Predictive Path Modelling of Indicators of Secondary School Instructors’ Affective, Continuance and Normative Job Commitment

There is a growing body of literature investigating the impact of retraining and motivation on employee work efficiency. However, little seems to be understood about the effects of employee placement on the commitment of teachers to their jobs. To the best of the researcher's awareness, the partial and composite impact of staff placement, retraining, and motivation on the three aspects of job commitment (affective, continuance and normative) among secondary educators have scarcely been examined. This research was intended to fill this vacuum by using a predictive path modelling approach to analyse the association between these endogenous and exogenous variables. A random sample of 500 secondary school principals was surveyed using two forms of questionnaires. Collected data were analysed and formulated hypotheses tested using Path and multiple linear regression analyses, with the aid of Amos and SPSS packages. Findings indicated that staff placement and motivation were highly predictive of instructors' commitment (at the affective and continuance dimension), but not at the normative dimension; Employee dedication in the three dimensions was not predicted by personnel retraining, but it did result in employee attrition; workers retraining only increased teachers' work commitment when it was augmented with placement and motivation. The combined effect of staff placement, retraining, and motivation was statistically significant in two dimensions of teachers’ job commitment (affective and continuance), but not on the normative dimension. Based on these findings, policy and theoretical ramifications for effective instructional management, assessment, classroom practice, and future study are discussed. Received: 30 March 2021 / Accepted: 27 July 2021 / Published: 5 November 2021

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Assessing the Impact of Cultural Intelligence on Sustainable Career Competitive Advantage for Students in College of Design

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su12010010 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 10 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Jui-Che Tu ◽

Xiu-Yue Zhang ◽

Shu-Ping Chiu

Keyword(s):

Career Development ◽

Competitive Advantage ◽

Design Education ◽

Culturally Diverse ◽

Cultural Intelligence ◽

Two Dimensions ◽

Three Dimensions ◽

Demographic Differences ◽

The Impact ◽

Practical Implications

In culturally diverse career settings, some designers are performing more effectively than others. The competence and intelligence behind their performance are crucial to sustainable career development in the highly competitive and globalized design industry. We believe that cultural intelligence (or CQ as a shorthand label) is highly required in such cross-cultural design situations, and it could be trained and improved through design education. Therefore, to better prepare students in design colleges for sustainable career development, we extend and assess the CQ model in design education. We begin the study by determining the demographic differences of design students in terms of CQ, then clarify associations between CQ and competitive advantage. The results of variance analyses using both a t-test and ANOVA showed that education level had a significant effect on two dimensions of CQ (cognitive and motivational CQs), whereas gender, age, and design field did not have significant effects on any dimensions of CQ. Further, step-wise regression analyses demonstrated that three dimensions of CQ (motivational, metacognitive, and behavioral CQs) had significant impacts on competitive advantage. Based on these results, theoretical and practical implications, as well as suggestions for future studies, are further discussed.

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Impact of novel information technology on IT alignment and sustainable supply chain performance: evidence from Chinese manufacturing industry

Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing ◽

10.1108/jbim-08-2020-0407 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Shushan Zhang ◽

Lei Sun ◽

Qi Sun ◽

Haiying Dong

Keyword(s):

Information Technology ◽

Supply Chain ◽

Manufacturing Industry ◽

Two Dimensions ◽

Three Dimensions ◽

Supply Chain Performance ◽

Sustainable Supply Chain ◽

Content Type ◽

It Alignment ◽

The Impact

Purpose This paper aims to explore how the novel information technology (NIT) [1] affects three dimensions of sustainable supply chain performance (economic performance, environmental performance and social performance) and how two dimensions of IT alignment (IT infrastructure alignment and IT human resources alignment) mediate the relationship between them. Design/methodology/approach NIT is defined, the dimension of IT alignment is expanded, the theoretical hypotheses are proposed and are tested using survey data from 394 manufacturing enterprises using NIT in China. Findings The results indicate that NIT plays a positive role in improving sustainable supply chain performance, and IT alignment mediates the impact of NIT on sustainable supply chain performance. Originality/value This study highlights the impact of NIT on sustainable supply chain performance and demonstrates IT alignment as a mediator between them, it also provides a deeper understanding of how different dimensions of IT alignment affect sustainable supply chain performance

