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

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.

Application Of Technology Acceptance Model Of Unified Payment Interface Services Adoption In Mysuru City: An Exploratory Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 118 (6) ◽  
pp. 25-35
Author(s):  
Vinay S
Keyword(s):  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Technology Acceptance Model ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Security Issues ◽  
Acceptance Model ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Continuous development of technological innovations especially in the banking sector have stirred competition which has changed the way businesses operate resulting in the introduction of Unified Interface Payment (UPI) services. This study was conducted in order to analyse the adoption of UPI services through Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) in Mysuru. Objectives of study were framed to determine the demographic factors that influence the practices of UPI by the customers, to examine the role of banks in integrating UPI services and products and to assess the various security issues affecting the usage of UPI services by Mysuru customers. Based on these objectives a structured questionnaire was prepared and primary data was collected from 165 respondents. Data was analysed making use of SPSS and other models namely Structural Equation Modeling with Analysis of Moment Structures (AMOS) Software. Finally the researchers identifies that there is a need for convergence of customer’s preference for safe and easy banking transactions. This study revealed that the customer’s model have to be well integrated for progress in UPI operations.

Psychological empowerment and job satisfaction of accountants: the mediating effect of task performance

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashish Varma ◽  
Gunjan Malhotra
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Emerging Markets ◽  
Task Performance ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Psychological Empowerment ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Business Practices ◽  
Content Type

Purpose This study aims to ascertain the mediating effect of task performance (TP) on the linkage between the psychological empowerment (PE) and job satisfaction (JS) of professional accountants. Design/methodology/approach Primary data was collected through a questionnaire-based survey of 132 professional accountants who were the units of analysis for the study. These accountants were domiciled in 11 Indian cities and worked in both service and manufacturing firms. The data was analyzed using the partial least squares structural equation modeling method. Findings The study found that TP mediated the linkage between PE and JS, although, contrary to observations in developed economies, one of its sub-constructs – competence – displayed no such mediation capability. Counterintuitively, it was empirically observed that the accountants’ gender had no bearing on the mediating effect of TP. Originality/value The study makes three distinct contributions. First, it empirically confirms that the intrinsic motivation theory applies to accountants in the context of operations in emerging markets. Second, the paper contributes to the accounting behavioral literature by observing that competence, as a sub-dimension of the PE construct, does not significantly impact the JS level of accountants. Finally, the study also contributes to the development of sound business practices by confirming that gender differences do not impact the satisfaction levels of accountants in emerging markets.

Repurchase intention of Korean beauty products among Taiwanese consumers

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 569-588 ◽  
Author(s):  
Massoud Moslehpour ◽  
Wing-Keung Wong ◽  
Kien Van Pham ◽  
Carrine K. Aulia
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Repurchase Intention ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Perceived Price ◽  
Influential Variable ◽  
Beauty Products

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to bridge the gap in the literature to examine key factors that influence Taiwanese consumers to repurchase Korean beauty products. Design/methodology/approach This study uses a quantitative approach to test the proposed hypotheses using structural equation modeling. Causal research design is used in this research to identify cause-and-effect relationship among the constructs. Primary data collection is used to gather data. This study provides the better understanding about key factors that influence Taiwanese consumers’ repurchase intention (RI) of Korean cosmetics products. Findings Results show that perceived price (PP) and country of origin (COO) significantly influence word-of-mouth (WOM). PP, COO and WOM significantly influence RI. WOM is the most influential variable toward RI, followed by COO and PP. Originality/value Very few studies have examined a general construct of RI related to beauty product. The findings of this study imply several practical directions for marketers of beauty product industries specifically for Taiwanese consumers. This study helps to know what factors become basic consideration for Taiwanese consumers in repurchasing Korean beauty products. Second, it underscores the role of WOM between the independent variables (PP and COO) and RI as the dependent variable.

scholarly journals The Influence of Selected Marketing Strategies on the Brand Favorability: A Special Reference to the Yemeni Market

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-47
Author(s):  
Fatehi Ali Mohammed Almugari
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Geographic Area ◽  
Marketing Strategies ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Distribution Strategy ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Spss Software

The objective of this study is to determine the role of marketing strategies in brand favorability. It is a primary data research where data was collected through questionnaire. For analyzing purpose, AMOS and SPSS software have been used. A convenient sampling method was applied to select the respondents. The EFA is applied to construct the study dimensions. The validity and reliability were testing using the CFA outcomes. To test the hypotheses, the Structural Equation Modeling was used. The study found that, there is a positive and direct impact between distribution strategy, labeling strategy, advertising strategy, and brand favorability. Theoretically, the results can be used as a start point for making deep research in the same area. Practically, the results provide marketing managers with many suggestions for improving marketing strategies. The study results are limited only to the consumers in, small geographic area, Ibb town, Yemen.

scholarly journals THE MEDIATING ROLE OF ACCREDITATION DETAILS ON SELECTION OF BUSINESS SCHOOLS BASED ON INFORMATION FROM ONLINE RESOURCES.

