scholarly journals IMPACT OF MANAGERIAL FACTORS ON FIRM PRODUCTIVITY

2009 ◽  
Vol 12 (15) ◽  
pp. 73-86
Author(s):  
Loan Thi Kim Tran ◽  
Hung Nguyen Bui
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Production Management ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Top Management ◽  
Firm Productivity ◽  
Management Commitment ◽  
Top Management Commitment ◽  
The Impact

This study evaluates the impact of managerial factors on firm productivity and the relationship between them. SEM (Structural Equation Modeling) results indicate that managerial factors (including top management commitment, human resources training, production management, customer orientation and organisational communication) explain 55% the variation in firm productivity. The results demonstrate a statistically significiant positive relationship between top management commitment and human resources training (1835), production management (.714). In adition, there is a significiant correlation between managerial factors. Implications for managers and directions for future research are also discussed.

scholarly journals Does Job Embeddedness Mediate the Effect of Resilience on Cabin Attendants’ Career Satisfaction and Creative Performance?

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 5104
Author(s):  
Aram Eslamlou ◽  
Osman M. Karatepe ◽  
Mehmet Mithat Uner
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Career Satisfaction ◽  
Job Embeddedness ◽  
Performance Outcomes ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Conservation Of Resources ◽  
Creative Performance ◽  
The Impact

An increasing body of research suggests job embeddedness (JE) as a motivational variable influencing employees’ attitudinal and behavioral outcomes such as quitting intentions and task performance. Personal resources have been reported to affect JE and these outcomes. However, little work has investigated the antecedents and consequences of JE among cabin attendants. There is also a dearth of empirical research regarding the mechanism linking resilience to cabin attendants’ affective and performance outcomes. Therefore, drawing on conservation of resources and JE theories, we propose a conceptual model that examines the interrelationships of resilience, JE, career satisfaction (CSAT), and creative performance (CPERF). Moreover, the model explores JE as a mediator of the impact of resilience on CSAT and CPERF. These linkages were tested via data collected from cabin attendants and their pursers. The findings from structural equation modeling reveal that resilience boosts cabin attendants’ JE, CSAT, and CPERF. As predicted, JE is a mediator between resilience and CSAT. Our paper culminates with implications for theory and practice as well as future research directions.

scholarly journals Love at first swipe? Explaining Tinder self-presentation and motives

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 80-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giulia Ranzini ◽  
Christoph Lutz
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Hooking Up ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Mobile Media ◽  
Self Presentation ◽  
Psychological Predictor ◽  
Real Self ◽  
The Impact

The emergence of location-based real-time dating (LBRTD) apps such as Tinder has introduced a new way for users to get to know potential partners nearby. The design of the apps represents a departure from “old-school” dating sites as it relies on the affordances of mobile media. This might change the way individuals portray themselves as their authentic or deceptive self. Based on survey data collected via Mechanical Turk and using structural equation modeling, we assess how Tinder users present themselves, exploring at the same time the impact of their personality characteristics, their demographics, and their motives of use. We find that self-esteem is the most important psychological predictor, fostering real self-presentation but decreasing deceptive self-presentation. The motives of use—hooking up/sex, friendship, relationship, traveling, self-validation, and entertainment—also affect the two forms of self-presentation. Demographic characteristics and psychological antecedents influence the motives for using Tinder, with gender differences being especially pronounced. Women use Tinder more for friendship and self-validation, while men use it more for hooking up/sex, traveling, and relationship seeking. We put the findings into context, discuss the limitations of our approach and provide avenues for future research into the topic.

Understanding the Moderating Impact of Context-Awareness and Ubiquity on Mobile Government Services Adoption

2022 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 0-0
Keyword(s):  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Context Awareness ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
The Impact

The factors of context-awareness and mobile ubiquity are major components in the development and diffusion of any mobile technology-driven applications and services. Principally in the m-government development space, the issues of context-awareness and ubiquity are crucial if m-government initiatives are to be successful. The moderating effect of context-awareness and ubiquity on mobile government adoption is examined for 409 students from a Chinese University based on the Technology Acceptance Model. Using the Structural Equation Modeling technique, the results indicate that perceived ease of use (PEOU) was significantly related to intention to use, but perceived usefulness (PU) did not have a significant effect on mobile government adoption. The moderating analysis indicated that context-awareness significantly moderated the impact of PU but had no moderating effect on PEOU. Also, it was discovered that ubiquity was significant in moderating both the PEOU and PU on mobile government adoption. Policy implications and directions for future research are presented.