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The Impact of Social Capital on the Attitude-Related Aspects of Strategic Adaptability

Jurnal Manajemen ◽

10.24912/jm.v24i1.616 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 24 (1) ◽

pp. 21

Author(s):

Anton Wachidin Widjaja, Sugiarto

Keyword(s):

Social Capital ◽

Knowledge Exchange ◽

Two Dimensions ◽

Three Dimensions ◽

Social Knowledge ◽

Entrepreneurial Behavior ◽

Strong Ties ◽

Central Java ◽

Relational Embeddedness ◽

The Impact

This research investigates the impact of social capital which results from social interaction within a horizontal industrial district on the attitude-related aspects of internal and external strategic adaptability. Such foreseen effects are studied from interaction of three dimensions of social capital which occurs indirectly through entrepreneurial behavior and social knowledge exchange. Research data were taken from 450 metal craftsmen in the Tegal municipality and Tegal regency, Central Java, Indonesia. This study reveals that entrepreneurial behavior and social knowledge exchange, which conflicting in nature, have the effects on the internal strategic adaptability, but only entrepreneurial behavior effect the external strategic adaptabilty. The study also reveals that the interaction of two dimensions of social capital have the effects on entrepreneurial behavior and social knowledge exchange due to it was not enough evidence that relational embeddedness act as a social capital which able to strengthen strong ties among entrepreneurs.

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THE EFFECT OF TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE PT TELKOM RIAU DARATAN (Survey of PT Telkom Riau Mainland offices)

Jurnal Apresiasi Ekonomi ◽

10.31846/jae.v7i1.198 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 79-89

Author(s):

Haznil Zainal

Keyword(s):

Distributive Justice ◽

Organizational Justice ◽

Organizational Effectiveness ◽

Empirical Studies ◽

Interactional Justice ◽

Two Dimensions ◽

Three Dimensions ◽

Organizational Studies ◽

Organizational Beliefs ◽

The Impact

The importance of organizational behavior (OCB) to achieve organizational effectiveness has long been recognized by practice managers. Some recent research in this area highlights the importance of OCB for almost all organizational forms and notes that OCB can improve organizational effectiveness in many ways. Over the past decade, organizational justice and trust in organizations have been the concern of scientists and practitioners of organizational studies, particularly with regard to their impact on organizational effectiveness and employees' desire to cooperate and be productive in the organization. However, some researchers in organizational studies have differences in researching organizational justice and organizational beliefs. With regard to organizational justice, some empirical studies address only one or two dimensions of organizational justice, while other empirical studies address the overall (three) dimensions of organizational justice such as distributive justice, procedural jus- tice, and interactional justice. For some of these reasons, research relating to the three dimensions of organizational justice (distributive justice, procedural jus- tice, and interactional justice) and organizational trust is still needed. Research that discusses the impact of organizational justice on the organizational beliefs of non-Western countries especially in Indonesia is still rarely found in scientific publications. Given that there is a knowledge gap (scientific publication) in the study of organization and human resource management on the subject, this study tries to prove whether the organizational justice dimension consisting of distributive justice, procedural jusctice, and interactional justice influence the level of employee trust in the organization especially at the College of Economic Sciences in Pekanbaru City, Riau, Indonesia. Keywords: Distributive Justice, Procedural Justice, Interactional Justice, OCB, Organizationa Trust

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Shopping value and patronage: when satisfaction and crowding count

Marketing Intelligence & Planning ◽

10.1108/mip-07-2018-0264 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 38 (2) ◽

pp. 137-150

Author(s):

Tapas Ranjan Moharana ◽

Debasis Pradhan

Keyword(s):

Structural Equation ◽

Group Analysis ◽

Theoretical Models ◽

Two Dimensions ◽

Three Dimensions ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Content Type ◽

