Organisational citizenship behaviour and employee perception of equity on organisational commitment

Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are regarded as engines of economic growth and major instruments of employment generation in Zimbabwe. However, they are hampered by a lack of resources, poor administration and the inadequate knowledge and training of employees. The primary objective of the research was to investigate the influence of organisational citizenship behaviour (OCB) and employee perception of equity (EPE) on organisational commitment (OC) in Zimbabwean SMEs. A survey design with a sample (n=464) was used. Research scales were operationalised mainly on the basis of previous work. Minor adaptations were made in order to fit the current research context and purpose. Seven-item Likert scales were used to measure OCB, EPE and OC through confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modelling. Through structural equation modelling and path analysis, the results indicated that there are positive relationships between the posited research variables (OCB, EPE and OC). Practical recommendations are made to the managers in the SME sector to adopt professional codes of conduct at their workplace to enhance OCBs, EPE and ultimately, OC.

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Analisis Strategi Pemasaran Dengan Media Sosial Produk Kuliner Usaha Kecil dan Menengah di Pekanbaru

Jurnal Buana Informatika ◽

10.24002/jbi.v8i4.1447 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 8 (4) ◽

Author(s):

Sukri Sukri ◽

Diki Arisandi

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Structural Equation Modelling ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Small And Medium Enterprises ◽

Positive Influence ◽

Media Analysis ◽

Primary Data ◽

Equation Modelling ◽

Information Update ◽

Medium Businesses

Abstract. Pekanbaru is a big city with many culinary businesses. To increase the sales income, enterprises utilize social media as their marketing strategy. This research was about a social media analysis for marketing culinary products in small and medium enterprises by using Structural Equation Modelling. Variables in this research are social media selection, information update, response to buyer, quality and price as variable x to culinary business marketing as variable y. The primary data were collected from questionnaires filled by culinary entrepreneurs in Pekanbaru. The results show that the RMSEA = 0.08, AGFI = 0.705, CMIN / DF = 1.834, TLI = 0.813 and CFI = 0.843. From the results of these measurements, it can be concluded that there are six components of measurement values that are acceptable, so the final result in this study is all the variables X has a positive influence on the variable Y.Keywords: Social Media, Culinary Product, Small and Medium Businesses, Structural Equation Modelling Abstraks. Analisis Strategi Pemasaran Dengan Media Sosial Produk Kuliner Usaha Kecil dan Menengah di Pekanbaru. Pekanbaru merupakan kota besar yang banyak bisnis kulinernya. Untuk meningkatkan penjualan, pengusaha kuliner memanfaatkan media sosial sebagai strategi pemasarannya. Penelitian ini tentang analisis media sosial untuk pemasaran produk kuliner pada usaha kecil dan menengah dengan menggunakan metode pemodelan persamaan struktural. Variabel yang digunakan adalah pemilihan media sosial, update informasi, respon terhadap pembeli, kualitas dan harga sebagai variabel x terhadap pemasaran bisnis kuliner sebagai variabel y. Pengambilan data dari kuesioner yang diisi oleh pengusaha kuliner di Pekanbaru. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa nilai RMSEA=0,08, AGFI=0,705, CMIN / DF=1,834, TLI=0,813 dan CFI=0,843. Dari hasil pengukuran tersebut dapat disimpulkan bahwa ada enam komponen nilai pengukuran dapat dinyatakan dapat diterima, sehingga hasil akhir dalam penelitian ini adalah semua variabel X memiliki pengaruh positif terhadap variabel Y.Kata kunci: Media Sosial, Produk Kuliner, Usaha Kecil dan Menengah, Structural Equation Modelling

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Modeling Islamic Finance Adoption for SMEs: Do behavioral intentions and innovativeness matter?

