Multidimensional Perspective of Firms’ IT Capability Between Digital Business Strategy and Firms’ Efficiency: A Case of Chinese SMEs

In the contemporary and perpetually changing environment, firms have transformed their business models by integrating advanced digital technologies in which their capabilities contribute crucially. This has evoked competition and challenges especially for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Therefore, the research aimed to analyze the mediating effect of information technology (IT) capability between digital business strategy and firms’ efficiency. The case of Chinese SMEs was considered specifically. The research was quantitative; therefore, the sample comprised 351 participants accumulated using a survey questionnaire. The mediating effect was tested using structural equation modeling (SEM) where partial mediation of the IT capability was found only in terms of IT proactive stance. Therefore, the research has certain managerial implications specifically in terms of proactive stance as the managers need to initiate the transformation within for efficient performance.

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Experience Value Cocreation on Destination Online Platforms

Journal of Travel Research ◽

10.1177/0047287517733557 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 57 (8) ◽

pp. 1093-1107 ◽

Cited By ~ 31

Author(s):

Hongmei Zhang ◽

Susan Gordon ◽

Dimitrios Buhalis ◽

Xifen Ding

Keyword(s):

Structural Equation ◽

Emotional Experience ◽

Mediating Effect ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Five Dimensions ◽

Online Platform ◽

Online Platforms ◽

Modeling Analysis ◽

Managerial Implications ◽

Value Cocreation

Technology is critical for facilitating the experience value cocreation process in tourism. Online platforms in particular enable consumers to develop realistic expectations and to cocreate their experiences. Limited empirical research has been done to investigate the experience value cocreation process, especially in tourism. This study fills this gap by proposing a cognition–emotion–behavior model. A scenario experiment approach is used to investigate the experience value cocreation process on destination online platforms in the pretravel stage. Structural equation modeling analysis shows that online platform experience significantly affects the destination emotional experience. This, in turn, has significant effects on the five dimensions of destination engagement intention. The mediating effect of destination emotional experience on the relationship between online platform experience and destination engagement intention is supported. These findings contribute to a better understanding of the experience value cocreation process and theoretical and managerial implications are proposed.

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The effect of data strategy on competitive advantage

The Bottom Line Managing Library Finances ◽

10.1108/bl-12-2019-0131 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 33 (2) ◽

pp. 201-216

Author(s):

Mauricius Munhoz de Medeiros ◽

Antonio Carlos Gastaud Maçada ◽

José Carlos da Silva Freitas Junior

Keyword(s):

Competitive Advantage ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Business Models ◽

Big Data Analytics ◽

Mediating Effect ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Strategic Positioning ◽

Content Type ◽

Strategic Objectives ◽

Modeling And Analysis

Purpose In the age of analytical competition, business models and gaining competitive advantage (CA) are directly related to organizations’ data strategy. Incorporating data strategy enables the organization to unlock the potential value of big data analytics. Therefore, this study aims to analyze how data strategy affects the achievement of CA. Design/methodology/approach Through survey research, data were collected from 103 respondents. Model testing and evaluation, partial least squares structural equation modeling and analysis of mediating effects were performed. Findings The supported hypotheses confirm the direct effects between the defensive and offensive positioning of the data strategy on CA, as well as the mediating effect of the offensive data strategy (ODS). Originality/value This study is groundbreaking in terms of empirically analyzing how defensive data strategy (DDS) or ODS affects CA. In conclusion, to extract value from their data, organizations need to establish their data strategy based on their strategic positioning, the potential of their resources and their analytical capabilities. Research implications The defensive and offensive positioning of the data strategy are closely related to each other and both, in isolation, directly and positively, impact CA. It is also noted that the role of defensive positioning is to strengthen the offensive positioning of the data strategy, which in turn, plays a central role in achieving CA. Practical implications The results can assist managers in effectively incorporating analytical resources and capabilities, as well as helping them understand the dynamics and advantages of data strategy, so they can drive strategic objectives according to the organization’s positioning. Originality/value This study is groundbreaking in terms of empirically analyzing how DDS or ODS affects CA. In conclusion, to extract value from their data, organizations need to establish their data strategy based on their strategic positioning, the potential of their resources and their analytical capabilities.

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Enlivening the Effect of Tourists' Knowledge and Involvement on Malaysian Heritage Food (MHF) Towards Food Tourism Image in Malaysia

Destination Management and Marketing ◽

10.4018/978-1-7998-2469-5.ch016 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 268-290

Author(s):

Siti Radhiah Omar ◽

Shahrim Ab Karim ◽

Siti Suriawati Isa ◽

Siti Nazirah Omar

Keyword(s):

Structural Equation ◽

Mediating Effect ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Consumption Experience ◽

International Tourist ◽

Managerial Implications ◽

Research Findings ◽

Food Tourism ◽

Tourism Image ◽

Cultural Involvement

This current article aims to empirically test the relationship between international tourist knowledge and Malaysian Heritage Food (MHF) cultural involvement on Malaysia's Food Tourism Image and secondly, to analyze the mediating effect of knowledge for both relationships. A quantitative survey of 719 international tourists with previous MHF consumption experience was conducted and analyzed via a Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) approach. Results demonstrated that the following variables have significant associations with Food Tourism Image while knowledge mediated the subsequent links positively with partial mediation. Regardless of the theoretical and managerial implications and research findings, supplementary investigations are warranted to enhance the growth of food cultural tourism.

