Social Interaction and Entrepreneurial Intention: An Empirical Investigation for China

SAGE Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 215824402110306
Author(s):  
Xiaobing Huang ◽  
Meng Chen ◽  
Xiaolian Liu ◽  
Isaac Kofi Mensah
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
Financial Constraints ◽  
Empirical Investigation ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intention ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Regression Method ◽  
Agricultural Entrepreneurship ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Positive Effect

This article investigates the impact of social interactions on household entrepreneurial behavior using the data of the China Family Finance Survey (CHFS) in 2015. The results show that social interaction has a positive influence on household entrepreneurship. More social interactions are associated with a higher likelihood of participating in both business and agricultural entrepreneurship. Moreover, the positive effect of social interaction on entrepreneurship increases with the relaxation of financial constraints faced by households. Finally, entrepreneurship is more motivated by social interaction for women than men. The results obtained in the benchmark are testified to be reliable after addressing the potential endogeneity of social interactions and using a different regression method.

Trust in the Workplace: The Role of Social Interaction Diversity in the Community and in the Workplace

2015 ◽  
Vol 57 (2) ◽  
pp. 378-412 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victor Cui ◽  
Ilan Vertinsky ◽  
Sandra Robinson ◽  
Oana Branzei
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Interaction ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
Social Trust ◽  
Two Cultures ◽  
The Two Cultures ◽  
Collectivistic Cultures ◽  
Capital Development ◽  
The Impact

Extending the literature on social capital development in the community, this article examines the impact of diverse social interactions (in the community and the workplace) on the development of social trust in the workplace, and investigates whether their effects differ in individualistic and collectivistic cultures. Using survey data collected in Canada and China, the authors find that the diversity of one’s social interactions in the community is positively associated with one’s social trust in the workplace, and this relationship is not significantly different between the two cultures. Diversity of one’s social interactions in the workplace is also positively associated with one’s social trust in the workplace, though only in collectivistic cultures.

scholarly journals INFLUENCE OF STATE GRANTS UPON EFFECTIVENESS OF THE ENTERPRISES IN THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (Suppl.1) ◽  
pp. 607-613
Author(s):  
D. Stoyanova ◽  
D. Stoyancheva
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Data ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Innovation Activity ◽  
Investment Activity ◽  
Agricultural Enterprises ◽  
State Grants ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Positive Effect

This report aims to analyze the impact of state grants upon the effectiveness efficiency of the enterprises in the Agricultural sector. The presence/absence of the correlation between the “received state grants - financial results from the activity of the agricultural enterprises” was studied. The efficiency of agricultural enterprises is expressed through the indicators of profitability and productivity. The empirical data for a period of 10 years 2008 – 2017 were shown in the study. The main activities of the surveyed enterprises are crop, livestock and combined - crop-livestock. Based on the results obtained, it is expected that the receipt of grants will have a positive influence on the performance of enterprises in the agricultural sector, measured by indicators of effectiveness and productivity. The following research hypotheses have been proved: the positive effect of the grant is more obvious in larger agricultural enterprises, which have higher productivity and profitability compared to small and medium-sized farms; agricultural enterprises which receive grants and are characterized by higher investment activity and are also characterized by higher innovation activity; based on the predominant number of crop enterprises, it is assumed that this type of activity leads to the achievement of higher financial results as a result of the activity of the agricultural enterprises; the age of the enterprises, expressed through the years of their activity, contributes significantly to higher profitability and productivity of the carried out activity.

scholarly journals ARUS KAS, CASH HOLDING, KENDALA PENDANAAN DAN INVESTASI DI INDONESIA

AdBispreneur ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 169
Author(s):  
Risal Rinofah
Keyword(s):  
Cash Flow ◽  
Financial Constraints ◽  
Average Rate ◽  
Cash Flows ◽  
Cash Holding ◽  
Investment Level ◽  
Show Evidence ◽  
The Impact ◽  
A Company ◽  
Positive Effect

