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Author-Name: Ai Joo Chan
Author-X-Name-First: Ai Joo
Author-X-Name-Last: Chan
Author-Name: Lai Wan Hooi
Author-X-Name-First: Lai Wan
Author-X-Name-Last: Hooi
Title: Rewards and recognition on employee motivation and employee performance: a study of a manufacturing company in Malaysia
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This research examines the mediating process through which rewards and recognition are linked to employee performance. Survey results from 100 employees in a Malaysian manufacturing company reveal that rewards and recognition significantly influence employee motivation, but not employee performance, and employee motivation significantly affects employee performance. Employee motivation fully mediates the rewards-employee performance relationship but not the recognition-employee performance relationship. Prioritising rewards over recognition may be more effective in driving employee performance during an economic setback. The findings enrich the literature on how rewards and recognition and employee motivation interplay towards employee performance.
Journal: Int. J. of Management Practice
Pages: 267-283
Issue: 3
Volume: 16
Year: 2023
Keywords: rewards; recognition; employee motivation; employee performance; Malaysia.
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Author-Name: Renuka Mahajan
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Author-X-Name-Last: Mahajan
Author-Name: Pragya Gupta
Author-X-Name-First: Pragya
Author-X-Name-Last: Gupta
Author-Name: Pooja S. Kushawaha
Author-X-Name-First: Pooja S.
Author-X-Name-Last: Kushawaha
Title: Role of digital misinformation in analysing COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy
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Misinformation on the COVID-19 vaccine has been rampant on social media, which resulted in influencing and misguiding people about vaccine safety and its effectiveness. It became imperative to scrutinise the conversation on the social media platform, especially how 'Twitter' is reacting to the COVID-19 vaccine refusal or acceptance in the Indian landscape. This study is a pioneer in utilising a mixed-method approach of clubbing quantitative sentiment analysis technique followed by a qualitative content analysis. The themes that emerged from quantitative analysis of negative sentiments related to vaccination have been corroborated by qualitative responses of medical experts. The themes that emerged included three sub-clusters with 'willingness', 'risk perception', 'efficacy' and 'affordability' loaded on the first cluster, 'allocation' and 'prioritisation' on the second and 'outreach' as the third cluster. These findings will help the government and policymakers to take cognisance of the factors leading to hesitancy and adapt accordingly.
Journal: Int. J. of Management Practice
Pages: 284-318
Issue: 3
Volume: 16
Year: 2023
Keywords: vaccine hesitancy; vaccine safety; Twitter; sentiment analysis; COVID-19; social media.
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Author-Name: Ishrat Sultana
Author-X-Name-First: Ishrat
Author-X-Name-Last: Sultana
Author-Name: Shayla Khanam
Author-X-Name-First: Shayla
Author-X-Name-Last: Khanam
Author-Name: Jerin Haque Chhanda
Author-X-Name-First: Jerin Haque
Author-X-Name-Last: Chhanda
Title: Work-life balance scenario of female professionals working in the corporate sector of Bangladesh: challenges, consequences and organisational responses
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The purpose of this paper is to explore the experiences of female employees regarding the work-life balance practices in the corporate sector of Bangladesh. Data were collected through email interviews from 29 female employees and qualitative methodology was used for the analysis. Findings indicate that, women face enormous challenges in maintaining their professional and domestic roles as work-life balance practice is mostly neglected by organisations in Bangladesh. Failure to maintain work-life balance for prolonged time may result in lower productivity and lack of concentration in work along with severe physiological and psychological impact on women's life. Based on the findings, the paper recommends approaches to ensure work-life balance practices. Although there are numerous research available on work-life balance practices, very few studies were conducted to focus on the challenges women face due to the dual roles they play at work and home. As this issue is still under-researched in Bangladesh, the paper makes an empirical contribution to the literature by focusing specifically on female employees working in the private organisations.
Journal: Int. J. of Management Practice
Pages: 343-366
Issue: 3
Volume: 16
Year: 2023
Keywords: work-life balance; Bangladesh; private organisation; female employees; dual role; childcare; productivity; household responsibilities; physical health; psychological wellbeing; policies; practices.
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Author-Name: Ravinder Pant
Author-X-Name-First: Ravinder
Author-X-Name-Last: Pant
Author-Name: Antriksha Negi
Author-X-Name-First: Antriksha
Author-X-Name-Last: Negi
Author-Name: Nawal Kishor
Author-X-Name-First: Nawal
Author-X-Name-Last: Kishor
Title: Brand engagement and purchase intention towards apparel goods: a study of Generation Z in social media scenario
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Many websites and internet-based applications empower users to share contents (texts, pictures, videos, stories, chats and other social and community inputs) instantly and in real time with anyone. Collectively these are covered under the umbrella of social media. Social networking sites will have more than 370 million Indian internet users in 2022 and most of them are going to be the known tech-savvy generation, Generation Z (Pant et al., 2020). Apparel is whatever we wear, and it is same as fashion or clothing industry. According to Statista global economic survey in the apparel segment, 12% of total revenue will be generated through online sales by 2023. Primary data was collected through structured questionnaire from social media users belonging to Generation Z and analysed using structured equation modelling and path analysis in AMOS. SEM results confirmed a positive relation between different motives (information motive, convenience motive, entertainment motive and social interaction motive) and brand engagement which further influences the purchase intention.
Journal: Int. J. of Management Practice
Pages: 319-342
Issue: 3
Volume: 16
Year: 2023
Keywords: apparel industry; brand engagement; convenience motive; entertainment motive; Gen Z; information motive; purchase intention; social interaction motive; social media marketing.