Patronage Intention ◽

Hedonic Utilitarian ◽

The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to compare two competing models denoting two dimensions (hedonic and utilitarian) and three dimensions (hedonic, utilitarian and social) of the construct “value” and investigates their relative influence on satisfaction, future patronage intention (FPI) and word-of-mouth (WoM) in a hypermarket context. Additionally, the study examines if these relationships are contingent upon gender and shoppers’ perception of retail crowding. Design/methodology/approach The proposed models and the hypotheses were tested using structural equation modelling, across two cross-sectional studies (n1=268, n2=259). The multi-group analysis was used to test moderated relationships. Findings The study demonstrates that satisfaction mediates the impact of shopping value on FPI and WoM. The model that includes utilitarian, hedonic and social value explains higher variance in satisfaction and WoM than that is evidenced in the alternate model comprising utilitarian and hedonic values. Shoppers’ gender and perceived retail crowding moderate the influence of shopping value on satisfaction. Practical implications Retail managers should understand that enjoyable and social shopping experience of the consumers lead to satisfaction, which in turn plays a pivotal role in the formation of FPI and WoM. Managers discern that a moderate level of crowding is better than the extremely low or high level of density. Originality/value Amidst a lack of unanimity on the dimensionality of shopping value, this is one of the first studies to evaluate the two theoretical models of shopping value having two dimensions and three dimensions, respectively. An understanding of gender and retail crowding perceptions is crucial in shopping value judgments.

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Examining the Impact of an English in Action Training Program on Secondary-School English Teachers’ Classroom Practice in Bangladesh

The Qualitative Report ◽

10.46743/2160-3715/2019.3703 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Abdul Karim ◽

Abdul Mohamed

Keyword(s):

Secondary Education ◽

Secondary School ◽

Training Program ◽

Classroom Practice ◽

English Language ◽

Training Programs ◽

Language Teaching ◽

English Teachers ◽

English Language Teaching ◽

The Impact

English teachers in Bangladesh have undergone numerous training programs. Both government-initiated and donor-sponsored training programs have been in operation in Bangladesh. Government initiated institutions to train teachers are Primary Training Institutes (PTIs) and Teacher Training Colleges (TTCs). However, researchers seemed to label training provided by PTIs and TTCs as inadequate. Bridging the gaps intrigued government of Bangladesh to devise donor-aided training programs, including English Language Teaching Improvement Project (ELTIP), English for Teaching, Teaching for English (ETTE), Secondary Education Quality and Access Enhancement Project (SEQAEP), Teaching Quality Improvement in Secondary Education Project (TQI-SEP). Studies reported their potential failure to bring changes in English teachers’ classroom practices. English in Action (EIA) was the last donor-funded project that incorporated school-based training program. The aim of the study was to examine the impact of EIA training program on secondary-school English teachers’ classroom practice in Bangladesh, drawing the questions in relation to the elements learned in the training program and the elements practiced in the training program. The present study undertook the Integrated Approaches to Teacher Development suggested by Hargreaves and Fullan (1992) and Reflective Model developed by Wallace (1991). This study adopted phenomenological approach since it subsumed the experience of an activity or concept from the participants’ perspective. Eight Participants were selected who had been trained from EIA training program and who had experience of participating in other donor-aided program, in the spirit of yielding the uniqueness of EIA which informed the sustainability of this program. It had been divulged that teachers learned a lot of activities that were related to English language teaching. However, the present studies observed limited practice of such activities in the classroom.