ABSTRACTThis study aims to detect Cash Flow, Cash Holding and Financial Constraints effect on investment decisions of companies in Indonesia. Some of the previous studies outside Indonesia show evidence of the impact of cash flows and financial constraints on it’s investment level.Using Multiple Regression and Logistic Regression model, on five years data observation shows that cash flow and cash holding have a positive effect on investment level. Interaction test shows the effect of cash flow on investment in financially constrained different from financially unconstrained companies. In other words, the average rate of investment changes caused by the level of cash flow is the same for both companies. While the effect of cash holding on investment, no different in the company that financially constraint and financially unconstraint company.The contribution of this research is to provide insight to the parties related to the importance of cash flow and cash holding to the investment of a company. Based on the results it can be concluded that companies that have cash flow and high cash holding have greater investment opportunities, especially in companies that have problems in finding sources of funding.   ABSTRAKPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeteksi pengaruh Arus Kas, Cash Holding dan Kendala Finansial terhadap keputusan investasi perusahaan di Indonesia. Beberapa penelitian sebelumnya di luar Indonesia menunjukkan bukti ada pengaruh Arus Kas dan Kendala Keuangan pada tingkat investasi.Dengan menggunakan model Regresi Berganda dan Regresi Logistik, pada pengamatan data selama lima tahun menunjukkan bahwa Arus Kas dan Cash Holding berpengaruh positif terhadap tingkat investasi. Uji interaksi menunjukkan pengaruh Arus Kas terhadap investasi pada perusahaan yang mengalami kendala pendanaan berbeda dengan perusahaan yang tidak mengalami kendala pendanaan. Dengan kata lain, tingkat rata-rata perubahan investasi yang disebabkan oleh tingkat arus kas adalah sama untuk kedua perusahaan. Sedangkan pengaruh Cash Holding terhadap investasi, tidak berbeda pada perusahaan yang mengalami kendala pendanaan maupun tidak.Kontribusi dari penelitian ini adalah untuk memberikan wawasan kepada pihak-pihak yang terkait dengan pentingnya arus kas dan Cash Holding untuk investasi perusahaan. Berdasarkan hasil tersebut dapat disimpulkan bahwa perusahaan yang memiliki Arus Kas dan Cash Holding yang tinggi memiliki peluang investasi yang lebih besar, terutama pada perusahaan yang memiliki masalah dalam mencari sumber pendanaan. 

scholarly journals The Relation between Dividend and Financial Constraints to Firm Value

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 32-62
Author(s):  
Adrian Teja ◽  
Wilson A ◽  
Kevin Chanry ◽  
John Iwan Kusno
Keyword(s):  
Cross Section ◽  
Firm Value ◽  
Financial Constraints ◽  
Regression Method ◽  
Publicly Traded ◽  
Dummy Variables ◽  
Investment Projects ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Good Investment ◽  
Positive Effect

This study examines the relation between dividends and financial constraints to firm value using publicly traded firms in Indonesia from 2013 to 2017. The very exploration used a repeated cross section regression method to understand monotonic and non-monotonic alliance between dividends and financial constraints to firm value. The non-monotonic correlation measured by dummy variables for 6 dividends categories, i.e. 0 category is defined as firms that did not pay dividends and category 5 is defined as firms that pay dividends with the highest quintile. It is found that monotonic bond lowers the financial constraints that has more important and consistent positive effects on firm value relative to dividends. These findings imply investors to have higher preferences for a firm’s ability to realize good investment projects and provide higher future profits, relative to current profit in the form of dividends. It also found that non-monotonic connection between dividends and firm value and dividends and financial constraints have relatively equal positive effect to firm value.

scholarly journals Entrepreneurship Education in Nigeria Tertiary Institutions and its Impact on Students’ Entrepreneurial Career Intentions. A Study of Students at Federal Polytechnic Ekowe

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kurotimi Maurice Fems
Keyword(s):  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Entrepreneurship Education ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intention ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Tertiary Institutions ◽  
Career Intention ◽  
Laboratory Technology ◽  
The Impact

 Purpose: Entrepreneurship education as an influencer of graduate entrepreneurial intention is gaining massive attention amongst practitioners, policy makers and academics across the globe. The proliferation of entrepreneurship courses in universities around the world is evident of this wide acceptance of entrepreneurship education as a strategy for graduate entrepreneurship. The purpose of this research paper is to ascertain the impact entrepreneurship education has on students’ entrepreneurial career intentions.Methodology: The article includes a review of literature in entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial intention to gain background knowledge. This research is a qualitative, interpretive phenomenological study and relies on narrative as a means of knowing, and as a form of communication. The scope of the study is year one students at the Federal Polytechnic of Oil & Gas Ekowe in the departments of Computer Science, Science Laboratory Technology and Statistics. The questionnaire was designed in a semi-structured way and distributed to students to return after 7 days to allow for proper articulation of narratives.Findings: A total of 42 students participated in the interview and 42 returned. 28.57% representing 12 students showed intention to start a business, 40.48% (17 students) desire to get a job after graduation while 13 students (30.95%) are unsure what they want to do after graduation. The results indicate that entrepreneurship education has a positive impact on students’ entrepreneurial career intention but other than EE, it was also revealed from participants’ narratives that age, prior experience and parents’ status have positive influence on graduate entrepreneurial decisions.Implication of Findings: Findings will aid curriculum designers and educational policy makers to scrutinize and re-examine EE programmes and how they are taught to enhance practice.Originality: Narratives and storytelling methods are not the common methods adopted in entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial intention research. More research should be carried out using this method to validate results from this approach.