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Author-Name: Sonali Heera
Author-X-Name-First: Sonali
Author-X-Name-Last: Heera
Author-Name: Arti Maini
Author-X-Name-First: Arti
Author-X-Name-Last: Maini
Title: Dynamics of including people with disabilities: a qualitative study
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The purpose of this paper is to report on the perception of people with disabilities with regard to the antecedents and consequences of disability inclusion at workplace. It aims at developing a theoretical model for disability inclusion at workplace in the context of a developing country like India. This research was done using 80 semi-structured interviews of people with disabilities who are working in formal sector. The findings show that the antecedents to disability inclusion are organisational factors such as equality and respect, policies and procedures, inter-personal factors such as attitude of co-workers and supervisors, and personal factors such as self-image. Job performance is found to have relationship with disability inclusion as consequence, and job performance, job satisfaction and organisational commitment are found to have relationship with disability inclusion as consequence with further association to intention to quit. In contrast to the past studies, this paper makes an attempt to dissect the phenomenon of inclusion after employment of people with disabilities.
Journal: Int. J. of Management Practice
Pages: 367-389
Issue: 3
Volume: 16
Year: 2023
Keywords: people; disability; inclusion; workplace; organisations; Jammu and Kashmir; India.
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Author-Name: Wasfi Alrawabdeh
Author-X-Name-First: Wasfi
Author-X-Name-Last: Alrawabdeh
Author-Name: Muneer Abbad
Author-X-Name-First: Muneer
Author-X-Name-Last: Abbad
Author-Name: Faten Jaber
Author-X-Name-First: Faten
Author-X-Name-Last: Jaber
Author-Name: Ammar Alalawneh
Author-X-Name-First: Ammar
Author-X-Name-Last: Alalawneh
Author-Name: Mohammed AlBarghouthi
Author-X-Name-First: Mohammed
Author-X-Name-Last: AlBarghouthi
Title: The nexus between student satisfaction and continuance intention to use mobile learning
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Recent developments in smartphone technology are paving ways for new opportunities to enhance students' experience. However, this depends on students' acceptance of the innovative solutions offered by these devices. This paper sheds light on the crucial effects of student satisfaction on their intention for continuous usage of mobile learning (m-learning). Based on the UTAUT model, this study examines how students' beliefs and level of satisfaction shape their continuance intention to use m-learning. In so doing, this research offers educators with a tool to design and assess the implementation of m-learning. Two-step structural equation modelling is used to test a set of hypothesised relationships within the proposed model using survey data from 300 Jordanian students. The findings indicate that facilitating conditions, performance expectancy, social influences, effort expectancy, and perceived enjoyment beliefs improve student satisfaction in relation to teaching quality overall. This motivates continuance intentions to use m-learning in Jordanian higher education institutions.
Journal: Int. J. of Management Practice
Pages: 390-406
Issue: 3
Volume: 16
Year: 2023
Keywords: UTAUT; enjoyment; mobile learning; m-learning; acceptance of technology; developing countries; e-learning tools; challenges to higher education; Jordan.
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Author-Name: Naznin Akther
Author-X-Name-First: Naznin
Author-X-Name-Last: Akther
Author-Name: Md. Rakibul Hoque
Author-X-Name-First: Md. Rakibul
Author-X-Name-Last: Hoque
Author-Name: Paolo Saona
Author-X-Name-First: Paolo
Author-X-Name-Last: Saona
Author-Name: Md. Abul Kalam Azad
Author-X-Name-First: Md. Abul Kalam
Author-X-Name-Last: Azad
Title: Sleep disorder among IT professionals: the role of psychological distress and work-family conflict
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Sleep disorder is a common professional hazard, particularly among IT professionals. But studies of it rarely consider the roles of psychological distress and work-family conflict. We apply the snowball sampling technique to collect data, and we use an integrated PLS-SEM method for factor analysis of sleep disorder. We employ a structured questionnaire to collect data. Results reveal that financial insecurity and job pressure among IT professionals significantly increase work-family conflict; job pressure and work contact contribute to psychological distress; sleep disorder is associated with both work-family conflict and psychological distress; and job autonomy and control reduces psychological distress. This study is novel in considering financial insecurity along with traditional constructs.
Journal: Int. J. of Management Practice
Pages: 708-726
Issue: 6
Volume: 16
Year: 2023
Keywords: sleep disorder; financial insecurity; psychological distress; work-family conflict.
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Author-Name: Amneh M. Khraisat
Author-X-Name-First: Amneh M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Khraisat
Author-Name: Ghazi A. Al-Weshah
Author-X-Name-First: Ghazi A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Al-Weshah
Author-Name: Noor Al-Ma'aitah
Author-X-Name-First: Noor
Author-X-Name-Last: Al-Ma'aitah
Title: Employee relationship management and achievement motivation: insights from hospitals
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This study aims to investigate the effect of employee relationship management (ERM) on achievement motivation in private hospitals in Jordan. Using convenient sampling design, 255 respondents at different administrative levels from private hospitals in Jordan are selected to complete the study questionnaire. To test the hypotheses of the study, AMOS 23 is used via structural equation modelling (SEM). The results show that ERM with its three dimensions (human resource practices, communication, and trust) are positively associated with aspiration, however, shared goals do not affect aspiration. The results also reveal that all ERM dimensions (human resources practices, communication, trust, and shared goals) have a positive effect on mastery in private hospitals. The study recommends that hospitals and healthcare organisations need to adopt ERM programs in order to enhance achievement motivation for their employees at different administrative levels.
Journal: Int. J. of Management Practice
Pages: 727-743
Issue: 6
Volume: 16
Year: 2023
Keywords: employee relationship management; ERM; achievement motivation; human resources practices; healthcare; private hospitals.
