scholarly journals Role of Inventory Management on Competitive Advantage of Small and Medium Companies in Thailand

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 2753-2759
Author(s):  
Pornthep Kaewchur, Et. al.
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Control Systems ◽  
Inventory Control ◽  
Inventory Management ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Management Factors

The purposes of this research were to study the inventory management factors affecting the competitive advantageand confirm the inventory management factors affecting the competitive advantage. This research was a mixed methods research.First, the quantitative data was collected from the sample of 280 small and medium companies in Thailand. This research focusedon 14 observable variables. Then, the qualitative data was collected from nine key informants who were the experts in theinventory management field. The results indicated that the structural equation model was consistent and harmonious with theempirical data with the model consistency indices as follows: 2= 106.32, df = 69, 2/ df = 1.54, CFI = 0.99, GFI = 0.95, SRMR= 0.042, RMSEA = 0.044. Furthermore, the inventory control systems had the greatest influence on the competitive advantage,followed by inventory control practices, and information technology, respectively.

The Role of SMEs’ Innovation and Learning Orientation in Mediating the Effect of CSR Programme on SMEs’ Performance and Competitive Advantage

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. S21-S38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ratnawati ◽  
Budi Eko Soetjipto ◽  
F. Danardana Murwani ◽  
Hari Wahyono
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Analytical Tool ◽  
Learning Orientation ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
Corporate Social

The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of SMEs’ innovation and learning orientation in mediating the effect of corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme on SMEs’ performance and competitive advantage in Malang. This research uses explorative design by distributing questionnaires on small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The analytical tool used is structural equation model (SEM). The results show that CSR programme has a significant effect on SMEs’ innovation, learning orientation and SMEs’ performance. The discussions and implications of this research contribute to the SME sector as it is proved to be able to increase SMEs’ innovation, learning orientation, SMEs’ performance and competitive advantage. This study is limited only to Malang-Indonesia SMEs receiving CSR programme assistance.

scholarly journals MEMAHAMI PERAN EKUITAS MEREK SEBAGAI KEUNGGULAN BERSAING TERHADAP PENGAMBILAN KEPUTUSAN DALAM PEMILIHAN PERGURUAN TINGGI

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 398
Author(s):  
Yuli Harwani
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Brand Equity ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Analysis Tool ◽  
Pls Analysis ◽  
Descriptive Method ◽  
Selection Of

This study aims to understand the role of brand equity as a competitive advantage associated with the decision-making process in the selection of universities. The research method used in this research is descriptive method. The object of this research as many as 100 people in West Jakarta, especially in the area of Kembangan and Kebon Jeruk. The approach used in this research is Structural Equation Model (SEM) with Smart PLS analysis tool. The results showed that brand equity has a positive and significant impact on competitive advantage. Brand equity has a positive and significant impact on decision stability. However, competitive advantage shows no effect on decision making.

Factors Affecting the Use and Consequences of Management Accounting Practices in A Transitional Economy: The Case of Vietnam

2016 ◽  
pp. 54-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anh Doan Ngoc Phi
Keyword(s):  
Significant Influence ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Management Accounting ◽  
Transitional Economy ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Enterprise Performance ◽  
Factors Affecting

This study seeks to help fill an important gap in the literature by investigating factors that have facilitated the use of management accounting practices (MAPs) in Vietnam - a transitional economy. Data were collected from 220 medium-to-large enterprises. Follow-up interviews were conducted with 20 accounting heads/vice heads to obtain further information and clarification. The quantitative data collected was analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics (including t-tests and structural equation modeling), while the qualitative data was used to shed further light on the various relationships described by the quantitative analysis. This paper reveals that both decentralization and competition have a positive, significant influence on the use of new MAPs except for the old ones. Consequently, the use of MAPs has a positive, significant influence on enterprise performance.

