IMPACT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS ON BUSINESS PERFORMANCE OF MUSLIM WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS IN SRI LANKA

Women entrepreneurship is a highly stressful initiative which requires mental efforts related to psychological characteristics. In some Islamic families, women are less empowered, as their mobility is constrained and certain traditions and values observed by society affect their achievement in business. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the effects of several psychological capital (PC) factors on the business performance (BP) of Muslim women entrepreneurs (MWEs) in Sri Lanka. The measurement of PC entails the factors of need for achievement (NA), risk taking (RT), internal locus of control (ILC), and independent motives (IM). Data were collected using a structured questionnaire; the study sample involved 260 MWEs from Sri Lanka’s Eastern Province selected via the simple random sampling technique. The structural equation modeling (SEM) method with AMOS was used to test the proposed hypotheses. The findings show that only RT had a significant and positive impact on BP, whereas NA, ILC, and IM did not significantly influence the BP of MWEs in Sri Lanka. In short, those who were risk takers were able to make positive achievements in their business ventures. The study findings provide evidence of the significance of family members, spouses and social stigma on the MWEs’ psychological state and ultimately their business performance.

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Impact of Social Capital (SC) on Business Performance (BP) of Muslim Women Entrepreneurs (MWEs) in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka (EPSL)

International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering - 2 ◽

10.35940/ijrte.d5335.118419 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 8 (4) ◽

pp. 7541-7548

Keyword(s):

Social Capital ◽

Sri Lanka ◽

Women Entrepreneurs ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Business Performance ◽

Role Model ◽

Muslim Women ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Eastern Province ◽

The Impact

Social capital (SC) is vital in the form of networks since it acts as an agent for change of information and resources that can enhance the success or continued existence of women owned business entities. This study aims to examine the impact of SC on business performance (BP) of Muslim women entrepreneurs (MWEs) in small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka (EPSL). SC was measured with the dimensions of familial affiliation such as parents and or husband if married or support from any other family members, someone who acts as a role model, economic status during childhood and non-familial affiliations such as business associated or trade associations. Structured questionnaire was used as the data collection technique with the sampling frame of 260 respondents using simple random sampling technique. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) with AMOS as the data analysis technique while employing SPSS 23.0. The analysis of the structural model showed that, non-familial affiliation had a significant and positive relationship with business performance of Muslim women entrepreneurs where as familial affiliation did not significantly influence on business performance of Muslim women entrepreneurs in Sri Lanka. In most of the conservative Islamic families, women are not often allowed go out of their homes and mix with their counter parts independently. This situation can be observed in Sri Lanka Muslim families specially, in the Eastern Province where majority come from rural areas. However, those who can break this situation and were able to make affiliation with the business associates and other related bodies could enhance their business performance. Muslim women entrepreneurs, trade chambers and decision making authorities may use this finding of the study as a template to gain insight in to the factors influencing social capital on business performance of Sri Lankan MWEs.

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Electronic word-of-mouth generation and regulatory focus

Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics ◽

10.1108/apjml-06-2018-0220 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 32 (1) ◽

pp. 23-45 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Muhammad Sohaib ◽

Umair Akram ◽

Peng Hui ◽

Hassan Rasool ◽

Zohaib Razzaq ◽

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Keyword(s):

Regulatory Focus ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Online Survey ◽

Word Of Mouth ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Ordinary Least Squares ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Electronic Word Of Mouth ◽