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Engagement Marketing: the Innovative Perspective to Enhance the Viewer’s Loyalty in Social Media and Blogging E-Commerce Websites

Marketing and Management of Innovations ◽

10.21272/mmi.2020.1-12 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 149-166 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Waqas Sadiq ◽

Ibrahim Abdullah ◽

Aslam Kashif ◽

Salman Zulfiqar

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Relationship Quality ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Innovation System ◽

Service Innovation ◽

Two Dimensions ◽

Three Dimensions ◽

Social Technology ◽

Quality Factors ◽

The Impact

The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of three dimensions of Blog service innovation (system operation, social technology & diversification) on website viewers' online loyalty through the intervening effect of two aspects of online relationship quality (trust & satisfaction) in the context of social media and blogging websites. A sample of 251 social media and blogging sites users responded to a structured questionnaire adapted from existing literature. First, confirmatory factor analysis was carried out, and then data were analysed through structural equation modelling using the bootstrap methodology in AMOS 24. The findings indicated that two innovations (system operations & diversification) indirectly affect the website viewers' online loyalty through both Trust and Satisfaction. In contrast, Social Technology related innovation affects website viewers' online loyalty only through Trust. Further, none of those mentioned above innovations has a direct relationship with the website viewers' online loyalty. This paper explains the loyalty pattern of social media and blogging website users following the changes in services provided by organizations in their websites, which is explicitly mediated through online relationship quality factors. From a managerial perspective, the study does only provides the vital information on user's behaviour in relationship to the innovations in services introduced by organizations in their websites but also reveals that it can help them to minimize their cost and maximize their profits through value creation to the target audience. This paper is first of its kind to investigate the relationship between different dimensions of blog service innovations and website viewers' online loyalty mediated through two dimensions of online relationship quality. Although different studies focused on the enhancement of online loyalty factors through trust and satisfaction, no study was afforded to the blog service innovation perspective which includes innovations related to System operations, Social technology and Diversification especially in the context of social media and blogging website users. Keywords service innovation, social media, blogging, online relationship quality, trust, satisfaction, online loyalty, e-loyalty.

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The Impact of Internal Marketing on Customer Satisfaction of Second-tier Microfinance Institutions in Cameroon

Journal of Economics Management and Trade ◽

10.9734/jemt/2020/v26i330234 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 13-22

Author(s):

Colette Simo ◽

Jean Douanla ◽

Laure Fangue

Keyword(s):

Customer Satisfaction ◽

Internal Marketing ◽

Structural Equations ◽

Two Dimensions ◽

Three Dimensions ◽

Microfinance Institutions ◽

Second Tier ◽

The Impact ◽

And Training

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of internal marketing on customer satisfaction in the second-tier microfinance institutions in Cameroon. Specifically, in this paper, the role of three dimensions of internal marketing on customer satisfaction is empirically examined. Hypotheses are developed based on the literature review. The conceptual model is tested using the structural equations modeling (SEM) with STATA 14 on survey data collected from 372 customers and 60 employees of second-tier microfinance institutions in Cameroon. The results indicate that two dimensions of internal marketing (rewards and training/development) have a positive and significant effect on customer satisfaction. The effect of vision on customer satisfaction is positive but non-significant.

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Can Values of Honesty, Hard Work, Loyalty and Discipline Predict Entrepreneurial Orientation of Muslim Owner Managers?

Journal of Emerging Economies and Islamic Research ◽

10.24191/jeeir.v3i1.9049 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 31 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Rohani Mohd ◽

Badrul Hisham Kamaruddin ◽

Khulida Kirana Yahya ◽

Elias Sanidas

Keyword(s):

Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽

Two Dimensions ◽

Hard Work ◽

Small Scale ◽

Sampling Frame ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Learning Institutions ◽

Innovative Orientation ◽

The Impact ◽

True Values

The purpose of the present study is twofold: first, to investigate the true values of Muslim owner managers; second, to examine the impact of these values on entrepreneurial orientations of Muslim small-scale entrepreneurs. 850 Muslim owner managers were selected randomly using the sampling frame provided by MajlisAmanah Rakyat Malaysia (MARA). 162 completed questionnaires were collected and analyzed. For this paper only two dimensions of entrepreneurial orientations were analyzed: proactive orientation and innovative orientation. Interestingly, the findings revealed that Muslim businessmen/women are honest, loyal, disciplined and hard working. Loyalty and honesty are positively related to proactive orientation, while discipline and hard-work are positively related to innovative orientation. The findings provide implications for existing relevant theories, policy makers, practitioners and learning institutions.

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