir Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Psychological Problems ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Adaptation Level ◽  
Depression Anxiety Stress Scale ◽  
Neuropsychological Theory ◽  
Anxiety Depression ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

Adaptation level theory of tinnitus and neuropsychological theory of tinnitus are extensively used frameworks for understanding emotional and psychological distress among tinnitus sufferers. Objective of the present study was to investigate potential associations between hearing loss, tinnitus, anxiety, depression, and stress. The Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (Newman, Jacobson, & Spitzer, 1996) and the Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale (Lovibond & Lovibond, 1995)scales were administered to a sample of 110 tinnitus outpatients recruited from Audiology departments of Lahore and Rawalpindi hospitals. Results revealed tinnitus was positively linked with psychological problems. Additionally, it was established that tinnitus is a positive significant predictor for anxiety, stress and depression. The moderation models related to the interactions between psychological problems and hearing loss were negative significant predictors for tinnitus symptoms. Moreover, the comparative analysis between gender differences revealed a significant diversity in the levels of stress, anxiety, and depression. Results also elucidated that patients at initial stages of hearing loss were more prone towards reporting tinnitus symptoms along with emerging psychological problems.

Sleep Reactivity and Psychological Health in Normal Sleepers: the moderating role of stress

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason G. Ellis ◽  
Sarah Allen ◽  
Michael Perlis ◽  
Michael Grandner ◽  
Maria Gardani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Events ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Public Health Campaign ◽  
Health Campaign ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Dysfunctional Cognitions ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

The aim of the present study was to determine whether normal sleepers with vulnerability to insomnia, via high sleep reactivity, demonstrate more sleep-related dysfunctional cognitions and behaviours and poorer psychological health compared to those who are not vulnerable. Further, the influence of stress on the relationship between sleep reactivity and psychological health was also examined. A cross-sectional survey of 737 young adult ‘normal’ sleepers from the general population was undertaken. Results indicated normal sleepers vulnerable to insomnia demonstrated more sleep-related dysfunctional cognitions and behaviours as well as poorer psychological health compared to those not vulnerable. Furthermore, the relationship between sleep reactivity and psychological health was moderated by perceived stress over the previous month and life events over the previous year. Therefore, identifying and supporting those who are vulnerable to insomnia may be a fruitful avenue for preventative public health campaign to mitigate both insomnia and poor psychological health.

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