A New Perspective for Understanding School Managers’ Roles: The Impact of Principals’ Boundary Activities on the Effectiveness of School Management Teams

2018 ◽  
Vol 120 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-40
Author(s):  
Pascale Benoliel ◽  
Anit Somech
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
School Leadership ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Management Teams ◽  
Role Performance ◽  
New Perspective ◽  
Mean Differences ◽  
The Impact

Background/Context Increasingly, educational leadership research has stressed that leadership is not solely embedded in formal roles but often emerges from relationships between individuals. Senior management teams (SMTs) are an important expression of a formal management structure based on the principle of distributed leadership. Such structures may require a reconceptualization of school leadership and the role of the principal in such a way as to better meet new challenges and enable principals to manage SMTs more effectively. Accordingly, it is proposed that to improve effectiveness, principals engage in boundary activities, the principals’ internal activities directed toward the SMT aimed at dealing with internal team matters and the principals’ external activities directed toward external agents in the team's focal environment to acquire resources and protect the team. Purpose/Objective The present study attempts to advance a theoretical model of principals’ internal and external activities toward their SMTs. This study's purpose is twofold: First, the study tries to determine which of the internal and external activities principals engage in more frequently and less frequently and to what extent. Second, the study attempts to determine how these activities are related to the SMT effectiveness outcomes: in-role performance and innovation. Taking on a distributive perspective to school leadership, our goal is to extend our knowledge about the activities that might facilitate SMT effectiveness, by highlighting the principal boundary activities as fundamental. Research Design Quantitative study. Data Collection and Analysis Data were collected from two sources to minimize problems associated with same source bias: 92 SMTs and their principals from 92 public schools in Israel. Principals evaluated the SMTs’ effectiveness through validated surveys of team in-role performance and team innovation, and SMT members evaluated the internal and external activities of the principal. Findings/Results ANOVA analyses indicate significant mean differences between the principal's internal and external activities. Results from Structural Equation Model indicate that internal activities were related to SMT performance, whereas external activities were related to SMT innovation. Conclusions/Recommendations Principals who manage both the internal SMT dynamic by promoting SMT identity and building team trust, while also promoting a common mission, serve the role of coordinator between SMT members and constituencies external to the SMT, enhancing SMT effectiveness. It may be, then, that studying new models of school leadership and management, including the relationship of the principal and the SMT, may deepen our understanding of the increasingly complex role of principals today.

scholarly journals PENGARUH SERVANT LEADERSHIP TERHADAP KOMITMEN ORGANISASIONAL DAN KINERJA PEGAWAI (Studi pada Pegawai Negeri Sipil di RSUD Wangaya Kota Denpasar)

2017 ◽  
pp. 2731
Author(s):  
I Gede Hendry Kamanjaya ◽  
Wayan Gede Supartha ◽  
IG.A. Manuati Dewi
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Commitment ◽  
Servant Leadership ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Inferential Analysis ◽  
The Impact

This study is focused to analyze the impact of servant leadership on employee performance in relation to the organizational commitment mediation. It is a causality research, providing an explanation and understanding about the impact of servant leadership on employee performance and the impact of servant leadership on organizational commitment. The sample of the research are 90 civil servants in Wangaya General Hospital as the respondents. In this study questionares are used as instuments of the research. Descriptive and inferential analysis were applied as method of analysis and Structural Equation Model-Partial Least Square (SEM-PLS) as a tool. The result is that servant leadership does not have any significant effect on employees performance, servant leadership has a positive and significant effect on organizational commitment, organizational commitment has positive and significant effect on employee performance, and the impact on servant leadership and employee performance through the role of organizational commitment as mediating variable is supported.

The role of knowledge sharing culture in business performance

2016 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 154-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laila Marouf
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Km Strategy ◽  
Positive Direct ◽  
Hr Strategy ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The aim of this study is to investigate the role of knowledge sharing (KS) culture in leveraging knowledge management (KM) strategy and human resource (HR) strategy to improve business performance (BP). Design/methodology/approach A structured questionnaire survey was distributed to 120 randomly selected companies in Kuwait. A total of 392 valid responses were collected and tested using a structural equation model. Statistical analysis was conducted using SPSS and LISREL software to verify the research hypotheses. Findings The results revealed the impact of the mediating variable KS culture on the enhancement of BP. Both KM strategy and HR strategy were observed to have a positive direct effect on KS culture. Practical implications The results indicate that top management should make efforts to cultivate a KS culture to achieve better BP and future success. Originality/value The primary research contribution is the conceptual model for the role of KS culture as a mediator between KM strategy, HR strategy and BP.

scholarly journals The Effect of Work Plateau on Intention to Remain: Mediating Role of Organizational Commitment

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (5S3) ◽  
pp. 302-311
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Commitment ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Statistical Population ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Career Plateauing ◽  
Mediator Role ◽  
The Impact

