scholarly journals Mentoring, Career Plateau Tendencies, Turnover Intentions And Implications For Narrowing Pay And Position Gaps Due To Gender Structural Equations Modeling

2011 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin P. Foster ◽  
Subhash Lonial ◽  
Trimbak Shastri
Keyword(s):  
Turnover Intentions ◽  
Operating Performance ◽  
Structural Equations ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Structural Equations Modeling ◽  
Management Level ◽  
Career Plateau ◽  
Management Accountants ◽  
The Impact

This study analyzed responses to career-related questions from a survey of experienced Canadian Certified Management Accountants (CMAs), relative experts in the field of management accounting, to address how mentoring affects turnover intentions and career plateau tendency of male and female accounting professionals in industry. In this regard, we used structural equations modeling to build and test a framework illustrating the impact of mentoring and career-related factors. Results indicate that fostering a mentoring environment within an organization can strengthen CMAs perceptions of their careers and employers. Mentoring has also been suggested to enhance womens opportunities to advance in organizations and help women break the glass ceiling. Analyses of data relating to compensation in 2007 and 2009 for a sample of female and male CEOs and operating performance of companies led by these CEOs for these years indicate that, that compensation gaps due to gender appear to be narrowing at the top management level.

scholarly journals The Impact Of Mentoring On Career Plateau And Turnover Intentions Of Management Accountants

2011 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin P. Foster ◽  
Trimbak Shastri ◽  
Sirinimal Withane
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Turnover Intentions ◽  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Font Size ◽  
Job Attributes ◽  
Career Plateau ◽  
Management Accountants ◽  
Reporting Process ◽  
The Impact

<p class="MsoBodyText2" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0.5in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;">The presence of frustrated employees in an organization is likely to have a significant adverse effect on the organization&rsquo;s operations. Employees faced with a career plateau are likely to exhibit feelings of frustration. Such employees may have a higher tendency to leave the company, increasing employee turnover.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Using Canadian Certified Management Accountants (CMAs), as subjects, this study examined the effect of mentoring on employee career plateau tendencies and turnover intentions. </span></p><p class="MsoBodyText2" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0.5in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0.5in 0pt; tab-stops: 0in .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;">Survey questionnaires were mailed and responses obtained from 235 CMAs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Subjects&rsquo; responses were factor analyzed to develop composite scales about CMAs&rsquo; perceptions for mentoring (MENTOR), career plateau (PLAT), turnover intentions (EXIT), positive job attributes (PJA), and job satisfaction rate (JSR).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>For hypotheses testing, the means of the scaled values were used in statistical tests of relationships between the measures.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0.5in 0pt; tab-stops: 0in .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</span></p><p class="MsoBodyText2" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0.5in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;">Tests indicated that mentoring reduces plateau tendency significantly and significantly lowers turnover intentions even after controlling for career plateau, job satisfaction, and positive job attributes. The results imply that fostering a mentoring environment can reduce career plateau attainment and turnover intentions. Reducing career plateau in turn is likely to have positive impact on organization&rsquo;s operations. For example, CMAs are often involved in, among other matters, the operational information and financial reporting process.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Therefore, reducing CMAs&rsquo; career plateau tendencies and turnover intentions could improve the quality of an organization&rsquo;s financial reporting process.</span></p>

scholarly journals A multipath model of salesperson performance in the financial services industry

