Optimistic Expectations and Proactivity: Can they be the Key to Successful Strategies in Entrepreneurship?

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Mukaddes Yeşilkaya ◽  
Tayfun Yıldız
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Abilities ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Proactive Personality ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Personality Characteristics ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Model Research ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Valuable Thing ◽  
Positive Work

The most valuable thing we learned from expectation theories is that expectations affect behaviors significantly. This study deepens this knowledge, and proposes a model that puts forward the idea that optimistic expectations stimulate proactive personality characteristics and in this way activate strategic vigilance which forms the basis of behavioral decisions. In order to test this model, research was carried out with 280 entrepreneurs participating. Data obtained from the sample were analyzed using statistical programs which examine mediating effect. The research findings have shown that optimistic expectations affect strategic vigilance significantly and positively, and proactive personality traits have a fully mediating role in this effect. This is the first study that examines the relationships among optimistic expectations, personality characteristics, and cognitive abilities. To find out other relations between optimistic expectations and personality characteristics and cognitive abilities, there should be more researches. The findings can help provide a different perspective both in analyzing entrepreneurship success and in developing other management practices that increase positive work outputs.

Product status signaling as mediator between materialism and product satisfaction of Saudis and Malaysians

2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (6) ◽  
pp. 973-985 ◽  
Author(s):  
Norizan Mohd Kassim ◽  
Naima Bogari ◽  
Najah Salamah ◽  
Mohamed Zain
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Status Signaling ◽  
Symbolic Meanings ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Materialistic Values ◽  
The Relationship

We investigated the mediating role of product status signaling in the relationship between materialism and product satisfaction of Saudi and Malaysian adults. We performed structural equation modeling to analyze data from 894 Generations X and Y participants in Malaysia and Saudi Arabia, who responded to a self-administered survey. Contrary to previous research findings both from Malaysia, and from North American and other Western-culture samples, there were positive significant direct effects of materialism on product satisfaction for consumers in both countries. The results of the mediating effect (materialistic values → product status signaling → product satisfaction) indicated that, for Saudis, the effect was positive and moderate in strength, whereas for Malaysians, the effect was positive and strong. The overall results showed that product status signaling acted as a partial mediator in the relationship between materialistic values and product satisfaction. On the basis of these results, it is important for marketers to understand that both Malaysian and Saudi consumers—Saudis in particular—tend to rely, and focus, on the symbolic meanings attached to products that will only be successfully communicated if the symbolism in the product is socially and visibly recognized by these consumers. Suggestions for future research are offered.

scholarly journals Oil terrorism-militancy link: Mediating role of moral disengagement in emergency and crisis management

2015 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 447 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oluwasoye Patrick Mafimisebi, PhD Student ◽  
Sara Thorne, PhD
Keyword(s):  
Crisis Management ◽  
Moral Disengagement ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Resistance Movements ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Rational Choices ◽  
Research Findings

The controversial issues of terrorism and militancy have generated contemporary interests and different interpretations have emerged on how to combat and manage these dangerous events. This study widens understanding of moral disengagement mechanism application in the perpetuation of inhumanities within the context of oil terrorist and militant behaviors. The research findings and model are explicit on how people form moral evaluations of agents who are forced to make morally relevant decisions over times in context of crisis situations. Quite crucially, understanding the context of terrorism and militancy provides policymakers, emergency and crisis managers better analysis and response to such events. The research fundamental purpose was to investigate the mediating role of moral disengagement on delinquency of oil terrorism and militancy; and considered implications for emergency and crisis management practices. The study found that situational-induced crises such as oil terrorism and militancy were sufficient to account for an individual's misdeeds and unethical or inhumane decisions made under frustration and agitation may be perceived as less indicative of one's fundamental character. Findings suggest that more repugnant delinquencies could have been committed in the name of justice than in the name of injustice, avenues for future research. In context, the result of the moral disengagement scale shows that morality of delinquency (oil terrorism and militancy) is accomplished by cognitively redefining the morality of such acts. The main finding is that people in resistance movements are rational actors making rational choices. The authors argue that theorists, policymakers, and practitioners must give meaningful attention to understanding the multidimensional nature of emergency, crisis and disaster management for better strength of synthesis between theory and practice. The research is concluded by thorough examination of the implication and limitations for future research and practice.