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Author-Name: Hossein Bagherpour
Author-X-Name-First: Hossein
Author-X-Name-Last: Bagherpour
Author-Name: Darius Ruželė
Author-X-Name-First: Darius
Author-X-Name-Last: Ruželė
Title: Impact of organisational culture on leanness: an empirical study with CVF approach
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This study aimed to find out what types of organisational culture (OC) positively influenced the implementation of the lean system through the competing values framework (CVF). To this end, the research was based on the quantitative approach involving a survey of experts from Lithuanian and Iranian lean organisations. The results indicated strong positive correlation between the strength of the OC and the degree of leanness. Additionally, it was observed that the features of clan, hierarchy, and adhocracy culture types positively affected leanness in both countries, while no similar impact was made by the market culture type. However, the analysis of the cumulative data of both countries showed that only clan and hierarchy OC types were effective. It, therefore, may be indispensable to deploy proper practices in line with OC containing the features of clan, hierarchy, and adhocracy culture types simultaneously to stimulate and sustain implementation of the lean system in the organisation.
Journal: Int. J. of Management Practice
Pages: 765-789
Issue: 6
Volume: 16
Year: 2023
Keywords: lean system; leanness; organisational culture; competing values framework; CVF; culture typology.
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Author-Name: Vivek Kumar Verma
Author-X-Name-First: Vivek Kumar
Author-X-Name-Last: Verma
Author-Name: Bibhas Chandra
Author-X-Name-First: Bibhas
Author-X-Name-Last: Chandra
Author-Name: Sumit Kumar
Author-X-Name-First: Sumit
Author-X-Name-Last: Kumar
Title: An enquiry through the lens of extended value-belief-norm theory to predict consumers' green hotel visit intention
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This study intends to extend the value-belief-norm model en route to predict the behavioural intention of green hotel consumers. The study uses a self-administered questionnaire to collect data from 541 consumers purposively chosen and analysed by using a two-step approach of covariance-based structural equation modelling (CB-SEM). Results disclose that values, attitude, moral reflectiveness, and conscientiousness were found to significantly affect green hotel visit intention. The role of attitude towards green hotels was superior to moral reflectiveness and conscientiousness in green hotel visit intention. The robustness and predictive power of the posited model have been significantly improved from 38.4% to 54.3%.
Journal: Int. J. of Management Practice
Pages: 677-707
Issue: 6
Volume: 16
Year: 2023
Keywords: hospitality; values; moral reflectiveness; ascribed responsibility; attitude; conscientiousness; green hotel visit intention.
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Author-Name: Chatchai Pitsaphol
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Title: Influences of brand equity dimensions on Thai travellers' hostel selection
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The hospitality industry in Thailand has been drastically impacted in all aspects due to the cessation of both international and domestic travel caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Considering travel restrictions and consumers' health risk concerns, the questions arise on how hostel business can attract consumers to travel again so that the business may continue to survive from the crisis. This study was designed in response to the pandemic and its adverse impact on the hostel business. It primarily investigated the five key dimensions of brand equity of hostels influencing Thai's hostel selection including: 1) brand awareness; 2) perceived quality; 3) brand association; 4) brand loyalty; 5) proprietary brand asset. The results showed that three dimensions: perceived quality, brand loyalty, and proprietary brand asset have significant impact on hostels' brand equity whilst brand awareness and brand association have no significant impact on hostels' brand equity. The research implications highlight the need of monitoring the customers' perceived quality and service as important factor influencing Thai travellers' hostel selection during the pandemic.
Journal: Int. J. of Management Practice
Pages: 790-807
Issue: 6
Volume: 16
Year: 2023
Keywords: brand equity; hostel.
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Author-Name: Yasmeen Shamsi Rizvi
Author-X-Name-First: Yasmeen Shamsi
Author-X-Name-Last: Rizvi
Title: Drivers of exemplary leadership behaviour: the role of regulation competence amid disruptions
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This study investigates the relationship between regulation competence (RC) and exemplary leadership behaviour (ELB), and self-management (SM) and relationship management (RM) as predictors of ELB among middle-level managers. A survey was conducted among Indian corporate employees during the COVID-19 pandemic; correlation and regression analysis techniques were applied to the data with SPSS version 24. Results indicate that RC has a positive relationship with ELB and that RM and SM competences have a positive impact on ELB, with RM having a stronger influence than SM. The 12 RC competencies are positively correlated with ELB. The results imply that since RM and SM are antecedents to ELB, and given their significance during disruptions, strategic investments are needed for embedding these competencies in the organisational climate and culture. Studies on these constructs in the context of crisis-situations and among non-western setting are rare, thus making this study unique and thereby filling in the research gap.
Journal: Int. J. of Management Practice
Pages: 744-764
Issue: 6
Volume: 16
Year: 2023
Keywords: regulation competence; self-management; emotional intelligence; relationship management; disruptions; exemplary leadership behaviour; ELB; COVID-19 pandemic.
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Author-Name: Rizwan Tahir
Author-X-Name-First: Rizwan
Author-X-Name-Last: Tahir
Title: Expatriate academics: an exploratory study of western academics in the United Arab Emirates
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Internationalisation and global labour mobility have made it possible for highly qualified academics to work and live in practically any country they want. The present study, therefore, explores the motivation, adjustment and retention challenges of expatriate academics in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The author conducted semi-structured interviews with 30 expatriate academics working in public and private universities in the UAE. The interviewees were motivated to take up academic positions by their desire for attractive job conditions, a high salary, international experience and the lack of job opportunities in their home countries. Interestingly, most of the interviewees were able to adjust well socially in the UAE, yet many expressed their disappointment concerning the lack of time and resources allocated to research. Additionally, issues that are deliberated here could be of some interest to researchers who are interested in the careers of such expatriate academics and the dynamics that affect them.