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Asha Mathew ◽  
J. MeenaKumari
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Business Schools ◽  
Online Resources ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Survey Instruments ◽  
Selection Of

This study adopted a descriptive research design. Primary data collection was conducted through online survey instruments amongst 300 business school aspirants in India. The researcher adopted percentage analysis and a structural equation modeling approach for the analysis of data. The purpose of this study is to explore the mediating role of accreditation status and the selection of business schools based on the information from online resources.The findings of the study confirmed that the accreditation details act as a mediating variable between online resources and the selection of business schools. The significance of all the paths confirms the partial mediation of accreditation details on a selection of business schools. It is noted that those online resources have a significant direct effect on the selection of business schools.There exists a significant positive indirect effect of accreditation details on the online resources as well.This study will add to the existing literature on the aspects influencing millennials in their selection of business schools.This study will contribute to understanding the influence of online resources and the role of accreditation and rankings in students' selection of educational institutions.

scholarly journals Key Factors Affecting Lecturer Productivity To Conduct Research

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (07) ◽  
pp. 433-454
Author(s):  
Hadry Harahap ◽  
Dewi Andriani ◽  
Dedi Purwana ES. ◽  
Dan Dewi Susita
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Path Coefficient ◽  
Main Role ◽  
Transformational Leadership Style ◽  
Positive Direct

The effectiveness of higher education institutions must be measured in terms of research productivity, the ability to produce new knowledge in the form of research and publications. In this case, lecturers as academic staff are expected to have a high level of capacity, commitment, integrity and responsibility to achieve the stated teaching and learning goals. Then, the global challenges that must be faced increasingly demand the role of lecturers to be able to further improve their work performance to conduct research and publish it in reputable international journals such as Scopus Idexed and others. Lecturers are one of the important factors for creating competent university graduates, and the main role of tertiary institutions is teaching, research and community service and is directed to expand knowledge and open new avenues of science and technology. This study aims to analyze  the factors that influence the productivity of lecturers producing international scientific articles at Private Universities using Structural Equation Modeling. The data used are primary data by conducting surveys with a total of 310 respondents, and the analysis used includes validity, reliability, multiple linear regression, multiple tests, and hypothesis testing. The results showed that the positive direct effect of transformational leadership style and communication on lecturer productivity. Both of these exogenous variables, transformational leadership style has a path coefficient value of py1 of 0.201 and CR (tcount) of 3.715, while the communication variable proves to be the most dominant influence on productivity as an endegent variable, 5,132.

scholarly journals The mediating role of social informal learning in the relationship between learning climate and employability

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Samantha Crans ◽  
Maike Gerken ◽  
Simon Beausaert ◽  
Mien Segers
Keyword(s):  
Informal Learning ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Integrative Approach ◽  
Learning Climate ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mediating Role

PurposeThis study examines whether learning climate relates to employability competences through social informal learning (i.e. feedback, help and information seeking).Design/methodology/approachMultiple regression analyses and structural equation modeling were used to test direct and indirect effects in a sample of 372 employees working in two Dutch governmental institutes.FindingsThe analyses confirmed that learning climate has an indirect effect on employability competences through feedback, help and information seeking. More specifically, the findings suggest that learning climate is important for employees' engagement in proactive social informal learning activities. Engaging in these learning activities, in turn, relates to a higher level of employability.Originality/valueThis study employs an integrative approach to understanding employability by including the organization's learning climate and employees' social informal learning behavior. It contributes to the extant literature on professional development by unraveling how proactive social informal learning relates to employability competences. It also provides new insights on learning climate as a determinant for social informal learning and employability.

