scholarly journals Mediating Role of Innovations as a Factor of Firm’s Competitiveness

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 407-429
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Capability ◽  
Resource Based View ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Performance Effects ◽  
Conceptual Paper ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Internal And External Factors ◽  
The Impact

The goal of this paper is to clarify conceptually the role of innovations as a firm’s competitiveness factor. Particularly, it aims to reveal how the innovations mediate the impact of innovation antecedents and determinants on performance. The paper is based on the achievements of the basic theories of competitiveness such as activity-based view, resource-based view, dynamic capability view, configuration approach, and innovation studies. As a conceptual paper it tries to identify previously unexplored connections between some constructs. The paper proposes a conceptual model which links the influence of the firm’s internal and external factors on both innovations and performance, with the innovations’ own impact on performance. In this case the innovations mediate the performance effects of the preceding factors. The interrelation of different types of innovation implies also that innovations can influence performance directly or indirectly (through their interaction). The paper is restricted to the analysis of selected theories which are considered as most relevant to the study of the firm’s competitiveness. It is acknowledged that other economic and institutional theories can also contribute to this topic. The implications for managers are that developing some basic factors that impact both innovations and performance, may lead to both higher innovativeness and competitiveness.

Family support and entrepreneurial passion: The mediating role of entrepreneurs' psychological capital

2021 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Jian-Li Gao ◽  
Dong-Sheng Li ◽  
Mary-Louise Conway
Keyword(s):  
Family Support ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Psychological Capital ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Entrepreneurial Passion ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Entrepreneurial passion is seen as a valuable predictor of entrepreneurs' behavior and performance. We explored what makes entrepreneurs passionate by adopting a qualitative research method from a social support perspective. To test our hypotheses we conducted a survey with 287 young entrepreneurs in China. Using structural equation modeling we studied the impact of three types of support from the family on entrepreneurial passion. The results show that financial support and social capital support had a stronger influence on entrepreneurial passion than did emotional support. Further, psychological capital played a partial mediating role in the relationship between family support and entrepreneurial passion. This study enhances the integrity of previous research conclusions on entrepreneurial passion and, in particular, provides further insight into the development of nascent entrepreneurs and their new businesses.

The influence of organizational justice on job performance

2017 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 542-559 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdelaziz Swalhi ◽  
Saloua Zgoulli ◽  
Mahrane Hofaidhllaoui
Keyword(s):  
Job Performance ◽  
Organizational Justice ◽  
Affective Commitment ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Overall Justice ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to propose two models: the first examines the impact of different dimension of justice (distributive, procedural and interactional) on job performance taking into consideration the mediating role of affective commitment and the second model utilizes the notion of overall justice to predict job performance considering the mediating role of affective commitment. Design/methodology/approach This study was conducted with a sample group of 343 employees working within French small-and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Findings The results support the mediating role of affective commitment between organizational justice and job performance and demonstrate that overall justice has a greater effect on affective commitment than specific dimensions of justice. Originality/value The current study is the first to explore the relationship between JP and OJ, with the latter being measured in more than one focus, in the French SMEs. Therefore, this study contributes to bridge the gap in the understanding of the relationship between OJ and JP in the SMEs. In the French context of SMEs, the authors have stressed the relevance of the perception of organizational justice as a factor affecting the behavior and performance of employees which is then reflected in the success of these firms. In this paper the authors propose two models, with significant implications for researchers, managers, and HR departments. The first examines the impact of different dimension of justice (distributive, procedural and interactional) on job performance taking into consideration the mediating role of affective commitment. The second model utilizes the notion of overall justice to predict job performance considering the mediating role of affective commitment.

The role of internationalization in entrepreneurial orientation-performance link: empirical study of SMEs in a developing nation perspective

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zaynab Dadzie ◽  
Ahmed Agyapong ◽  
Abdulai Suglo
Keyword(s):  
Firm Performance ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽  
Developing Nation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose This study aims to examine the mediating role of internationalization in the relationship between the dimensions of entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and performance, empirical study of small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) in a developing nation. Design/methodology/approach The study uses a sample of 158 exporting SMEs based in the sub-Saharan developing economy, Ghana. The use of hierarchical regression (ordinary least square analysis) was used by the researcher to assess the suggested model of the study. Findings Largely supporting the conjectural predictions, the study indicates that EO positively and significantly influences performance; internationalization fully mediates the relationship between innovativeness and performance of export firms; internationalization fully mediates the relationship between risk-taking and performance of export firms; and finally, internationalization partially mediates the relationship between competitive aggressiveness and performance of export firms. Managers are, therefore, encouraged to strategically develop both their EO and internationalization, as the study has confirmed that EO has both a direct and indirect relationship with performance. Originality/value This study integrated a resource-based view of the firm and international entrepreneurship theory as a theoretical foundation. Theoretically, internationalization’s mediating role reveals the relevance of this construct in the linkage between entrepreneurial orientation and firm performance. Furthermore, the study extends the entrepreneurial orientation concept to the international business literature by estimating and testing models of the mediating link between entrepreneurial orientation and performance. Moreover, the study seeks to broaden the knowledge of entrepreneurial orientation and its relationship with performance in small and medium businesses. The study further extends the limited studies on performance, driven by entrepreneurial orientation and internationalization in a developing nation (Ghanaian) context. This paper besides seeks to highlight the impact of entrepreneurial orientation on performance when channeled through internationalization. The study also reveals the dimensions of entrepreneurial orientation to be important antecedents of internationalization, in attempts at unearthing the critical predictors of firm performance, especially those of international characteristics.

