scholarly journals Mediating Entrepreneurial Creativity – The Effect of Human Resource Practices on Innovation

Author(s):  
Juliansyah Noor ◽  
Musa Alkadhim Alhabshy ◽  
Mohd Rafi Bin Yaacob

This research aims to evaluate the link between human resource practices (HRPs) and innovation with mediating effect of entrepreneurial creativity. This research uses the hierarchical analysis to examine data collected from entrepreneurs running 172 small and medium enterprises. The results show that (a) HRPs have a positive and significant effect on entrepreneurial creativity; (b) HRPs have statistically significant impact on innovation. These results provide empirical evidence that entrepreneurial creativity mediates the relationship between HRPs and innovation. Also, the findings provide evidence that the mediating role of entrepreneurial creativity causes improving employees' innovation. Also, the findings provide evidence that the mediating role of entrepreneurial creativity cause improving employees' innovation. By providing a cross-sectional examination of our model, we showed that HRPs and entrepreneurial creativity are of essence in shaping an innovative context. A comprehensive view on the triggers and outcomes of entrepreneurial creativity and innovation are needed, as the traditional unidirectional cause-effect rationale short in explaining how these concepts relate to one another and to entrepreneur experiences of HRPs.  

Author(s):  
Harleen Kaur ◽  
Palvi Bansal

The study’s main aim is to figure out what function financial goods and services play in mediating the link between financial access and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs)’ growth in developing markets. Consequently, this article aims to see whether the usage of monetary goods and services in a developing nation like India mediates the connection between financial access and MSMEs’ growth. The data were collected from 392 MSMEs in the Jammu region using a cross-sectional research method. The partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) technique was used to see whether the use of financial goods and services in developing nations had a mediating consequence on the link between financial access and MSMEs’ growth. The study exclusively collected data from MSMEs in India’s Jammu region. There is still the possibility of confirming this result in other emerging economies. MSMEs may participate in financial access initiatives provided by organisations to use financial services better.


2021 ◽  
pp. 37-48
Author(s):  
Cernas-Ortiz Cernas-Ortiz ◽  
Lau Wai-Kwan

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between social connectedness outside of work and job satisfaction in Mexican teleworkers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The research method was correlational, non-experimental, and cross-sectional. Employing an online, self-administered survey, the data were collected in a non-probabilistic sample of 214 individuals. The results suggest that the relationship between social connectedness outside of work and job satisfaction is positive and mediated by positive affective well-being. The mediating effect of positive affective well-being is not moderated by optimistic attributional style. Social connectedness outside of work is important to keep job satisfaction high. Therefore, organizations should facilitate a frequent interaction of their teleworkers with others outside the work domain.


Author(s):  
Dorcas Achieng Kerre

Credit card use has gained popularity throughout the world.  Banks introduce the credit card service as a way of improving their revenue streams. However, in Kenya, the rate of growth in usage has rather been slow. This research surveyed credit card holders in Nairobi, Kenya with a view to investigate the effect of marketing practices on credit usage and whether consumer attitudes had a mediating effect between the two factors.   A cross-sectional survey was conducted by administering a structured questionnaire to 380 respondents. The study established that marketing practices affect credit card usage and that consumer attitudes did not significantly mediate the relationship between marketing practices and credit card usage. This paper makes a valuable contribution to managerial practice by showing how the elements of the extended marketing mix affect credit card usage. Thus it serves to inform the implementation of marketing strategy in banks by guiding on which aspects of marketing should be emphasised so as to increase credit card usage.


Author(s):  
Dedi Iskamto ◽  
Puspa Liza Ghazali

The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of MSES performance in modulating the link between the entrepreneurial environment and entrepreneurial happiness. The biggest issue confronting Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Indonesia today is poor entrepreneurial satisfaction, which is connected to SMEs' performance as well as the entrepreneurial environment. Many businesses fail because founders are unable to operate them. Entrepreneurs that fail likely to abandon their venture. The data for this study will be processed quantitatively using AMOS SEM. The consequences of this research will be to widen the scope to include not just the well-being of entrepreneurs, but also the numerous consequences on other things.


