Understanding different motivational mechanisms for downward, lateral, and upward knowledge transfer

2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (10) ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Minhyung Kang ◽  
Byoungsoo Kim
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Transfer ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Subjective Norms ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Partial Least Squares Analysis ◽  
Relational Approach ◽  
Types Of Knowledge ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
The Relationship

We applied the theory of planned behavior to examine the relative effects of expected reciprocity, self-efficacy, and subjective norms as antecedents enhancing employees’ downward, lateral, and upward knowledge transfer. Structural equation modeling with partial least squares analysis was used to examine the hypothesized relationships with data gathered through a social network survey from 385 employees in research and development groups in South Korea. Results indicated that self-efficacy was the strongest antecedent of downward knowledge transfer. In lateral knowledge transfer, expected reciprocity showed a significant negative effect. Last, upward knowledge transfer was mainly influenced by self-efficacy and subjective norms. However, subjective norms were positively related to upward knowledge transfer, whereas the relationship between self-efficacy and upward knowledge transfer was negative. These results support the usefulness of the relational approach in understanding the different motivational mechanisms for each of the types of knowledge transfer.

Social Networks and Subjective Norms: The Mediating effect of financial self efficacy on Financial Inclusion

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-26
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Financial Services ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Subjective Norms ◽  
Financial Inclusion ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Mediation Effects ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the mediating effect of financial self- efficacy on the relationship between social networks, subjective norms and financial inclusion among individuals in Uganda. Design/Methodology/Approach: We used a quantitative approach and cross sectional research design with a sample of 400 individuals from urban Central and rural Northern Uganda. Structural equation modeling was used to establish and test the hypothesized relationships and mediation effects between social networks, subjective norms and financial inclusion. Findings: The results suggest that financial self-efficacy is a mediator of the relationship between social networks, subjective norms and financial inclusion. Furthermore, significant relationships between social networks, subjective norms and financial inclusion were found. Research Limitations: The study was assessed using both potential and actual consumers of financial services collectively. However, if separately assessed, possibly there would be a variation in perceptions or behavioral responses towards financial inclusion. Practical Implications: There is a need to develop and sustain high levels of financial confidence among individuals to enable them use formal financial services through the social networks and subjective norms in which they are embedded and social values they uphold. Originality/Value: The results contribute towards the limited empirical and theoretical evidence regarding the mediating role of financial self-efficacy in explaining financial behaviour.

scholarly journals Towards Sustainable Corporate Attraction: The Mediating and Moderating Mechanism of Person–Organization Fit

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (21) ◽  
pp. 11998
Author(s):  
Md Sohel Chowdhury ◽  
Jeonghun Yun ◽  
Dae-seok Kang
Keyword(s):  
Job Search ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Subjective Norms ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Job Seekers ◽  
The Right ◽  
Person Organization Fit ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

With the burgeoning “war for talent”, attracting the right workforce has become a major key checkpoint for a firm’s sustainability. The main purpose of this study was to predict prospective employees’ organizational attraction by integrating person–organization (P–O) fit perceptions and the theory of planned behavior (TPB) into a single framework. Although many studies have reported inconsistent results for the impact of subjective norms and self-efficacy on intention in the TPB framework, adequate empirical research on applicant attraction for this theoretical phenomenon is still unavailable. This may be the first study that examined the mechanism of how and when the TPB model becomes more instrumental with subjective P–O fit perceptions. With a sample of 335 young job seekers in Bangladesh, the study examined the research hypotheses related to the TPB and P–O fit using path analysis with AMOS, a structural equation modeling (SEM) program. The results showed that P–O fit partially mediated the relationship between self-efficacy and job search intentions. Observably, P–O fit significantly moderated the relationship between subjective norms and job search intentions in such a way that the impact of subjective norms was stronger for individuals with a lower level of P–O fit but slightly weaker for those with a higher level of P–O fit. In line with the research findings, some notable theoretical contributions and practical implications for HR professionals have been discussed.

