scholarly journals Towards Sustainable Corporate Attraction: The Mediating and Moderating Mechanism of Person–Organization Fit

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (21) ◽  
pp. 11998
Author(s):  
Md Sohel Chowdhury ◽  
Jeonghun Yun ◽  
Dae-seok Kang
Keyword(s):  
Job Search ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Subjective Norms ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Job Seekers ◽  
The Right ◽  
Person Organization Fit ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

With the burgeoning “war for talent”, attracting the right workforce has become a major key checkpoint for a firm’s sustainability. The main purpose of this study was to predict prospective employees’ organizational attraction by integrating person–organization (P–O) fit perceptions and the theory of planned behavior (TPB) into a single framework. Although many studies have reported inconsistent results for the impact of subjective norms and self-efficacy on intention in the TPB framework, adequate empirical research on applicant attraction for this theoretical phenomenon is still unavailable. This may be the first study that examined the mechanism of how and when the TPB model becomes more instrumental with subjective P–O fit perceptions. With a sample of 335 young job seekers in Bangladesh, the study examined the research hypotheses related to the TPB and P–O fit using path analysis with AMOS, a structural equation modeling (SEM) program. The results showed that P–O fit partially mediated the relationship between self-efficacy and job search intentions. Observably, P–O fit significantly moderated the relationship between subjective norms and job search intentions in such a way that the impact of subjective norms was stronger for individuals with a lower level of P–O fit but slightly weaker for those with a higher level of P–O fit. In line with the research findings, some notable theoretical contributions and practical implications for HR professionals have been discussed.

Mature age job seekers: the role of proactivity

2014 ◽  
Vol 29 (8) ◽  
pp. 1082-1097 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hannes Zacher ◽  
Angelika Bock
Keyword(s):  
Job Search ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Proactive Personality ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Job Seekers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Search Intensity ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Job Search Intensity

Purpose – In the context of demographic and economic changes, helping mature age job seekers find employment is imperative. The purpose of this paper is to examine mature age job seekers’ proactive personality as a moderator of the relationship between age and job search intensity; and to examine job search self-efficacy as a mediator of this moderation effect. It was hypothesized that the generally negative relationships between age and job search self-efficacy and intensity are weaker among job seekers with a more proactive personality. Design/methodology/approach – In total, 188 job seekers between 40 and 64 years completed an online questionnaire. Data were analyzed using structural equation modeling. Findings – Consistent with previous research, age was negatively related to job search intensity. Proactive personality was positively related to job search intensity and moderated the relationship between age and job search intensity. Extending previous research, proactive personality also positively predicted job search self-efficacy and moderated the relationship between age and job search self-efficacy which, in turn, positively predicted job search intensity. Research limitations/implications – Potential limitations of the study include the cross-sectional design, sample selectivity, and the omission of possibly important control variables. Practical implications – Practitioners, organizations, and societies concerned with helping mature age job seekers find employment could provide additional support to those with a less proactive personality and low job search self-efficacy. Originality/value – This study extends previous research by showing that mature age job seekers’ job search self-efficacy mediates the moderating effect of proactive personality on the relationship between age and job search intensity.

Flexible working and applicant attraction: a person–job fit approach

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean-François Stich
Keyword(s):  
Job Search ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Multilevel Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Job Seekers ◽  
Applicant Attraction ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Flexible Working ◽  
Job Advertisements ◽  
The Impact

PurposeThe ability to work anytime from anywhere is attractive to job seekers, who respond by developing needs regarding flexible working. Flexibility needs are compared to the flexibility perceived in job advertisements to form an overall perception of flexibility fit. The purpose of this paper is to examine both the impact of flexibility fit (on applicant attraction) and its antecedents.Design/methodology/approachThe impact of flexibility fit on applicant attraction and its antecedents are examined using person–job (PJ) fit theory. 92 job seekers analyzed a total of 391 job advertisements. The hypotheses are tested using multilevel structural equation modeling.FindingsThe results show that perceived flexibility fit is positively related to job pursuit and job acceptance intentions. They further show that perceived flexibility fit is driven by perceived job advertisements' flexibility exceeding applicants' needed flexibility, which in turn is driven by the flexibility actually present in job advertisements exceeding applicants' flexibility needs.Originality/valueThis study contributes to literature on new ways of working by highlighting the desirable nature of flexibility and its impact on fit perceptions. It further contributes to literature on job search and PJ fit by investigating a full model of fit, examining both outcomes and antecedents of perceived fit. For practitioners, this study highlights the importance of advertising flexibility to attract applicants.

scholarly journals Influence of entrepreneurship education on Egerton University’s graduates’ intention to start a business

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (s1) ◽  
pp. 289-303
Author(s):  
P.M. Mshenga ◽  
D.O. Okello ◽  
O.I. Ayuya ◽  
D. Mwangi ◽  
D. Ouma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Group Analysis ◽  
Subjective Norms ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intentions ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Entrepreneurship Training ◽  
Business Graduates ◽  
The Impact

