On the relationship between cognitive ability and field of study

The present study was conducted to investigate the existence of any possible relationship between the cognitive reflection test (CRT), numeracy and academic majors. The statistical population of this study consisted of 117 freshmen studying under the faculties selected from the University of Tabriz. The generalised structural equation modelling technique was employed for data analysis. The research results indicated that CRT and numeracy had positive and significant effects on high school and university program selection. According to the research model and the higher CRT scores of engineering and medicine (two popular majors) than that of other majors, it appears that individuals with higher CRT and numeracy scores are more inclined to get accepted into these programs. Moreover, the relationship between CRT and numeracy was positive and significant, where CRT acted as the cause and numeracy as the effect. However, the reverse need not necessarily be true. Keywords: Cognitive reflection, numeracy skill, academic majors, relationship.

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Relationships Between Universities and Enterprises

Handbook of Research on Strategic Innovation Management for Improved Competitive Advantage - Advances in Business Strategy and Competitive Advantage ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-3012-1.ch016 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 294-314

Author(s):

António Carrizo Moreira ◽

Ana Carolina Vallejo

Keyword(s):

Literature Review ◽

Least Squares ◽

Partial Least Squares ◽

Structural Equation Modelling ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Academic World ◽

Trust And Reputation ◽

Equation Modelling ◽

The University ◽

The Relationship

The university-enterprise (U-E) relationship is a topic that has gathered much interest in the academic world. Universities seek to offer services and technology that help firms to build and foster a harmonious U-E relationship, allowing firms to continually renew their involvement in the relationship. This chapter seeks to analyze the role played by various factors—satisfaction, commitment as perceived by firms, perceived commitment by universities, trust, and reputation—in encouraging firms to continuously renew their involvement in the university relationship. A questionnaire was produced drawing on a literature review looking at U-E relationships, the results of which were then analyzed using partial least squares – structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM). Afyer analyzing 80 responses from firms involved in U-E relationships, it was possible to conclude that commitment of firms, reputation, and the perceived commitment of the universities are very important in the continuous participation of firms in U-E relationships.

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E-waste recycling intention paradigm of small and medium electronics store managers in Bangladesh: An S–O–R perspective

Waste Management & Research ◽

10.1177/0734242x20914753 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 38 (12) ◽

pp. 1438-1449

Author(s):

Imran Mahmud ◽

Sadia Sultana ◽

Ashikur Rahman ◽

T. Ramayah ◽

Tan Cheng Ling

Keyword(s):

Significant Influence ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Subjective Norm ◽

Waste Recycling ◽

The Body ◽

Research Model ◽

Equation Modelling ◽

Personal Norm ◽

The Relationship ◽

Waste Accumulation

Each year Bangladesh produces around 400,000 metric tonnes of e-waste. E-waste accumulation is expected to increase by 20% annually. In order to facilitate e-waste recycling, it is crucial to identify the factors. In this study, building on the stimulus-organism-response framework, we develop a research model to explore the effect of information publicity, ascription of responsibility and convenience of recycling on the recycling attitude, subjective norm, personal norm and perceived behaviour control which lead to recycling intention. Data were gathered from 127 small and medium electronics store managers. The structural equation modelling technique was used to test the paths. The result suggests a significant influence of the element of stimulus (S) on the element of organism (O). The relationship between the element of organism (O) and the element of response (R) is partial. This paper contributes to the body of work dedicated to helping us better understand the recycling behaviour from the stimulus-organism-response perspective. From the viewpoint of practice, this research sheds light on some of the challenges that the implementer might face when making strategy and policy for e-waste management in Bangladesh.

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A reflection on cognitive reflection – testing convergent validity of two versions of the Cognitive Reflection Test

10.31234/osf.io/ewrtq ◽

2020 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Nikola Erceg ◽

Zvonimir Galic ◽

Mitja Ružojčić

Keyword(s):

Structural Equation Modelling ◽

Convergent Validity ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Belief Bias ◽

Cognitive Reflection Test ◽

Numerical Ability ◽

Cognitive Reflection ◽

Equation Modelling ◽

Thinking Disposition

Although it is generally acknowledged that the Cognitive Reflection Test (CRT) captures intelligence and numerical ability, many agree that it cannot be completely reduced to these constructs. Rather, it is presumed that the CRT also assesses some kind of thinking disposition towards reflective and open-minded thinking. In this manuscript, we report the results of a study that tested this assumption by exploring convergent validity of both the numerical and verbal version of the CRT. Using structural equation modelling, we investigated whether intelligence and numerical ability can account for all the variance in the CRT and if not, what is the nature of the unaccounted variance. Our conclusions about the convergent validity differed for the two types of test. For the numerical CRT, we found that the correlation between the latent numerical CRT and numerical ability was so high that the constructs were practically indistinguishable. As for the verbal CRT, the correlations between the latent verbal CRT and intelligence and numerical ability constructs were substantially lower, meaning that these two constructs do not account for all the variance in the test. However, the latent verbal CRT failed to correlate with belief bias and actively open-minded thinking, two closely related constructs, once the variance of intelligence and numerical ability was partialled out. We concluded that, despite its name, the CRT does not seem to assess the construct of cognitive reflection and its correlation with other variables found in the literature might mostly be driven by its overlap with intelligence and numerical ability.

