نموذج مقترح لمعايير حوكمة الجامعات الحكومية السعودية وفق أبعاد المنظور الإستراتيجي للحوكمة = A Proposed Model for Governance Standards for Saudi Public Universities According to the Dimensions of the Strategic Perspective of Governance

2017 ◽  
Vol N.A (13) ◽  
pp. 161-240
Author(s):  
هيلة بنت عبد الله سليمان الفايز
Keyword(s):  
Public Universities ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Strategic Perspective

Modeling organizational intelligence using DEMATEL method in Iranian public universities

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 134-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gholamreza Malekzadeh ◽  
Mostaffa Kazemi ◽  
Mohammad Lagzian ◽  
Saeed Mortazavi
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Behavior ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Management Tool ◽  
University Professors ◽  
Organizational Intelligence ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Effect Model ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Managerial Implications ◽  
Organizational Rules

Purpose – This paper aims to investigate a novel model for organizational intelligence (OI) in Iranian public universities. OI is an effective concept in organizational behavior for reshaping the organizational rules. Multidimensional nature of OI makes it a very useful management tool. Design/methodology/approach – This model is investigated by using an expert panel opinion and decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory technique based on Iranian university professors’ opinions. Findings – The proposed model consists of eight dimensions: structural, cultural, strategic, communicational, informational, functional, behavioral and environmental dimensions. Each one of these dimensions consists of some components. The results showed that the “Structural”, “Cultural”, “Strategic”, “Informational” and “Environmental” dimensions are the cause dimensions, while the “Behavioral” and “Communicational” dimensions are the effect dimensions. Hierarchical levels of these dimensions are also determined. Practical implications – Comprehending this model offers a handful of beneficial insights for university managers. These points are synoptically stated in the form of managerial implications. Originality/value – The paper by using a real case study provides a cause and effect model for OI management in Iranian public universities and can be enhanced for other organizations.

An extension of Delone and McLean IS success model with self-efficacy

2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 285-304 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adnan Aldholay ◽  
Osama Isaac ◽  
Zaini Abdullah ◽  
Rasheed Abdulsalam ◽  
Ahmed Hamoud Al-Shibami
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Student Performance ◽  
User Satisfaction ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Performance Impact ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Actual Usage ◽  
Proposed Model

PurposeWhile many researchers have investigated the adoption and usage of online learning in different settings, one area that has yet to be examined thoroughly, particularly in the context of online learning in Yemen, is the self-efficacy role. The purpose of this paper is to extend the Delone and McLean information system success model by incorporating a self-efficacy construct as an antecedent to user satisfaction and actual usage to predict student performance.Design/methodology/approachQuestionnaire survey method was used to collect primary data from 448 students in nine public universities in Yemen. The six constructs in the proposed model were measured using existing scales. The data analysed using confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modelling via AMOS.FindingsThree main results were revealed, namely that overall quality (system, information and service quality) and self-efficacy have a positive impact on user satisfaction and actual usage; that actual usage significantly predicts user satisfaction; and that both user satisfaction and actual usage have a positive impact on student performance.Research limitations/implicationsFirst as the study population were students from nine public universities, it excluded academics and administrative staff. Second, the study depends on self-reported measures to test the proposed research model. This is because getting objective data about the performance was not probable due to the issue of privacy.Practical implicationsThe findings of this study can be a guideline for Yemeni higher education institutions to develop efficient and effective plans to improve the performance of education institutions, and train and develop student ability to use online learning. Additionally, it highlights the areas that university management needs to concentrate on, namely information systems (IS) tools that will contribute to higher student enrolment, address the lack of infrastructure and improve the quality of education outcomes, things which represent Yemen’s main challenges in the higher education sector.Originality/valueThis paper adds to the existing literature of IS by combining overall quality, self-efficacy, actual usage and user satisfaction to predict performance impact of online learning among students in nine public universities in Yemen. Furthermore, the predictive power of the proposed model has a higher ability to explain and predict performance impact compared to those obtained from some of the previous studies.

scholarly journals Exploring the factors that mediate the relationship between entrepreneurial education and entrepreneurial intentions among undergraduate students in Ghana

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 215-228
Author(s):  
Isaac Nyarko Adu ◽  
Kwame Owusu Boakye ◽  
Abdul-Razak Suleman ◽  
Bernard Bekuni Boawei Bingab
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Central Region ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intentions ◽  
Entrepreneurial Education ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Tertiary Institutions ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to propose and test a model to examine the factors that mediate the relationship between entrepreneurial education and entrepreneurial intentions among undergraduate students in Ghana. Specifically, the study identified entrepreneurial attitudes and behaviours (namely, risk-taking ability, self-efficacy, pro-activeness and behavioural control) that students ought to acquire through entrepreneurial education to increase their intentions to indulge in entrepreneurship. Design/methodology/approach The survey approach was adopted, with data collection done through administering questionnaires to students in the two public universities in the Central Region of Ghana. The model was tested using the partial least squares procedure. Findings The results found support for the proposed model, depicting that, with the exception of self-efficacy, other factors such as behavioural control, risk-taking ability and pro-activeness mediate the relationship between entrepreneurial education and entrepreneurial intentions of students. Research limitations/implications The major limitation of this study is that the proposed model was tested in only the public universities in the Central Region of Ghana. Subsequently, the validity of the model should be confirmed in other institutions. Practical implications The findings suggest that entrepreneurial education should be integrated into the course structure of all programmes across all disciplines in the tertiary institutions of Ghana. This will promote entrepreneurship and alleviate unemployment among university graduates. Originality/value The study provides a basis for tertiary institutions to develop programmes, policies and measures to help students to build upon their ability to take a risk, control their behaviour and be pro-active. This will influence their quest to become self-employed and not to rely on others and the government for employment after graduation.

