The availability of organizational resources and the degree of internationalization of furniture companies - the empirical research findings

2021 ◽  
Vol 116 ◽  
pp. 46-53
Author(s):  
Emilia Grzegorzewska
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Organizational Resources ◽  
Foreign Markets ◽  
Material Resources ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Degree Of Internationalization

The availability of organizational resources and the degree of internationalization of furniture companies - the empirical research findings. The article presents the results of empirical research carried out in 100 medium and large furniture companies. The availability of organizational resources was assessed in the group of furniture manufacturers using the Likert scale. The respondents indicated that the highest availability, taking into account the average score for all surveyed companies, was obtained in the case of financial and material resources. It should be emphasized, however, that the remaining categories of resources were also characterized by a relatively high level of availability. The differences were noticed in the groups of enterprises considering the degree of internationalization. The highest availability of all resources was indicated by respondents from companies operating mainly in foreign markets. Moreover, the relationship between the level of availability of organizational resources and the degree of internationalization of the surveyed enterprises was checked. For this purpose, the Spearman's rho correlation coefficient was used. Such a relationship was confirmed in the case of human resources and information resources. The research shows that higher availability of the indicated resources occurs in enterprises showing a greater degree of involvement in foreign activities.

Religion and entrepreneurship in hospitality and tourism

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 148-172
Author(s):  
Anna Farmaki ◽  
Levent Altinay ◽  
Prokopis Christou ◽  
Ainur Kenebayeva
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Research ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Relevant Theory ◽  
Theoretical Account ◽  
Entrepreneurial Behaviour ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Convergence And Divergence ◽  
Hospitality And Tourism ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose This study aims to provide a theoretical account of the nexus of religion and entrepreneurship in hospitality and tourism (H&T) by considering the influences of religion on entrepreneurial motivation, acquisition of resources for entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial behaviour. Design/methodology/approach The authors synthesise research and theory on religion and entrepreneurship and apply it within H&T, taking into account the specificities of the industry. Specifically, they pooled together relevant theory and empirical research findings which they summarised to identify points of convergence and divergence, before refining the data to allow for further theoretical insights to be gained. Findings The authors suggest that religion may positively or negatively influence entrepreneurship; in particular, they identify various modes of religion influences, which offer insights into how religion may encourage, sustain and amplify entrepreneurship or alternatively inhibit entrepreneurship. Originality/value Religion offers an important yet underused lens for understanding the activities and mechanisms influencing entrepreneurship in the rapidly evolving H&T industry. This study identifies different aspects of the two multidimensional and interdisciplinary concepts of religion and entrepreneurship and offers new insights into the relationship between the two within the context of H&T.

Factors Determining the Internationalization of Spanish Family SMEs

2020 ◽  
pp. 148-167
Author(s):  
Marta Fernández-Olmos
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Family Firms ◽  
Business Strategies ◽  
International Expansion ◽  
Foreign Markets ◽  
Product Innovations ◽  
The Family ◽  
Spanish Family ◽  
Family Smes ◽  
Degree Of Internationalization

This chapter examines the factors determining international expansion for a group of Spanish family SMEs. Internationalization is modelled taking into account both the decision to enter foreign markets and the degree of internationalization. This chapter uses the information provided by the Survey on Business Strategies in Spain, including 1,519 observations. The results indicate that the presence of the second generation in the family firm, the establishment of alliances with other firms, and some intangible resources (in particular, product innovations, and human resources) all positively influence the degree of internationalization. The results also indicate that the size and age of family firms are important factors in determining their international expansion.

“Concepts of Human Nature” Versus Moral Competence – Analysis of Relationships

2011 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 83-104
Author(s):  
Dariusz Turek ◽  
Agnieszka Wojtczuk-Turek
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Human Nature ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Human Resources Management ◽  
Moral Competence ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
The People ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Theoretical Analyses

The article presents the theoretical analyses and empirical research concerning the relationship between employees’ beliefs with reference to the human nature and expressed as “the concepts of human nature”, and the dimensions of moral competence. The results obtained allow to state that the individuals who employ the concept of human nature described as “social” or “humanist” while performing the processes of evaluation, present a more highly intensified moral competence than the people who employ the model of man as an “economic” or “imperfect” being. The article also presents the implications of the obtained results for the processes of human resources management.

scholarly journals Level of Vocabulary Development and Selected Elements Regarding Sensory Integration and Balance in 5-Year-Old Girls and Boys

Children ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 200
Author(s):  
Jacek Wilczyński ◽  
Grzegorz Ślęzak
Keyword(s):  
Sensory Integration ◽  
Vocabulary Development ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Clinical Test ◽  
Hard Surface ◽  
Low Level ◽  
Significant Relationships ◽  
Surface Test ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Relationship