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Influence of Organizational Politics on University Teachers' Performance

Global Social Sciences Review ◽

10.31703/gssr.2020(v-ii).33 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol V (II) ◽

pp. 341-355

Author(s):

Shehzad Ahmed ◽

Muhammad Tahir Khan Farooqi ◽

Asif Iqbal

Keyword(s):

Structural Equation ◽

Organizational Politics ◽

University Teachers ◽

The Public ◽

Equation Modelling ◽

Teaching Faculty ◽

Arid Agriculture ◽

The University ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship

The purpose of the study was to explore the relationship of organizational politics on the performance of teaching faculty of the universities of Pakistan. The nature of the study was descriptive. The public sector universities of Punjab were the population of the study. The researchers randomly selected the four universities, i.e. the University of the Punjab Lahore, Bahaud din Zakria University Multan, Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi and The Islamia University of Bahawalpur. Two questionnaires, namely Organizational Politics by Vigoda (2007) and Teachers Performance Evaluation Scale (TPES) by Shehzad and Farooqi (2016), were adapted for the study. The statistical techniques t-test and Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) were applied to analyse the data. It was inferred that organizational politics had significant impact and relationship with the performance of university teachers. It is recommended that a qualitative approach may be adopted to get a further in-depth understanding of the phenomenon.

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The Creative Self-Concept as a Mediator Between Openness to Experience and Creative Behaviour

Creativity Theories – Research – Applications ◽

10.1515/ctra-2016-0024 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 408-417 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Bin-Bin Chen

Keyword(s):

Structural Equation ◽

Openness To Experience ◽

Self Report ◽

Mediation Effect ◽

Self Concept ◽

Future Research ◽

Equation Modelling ◽

Creative Behaviour ◽

Creative Self ◽

The Relationship

AbstractThis study examined the mediation effect of creative self-concept on the relationship between Openness to Experience and creative behaviours among university students. Participants in the study completed self-report measures of Openness to Experience, creative behaviours and creative self-concept. Structural equation modelling revealed that, as predicted, Openness to Experience was indirectly related to creative behaviours through creative self-concept. Implications for future research and limitations of the present findings are discussed.

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Emotional labour and successful ageing in the workplace among older Chinese employees

Ageing and Society ◽

10.1017/s0144686x12000414 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 33 (6) ◽

pp. 1036-1051 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

FRANCIS CHEUNG ◽

ANISE M. S. WU

Keyword(s):

Job Satisfaction ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Hong Kong Chinese ◽

Successful Ageing ◽

Surface Acting ◽

Emotional Labour ◽

Equation Modelling ◽

Chinese Workers ◽

Older Chinese ◽

The Relationship

ABSTRACTIn this study, we examined the relationship between emotional labour and successful ageing among older Hong Kong Chinese workers. We also investigated whether job satisfaction mediated the association between emotional labour and successful ageing in the workplace. Results show that deep acting was positively related to successful ageing in the workplace, whereas surface acting was negatively related to the same. Structural equation modelling shows that job satisfaction partially mediated the association between emotional labour and successful ageing in the workplace. The limitations of the study and further recommendations are also discussed.

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Assessment of Ibn Haldun's Model for Sustainability using Structural Equation Modelling

Proceedings of the International Association for Business and Society ◽

10.5840/iabsproc2020317 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 31 ◽

pp. 64-76

Author(s):

Sümeyye Kuşakcı ◽

Keyword(s):

Structural Equation Modelling ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Social Ethics ◽

Workplace Spirituality ◽

Organizational Level ◽

Business Organizations ◽

Equation Modelling ◽

Corporate Social ◽

The Relationship ◽

A Company

This work firstly aims to develop a sustainability model based on Ibn Haldun’s teaching of sustainability. Religious coloring refers to the spirituality, which is re-discovered in modern ages and transferred to the workplace. Spirituality stimulates virtuousness at personal and organizational level, which in turn generates managerial sustainability meaning the lifespan of a company. While personal virtuousness refers social ethics, organizational level virtuousness could be considered as Corporate Social Responsibility. Secondly, it attempts to evaluate the relevance of Ibn Haldun’s approach to contemporary business organizations. In order to demonstrate the relationship between spirituality, virtuousness, CSR, and sustainability; data collected from Corporate Knights’ Global 100 companies were analyzed using structural equation modelling. According to the results, while workplace spirituality leads to ethical conduct and higher CSR/CS score, the relationship between spirituality or CSR/CS and financial performance is not significant. However, it seems that higher lifespan of business enterprises is related to their CSR/CS score.