Author(s):  
Danjuma Tali Nimfa

The purpose of this study is to investigates the effect of organisational culture on the sustainable growth of SMEs; mediating role of innovation competitive advantage. The electrical products small and medium enterprises was the realm of this study. The partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) via SmartPLS was employed to test the hypotheses. Finding of this study revealed that organisational culture has a direct positive significant effect on sustainable growth of SMEs and innovation competitive advantage. Moreover, the study confirmed that innovation competitive advantage has a direct positive significant relationship with sustainable growth of SMEs. Furthermore, the findings established that innovation competitive advantage has fully mediates the relationship between organisational culture and sustainable growth of electrical manufacturing SMEs in Nigeria. This study sets out purposeful measures to encourage owner-mangers of the electrical manufacturing SMEs to maintain as well as installing innovative organisational culture that enhance efficient sustainable growth of SMEs and embedding innovation competitive advantage as a viable strategic mechanism in the enterprise. This study is distinctive because it tries to fill the small and medium enterprises gaps through encouraging managers of the electrical manufacturing SMEs to always strategize for better sustainable growth in the rapidly changing business environment. Keywords: Organisational culture, Sustainable growth of SMEs, Innovation competitive advantage, PLS-SEM (SmartPLS).


Organizacija ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 187-203
Author(s):  
Mohanad Ali Kareem ◽  
Hayder Abdulmohsin Mijbas

Abstract Background and purpose: The recent literature established that human resource development (HRD) is significantly related to organizational effectiveness (OE). In rapidly changing environments, the organizations should strive to address the shifts in the environment and cope with markets conditions through developing dynamic capabilities, in return, enhance organizational effectiveness. The main purpose of this study is to examine the mediating role of dynamic capabilities on the relationship between human resources development and organizational effectiveness in the Iraqi public universities context. Design/Methodology/Approach: Data were collected through an online questionnaire survey from 215 employees executive and non-executive employees working in the selected public universities in Iraq. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was employed to test the proposed research model. Results: The analyzed data supported all the hypothesized relationships of the study. This study finds that HRD practices have a significant influence on organizational effectiveness and dynamic capabilities. Further, dynamic capabilities significantly influence on organizational effectiveness. Also, the study empirically supports the mediating effect of dynamic capabilities on the relationship between HRD practices and organizational effectiveness. Conclusion: In the literature, there is still a lack of how HRD practices impact on organizational effectiveness through the mechanisms of dynamic capabilities. Therefore, this research contributes to the literature by pointing out the mediating role of dynamic capabilities on the relationship between HRD and organizational effectiveness. Based on the existing literature and empirical results, the study provides the theoretical and practical implications which are further discussed in detail.


2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 167-175
Author(s):  
Ramatu Abdulkareem Abubakar

While a considerable amount of research has consistently established significant positive relations between entrepreneurial orientation and small and medium enterprises’ performance, there is a paucity of research examining the fundamental processes behind this relationship. To address this theoretical gap in the literature, this study examined the mediating role of organizational learning in the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and SME performance. Based on survey data collected from 193 SMEs, located in Kano metropolis, findings suggested that entrepreneurial orientation was significantly associated with SME performance. Furthermore, the results indicated that the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and SME performance was mediated by organizational learning. The implications of the results for explaining the performance of SMEs are discussed.


2012 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 649-655 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jian An Zhong ◽  
Zhong-Liang Cao ◽  
Yuanyuan Huo ◽  
Ziguang Chen ◽  
Wing Lam

The associations between neuroticism, employees' preference of emotional labor strategies, and job feedback were investigated using a cross-sectional self-report questionnaire survey. The mediating effect of job feedback was tested using regression analysis with a sample of 168 nurses. Results showed that neuroticism was associated more with surface acting, and less with both deep acting and job feedback; job feedback fully mediated the relationship between neuroticism and deep acting. Implications and directions for future research and practices are suggested.


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