Journal: Int. J. of Management Practice
Pages: 641-657
Issue: 5
Volume: 16
Year: 2023
Keywords: academic expatriates; self-initiated expatriation; motivation; adjustment; retention; United Arab Emirates; UAE.
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Author-Name: Rooprekha Baksi Maiti
Author-X-Name-First: Rooprekha Baksi
Author-X-Name-Last: Maiti
Author-Name: Shamindra Nath Sanyal
Author-X-Name-First: Shamindra Nath
Author-X-Name-Last: Sanyal
Title: Organisational commitment of working women: the role optimisation
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The purpose of this paper is to explore the factors that affect organisational commitment among working women and secondly, how these factors might be reshaped to judge organisational commitment of the working women. This study was conducted from 40 respondents using qualitative interviews with working women. For optimal verification of the result data, triangulation was enforced which was followed by testing Cohen's kappa to establish the pattern of concurrence between author and coder. The authors suggested that the approach of organisational commitment and its implications on the working women during this pandemic might be reconciled to enhance the level of commitment among them. The domains of this research can also be implemented among other genders in corporate, educational and healthcare sectors through adequate improvisation and it is expected that all the sectors will be profitable.
Journal: Int. J. of Management Practice
Pages: 212-232
Issue: 2
Volume: 16
Year: 2023
Keywords: organisational commitment; working women; psychological wellbeing and loneliness; family responsibilities; Cohen's kappa; India.
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Author-Name: Eqbal Yavari
Author-X-Name-First: Eqbal
Author-X-Name-Last: Yavari
Author-Name: Reza Shafei
Author-X-Name-First: Reza
Author-X-Name-Last: Shafei
Author-Name: Adel Fatemi
Author-X-Name-First: Adel
Author-X-Name-Last: Fatemi
Title: Branding for heritages, the ancient tourism leads to improvement of the local economy (evidence from a study in Iran)
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The dimensions of this phenomenon discussed by in-depth semi-structured interviews with 18-member samples composed of experts in different fields: marketing, economic, tourism and cultural heritage. Six main categories, 61 sub-categories and 171 concepts categorised by applying grounded theory method were used in the study. The findings showed that the historical place-branding model is composed of the causal, core, contextual, interfering factors, strategies and consequence. In addition, the results of the experts' opinion survey revealed that having a brand specific to historical places could lead to increased income, job creation, produce of local tourism production, economic dynamics, and eco-tourism development in historic areas.
Journal: Int. J. of Management Practice
Pages: 162-185
Issue: 2
Volume: 16
Year: 2023
Keywords: place branding; heritage; historic place branding; ancient tourism; local economic.
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Author-Name: Hind Ben Khayat Zeggari Hassani
Author-X-Name-First: Hind Ben Khayat Zeggari
Author-X-Name-Last: Hassani
Author-Name: Lotfi Benazzou
Author-X-Name-First: Lotfi
Author-X-Name-Last: Benazzou
Title: The management of fiscal risks as a source of effective financial management: case of Moroccan companies
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The objective of our study is to obtain a clearer vision of the origins of the sources of fiscal risks. In order to conduct our research, we realised a survey to determine the real origins of the sources of fiscal risks faced by Moroccan companies. The findings indicate that fiscal risks have both internal and external origins, which brings Moroccan companies to ask themselves how to deal with these risks in order to enhance their results and attain performance.
Journal: Int. J. of Management Practice
Pages: 233-248
Issue: 2
Volume: 16
Year: 2023
Keywords: financial management; fiscal; fiscal risk; financial; Moroccan companies; companies' issues and challenges; tax; companies' risks; performance; sources of fiscal risk; the origin of fiscal risk; area of fiscal risk.
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Author-Name: Virtika Singhal
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Author-X-Name-Last: Singhal
Author-Name: Vandana Ahuja
Author-X-Name-First: Vandana
Author-X-Name-Last: Ahuja
Title: Social media marketing and the world of fashion: identification of determinants for building consumer brand relationship and shaping consumer brand perception
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The fashion industry, inherently characterised by innovation and disruption, is rapidly evolving. A transformation is being witnessed in how the fashion fraternity is communicating with the world. Social media has emerged as a strong platform being used by all the stakeholders of the fashion industry, as they start appreciating the dramatic manner in which this medium has been able to influence, engage and build loyal associations. This study analyses how social media is helping fashion brands in improving consumer-brand associations and identifies the determinants of consumer brand relationship and consumer brand perception in the context of the fashion ecosystem. Subsequently, the manuscript proposes two conceptual models (the RCEE model of consumer-brand relationship and the RDIB model of consumer-brand perception) for examining these constructs in detail, by building a clearer theoretical perspective.
Journal: Int. J. of Management Practice
Pages: 186-211
Issue: 2
Volume: 16
Year: 2023
Keywords: social media; social media marketing; fashion industry; consumer brand relationship; consumer brand perception.
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Author-Name: Riadh Garfatta
Author-X-Name-First: Riadh
Author-X-Name-Last: Garfatta
Title: Employee stock ownership and earnings management: evidence from France
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Although the relationship between employee stock ownership (ESO) and earnings management has a theoretical basis, it has hardly been the subject of empirical validation. This study attempts to investigate the nature of the relationship between ESO and earnings management practices. It is carried out on the sample of 136 French CAC All-Tradable index companies observed from 2015 to 2019. The system generalised method of moments (GMM) estimator is used in the dynamic panel and the results estimated from the system GMM model show no significant correlation at ESO levels below 3%, the threshold at which the relationship becomes positive. We also note that earnings management is upwards. A priori, ESO at significant levels appears interesting for the manager and encourages him to be in coalition with employee owners to develop his opportunistic behaviour and therefore the earnings management practices. This entrenchment hypothesis is consistent with the conclusion of Gharbi and Lepers (2008) stating that significant employee ownership favours CEO entrenchment. These findings are with strong economic implications. It is very important for investors to know that companies with significant ESOs tend to manage their earnings upwards.