10.34091/ajss.14.1.06 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 88-107

Author(s):

Humaira Asad ◽

Memoona Shaheen ◽

Muhammad Aftab

Keyword(s):

Diffusion Of Innovation ◽

Structural Equation Modelling ◽

Behavioral Intentions ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Small And Medium Enterprises ◽

Islamic Finance ◽

Intention To Use ◽

Equation Modelling ◽

Proposed Model ◽

Medium Enterprises

This study aims to develop a model that explains the Islamic finance adoption by small and medium enterprises (SMEs). We extend the Theory of Planned Behavior by uniting it with the Theory of Diffusion of Innovation. The proposed model examines the effect of innovativeness along with the attitude formation and intention factors towards Islamic finance by focusing on the small and medium enterprises (SMEs). This model was tested by analyzing data from 505 SMEs owners using Structural Equation Modelling. The results show that it is not only the attitude towards Islamic finance and other behavioral factors that determine the intention to use Islamic finance, the innovativeness also matters Keywords: Momentum, Portfolio, Winner Stocks, Loser Stocks

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THE TWIN FOCI OF ORGANISATIONAL IDENTIFICATION AND THEIR RELEVANCE FOR COMMITMENT: A STUDY OF MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY

Journal of Business Economics and Management ◽

10.3846/16111699.2013.791636 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 16 (1) ◽

pp. 214-227 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Klement Podnar ◽

Urša Golob

Keyword(s):

Structural Equation Modelling ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Marketing Communications ◽

Organisational Commitment ◽

Advertising Agencies ◽

General Managers ◽

Communications Industry ◽

Equation Modelling ◽

Perceived External Prestige ◽

Social Entity

The purpose of this paper is to distinguish the two foci of organisational identification and to explore relations among employees’ groups and corporate identification, perceived external prestige, and organisational commitment. Structural equation modelling was applied to data collected by questionnaire from a sample of 145 respondents employed in advertising agencies, to test the relationships between the researched concepts. Organisational identification comprises identification with the organisation both as a collective of individuals and as a social entity. Perceived external prestige augments corporate identification and helps to explain organisational commitment. A strong positive link between corporate identification and organisational commitment was also found. The findings suggest a means for marketing strategists and general managers to predict the consequences of managing reputation for employees and to undertake appropriate initiatives to enhance corporate identification inside the company and thus influence organisational commitment and corporate performance.

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Nexus between distributed leadership, teacher academic optimism and teacher organisational commitment: a structural equation modelling analysis

International Journal of Educational Management ◽

10.1108/ijem-05-2020-0278 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Lei Mee Thien ◽

Donnie Adams ◽

Hai Ming Koh

Keyword(s):

Distributed Leadership ◽

Structural Equation Modelling ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Teaching Experience ◽

Academic Optimism ◽

Organisational Commitment ◽

Content Type ◽

Contextual Influence ◽

Equation Modelling ◽

The Relationship

PurposeThis study aims to investigate the relationships between distributed leadership, teacher academic optimism and teacher organisational commitment with the contextual influence of gender and teaching experience.Design/methodology/approachThis study employed partial least squares structural equation modelling for data analysis. This study has selected 421 teachers from 18 secondary schools in Penang.FindingsDistributed leadership has a positive direct effect on teacher academic optimism and organisational commitment. The relationship between distributed leadership and teacher academic optimism was stronger for male teachers and senior teachers who have more than ten years of teaching experience. However, gender and teaching experience have no significant moderating effects on the relationship between distributed leadership and teacher organisational commitment.Research limitations/implicationsThe reason for the non-existent relationship between distributed leadership and teacher organisational commitment across gender and teaching experience remains unknown. In-depth investigation using interview method is required for further exploration.Practical implicationsThis study complements and extends prior research on the relationships between distributed leadership, teacher organisational commitment and teacher academic optimism by providing evidence from Malaysia on how they contribute to the organisational conditions of their school.Originality/valueThis study has its originality in investigating the relationships between distributed leadership, teacher organisational commitment and academic optimism with the contextual influence of gender and teaching experience in the non-western society.