Impact of Sales Promotion’s Benefits on Brand Equity: An Empirical Investigation

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (6) ◽  
pp. 1663-1680 ◽  
Author(s):  
Somesh Kumar Sinha ◽  
Priyanka Verma
Keyword(s):  
Brand Equity ◽  
Brand Loyalty ◽  
Empirical Investigation ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Sales Promotion ◽  
Brand Awareness ◽  
Brand Association ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
The Impact

Sales promotion is known for providing additional benefits to the consumers and these benefits may have an impact on the development of consumer-based brand equity. Although previous studies have reported a positive influence of sales promotion on brand equity, but the impact of sales promotion’s benefits (i.e., hedonic and utilitarian benefits) on brand equity is less understood. This study examined the possible influence of sales promotion’s hedonic and utilitarian benefits on four components of brand equity (i.e., brand awareness, brand association, perceived quality and brand loyalty). A model is proposed to show the relations between sales promotion’s benefits and component of brand equity. This study includes a sample of 265 consumers of fast-moving consumer goods from Madhya Pradesh state in India. A covariance based structure equation modelling technique was used for data analysis and interpretation. Research findings revealed that the utilitarian benefit of sales promotion has maximum impact on brand loyalty, while the hedonic benefit of sales promotion has maximum impact on brand association. It provides a way of utilizing the benefits of sales promotion to create and support brand equity. Hedonic benefits of sales promotion can be utilized to make consumers associated with the brand, while utilitarian benefits of sales promotion can be utilized to enhance a repeat purchase of the brand.

143 TREATMENT WITH VITAMINS A AND E IMPROVE OOCYTE QUALITY AND IN VITRO EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT IN BOS INDICUS COWS

2011 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 175 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. J. F. Evangelista ◽  
C. E. A. Souza ◽  
M. E. A. Moraes ◽  
A. A. A. Moura
Keyword(s):  
Embryo Development ◽  
Bos Indicus ◽  
Oocyte Quality ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Early Embryo ◽  
Oocyte Yield ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Paired T Test

We assessed the impact of a single intra-muscular injection of vitamins A and E on oocyte quality and yield and early embryo development in Bos indicus cows. Twenty Bos indicus cows, of Gyr, Brahman, and Nellore breeds, weighing between 450 and 600 kg were subjected to ovum pick-up (OPU). Oocytes were collected in Dulbecco’s PBS (DBPS) containing heparin and antibiotics, counted, and morphologically classified. Viable oocytes were taken to the laboratory, in vitro matured for 24 h and in vitro fertilized using 25 million sperm mL–1. After 168 h of incubation (39°C, 5% CO2), viable embryos were counted and classified. Then, after 10 days, the cows received an intra-muscular injection of 1 000 000 UI of vitamin A and 1 g of vitamin E, and, after 12 days, were again subjected to the same procedure described above. Differences in oocyte yield and embryo development were analysed using paired t-test. The 40 OPUs from 20 cows yielded a total of 520 oocytes. Nellore and Brahman cows produced more embryos/cow (P < 0.01) compared with Gyr. After vitamin treatment, the cows produced more oocytes (n = 303; P < 0.01) compared with the previous OPU (n = 217), resulting in 95 more viable oocytes (31%). Brahman, Gyr, and Nellore cows yielded 11.2 ± 1.8, 8.5 ± 1.5, and 12.0 ± 2.6 oocytes before vitamin treatment, respectively. From those oocytes, 224 embryos were obtained, 89 before vitamin injection and 135 after treatment (P < 0.02), with 36 more embryos (40%) produced. Irrespective of breed, cows responded equally to vitamin injection. A single parenteral injection of vitamins A and E had a significant positive effect on oocyte yield after OPU and in vitro embryo development on Bos indicus cows. We suggest that this effect is probably due to the positive influence of retinoids on oocyte and embryo development.

