A Conceptual Model on Trust and Self-Discipline of the Entrepreneur: Preconditions for Capital Attraction and Business Success

The article presents an empirical study to discover consumers’ perception on foreign banks’ brand value which is said as one of key drivers for business success. The study is aimed at assisting brand managers to track their brand value and hence to improve their product and service quality. The conceptual model is founded on a consumer-based approach to brand value. To validate the model, a survey of 183 interviewees was carried out in four popular foreign banks in Ho Chi Minh City: Citibank, HSBC, ANZ and Standard Chartered (SCB). The collected data was tested and analyzed by Exploratory Factor Analysis. The study reveals that Brand Knowledge, Brand Differentiation, Brand Relevance and Brand Esteem correlate closely to each other and have a strong affect to Consumer-based Brand Value. The findings are discussed and the implications for banks’ management are presented.

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The value of project management to competitiveness: key factors from a holistic and practical perspective

International Journal of Managing Projects in Business ◽

10.1108/ijmpb-02-2020-0042 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Cláudia Sousa Silva ◽

Cláudia Pereira ◽

José Magano

Keyword(s):

Project Management ◽

Literature Review ◽

Conceptual Model ◽

Business Success ◽

Practical Implementation ◽

Real Problem ◽

Key Factors ◽

Content Type ◽

Holistic Perspective ◽

Practical Implications

PurposeThe contribution of project success and the organisation's efficiency is consensual in the literature. However, the value of project management (PM) brings to the organisation's effectiveness through the alignment with strategy, contributing to its competitiveness and business success, is yet little explored. This study addresses the literature gap that concerns the relationship between PM and the organisation's competitiveness, proposing a holistic conceptual model to understand of how PM brings value to the organisation. This work also aims to demonstrate the practical implications of theoretical contributions to the value of PM. For this, a detailed action research (AR) was planned to show how researchers and practitioners could work and collaborate in a real problem and prove the AR approach's adequacy to the PM field.Design/methodology/approachThe methodology starts with a systematic literature review (SLR), followed by content analysis to develop a conceptual model of PM's value. To validate the theoretical constructs and transfer the results to real context, an AR plan is then carried out to support a specific PM problem presented by an automotive industry company.FindingsThe results have theoretical and practical implications. An original conceptual model is developed–the value of PM: Key factors–defending a multidimensional and holistic perspective to understand the PM's value. A set of key factors was identified, structured, interrelated and exemplified their practical implementation in a single company. In addition to the technical key factors identified in the literature review, the AR plan unveils crucial social aspects to improve PM's value, such as leadership, strong communication and open processes. This work shows the central role of PM methodologies in integrating and interconnecting the key factors, emphasizing the projects' strategic level.Research limitations/implicationsThe present work was developed in a specific and particular organisational context and industry.Practical implicationsThe AR plan presents a company's original programme–Hyper Competitiveness (HC) Temple–implemented in an automotive company. Project management professionals could understand how this company implemented each key factor, defended in a conceptual model and lead the project's results to the business value.Originality/valueThe research originality lies in rethinking PM's value to organisations from a holistic perspective: multi-dimensional, temporal, life cycle, multi-organisational, pointing out a set of technical and social key factors.

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The Influential Factors of TQM and TPM Implementation on Manufacturing Industry Performance (MIP)

Journal of Advanced Industrial Technology and Application ◽

10.30880/jaita.2021.02.01.007 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 02 (01) ◽

Author(s):

Abdalla Al Maazmi ◽

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Abdallah Al Hamadi ◽

Keyword(s):

Conceptual Model ◽

Manufacturing Industry ◽

Global Market ◽

Influential Factors ◽

Business Success ◽

Total Quality ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Instruments And Techniques ◽

The One ◽

The Relationship

The demand for quality is the one crucial factor for businesses in today's highly competitive market, to thrive in this ever expanding global market. As a result of intense global competition, Total quality management (TQM) has been created. Most of the previous papers show that TQM is very related to business success. However, the analysis of the Total productive maintenance (TPM) as mediator between TQM and MIP not widely found and previous researches were commonly regarded as general instruments and techniques without particular emphasis on improvement styles. This paper aims to suggest the relationship between TQM and MIP through mediating impact of TPM. The methodology adopted for this research was to use a review of existing literature, this paper explores the theories of TQM and TPM to provide useful information to ensure effective management of manufacturing industry. The key contribution of this paper is to develop a conceptual model to describe the cause- effect relationship between TQM, TPM activities and MIP. The implication of the proposed conceptual model would help academics and policy makers in the industry to better understand the relationship between activities.