Entrepreneurship training has been introduced in most Higher Education Institutions (HEI) in sub-Saharan Africa countries to enhance graduate self-employment. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of entrepreneurship training on Egerton University’s graduates’ intention to start a business. This study used the Ajzen’s theory of planned behaviour (TPB) in a cross sectional survey, conducted during April to May, 2016. A sample of 341 business and non-business Egerton University graduates, enrolled from the year 2008 up to 2015 was used. Data were collected using a semi-structured questionnaire through telephone and face-to-face interviews. They were analysed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) and PLS Multi-Group Analysis (PLS-MGA). Findings revealed presence of a significant positive relationship between attitude toward entrepreneurship (b = 0.315, P=0.01), proactiveness (b = 0.042, P=0.01), risk-propensity (b = 0.11, P=0.01), and self-efficacy (b = 0.138, P=0.01) on graduates’ intention to start a business. Furthermore, multi-group analysis showed that the same four attributes significantly predicted entrepreneurship intention among business and non-business graduates to start businesses. Also, subjective norms significantly impacted entrepreneurial intentions of business graduates to start businesses. Finally, business graduates had significant higher scores than non-business graduatesin terms of self-efficacy (b = 0.182, P=0.03) and subjective norms (b = 0.329, P=0.04).

Understanding different motivational mechanisms for downward, lateral, and upward knowledge transfer

2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (10) ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Minhyung Kang ◽  
Byoungsoo Kim
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Transfer ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Subjective Norms ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Partial Least Squares Analysis ◽  
Relational Approach ◽  
Types Of Knowledge ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
The Relationship

We applied the theory of planned behavior to examine the relative effects of expected reciprocity, self-efficacy, and subjective norms as antecedents enhancing employees’ downward, lateral, and upward knowledge transfer. Structural equation modeling with partial least squares analysis was used to examine the hypothesized relationships with data gathered through a social network survey from 385 employees in research and development groups in South Korea. Results indicated that self-efficacy was the strongest antecedent of downward knowledge transfer. In lateral knowledge transfer, expected reciprocity showed a significant negative effect. Last, upward knowledge transfer was mainly influenced by self-efficacy and subjective norms. However, subjective norms were positively related to upward knowledge transfer, whereas the relationship between self-efficacy and upward knowledge transfer was negative. These results support the usefulness of the relational approach in understanding the different motivational mechanisms for each of the types of knowledge transfer.

scholarly journals Behavioural biases in Personal Financial Management and Perceived Financial Satisfaction: The Role of Speculative Risk

2022 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 40-54
Author(s):  
Muhammad Nauman Sadiq ◽  
Syed Ali Raza Hamid ◽  
Raja Ased Azad Khan
Keyword(s):  
Financial Management ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Financial Satisfaction ◽  
Financial Socialization ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

This study is design to examine the impact of behavioural biases on perceived financial satisfaction and determined the role of Speculative Risk between these variables. Using structured questionnaire study collect the data from respondents and then analyzed the same by using Reliability Analysis, Factor Analysis and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) with the help of SPSS and AMOS. The result of study disclosed that  Financial self-efficacy and Reliance on expert has significant effect on financial satisfaction, while financial socialization has no significant effect on financial satisfaction. Beside this, study revealed that Speculative risk partially mediate the relationship of financial self-efficacy and reliance on experts with financial satisfaction. Beside this , moderating role of speculative risk was observed between IV’s and DV’s .Study revealed that speculative risk significantly moderates the relationship of financial socialization and Financial satisfaction. This study is important for financial managers, policy makers and individual investors.

Social Networks and Subjective Norms: The Mediating effect of financial self efficacy on Financial Inclusion

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-26
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Financial Services ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Subjective Norms ◽  
Financial Inclusion ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Mediation Effects ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the mediating effect of financial self- efficacy on the relationship between social networks, subjective norms and financial inclusion among individuals in Uganda. Design/Methodology/Approach: We used a quantitative approach and cross sectional research design with a sample of 400 individuals from urban Central and rural Northern Uganda. Structural equation modeling was used to establish and test the hypothesized relationships and mediation effects between social networks, subjective norms and financial inclusion. Findings: The results suggest that financial self-efficacy is a mediator of the relationship between social networks, subjective norms and financial inclusion. Furthermore, significant relationships between social networks, subjective norms and financial inclusion were found. Research Limitations: The study was assessed using both potential and actual consumers of financial services collectively. However, if separately assessed, possibly there would be a variation in perceptions or behavioral responses towards financial inclusion. Practical Implications: There is a need to develop and sustain high levels of financial confidence among individuals to enable them use formal financial services through the social networks and subjective norms in which they are embedded and social values they uphold. Originality/Value: The results contribute towards the limited empirical and theoretical evidence regarding the mediating role of financial self-efficacy in explaining financial behaviour.

scholarly journals The Mediating Role of Job Strain in the Transformational Leadership–Safety Behavior Link: The Buffering Effect of Self-Efficacy on Safety

