scholarly journals How Does Interactivity in a Video Game Render People Susceptible? A Mediating Role of Concrete-level Action Identity in Immersive Media

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Young June Sah ◽  
Wei Peng
Keyword(s):  
Video Game ◽  
News Article ◽  
Simulation Game ◽  
Action Identification ◽  
Media Effect ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
New Meanings ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
Medium Type

Action identification theory (Vallacher & Wegner, 2012) posits that individuals become open to new meanings of actions when the actions are represented in their minds as concrete details (i.e., understanding actions as concrete identities), rather than abstract meanings (i.e., understanding actions as abstract identities). Based on this, we predicted that video game interactivity renders players susceptible to new ideas of actions performed in a video game, by causing them to conceive the actions as concrete details. In a 2 (medium type: interactive vs. non-interactive) x 2 (meaning of hunting: beneficial vs. harmful) between-subjects experiment (N = 111), participants played or watched a hunting simulation game, then expressed their agreement on a news article reporting either the benefit or harm of hunting. The interactivity group, compared to the non-interactivity group, described their game experience as concrete actions, indicating that they construed actions as concrete identities. Further, these concrete identities led to greater agreement with the news article regardless whether benefit or harm of hunting was reported. These results suggest an indirect effect of interactivity on participants’ susceptibility to a new idea. Implications for using the mental representation approach in media-effect studies were discussed.

From geek masculinity to Gamergate: the technological rationality of online abuse

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 247-264 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Salter
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Video Game ◽  
Platform Design ◽  
Video Game Industry ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Online Platforms ◽  
Online Abuse ◽  
Technological Rationality ◽  
Game Industry

In 2014, an orchestrated campaign of online abuse known as Gamergate overtook the global video game industry, calling unprecedented attention to the scope of gendered harassment on social media. Using Gamergate as an example, this article argues that explanations of online abuse that focus on its cultural or technological dimensions fail to capture the mediating role of online platforms in facilitating and rationalizing harassment and reputational damage. The concept of technological rationality pulls into focus the shared logics that shape platform design and administration as well as practices of online abuse. Proposed solutions to online abuse that fail to address technological rationality will ultimately leave in place the sociotechnical arrangements that make such abuse possible and impactful.

scholarly journals The role of innovative ideas in business sustainability: Evidence from textile industry

2022 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 285-294 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sasiwimon Wongwilai ◽  
Pongtep Phudetch ◽  
Pitiphoj Saelek ◽  
Aekachai Khuptawatin ◽  
Kitichai Wongcharoensin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Textile Industry ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Business Sustainability ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Innovative Process ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Positive Effect

The objective of the current study was to examine the role of innovative ideas in business sustainability. The mediating role of innovative process, innovative production and innovative supply chain was also examined. Therefore, the relationship between innovative ideas, innovative process, innovative production, innovative supply chain and business sustainability was examined. Data was collected from the employees of textile companies. As the Indonesian textile companies were under investigation in the current study. Data was collected from Indonesian textile company employees. 300 questionnaires were sent to the textile companies with the help of email. Hence, email surveys were preferred with the help of questionnaires. Results of the study highlights that the innovative ideas had a major role in business sustainability. Introduction of new ideas inside the boundaries of the organization expedites the business sustainability. Additionally, innovative ideas have a positive effect on innovative production and innovative supply chains. Moreover, innovative production and innovative supply chain have a positive effect on business sustainability. Therefore, innovative ideas increase the innovative production and supply chain which further shows a positive effect on business sustainability.

scholarly journals Social Competencies, Job Performance and Cultural Adjustment Among Expatriate Assignees In Malaysia

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jugindar Singh Kartar Singh ◽  
Nik Hasnaa Nik Mahmood
Keyword(s):  
Job Performance ◽  
Cultural Adjustment ◽  
Social Competencies ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
Study Support ◽  
The Right ◽  
Training And Support

This study investigates the relationships and impact of social competencies on job performance and the mediating role of cultural adjustment of expatriates engaged in the ICT sector in Malaysia. Based on a quantitative survey with a sample of 301 expatriates, the findings of this study revealed that social competencies have a positive relationship with job performance. The findings also support the role of cultural adjustment in mediating the relationship between social competencies and job performance. The findings of this study support the results from some earlier studies and also bring out several new ideas such as the importance of social competencies. The findings of this study will significantly contribute to the advancement of knowledge in job performance and cultural adjustment and it is evident that expatriate social competencies facilitate expatriates’ job performance and cultural adjustment. The implications are in the areas of expatriate selection, training and support practices. It is recommended that organizations consider social competencies and cultural adjustment and implement suitable HR policies to select the right candidates, train and motivate them. The results of this study will add to the current body of knowledge as well as assist in creating foundational solutions to ensure success in expatriate global assignments in Malaysia.  

