CSR and Workplace Autonomy as Enablers of Workplace Innovation in SMEs through Employees: Extending the Boundary Conditions of Self-Determination Theory

The current business environment characterized by high uncertainty, volatility, and stiff situation of competitiveness that is evident in almost every sector has increased the importance of workplace innovation for contemporary businesses. In this regard, a considerable attention in realizing employees of an organization as a source of innovation is not evident from the existing literature. In this aspect, the current study is an attempt to foster workplace innovation through employees in the SME sector of an emerging economy. In doing so, the authors propose that corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives of an SME, along with workplace autonomy, are helpful in creating an environment at the workplace that fosters innovative employee behavior (IEB). Furthermore, the current study also extends the boundary condition of the theory of self-determination by arguing that this theory provides a comprehensive framework to explain employees’ motivation for workplace innovation. The data of the current survey was obtained from the SME sector situated in two large cities of a developing country through a self-administered questionnaire which was then analyzed through structural-equation-modeling (SEM) using the AMOS software. The results confirmed that CSR directly relates to IEB and workplace autonomy mediates this relationship. The study also discusses the implications of this survey for theory and practice.

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Exploring donor's intention in charitable crowdfunding: intrinsic and extrinsic motivations

Industrial Management & Data Systems ◽

10.1108/imds-11-2020-0631 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Yuangao Chen ◽

Ruyi Dai ◽

Lu Wang ◽

Shuiqing Yang ◽

Yixiao Li ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Structural Equation ◽

Online Survey ◽

Ease Of Use ◽

Theory And Practice ◽

Self Determination ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Perceived Ease Of Use ◽

Content Type ◽

Positive Effects ◽

Intrinsic Motivations

PurposeThis study adopts self-determination theory and stimulus-organism-response framework to develop a model that explores the motivations of such donors by considering their self-determination needs and extrinsic and intrinsic motivations.Design/methodology/approachBased on online survey data collected from 436 crowdfunding donors in China, this study follows a structural equation modeling analysis to test hypotheses.FindingsThe results indicate that perceived ease of use, perceived self-efficacy and social connection have positive effects on the donation intentions of backers through a combination of extrinsic and intrinsic motivations.Originality/valueThe findings shed light on various extrinsic and intrinsic motivations advancing knowledge of individual fund motivation in donation-based crowdfunding and provide guidelines for the development of donation-based crowdfunding theory and practice.

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Understanding the determinants of guests’ behaviour to use green P2P accommodation

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management ◽

10.1108/ijchm-09-2018-0755 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 31 (9) ◽

pp. 3417-3446 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Gomaa Agag

Keyword(s):

Structural Equation ◽

Analysis Data ◽

Theory And Practice ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Content Type ◽

Environmental Commitment ◽

Modeling Data ◽

The Uk ◽

Comprehensive Framework ◽

Commitment Theory

Purpose This study aims to develop and empirically test a comprehensive framework in which to understand the determinants of guests’ behavior to use green peer-to-peer (P2P) accommodation in the UK P2P context by emerging the theory of planed behavior, environmental commitment theory and the value-belief-norm (VBN) theory into one model. Design/methodology/approach Adopting a quantitative approach, the present study proposes an integrated model integrating theory of planed behavior, environmental commitment theory and the VBN theory and subsequently tests the model using structural equation modeling data analysis. Data collected from 721 respondents were analyzed through (AMOS) to test the proposed model. Findings The results indicate that our integrated framework demonstrates a favorable level of prediction power for guests’ behavior, which verified the superiority of the suggested framework. Furthermore, the findings verified the moderating impact of guest attributes on guests decision regarding the booking process. Practical implications This study contributes to the existing theory and practice by offering important insights about determinants of guests’ behavior to use green P2P accommodation in the UK P2P context. Originality/value This research was the first to explore the determinants of guests’ behavior to use green P2P accommodation in the UK P2P context.