scholarly journals The Impact of Big Data Adoption on SMEs’ Performance

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 68
Author(s):  
Mahdi Nasrollahi ◽  
Javaneh Ramezani ◽  
Mahmoud Sadraei
Keyword(s):  
Big Data ◽  
Economic Performance ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Social Performance ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
The Impact

The notion of Industry 4.0 encompasses the adoption of new information technologies that enable an enormous amount of information to be digitally collected, analyzed, and exploited in organizations to make better decisions. Therefore, finding how organizations can adopt big data (BD) components to improve their performance becomes a relevant research area. This issue is becoming more pertinent for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), especially in developing countries that encounter limited resources and infrastructures. Due to the lack of empirical studies related to big data adoption (BDA) and BD’s business value, especially in SMEs, this study investigates the impact of BDA on SMEs’ performance by obtaining the required data from experts. The quantitative investigation followed a mixed approach, including survey data from 224 managers from Iranian SMEs, and a structural equation modeling (SEM) methodology for the data analysis. Results showed that 12 factors affected the BDA in SMEs. BDA can affect both operational performance and economic performance. There has been no support for the influence of BDA and economic performance on social performance. Finally, the study implications and findings are discussed alongside future research suggestions, as well as some limitations and unanswered questions.

The effect of clustering on competitiveness improvement in Hebron

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (5) ◽  
pp. 631-654 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ibrahim M. Awad ◽  
Alaa A. Amro
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Model Building ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Background Information ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Model ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to map the cluster in the leather and shoes sector for improving the competitiveness of the firms. Toward this end, the study is organized to examine the impact of clustering on competitiveness improvement. The influence of competitive elements and performance (Porter’s diamond) and balanced score card was utilized. Design/methodology/approach A random sample of 131 respondents was chosen during the period from May 2016 to July 2016. A structural equation modeling (SEM) analysis was applied to investigate the research model. This approach was chosen because of its ability to test casual relationships between constructs with multiple measurement items. Researchers proposed a two-stage model-building process for applying SEM. The measurement model was first examined for instrument validation, followed by an analysis of the structural model for testing associations hypothesized by the research model. Findings The main findings show that there is a unidirectional causal relationship between improvements of performance and achieve competitiveness and also reveal that the Palestinian shoes and leather cluster sector is vital and strong, and conclude that clustering can achieve competitiveness for small- and medium-sized enterprises. Research limitations/implications Future research can examine the relationship between clustering and innovation. The effect of clustering using other clustering models other than Porter’s model is advised to be used for future research. Practical implications The relationships among clustering and competitiveness may provide a practical clue to both, policymakers and researchers on how cluster enhances economic firms such as a skilled workforce, research, development capacity, and infrastructure. This is likely to create assets such as trust, synergy, collaboration and cooperation for improved competitiveness. Originality/value The findings of this study provide background information that can simultaneously be used to analyze relationships among factors of innovation, customer’s satisfaction, internal business and financial performance. This study also identified several essential factors in successful firms, and discussed the implications of these factors for developing organizational strategies to encourage and foster competitiveness.

The Role of Usability in E-Commerce Services

2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 57-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Udo Konradt ◽  
Gunther Held ◽  
Timo Christophersen ◽  
Friedemann W. Nerdinger
Keyword(s):  
User Satisfaction ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Intention To Use ◽  
Product Involvement ◽  
Behavioral Variables ◽  
Perceived Usability ◽  
The Impact

The authors examined the impact of perceived usability of websites of commercial service vendors on consumer’s affective, intentional, and behavioral variables. Reflective and formative usability measures were used within a nomological network of predictors (trust, reputation, and perceived fun), mediators (user satisfaction, and intention to use), decision to choose as the criteria, product involvement as a moderator, and controls. Results from structural equation modeling revealed that usability holds both direct and indirect paths, via trust and perceived fun, to user satisfaction. User satisfaction was positively related to the intention to use and partially mediated the relation between usability and intention to use. Furthermore, product involvement does not moderate the relation between usability and intention to use and the relation between user satisfaction and intention to use. Finally, intention to use provided an excellent prediction of the decision to choose. Limitations and suggestions for future research are discussed.