Content Type

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the electronic word-of-mouth (eWOM) motivations of regulatory-focused customers with positive and negative consumption experiences. Design/methodology/approach An online survey is conducted in Beijing and Shanghai. A random sampling technique is used to collect data from 854 respondents. Two scenarios of eWOM communication – positive and negative consumption experiences – are randomly assigned to each respondent. This study employs the structural equation modeling and confirmatory factor analysis techniques. However, it uses ordinary least squares and logistic regression to analyze 137 participants in the experimental study. Findings Promotion-focused customers that aim for self-enhancement and obtaining social benefits are motivated to spread positive eWOM on social networking sites. However, prevention-focused customers are driven by vengeance and anxiety, revealing higher intentions to post negative eWOM on review sites. eWOM generation is subject to gender, as promotion-focused male customers spread it more than both prevention-focused and promotion-focused female customers. Moreover, platform assistance (PA) has a significant positive impact upon regulatory-focused customers and eWOM (positive vs negative) relationships. Practical implications This study provides a deeper understanding of motivational factors of eWOM communication. Specifically, in case of product or service failure, negative consumption experiences drive prevention-focused customers to generate negative eWOM. Thus, using various tactics, marketers need to shift customers from focusing on prevention to focusing on promotion. For example, redeemable free coupons can shift customer attention and generate positive eWOM. Originality/value This study provides unique insights about eWOM motivation across genders. It examines regulatory focus, positive vs negative consumption experiences and moderation of PA.

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ANALYSIS OF STRATEGY ORIENTATION TO INCREASE BUSINESS INNOVATION AND PERFORMANCE (Study On SME In Kasongan, Bantul District, Special Region of Yogyakarta)

JURNAL BISNIS STRATEGI ◽

10.14710/jbs.27.1.1-20 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 27 (1) ◽

pp. 1

Author(s):

Muhammad Abdul Aziz ◽

Susilo Toto Raharjo ◽

Amie Kusumawardhani

Keyword(s):

Structural Equation ◽

Business Performance ◽

Customer Orientation ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Research Problem ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Performance Study ◽

Purposive Sampling ◽

Competitor Orientation ◽

Technological Orientation

Innovation in SMEs (Small and Medium Enterprises) like art craft pottery in Kasongan Bantul Regency, certainly can improve in terms of business performance of SMEs. This study aims to analyze the factors that affect business performance using variables such as customer orientation, competitor orientation, technological orientation, and innovation as an intervening variables. Departing from the research problem, this study aims was how to improve business performance through innovation and factors that influence innovation that is customer orientation, competitor orientation and technological orientation.The sample of the study was 130 respondents, where 10 respondents not willing to return the questionnaire that has been in charge, within the deadline of the return. So this study yields final respondents as much as 120 respondents, but there are some questionnaires that are not fully answered. So, the results of finals questionnaire that can be analyzed was 110 respondents. Determination of sample was done by purposive sampling technique, where purposive sampling is sampling technique of data source with certain consideration. The respondents in this study are the owners of SMEs art craft pottery in Bantul District. The tool used to analyze was Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The results of this study were are four hypotheses accepted from seven research hypotheses. The significant factors that influencing innovation are competitor orientation and technological orientation, and factors that directly influence significant to business performance were innovation and technological orientation.

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Sustainable Supply Chains: Evidence from Small and Medium-Sized Manufacturers

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13169059 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (16) ◽

pp. 9059

Author(s):

Jun-Der Leu ◽

Larry Jung-Hsing Lee ◽

Yi-Wei Huang ◽

Chia-Chi Huang

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Business Performance ◽

Manufacturing Industry ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Value Added ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Sustainable Supply Chain ◽

Sustainable Business ◽

Sustainable Supply Chains

As a result of the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, numerous countries have become highly interested in sustainability. Manufacturers have been triggered to develop sustainable supply chain strategies in consideration of their value-added processes and stakeholders. This study was conducted, in the context of small- and medium-sized enterprises in the Taiwanese manufacturing industry, in order to examine the relationship between sustainability and business performance from the perspective of the supply chain aspects of business cooperation, operation integration, and enterprise commitment. A total of 290 companies were surveyed and structural equation modeling was applied to analyze the figures from the samples. The results reveal that the implementation of sustainable practices in the context of enterprise commitments, supply chain cooperation, and operation integration has a positive impact on sustainability and business performance. Furthermore, in high-value manufacturing, supply chain cooperation significantly affects sustainable business performance through internal operation integration. These results may serve as a reference for the realization of supply chain sustainability in small- and medium-sized enterprises.