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IT strategy and business strategy mediate the effect of managing IT on firm performance: empirical analysis

Journal of Enterprise Information Management ◽

10.1108/jeim-03-2019-0068 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 33 (6) ◽

pp. 1357-1378

Author(s):

Aboobucker Ilmudeen ◽

Yukun Bao

Keyword(s):

Firm Performance ◽

Business Strategy ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Mediating Effect ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

It Strategy ◽

Content Type ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Role Of It

PurposeThe multifaceted effect of IT in organizations has been widely examined. However, the intervening role of IT strategy and business strategy on the effect of managing IT on firm performance remains less strong. This study examines how managing information technology (MIT) effects on firm performance by looking at the mediating role of IT strategy and business strategy.Design/methodology/approachDrawing on the resource-based view of IT and contingency perspective, theoretical insights for managing IT and the mediating effect of IT strategy and business strategy on firm performance are established. The model is empirically tested by using hierarchical regression and structural equation modeling for the data collected through the survey of 194 senior IT and business managers in China.FindingsThe significant and impactful relationship found in the model for the proposed idea. The results show that both IT strategy and business strategy partially mediate the effect of managing IT on firm performance.Research limitations/implicationsThe findings highlight that managing IT does not merely influence better firm performance; instead, the coherent amalgamation of IT strategy and business strategy can enrich firm performance. The theoretical and practical implications are also discussed.Originality/valueIn line with the call for rigorous research to integrate the managing IT and firm strategies, this study demonstrates the mediating role of business strategy and IT strategy between the managing IT and the firm performance relationship, hence contributing to the IS research literature.

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Consumer Perceptions of Interpersonal Equity and Satisfaction in Transactions: A Field Survey Approach

Journal of Marketing ◽

10.1177/002224298905300202 ◽

1989 ◽

Vol 53 (2) ◽

pp. 21-35 ◽

Cited By ~ 307

Author(s):

Richard L. Oliver ◽

John E. Swan

Keyword(s):

Maximum Likelihood ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Field Survey ◽

Likelihood Estimation ◽

Consumer Perceptions ◽

Mediating Effect ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Managerial Implications ◽

The Subject ◽

Survey Approach

Automobile purchasers were surveyed about feelings toward their inputs to and outcomes from the sales transaction, as well as their perceptions of the inputs and outcomes of the salesperson. Structural equation modeling with maximum likelihood estimation shows two concepts advanced in the equity literature, fairness and preference (advantageous inequity), to be related differentially to input and outcome judgments. No necessary symmetry is observed between the weights attached to inputs and outcomes or between those attached to self and salesperson. When framed in a larger perspective involving satisfaction with the salesperson, the fairness dimension mediates the effect of inputs and outcomes on satisfaction whereas preference does not. The fairness influence is robust against the simultaneous inclusion of disconfirmation in the satisfaction equation. Satisfaction, in turn, is related strongly to the consumer's intention cognitions. The findings suggest that the retail sales transaction may differ in substantive ways from the subject-peer and worker-coworker comparisons in other disciplines and that models of interpersonal satisfaction in the sales transaction should include the mediating effect of the fairness dimension of equity. The managerial implications of these findings are discussed.

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Training Perception and Innovative Behavior of SME Employees: Examining the Mediating Effects of Firm Commitment

SAGE Open ◽

10.1177/21582440211067250 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (4) ◽

pp. 215824402110672

Author(s):

Muhammad Farhan Jalil ◽

Wasim Ullah ◽

Zeeshan Ahmed

Keyword(s):

Structural Equation ◽

Management Strategies ◽

The Body ◽

Mediating Effect ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Innovative Behavior ◽

Mediating Effects ◽

Calculative Commitment ◽

Managerial Implications ◽

The Relationship

Many critical decisions about an employee’s innovative performance are significantly based on the training results, as they are accountable for a variety of behavioral-related consequences. Training is among the most important human resource management strategies. The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between employees’ perceptions of training and their innovative behavior in the Malaysian SME sector, as well as the mediating effect of affective and calculative commitment on this relationship. Structured questionnaires were used to collect the data. A total of 635 employees from 200 SMEs were selected through a stratified random sampling method, and structural equation modeling was applied to test the relationship. The findings of the study supported the hypothesized relationships, as training in Malaysia significantly engaged SME employees in innovative behavior. Furthermore, the study discovered that affective and calculative commitment have partial mediating effects on the association between training and innovative behavior. In the context of the SME sector, theoretical and managerial implications have been addressed. The originality of the study is that it examines the relationship between employees’ perceptions of training and their innovative behavior in SMEs. The relationship was measured using a multidimensional approach in the study. The research also adds to the body of knowledge by identifying the mediating effect of affective and calculative commitment.