The aim of this research was to assess relationships between the level of vocabulary and selected elements of sensory integration and balance in 5-year-old girls and boys, showing the differences between them. The study group consisted of 290 5-year-old children (172 boys and 118 girls) with different levels of vocabulary development and selected disturbances in sensory integration and balance processes. To evaluate the developmental deficits of speech with regard to vocabulary, the Children’s Dictionary Test was used. The Clinical Test of Sensory Integration and Balance was also employed. In our research’s overall assessment, 118 children, i.e., 41%, had a low level of vocabulary, while 108 (37%) had an average level and 64 (22%) had a high level. However, the average score of all examined children (3.71 stens) indicates a low level of vocabulary development. Less developed vocabulary skills included the ability to create subordinate words and define concepts. There were no significant differences in the level of vocabulary between girls and boys. We observed disorders concerning selected elements of sensory integration and balance in most of the children, and more often in boys. There were statistically significant relationships between the level of vocabulary and selected disorders of sensory integration and balance; however, they were not unambiguous. Children with the lowest level of vocabulary in overall assessment obtained significantly the worst results in the Clinical Test of Sensory Integration and Balance (CTSIB) open eyes, hard surface test. However, in the closed eyes, hard surface test, the lowest score was obtained by children with a high overall assessment. In turn, in the open eyes, soft surface test, the lowest score was noted for children with average overall assessment. In the complex CTSIB test, the lowest score was achieved by children with low ability to define concepts. The problem of the relationship between vocabulary level of and sensory integration as well as balance requires further research. The demonstrated significant relationships between some aspects of vocabulary level and selected elements of sensory integration as well as balance confirm the need to care for the overall psychomotor sphere of a child.

scholarly journals Impact of job Satisfaction on Relationship Between Employee Performance and Human Resource Management Practices Followed by Bharti Airtel Limited Telecommunication with Reference to Moradabad region

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3S2) ◽  
pp. 493-498
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Uttar Pradesh ◽  
Important Relationship ◽  
Human Resource Management Practices ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Study Population ◽  
The Relationship

In this research, the goal was to establish a relationship between employees in Bharti Airtel Limited Telecommunications between human resources practice and employee performance. The goal was also to explore the moderating role of job satisfaction in the interaction between human resources activities such as the workforce, compensation, and equity and work efficiency. Staff of Bharti Airtel Limited Communications, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, was included in the study population. The sample size is 362 and was selected randomly. 462 employees were furnished with the questionnaires, 362 of which had been collected. The research obtained the following results: an important relationship exists between the work environment and the performance of the employees. There is an important connection between the performance of employees and rewards. The connections between fairness and the performance of employees are significant. The relationship between working conditions and fairness and the performance of employees is affected by job satisfaction. Nevertheless, the relationship between reward and the performance of workers does not affect it. On the basis of the research findings, many practical and theoretical implications have been discussed.

scholarly journals Research of the correlation between interpersonal tolerance and personality self-attitude at the student age (on the example of university and college students)

2020 ◽  
pp. 69-80
Author(s):  
Irina N. Efremkina
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Theoretical Analysis ◽  
University Students ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Lower Degree ◽  
Student Age ◽  
Level Of Significance ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Reliable Methods

The article presents the results of an empirical research of the relationship between interpersonal tolerance and self-attitude at student age (n = 100) on the example of university and college students. Theoretical analysis shows that modern researchers call communicative tolerance and empathy as an important manifestations of interpersonal tolerance. At the same time, the attitude to another person can be influenced by the attitude to oneself (self-attitude). The research used valid and reliable methods of diagnostics of the communicative tolerance by V. V. Boyko; diagnostics of the level of empathic abilities by V. V. Boyko; research of self-attitude by S. R. Panteleev. It was found that empathy indicators have a small number of correlations with self-attitude indicators in both sub-samples. At the same time, many correlations between indicators of communicative tolerance and indicators of self-attitude in both sub-samples were found at a sufficient level of significance. The correlation between communicative tolerance, empathy, and self-attitude differs among university and college students. In case with university students, a high level of communicative tolerance is associated with positive self-attitudes, while in general, a lower degree of communicative tolerance of college students is associated with a less positive self-attitude.

PSYCHOSEMANTIC FEATURES OF PERCEPTION OF ANIMATED ADVERTISEMENT OF YOUTH TARGET AUDIENCE

2020 ◽  
pp. 188-208
Author(s):  
O. P. Sosniuk ◽  
І. Yu. Vlasiuk
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Target Audience ◽  
Consumer Motivation ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Relationship