Journal: Int. J. of Management Practice
Pages: 249-265
Issue: 2
Volume: 16
Year: 2023
Keywords: employee stock ownership; ESO; earnings management; corporate governance; system GMM model; France.
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Author-Name: Palak Kanojia
Author-X-Name-First: Palak
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Author-Name: Madan Lal
Author-X-Name-First: Madan
Author-X-Name-Last: Lal
Title: Moderation effect of demographic factors in adoption of electronic payments
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The study examined the relationship of attitude towards intention to use electronic systems in retail payments by the users across demographics. This study is primarily based on the consumer behaviour theories namely 'theory of reasoned action' (TRA) and 'technology adoption model' (TAM). The data was collected from the active users of e-payments services belonging to the Delhi region (India) on a five-point Likert scale. PLS-SEM was used to analyse the data of 414 respondents. Moderation effects of demographic factors gender, age, income, education, and occupation are tested for a difference between sample groups on the effect of attitude towards intention to use e-payments. Results established a moderating effect of age, income, and education level on the effect of attitude towards intention. Further moderated mediation effects for age, income and education revealed that attitude is a strong mediator construct in the total effect of perceived usefulness on intention.
Journal: Int. J. of Management Practice
Pages: 18-37
Issue: 1
Volume: 16
Year: 2023
Keywords: e-payments; electronic payments; digital; demographic factors; socio-economic; attitude; intention; technology adoption; moderation effect; moderated mediation.
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Author-Name: Soniya Billore
Author-X-Name-First: Soniya
Author-X-Name-Last: Billore
Title: Digital museums anyone? Consumer perceptions for digital cultural consumption in a developing country
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Museums are essential to cultural consumption, heritage and knowledge. In the scenario of the global pandemic, digital museums can be a relevant solution for consumers' cultural consumption in the safety of their homes. However, more research is needed for assessing consumers' acceptance of technology and the intention to use digital museums. Data was collected from 125 urban consumers in India and was analysed via the TAM model through linear regression. Results indicated that perceived usefulness has a stronger impact than perceived ease of use but both positively impact attitude and intention to use. To the best of the author's knowledge, this research is the first of its kind that explores consumers' perceptions for digital museums in India. Academic contributions are done in testing this issue through TAM and the practical implication is identifying a positive scenario for reinforcing digital museums as a new form of digital markets for cultural consumption.
Journal: Int. J. of Management Practice
Pages: 1-17
Issue: 1
Volume: 16
Year: 2023
Keywords: consumer behaviour; cultural consumption; technology acceptance model; TAM; digital museums; perceived usefulness; perceived ease of use; PEOU; India.
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Author-Name: Swati Bhatnagar
Author-X-Name-First: Swati
Author-X-Name-Last: Bhatnagar
Author-Name: Rajan Yadav
Author-X-Name-First: Rajan
Author-X-Name-Last: Yadav
Title: Determinants of customer experience, satisfaction and willingness to purchase from virtual tour of a retail store
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Virtual tours are increasingly being used by e-commerce firms to attract customers and to overcome the limitation of tangibility associated with online shopping. The purpose of this paper is to study the dimensions of customer experience in context of virtual tours and its impact on satisfaction of the customer and his willingness to purchase. A virtual tour stimulus was given to the respondents in the form of a link of a popular sunglass store before they took the survey. A sample of 240 responses was drawn from the National Capital Region (NCR) of Delhi to which an integrative technique of structural equation modelling (SEM) and neural networks (NN) was applied. The empirical results indicate information privacy concern, perceived enjoyment, sensory experience, intellectual experience and peace of mind significantly influenced customer satisfaction and willingness to purchase. Neural network results ranked information privacy concern as the most important factor in a virtual tour customer experience.
Journal: Int. J. of Management Practice
Pages: 38-58
Issue: 1
Volume: 16
Year: 2023
Keywords: virtual tour; customer experience; customer satisfaction; neural networks.
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Author-Name: Ariyaratnam Harry Gnanarajan
Author-X-Name-First: Ariyaratnam Harry
Author-X-Name-Last: Gnanarajan
Author-Name: Navaneethakrishnan Kengatharan
Author-X-Name-First: Navaneethakrishnan
Author-X-Name-Last: Kengatharan
Title: The impact of work-family conflict and self-efficacy on teachers' organisational citizenship behaviour: does perceived organisational support matter? Implications for theory and practice
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Organisational citizenship behaviour (OCB) of teachers has been found essential for the effective functioning of schools, and teachers' propensity to perform OCB is determined by various individual and organisational characteristics. The present study investigates work interference with family (WIF) and self-efficacy as independent variables, and OCB as dependent variable, while examining the moderating effect of perceived organisational support (POS) on the WIF-OCB relationship. The study model was examined in structural equation modelling using AMOS. Data were collected using self-report questionnaires from 435 teachers in the secondary schools in Sri Lanka. The results revealed that teachers' OCB was not affected by their WIF, and POS had no moderating effect on WIF-OCB relationship. A significant positive relationship was found between teachers' self-efficacy and their OCB. The present study offers practical implications and recommendations for classroom management, school leadership, and policy decisions, and contributes to the growing empirical research on teacher OCB.
