scholarly journals Mediating effect of the organizational culture on the relationship between leadership and operational performance in food processing SMEs

2022 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-98
Author(s):  
Shah et al. ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Food Processing ◽  
Visionary Leadership ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Operational Performance ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of this study is to examine the role of leadership on the operational performance of food processing SMEs in Punjab, Pakistan. This study also examines whether the organizational culture plays a mediating role in the relationship between leadership and operational performance. Previous studies explained that visionary leadership and dynamic organizational culture are the key factors for the organization’s success that provide a competitive environment and had an impact on the organization’s performance. The data were collected from 288 food processing SMEs through purposive with snowball sampling techniques. A structured questionnaire was employed for data collection from the Owners/Managers of the food processing SMEs. The Partial Least Square (PLS) approach was used to test the proposed hypothesis. The empirical investigations show that leadership is positively related to organizational culture and operational performance. The study also found a mediating role of organizational culture between leadership and operational performance by adopting the Hayes process of mediation. The findings of the study will help food manufacturers in improving the operational performance of their SMEs. Moreover, by practicing transformational leadership styles, and adopting the quality culture, SMEs can get a competitive advantage.

scholarly journals Brand ambassador and customer patronage of FMCGs: mediating effect of advertisement believability

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-34
Author(s):  
Yusuf Ismaila Mustapha ◽  
Binta Oziohu Issa
Keyword(s):  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Beverage Industry ◽  
Food And Beverage Industry ◽  
Food And Beverage ◽  
Promotional Messages ◽  
The Relationship

The market for fast-moving consumer goods (FMCGs) in the Nigerian food and beverage industry has been inundated with a massive amount of promotional messages. These messages have resulted from intense competition and rivalry among the organizations that market similar products. The objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of a brand ambassador on the patronage of FMCGs. Furthermore, we explore the mediating role of advertisement believability in the relationship between the variables. We use a questionnaire to elicit information from 400 respondents who are members of households in the metropolitan area of Kano that consumed Peak milk. Partial least square algorithms and bootstrapping techniques served as the tools of analysis with the aid of SMART-PLS 3. Our findings indicate that a brand ambassador has an insignificant direct effect on customer patronage and that advertisement believability has no mediating effect on the influence of a brand ambassador on customer patronage. The study recommends that managers of FMCGs should use a hybrid model of a brand ambassador and believable advertising to elicit the desired patronage from their target customers. Further, they should de-emphasis the supposed role of advertisement believability as a mediating factor on the influence of a brand ambassador on customer patronage.

scholarly journals ENABLING ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE – LEADERSHIP, COMMITMENT TO CHANGE AND THE MEDIATING ROLE OF CHANGE READINESS

2013 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 348-363 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sinnappan Santhidran ◽  
V. G. R. Chandran ◽  
Junbo Borromeo
Keyword(s):  
Change Readiness ◽  
Change Leadership ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Asian Countries ◽  
Leadership Change ◽  
Commitment To Change ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Relationship

There has been little empirical analysis on the complex relationship between leadership, change readiness and commitment to change in the context of Asian countries. In this paper, we propose a research model to analyze the interrelationship between leadership, change readiness and commitment to change using the partial least square technique. Results of the study suggest that leadership positively and significantly affect change readiness but not commitment to change. Consequently, change readiness is found to significantly affect commitment to change. In other words, change readiness is found to mediate the relationship between transformational leadership and commitment to change. This may suggest that the influence of leadership is a sequential process affecting change readiness, and in turn, the commitment to change as opposed to the conventional belief that it affects both change readiness and commitment to change simultaneously. The implication of the study is further discussed.

The Impact of International Entrepreneurial Orientation on the Performance of SMEs in Qatar: The Mediating Role of Degree of Internationalization

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 2939-2947
Author(s):  
Abdulmohsin Abdulla M Alyafei Et.al
Keyword(s):  
Value Creation ◽  
Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Managerial Implication ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

The main purpose of the current study is to investigate the impact of the impact of international Entrepreneurial orientation on the performance of SMEs in QATAR. Additionally, the study has investigated the mediating role of the degree of internationalisation in the relationship between the international Entrepreneurial orientation on the performance of SMEs in Qatar. The present study used stratified sampling technique. The study used Smart PLS-SEM, which is Smart Partial Least Square Structural EquationModeling (SEM) 3.2.6 version. EO has been indicated to improve organisational competitiveness which leads to value creation and eventually improved organisational performance. The findings indicate that the growth performance of SMEs depends on the ability of an entrepreneur to allocate the strategic limited resources and adapt to changes by setting up proper firm orientation. Successful processes will only be achievable if sufficiently skilled and motivated employees are equipped with precise and current information. The findings of this study have presented important managerial implication and contribution to studies on entrepreneurial orientation of SME firms in Qatar.