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Positive determinants word-of-mouth of supermarket consumer in the COVID-19 pandemic era

Jurnal Manajemen dan Pemasaran Jasa ◽

10.25105/jmpj.v14i2.10731 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 14 (2) ◽

pp. 300

Author(s):

Sri Vandayuli Rirorini ◽

Genesis Sembirng Depari

Keyword(s):

Customer Satisfaction ◽

Service Quality ◽

Consumer Satisfaction ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Word Of Mouth ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Positive Word ◽

Positive Word Of Mouth

This research, which was conducted in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic, aims to analyze the influence of the dimensions of service quality, competitive prices, customer satisfaction toward the positive word-of-mouth of Supermarket customers. Questionnaires were distributed to 350 respondents as samples using the non-probability sampling method and purposive sampling technique. Meanwhile, Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) is used to analyze the data. The results of the study indicate that Reliability, Assurance, Tangibles, Empathy, Responsiveness, Competitive Price have positive and significant effects onCustomer Satisfaction, which in turn would have a positive impact on positive word-of-mouth. Of all dimensions of service quality, the most powerful factor influencing consumer satisfaction shopping in supermarkets is reliability, and the one that gives consumers the most important feeling in providing quality services is Responsiveness. For further research, it is recommended to expand the scope of research in various types of businesses, not only in supermarkets.

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The Nature of Employee–Organization Relationships at Polish Universities under Pandemic Conditions

Information ◽

10.3390/info12040174 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 (4) ◽

pp. 174

Author(s):

Iwona Staniec

Keyword(s):

Structural Equation ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Data Gathering ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Relationship Building ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Employee Relations ◽

University Employees ◽

The Future ◽

Future 2

(1) Background: The aim of this study is to describe manager–employee and employee–employee relations during the COVID-19 pandemic and their impact on measures of the likely use of elements of remote teaching by university employees in the future. (2) Methods: The study used a descriptive-correlation research design with a survey as the primary instrument for data gathering. A total of 732 personnel took part in the survey, selected by a convenience sampling technique. The researchers used an adapted and modified instrument to gather data. The instrument underwent a reliability test. This study used structural equation modeling to confirm hypotheses. (3) Results: It was shown that manager–employee relations at Polish universities during the COVID-19 pandemic were of low quality. However, employee–employee relations were of above-average quality, and have a significant positive impact on intentions to use elements of remote working in the future. (4) Conclusions: Based on the results of the study, some general recommendations are presented for change management and relationship-building.

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Financial Well-being Among Employees Working in the Pharmaceutical SMEs in Indonesia

Annals of Contemporary Developments in Management & HR ◽

10.33166/acdmhr.2020.03.005 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2 (3) ◽

pp. 33-42

Author(s):

Muzafar Hussain Shah ◽

Sheema Matloob ◽

Saeed Abbas Shah ◽

Syed Iradat Abbas

Keyword(s):

Structural Equation ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Family Background ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Well Being ◽

Education Level ◽

Pharmaceutical Manufacturing ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Income Family ◽

Economy System

Well-being has a major contribution to the prosperity and strong economy system of any country. There are several factors that possibly improve employee well-being including income and family background and education level. The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of income and family background with education level as an intervening variable. Purposive sampling technique was used to select the targeted respondents. Structural equation modeling through Smart PLS was applied to test the proposed research hypotheses. The findings demonstrate that Income and family background have a positive impact on the well-being of SMEs operating in pharmaceutical SMEs industry in Indonesia. This study will help to comprehend the importance of income and family background on well-being in SMEs and provide guidance to capitalize it prudently. This research contributes to the existing literature by investigating effect of income, family background and education level on well- being of pharmaceutical manufacturing SMEs in Indonesia.