In the present study, the the impact of work plateau on intention to remain at work with the mediating role of organizational commitment has been studied. The statistical population of this research is all employees of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad. The research method is descriptive-survey. According to statistics of personnel management office, the number of employees is 1100 in 2017. In order to determine the sample size, due to the limited population, Morgan table was used and 285 people were selected from population through random sampling. In order to collect the data, Alan and Meyer (1990) questionnaire was used to assess organizational commitment, a researcher-made questionnaire was used to investigate the intention to remain at job and Miliaman's questionnaire (1992) was used to investigate career plateauing. The validity of these three questionnaires has been confirmed by experts. Reliability of the questionnaire is confirmed by Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of 86%, 91% and 84%, respectively. The statistical methods used in this research to test the hypotheses are T value and structural equation modeling. Structural equation model in this study was determined using Liserl software, according to which the content plateau and structural plateau, considering the mediator role of organizational commitment, has a negative and significant impact on employees' intention to remain at work.

scholarly journals The bond between country and brand stereotypes: insights on the role of brand typicality and utilitarian/hedonic nature in enhancing stereotype content transfer

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Adamantios Diamantopoulos ◽  
Ilona Szőcs ◽  
Arnd Florack ◽  
Živa Kolbl ◽  
Martin Egger
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Brand Attitudes ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Consumer Responses ◽  
Simultaneous Impact ◽  
Stereotype Content ◽  
The Impact

PurposeDrawing on the stereotype content model (SCM), the authors investigate the stereotype content transfer (in terms of warmth and competence) from country to brand and the simultaneous impact of these two stereotypes on consumer responses toward brands.Design/methodology/approachThe authors test a structural equation model conceptualizing brand stereotypes as full mediators between country stereotypes and consumer outcomes. In addition, in a moderated mediation analysis, the authors investigate the role of brand typicality and utilitarianism/hedonism in potentially moderating the country to brand stereotype content transfer.FindingsCountry warmth and competence, respectively, impact brand warmth and competence, thus confirming the hypothesized stereotype content transfer. This transfer is found to be robust and not contingent on brands' perceived typicality of their country of origin. However, brands' utilitarian nature amplifies the positive impact of country competence on brand competence. Finally, brand stereotypes fully mediate the impact of country stereotypes on consumers' brand attitudes and behavioral intentions.Originality/valueThe authors provide the first empirical attempt that (1) explicitly differentiates between consumers' stereotypical perceptions of countries and stereotypical perceptions of brands from these countries, (2) empirically examines the transfer of stereotypical dimensions of different targets (i.e. country to brand), (3) explores boundary conditions for such transfer and (4) simultaneously considers the impact of both kinds of stereotypes on managerially relevant consumer outcomes.

scholarly journals Negative Impact of Social Network Services Based on Stressor-Stress-Outcome: The Role of Experience of Privacy Violations

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanghyun Kim ◽  
Hyunsun Park ◽  
Moon Jong Choi
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Information Overload ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
User Characteristics ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Social network service (SNS) information has benefited many individuals. However, as such information has increased exponentially, the number of SNS users has increased dramatically and negative effects of SNSs on users have emerged. Many SNS users experience negative psychological conditions such as fatigue, burnout, and stress. Thus, in this study, we investigated the SNS and user characteristics that affect SNS fatigue, living disorder, and reduced SNS use intention. We developed a research model to examine the impact of two SNS characteristics (irrelevant information overload and open reachability) and two user characteristics (engagement and maintaining self-reputation) on SNS fatigue. We also examined the role of the experience of privacy violations in the relationship between living disorder and reduced SNS use intention. We collected data from 579 SNS users and created a partial least squares structural equation model to test the hypotheses. The results of the analysis showed that three factors, other than open reachability, positively affected SNS fatigue. Furthermore, we found that SNS fatigue significantly affected living disorder and reduced SNS use intention, and that experience of privacy violations significantly affected the relationship between living disorder and reduced SNS use intention. These results expand our understanding of SNS fatigue and users’ negative behaviors.

scholarly journals Influence of Brand Credibility, Satisfaction and Quality on Brand Equity in Non-Conventional Health Industry

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2(V)) ◽  
pp. 58-67
Author(s):  
Peter Kwasi Oppong
Keyword(s):  
Brand Equity ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Brand Management ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Systematic Sampling ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Brand Credibility ◽  
The Impact

Consumer perceptions of quality, satisfaction, and brand credibility are critical ingredients for developing healthy brands with high value in a competitive market. However, few authors have looked into the brand credibility`s intervening role in the effect of quality and satisfaction on brand equity in the non-conventional health industry. Hence, this paper sought to evaluate the mediating role of brand credibility in the effect of quality and satisfaction on brand equity in the non-conventional health industry. A covariance-based structural equation model was the analytical tool employed to evaluate the hypotheses stated in this paper. Data were gathered from 265 customers using a systematic sampling technique. The research confirmed that brand credibility contributes partially to the impact of quality on brand equity and completely to satisfaction on equity in the non-conventional health industry. Accordingly, this paper contributes to expanding the current brand management literature by demonstrating the brand credibility`s intervening role in the path between satisfaction, quality, and equity, particularly in the non-conventional health industry. This paper also adds to the brand manager`s knowledge of how to build and harness credibility, quality, and satisfaction to increase brand equity in the non-conventional health industry.