Journal: Int. J. of Management Practice
Pages: 141-161
Issue: 2
Volume: 16
Year: 2023
Keywords: organisational citizenship behaviour; OCB; work interference with family; WIF; perceived organisational support; self-efficacy; teacher OCB.
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Author-Name: Ammar Hafeez
Author-X-Name-First: Ammar
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Author-Name: Sujata Kar
Author-X-Name-First: Sujata
Author-X-Name-Last: Kar
Title: Board structure composition and financial distress likelihood of Indian firms
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This study based on a dataset of 363 BSE listed Indian firms, examines how the composition and structure of their boards, proxied by the corporate governance variables, impact the likelihood of financial distress. Ten variables representing different features of the board were undertaken. These include board size, independent directors, non-executive directors, CEO-chair duality, chair concurrent position, CEO concurrent position, presence of female directors, ownership structure, lineage and having family members on board. Financial ratios and other corporate governance variables were entered as control variables along with industry dummies. Results report that the variables, CEO chair duality, government-owned firms, chair concurrent position, and non-lineage firms reduce the financial distress likelihood. Our results are robust to multiple criteria of the financial distress measures. Moreover, they corroborate one of the important guidelines of the separation of CEO and chairperson positions, suggested by the Kotak Committee in 2017.
Journal: Int. J. of Management Practice
Pages: 104-139
Issue: 1
Volume: 16
Year: 2023
Keywords: financial distress; bankruptcy; board structure; Kotak Committee; corporate governance.
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Author-Name: Priyanka Munjal
Author-X-Name-First: Priyanka
Author-X-Name-Last: Munjal
Author-Name: Ravi Shanker
Author-X-Name-First: Ravi
Author-X-Name-Last: Shanker
Author-Name: Ashish Gupta
Author-X-Name-First: Ashish
Author-X-Name-Last: Gupta
Author-Name: Prateek Maheshwari
Author-X-Name-First: Prateek
Author-X-Name-Last: Maheshwari
Title: Modelling drivers and outcomes of fashion and apparel social media brand communities engagement
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In today's highly competitive situation of brands, marketers have acknowledged and embraced the use of brand communities as an effective instrument to attract, engage and retain customers. Regardless of extensive work on customer engagement in the milieu of social media brand communities (SMBC), the nitty-gritty of its factors and their relationships lacks robust understanding. In this regard, this study aims to explore factors of customer engagement in SMBC and construct hierarchical relationships among these factors in the fashion and apparel sector. The study employed a qualitative research design through focus group discussions and interviews with industry and academic experts. The result thereof is analysed using the interpretive structural modelling (ISM) approach. The findings revealed that purchase intention and customer-brand co-creation behaviour led to hierarchical order followed by customer-brand relationships and brand loyalty. The study is limited to the SMBCs of the fashion and apparel sector. Further studies may be carried out for different sectors or product categories. This research work has significant inferences for academicians and brand practitioners involved in the management and promotions of online fashion brand pages to strategise their moves towards engaging customers.
Journal: Int. J. of Management Practice
Pages: 59-88
Issue: 1
Volume: 16
Year: 2023
Keywords: social media brand communities; SMBC; customer engagement; fashion and apparel; F%A; focus group discussions; FGDs; interpretive structural modelling; ISM; purchase intention; customer brand co-creation behaviour.
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Author-Name: Gautam Srivastava
Author-X-Name-First: Gautam
Author-X-Name-Last: Srivastava
Title: Framework for brand positioning of automotive lubricants by using structural equation modelling
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The automotive lubricant market is at the booming phase in India. The demand for automobile products is increasing very promptly, which have a significant impact on the demand for automotive lubricant. Due to the huge demand for automotive lubricants, the competition between auto lubricant producers also intensified which has resulted in a perfectly competitive market of auto lubricants. The lubricant companies are focusing on brand positioning of automotive lubricants to influence the end consumers and are also targeting the rural market to increase the market share. This research paper is mainly focused on identifying the important factors of the brand positioning of automotive lubricants. First, an extensive literature review has been done to identify the important variables of brand positioning. Factor analysis has been applied to reduce the number of factors up to five factors. Further, the reliability of the factors has been checked. The model fit indices of the measurement model and structural model have been calculated and found satisfactorily. Finally, a framework for the brand positioning of automotive lubricants has been developed by using structural equation modelling.
Journal: Int. J. of Management Practice
Pages: 89-103
Issue: 1
Volume: 16
Year: 2023
Keywords: brand positioning; automotive lubricants; structural equation modelling; framework; measurement model.
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Author-Name: Asaad Ali Karam
Author-X-Name-First: Asaad Ali
Author-X-Name-Last: Karam
Author-Name: Abdelkarim Fuad Kitana
Author-X-Name-First: Abdelkarim Fuad
Author-X-Name-Last: Kitana
Title: An exploratory study of the constraints on an electronic human resources management system application in a university
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The purpose of this study was to examine the constraints imposed by an electronic human resources management system (e-HRMS) application, aiming to remove ambiguity about the concept of e-HRMS and understand the extent of the application in practice. A questionnaire was distributed to the study sample of 504 employees of the University of Duhok, using e-HRMS as the dependent variable and organisational culture (OC) as an interaction variable. The survey concluded that technical constraints resulted from the weakness of the internet service and its limitations at the university level; there was also difficulty in keeping pace with technological developments, especially in the field of e-HRMS.
Journal: Int. J. of Management Practice
Pages: 535-560
Issue: 5
Volume: 16
Year: 2023
Keywords: electronic human resources management system; e-HRMS; organisational constraints; human constraints; technical constraints; financial constraints; organisational culture.