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Information culture effect on e-commerce adoption in small and medium enterprises: a structural equation modelling approach

International Journal of Business Information Systems ◽

10.1504/ijbis.2020.111645 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 35 (4) ◽

pp. 415

Author(s):

Mohammed A. Al Sharafi ◽

Fadi A.T. Herzallah ◽

Qasim Alajmi ◽

Muriati Mukhtar ◽

Ruzaini Abdullah Arshah ◽

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Keyword(s):

Structural Equation Modelling ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Small And Medium Enterprises ◽

Information Culture ◽

Equation Modelling ◽

Medium Enterprises ◽

Modelling Approach

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Ghanaian academic libraries’ use of social media: A structural equation modelling approach

Information Development ◽

10.1177/0266666921999429 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 026666692199942

Author(s):

Monica Mensah ◽

Omwoyo Bosire Onyancha

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Academic Libraries ◽

Structural Equation Modelling ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Survey Design ◽

Target Population ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Equation Modelling ◽

Use Of Social Media

The study was largely quantitative and employed the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) as its theoretical lens. The target population was 31,157 consisting of library staff and library patrons from four academic libraries in Ghana. Sampling tables and census sampling techniques were used to select a sample size of 767 respondents. Adopting a cross-sectional survey design, the study used a pre-tested questionnaire to collect data from the sampled respondents. Statistical analyses were carried out using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences. The structural equation modelling technique was further used to estimate the relationships and correlations between the theoretical constructs from the UTAUT to understand behavioural intentions and use behaviour of social media in the academic libraries. The study found that performance expectancy, effort expectancy and facilitating conditions have significant influence on the intention to use and subsequent use of social media in academic libraries in Ghana.

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The competitiveness of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the tourism sector: the role of leadership competencies

Journal of Economics and Development ◽

10.1108/jed-06-2020-0080 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Le Chi Cong ◽

Dao Anh Thu

Keyword(s):

Operations Management ◽

Structural Equation Modelling ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Small And Medium Enterprises ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Leadership Competencies ◽

Content Type ◽

Equation Modelling ◽

Tourism Sector ◽

The Government

PurposeThis research aims to adopt competitiveness theory to analyse the effects of leadership competencies on the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the tourism sector.Design/methodology/approachThis research collected data from 200 participants, who are in management positions of tourism SMEs in Vietnam. Structural equation modelling was applied.FindingsThe results indicate satisfactory reliability and validity of the constructs and support for two models within a structural equation modelling to evaluate the influence of leadership competencies on the competitiveness of SMEs. The data from both customers and competitors show that the competitiveness and the performance of the enterprise are affected by hands-on experience; relationships building competencies; strategic vision; operations management competencies. Furthermore, customers also value professional knowledge of the enterprises' leaders.Practical implicationsThe study suggests that the government agencies and tourism SMEs themselves should focus more on leadership. Training courses, exchange programs, seminars and workshops should be provided for SMEs leaders to improve their leadership competencies.Originality/valueThe research findings provide a more comprehensive view of internal and external factors affecting the competitiveness of SMEs in the tourism sector in Vietnam. This also contributes to competitiveness and leadership research by presenting the positive linkage between leadership competencies and the competitiveness of SMEs.

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Effect of Compensation Package on Staff Intention to Quit in Technical University: A Structural Equation Approach

Asian Journal of Economics Business and Accounting ◽

10.9734/ajeba/2019/v11i230126 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 1-13

Author(s):

Daniel Agyapong ◽

Michael Asiamah ◽

Elorm Akusika Cudjoe

Keyword(s):

Structural Equation Modelling ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Survey Design ◽

Intention To Quit ◽

Design Data ◽

Compensation Package ◽

Equation Modelling ◽

Intentions To Quit ◽

Compensation Plan ◽

Descriptive Survey

The paper analyses the compensation-intention to quit relationship in one of the technical universities in Ghana. Employing a descriptive survey design, data on the variables are collected using one hundred self-administered valid questionnaires. Data collected were analysed by means of structural equation modelling. The results show there is no significant relationship between intentions to quit and salary, incentives, allowance and fringe benefits. However, there was an inverse relationship between the dependent variable and the predictors. The result implies managers of such institutions do not focus only on monetary, but non-monetary rewards packages drawing their compensation plan. This study provides avenues for reviewing compensation packages of technical universities in order to motivate its employees to help prevent high labour turnover. The paper is among the few that employs the structural equation modelling in its analysis.

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