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 195-213
Author(s):  
Jose Varghese ◽  
Manoj Edward ◽  
Sunil Sahadev
Keyword(s):  
Financial Services ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Customer Orientation ◽  
Structural Equations ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Salesperson Performance ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The study looks at how salesperson’s customer orientation (SCO) mediates the impact of a host of organisational, job-related and personality-related factors on salesperson performance. Previous studies that have considered the impact of customer orientation on performance have often considered a limited number of antecedent variables which has led to inconsistent results. The purpose of this paper is to address this concern by considering the multiple effects of several independent variables. Design/methodology/approach The conceptual model was tested through a large-scale survey of financial services salespersons in India. A total of 1,106 respondents participated in the survey. The data were analysed through structural equations modelling. Sobel’s test was employed to test the mediating effects. Findings The study found that customer orientation has a significant mediating effect in the case of several antecedent variables. The impact of variables like perceived supportive work environment, experienced meaningfulness, organisational identification, salesperson agreeableness and salesperson instability on salesperson performance is seen to be partially or fully mediated by SCO. Research limitations/implications The cross-sectional design and the convenience sampling methodology are the main limitations of the study. Practical implications The study develops a more holistic, multipath model which can help managers as a guideline in recruiting and selecting salespersons. The importance of customer orientation points towards the need for better attitudinal training. Originality/value Theoretically, the paper highlights the need for developing more comprehensive models for considering the consequences of customer orientation and related issues. The multipath model addresses several calls for research on testing different antecedents of customer orientation as well as how customer orientation enhances salesperson performance.

scholarly journals The Impact of Performance Review Practices on Continuous Improvement in Kaizen Requirements in Services

2019 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 121-133
Author(s):  
Wojciech Ulrych
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Continuous Improvement ◽  
Structural Equations ◽  
Structural Equations Modeling ◽  
Performance Review ◽  
Service Departments ◽  
The Impact

The aim of the article is to present the literature and empirical premises of the impact of performance review practices on continuous improvements requirements kaizen in selected departments providing services. The author’s own research was conducted on a purposefully selected group of 143 service departments of various organizations that declared the implementation of the aforementioned solutions. Based on the structural equations modeling a theoretical model and variable constructs were developed. The hypotheses put forward are a reflection of the theoretical model. The results indicate that there is no set of consistent, mutually supportive performance review practices. However, there are single practices in this regard that affect the implementation of kaizen. With the continuous acquisition of lean experience in the studied departments the impact of these practices keeps on strengthening.

scholarly journals Employee Ownership And Employee - Shareholders Satisfaction: An Analysis Of French Companies Listed On The SBF 250

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 981-994 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Elouadi ◽  
Tarek Ben Noamene ◽  
Dorsaf Chaher
Keyword(s):  
Employee Ownership ◽  
Structural Equations ◽  
Structural Equations Modeling ◽  
Organizational Attitudes ◽  
Mediating Variables ◽  
The Impact

Our paper examines employees’ ownership as a mechanism that stimulates employee-shareholders’ efforts and encourages them to adopt positive working behavior. Nevertheless, the expected effects of employees’ ownership are not direct and need the inclusion of mediating variables. Our study proposes, then, to investigate the impact of employee ownership on organizational attitudes, analyzing, in particular, the influence of incentives. To this end, we conducted a questionnaire-based survey of employees of French companies listed on the SBF 250. Using structural equations modeling, we were able to conclude to the importance of the considered mediating variables.

scholarly journals An Assessment of the Impact of Information Technology on Marketing and Advertising

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 2526-2531
Author(s):  
Z. Hosseini ◽  
S. Mohammadi ◽  
H. Safari
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Indirect Effect ◽  
Marketing Mix ◽  
Structural Equations ◽  
Structural Equations Modeling ◽  
Impact Of Technology ◽  
The Impact

The present study aimed to evaluate the impact of Technology on Marketing and Advertising by using structural equations modeling. To do this, 200 marketing and information technology (IT) experts participated in the study. They answered questionnaires regarding IT, marketing mix and advertising. For data analysis, structural equations modeling using SMARTPLS were used. The results showed that the effect of IT on marketing mix and advertising was positive and significant. The effect of marketing mix on advertising was positive and significant. The indirect effect of IT on advertising via marketing mix was therefore positive and significant. Totally, the results emphasized the effect of technology on marketing mix and advertising.

Structuring Structural Equations Modeling

2003 ◽  
Vol 48 (5) ◽  
pp. 680-683 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander von Eye
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equations ◽  
Structural Equations Modeling
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