scholarly journals Guanxi and operational performance: the mediating role of supply chain integration

2017 ◽  
Vol 117 (8) ◽  
pp. 1650-1668 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mengying Feng ◽  
Wantao Yu ◽  
Roberto Chavez ◽  
John Mangan ◽  
Xumei Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Supply Chain Integration ◽  
Operational Performance ◽  
Empirical Examination ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Ordinary Least Square Regression

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to extend prior supply chain research by empirically exploring the relationship among guanxi, supply chain integration (SCI), and operational performance. More specifically, this study investigates the mediating role of SCI. Design/methodology/approach Ordinary least square regression is used to analyze survey data collected from 126 automobile manufacturers in China. Findings The results reveal a significant positive relationship between guanxi and SCI, and that SCI is significantly and positively related to operational performance. The authors’ findings further suggest that guanxi indirectly affects operational performance through SCI. Practical implications The empirical findings imply that it is vital for managers to recognize the important mediating role of dynamic SCI capabilities. Originality/value As a fundamental Chinese cultural norm, guanxi can be critical in a supply chain context. Although previous research has identified the importance of guanxi and SCI in improving firm performance, far less attention was given to the study of the mediating effect of SCI on the guanxi-performance relationship. This study thus fulfills the research gap by providing an initial empirical examination of the mediating role of SCI in China’s automotive industry.

Examining the Mediating Role of Person–Job Fit in the Relationship between Training and Performance: A Civil Servant Perspective

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 529-548 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zahid H. Bhat ◽  
Riyaz A. Rainayee
Keyword(s):  
Job Performance ◽  
Employee Training ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Job Fit ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Relationship

In a dynamic environment, the nature of work tasks continues to change requiring employees to learn new knowledge and skills to perform their jobs effectively. Training is among the crucial strategies of an organization, which helps employees to acquire those necessary knowledge and skills to meet the challenges. The linkage between training and performance has been robustly studied in the literature suggesting that training is a major determinant of employees’ performance. Further, literature in the field of industrial/organizational psychology implies the effect of person–job fit on the relations between training and performance. The purpose of this study is to examine the degree of direct and indirect relationship between employee training (TR) and performance (PER), conceiving the mediating role of job fit (JF), as few studies have been reported in literature so far. The hypotheses were tested on a sample of 171 civil service officers by structural equation modelling technique using partial least square (PLS) approach to measure and test the proposed structural relationships. The results confirm that employee training and job fit are directly related with improvement in job performance. The results also demonstrate the significant mediating effect of job fit on employee performance. This article contributes to the existing body of literature by examining both the direct and indirect effect of employee training on job performance. Moreover, job fit is established to partially mediate the relationship between them. The findings of this study provide useful information for policymakers to improve employees’ job fit and their performance by means of employee training. The limitations to the study and directions for future research are discussed as well.

scholarly journals The Role of Mediation Electronic Word of Mouth (E-WoM) in Relationship Quality of Services and Tourism Products Against Visiting Decisions

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-76
Author(s):  
Asep Rahmat Taryadi ◽  
Muchammad Agung Miftahuddin
Keyword(s):  
Service Quality ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Word Of Mouth ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Electronic Word Of Mouth ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of this study was to analyze the mediating role of electronic word of mouth in the relationship between tourism products and service quality on the decision to visit tourists to Pangandaran Beach. This research is explanatory research, and the data collection is done by distributing questionnaires. The sample in this study amounted to 95 visitors to Pangandaran beach, who were selected using the purposive sampling method. Based on the analysis using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) with the Partial Least Square (PLS) approach, the results indicate that service quality and tourism products have a significant positive effect on visiting decisions. However, electronic word of mouth does not mediate the relationship between service quality and tourism products on tourists visiting decisions.

scholarly journals THE MEDIATING ROLE OF SOCIAL CAPITAL IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FINANCIAL LITERACY AND FINANCIAL INCLUSION