Mediating Role of Organizational Commitment: A Study of NADRA, Multan Region

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-33
Author(s):  
Tanveer Kashmiri ◽  
Malik Muhammad Mehran ◽  
Nazar Hussain ◽  
Ahmad Tisman Pasha
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Organizational Commitment ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Mediation Effect ◽  
Employee Compensation ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Geographical Locations

The purpose of this study is to investigate how employee compensation and job satisfaction influence employee performance. And more importantly, this study examines the mediating effect of the organizational commitment between employee compensation, job satisfaction and employee performance. Based on the prior studies conducted on employee compensation, job satisfaction, employee performance and organizational commitment, an integrated conceptual framework on employee compensation, job satisfaction, employee performance and organizational commitment was developed. The convenience sampling technique was employed in this study, and a sample drawn was consisted of 375 NADRA employees serving in Multan region. The sample was focused on the employees working in the NADRA Multan region. For more robust testing of the theory organizational commitment was included as mediating variable. For testing of mediation effect Process by Andrew F. Hayes was used with the assistance of SPSS version 23. Research findings revealed that the impacts of employee compensation and job satisfaction on employee performance are positive and significant. And organizational commitment as a mediating variable mediates the relationships between employee compensation, job satisfaction and employee performance. The mindsets of the today employees are changing, and they are more conscious about their relationships with the organizations, they love to share their good and bad experiences with the organizations. Today, it is very important for organizations to know the feelings of the employees about their organizations. This study suggests the organizations by tuning employee compensation, job satisfaction variables they may impact on the performance of the employees. And by introducing organizational commitment they may also change the relationships between employees and organization. Variables part of this study were not old constructs, but it is new for the graphical location where I conducted this study because there was no similar study available here. This study is only focused on NADRA Multan region, other geographical locations or industries may be used to more clearly understand the brand evangelism construct. Also, comparative studies can be performed for different organizational ladders and geographical locations.

scholarly journals The Mediating Effect of HRM Outcomes (employee retention) on the Relationship between HRM Practices and Organizational Performance

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fathi Mohamed Abduljlil Aldamoe ◽  
Mohamd Yazam ◽  
Kamal Bin Ahmid
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Employee Retention ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Human Resources Management ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Hrm Practices ◽  
The Relationship

The matter of human resources activities have been commonly used to observe organizational performance. One of the distinctive features of HRM is that better performance is achieved through the people in the organization. In recent years significant remarks have been recorded in identifying the Human Resources Management (HRM) – performance relationship. The relationship between HRM practices and organizational performance has been well documented by the previous studies. However, authors have called for the interrogation of the mediating role of HRM Outcomes such as employee retention in the relationship between HRM practices and organizational performance. Thus, the major objective of this study is to investigate the mediating effect of HRM Outcomes (employee retention) on the relationship between HRM practices and organizational performance. Based on the evidence derived from the literature, the paper concludes that employee retention is likely to mediate in the relationship between HRM practices and organizational performance. Keywords: Human Resources management, employee retention, Human Resources management practices, organizational performance 

Effect of Proactive Personality and Decision-Making Self-Efficacy on Career Adaptability Among Chinese Graduates

2014 ◽  
Vol 42 (6) ◽  
pp. 903-912 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chunna Hou ◽  
Lin Wu ◽  
Zhijun Liu
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Career Decision ◽  
Proactive Personality ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Career Adaptability ◽  
Career Decision Making ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Chinese Graduate Students

We studied the effect of proactive personality and career decision-making self-efficacy on career adaptability under employment pressure among 810 Chinese graduate students. Participants completed the Proactive Personality Scale, the Career Adapt-Abilities Scale–International Form 2.0, the Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy Scale, and the Employment Pressure Scale. The results showed: (a) proactive personality affected career adaptability, (b) career decision-making self-efficacy played a mediating role in that relationship, (c) employment pressure moderated the mediating effect on the relationship in (a), and (d) students with a highly proactive personality were more inclined to be influenced by the negative effects of employment pressure than were those with a less proactive personality when forming career decision-making self-efficacy.

scholarly journals Sharing is Caring, and Millennials Do Care: Collaborative Consumption through the Eyes of Internet Generation

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-60
Author(s):  
Merima Činjarević ◽  
Amra Kožo ◽  
Denis Berberović
Keyword(s):  
Generation Y ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Perceived Value ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Collaborative Consumption ◽  
Behavioral Intent ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Young Consumers ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Symbolic Value

Abstract The purpose of this research is to investigate the effects of perceived value dimensions (i.e., economic value, hedonic value, symbolic value, and social value) on behavioral intent to engage in collaborative consumption from the perspective of Generation Y. Furthermore, this research aims to investigate the mediating effect of young consumers’ attitude toward collaborative consumption on the relationship between perceived value dimensions and behavioral intent to engage in collaborative consumption. Research findings suggest that specific dimensions of perceived value (economic, hedonic, symbolic, and social) have different direct effects on young consumers’ behavioral intention to engage in collaborative consumption services. Regarding the mediating role of consumers’ attitude toward collaborative consumption, it was found that the mediating effect takes place only in the symbolic value-behavioral response link. Given the paucity of research focusing specifically on collaborative consumption from the perspective of Generation Y, this study provides new and useful insights for researchers and managers.