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Enlivening the Effect of Tourists' Knowledge and Involvement on Malaysian Heritage Food (MHF) Towards Food Tourism Image in Malaysia

International Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Management in the Digital Age ◽

10.4018/ijthmda.2019010102 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 23-42 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Siti Radhiah Omar ◽

Shahrim Ab Karim ◽

Siti Suriawati Isa ◽

Siti Nazirah Omar

Keyword(s):

Structural Equation ◽

Mediating Effect ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Consumption Experience ◽

International Tourist ◽

Managerial Implications ◽

Research Findings ◽

Food Tourism ◽

Tourism Image ◽

Cultural Involvement

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Organizational Empowerment and Turnover intensions:A mediation of Job Satisfaction and Affective Commitment. A Case of Hattar industries, Pakistan

Journal of Management Info ◽

10.31580/jmi.v6i2.507 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 1-6

Author(s):

Mehwish Iftikhar ◽

Sheraz Khan

Keyword(s):

Job Satisfaction ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Affective Commitment ◽

Middle Level ◽

Primary Data ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Clear Understanding ◽

Complex Process ◽

Managerial Implications ◽

Organizational Empowerment

Empowerment has never been something handed from one person to another or passed from employer to employee but it is a complex process, which needs a vivid vision and clear understanding for managers and employees. It is a technique and tool for the retention of employees.This quantitative study is done to examine the affect of organisational empowerment on turnover intensions by way of mediation of job satisfaction and affective commitment.Direct and indirect affects of variables are examined while conducting the study among employees of Hattar industries located in Punjab, Pakistan.Cross sectional design is addopted and primary data is collected through standardised questionnaires on five point likert scale. A total of 220 employees working at middle level management of Hattar industries, were chosen randomly. Correlation is applied in order to findout the strength of relationship between variables.The data was analysed on the basis of SEM (structural equation modeling) technique by using AMOS. Findings depicted the positive relationship between organizational empowerment with the variables job satisfaction and affective commitment. The result also indicates that there is a significant mediating influence of job satisfaction and affective commitment in the relationship between organizational empowerment and turnover intensions. Practical/managerial implications of this study revealed that organizations should foster to give empowerment to their workers if they want to retain them so that, they will be satisfied enough, will remain committed to work and will have lower intensions to leave the job that will better contribute in boosting up the overall performance of the organization.

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Analysis of Natural Resources and Environment, Politico-Economic Conditions and their influences on Tourist Behavioural Intentions in Hunza: Mediating effect of Tourist Satisfaction

Journal of Applied Economics and Business Studies ◽

10.34260/jaebs.443 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (4) ◽

pp. 55-74

Author(s):

Faqeer Muhammad ◽

Kifayat Ullah ◽

Rehmat Karim

Keyword(s):

Natural Resources ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Partial Least Square ◽

Least Square ◽

Mediating Effect ◽

Economic Conditions ◽

Primary Data ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Tourist Satisfaction

This study aims to explore the influence of Natural Resources and Environment (NRE), Politico-Economic Conditions (PEC) on Tourist Behavioral Intension (TBI) in Hunza, Pakistan. The study further investigates the mediating role of Tourist Satisfaction (TS) on the given variables. Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) technique has been applied to conceptualize the research frame and to test the proposed hypotheses. Primary data was collected by using convenient sampling technique for analysis from 220 tourists who visited tourism nucleus sites of Hunza. The finding of the study reveals that Natural resources and Environment, Politico-and Economic Conditions have a significant positive impact on Tourist’s Behavioral Intensions. Moreover, Tourist’s Satisfaction partially mediates the positive relationships among Natural Resources and Environment, Political & Economic Conditions and Tourist’s Behavioral Intensions. The findings of the study extend the understanding that presence of natural resources along with healthy environment and stable political & economic conditions of a destination are the key determinants for sustainable tourism development.

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Linking perceived organizational support for strengths use to task performance

Social Behavior and Personality An International Journal ◽

10.2224/sbp.8906 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 48 (3) ◽

pp. 1-10 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

He Ding ◽

Enhai Yu ◽

Yanbin Li

Keyword(s):

Positive Affect ◽

Task Performance ◽

Organizational Support ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Perceived Organizational Support ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Strengths Use ◽

Managerial Implications ◽

The Relationship ◽

And Task

We investigated the mediating effects of positive affect and strengths use in the relationship between perceived organizational support for strengths use (POSSU) and employees' task performance. Data were gathered at 2 time points, separated by a 2-week interval, from 157 employees working in various Chinese enterprises. We applied structural equation modeling and PROCESS macro analysis to the data. The results indicate that POSSU was positively related to task performance and that this relationship was mediated by strengths use. In addition, positive affect and strengths use played a sequential mediating role in the relationship between POSSU and task performance. However, positive affect was not a significant mediator in the POSSU–task performance relationship. Theoretical and managerial implications are discussed in the context of the literature on POSSU and task performance.

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