Employee Turnover and Innovation in SMEs: The Contingent Role of Cross-Functional Integration

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 (1) ◽  
pp. 14826
Author(s):  
Taiyuan Wang ◽  
Stewart Thornhill
Keyword(s):  
Employee Turnover ◽  
Functional Integration

scholarly journals Loss of mGluR5 in D1 Receptor-Expressing Neurons Improves Stress Coping

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (15) ◽  
pp. 7826
Author(s):  
Luca Zangrandi ◽  
Claudia Schmuckermair ◽  
Hussein Ghareh ◽  
Federico Castaldi ◽  
Regine Heilbronn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stress Responses ◽  
Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor ◽  
Forced Swim Test ◽  
Functional Integration ◽  
D1 Receptor ◽  
Conditional Knockout ◽  
Stress Coping ◽  
Metabotropic Glutamate ◽  
Internal States

The metabotropic glutamate receptor type 5 (mGluR5) has been proposed to play a crucial role in the selection and regulation of cognitive, affective, and emotional behaviors. However, the mechanisms by which these receptors mediate these effects remain largely unexplored. Here, we studied the role of mGluR5 located in D1 receptor-expressing (D1) neurons in the manifestation of different behavioral expressions. Mice with conditional knockout (cKO) of mGluR5 in D1 neurons (mGluR5D1 cKO) and littermate controls displayed similar phenotypical profiles in relation to memory expression, anxiety, and social behaviors. However, mGluR5D1 cKO mice presented different coping mechanisms in response to acute escapable or inescapable stress. mGluR5D1 cKO mice adopted an enhanced active stress coping strategy upon exposure to escapable stress in the two-way active avoidance (TWA) task and a greater passive strategy upon exposure to inescapable stress in the forced swim test (FST). In summary, this work provides evidence for a functional integration of the dopaminergic and glutamatergic system to mediate control over internal states upon stress exposure and directly implicates D1 neurons and mGluR5 as crucial mediators of behavioral stress responses.

Job crafting and turnover intention: The mediating role of work engagement and job satisfaction

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taotao Zhang ◽  
Bingxiang Li
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Turnover Intention ◽  
Employee Turnover ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Job Crafting ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Employee Turnover Intention ◽  
Validated Questionnaire

The aims in this study were to examine the influence of job crafting, job satisfaction, and work engagement on employee turnover intention, and to investigate the role of work engagement and job satisfaction as mediators in the relationship between job crafting and employee turnover intention. A validated questionnaire was used to collect data from 212 employees of a service company in China. The results of structural equation modeling showed that work engagement and job satisfaction partially mediated the job crafting–turnover intention relationship. These findings extended prior research and confirmed that job crafting, job satisfaction, and work engagement were each a predictor of employee turnover intention. These findings suggest that the turnover intention of employees could be reduced through generating job-crafting behaviors, and by improving job satisfaction and work engagement.

scholarly journals The role of Islamic Educational Institutions in Achieving Intellectual Unity among Muslims in Cameroon: دور المؤسسات التربوية الإسلامية في تحقيق الوحدة الفكرية بين المسلمين في الكاميرون

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mouhamadou Maudud
Keyword(s):  
Human Life ◽  
Functional Integration ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Educational Work ◽  
Academic Challenges ◽  
Formal Framework ◽  
Cultural Cohesion ◽  
Intellectual Unity ◽  
The Relationship

Unity is one of the fundamental tools for social security in human life and Islamic Educational institutions in Cameroon are not excluded. The present study aimed at identifying the main roles and Educational needs of Islamic Educational institutions in Cameroon in bringing about Intellectual unity. The descriptive analytical approach was used as a research methodology. The research has come up with the following findings: The spread of misconceptions among individuals is the main cause of weak and limited results of educational work. Due to this, the relationship between those institutions and the society in its formal framework remains negative. The Islamic Educational institutions in Cameroon have been playing an important role in the service of religion and society in order to preserve peace and unity, but despite its tangible achievements they still face challenges in some aspect, such as academic challenges, scientific developments, and Educational supervision, which were identified as obstacle to functional integration. In conclusion, it is recommended to develop a strategic and effective programs in which all the Islamic Educational institutions of Cameroon are involved in order to erase the misconceptions causing intellectual disunity. These should involve dissemination of pure Islamic values, modern technical and professional educational courses, besides promoting solidarity, religious and cultural cohesion in order to address the diverse challenges of the enemies of religion and society.

scholarly journals Frequency-dependent circuits anchored in the dorsal and ventral left anterior insula

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yifeng Wang ◽  
Qijun Zou ◽  
Yujia Ao ◽  
Yang Liu ◽  
Yujie Ouyang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Functional Organization ◽  
Functional Integration ◽  
Anterior Insula ◽  
Frequency Effect ◽  
Frequency Dependent ◽  
Functional Connections ◽  
Human Connectome Project ◽  
Cognitive Neurosciences ◽  
The Right

Abstract The hub role of the right anterior insula (AI) has been emphasized in cognitive neurosciences and been demonstrated to be frequency-dependently organized. However, the functional organization of left AI (LAI) has not been systematically investigated. Here we used 100 unrelated datasets from the Human Connectome Project to study the frequency-dependent organization of LAI along slow 6 to slow 1 bands. The broadband functional connectivity of LAI was similar to previous findings. In slow 6-slow 3 bands, both dorsal and ventral seeds in LAI were correlated to the salience network (SN) and language network (LN) and anti-correlated to the default mode network (DMN). However, these seeds were only correlated to the LAI in slow 2-slow 1 bands. These findings indicate that broadband and narrow band functional connections reflect different functional organizations of the LAI. Furthermore, the dorsal seed had a stronger connection with the LN and anti-correlation with DMN while the ventral seed had a stronger connection within the SN in slow 6-slow 3 bands. In slow 2-slow 1 bands, both seeds had stronger connections with themselves. These observations indicate distinctive functional organizations for the two parts of LAI. Significant frequency effect and frequency by seed interaction were also found, suggesting different frequency characteristics of these two seeds. The functional integration and functional segregation of LDAI and LVAI were further supported by their cognitive associations. The frequency- and seed-dependent functional organizations of LAI may enlighten future clinical and cognitive investigations.

Customer orientation and success in introduction of new products: an empirical study in an emerging economy

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 306-317
Author(s):  
Wanxing Jiang ◽  
Ji Li ◽  
Haifeng Yan ◽  
Hao Li ◽  
Mengyuan Chen
Keyword(s):  
Customer Orientation ◽  
New Products ◽  
Functional Integration ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
New Product Introduction ◽  
Product Introduction ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Multi Phase ◽  
Data Collection Approach

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether, when and how customer orientation may contribute to success in introduction of new products (SINP). Design/methodology/approach With a multi-phase and multi-source data collection approach, this study tested the proposed theoretical model by applying multiple regression with SPSS Process Macro. Findings Customer orientation positively influences cross-functional integration (CFI), which in turn facilitates SINP; a firm’s new product introduction (NPI) strategy moderates customer orientation–CFI link. Originality/value This study empirically tests whether, why and when customer orientation may contribute to SINP. By suggesting the important role of customer orientation in improving SINP, the mediating effect of CFI and the moderating effect of NPI strategy, the current study should enrich the extant literature on customer orientation, CFI and NPI.

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