Socio-Economic Factors and Rural Competitive Advantage: The Moderating Role of Economic Literacy

The notion of child labor has disquieted the researcher. This paper highlights the impact of poverty, unemployment and social progress on child labor based on data from 30 countries to ascertain that incidence of child labor may be high with high level of poverty and unemployment along with low level of social progress and educational attainment. The results reveal that poverty has a positive while social progress and unemployment has negative relation with child labor. Moreover, education moderates the causal effects of social progress on child labor, while social progress also mediates the relationship between poverty and child labor.

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The Geography of Children's Welfare in Israel: The Role of Nationality, Religion, Socio-Economic Factors and Social Worker Availability

The British Journal of Social Work ◽

10.1093/bjsw/bcq134 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 41 (6) ◽

pp. 1122-1139 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

S. Attar-Schwartz ◽

A. Ben-Arieh ◽

M. Khoury-Kassabri

Keyword(s):

Social Worker ◽

Economic Factors ◽

Socio Economic Factors

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Household Adoption of Water-Efficient Equipment: The Role of Socio-Economic Factors, Environmental Attitudes and Policy

Environmental and Resource Economics ◽

10.1007/s10640-010-9360-y ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 46 (4) ◽

pp. 539-565 ◽

Cited By ~ 81

Author(s):

Katrin Millock ◽

Céline Nauges

Keyword(s):

Environmental Attitudes ◽

Economic Factors ◽

Socio Economic Factors

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Technology and culture

Digital Economy ◽

10.4018/978-1-59140-363-0.ch014 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 273-285 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Alev M. Efendioglu ◽

Vincent F. Yip

Keyword(s):

Local Environment ◽

The Internet ◽

Economic Factors ◽

Technology And Culture ◽

Internet Users ◽

The World ◽

Different Characteristics ◽

The Impact ◽

Socio Economic Factors

The number of Internet users around the world has been steadily growing and this growth has provided the impetus and the opportunities for global and regional e-commerce. However, as with the Internet, different characteristics (infrastructure and socio-economic) of the local environment have created a significant level of variation in the acceptance and growth of e-commerce in different regions of the world. Our research focuses on the impact of these infrastructure and socio-economic factors on e-commerce development in China and the findings provide insights into the role of culture in e-commerce, and the factors that may impact a broader acceptance and development of e-commerce in China. In this chapter, we present and discuss our findings, and propose some strategies for success for e-commerce in China.

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Dynamic capabilities, innovation and branding capabilities and their impact on competitive advantage and SME's performance in Portugal: the moderating effects of entrepreneurial orientation

International Journal of Innovation Science ◽

10.1108/ijis-10-2018-0108 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (3) ◽

pp. 255-286

Author(s):

Jorge Ferreira ◽

Arnaldo Coelho

Keyword(s):

Competitive Advantage ◽

Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽

Dynamic Capabilities ◽

Exploration And Exploitation ◽

Content Type ◽

Mediating Role ◽

And Performance ◽

Positive Direct ◽

Moderating Role

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand the impact of dynamic capabilities (DC) (in the view of exploration and exploitation) on competitiveness and performance, considering the mediating role the innovation capability (IC) and branding capabilities (BC)on competitive advantage and firm’s performance and the moderating role of entrepreneurial orientation (EO). Design/methodology/approach This investigation proposes a theoretical model tested using structural equation modelling (SEM). Multi-group analysis was performed to understand the moderating role of. A questionnaire survey was developed to explore the relations between DC and innovation variable. For this study, 387 valid questionnaires were collected from a sample of Portugal SME’ firms. A 90-item questionnaire which consists to study the relationships among all the variables. Findings The results show that exists a positive direct and indirect influence of DC on competitive advantage and performance variables and mediating impact the IC and BC. Research limitations/implications This study has some methodological limitations affecting its potential contributions. As a cross-sectional study that captures one image in time, its ability to identify strict causality between variables is limited. Furthermore, the results are based on log collected from a key respondent, rather than broader actual data. The results are restricted to one country, Portugal. Some variables, such as ICs, may play a different role in other countries. Future research should initially target different countries. Such research could then test the generalizability of the results. Practical implications This study has important implications for the managers. It highlights the necessity of firms to develop superior strategic orientation of all their members and to invest in better resources and consequently superior capabilities as a way of achieving high levels of firm performance. Another implication from the study is that the firms should develop their marketing programs by focusing on developing innovativeness. Originality/value This study contributes to the understanding of the indirect and direct impact of exploration and exploitation variables, and the mediating role of ICs and BC on the competitive advantage and performance and the moderating effect of EO.

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1. The Role of Socio-Economic Factors in the Employment of Older People

Eastern European Economics ◽

10.1080/00128775.1965.11647921 ◽

1965 ◽

Vol 4 (2-3) ◽

pp. 53-56

Keyword(s):

Older People ◽

Economic Factors ◽

Socio Economic Factors

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Impact of CRM adoption on organizational performance

Competitiveness Review An International Business Journal incorporating Journal of Global Competitiveness ◽

10.1108/cr-11-2019-0128 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 30 (1) ◽

pp. 59-77 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Abid Ullah ◽

Shahid Iqbal ◽

S.M. Riad Shams

Keyword(s):

Regression Analysis ◽

Competitive Advantage ◽

Organizational Performance ◽

Conceptual Model ◽

Banking Sector ◽

Management Service ◽

Content Type ◽

Technological Turbulence ◽

Moderating Role

Purpose Customer relationship management (CRM) is instrumental to attain and sustain organizational competitive advantage. Innovation in terms of CRM adoption is the key to gain competitive advantage, and being innovative is dependent on how well organizations know about changing demands of customers and their changing ways to gain access to the market. There is hence a need to develop ongoing empirical insights from diverse management perspectives into the effect of CRM adoption on organizational performance. In this context, the purpose of this study is to develop empirical insights in relation to the moderation of technological turbulence in the banking sector. Design/methodology/approach Primary data were collected and analyzed from 277 CRM staff-members of the banking sector in Pakistan to test a conceptual model. Frequencies of demographics are calculated with correlation and regression analyses using SPSS. The correlation analysis was performed to identify the direction that exists between the dependent and independent variables, and the regression analysis was performed to study the strength/intensity of the independent variable over the dependent variable. Moderating regression analysis was performed to find the moderation effect of technological turbulence on CRM adoption and organizational performance. Findings The CRM adoption has a critical positive impact on organizational performance in the settings of business-to-customer (B2C) perspective in the banking sector. Moreover, the results uncover that improved client satisfaction through CRM adoption prompts better organizational performance in the B2C organization. The authors also have found that technological turbulence has a negative guiding impact on the association linking with CRM adoption, as well as organizational performance. Research limitations/implications The conceptual model that is proposed in this study and supported by empirical insights offers researchers to develop future research studies on the moderating role of technological turbulence to analyze the influence of CRM adoption on organizational performance. Practical implications The empirical insights of this study are valuable for the professionals in the banking sector and other B2C organizations to enrich their organizational performance through CRM adoption while considering the moderating role of technological turbulence. Originality/value Based on an empirical study, in support of an original conceptual model, the insights of this paper contribute to the extant literature in the CRM, bank marketing and management, service management, B2C marketing and the emerging economy knowledge streams.

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