scholarly journals The Influence of Urban Poverty on Students’ Academic Optimism: Does Government Assistance Play a Role?

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 37-57
Author(s):  
Azam Othman ◽  
Hairuddin Mohd Ali ◽  
Suhailah Hussien ◽  
Moha Asri Abdullah ◽  
Norbaiduri Ruslan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Urban Poor ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Urban Poverty ◽  
Academic Optimism ◽  
Kuala Lumpur ◽  
Government Assistance ◽  
Poor Students ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Relationship

The present study investigated the relationship between urban poor students’ perceptions of government assistance and poverty and their level of academic optimism. A survey was administered to 500 urban poor students in two major Malaysian cities, Kuala Lumpur and Johor Bahru. The students were identified and randomly selected for the study with the help of their respective schools. AMOS version 24 was used to test the hypothesised model using Structural Equation Modelling (SEM). The findings revealed a significant direct association between students’ perceptions of poverty and academic optimism. However, no significant indirect influence was found between students’ perceptions of poverty and their academic optimism through government assistance. These findings suggest that government assistance programmes are not necessarily a contributor to students’ academic optimism. The lack of any significant influence between students’ perceptions of poverty and academic optimism, through government assistance, may indicate a need to re-evaluate the existing assistance programmes rendered by the government to students in the urban poor category.

scholarly journals FACTORS INFLUENCING THE PERFORMANCE OF SUSTAINABLE OIL PALM GROWERS COOPERATIVE IN SABAH

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (16) ◽  
pp. 25-34
Author(s):  
Ainul Shazwin Sahidan ◽  
Zaki Aman ◽  
Abdul Rahman Abdul Rahim ◽  
Nazirah Che Jaafar ◽  
Humaira Mat Taib ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oil Palm ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
P Value ◽  
Moderator Variable ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderate Relationship

Almost one million hectares of oil palm in Malaysia have been planted by the oil palm independent smallholders (OPISH). Most of these farms are small size holding and scatters throughout Malaysia. These factors cause them to face several problems and consequently put their income below potential. To assist the OPISH, the government had introduced the oil palm grower cooperative known as Koperasi Penanam Sawit Mampan (KPSM). The objective of KPSM is to increase the oil palm yield, OPISH incomes, and as a platform of interaction between OPISH and extension officers to discuss their problems. However, cooperatives' performance can be influenced by several factors. This paper aims to study the extension officer and members' participation as independent variables. Good governance is incorporated as a moderator variable to investigate a cooperative's performance. The partial least squares (PLS 3.0) and structural equation modelling instruments are used to analyse the data in this study. Most of the respondents are male, and 22% are of the younger generation. The results demonstrated that good governance (p-value of 0.095(p<0.1) and t=1.669 (more than 1.64) has a moderate relationship between members' participation and cooperatives' performance. On the other hand, good governance did not strengthen the relationship between the extension officer and co-operatives performance.

Green product awareness has the potential to promote green consumer behaviour: Evidence from Kuala-Lumpur

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Osarodion Ogiemwonyi ◽  
Amran Bin Harun
Keyword(s):  
Circular Economy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Consumer Behaviour ◽  
Green Product ◽  
Kuala Lumpur ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
Potential Strategy ◽  
Green Trust ◽  
The Relationship

Awareness can influence consumer judgment while making a decision, and thus can help to restore a positive image in the marketplace. The present study was based on 262 green consumer samples, considering awareness as a direct antecedent for green consumer behaviour, and treating the role of attitude as an intermediary construct. Notably, empirical findings for this link are inconsistent. Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) using SmartPLSv3.0 was applied to analyze the data, while examining nine hypotheses. Despite discrepancies reported in past studies and although awareness was constantly essential but not sufficient for green behaviour, both green product awareness and green consumer behaviour were empirically significant. The study also confirmed the Attitude-Behaviour-Context (ABC) theory developed to interpret green behaviour on contextual variables, which were all empirically significant. Green attitude mediated the relationship between awareness and green behaviour. But it showed no path to the relationship between green value, green trust and green behaviour when examining indirect effects. This study provides new insights into the potential strategy that could be used to improve positive green behaviour. These findings can help policymaker formulate strategies to promote green behaviour in a circular economy like Malaysia.

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

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.