scholarly journals Organizational antecedents to designing a comprehensive complaint management system

2018 ◽  
pp. 1-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chanthaly S.Phabmixay ◽  
Ana I Rodríguez-Escudero ◽  
Javier Rodríguez-Pinto
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Management System ◽  
Manufacturing Firms ◽  
Internal Environment ◽  
Complaint Management ◽  
Complaint Handling ◽  
Mechanistic Approach ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Strategic Perspective ◽  
Correct Processing

AbstractThe literature highlights two main approaches to designing an effective complaint management system: the mechanistic and the organic. The mechanistic approach emphasizes the establishment of guidelines for the correct processing, attention and resolution of complaints received. In contrast, the organic approach relies on creating a supportive internal environment for correct customer attention, made possible through training and empowering employees responsible for complaint management and by promoting extra-role behaviour among them. The present research aims to study the antecedents of adopting these two approaches. From a strategic perspective, we analyse the influence of organizational culture variables (the extent to which the firm is customer and innovation oriented) and the nature of the objectives pursued by complaint handling (defensive vs. improvement objectives). The proposed model is tested on a sample of 140 manufacturing firms. Findings indicate these antecedents shape the complaint management system in a diverse and significant manner.

Structure and Interaction of Protamine by Dark Field Electron Microscopy

1976 ◽  
Vol 34 ◽  
pp. 160-161
Author(s):  
D.P. Bazett-Jones ◽  
F.P. Ottensmeyer
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Dark Field ◽  
Amino Acid Sequences ◽  
Dimensional Structure ◽  
3 Dimensional ◽  
Field Electron ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Field Electron Microscopy ◽  
Dark Field Electron ◽  
Positively Charged

It has been shown for some time that it is possible to obtain images of small unstained proteins, with a resolution of approximately 5Å using dark field electron microscopy (1,2). Applying this technique, we have observed a uniformity in size and shape of the 2-dimensional images of pure specimens of fish protamines (salmon, herring (clupeine, Y-l) and rainbow trout (Salmo irideus)). On the basis of these images, a model for the 3-dimensional structure of the fish protamines has been proposed (2).The known amino acid sequences of fish protamines show stretches of positively charged arginines, separated by regions of neutral amino acids (3). The proposed model for protamine structure (2) consists of an irregular, right-handed helix with the segments of adjacent arginines forming the loops of the coil.

The Influence of Cognitive and Affective Reactions to Feedback on Subsequent Goals

2010 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 121-131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Remus Ilies ◽  
Timothy A. Judge ◽  
David T. Wagner
Keyword(s):  
Performance Feedback ◽  
Business School ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Emotional Reactions ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Dispositional Measure ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Reactions To Feedback

This paper focuses on explaining how individuals set goals on multiple performance episodes, in the context of performance feedback comparing their performance on each episode with their respective goal. The proposed model was tested through a longitudinal study of 493 university students’ actual goals and performance on business school exams. Results of a structural equation model supported the proposed conceptual model in which self-efficacy and emotional reactions to feedback mediate the relationship between feedback and subsequent goals. In addition, as expected, participants’ standing on a dispositional measure of behavioral inhibition influenced the strength of their emotional reactions to negative feedback.

Decision making based on intuitionistic fuzzy preference relations with additive approximate consistency

2020 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 4041-4058
Author(s):  
Fang Liu ◽  
Xu Tan ◽  
Hui Yang ◽  
Hui Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Real Interval ◽  
Preference Relations ◽  
Intuitionistic Fuzzy ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Fuzzy Preference Relations ◽  
Novel Concept ◽  
Fuzzy Weights ◽  
Fuzzy Preference

Intuitionistic fuzzy preference relations (IFPRs) have the natural ability to reflect the positive, the negative and the non-determinative judgements of decision makers. A decision making model is proposed by considering the inherent property of IFPRs in this study, where the main novelty comes with the introduction of the concept of additive approximate consistency. First, the consistency definitions of IFPRs are reviewed and the underlying ideas are analyzed. Second, by considering the allocation of the non-determinacy degree of decision makers’ opinions, the novel concept of approximate consistency for IFPRs is proposed. Then the additive approximate consistency of IFPRs is defined and the properties are studied. Third, the priorities of alternatives are derived from IFPRs with additive approximate consistency by considering the effects of the permutations of alternatives and the allocation of the non-determinacy degree. The rankings of alternatives based on real, interval and intuitionistic fuzzy weights are investigated, respectively. Finally, some comparisons are reported by carrying out numerical examples to show the novelty and advantage of the proposed model. It is found that the proposed model can offer various decision schemes due to the allocation of the non-determinacy degree of IFPRs.

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