The mediating role of outsourcing in the relationship between speed, flexibility and performance: a Saudi Arabian study

Entrepreneurial passion is seen as a valuable predictor of entrepreneurs' behavior and performance. We explored what makes entrepreneurs passionate by adopting a qualitative research method from a social support perspective. To test our hypotheses we conducted a survey with 287 young entrepreneurs in China. Using structural equation modeling we studied the impact of three types of support from the family on entrepreneurial passion. The results show that financial support and social capital support had a stronger influence on entrepreneurial passion than did emotional support. Further, psychological capital played a partial mediating role in the relationship between family support and entrepreneurial passion. This study enhances the integrity of previous research conclusions on entrepreneurial passion and, in particular, provides further insight into the development of nascent entrepreneurs and their new businesses.

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Grandiose narcissism and performance in organizations: mediating role of subjective wellbeing

Leadership, Education, Personality: An Interdisciplinary Journal ◽

10.1365/s42681-020-00015-0 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Kiran Sakkar Sudha ◽

M. Ghazi Shahnawaz

Keyword(s):

Life Satisfaction ◽

Negative Affect ◽

Subjective Wellbeing ◽

Team Work ◽

Grandiose Narcissism ◽

Mediation Analyses ◽

Mediating Role ◽

And Performance ◽

The Relationship

AbstractNarcissism is imbued with emotional dynamism and there is a strong need to assess the linkages with outcomes by analyzing their fusion. The present study examined the relationship between grandiose narcissism and performance through analyzing the mediating role of subjective wellbeing (positive affect, negative affect and life satisfaction). The wholesome assessment of performance was done by considering task performance, team-work and cognitive motivational effectiveness among 293 senior-level Indian employees of a big public sector organization. Data were analyzed by using SPSS 22 and Smart PLS 2.0. The correlation results showed that grandiose narcissism was negatively related to performance, life satisfaction and positively related to negative affect. The indirect pathways (through mediation analyses) revealed that negative affect and life satisfaction mediated the relationship between grandiose narcissism and performance. The study effectively contributes to the narcissism and performance literature by presenting clearer pathways of grandiose narcissism (through self-regulated emotions and subjective wellbeing). Practical implications were also highlighted beside the theoretical concerns.

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The influence of organizational justice on job performance

Journal of Management Development ◽

10.1108/jmd-11-2015-0162 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 36 (4) ◽

pp. 542-559 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Abdelaziz Swalhi ◽

Saloua Zgoulli ◽

Mahrane Hofaidhllaoui

Keyword(s):

Job Performance ◽

Organizational Justice ◽

Affective Commitment ◽

Content Type ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Overall Justice ◽

And Performance ◽

The Impact ◽

The Relationship

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to propose two models: the first examines the impact of different dimension of justice (distributive, procedural and interactional) on job performance taking into consideration the mediating role of affective commitment and the second model utilizes the notion of overall justice to predict job performance considering the mediating role of affective commitment. Design/methodology/approach This study was conducted with a sample group of 343 employees working within French small-and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Findings The results support the mediating role of affective commitment between organizational justice and job performance and demonstrate that overall justice has a greater effect on affective commitment than specific dimensions of justice. Originality/value The current study is the first to explore the relationship between JP and OJ, with the latter being measured in more than one focus, in the French SMEs. Therefore, this study contributes to bridge the gap in the understanding of the relationship between OJ and JP in the SMEs. In the French context of SMEs, the authors have stressed the relevance of the perception of organizational justice as a factor affecting the behavior and performance of employees which is then reflected in the success of these firms. In this paper the authors propose two models, with significant implications for researchers, managers, and HR departments. The first examines the impact of different dimension of justice (distributive, procedural and interactional) on job performance taking into consideration the mediating role of affective commitment. The second model utilizes the notion of overall justice to predict job performance considering the mediating role of affective commitment.

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The role of internationalization in entrepreneurial orientation-performance link: empirical study of SMEs in a developing nation perspective

Review of International Business and Strategy ◽

10.1108/ribs-09-2019-0126 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Zaynab Dadzie ◽

Ahmed Agyapong ◽

Abdulai Suglo

Keyword(s):

Firm Performance ◽

Empirical Study ◽

Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽

Developing Nation ◽

Content Type ◽

Mediating Role ◽

And Performance ◽

The Impact ◽

The Relationship

Purpose This study aims to examine the mediating role of internationalization in the relationship between the dimensions of entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and performance, empirical study of small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) in a developing nation. Design/methodology/approach The study uses a sample of 158 exporting SMEs based in the sub-Saharan developing economy, Ghana. The use of hierarchical regression (ordinary least square analysis) was used by the researcher to assess the suggested model of the study. Findings Largely supporting the conjectural predictions, the study indicates that EO positively and significantly influences performance; internationalization fully mediates the relationship between innovativeness and performance of export firms; internationalization fully mediates the relationship between risk-taking and performance of export firms; and finally, internationalization partially mediates the relationship between competitive aggressiveness and performance of export firms. Managers are, therefore, encouraged to strategically develop both their EO and internationalization, as the study has confirmed that EO has both a direct and indirect relationship with performance. Originality/value This study integrated a resource-based view of the firm and international entrepreneurship theory as a theoretical foundation. Theoretically, internationalization’s mediating role reveals the relevance of this construct in the linkage between entrepreneurial orientation and firm performance. Furthermore, the study extends the entrepreneurial orientation concept to the international business literature by estimating and testing models of the mediating link between entrepreneurial orientation and performance. Moreover, the study seeks to broaden the knowledge of entrepreneurial orientation and its relationship with performance in small and medium businesses. The study further extends the limited studies on performance, driven by entrepreneurial orientation and internationalization in a developing nation (Ghanaian) context. This paper besides seeks to highlight the impact of entrepreneurial orientation on performance when channeled through internationalization. The study also reveals the dimensions of entrepreneurial orientation to be important antecedents of internationalization, in attempts at unearthing the critical predictors of firm performance, especially those of international characteristics.