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An Examination to Explain the Mechanism of Employees’ Environment-Specific Behavior through CSR and Work Engagement from the Perspective of Stewardship Theory

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18179370 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (17) ◽

pp. 9370

Author(s):

Shilong Wei ◽

Muhammad Safdar Sial ◽

Ubaldo Comite ◽

Phung Anh Thu ◽

Daniel Badulescu ◽

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Keyword(s):

Work Engagement ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Mediating Effect ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Stewardship Theory ◽

Role Behavior ◽

Current Survey ◽

Long Time ◽

Corporate Social ◽

The Impact

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has emerged as an imperative for every sector globally. Yet, for a long time, the concept of CSR has been regarded from an organizational perspective. However, the importance of CSR in shaping the extra-role behavior of employees, such as their pro-environmental behavior (PEB-E), has been under-explored in the literature. Against this backdrop, the current study aims to investigate the impact of CSR on PEB-E with the mediating effect of work engagement (W.E) in the context of a emerging country. The study also employs stewardship theory as an alternate theory to explain the proposed relationships. The data of the current study were obtained from SME sector through a self-administered (paper-and-pencil method) questionnaire. A random sample of employees (n = 398) from different SMEs was selected and analyzed through structural equation modeling. The results of the current survey revealed that CSR directly and indirectly, via W.E, predicts PEB-E positively. The findings of the current study will be helpful for policymakers to understand that well-planned CSR activities, not only create positive repute for an SME, but also provide the underlying justification to its employees to be engaged in different environment-specific behaviors.

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Corporate social responsibility initiatives and its impact on social license: some empirical perspectives

Social Responsibility Journal ◽

10.1108/srj-06-2018-0147 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 16 (3) ◽

pp. 431-447 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Samuel Famiyeh ◽

Disraeli Asante-Darko ◽

Amoako Kwarteng ◽

Daniel Komla Gameti ◽

Stephen Awuku Asah

Keyword(s):

Corporate Social Responsibility ◽

Social Responsibility ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Driving Forces ◽

Business Environment ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Content Type ◽

Social License ◽

Social Initiatives ◽

Corporate Social

Purpose The purpose of this study is to understand the driving forces of corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives in organizations and how these social initiatives influence organizations’ “license to operate” using data from the Ghanaian business environment. Design/methodology/approach This study used purposive sampling with a well-structured questionnaire as a data collection tool. Partial least squares-structural equation modeling was used to study the driving forces of CSR initiatives in organizations and how these social initiatives influence their social license. Findings The findings indicate that CSR initiatives are driven by the normative, mimetic, investors and community pressures. The regulative pressure has no significant effect on CSR initiatives. The authors found no difference between the services and the manufacturing sectors as far as the results are concerned using multi-grouping analysis. Research limitations/implications From the results, the importance of normative, mimetic, investors and community pressures as the driving forces of CSR are established. The finding indicates that CSR demands by suppliers, customers the extent to which organizations perceive their competitors have benefited from initiating CSR are benefiting, the willingness of investors to invest in companies whose CSR activities are best and the opinion on the extent to which the District Assembly and the Chief Executive in the district, the Chiefs, the Churches, the Opinion leaders have significant impact on CSR initiatives. Practical implications The results indicate the need for suppliers and customers to continually demand from corporations to initiate CSR activities as organizations seem to respond to these pressures, and these initiatives are also likely to be mimicked by other organizations in the same industry to enable this drive the social responsibility agenda. Investors and community members are also encouraged to invest and accept, respectively, organizations with very good CSR records to send a signal to companies who see CSR as a cost instead of performance enhancement. Originality/value The work illustrates and provides some insights and builds on the literature in the area of CSR from a developing country’s environment. This is also one of the few works that investigate the driving forces of CSR and social license using the institutional theory based on data from the African business environment.