scholarly journals The Psychology of Sharing: Multigroup Analysis among Users and Non-Users of Carsharing

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 6842
Author(s):  
Érika Martins Silva Ramos ◽  
Cecilia Jakobsson Bergstad
Keyword(s):  
Travel Behavior ◽  
Psychological Factors ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Subjective Norms ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Intention To Use ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Multigroup Confirmatory Factor Analysis

The present study investigates the determinants of intention to use carsharing services by an integrated model of psychological predictors of travel behavior. The model proposed is tested by multigroup confirmatory factor analysis (MGCFA) in structural equation modeling (SEM) with further discussion about analysis of invariance and its relevance for comparisons between groups. The sample was classified into four groups: Italian users, Italian non-users, Swedish users, and Swedish non-users of carsharing. The users were respondents who have used or are currently using carsharing, while non-users reported never using the carsharing services. The analysis of data from 6072 respondents revealed that control was the main predictor of intention to use carsharing; driving habits had stronger negative effects for users of carsharing than for non-users; subjective norms positively predicted the intention to use carsharing among all groups; trust was a predictor of intention only for the Italian groups; and climate morality had a small negative effect on the Swedish groups only. The outcomes of this investigation will increase the knowledge about the use of carsharing and help to identify the behavioral and psychological factors that primarily influence people’s intention to use it.

Teachers' self-efficacy and formative assessment of students: Moderating role of school goal structure

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (6) ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Xiaoqing Xiang ◽  
Sichang Yum ◽  
Rong Lian
Keyword(s):  
Formative Assessment ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Assessment Practices ◽  
Goal Structure ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Mastery Goal ◽  
The Relationship

Although the importance of formative assessment of student progress has been well covered in previous studies, implementing formative assessment in the classroom requires targeted tools and educational policies. Therefore, we examined the factors that affect teachers' use of formative assessment practices and analyzed the moderating effect of the school's mastery goal structure in the relationship between teachers' self-efficacy and their use of formative assessment practices. Participants were 507 Chinese primary school teachers, who completed a survey. Structural equation modeling results reveal that teachers' selfefficacy regarding formative assessment and perception of a school mastery goal structure each positively predicted the use of formative assessment practices. The moderating effect of the school mastery goal structure in the relationship between teachers' self-efficacy and their use of formative assessment practices was also statistically significant. Our findings have implications for policy making and practice as well as for further studies regarding formative assessment of students.

scholarly journals Self-efficacy as a moderator in the relationship between peer pressure and family smoking, and adolescent cigarette smoking behavior

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (28) ◽  
pp. 84
Author(s):  
SAMIRA GOLESTAN ◽  
Haslinda Binti Abdullah
Keyword(s):  
Cigarette Smoking ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Smoking Behavior ◽  
Peer Pressure ◽  
Smoking Habits ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The Relationship

<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">This paper examines the relationship between the environmental factors of peer pressure and family smoking (parents’ smoking and siblings’ smoking), and adolescent cigarette smoking habits in Kerman (as a big province in Iran). In addition, in terms of the afore-mentioned behavior, the moderating role of self-efficacy on the link of peer pressure and family smoking is studied. A quantitative research method was used for this purpose. The sample included 300 adolescents between the ages of 15 and 18 as current smokers. Self-administered questionnaires were used to collect the data which were then analyzed using AMOS Software and running Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">The results showed positive significant relationship between peer pressure plus family smoking (parents’ smoking and siblings’ smoking), and adolescent cigarette smoking. The relevant findings and results revealed that self-efficacy has a considerable moderating effect on the relationship between cigarette smoking behavior, and peer pressure and family smoking. The results of the present study can contribute to the literature and have significant implications for practitioners and policy makers to prevent adolescents in Iran from developing smoking habits. </span></p>

The influence of conflict management culture on job satisfaction

2013 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 687-692 ◽  
Author(s):  
Younyoung Choi
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Conflict Management ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Washington Dc ◽  
Workplace Conflict ◽  
Management Culture ◽  
Bank Branches ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
The Relationship

