scholarly journals An Empirical Investigation on The Effect of Business Environment Factors on The FDI Inflows in Pakistan: The Moderating Role of Political Stability

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Arfan Shahzad ◽  
Abdullah Kaid Al-Swidi ◽  
Dawood Ali Mithani ◽  
Faudziah Hanim Bt Fadzil ◽  
Abd Ghani Bin Golamuddin
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Investigation ◽  
Political Stability ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Fdi Inflows ◽  
Environment Factors ◽  
Moderating Role

Leadership and Employee Motivation: Moderating Role of Gender

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Beena Prakash
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Employee Motivation ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Demand Pull ◽  
Logistics Services ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Core Issues ◽  
Moderating Role

With the present business environment which is creating a strong demand pull for quality and efficient logistics services, core issues are being gradually removed with time but HR issues are still neglected. Motivation can be the key process of boosting the morale of employees to encourage them to willingly give their best in accomplishing assigned tasks. During growth of any sector, dimensions of leadership can have great impact on employee motivation. This research paper analyzes impact of transformational leadership on employee motivation and moderating role of gender. The result shows significant positive correlation between transformational leadership and employee motivation and gender does moderate the relationship.

The moderating role of customer engagement experiences in customer satisfaction–loyalty relationship

2019 ◽  
Vol 53 (7) ◽  
pp. 1278-1310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rakhi Thakur
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Apps ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Mobile App ◽  
Customer Engagement ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Digital Platforms ◽  
Quantitative Studies ◽  
Non Linear ◽  
Moderating Role

Purpose This study aims to examine the moderating role of customer engagement experiences in satisfaction–loyalty relationship in the digital business environment. This paper looks at mobile apps for shopping and travel planning to understand these relationships. Design/methodology/approach This paper includes the conceptualization and validation of the proposed relationship through multiple studies. An exploratory qualitative study was conducted to identify the relevant engagement experiences. Subsequently, multiple quantitative studies were conducted to examine the proposed relationships. Findings The effect of satisfaction on continuance intention is stronger among customers with higher levels of engagement. Further, the propensity to provide electronic word of mouth is non-linear in customers with higher levels of engagement and may not vary directly with satisfaction levels. Research limitations/implications The findings of this study contribute to the emerging literature on customer engagement and mobile app-usage domains. Future studies may examine such a relationship in different businesses and on varied digital platforms. Practical implications The findings of this paper may provide actionable insights to marketers, giving them a mechanism to segment customers based on engagement levels and using discretion while focusing on satisfaction levels among different segments. Originality/value This study validates the proposed moderating role of customer engagement in the satisfaction–loyalty relationship. The non-linear relationship between satisfaction and loyalty is also demonstrated.

THE ROLE OF FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN INDIA'S SERVICES EXPORTS: AN EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION

2006 ◽  
Vol 51 (02) ◽  
pp. 175-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
SADHANA SRIVASTAVA
Keyword(s):  
Service Sector ◽  
Empirical Investigation ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Fdi Inflows ◽  
Indian Economy ◽  
Export Competitiveness ◽  
Short Run ◽  
Key Driver ◽  
The Impact

Export-oriented FDI is increasingly being perceived as an instrumental tool to strengthen country's export-competitiveness in developing countries. The theoretical literature suggests that both FDI and trade can be substitutive or complementary to each other depending on the nature of investment, industry-mix and host country's characteristics. In this context, the experience of the Indian economy is particularly instructive. Although some empirical studies have supported the view that FDI inflows in the Indian economy have not been export-oriented, it is important to note that none of these have studied the impact of FDI inflows on service exports, in spite of service sector emerging as a key driver of India's export growth. This paper examines the causal relationship between FDI inflows and service exports in the Indian economy during the post liberalization period since 1991. It uses a multivariate VAR framework for the analysis. The empirical results confirm the presence of short-run unidirectional Granger causality from FDI to services exports in the Indian economy.