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Fostering Workplace Innovation through CSR and Authentic Leadership: Evidence from SME Sector

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13105388 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (10) ◽

pp. 5388

Author(s):

Wei Gao ◽

Lin Wang ◽

Jingdong Yan ◽

Yanxiong Wu ◽

Sadik Yusuf Musse

Keyword(s):

Leadership Style ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Authentic Leadership ◽

Life Cycles ◽

Mediating Effect ◽

Work Behavior ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Innovative Work Behavior ◽

Current Survey ◽

Corporate Social

The cut-throat situation of competitiveness in almost every business sector, followed by globalization, shortened product life cycles, and rapid technological changes have raised the importance of innovation to overrun the rivals. Scholars have established that appropriate leadership style is a key enabler for organizational success. However, it is not clear in existing literature how the concept of authentic leadership is related to innovative work behavior (IWB). Likewise, the role of corporate social responsibility (CSR) to induce IWB is also vague in current literature. Thus, the basic purpose of the current study was to test the relationship of CSR and IWB with the mediating effect of authentic leadership. The proposed model was tested in the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) sector of China. The data were collected through a questionnaire that was distributed among different respondents of the current survey. The data were obtained from a dyad of supervisor and subordinate serving in different SMEs in Wuhan city of China. The study used the structural equation modeling (SEM) technique to validate different hypotheses. The empirical results confirm that CSR positively relates to IWB while authentic leadership partially mediates this relationship. The findings of the current survey will be helpful for policymakers to recognize employees as a source of innovation through CSR and authentic leadership.

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CSR, Co-Creation and Green Consumer Loyalty: Are Green Banking Initiatives Important? A Moderated Mediation Approach from an Emerging Economy

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su122410688 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (24) ◽

pp. 10688 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Huidong Sun ◽

Mustafa Raza Rabbani ◽

Naveed Ahmad ◽

Muhammad Safdar Sial ◽

Guping Cheng ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Structural Equation ◽

Banking Industry ◽

Mediating Effect ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Consumer Loyalty ◽

Current Survey ◽

Banking Institutions ◽

Indirect Relationship ◽

Corporate Social ◽

The Impact

The homogenization of the banking segment has made it difficult for banking institutions to practice the quality of services that are needed in order to retain consumers. Thus, these days, finding ways to increase consumer loyalty—especially green loyalty—has become a challenge for the banking industry around the planet. Research has long acknowledged that corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a strategic concern that could help organizations to increase consumer loyalty. However, the impact of CSR practices on green consumer loyalty is rarely addressed in the extant literature. Hence, the present research investigated the impact of CSR on green consumer loyalty with the mediating effect of co-creation in the banking industry of Pakistan. The study also introduced green banking initiatives as a moderator between the mediated relation of CSR and green consumer loyalty, with the intention that such a moderator would strengthen this indirect relationship. The structural equation modeling technique was used for the data analysis. The results confirm that CSR enhances consumer loyalty, and that co-creation partially mediates this relationship. Furthermore, green banking initiatives further strengthen this relation. The results of the current survey could help banking institutions learn how they can develop core strategic considerations based on the integration of CSR co-creation and green banking initiatives.

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The Inter-Relationship between CSR, Inclusive Leadership and Employee Creativity: A Case of the Banking Sector

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13169158 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (16) ◽

pp. 9158

Author(s):

Muhammad Sanaullah Shah ◽

Cisheng Wu ◽

Zia Ullah

Keyword(s):

Structural Equation ◽

Banking Sector ◽

Mediating Effect ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Employee Creativity ◽

Inclusive Leadership ◽

Current Survey ◽

Banking Institutions ◽

Corporate Social ◽

Relationship Of

The stiff situation of competitiveness in every industry has posed some serious challenges for businesses all over the world. Thus, every segment of the business is realizing the importance of creativity to remain alive in a cut-throat competitive environment. However, the banking sector has not received due attention in this regard. To bridge this gap, the current study was carried out to explore the relationship of employees’ perception of corporate social responsibility (CSR) of their bank and employee creativity with the mediating effect of inclusive leadership (IL). The data for the current study were collected from the banking sector of Pakistan through a self-administered questionnaire (n = 533) and were analyzed by using structural equation modeling (SEM) in AMOS. The statistical findings of the current survey validate the direct relationship between CSR and employee creativity. The results also confirm the mediating effect of IL in this relationship. The findings of the current survey will help policymakers from banking institutions to improve their understanding of CSR. Furthermore, these findings will help policymakers to embrace employee creativity as a “new normal” for this sector.