THE IMPACT OF IT ASSETS ON INNOVATION PERFORMANCE – THE MEDIATING ROLE OF DEVELOPMENTAL CULTURE AND ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (08) ◽  
pp. 1840011 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARIUS STOFFELS ◽  
JENS LEKER
Keyword(s):  
Absorptive Capacity ◽  
Innovation Performance ◽  
Research Model ◽  
Water Industry ◽  
Mediation Effects ◽  
Resource Based View ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Organisational Factors ◽  
The Impact

Information technology (IT) has been acknowledged as a driver of innovation performance and scholars agree that the impact of IT is mediated by additional organisational factors. Among those mediators between IT and innovation performance, a firm’s absorptive capacity and developmental culture received considerable attention. Empirical evidence suggests that both fully mediate the impact of IT on innovation performance; however, research that jointly considers both dimensions is scarce. Thus, we follow the resource-based view to operationalise IT assets, absorptive capacity, and developmental culture in one research model and apply SEM to test it with a sample of 58 firms from the water industry in Germany. We find simultaneous full mediation effects for both mediators. The fact that both mediation effects are significant in the presence of each other indicates that absorptive capacity and developmental culture explain complementary portions of the variance in innovation performance — a finding we relate to sociomateriality theory.

scholarly journals The impact of personality and self-efficacy on academic and military performance: The mediating role of self-efficacy

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Hol Fosse ◽  
Robert Buch ◽  
Reidar Säfvenbom ◽  
Monica Martinussen
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Cognitive Abilities ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Big Five Personality ◽  
Military Performance ◽  
Efficacy Analysis ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Impact

Abstract In order to optimize recruitment and the overall outcome of educational programmes, it is crucial to understand personal determinants of achievement. While several cognitive abilities and skills individually predict performance in academic and professional settings, it is less clear how personality translates into performance. This study addresses the impact of the Big Five personality trait, conscientiousness, on academic performance and instructor performance ratings and examines the mediating role of self-efficacy. Analysis of longitudinal data (Time 1: n = 166 (conscientiousness); Time 2: n = 161 (self-efficacy); Time 3: n = 136 (military performance) and n = 156 (academic performance)) from three military academies in Norway showed that conscientiousness was related to both military and academic performance. Moreover, self-efficacy emerged as a partial mediator for the relationship between conscientiousness and performance.

scholarly journals Operational Capability: The Missing Link between Supply Chain Practices and Performance

2015 ◽  
Vol 773-774 ◽  
pp. 856-860
Author(s):  
Ai Chin Thoo ◽  
Abu Bakar Abdul Hamid ◽  
Amran Rasli
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Resource Based View ◽  
Operational Capability ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Mediating Factor ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Relationship

The relationship between supply chain practices and business performance has been widely investigated by many academics and practitioners; however, the relationship is not yet fully understood. Therefore, this paper aims to examine the relevance of several prominent theories in strategic management for explaining the mediating role of operational capability in the relationship between supply chain practices and business performance. The resource-based view of the firm and neo-institutional theory are reviewed for their applicability to relate supply chain practices and operational capability in explaining sustained business performance. Supply chain practices are insufficient to drive business performance. Firms need to be able simultaneously to increase efficiency through supply chain practices and to be innovative through operational capability. Specifically, operational capability is forwarded as a key firm-specific capability that can result in significant and long-term improvement in organisational sustainability. Operational capability can serve as a critical mediating factor that better transmits the ambitions of supply chain practices onto business performance. As such, this paper provides a conceptual support to urge further research to empirically evaluate the relationship between supply chain practices, operational capability and business performance.

scholarly journals Moderating role of corporate reputation in the influence of external support on organisational resilience and performance

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 87-102
Author(s):  
Anna Zabłocka-Kluczka ◽  
Anna Sałamacha
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Reputation ◽  
External Support ◽  
Theoretical Research ◽  
Mediation Model ◽  
Organisational Performance ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Moderating Role