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The relationship between environmental cost on organisational performance and environmental management system: a structural equation modelling approach

Measuring Business Excellence ◽

10.1108/mbe-03-2021-0039 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Nursyazwani Mohd Fuzi ◽

Nurul Fadly Habidin ◽

Sabrinah Adam ◽

Sharon Yong Yee Ong

Keyword(s):

Environmental Management ◽

Structural Equation Modelling ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Manufacturing Industry ◽

Environmental Management System ◽

Environmental Cost ◽

Organisational Performance ◽

Content Type ◽

Equation Modelling ◽

The Relationship

Purpose This study aims to examine the relationship between environmental cost (EC) on organisational performance (OPM) through an environmental management system (EMS) as the mediating variable. Design/methodology/approach A total of 2,600 manufacturers were identified and consequently selected as the entire study population. Additionally, this study used the structural equation modelling technique to identify the mediator effects of EMS between EC and OPM. Findings The EC and EMS relationship on OPM produced direct and indirect consequences. Hence, it is concluded that manufacturing industry in Malaysia are focused on the OPM when implementing EC and EMS. Originality/value The model would incorporate EC and EMS implementation on OPM in the Malaysian manufacturing industry. This study could also be advantageous to the industry in improving EC, EMS and OPM.

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EXPRESS: Fooling System 1 in the field of perception: Failure to Intuitively Detect Attribute Substitution in the Flushtration Count Illusion

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology ◽

10.1177/17470218211069381 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 174702182110693

Author(s):

Cyril Thomas ◽

Marion Botella ◽

André Didierjean

Keyword(s):

Human Brain ◽

Cognitive Style ◽

Cognitive Reflection Test ◽

Substitution Error ◽

Perceptual Illusion ◽

Cognitive Reflection ◽

Ball Problem ◽

Perceptual Attribute ◽

System 1 ◽

The Relationship

To facilitate our interactions with the surroundings, the human brain sometimes reshapes the situations that it faces in order to simplify them. This phenomenon has been widely studied in the context of reasoning, especially through the attribute substitution error. It has however been given much less attention in the field of perception. Recent research on the bat-and-ball problem suggests that reasoners are able to intuitively detect attribute substitution errors. Using a perceptual illusion drawn from the field of magic, we investigate the extent to which a perceptual form of attribute substitution depends on executive resources and can be detected. We also investigate the relationship between susceptibility to attribute substitution error in the flushtration count illusion and in a French adaptation of the bat-and ball problem. Finally, we investigate the link between the intuitive cognitive style (assessed by the Cognitive Reflection Test) and the susceptibility to the flushtration count illusion. Our results suggest that participants do not detect perceptual attribute substitution error, that this phenomenon could be independent of the executive resources allocated to the task, and could rest on mechanisms distinct from those that produce errors in reasoning. We discuss differences between these two phenomena, and factors that may explain them.

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Analyzing the Relationship between Personnel's Education and Psychological Competence on Quality of Service: The Mediation Role of Organization Commitment in Ministry of the Interior

Modern Applied Science ◽

10.5539/mas.v10n3p117 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 10 (3) ◽

pp. 117

Author(s):

Omid Ahmadi ◽

Abdolali Keshtegar ◽

Mohammad Ghasemi

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Service ◽

Organizational Commitment ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Statistical Population ◽

Alpha Level ◽

Psychological Competence ◽

Correlational Method ◽

The Relationship

The goal of the present paper is to analyze the effect of personnel's education and psychological competence on quality of service. The mediation role of organizational competence in Ministry of the Interior is of descriptive-correlational method. To do that, the standard questionnaire psychological competence by Spriters (1995), personnel education and quality of service by Deher (2015) and organizational commitment by Alen and Mier (1990) were used. The statistical population of the research includes all personnel of Ministry of the Interior which are 1600 subjects. Based on Cochran's formula, 3100 subjects were selected randomly. In order to analyze data the Pearson's correlation test and structural equation of data analysis were used by SPSS and AMOS software. The findings of the research indicate that personnel's education has a positive effect on organizational competence and quality of service (with Alpha level of 0.05). Moreover, the psychological competence is positively affect the quality of service (with Alpha level of 0.05) and organizational commitment affect the quality of service. Finally, it was revealed that the personnel training through organizational commitment affect the quality of service. But, psychological competence does not affect the quality of service through organizational commitment. Moreover, psychological competence does not affect the organizational commitment. The significance levelof the model turned out to be more than the first type error (0.05). This shows that the significant adaption of the estimated model with the present research model. Furthermore, the AGFI and GFI indicators are more than the estimated value (0.9). These indicators show that the model has a capability in estimating the ratio of each factor.

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