Consumer Purchasing Behaviour Towards Strategic Innovation Management Practices in Morocco During COVID-19 Health Crisis

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 158-171
Author(s):  
Soukaina Zaoui ◽  
Safae Ait Hamou-ou-Brahim ◽  
Haiwei Zhou ◽  
Amina Omrane ◽  
Dechun Huang
Keyword(s):  
Global Economy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Innovation Management ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Supplier Relationships ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Innovative Strategy ◽  
Strategic Innovation ◽  
Purchasing Behaviour

The global economy has been affected as a result of the unusual circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 outbreak and the restrictive measures taken by governments to contain the crisis. As a result, in order to survive such turmoil, sustain their economic outputs and adapt to change, companies have been invited, and even forced, to innovate. The present study aims at contributing to a better understating of the impacts of strategic innovation management (SIM) practices implemented into a company (i.e., its innovative strategy and culture, product innovation, technological capability, and customer and supplier relationships) on the consumer purchasing behaviour (CPB) in the context of COVID-19 global crisis. Data were gathered from a sample of 57 Moroccan companies operating with international management styles and working according to the standards of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Then, the structural equation model (SEM) method was employed to test the proposed hypothesis of the theoretical model. The conclusive results revealed that SIM practices have a significant influence on a company’s CPB, essentially via the adoption of an innovative strategy. Therefore, CPB is likely to be upgraded whenever companies seek for improving the implementation of successful SIM practices.

scholarly journals Influence of Knowledge Management Practices on Entrepreneurial and Organizational Performance: A Mediated-Moderation Model

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cai Li ◽  
Sheikh Farhan Ashraf ◽  
Fakhar Shahzad ◽  
Iram Bashir ◽  
Majid Murad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Dynamic Capabilities ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Opportunity Recognition ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Knowledge Management Practices ◽  
The Relationship

This study aims to identify the influence of knowledge management practices on the entrepreneurial and organizational performance with the mediating effect of dynamic capabilities and moderating role of opportunity recognition. Data were gathered from 486 entrepreneurs and applied a structural equation model to test the hypotheses. We found that knowledge management practices have a positive and significant influence on dynamic capabilities, as well as have a significant impact on entrepreneurial and organizational performance. Moreover, results indicated that dynamic capabilities partially mediate in the relationship between knowledge management practices on entrepreneurial and organizational performance. Furthermore, the relationship between knowledge management practices with entrepreneurial and organizational performance strengthening by opportunity recognition. Further, implications and limitations were discussed in the paper.

scholarly journals A MODEL FOR PERSONAL FINANCIAL PLANNING TOWARDS RETIREMENT

2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
pp. 1-21
Author(s):  
Teresa C. Herrador-Alcaide ◽  
Montserrat Hernández-Solís ◽  
Gabriela Topa
Keyword(s):  
Financial Literacy ◽  
Financial Planning ◽  
Financial Management ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Financial Risk ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Financial Resources ◽  
Explanatory Variables ◽  
Personal Financial Planning

One problem for sustainability of systems pensions is how people without specialized financial training could manage their resources and their actual personal intentions towards retirement. Research objective is to analyse the relationship among several factors that affect the behaviour towards retirement, the financial management practices and the financial resources, by carrying out a structural equation model (SEM) that was tested in Spanish workers sample in three phases. The influence of financial literacy, financial retirement objectives, optimism on retirement, tolerance to financial risk, and the commitment to financial planning at time 1, are analysed as explanatory variables of financial management practices at time 2. Financial resources for retirement at time 3 are explained by financial management practices. According to results, the model can predict the 36% of the variance of financial management practices and 53% of the variance of financial resources for retirement. Thus, the model can be used for checking of knowledge of the personal financial behaviour before retirement, what enables a better personal financial planning. It would be possible to apply a model based on self-assessment in order to implement a complementary financial planning that would allow to maintain the welfare during retirement.

scholarly journals The Influencing Factors of the Technology Standard Alliance Collaborative Innovation of Emerging Industry

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (24) ◽  
pp. 6930 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yue Li ◽  
Hang Guo ◽  
Sarah Yvonne Cooper ◽  
Hongqi Wang
Keyword(s):  
Influencing Factors ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Innovation Management ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Independent Innovation ◽  
Emerging Industries ◽  
Technology Standard ◽  
Collaborative Innovation ◽  
Process Collaboration ◽  
Technology Standardization

As the important carrier for patent sharing, joint creation and application promotion, the industrial technology standard alliance has increasingly become the main organization pattern for technology standardization around the world. Particularly, technology standard alliance collaborative innovation is more conducive to accelerate the independent innovation pace and technology standard internationalization process of emerging industries in China. Based on analyzing the connotation, characteristics and influencing factors of technology standard alliance collaborative innovation, this paper puts forward the research hypothesis and theoretical framework of alliance collaborative innovation, and then uses a questionnaire survey and a Structural Equation Model to test the influencing factors and their effect path through 196 technology standard alliance enterprises samples. The results indicate that compared with strategy collaboration and process collaboration, patent collaboration has more significant positive impacts on alliance innovation performance; further, resource integration, knowledge sharing and revenue distribution, become the main influencing factors of alliance collaborative innovation. Finally, this paper proposes the mechanism framework of technology standard alliance collaborative innovation, which provides effective reference for strengthening the technology standard alliance collaborative innovation management of emerging industry.