scholarly journals The Effect of Volunteer Management on Intention to Continue Volunteering: A Mediating Role of Job Satisfaction of Volunteers

SAGE Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 215824402092058 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heetae Cho ◽  
Zi’En Wong ◽  
Weisheng Chiu
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Volunteer Management ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Reward And Recognition ◽  
Intention To Continue

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between volunteer management and volunteers’ intention to continue participating, based on the environmental psychology model. Moreover, this study investigated the mediating role of volunteers’ job satisfaction in this relationship. Using a sample drawn from volunteers of a cultural event in Singapore, this research conducted confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling analysis. The results showed a positive relationship between volunteer management and volunteers’ intention to continue volunteering, with a full mediating effect of job satisfaction on this relationship. Also, the highest attribution of positive management practices came from reward and recognition, followed by empowerment, schedule flexibility, orientation and training, and social interaction. The findings of this study provide a perspective on how volunteer management can position itself for volunteer retention.

scholarly journals Risk Management Practices and Firm Performance with a Mediating Role of Business Model Innovation. Observations from Jordan

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 113
Author(s):  
Munther Al-Nimer ◽  
Sinan S. Abbadi ◽  
Ahmad Al-Omush ◽  
Habib Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Firm Performance ◽  
Business Model ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Business Model Innovation ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Nonfinancial Performance

This study focused on scrutinizing the influence of Enterprises Risk Management (ERM) on firm performance with a mediating role of Business Model Innovation (BMI). For the purpose, data from 228 Jordanian firms was collected and analyzed. The results indicated that the ERM practices have a significant influence on BMI and financial firm’s performance. The BMI significantly contributed to the financial and nonfinancial performance, whereas it displayed insignificant effects regarding environmental performance. The BMI fully mediated the relationship between ERM practices and financial performance, where a partial mediating effect was observed for the path between ERM practices and nonfinancial performance, while showed no mediating role between the ERM practices and environmental performance. Economies of countries like Jordan are hereby urged to implement the formal ERM practices and to financially educate their top management teams to apply the BMI to gain first-rate performance. This study also encourages the researchers from other countries to extend this model to their economies to unleash useful insights.

scholarly journals Mapping the relationship between proactive behavior and talent management practices: The mediating role of organizational commitment

2021 ◽  
pp. 773-782
Author(s):  
Arian Khodayarkhani Hamedani ◽  
Panteha Farmanesh ◽  
Pouya Zargar
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Commitment ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Talent Management ◽  
Proactive Personality ◽  
Mediation Effect ◽  
Proactive Behavior ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Analysis Process ◽  
The Relationship

In a diverse and modern organization with high extent of competitiveness within the market, maintaining high performance is of necessity. Talent management practices, when implied and used properly can significantly contribute to an organizations’ degree of overall performance as it has been noted throughout the literature. Employees and individuals seeking professional careers are required to cope with fast-changing environments of their workplaces. The need to constantly improve oneself is a dire one. Current research paper analyzes mediation effect of organizational commitment on the relationship between proactive personality and talent management practices from employee perspective of university academic and administrative staff. Mediation regression analysis (PROCESS) has been used to analyze the gathered data from universities located in North Cyprus, and the accumulated results show a full mediation effect from organizational commitment on the aforementioned relationship. The study contributes to the literature through expansion of proposed model in context of talent management and proactive personality as well as analytical method alongside context of academia. Furthermore, this study provides tangible implications, which can be beneficial for university decision-makers.

scholarly journals The mediating effect of risk management for Palestinian Islamic banks’ strategic planning and profitability performance

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 482-494
Author(s):  
Mohammed Abusharbeh
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Strategic Planning ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Islamic Banks ◽  
Significant Positive Effect ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Positive Effect

This paper examined the mediating effect of risk management for strategic planning and profitability of Islamic banks in Palestine. The questionnaires were distributed randomly among 97 directors who have experience in strategic and risk management. A structural equation model was employed to test the research hypotheses. The result revealed that strategic planning and risk management have a significant positive effect on profitability, while strategic planning has a significant positive effect on risk management. In addition, risk management was evidenced to partially mediate the linkage between strategic planning and profitability. The current study yielded support for the claim that risk management played a significant mediating role in the relationship between strategic planning and profitability. Bank directors having good strategic planning and effective risk control tend to get a higher level of profitability. Therefore, Islamic banks should construct a proper strategy in line with their risk management practices and provide a robust risk assessment to protect their financial resources. Ultimately, they can attain superior profitability.

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