Employees' Psychological Ownership and Self-Efficacy as Mediators Between Performance Appraisal Purpose and Proactive Behavior

2015 ◽  
Vol 43 (7) ◽  
pp. 1101-1109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Min Qiu ◽  
Bei Hu ◽  
Zhang Xu ◽  
Yucai Li
Keyword(s):  
Performance Appraisal ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Management Practice ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Psychological Ownership ◽  
Proactive Behavior ◽  
Intermediary Role ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Positive Effect

We analyzed the impact of performance appraisal purpose on employees' proactive behavior, and explored the roles of psychological ownership and self-efficacy as mediators in this relationship. We conducted a survey with 512 employees of enterprises in 4 cities in China. The results of analysis of the data collected showed that an evaluative performance appraisal had a negative influence on the employees' proactive behavior whereas a developmental performance appraisal had a positive influence. Psychological ownership and self-efficacy were found to have an intermediary role between performance appraisal purpose and the employees' proactive behavior. Self-efficacy had a significant positive effect on psychological ownership. Implications of these results for theory and management practice are discussed.

scholarly journals Negative Social Interaction and Psychological Well-Being on Female Basketball Athletes

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 61-65
Author(s):  
Zulfa Nur Umniyah ◽  
Berliana Berliana ◽  
Boyke Mulyana ◽  
Geraldi Novian
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
Social Exchange ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Negative Social Interactions ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

Exercise can maintain a person's level of psychological well-being or also known as Psychological well-being (PWB), but on the other hand, it can also have a negative effect. Negative Social Interaction is one of the factors that have a negative effect on individuals from their environment during exercise. In terms of gender, women and sports are interrelated even though women have long been underestimated in sports, especially in sports that are considered masculine sports. This study examines the negative social interactions experienced by athletes in basketball. In basketball, negative social interactions can occur due to the assumption that basketball is a masculine sport, besides, that women are considered weaker than men. So this study aims to analyze the impact of Negative Social Interaction obtained by female basketball athletes on the Psychological well-being (PWB) of athletes. The instruments used were Negative Social Exchange (NSE) and Psychological Well-being Scale questionnaires as well as short interviews given to 24 female basketball athletes at the University of Indonesia Education. The results showed that NSI had a significant relationship with the PWB of female basketball athletes. The coach is one individual who plays a very important role in the condition of the athlete's PWB. Not only can it have a negative impact, but NSI can also be turned into a motivation that can encourage athletes to fight harder in the future. The author provides suggestions for coaches who handle female basketball athletes to be more careful when interacting with athletes and for basketball connoisseurs to better organize themselves in expression when enjoying this sport.

scholarly journals Doing paying during the Covid-19 pandemic

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. 720-752
Author(s):  
Lorenza Mondada ◽  
Julia Bänninger ◽  
Sofian A Bouaouina ◽  
Guillaume Gauthier ◽  
Philipp Hänggi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
Social Activity ◽  
Human Action ◽  
Social Practices ◽  
Health Prevention ◽  
Social Actions ◽  
Money Transfer ◽  
Recorded Data ◽  
The Impact

The Covid-19 pandemic has affected not only the health of populations but also their everyday social practices, transformed by orienting to risks of contagion and to health prevention discourses. This paper emanates from a project investigating the impact of Covid-19 on human sociality and more particularly the situated and embodied organization of social interactions. It discusses how Covid-19 impacts the design of ordinary actions in social interaction, how this is made publicly accountable by the participants orienting to the pandemic in formatting their actions and in responding to the actions of others. Adopting an ethnomethodological and conversation analytic perspective, the analyses focus on a particular social activity: paying. The organization of payments in shops and services has been affected by the pandemic, not only by official regulations, favoring some modes of payment over others, but also in how sellers and customers situatedly adapt their practices to imperatives of prevention. On the basis of a rich corpus of video-recorded data, which spans from the pandemic’s prodromes to and after its peak, we show how money transfer is methodically achieved – imposed, negotiated, and readjusted – while variously taking into account possible risks of contagion. Thus, we show not only how pandemics affect social interaction, and how prevention is incarnated in social actions, but also how, in turn, situated solutions implemented by people during the pandemic reveal fundamental features of human action.

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