QUALITY CULTURE TO IMPROVE KNOWLEDGE SHARING AND THE POSITIVE EFFECT ON ENGAGEMENT OF ACADEMIC STAFF

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-74
Author(s):  
Anik Herminingsih ◽  
Mochammad Rizki
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Research Technology ◽  
Quality Culture ◽  
Quality Of Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education Quality

The Ministry of Research, Technology, and Higher Education has a vision that contains the quality of higher education, by quality assurance implementation that aims to build a quality culture of higher education.  Quality culture is an organizational value system that produces a conducive environment for the formation and continuous improvement of quality. The effects of quality culture on employee behaviors had been gained researchers attention, and as important factors for fostering knowledge sharing behaviors. This study conducted at Universitas Mercu Buana with 144 lecturers as samples. Data analysis by structural equation model and processed with AMOS software. The result of this study showed that quality culture affected positively human resource management practices, knowledge sharing among lecturers, then affected lecturer' engagement

scholarly journals Corporate Social Responsibility and Intellectual Capital: Sources of Competitiveness and Legitimacy in Organizations´ Management Practices

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (20) ◽  
pp. 5843 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gallardo-Vázquez ◽  
Valdez-Juárez ◽  
Lizcano-Álvarez
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Public Companies ◽  
Tangible Assets ◽  
Private And Public ◽  
Corporate Social

Two important managerial strategies have shaped organizations’ initiatives in recent years: corporate social responsibility (CSR) and intellectual capital (IC). Organizations’ implementation of voluntary CSR practices implies a commitment that goes beyond mere actions and it constitutes a step toward securing benefits for these entities. In contrast, IC refers to a set of intangible organizational assets (i.e., human, structural, and relational capital) that are capable of providing greater value than tangible assets do. Putting both strategies into practice independently of each other is a source of competitive advantages for organizations, including more legitimacy in their sector. However, the present study sought to explore the possibility of strengthening the link between CSR and IC by integrating socially responsible practices into the configuration of each IC dimension. Thus, this research’s objective was to determine whether CSR initiatives can generate improvements in key IC components in organizations. The study included extremely diverse Spanish organizations ranging from small and medium-sized enterprises to large firms, private and public companies, and organizations serving multiple purposes, such as universities—all of which were implementing CSR initiatives. The partial least squares technique was applied to estimate a structural equation model to achieve the objective. The findings include that CSR improves organizations’ IC and that the resulting competitiveness is a source of legitimacy.

scholarly journals Peningkatan Kesejahteraan Melalui Kemandirian Petani Dalam Pengelolaan Integrasi Sawit Sapi Berkelanjutan

2018 ◽  
pp. 200
Author(s):  
Rini Sulistiawati ◽  
Novira Kusrini ◽  
Imelda _
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Model ◽  
Palm Oil ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Multivariate Statistic ◽  
Self Reliance ◽  
Training Opportunities ◽  
Quality Production

Integration of palm oil plantation with cattle can provide advantages in both sub sectors which will increase the income and welfare of farmers. The implementation of the integration palm cattle must be supported by appropriate management practices so that the resulting production can be more efficient, competitive and sustainable. The population in this research is all farmers which have already implemented palm cattle integration. The samples of these researches are 150 respondents. This research using Structural Equation Model (SEM) that is multivariate statistic procedure using AMOS software. The results showed that the increase in prosperity of palm cattle integration farmers can be done with increased self-reliance of farmers through the management and coaching in the sustainable integration of palm cattle. Palm cattle integration farmers will have a competitiveness if it is able to utilize the resources extension workers, share knowledge and take advantage of training opportunities. Farmers also need to be able to make decisions, develop a plan for managing the integration of the palm cattle and managed to create a quality production.

scholarly journals Exploring quality generating factors in customer-supplier relationships

2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 157-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nuria Rodríguez-López ◽  
M. Eva Diz-Comesaña ◽  
Adrián E. Coronado Mondragón
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Interorganizational Relationships ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Supplier Relationships ◽  
Business Competitiveness ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract The analysis of interorganizational relationships continues to attract academic research because of the influence that management of supply chain relationships has in business competitiveness. However, there are almost no studies about this decision in the mineral products industry. The purpose of this study is to investigate customer-supplier relationships in the non-metallic mineral products mining and manufacturing industry in order to determine what relational forms enable achieving better business competitiveness and higher quality relationships. To carry out this research, we propose a cohesive model comprising variables to characterize the transactions, the forms of governance and both economic and relational results. The paper is based on a transactional framework; thus, the adoption of one or another form of governance is addressed through the length of the relationship, the transmission of information and the dependencies between the agents. As for the outcome, the quality of the relationship is highlighted because of its importance in business competitiveness. The relational quality is understood as the stability of the relationship or the importance given by the buyer to maintaining the relationship or relational commitment.The hypotheses generated are contrasted by a structural equation model in a sample of 293 Spanish companies. The results confirm the importance of past relationships and integrated forms to get better results. In this sense, managers should encourage trust and dependencies because they positively affect performance. Trust and dependencies determine the choice of a vertical form of governance, and these factors, along with information, intervene in the quality of business relationships. Thus, it is possible to say that forms of governance do have effects on the interrelations between the characteristics of the transactions and the business performance.

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