Social networking information and pre-employment background check: mediating effects of perceived benefit and organizational branding

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Md Sajjad Hosain ◽  
Ping Liu ◽  
Mohitul Ameen Ahmed Mustafi
Keyword(s):  
Social Networking ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Background Check ◽  
Perceived Benefit

PurposeThe purpose of this empirical paper is to identify the role of social networking information (SNI) on job candidates' pre-employment background checking (PBC) process. SNI was further divided into three elements: perceived availability of information (PAI), perceived accuracy of information (PACI) and perceived reliability of information (PRI). In addition, the authors employed two mediating variables: perceived benefit (PB) and organizational branding (OB) to study the influence of each element of SNI on PBC.Design/methodology/approachThe authors used primary data collected from a valid sample of 465 using a structured questionnaire survey selected through purposive sampling. For descriptive analysis, SPSS 24 and for testing the hypothesized relationships, structural equation modeling technique (with AMOS 24) were utilized.FindingsThe results indicated that only PAI had strong positive influence on PBC. The other two independent variables: PACI and PRI had insignificant positive influence on PBC. In case of mediators, OB was found to partially mediate the relationship between PAI and PBC while it did not mediate two other direct relationships. Further, PB did not mediate any relationship at all.Research limitations/implicationsThe paper is expected to be useful for the academicians involved in investigating the role of SNI on PBC as a lucrative research topic.Practical implicationsThe hiring professionals can utilize the findings of this primary research as the guidelines for formulating effective social media background checking policies.Originality/valueUsing SNI for different HRM practices is comparatively new but a growing practice. However, the empirical investigation covering this area is almost absent in academia. This paper as one of the very initial attempts to reveal the role of SNI on PBC can fill that severe gap to some extent and guide future research attempts. Furthermore, the HR professionals are expected to be benefitted from the empirical results in formulating and implementing an effective media policy that will help them in utilizing the SNI in an efficient and rightful manner.

The Role of Responsibility Feeling in Mediating the Effects of the Environmental Education Course, Socio-Economic Conditions, and Awareness as the Caliph on Environmental Behavior

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 53
Author(s):  
Ratieh WIDHIASTUT ◽  
Rediana SETIYANI ◽  
KARDIYEM KARDIYEM ◽  
Wisudani RAHMANINGTYAS
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Education ◽  
Direct Effect ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Environmental Behavior ◽  
Accounting Education ◽  
Economic Conditions ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Relationship Of

This study aims to determine the direct and indirect effects of the role of enviromental education course, socio-economic conditions, and the awareness of the caliph on the environmental behavior through responsibility feeling. The research sample was all students of accounting education in 2016. The research data were primary data obtained by using a questionnaire. Data analysis used Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The results showed that the variables of environmental education course, socio-economic conditions, and awareness as caliphs had no direct efect on the environmental behavior, only responsibility feeling variable that could affect the environmental behavior. The variables of environmental education course, and awareness as caliphs had no direct effect on the responsibility feeling while the variable of socio-economic conditions had direct effect on the responsibility feeling. Responsibility feeling was able to mediate the effect of the variables of socio-economic conditions and awareness as a caliph on the environmental behavior, but was not able to mediate the relationship of the effect of the variable of environmental education course on the environmental behavior.

Role of psychological empowerment in the relationship between structural empowerment and innovative behavior

2019 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 521-538 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manjari Singh ◽  
Anita Sarkar
Keyword(s):  
Information Exchange ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Psychological Empowerment ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Innovative Behavior ◽  
Structural Empowerment ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to empirically test the relationship between the empowering structure and the employees’ innovative behavior and the role of psychological empowerment in mediating this link. Design/methodology/approach Structural equation modeling was used to analyze data from 401 female primary school teachers in India. Prior to the main study, the scales were tested on a sample of 288 teachers. While psychological empowerment and structural empowerment were based on the self-reporting by the teachers, the innovative behavior of the teacher was assessed by two to three colleagues for each teacher. Findings The results confirmed that structural empowerment leads to innovative behavior and psychological empowerment and partially mediates the relationship between structural empowerment and innovative behavior. Practical implications Promising ideas die down because of lack of proper resource support and a free flow of information exchange despite employees’ willingness to carry out innovative tasks. Psychological empowerment affects creative intention in the workplace and can play a critical role for employees at their workplace. Social implications In the context of development at the teacher and school levels, it is imperative to address both the psyche of the individual and the existing structure in schools. Originality/value This study makes two critical contributions. One, it emphasizes the importance of structural empowerment in ensuring innovative behavior of employees. Two, it also brings forward the importance of psychological empowerment in the relationship between structural empowerment and innovative behavior.

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