Social media use and employee innovative performance: Work engagement as a mediator

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Tan Cheng ◽  
Pan Zhang ◽  
Yuping Wen ◽  
Liyin Wang
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Innovative Performance ◽  
The Impact

We examined the impact of social media use on employee innovative performance, and the psychological mechanism underlying this relationship. Our hypothesis was that social media use would have a positive influence on employee innovative performance and that work engagement would act as a mediator in this relationship. We employed structural equation modeling to investigate this mediating role with 298 employees of a large enterprise in China. Results of a time-lagged survey showed that both social media use and work engagement were significantly correlated with innovative performance, and work engagement partially mediated the social media use–innovative performance relationship. These findings shed light on how social media use affects employee innovative performance. Theoretical and practical implications and directions for future research are discussed.

Antecedents of cross-functional integration level and their organizational impact

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (8) ◽  
pp. 1706-1723 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Cristina Ferreira ◽  
Marcio Lopes Pimenta ◽  
Paraskeva Wlazlak
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Functional Integration ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Probabilistic Sampling ◽  
Parsimonious Model ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop a model to predict the antecedents of the integration level among marketing, logistics and production, considering the influence of formal and informal factors that generate integration and the existence of conflicts. Design/methodology/approach A survey of 179 participants from all regions of Brazil was conducted. A parsimonious model including four dimensions and 34 variables was developed through confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling. Findings The field data corroborate studies dealing with the impact of various formal and informal integration factors on the cross-functional integration level as a construct. Furthermore, this paper concludes that the level of cross-functional can be defined as: the intensity of the relationship among internal functions which can be measured by the mutual existence of formal and informal factors and the absence of manifest conflicts. Research limitations/implications The findings of this paper cannot be generalized because of the convenience sampling. Future research could apply a probabilistic sampling and try to explore other geographical settings in both national and international contexts. Practical implications The proposed model can generate important information for managers by pointing out variables that can predict the integration level and their impacts on the organizational performance. The paper concludes with examples about how the model could be useful in several practical situations. Originality/value This paper proposes a model with reasonable accuracy to predict the integration level and overcomes prior research limitations with respect to models to predict the antecedents of the integration level, particularly the role of conflicts in the integration processes.

scholarly journals Corporate Environmental Strategy and Voluntary Environmental Behavior—Mediating Effect of Psychological Green Climate

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 3123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anupam Kumar Das ◽  
Shetu Ranjan Biswas ◽  
Munshi Muhammad Abdul Kader Jilani ◽  
Md. Aftab Uddin
Keyword(s):  
Social Identity Theory ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Environmental Behavior ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Mediation Effect ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Environmental Strategy ◽  
Research Problems ◽  
The Impact

Given the growing intent to prevent decay in environmental management, the present study seeks to unearth the impact of corporate environmental strategy on employees’ voluntary environmental behavior by regulating or facilitating their perceived psychological green climate. Research problems and research questions are built on the essence of multiple theories—goal-setting theory, social identity theory, and social learning theory for grounding the research model. A total of 294 replies were collected through a self-administered survey from diverse industrial panoramas. We used structural equation modeling (SEM) analytics via AMOS-version 20.0 for measuring the hypothesized results. The study revealed that the corporate environmental strategy is displaying an insignificant direct influence on voluntary environmental behavior. However, the corporate environmental strategy indirectly influences, via the mediation effect, voluntary environmental behavior of employees through their psychological green climate perception. Directions for future research are recommended based on insights from the implications and limitations of the study.

scholarly journals Islamic Faith-Based Content and Religious Social-media Motives

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 19
Author(s):  
Khairil Anwar ◽  
Abdul Mujib
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Media Usage ◽  
Faith Based ◽  
Islamic Faith ◽  
The Impact

The predominance and use of social media for sacred and secular purposes have made it imperative to understand the role of social media in people’s religious motives and life. Therefore, grounded in gratification theory, the current study examines the impact of social media usage intensity, social media usage frequency, and religious appreciation in developing and strengthening different motives, i.e., ministering, spiritual enlightenment, religious information, relaxing entertainment, and well-being, among the followers of social media pages/accounts/sites for faith-based content. Following a quantitative research methodology, data were collected from the 562 followers of social media, i.e., Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter. Data were analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) in SmartPLS3 software. The results revealed that social media usage intensity and frequency positively influenced all five motives of individuals with a higher impact on individuals’ motive of gaining religious information followed by spiritual enlightenment and well-being. Likewise, religious appreciation positively impacted all five motives of individuals to assess the faith-based content on social media pages/accounts/sites. However, the intensity of the impact varied from well-being, relaxing entertainment, ministering, religious information to spiritual enlightenment from the highest to lowest level, respectively. Moreover, the unique concept, theoretical and practical implications, and future research insights of the study are major advances to literature in the field.

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