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THE EFFECT OF INNOVATION, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, AND ENTREPRENEURIAL ORIENTATION ON BUSINESS PERFORMANCE

Akademika ◽

10.34005/akademika.v9i02.914 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (02) ◽

pp. 161-176

Author(s):

Fufung Alfu Lailah ◽

Tjiptogoro Dinarjo Soehari

Keyword(s):

Information Technology ◽

Structural Equation Modeling ◽

Significant Influence ◽

Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Business Performance ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Primary Data ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Performance Information

This study aims to obtain information about the effect of entrepreneurial orientation on innovation, information technology on innovation, entrepreneurial orientation on business performance, information technology on business performance, innovation on business performance, innovation mediates the effect of entrepreneurial orientation on business performance and innovation mediates the effect of information technology on business performance of business shop owners in Glodok Market. The data used are primary data derived from questionnaires distributed to respondents. The population in this study were all business shop owners in Glodok Market is 758 with a probability sampling technique of 176 stores as respondents. The analytical method used is structural equation modeling (SEM) using the Lisrel 8.80 program. The results showed that there was no effect of entrepreneurial orientation on innovation, there was a positive and significant effect on entrepreneurial orientation on business performance, there was a positive and significant influence on information technology on innovation, there was a positive and significant effect on information technology on business performance, there was a positive and significant effect on innovation on business performance, innovation cannot mediate entrepreneurial orientation to business performance and innovation can mediate information technology on business performance.

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The Effect of School Administration and Educational Supervision on Teachers teaching performance: Training Programs as a Mediator Variable

Asian Social Science ◽

10.5539/ass.v12n10p257 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 12 (10) ◽

pp. 257 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Khairi Saleh Shakuna ◽

Norhisham Mohamad ◽

Asbi B. Ali

Keyword(s):

Structural Equation ◽

English Language ◽

Training Programs ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Teaching Performance ◽

School Teachers ◽

Educational Supervision ◽

Mediator Variable

The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of educational supervision as an independent variable on English language teachers’ teaching performance as a dependent variable as well as the role of training programs as a mediator variable. The investigation reported in the study was carried out among Libyan school teachers of English in the city of Zawiya in Libya. Reaching an overall number (N=3036) of teachers as reported by the Ministry of Education, the study sample was (N=351) teachers who were chosen using a random sampling technique. In order to achieve this, the study used a quantitative analysis, specifically a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to test the validity of the assumed relationships among these variables as well as structural equation modeling (SEM) through AMOS. The study obtained several results, most important of which indicated that educational supervision was positively correlated with teachers’ performance in teaching English. In addition, the results showed that training programs played an important role as a mediator variable in a making a higher indirect positive impact of educational supervision on teachers’ teaching performance. Based on these results, in order to enable the Libyan school teachers of English address their weaknesses and identify their strengths, educational supervisors should organize more effective activities related to teacher training. Their interests should not be exclusive to teachers’ imperfections, but they should interact and communicate with teachers for better identifications of their strengths and weaknesses. By so doing, teachers can promote their professional knowledge, skills and experiences.

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Impact of Trustworthiness on the Usage of M-banking Apps: A Study on Bangladeshi Consumers

Business Perspectives and Research ◽

10.1177/22785337211001969 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 227853372110019

Author(s):

Md. Rahat Khan ◽

Sudhir Rana ◽

Md. Imran Hosen

Keyword(s):

Structural Equation ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Capital City ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Mobile Banking ◽

Snowball Sampling ◽

Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

The Impact

The objective of this study is to find out the impact of trustworthiness on the usage of mobile banking (M-banking) apps in the capital city of Bangladesh. A structured questionnaire was distributed using the snowball sampling technique. Confirmatory factor analyses and structural equation modeling (using SPSS Statistics 20.0 and AMOS 26.0) were used on 362 responses found suitable for the study. The analytical results reveal that all three components of trustworthiness (ability, benevolence, and integrity) have a positive impact on M-banking app usage. Although banks have realized the importance of consumer convenience, they struggle to create trustworthiness. Thus, this study showcases that this positive trustworthiness amongst M-banking app users would be helpful in enhancing the usage of apps.

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