In the workplace, conflict and style of conflict management substantially influence individual, group, and organizational effectiveness. In this study I investigated the relationship between job satisfaction and each of a dominant, an avoidant, and a collaborative conflict management culture in the workplace. Using structural equation modeling, I analyzed survey data from 743 people employed as tellers in bank branches in Washington, DC and West Virginia, USA. The results showed that a collaborative conflict management culture has a positive effect on job satisfaction whereas a dominant management culture has a negative effect on job satisfaction. No statistically significant relationship was found between an avoidant conflict management culture and job satisfaction. These findings may be valuable in making decisions about provision of training in conflict management in order to promote a positive working atmosphere within an organization.

The Relationships Among Workaholism, Proactivity, and Locomotion in a Work Setting

2013 ◽  
Vol 41 (9) ◽  
pp. 1557-1569 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rossella Falvo ◽  
Emilio Paolo Visintin ◽  
Dora Capozza ◽  
Alessandra Falco ◽  
Alessandro De Carlo
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Organizational Context ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Hospital Data ◽  
Individual Difference Variables ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
The Relationship

We evaluated the relationship between workaholism and 2 individual difference variables relevant to an organizational context, namely: proactive personality and locomotion orientation. Specifically, we examined working excessively (WE), working compulsively (WC), and perceived self-efficacy, proactivity, and locomotion in a sample of nurses working in an Italian public hospital. Data were analyzed using confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling. Because WE and WC were not distinct factors, a unitary workaholism factor was used when applying regression analysis. As expected, workaholism was related negatively to proactivity, and positively to locomotion. In contrast, its relationship with self-efficacy was nonsignificant. The practical implications of our findings and future research directions are discussed.

SELF-EFFICACY AS A MEDIATOR IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SELF-ORIENTED PERFECTIONISM AND ACADEMIC PROCRASTINATION

2008 ◽  
Vol 36 (6) ◽  
pp. 753-764 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eun Hee Seo
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Academic Procrastination ◽  
Preliminary Model ◽  
Competitive Model ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of this study was to provide a better understanding of the link between selforiented perfectionism and academic procrastination by examining the role of self-efficacy as a mediator in the relationship. We explored the preliminary model and the competitive model. To examine these two models, we collected the survey results of 692 college students and employed structural equation modeling. The results of this study showed that students with high self-oriented perfectionism procrastinated less than others. It was also found that self-efficacy fully, rather than partially, mediated the relationship between self-oriented perfectionism and academic procrastination. Implications of this study are discussed.

scholarly journals AN EMPIRICAL CROSS-COUNTRY STUDY ON CONSUMERS’ ATTITUDE TOWARDS AUGMENTED REALITY ADVERTISING

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 1424-1454
Author(s):  
Ela Sibel BAYRAK MEYDANOĞLU ◽  
Ahmet Mete ÇİLİNGİRTÜRK ◽  
Rıza ÖZTÜRK ◽  
Müge KLEIN
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Perceived Value ◽  
Major Elements ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Consumer Attitude ◽  
Research Model ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Positive Effect

The use of AR technology for advertising is becoming more and more popular. For the efficacy of AR ad campaigns, consumers' attitudes towards AR ads are decisive. One of the major elements that determines consumers’ attitudes towards advertising is the perceived value of the ad. The aim of this study is to analyze the relationship between AR ad value and consumer attitude and to investigate the factors that affect the perceived value of AR ads among the youth both in Turkey and Germany. The mentioned relations were represented in a research model developed in the study. It was proposed that informativeness, entertainment, novelty, interactivity and self-efficacy have a positive effect on advertising value while irritation and deceptiveness have a negative effect. It was also proposed that ad value affects consumers’ attitudes positively. To test the proposed hypotheses, online surveys were conducted among a group of 365 respondents in Germany and a group of 391 respondents in Turkey. The survey results were then tested by Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). Contrary to expectations, the proposed research model as a whole did not fit and the hypotheses were not supported for Turkish consumers. For German consumers the model was fitted and the hypotheses were supported.

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