A Study on Factors Affecting on Customer Intention to Use the Express Bus

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (5E) ◽  
Author(s):  
Phuong Nguyen Van ◽  
Hieu Trung Nguyen ◽  
Toan Bao Le
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
Behavioral Intention ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Perceived Value ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Corporate Image ◽  
Organizational Image ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Managerial Implications

The improvement of transit service quality is an essential role in developing urban and interstate transportation. The local government, as well as bus service companies, should understand the behavioral intention of passengers to meet their expectation and requirements. This paper aims to highlight such behavioral decision and investigate dominant factors that influence the customers’ decision to use the express bus. The study explores the case of express bus companies in Tay Ninh province, Vietnam. By using the structural equation model approach to analyze the data collected from 295 passengers, who have experienced in using the express bus, the results reveal that service quality has a significantly positive relationship with both perceived value and corporate image. Specifically, customer satisfaction and organizational image also positively influence behavioral intention. Meanwhile, service quality indirectly affects on behavioral intention throughout perceived value and corporate image. Based on the findings, we provided some insightful managerial implications and recommendations to managers of bus carriers, and valuable practical suggestions to policymakers in the local government of Tay Ninh province to improve the service quality to encourage more citizens to use the express bus.

Employees’ Motivation for Creating International Business Venture: The Role of Perceived Competence and Job Satisfaction

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anh D. Pham ◽  
Men T. Bui ◽  
Dung P. Hoang
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
International Business ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intention ◽  
Perceived Competence ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Network Building ◽  
Perceived Desirability

This research investigates the determinants of entrepreneurial intention among Vietnamese employees, a crucial segment of potential entrepreneurs yet mostly neglected in previous studies. Given the focus on intention to create an international business venture and the working segment, we expand the entrepreneurial event theory by supplementing perceived competence and job satisfaction as determinants of entrepreneurial intention while testing the mediation of perceived feasibility and perceived desirability in such relationships correspondingly. Three focus groups on 27 Vietnamese employees were conducted to explore the specific relevant competences and develop the conceptual model. Afterwards, data from an empirical survey on 567 Vietnamese employees was analysed using a partial least squares structural equation model to test the hypothesised relationships. The empirical results indicate that perceived competences, viz. administrative competence, communication skills, network building competence, and international business expertise have a positive impact on entrepreneurial intention. The relationships between either administrative competence, network building capacity or international business expertise, and entrepreneurial intention are totally mediated by perceived feasibility. The study also reveals a noteworthy finding about the negative direct effect of overall job satisfaction on entrepreneurial intention and the partial mediating role of perceived desirability in this relationship.

scholarly journals The predictor role of Internet addiction in high- risk behaviors and general health status among Alborz students: A structural equation model

Heliyon ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. e06987
Author(s):  
Azam Toozandehjani ◽  
Zohreh Mahmoodi ◽  
Mitra Rahimzadeh ◽  
Alireza Jashni Motlagh ◽  
Mahnaz Akbari Kamrani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Structural Equation Model ◽  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
General Health Status ◽  
High Risk Behaviors

scholarly journals Harmonization of Green Motives and Green Business Strategies towards Sustainable Development of Hospitality and Tourism Industry: Green Environmental Policies

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 6592
Author(s):  
Zahid Yousaf ◽  
Magdalena Radulescu ◽  
Crenguta Ileana Sinisi ◽  
Luminita Serbanescu ◽  
Loredana Maria Paunescu
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Hotel Industry ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Business Strategies ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Green Business ◽  
Hospitality And Tourism Industry

This study aims to investigate the direct impact of green motives (GM) and green business strategies (GBS) on sustainable development (SD) in the hospitality sector. It explores the direct links between GM and SD. Moreover, the mediating role of GBS between GM and SD was tested. The research relies on the stakeholders’ theory, which states that the organization’s success and future development depends on the satisfaction of stakeholders. Data were collected from 451 top managers and owners from 54 hotels (5, 4 and 3-star hotels) operating in Pakistan. Quantitative analysis including correlation, regression, confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation model techniques were used. The mediating role of GBS was assessed using the bootstrapping method. Results proved that GM and GBS enable hotel industry to achieve the targets of SD. Finding also proved that GBS act as a mediator between the GM and SD link. The hotel industry needs attention to achieve the targets of SD and customers’ inclination towards more hygienic and environmental issues after the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic situation has forced the hotel industry to adapt GBS initiated through GM. The current research articulated this upcoming issue and offered a SD model for the hotel industry.

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