The article is devoted to the analysis of the results of empirical research of psychosemantic features of perception of animation advertising by the representatives of the youth target audience. Differences in the perception of animation advertising between representatives of three age groups within the youth target audience were established. The authors identified four factors (“Confidence”, “Attractiveness”, “Trust”, “Consumer Activity”), which are manifested in the perception of animation advertising by young teens (12-15 y.o.). At the same time, for аdolescence teens (16-19 y.o.) and youth (20-24 y.o.) there are three factors (“Confidence”, “Attractiveness”, “Consumer activity”), which determine their attitude to animation advertising. The peculiarities of young people's attitude to animation advertising with different types of graphics (2-D, 3-D, combined) and consumer motivation of this target audience are revealed. It has been identified that commercials based on the use of 3-D graphics are evaluated by representatives of the youth audience (of all age groups) most positively and often make them want to buy the products of the advertised brand. Commercials based on the use of 2-D graphics technology attract the most attention of younger teens (12-15 y.o.) and create the appropriate consumer motivation. The commercials created on the basis of the combined graphics are the least interesting to the representatives of the youth target audience. However, the ideas underlying such advertising are the most understandable for youth, and the advertising itself is perceived as relevant and evokes a sense of trust in the product and brand. The connection between the level of emotional intelligence and creativity with the peculiarities of the perception of animation advertising is revealed. Subjects with higher level of emotional intelligence rate animation graphics in advertising more positively than people with low levels of emotional intelligence. Representatives of the youth target audience (all age groups) with high levels of emotional intelligence are most sensitive to animation advertising using 3-D graphics. A similar trend is observed in subjects with a high level of creativity, rate commercials using 3-D graphics higher and perceive it more positively (compared with subjects with lower level of creativity). It is established that young teenagers (12-15 y.o.) with a high level of creativity also positively perceive animation advertising using 2-D graphics technology. Prospects for further research include a more detailed study of the perception of animation advertising with different types of graphics by different age groups, determining the relationship between the perception of animation advertising and the value-semantic sphere of the personality of consumers.

scholarly journals Improvement of the method of factor analysis of efficiency of using the material resources

2020 ◽  
pp. 29-32
Author(s):  
Lina RUBAN
Keyword(s):  
Factor Model ◽  
Practical Importance ◽  
Operating Costs ◽  
Resource Potential ◽  
Material Resources ◽  
Material Costs ◽  
Inventory Turnover ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Further Development

Introduction. It is necessary to carry out systematic accounting and qualitative analysis to maintain a sufficient level of provision of the enterprise with material resources and their efficient use. Issues of analysis of material resources are of great practical importance and significant impact on production activities, as it is a prerequisite for further development of production in enterprises. The purpose of the paper is to study the relationship between profit, sales revenue and material costs and to create a factor model of material profitability. Results. The paper investigates various author's approaches to the formation of a system of indicators of analysis of efficiency of material resources, as a result of which it was found that most experts focus on assessing the efficiency of production consumption of material resources, and use such indicators as specific consumption of materials, return materials, the ratio of the growth rate of manufactured (sold) products and material costs, the share of material costs in operating costs. At the same time, the ability of material resources, transforming into material costs, to generate income (material yield), is almost not studied. However, the efficiency of material resources is determined not only by the rationality of their use in the production process. In market conditions, in order to maintain a high level of competitiveness of the enterprise, it is advisable to study the ability of material resources to generate income and profit. For this purpose, you can use indicators of inventory turnover, material yield and material profitability. The transformation of the material profitability formula made it possible to show the dependence of this indicator on material profitability and profitability of sales. Conclusion. For effective management of resource potential of the enterprise it is necessary to solve the following tasks: to estimate the level of efficiency of use of material resources; to study the change of generalized and private indicators that affect the efficiency of material resources; to investigate the influence of individual factors on the level of efficiency of materials use. The presented factor model of material profitability allows to reveal the reasons of change of this indicator and to draw qualitative conclusions of use of material resources at the enterprise.

THE ROLES OF HUMAN RESOURCES, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, AND MARKETING KNOWLEDGE CAPABILITIES IN PERFORMANCE: AN EXTENSION OF THE RESOURCE-BASED THEORY PERSPECTIVE

2008 ◽  
Vol 36 (9) ◽  
pp. 1269-1282 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi-Feng Yang
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Positive Performance ◽  
New Findings ◽  
Hierarchical Interaction ◽  
Improved Performance ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Resource Based Theory

For some time now, the resource-based theory (RBT) has been used as a perspective in understanding the relationship between resources (or capabilities) and performance; however, there is a dearth of empirical research shedding light on why some firms successfully use their capabilities while others do not. Thus, in this study the effects on performance of three resource variables were investigated: human resources (HR), information technology (IT), and marketing knowledge (MK). Results showed: the positive performance of IT, MK, and HR capabilities (β = .275, .254, and .027, p < .01, respectively); and exploratory results with multiple hierarchical/interaction regressions suggested that two- and three-way interactions enhanced performance. These new findings suggest that these three capabilities are important business resources since they significantly improved performance.

The Degree of Internationalization and the Use of Social Media in Marketing Communication

2021 ◽  
pp. 785-805
Author(s):  
Malgorzata Bartosik-Purgat ◽  
Barbara Jankowska
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Marketing Communication ◽  
Foreign Markets ◽  
Media Usage ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
A Company ◽  
Degree Of Internationalization

The development of new technologies combined with constantly increasing access to the Internet, facilitates the usage of social media in the business, including firms' operations in foreign markets. The main aim of the article is to identify the relationship between the degree of internationalization and social media usage within different forms of marketing communication in foreign markets. Data was gathered from individual interviews conducted among 334 companies that operate on the Polish market and which are active internationally in terms of marketing communication. Two key findings emerge from the research. First, the strongest correlation between the form of internationalization and the use of social media was obtained as far as advertising (as a form of marketing communication) is concerned. Second, the number of foreign markets a company operates is correlated with the use of social media in terms of all forms of marketing communication.

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