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Author-Name: Haslina Hassan
Author-X-Name-First: Haslina
Author-X-Name-Last: Hassan
Author-Name: Ruhanita Maelah
Author-X-Name-First: Ruhanita
Author-X-Name-Last: Maelah
Author-Name: Amizawati Mohd Amir
Author-X-Name-First: Amizawati Mohd
Author-X-Name-Last: Amir
Author-Name: Mohd Rizal Bin Palil
Author-X-Name-First: Mohd Rizal Bin
Author-X-Name-Last: Palil
Title: Environmental management accounting in the construction industry in Malaysia
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Environmental issues in the construction industry have been widely discussed due to the great influence of construction activities on the environment. Environmental management system (EMS) can be utilised as a tool to improve environmental management. Environmental management accounting (EMA) is a new EMS tool for tracing and recognising environmental cost and the movement of physical environment. This study aims to determine the stage of environmental responsiveness and examine the relationship between internal and external factors and the EMA implementation in the construction industry in Malaysia. Moreover, this study employs survey method where questionnaires were distributed to selected construction companies registered with the Construction Industry Development Board. The structured equation model using analysis of moment structures software had been used in analysing the data. Findings indicate that environmental responsiveness in the construction industry is at stage four (total environmental management), and internal and external factors are significantly related to EMA implementation.
Journal: Int. J. of Management Practice
Pages: 615-640
Issue: 5
Volume: 16
Year: 2023
Keywords: environmental management accounting; EMA; environmental responsiveness; construction industry; Malaysia.
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Author-Name: Stefan Stieglitz
Author-X-Name-First: Stefan
Author-X-Name-Last: Stieglitz
Author-Name: Nicholas R.J. Möllmann
Author-X-Name-First: Nicholas R.J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Möllmann
Author-Name: Milad Mirbabaie
Author-X-Name-First: Milad
Author-X-Name-Last: Mirbabaie
Author-Name: Lennart Hofeditz
Author-X-Name-First: Lennart
Author-X-Name-Last: Hofeditz
Author-Name: Björn Ross
Author-X-Name-First: Björn
Author-X-Name-Last: Ross
Title: Recommendations for managing AI-driven change processes: when expectations meet reality
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Artificial intelligence (AI) has moved beyond the planning phase in many organisations and it is often accompanied by uncertainties and fears of job loss among employees. It is crucial to manage employees' attitudes towards the deployment of an AI-based technology effectively and counteract possible resistance behaviour. We present lessons learned from an industry case where we conducted interviews with affected employees. We evaluated our results with managers across industries and found that that the deployment of AI-based technologies does not differ from other IT, but that the change is perceived differently due to misguided expectations.
Journal: Int. J. of Management Practice
Pages: 407-433
Issue: 4
Volume: 16
Year: 2023
Keywords: artificial intelligence; AI; change management; resistance; AI-driven change; AI deployment; AI perception.
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Author-Name: Sweety Gupta Chhabria
Author-X-Name-First: Sweety Gupta
Author-X-Name-Last: Chhabria
Author-Name: Anshu Yadav
Author-X-Name-First: Anshu
Author-X-Name-Last: Yadav
Title: Impact of electronic banking on the organisation commitment level of bank employees: a mediating effect of job satisfaction
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In the past few decades, advances in science and technology have resulted in a radical transformation in the entire banking sector. The biggest changes have been noticed majorly after the implementation of electronic banking in the banking sector. The benefits of e-banking have not been limited to enhancing banks' performance or increase in customer satisfaction, but e-banking has positively benefitted the employees working in the banking sector as well. The present research measures the impact of electronic banking on the organisational commitment level of the employees of the banking sector in Delhi, India. A total of 500 samples (including both public and private sector bank employees) were collected to study the effect of e-banking on the organisation commitment level of bank employees with the mediating role of job satisfaction. The data were obtained from respondents on the 9-point Likert scale using a survey questionnaire. For this research, the data were analysed via structural equation modelling (SEM). It was found that electronic banking has a considerable impact on organisational commitment (β = 0.832, P < 0.05) and job satisfaction successfully mediates the relationship between e-banking and organisation commitment.
Journal: Int. J. of Management Practice
Pages: 454-476
Issue: 4
Volume: 16
Year: 2023
Keywords: electronic banking; organisational commitment; job satisfaction; banking sector; bank employees; commitment; e-banking; online banking Delhi; OBD.
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Author-X-Name-First: Anissa
Author-X-Name-Last: Dakhli
Author-Name: Habib Affes
Author-X-Name-First: Habib
Author-X-Name-Last: Affes
Title: Corporate budget governance through the operating manager's commitment: what is the problem?
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The purpose of this paper is to investigate, from a contingency perspective, the practices of the budgetary participation in Tunisian companies. A qualitative methodology based on a multiple case study was adopted. For data collection, we combined the observation and interviews techniques. For this purpose, we participated in six budget meetings of an average duration of one and a half hours. Simultaneously, we conducted 39 semi-directed interviews supported by a guide and conducted face-to-face. For data analysis, we opt for a thematic content analysis approach. The results showed that some factors hamper the development and success of budgetary participation by creating a double dimensional incoherence-psychological and instrumental-between the ideal environment for a participative approach and that of the Tunisian company.
Journal: Int. J. of Management Practice
Pages: 658-675
Issue: 5
Volume: 16
Year: 2023
Keywords: budgetary participation; behavioural contingency theory; structural contingency theory; emerging economy.