scholarly journals The Role of Push and Pull Motivations on Satisfaction and Consumer Loyalty to Agricultural Fairs

Agriculture ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 923
Author(s):  
Ram N. Acharya ◽  
Jay Lillywhite
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Model ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Visitor Satisfaction ◽  
Agricultural Fairs ◽  
Push And Pull ◽  
The Impact

The primary objective of this study is to examine the role of push and pull factors in determining consumer trip satisfaction and loyalty to agricultural fairs. We use a modified version of Yoon and Uysal’s causal model, initially proposed to evaluate consumers’ leisure behaviors. In particular, we utilize an exploratory factor analysis approach to identify latent constructs and a structural equation model to assess the impact of consumers’ internal desires for leisure activities (push motivation) and fair attributes (pull motivation) on trip satisfaction and loyalty. Consistent with the existing literature, the structural equation model results show that push and pull motivations play a crucial role in determining visitor satisfaction from attending an agricultural fair. Moreover, both push and pull motivations significantly affect visitor’s loyalty directly and indirectly through their impact on trip satisfaction.

Market challenges, learning and customer orientation, and innovativeness in IJVs

2017 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 945-967 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chansoo Park ◽  
Chang Hoon Oh ◽  
Azilah Kasim
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Joint Venture ◽  
Customer Orientation ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Learning Orientation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to advance a theoretical framework that incorporates the relationship between market challenge and learning and customer orientations, and the influence of these orientations on innovativeness in an international joint venture (IJV) context. Design/methodology/approach The authors estimate a structural equation model utilizing survey data collected from 199 IJVs in the Republic of Korea. Findings The authors found that while market challenge does not influence learning orientation in IJVs, it does have a significant positive influence on customer orientation. Further, the authors’ findings support that both learning orientation and customer orientation have positive impacts on IJV innovativeness. Another interesting finding shows that the impact of learning orientation on IJV innovativeness is significant only when IJVs have high levels of interaction with parent firms. The study also reveals that having a strong learning orientation amplifies the impact of customer orientation on innovativeness in IJVs. Originality/value Despite increased interest in IJVs, there has been relatively little work linking IJV innovativeness with learning and customer orientations. The study contributes to recent streams of research that seek to understand the role of these orientations in IJV innovativeness.

A Structural Equation Model for Measuring the Impact of Employee Retention Practices on Employee’s Turnover Intentions: An Indian Perspective

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 221-247 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vaneet Kashyap ◽  
Santosh Rangnekar
Keyword(s):  
Human Resource ◽  
Structural Equation Model ◽  
Employee Turnover ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Employee Retention ◽  
Turnover Intentions ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Retention Management ◽  
The Impact

The role of human resource management practices dealing with employee turnover has been widely explored and examined in the existing literature. The majority of human resource management researchers have focused on the role of policies and practices in different sectors related to employee retention. However, less attention has been given to identify the practices and policies common across all industries and sectors. The present study attempts to identify and examine the most important practices of employee retention management and proposes a comprehensive structural equation model to measure the impact of these practices on employee’s turnover intentions. After an extensive review of literature, compensation, job characteristics, training, career opportunities and work–life balance have been identified as five important practices dealing with employee turnover and are common across all industries. These practices constitute the component factors of an employee retention management predicting employee’s turnover intentions. A five-factor scale with a 33-item measurement model has been validated in the study. Theoretical and managerial implications are discussed in the light of the findings.

Development and Initial Validation of a Multidimensional Scale Assessing Subjective Well-Being: The Well-Being Scale (WeBS)

2017 ◽  
Vol 121 (1) ◽  
pp. 135-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Priscilla Lui ◽  
Gaithri A. Fernando
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Mean Differences ◽  
The Impact

Numerous scales currently exist that assess well-being, but research on measures of well-being is still advancing. Conceptualization and measurement of subjective well-being have emphasized intrapsychic over psychosocial domains of optimal functioning, and disparate research on hedonic, eudaimonic, and psychological well-being lacks a unifying theoretical model. Lack of systematic investigations on the impact of culture on subjective well-being has also limited advancement of this field. The goals of this investigation were to (1) develop and validate a self-report measure, the Well-Being Scale (WeBS), that simultaneously assesses overall well-being and physical, financial, social, hedonic, and eudaimonic domains of this construct; (2) evaluate factor structures that underlie subjective well-being; and (3) examine the measure’s psychometric properties. Three empirical studies were conducted to develop and validate the 29-item scale. The WeBS demonstrated an adequate five-factor structure in an exploratory structural equation model in Study 1. Confirmatory factor analyses showed that a bifactor structure best fit the WeBS data in Study 2 and Study 3. Overall WeBS scores and five domain-specific subscale scores demonstrated adequate to excellent internal consistency reliability and construct validity. Mean differences in overall well-being and its five subdomains are presented for different ethnic groups. The WeBS is a reliable and valid measure of multiple aspects of well-being that are considered important to different ethnocultural groups.

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