Mediated and moderated model of the willingness to pay for halal transportation

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdul Hafaz Ngah ◽  
Serge Gabarre ◽  
Bilal Eneizan ◽  
Nabihah Asri
Keyword(s):  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Kuala Lumpur ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Transportation Services ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose This paper aims to identify the factors of willingness to pay for halal transportation among Muslim consumers in Malaysia by extending the theory of planned behaviour with knowledge and religiosity. Design/methodology/approach Applying a purposive sampling method, data were gathered from questionnaires distributed to Muslim consumers at Malls in Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya. From 250 Muslims who were approached, 200 respondents agreed to answer the questionnaire. SMART-PLS 3.2.8. was used to analyse the data for this study using a structural equation modelling (SEM) approach. Findings Attitude (ATT), Subjective Norm (SN) and Perceived Behavioural Control (PBC) have a positive relationship with the Willingness to Pay (WTP). However, religiosity is found as an insignificant factor towards the WTP. Knowledge and religiosity are significant predictors of the attitude. Attitude is found to have a mediating effect on the relationship between knowledge and the WTP, and for religiosity towards the WTP. Awareness moderates the positive relationship between ATT and the WTP for halal transportation services. Meanwhile, awareness is found as an insignificant moderator between SN and the WTP, and for the PBC and the WTP. Practical implications The findings provide useful information on the WTP for halal transportation. Related parties such as the government, halal transport service providers and customers can use these findings to plan further action to enhance the WTP for halal transportation Originality/value The study reveals the capability of the TPB to identify the factors of WTP for halal transportation among Muslim consumers in Malaysia. The findings also show the moderation effects of awareness on the TPB. The findings also enrich the literature on the WTP in halal studies

scholarly journals EFEKTIVITAS DAN TINGKAT PARTISIPASI MASYARAKAT TERHADAP PROGRAM PENGENTASAN KEMISKINAN PERKOTAAN (P2KP) DI KOTA BANDAR LAMPUNG

2011 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 252-258
Author(s):  
Helvi Yanfika
Keyword(s):  
Public Participation ◽  
Urban Poor ◽  
Urban Poverty ◽  
Poverty Eradication ◽  
Eradication Program ◽  
Study Results ◽  
The Government ◽  
Program Characteristics ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The City

The goal of provision of venture capital through P2KP is to improve the economy and provide infrastructure assistance to the urban poor in the form of concern that the government is "facilitating" the passage "public participation process". Purposes of this study are to determine the level of effectiveness, know the dynamics of group relationships, determine the relationship of program characteristics of community participation in the program, and determine the relationship at the level of stakeholder support for urban poverty eradication program (P2KP) in the city of Bandar Lampung. The research was conducted in the city of Bandar Lampung in July-October 2011. The sample in this study were drawn using simple random technique (simple random sampling), and the respondent sample was taken from the population of members of Self-Help Groups (SHGs) of poor city of Bandar Lampung group, in order to obtain a sample of 39 respondents. Data analyses in this study were tabulation and descriptive method. To test the hypothesis, non-parametric statistical test Spearman Rank correlation was used. The study results show that in general urban poverty eradication program (P2KP) in Bandar Lampung is in fairly good views. Assessment of the dynamics of the group (X1) is quite good most of the respondents are 53.85% in the medium category, and program characteristics (X2) was 71.79% which is good enough, as well as the support of stakeholders (X3) is 58.97%, and public participation (Y1) in the high category is 71.79%, indicating the effectiveness of programs in the city of Bandar Lampung P2KP pretty good, and the results of the analysis showed a significant relationship between the dynamics of the group, the characteristics of program with the participation of stakeholders support to the program in the city of Bandar Lampung P2KP with 99% confidence level. Keywords: Effectiveness, Participation, Poverty Eradication

scholarly journals The Creative Self-Concept as a Mediator Between Openness to Experience and Creative Behaviour

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 408-417 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bin-Bin Chen
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Openness To Experience ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Mediation Effect ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
Creative Behaviour ◽  
Creative Self ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractThis study examined the mediation effect of creative self-concept on the relationship between Openness to Experience and creative behaviours among university students. Participants in the study completed self-report measures of Openness to Experience, creative behaviours and creative self-concept. Structural equation modelling revealed that, as predicted, Openness to Experience was indirectly related to creative behaviours through creative self-concept. Implications for future research and limitations of the present findings are discussed.

Emotional labour and successful ageing in the workplace among older Chinese employees

2012 ◽  
Vol 33 (6) ◽  
pp. 1036-1051 ◽  
Author(s):  
FRANCIS CHEUNG ◽  
ANISE M. S. WU
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Hong Kong Chinese ◽  
Successful Ageing ◽  
Surface Acting ◽  
Emotional Labour ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
Chinese Workers ◽  
Older Chinese ◽  
The Relationship

ABSTRACTIn this study, we examined the relationship between emotional labour and successful ageing among older Hong Kong Chinese workers. We also investigated whether job satisfaction mediated the association between emotional labour and successful ageing in the workplace. Results show that deep acting was positively related to successful ageing in the workplace, whereas surface acting was negatively related to the same. Structural equation modelling shows that job satisfaction partially mediated the association between emotional labour and successful ageing in the workplace. The limitations of the study and further recommendations are also discussed.