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Exploring the Intra Entrepreneurship-Employee Engagement-Creativity Linkage and the Diverse Effects of Gender and Marital Status

Frontiers in Psychology ◽

10.3389/fpsyg.2021.736914 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 ◽

Author(s):

Tae-Won Kang ◽

Paresha N. Sinha ◽

Chang-Il Park ◽

Yong-Ki Lee

Keyword(s):

Marital Status ◽

Employee Engagement ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Theory And Practice ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Job Engagement ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Organizational Engagement ◽

Artificial Neural Network Ann ◽

Corporate Social

This research examines which of the sub-dimensions of intra entrepreneurship (innovativeness, pro-activeness, risk-taking), and corporate social responsibility (CSR) support affects employee engagement (organizational and job engagement), which leads to employee creativity. The study uses survey data from SME employees in South Korea and applies the Structural Equation Modeling (SEM)-Artificial Neural Network (ANN) approach, to find that innovativeness and CSR support affect creativity through mediating roles of organizational engagement and job engagement, where job engagement plays a mediating role in the relationship between organizational engagement and creativity. The study also examines how employee gender and marital status effects the relative importance of intra entrepreneurship, organizational engagement, and job engagement on creativity. Findings of ANN analysis evaluates the effects per group (male-unmarried, male-married, female-unmarried, female-married) and shows how the importance of organizational engagement, job engagement, CSR support and innovativeness differ for each group. Contribution to theory and practice are discussed.

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The Measurement Invariance of the Short Dark Triad

Journal of Individual Differences ◽

10.1027/1614-0001/a000322 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 41 (4) ◽

pp. 207-218

Author(s):

Mihaela Grigoraș ◽

Andreea Butucescu ◽

Amalia Miulescu ◽

Cristian Opariuc-Dan ◽

Dragoș Iliescu

Keyword(s):

Structural Equation Modeling ◽

Item Response ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Dark Triad ◽

Theory And Practice ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Scale Level ◽

High Stake ◽

Differential Functioning ◽

Item Functioning

Abstract. Given the fact that most of the dark personality measures are developed based on data collected in low-stake settings, the present study addresses the appropriateness of their use in high-stake contexts. Specifically, we examined item- and scale-level differential functioning of the Short Dark Triad (SD3; Paulhus & Jones, 2011 ) measure across testing contexts. The Short Dark Triad was administered to applicant ( N = 457) and non-applicant ( N = 592) samples. Item- and scale-level invariances were tested using an Item Response Theory (IRT)-based approach and a Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) approach, respectively. Results show that more than half of the SD3 items were flagged for Differential Item Functioning (DIF), and Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling (ESEM) results supported configural, but not metric invariance. Implications for theory and practice are discussed.

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Psychological empowerment as an antecedent of workplace learning: A study in the context of SMEs in Pakistan

10.34091/ajss.12.2.11 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 12 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Syed Tanveer Hussain Shah ◽

Syed Mohsin Ali Shah ◽

Junaid Athar Khan

Keyword(s):

Informal Learning ◽

Workplace Learning ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Psychological Empowerment ◽

Self Determination ◽

Primary Data ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Formal Learning ◽

Important Form

A very important aspect of HRD research is Workplace Learning (WPL). WPL is very important considering its role in the development of skills and abilities of employees. Since employees are a crucial asset for organizations to achieve competitive advantage. Therefore, organizations must ensure continuous learning of their employees. This research was aimed at the investigation of the antecedent role of Psychological Empowerment (PE) for WPL. Using a quantitative approach, primary data was collected from 241 employees of 153 SMEs in Pakistan. Data was analyzed through Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) by using PLS-SEM. The results of the study indicated that PE did play the role of an antecedent of WPL. Furthermore, Informal learning appeared as the most important form of WPL, followed by incidental and formal learning in SMEs in Pakistan. Keywords: Psychological empowerment; self-efficacy; workplace learning; self-determination; PLS-SEM.

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