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Customer Satisfaction towards Online Shopping at Electronics Shopping Malls in Vietnam- A Conceptual Model to Enhance Business Success through Efficient Websites and Logistics Services

Journal of Stock & Forex Trading ◽

10.4172/2168-9458.1000164 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 05 (01) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Lai Wang Wang ◽

Quoc Liem Le

Keyword(s):

Customer Satisfaction ◽

Conceptual Model ◽

Online Shopping ◽

Business Success ◽

Shopping Malls ◽

Logistics Services

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PROPOSAL FOR A COMPREHENSIVE AND INTEGRATED MODEL OF SUPPORT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW PRODUCTS

Revista Produção e Desenvolvimento ◽

10.32358/rpd.2018.v4.309 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 19-38

Author(s):

Ana Sofia Martins da Eira Dias ◽

António João Pina da Costa Feliciano Abreu ◽

Helena Victorovna Guitiss Navas

Keyword(s):

Literature Review ◽

Competitive Advantage ◽

Conceptual Model ◽

New Products ◽

Innovation Process ◽

Integrated Model ◽

Business Success ◽

Systemic Model ◽

The Subject ◽

Holistic Assessment

The development of new products (NPD) is crucial for the existence of companies, source of competitive advantage and determinant of their business success. Several factors, both operational and organizational or even strategic, contribute to the innovation process that supports NPD. The holistic assessment of all these factors as a whole has not been the subject of research leading to the proposal for an integrated and systemic model. In this way, this article aims to propose a comprehensive conceptual model that integrates the strategic, organizational and procedural levels, as well as the set of factors to be taken into account in NPD projects. Based on the literature review, a comprehensive and integrated conceptual model of NPD support (MAIDNP) is deductive-inductive. This model can therefore be a tool for evaluating processes, projects and products, dedicated to companies that innovate, design and develop new products.

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The Influence of Soft Skills on Employability: A Case Study on Technology Industry Sector in Malaysia

Interdisciplinary Journal of Information Knowledge and Management ◽

10.28945/4807 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 16 ◽

pp. 255-283

Author(s):

Sally Saad Fadhil ◽

Ramlee Ismail ◽

Alhamzah Alnoor

Keyword(s):

Regression Analysis ◽

Conceptual Model ◽

Soft Skills ◽

Employee Performance ◽

Future Research ◽

Business Success ◽

Industry Sector ◽

Technology Industry ◽

Fuzzy Delphi ◽

Preliminary Study

Aim/Purpose: This research investigates the influence of soft skills on graduates’ employability in the technology industry, using the technology industry sector in Malaysia as a case. Background: Organizations are looking for appropriate mechanisms to hire qualified employees with strong soft skills and hard skills. This requires that job candidates possess a set of qualifications and skills which impact their employability. Methodology: Fuzzy Delphi analysis was conducted as preliminary study to identify the critical soft skills required by technology industry sector. The preliminary study produced ten critical soft skills to form a conceptual model of their influence on employability. Then, an online questionnaire survey was distributed in two industry companies in Malaysia to collect research data, and regression analysis was conducted to validate the conceptual model. Contribution: This research focuses on the influence of soft skills on graduate employability in the technology industry sector, since the selection of the best candidate in the industry will improve employee performance and lead to business success. Findings: The results of regression analysis confirmed that Communication skills, Attitude, Integrity, Learnability, Motivation, and Teamwork are significantly correlated with employability, which means that these soft skills are the critical factors for employability in Malaysian technology companies. Recommendations for Practitioners: The model proposed in this article can be used by employers to give better assessment of candidates’ compatibility with the jobs available. Impact on Society: This research highlights the critical soft skills required by technology industry sector, which will reduce the unemployment percentages among graduates. Future Research: More studies are required to examine the soft skills found in the literature and to define the most important skills from a general perspective of the industry. Future research should assess the moderating role of other variables, such as skills gap, employee performance, and employee knowledge. Furthermore, it is recommended to conduct similar studies of soft skills for employability in other countries.

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