scholarly journals Does transformational leadership matter for innovation in banks? The mediating role of knowledge sharing

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sherine Al- Ahmad Chaar ◽  
Nasser Fathi Easa
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Structural Equations ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Innovative Products ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose This paper aims to examine the mediating role of knowledge sharing (KS) on the relationship between the transformational leadership (TL) and innovation in banks. Design/methodology/approach Quantitative analysis was conducted by using the structural equations modeling with AMOS 24 to examine the influence of the mediating role of KS on the TL–innovation relationship. Data were collected from 310 employees at 27 banks in Lebanon. Findings The research highlights that leaders exhibiting transformational behavior were able to promote knowledge-sharing culture that enhances the generation of new ideas, products and processes. The findings confirmed that KS mediates the association of TL and innovation. Practical implications The findings point to how TL mobilizes employees to engage in innovative products and processes by encouraging a knowledge-sharing culture. Originality/value The research findings advance the understanding of how TL stimulates innovation and highlights the benefits gained by cultivating KS to generate more innovative outcomes.

The EFFECTS OF CUSTOMER CAPITAL ON CUSTOMER RESPONSE SPEED AND INNOVATIVENESS: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF MARKETING CAPABILITY

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (06) ◽  
pp. 1950058
Author(s):  
ASGHAR AFSHAR JAHANSHAHI ◽  
KHALED NAWASER ◽  
ALEXANDER BREM
Keyword(s):  
Response Speed ◽  
Marketing Capability ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Firm Innovativeness ◽  
Innovative Products ◽  
Customer Capital ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
Original Survey ◽  
A Company

Customer capital has attracted a great deal of attention among marketing scholars in recent years. This study explores at first the links between customer capital with firm innovativeness (i.e., the ability to generate new ideas and actions within firms) and customer response speed (i.e., the ability to respond to the customers’ needs immediately). Furthermore, it is analysed how firms’ marketing capability mediates these relationships. For this, a unique environment in post-sanctions Iran is chosen. By using the original survey data from 107 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), our results confirm that durable relationships that a company builds with its customers over the time enhance the market information within firms. This, in turn, enables firms to respond faster to market changes with innovative products and services. Furthermore, the lifetime relationship with the customers enhances the awareness of firms about customers’ needs and demands in a timely manner. Accordingly, it accelerates the process of responding the customers’ requirements before competitors can catch up.

scholarly journals THE ROLE OF INNOVATION IN MEDIATING MARKET ORIENTATION TO COMPANY PERFORMANCE

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Putu Intan Paradictha Pradnya Putri ◽  
Ni Nyoman Kerti Yasa ◽  
I Ketut Rahyuda
Keyword(s):  
Market Orientation ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Company Performance ◽  
Significant Positive Effect ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
Improved Performance ◽  
Positive Effect

<p><em>The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of market orientation towards innovation, the effect of market orientation on performance, the effect of innovation on the performance and innovation mediating role of market orientation on corporate performance convection in Denpasar. This study took a sample of 123 respondents who market their products in the city of Denpasar. The analysis technique used in this study is the path analysis. Results of market orientation hypothesis testing showed positive and significant impact on innovation, market orientation and significant positive effect on company performance, innovation and significant positive effect on company performance. Innovation is able to mediate the relationship of market orientation on business performance significantly. The practical implications derived from this study that the orientation of the market is able to create innovations that will directly improve the performance of the company. Employers convection in Denpasar should develop a culture of orientation on the market so as to boost innovation by adapting new ideas oriented market changes in order to achieve improved performance of the company</em></p>

The More You Say, the Less They Hear

2015 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 159-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elsbeth D. Asbeek Brusse ◽  
Marieke L. Fransen ◽  
Edith G. Smit
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Protection ◽  
Entertainment Education ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Attitude Measures ◽  
Underlying Mechanisms

Abstract. This study examined the effects of disclosure messages in entertainment-education (E-E) on attitudes toward hearing protection and attitude toward the source. In addition, the (mediating) role of the underlying mechanisms (i.e., transportation, identification, and counterarguing) was studied. In an experiment (N = 336), three different disclosure messages were compared with a no-disclosure condition. The results show that more explicit disclosure messages negatively affect transportation and identification and stimulate the generation of counterarguments. In addition, the more explicit disclosure messages affect both attitude measures via two of these processes (i.e., transportation and counterarguing). Less explicit disclosure messages do not have this effect. Implications of the findings are discussed.

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