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 782-790
Author(s):  
Moh. Agung Setiawan ◽  
◽  
Ubud Salim ◽  
Nur Khusniyah ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Financial Literacy ◽  
Predictor Variable ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Financial Inclusion ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The People ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of this study is to examine the mediating role of social capital in the relationship between financial literacy and financial inclusion in the Malang Raya region. The unit of analysis used in this study is the people in Malang City, Malang Regency, and Batu City. The sampling technique used was proportionate stratified random sampling. Data analysis in this study used Partial Least Square (PLS). The results of this study indicate that financial literacy has a significant effect on financial inclusion. Financial literacy has a significant effect on social capital, social capital significantly affects financial inclusion, and social capital mediates the relationship between financial literacy and financial inclusion. This result shows that social capital has a partial mediating role, meaning that the effect on financial inclusion goes through the main predictor variable, financial literacy and social capital. Therefore, the local government can take advantage of policies related to social capital to impact efforts to improve financial inclusion in the community and regional economic conditions. This study also explained that, in general, the people in the Malang Raya region had good financial literacy. Future studies should use qualitative exploration by conducting interviews with respondents to explain other phenomena, especially for people geographically unbankable.

scholarly journals Antecedents and consequences of self-congruity: replication and extension

2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 102-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eugene Cheng-Xi Aw ◽  
Leisa Reinecke Flynn ◽  
Han Xi Chong
Keyword(s):  
Perceived Value ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Revisit Intention ◽  
Antecedents And Consequences

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to propose and empirically test a framework encompassing self-congruity with its antecedents and consequences. This study also aims to test the mediating role of perceived value and its dimensions.Design/methodology/approachA questionnaire-based survey was conducted using a purposive sampling technique. In total, 310 useable responses were collected and data were analyzed using partial least square structural equation modeling.FindingsA majority of hypotheses were supported. Avoidance of similarity and status consumption positively influenced self-congruity, replicating an earlier study. Self-congruity positively influenced overall perceived value and its dimensions, as well as revisit intention. Overall perceived value and its dimensions positively influenced revisit intention. Finally, overall perceived value and its dimensions were found to have a mediating effect on the relationship between self-congruity and revisit intention.Originality/valueThis study provides empirical evidence for the antecedents and consequences of self-congruity with a service and expands understanding of the mediating role of overall perceived value and its dimensions in predicting intention.

scholarly journals Workload, Work Pressure and Interpersonal Deviance in Academia: The Mediating Role of Neutralization

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Olalekan Adeoti ◽  
Faridahwati Mohd. Shamsudin ◽  
Chong Yen Wan
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Organizational Deviance ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Work Pressure ◽  
Interpersonal Deviance ◽  
The Relationship

Extant empirical researches on deviant workplace behaviour have concentrated on negative deviant acts directed towards both the organizations (organizational) and its members (interpersonal) simultaneously while others solely focused on deviant behaviours directed at organization and its properties (organizational deviance). However, studies have not investigated interpersonal deviance as a major focus without considering organizational deviance. Drawing from theory of neutralization and job demand control model, the present study examined the mediating role of neutralization on the relationship between workload, work pressure and interpersonal deviance. The data was obtained from 356 academics in public universities in Nigeria. Using partial least square structural equation modeling, results revealed that workload and work pressure were significantly related to interpersonal deviance. On the other hand, neutralization significantly mediated the positive relationship between workload and interpersonal deviance. Similarly, neutralization mediated the relationship between work pressure and interpersonal deviance. Conclusively, it is essential to review the existing workloads and working conditions of faculty members in Nigerian public tertiary institutions with a view of minimizing interpersonal deviance.

scholarly journals The Mediating Role of Employee Innovativeness on the Nexus between Internet Banking and Employee Performance: Evidence from the Republic of Congo

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Jean Baptiste Bernard Pea-Assounga ◽  
Hongxing Yao
Keyword(s):  
Banking Sector ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Internet Banking ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Republic Of Congo ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Relationship

In recent years, banks have begun to realize the importance of Internet banking services and their connection with the banking sector. The main purpose of this article was to find the mediating role of employee innovativeness in the relationship between Internet banking and employee performance of certain banks in the Republic of Congo. A 350-sample size was considered, and a partial least square and structural model equation was used for data analysis. The research results suggested that Internet banking positively affects employee performance and employee innovativeness. They also confirmed that employee innovativeness partially mediates the relationship between Internet banking and employee performance. The theoretical model was built based on Diffusion of Innovation (DOI) Theory, Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) Model, Absorptive Capacity Theory (ACT), and Resource-Based View Theory. This work makes a more accurate contribution to the literature on Internet banking and employee performance. The study further provided recommendations and suggests directions for future studies.

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