Assessment of Ibn Haldun's Model for Sustainability using Structural Equation Modelling

2020 ◽  
Vol 31 ◽  
pp. 64-76
Author(s):  
Sümeyye Kuşakcı ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modelling ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Social Ethics ◽  
Workplace Spirituality ◽  
Organizational Level ◽  
Business Organizations ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
A Company

This work firstly aims to develop a sustainability model based on Ibn Haldun’s teaching of sustainability. Religious coloring refers to the spirituality, which is re-discovered in modern ages and transferred to the workplace. Spirituality stimulates virtuousness at personal and organizational level, which in turn generates managerial sustainability meaning the lifespan of a company. While personal virtuousness refers social ethics, organizational level virtuousness could be considered as Corporate Social Responsibility. Secondly, it attempts to evaluate the relevance of Ibn Haldun’s approach to contemporary business organizations. In order to demonstrate the relationship between spirituality, virtuousness, CSR, and sustainability; data collected from Corporate Knights’ Global 100 companies were analyzed using structural equation modelling. According to the results, while workplace spirituality leads to ethical conduct and higher CSR/CS score, the relationship between spirituality or CSR/CS and financial performance is not significant. However, it seems that higher lifespan of business enterprises is related to their CSR/CS score.

The relationship between environmental cost on organisational performance and environmental management system: a structural equation modelling approach

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nursyazwani Mohd Fuzi ◽  
Nurul Fadly Habidin ◽  
Sabrinah Adam ◽  
Sharon Yong Yee Ong
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Structural Equation Modelling ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Environmental Management System ◽  
Environmental Cost ◽  
Organisational Performance ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose This study aims to examine the relationship between environmental cost (EC) on organisational performance (OPM) through an environmental management system (EMS) as the mediating variable. Design/methodology/approach A total of 2,600 manufacturers were identified and consequently selected as the entire study population. Additionally, this study used the structural equation modelling technique to identify the mediator effects of EMS between EC and OPM. Findings The EC and EMS relationship on OPM produced direct and indirect consequences. Hence, it is concluded that manufacturing industry in Malaysia are focused on the OPM when implementing EC and EMS. Originality/value The model would incorporate EC and EMS implementation on OPM in the Malaysian manufacturing industry. This study could also be advantageous to the industry in improving EC, EMS and OPM.

Critical criteria for enhancing consumption intention in restaurants during COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheng-Fang Chou ◽  
Chih-Hsing Sam Liu ◽  
Jun-You Lin
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Consumer Behaviour ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Sufficient Information ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Consumption Intentions ◽  
The Government ◽  
Media Channels ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to illustrate the different systems controlling coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and curbing the impact of the virus on the hospitality economy. The author’s clarified the critical attributes of the government, organization management system and consumer behaviour using mediation-moderation models and demonstrated how those critical attributes influenced customer consumption intention during COVID-19 in Taiwan.Design/methodology/approachDue to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, this research is mainly distributed through online questionnaires through Facebook and other social media channels to recruit volunteers. Second, the pre-test survey used 100 questionnaires collected from juniors and seniors from a university in northern Taiwan to make predictions. Third, this study also conducted a questionnaire validity analysis, which identified 9 criteria and 34 items. Fourth, the questionnaire collected samples for a total of three months. Structural equation modelling was used to test the hypotheses in a sample of 1,098 consumers in Taiwan.FindingsThis study considers government, enterprise and consumer levels and conducts relevant factor analysis from consumers’ perspectives to understand the changes in consumer behaviour under COVID-19 influence. Regarding mediation, this study finds that information and communication mediate the relationships between crisis management and COVID-19 impact. Regarding moderation, this study exposes the critical moderating part of human resources, that hygiene and safety strengthen the relationships between COVID-19 impact and attitude towards life and that perceived anxiety strengthens the relationship between attitude towards life and consumption intention.Practical implicationsDuring COVID-19, restaurants should cooperate with the government to reduce the risk of community infection. Therefore, the government also needs to cooperate with restaurant companies to enhance the industrial economy, actively communicate with consumers and provide correct and sufficient information. At the same time, restaurant enterprises also need to have sufficient human resource arrangements, hygiene and safety planning to eliminate consumers’ doubts.Originality/valueThese findings indicate that consumers’ consumption intention to eat out is affected by the COVID-19 impact and attitude towards life. This research also confirms that perceived anxiety has a mediating effect on the relationship between consumer attitudes towards life and consumption intentions. To improve the restaurant economic process, they should consider solutions to reduce consumers’ perception of the COVID-19 impact and fear of eating out.

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