The Mediating Role of Green Practices in the Relationship between Effective Leadership Practices and Business Competitiveness

<p>Examined within this paper are effective leadership practices across two cultures. Specifically, this study examined the relationship between cultural competency and effective leadership practices in higher education institutions. A quantitative design was used to investigate and compare effective practices of educational leaders in two distinct cultures, Kenya and the United States. Kouzes and Posner’s (2002) conceptual framework was used to examine effective leadership practices while the cultural intelligence conceptual framework developed by Earley and Ang (2003) was utilized to assess the influence of culture on effective leadership. A significant correlation was found between effective leadership practices and cultural intelligence. The results have implication for leadership practices in higher education settings across cultures.</p>

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The role of financial resources in SMEs' financial and environmental performance; the mediating role of green innovation

Green Finance ◽

10.3934/gf.2022002 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 36-53

Author(s):

Rizwan Ullah Khan ◽

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Hina Arif ◽

Noor E Sahar ◽

Arif Ali ◽

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Keyword(s):

Financial Performance ◽

Environmental Performance ◽

Manufacturing Firms ◽

Financial Resources ◽

Green Innovation ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Green Practices ◽

The Government ◽

The Relationship

<abstract> <p>The current study investigates the influence of financial resources on environmental and financial performance with the mediating role of green practices (innovation) in manufacturing firms of the emerging economy, Pakistan. The research model and its proposed hypothesis was using 294 manufacturing firms' samples, for fruitful insights, the hypothesis was tested through a structured equation model using Smart PLS 3. Our results exhibited a positive and significant impact of financial resources on financial performance but not on environmental performance. However, green innovation fully mediates the relationship between financial resources and financial performance, while partially mediate the relationship between financial resources and environmental performance. Considering our insight, we suggest to the government that financially support the SMEs sector because they have a lack of tangible and intangible resources due to small size, and to easily adapt the green practices.</p> </abstract>

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Examining effective leadership practices across cultures : a comparative study of higher education leaders in Kenya and the United States

10.32469/10355/47128 ◽

2015 ◽

Author(s):

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Kennedy A. Musamali

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

United States ◽

Leadership Practices ◽

Effective Leadership ◽

The United States ◽

Research Approach ◽

Cultural Competencies ◽

Higher Education Leaders ◽

Effective Leadership Practices ◽

The Relationship

While many studies have examined effective leadership, few studies have examined effective leadership practices in higher educational settings (Braun, Nazlic, Weisweiler, Pawlowska, Peus and Frey, 2009; Bryman, 2007; Spendlove, 2007; Vilkinas and Ladyshewsky, 2011). In addition, far fewer studies have examined the relationship between cultural competencies and effective leadership skills in higher education (Smith and Hughey, 2006; Tang et al., 2011; Walker and Dimmock, 1999). In this study, a quantitative research approach was used to compare educational leaders from top ranked public universities in the midwestern state of Missouri in the United States to their counterparts in Kenya. The aim of the study was to examine whether there were any significant differences in how effective leadership was practiced in these two cultures. This study also examined the relationship between effective leadership and cultural competencies. Knowledge gained from the study was expected to facilitate a better understanding of effective leadership practices across cultures and provide insight on ways to advance, train, and develop cross-cultural leadership competencies in higher education settings."

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The relationship of health-care managers' spirituality to their self-perceived leadership practices

Health Services Management Research ◽

10.1258/hsmr.2008.008004 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 21 (4) ◽

pp. 236-247 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

James Gary Strack ◽

Myron D Fottler ◽

Ann Osbourne Kilpatrick

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Leadership Practices ◽

Effective Leadership ◽

Health Care Managers ◽

Spiritual Assessment ◽

Care Managers ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Statistical Relationships ◽

Effective Leadership Practices ◽

The Relationship

This exploratory survey examines the relationship between selected dimensions of spirituality and self-perceived effective leadership practices of health-care managers. Kouzes and Posner's Leadership Practices Inventory and Beazley's Spiritual Assessment Scale were administered to a sample of health-care managers. Significant statistical relationships were found between and among the dimensions of both subscales. Analysis of variance revealed a statistically significant difference in three effective leadership practices by ‘more spiritual than non-spiritual’ managers. The confirmatory factor analysis of our theory-based model revealed a moderately positive correlation between spirituality and leadership ( r = 0.50). The paper concludes with a conceptual theory postulating a rationale for the relationship between spirituality and effective leadership.

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Coping Humor as a Mediator Between Emotional Intelligence and Job Satisfaction

Journal of Personnel Psychology ◽

10.1027/1866-5888/a000185 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 16 (3) ◽

pp. 155-159 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Peizhen Sun ◽

Jennifer J. Chen ◽

Hongyan Jiang

Keyword(s):

Job Satisfaction ◽

Emotional Intelligence ◽

Future Research ◽

Satisfaction Scale ◽

Primary School Teachers ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Regulation Of Emotion ◽

The Relationship ◽

Overall Job Satisfaction

Abstract. This study investigated the mediating role of coping humor in the relationship between emotional intelligence (EI) and job satisfaction. Participants were 398 primary school teachers in China, who completed the Wong Law Emotional Intelligence Scale, Coping Humor Scale, and Overall Job Satisfaction Scale. Results showed that coping humor was a significant mediator between EI and job satisfaction. A further examination revealed, however, that coping humor only mediated two sub-dimensions of EI (use of emotion and regulation of emotion) and job satisfaction. Implications for future research and limitations of the study are discussed.

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