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (8) ◽  
pp. 1425 ◽  
Author(s):  
Byung-Jik Kim ◽  
Se-Youn Jung
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Job Strain ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Safety Behavior ◽  
Moderated Mediation Model ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Although some previous studies have examined the impact of transformational leadership on safety behavior, those works have paid relatively less attention to the intermediating role of employees’ job strain in the link as well as contingent variables that moderate the relationship. Considering that not only job strain substantially affects employees’ perceptions, attitudes, and behaviors in an organization, but also there are some contextual factors that moderate the relationships, we investigated intermediating mechanisms (i.e., mediator and moderator) in the relationship between transformational leadership and safety behavior. Relying on the context-attitude-behavior framework, we conducted a structural equation modeling analysis with a moderated mediation model. Specifically, we hypothesized that the level of an employee’s job strain would mediate the transformational leadership–safety behavior link. We also hypothesized that an employee’s self-efficacy regarding safety would moderate the association between job strain and safety behavior. Using survey data from 997 South Korean employees, we found that all of our hypotheses were supported. The findings suggest that the level of an employee’s job strain mediates and elaborately explains the transformational leadership–safety behavior link. Moreover, an employee’s self-efficacy regarding safety is a buffering factor which decreases the harmful effects of job strain on safety behavior.

scholarly journals Do Servant Leadership Self-Efficacy and Benevolence Values Predict Employee Performance within the Banking Industry in the Post-COVID-19 Era: Using a Serial Mediation Approach

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 114
Author(s):  
Tasmeer Mujeeb ◽  
Noor Ullah Khan ◽  
Asfia Obaid ◽  
Guiling Yue ◽  
Hanieh Alipour Bazkiaei ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Servant Leadership ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Banking Industry ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Quantitative Methodology ◽  
Serial Mediation ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Globally, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought significant implications to the workplace and highly impacted employee performance in every organization. In contemporary research, the scholars agree that leadership is one of the critical antecedents to predict employee performance in organizations. However, research is needed to investigate the mediating role of integral factors such as benevolence values (BV) and self-efficacy (SE) in predicting employee performance in the workplace. This study aimed to investigate the impact of key antecedents on employee performance in the banking industry. The findings reveal that the key antecedents, e.g., servant leadership (SL), self-efficacy (SE), and benevolence values (BV), have a direct positive relationship with employee performance (EP). Moreover, multiple indirect paths were tested, including serial mediation. This study used a quantitative methodology based on the positivist paradigm. A sample of 560 employees was randomly chosen. A survey questionnaire was distributed among them, and 400 were returned with a response rate of 70%, and the clean data of 400 employees was used for data analysis. The structural equation modeling (SEM) technique was employed using Smart PLS 3.3.3 software. The results confirmed that both SE and BV mediate the relationship between SL and EP. Likewise, BV mediates the relationship between SE and EP, and SE mediates the relationship between SL and BV. Finally, in serial mediation, the relationship between SL and EP is also established via SE and BV together as mediators.

scholarly journals Self-Efficacy as Mediator: The Impact of Entrepreneur Education on Entrepreneur Intention

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-28
Author(s):  
Rr Fosa Sarassina
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Entrepreneurship Education ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Entrepreneurial Education ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

The literature review shows inconsistent results of the relationship between entrepreneurial education withentrepreneurial intention and recommends the investigation of the role of self-efficacy as a mediator between the two constructs. This study aims to meet that purpose. From the response of 241 students in Jogjakarta, which was analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM), it is concluded that self-efficacy mediates the relationship. This finding signifies the role of entrepreneurship education as it builds self-efficacy to become an entrepreneur, which in turn increases the intention to become one.

The Role of Career Self-Efficacy on the Effect of Parental Career Behaviors on Career Exploration: A Study on School of Tourism and Hotel Management’ Students

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Selahattin Kanten ◽  
Pelin Kanten ◽  
Murat Yeşiltaş
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Career Exploration ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Hotel Management ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Impact

This study aims to investigate the impact of parental career behaviors on undergraduate student’s career exploration and the mediating role of career self-efficacy. In the literature it is suggested that some social and individual factors facilitate students’ career exploration. Therefore, parental career behaviors and career self-efficacy is considered as predictors of student’s career exploration attitudes within the scope of the study. In this respect, data which are collected from 405 undergraduate students having an education on tourism and hotel management field by the survey method are analyzed by using the structural equation modeling. The results of the study indicate that parental career behaviors which are addressed support; interference and lack of engagement have a significant effect on student’s career exploration behaviors such as intended-systematic exploration, environment exploration and self-exploration. In addition, it has been found that one of the dimensions of parental career behaviors addressed as a lack of engagement has a significant effect on career self-efficacy levels of students. However, research results indicate that student’s career self-efficacy has a significant effect on only the self-exploration dimension. On the other hand, career self-efficacy has a partial mediating role between lack of engagement attitudes of parents and career exploration behaviors of students.

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