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Is it really a mediating construct?

Journal of Management Development ◽

10.1108/02621710210420255 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 21 (3) ◽

pp. 170-183 ◽

Cited By ~ 26

Author(s):

Abubakr M.T. Suliman

Keyword(s):

Organizational Commitment ◽

Controversial Issues ◽

Continuance Commitment ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Industrial Companies ◽

Two Factors ◽

And Performance ◽

The Relationship ◽

Self Administered Questionnaire

This paper aims at exploring the mediating role of organizational commitment that continues to be one of the most controversial issues in HRM. Using a self‐administered questionnaire, 1,000 employees from 20 industrial companies were randomly selected and surveyed in order to examine this mediating role. The results revealed that organizational commitment and its two factors (normative and continuance commitment) play different roles in mediating the relationship between perceived work climate and performance, as rated by the employees themselves and their immediate supervisors. The implications of the results for both managers and researchers are also discussed in the paper.

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The Mediating Role of Job Satisfaction in the Relationship between Compensation and Work Environment on Performance

GATR Journal of Management and Marketing Review - JMMR Vol 4(3) JUL-SEP 2019 ◽

10.35609/jmmr.2021.6.2(2) ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 110-116

Author(s):

Ilzar Daud ◽

Nur Afifah

Keyword(s):

Job Satisfaction ◽

Developing Countries ◽

Work Environment ◽

Significant Relationship ◽

Jel Classification ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Census Techniques ◽

And Performance ◽

The Relationship

Objective - The purpose of this study is to identify the relationship between compensation and work environment on performance through job satisfaction. Methodology/Technique - The population in this study is 150 employees from a State-Owned Bank. The sampling method uses census techniques so that the number of samples used is 150 employees. The research data was collected using a questionnaire, which is then analyzed using a path analysis technique (SPSS software) to examine the relationships among the constructs, which are: compensation, work environment, job satisfaction and performance. Findings –The results of this study indicate that compensation has a significant relationship between job satisfaction, and the work environment has a significant relationship on job satisfaction. The results also prove that compensation has no relationship on performance, work environment has a significant relationship on performance, and job satisfaction has a significant relationship on performance. The results of this study also indicate that as an indirect effect, compensation has a significant relationship on performance through job satisfaction and the work environment has a significant relationship on performance through job satisfaction. Novelty - Previous studies have been carried out in many western countries, raising doubts about generalizations in the same research results in developing countries such as Indonesia. Therefore, the novelty in this study is carried out in the context of developing countries, especially in State-Owned Banks in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. Type of Paper: Empirical. JEL Classification: L22, M12, M19. Keywords: Compensation; Work Environment; Job Satisfaction; Performance Reference to this paper should be made as follows: Daud, I; Afifah, N. (2021). The Mediating Role of Job Satisfaction in the Relationship between Compensation and Work Environment on Performance, Journal of Management and Marketing Review, 6(2) 110 – 116. https://doi.org/10.35609/jmmr.2021.6.2(2)

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Mediating Role of Demographic Variables in the Relationship between Talent Development Practices and Employees’ Performance

Webology ◽

10.14704/web/v18i2/web18325 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (2) ◽

pp. 347-362

Author(s):

Rajeev Ranjan Mishra ◽

Dr. Malini Singh ◽

Dr. Sanjeev Kumar

Keyword(s):

Performance Appraisal ◽

Talent Development ◽

Demographic Variables ◽

Mediating Effect ◽

North India ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Employee Welfare ◽

And Performance ◽

The Relationship

Current study aims to identify the mediating role of demographic variables in the relationship between talent development practices and the employees’ performance. The data was collected from 660 employees from hotel industry across North India, including budget and chain hotels. Partial regression analysis, was used to analyse the data. Perceived effectiveness of all five Talent development practices namely; Employee Welfare and Compensation, Training & Development, Career Advancement and Planning, and Performance Appraisal except work life balance, was found to be positively and significantly related to the Performance of Hotel employees based on their accomplishment of targets, on time, and overall performance. The study concluded that there is no significant mediating effect of demographic variables on the relationship between effectiveness of Talent development practices and performance of employees in hotels.

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Analisis gaya kepemimpinan transformasional terhadap kinerja karyawan yang dimediasi komitmen kerja

Management and Business Review ◽

10.21067/mbr.v4i2.5122 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 99-111

Author(s):

Rahmad Hidayat ◽

Endi Sarwoko ◽

Andi Nu Graha

Keyword(s):

Transformational Leadership ◽

Quantitative Research ◽

Employee Performance ◽

Future Research ◽

Work Commitment ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Analysis Technique ◽

And Performance ◽

The Relationship

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of transformational leadership on employee performance and to analyze the mediating role of work commitment. This research is a type of quantitative research, using a questionnaire arranged with a 5 point Likert scale. The research variables consisted of transformational leadership as an exogenous variable, employee performance as an endogenous variable, and work commitment while the mediating variable. The research sample was 80 employees of PT. Kalbe Farma, Tbk. The data analysis technique uses path analysis. The results showed that transformational leadership has a direct effect on employee performance. Other findings indicate that work commitment acts as a partial mediator of the relationship between transformational leadership and employee performance. Future research can develop research by including the role of organizational culture as a factor influencing commitment and performance.

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