AbstractThe article analyses the influence made by corporate reputation on the mediation model for the impact of external support on organisational performance through resilience. The article aims to clarify the mechanism behind the moderating role of corporate reputation played in the influence of external support on organisational performance and considering the mediating role of organisational resilience. The empirical research was made to verify the existence of the relationship and to reach the aim of the paper. The set of hypotheses was built based on the theoretical research and then verified on the sample of 268 organisations operating in Poland. Dependences among the data selected from the theoretical research were analysed using statistical methods, including the correlation with the moderator and the mediated regression analysis. The obtained results clearly showed that corporate reputation was a moderator of the discussed mediation model for the influence of the external support on organisational performance through resilience. The paper contributes to further development of knowledge in organisational resilience management. It clarifies and stresses the role of two external factors: corporate reputation and external support in shaping the resilience of an organisation and its performance. The obtained results imply specific practical recommendations. Since corporate reputation can be the key to achieving greater organisational resilience and performance, special attention should be given to managing this category in an organisation.

But they promised! How psychological contracts influence the impact of felt violations on job-related anxiety and performance

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dirk De Clercq ◽  
Muhammad Umer Azeem ◽  
Inam Ul Haq
Keyword(s):  
Job Performance ◽  
Psychological Contract ◽  
Psychological Contracts ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Daily Work ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Psychological Contract Violations ◽  
The Impact

PurposeThis study unpacks the relationship between violations of organizational promises, as perceived by employees and their job performance, considering the mediating effects of job-related anxiety and moderating effects of psychological contract type.Design/methodology/approachMulti-source, multi-wave data were collected from employees and their supervisors in Pakistan.FindingsFeelings of organizational betrayal may reduce job performance due to the higher anxiety that employees experience in their daily work. This mediating role of enhanced job-related anxiety in turn is stronger to the extent that employees believe that their psychological contract contains relational obligations but weaker when it contains transactional obligations.Practical implicationsThe study gives organizational decision makers pertinent insights into how they can mitigate the risk that employees who are angry about broken organizational promises stay away from performance-enhancing work activities, namely, by managing the expectations that come along with psychological contracts. In so doing, they can avoid imposing dual harms on employees, from both a sense that they have been betrayed and the risk of lower performance ratings.Originality/valueThis study offers expanded insights into the process that underpins the translation of psychological contract violations into diminished job performance, by pinpointing the simultaneous roles of experienced job-related anxiety and beliefs about employer obligations.

Predicting entrepreneurial intentions through self-efficacy, family support, and regret

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ishfaq Ahmed ◽  
Talat Islam ◽  
Ahmad Usman
Keyword(s):  
Family Support ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intentions ◽  
Basic Premise ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activities ◽  
Internal And External Factors ◽  
The Impact

Purpose Entrepreneurial activities are the outcome of various individual dispositional and environmental factors. Taking both internal and external factors as the basic premise of venturing, this study aims to investigate the impact of entrepreneurial self-efficacy on intentions through the mediating role of regret and moderation of family support. Design/methodology/approach Data was collected through a questionnaire from 435 students of three large public sector universities at two points of time with an interval of four months. Findings Self-efficacy influences entrepreneurial intentions through regret, while the absence of family support increases regret. As the family support is often perceived to be absent in the Pakistani entrepreneurial culture, the outcomes are distinctive. Originality/value These findings add value in the existing literature by linking family support, self-efficacy and regret association, and their ultimate influence on entrepreneurial intentions.

Effect of organisational integrity and leadership behaviour on organisational excellence

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 972-985 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hadi AL-Abrrow ◽  
Hasan Abdullah ◽  
Nadia Atshan
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Internal Customers ◽  
Leadership Behaviour ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to study the effect of organisational integrity and leadership behaviour on organisational excellence by considering the mediating role of work engagement in the banking sector. Design/methodology/approach The quantitative (questionnaire survey) design was used to gather data from 285 employees of the banking sector in Southern and Central Iraq. Findings The findings revealed a partial mediation role of work engagement in the relation between organisational integrity and organisational excellence and a full mediation role between leadership behaviour and organisational excellence. Research limitations/implications Managers need to understand that the impact of their leadership behaviour on organisational outcomes; they also have to understand how people think and what motivates them positively. Therefore, managers must deal with employees as internal customers and realise that their satisfaction and performance is the satisfaction of external customers. Originality/value Few studies have dealt with this topic in the in developing countries such as Iraq. The increases the strength of competition in the Iraqi banking sector pays more attention to the search for excellence. Therefore, more research efforts are needed for achieving organisational excellence in this sector.

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