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL AND NEW VENTURE PERFORMANCE: AN EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE MODERATING ROLE OF THE ENVIRONMENT

2006 ◽  
Vol 03 (04) ◽  
pp. 379-405 ◽  
Author(s):  
NORMA JUMA ◽  
JEFFREY McGEE
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
Empirical Investigation ◽  
New Ventures ◽  
New Venture ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Venture Performance ◽  
Crucial Component ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

Many organizations today view intellectual capital (IC) as their most valuable asset. New ventures, in particular, can leverage their IC to attain and sustain a competitive advantage. This study investigates whether IC has a direct impact on venture performance. We also seek to determine if this relationship is moderated by environmental dimensions. Our findings suggest that human capital is the most critical component of IC when predicting operating performance of high-tech ventures, while intellectual property is the crucial component when predicting market-based performance. Our findings also suggest that the relationship between IC and venture performance is influenced by the environment.

scholarly journals Conceptual Model of Predictors of SMEs' Performance in the Context of Sudan

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 263-276
Author(s):  
Osman Elsheikh Abdelrahman ◽  
Zarifah Bt Abdullah ◽  
Zakaria Abas
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Management Accounting ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Extensive Literature ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Developed Countries ◽  
Published Research ◽  
Moderating Role

Purpose: SMEs' performance in Sudan is in downturn and calls for research-based solution. To address this, this conceptual study proposes a model entailing management accounting practices (costing, budgeting, and performance measures practices) as predictors of SMEs' performance. Also, research findings on the relationship between management accounting practices and performance are inconsistent.  Given this, this study proposes a model entailing management accounting practices as determinants of SMEs' performance with moderating role of external business environment. Design/methodology/approach: This work is theorized based on extensive literature survey through which a conceptual model is developed and discussed. Inconsistent relationship between management accounting practices and performance is valuated and established via published research. Also, moderating role of external business environment is discussed and validated based on contingency theory. Findings: This paper proposes a conceptual model to serve as an answer to how Sudanese SMEs' performance can be improved through management accounting practices. Research limitations/implications: The proposed model in this work is based on survey of published research, but it can be empirically solidified further through collection and analysis of relevant data. Practical implications: The paper can help SMEs' owners/ managers and policy makers to understand how properly-adopted management accounting practices can improve SMEs' performance. Originality/value: The proposed conceptual framework is an exceptional and all-inclusive model that will expectantly improve the relevant body of literature and serve as useful guide for stakeholders on how the performances of SMEs can be boosted to enable them catch up with the SMEs' performance level of the developed countries in order to boost the economy of Sudan as a nation.

THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN FOREIGN COMPETITION, ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY AND PIONEERING INNOVATION: AN EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION IN CANADA

2009 ◽  
Vol 13 (01) ◽  
pp. 105-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
YING LI ◽  
WIM VANHAVERBEKE
Keyword(s):  
Absorptive Capacity ◽  
Empirical Investigation ◽  
Foreign Competition ◽  
Innovation Activities ◽  
Monopoly Market ◽  
The One ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

The relationship between competition and innovation has drawn great attention from economists and strategic management researchers. However, the empirical evidence for this relationship remains inconsistent. On the one hand, the Schumpeterian viewpoint credits that the large firms with substantial monopoly market power have resources and incentives to innovate. On the other hand, it is also possible for a monopolist to have incentives to suppress subsequent innovations. It is suggested by Baldwin and Scott (1987) and Tang (2006) that the relationship between competition and innovation is dependent on the competition context and specific type of innovation activities. In this study, we investigate the relationship between foreign competition and pioneering innovation and consider the moderating role of absorptive capacity for this relationship, using the Canadian Innovation Data. We find a U-shaped relationship between foreign competition and pioneering innovation: when foreign competition increases from a low to a moderate level, the likelihood of pioneering innovation decreases. However, the likelihood of pioneering innovation increases when foreign competition continues to increase from a moderate to a high level. We also found evidence that absorptive capacity may positively moderate the relationship between foreign competition and pioneering innovation.

The moderating role of helper's high in anchoring process: An empirical investigation in the context of charity website design

2018 ◽  
Vol 84 ◽  
pp. 230-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dong-Heon (Austin) Kwak ◽  
K. (Ram) Ramamurthy ◽  
Derek Nazareth ◽  
Saerom Lee
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Investigation ◽  
Website Design ◽  
Moderating Role
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