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Author-Name: Harri Talonen
Author-X-Name-First: Harri
Author-X-Name-Last: Talonen
Author-Name: Antti Talonen
Author-X-Name-First: Antti
Author-X-Name-Last: Talonen
Author-Name: Jari Stenvall
Author-X-Name-First: Jari
Author-X-Name-Last: Stenvall
Author-Name: Puneet Prakash
Author-X-Name-First: Puneet
Author-X-Name-Last: Prakash
Title: Disclosing functional value of customer ownership: analysis of mutual insurers' annual reports
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Owner value in customer-owned mutual insurance companies is best defined as benefits and value created for customer-owners as consumers of the insurance services. Compared to investor-owned insurers' (IOIs) task to maximise profit for invested capital, customer ownership leads to fundamentally different starting point for the managers to organise operations. However, while earlier literature offers a good basis to understand customer ownership on a strategic level, knowledge on the value creation processes in practice remains limited. To begin filling this research gap, the aim of the article is to identify how managers of mutual insurers communicate the functional value of ownership to their customer-owners. We analysed a dataset of annual reports of 18 distinct mutuals, from Finland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK, and the USA. The process produced an intellectual framework illustrating how mutuals disclose the functional value of ownership to their customer-owners.
Journal: Int. J. of Management Practice
Pages: 515-533
Issue: 4
Volume: 16
Year: 2023
Keywords: insurance; mutual insurance; cooperative; customer value; functional value.
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Author-Name: Renato Lopes da Costa
Author-X-Name-First: Renato Lopes da
Author-X-Name-Last: Costa
Author-Name: Bárbara Costa
Author-X-Name-First: Bárbara
Author-X-Name-Last: Costa
Author-Name: Filipa Martinho
Author-X-Name-First: Filipa
Author-X-Name-Last: Martinho
Author-Name: Leandro Pereira
Author-X-Name-First: Leandro
Author-X-Name-Last: Pereira
Author-Name: Rui Gonçalves
Author-X-Name-First: Rui
Author-X-Name-Last: Gonçalves
Author-Name: Álvaro Dias
Author-X-Name-First: Álvaro
Author-X-Name-Last: Dias
Title: Artificial intelligence contribution to recruitment and selection
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The current organisations are increasingly living in a technological and competitive context, and there is a need to implement new techniques, especially in the area of human resource management. Based on the use of a methodology focused on semi-structured interviews, applied to 19 experts in the area of intelligent systems and human resource management, it was possible to conclude that human resource management is in a phase of growth and learning, and that there is still a great reluctance towards artificial intelligence. However, many experts argue that the introduction of artificial intelligence is a natural process that will allow jobs to be always renewable.
Journal: Int. J. of Management Practice
Pages: 434-453
Issue: 4
Volume: 16
Year: 2023
Keywords: artificial intelligence; human resources; recruitment and selection.
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Author-Name: Shikha Vyas-Doorgapersad
Author-X-Name-First: Shikha
Author-X-Name-Last: Vyas-Doorgapersad
Title: Performance management challenges in the Ministry of Health and Child Care in Zimbabwe
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The study examines the performance management challenges in the Ministry of Health and Child Care in Zimbabwe. It further assesses the effectiveness of performance management (PM) and performance appraisal (PA) systems used to assess performance in the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MOHCC) in Zimbabwe. Qualitative research instruments that include interviews, focus group discussions and documents were used to collect data. The study found that despite the implementation of PM measures, the performance of the MOHCC has continued to deteriorate due to various challenges. These challenges include a lack of leadership support and commitment, procedural fairness, training, properly defined vision and understanding regarding PM and PA. The study offers suggestions for improvement at political, policy, organisational, departmental, individual, and stakeholder levels. The study contributes to current knowledge of PM as a professional and applied discipline in the public sector.
Journal: Int. J. of Management Practice
Pages: 495-514
Issue: 4
Volume: 16
Year: 2023
Keywords: performance appraisal; performance management challenges; public service reforms; PSRs; Ministry of Health and Child Care; MOHCC; Zimbabwe.
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Title: Prospective entrepreneurs and determinants of tax compliance intention using the theory of planned behaviour: the moderating role of power
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The study sought to investigate the intention for tax compliance among prospective entrepreneurs using the theory of planned behaviour (TPB). The study also suggested the power of tax authorities which is suggested by the slippery slope framework as a moderator for the suggested factors by TPB. The explanatory, quantitative, cross-sectional approaches were adopted. Using a self-administrated questionnaire, data were collected adopting the convenience sampling, gathering a sample of 595 postgraduate business students who are expected to be prospective entrepreneurs. SEM-AMOS was applied, and results reported that TPB factors explained R<SUP align="right"><SMALL>2</SMALL></SUP> = 34% of the variance in BI which is a moderate level of variance. The attitude was the strongest determinant and SN was seen to be an insignificant determinant. Power increased the achieved variance in BI as become R<SUP align="right"><SMALL>2</SMALL></SUP> = 46%. The interaction effect reported that power was able to dampen the negative effect of SN on BI. Accordingly, discussion, implications, and recommendations were provided.
Journal: Int. J. of Management Practice
Pages: 477-494
Issue: 4
Volume: 16
Year: 2023
Keywords: determinants; tax compliance; theory of planned behaviour; TPB; power of tax authorities; moderator; Jordan.
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Author-Name: Muhammad Firzan
Author-X-Name-First: Muhammad
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Author-Name: Nila Keumala
Author-X-Name-First: Nila
Author-X-Name-Last: Keumala
Title: Post-conservation evaluation framework for built heritage conservation within UNESCO world heritage sites: adaptive reuse museums in George Town, Malaysia
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Evaluation is a management tool that is passively explored in the realm of built heritage conservation. With the aim to develop a post-conservation evaluation (PCE) framework for built heritage, this study sequentially attempts to form a conceptual PCE framework (based on theoretical relevance) and to validate the conceptual PCE framework (for practical relevance). Review on pertinent literature was performed to form the framework constructs. Delphi method involving conservation stakeholders and experts was then employed to perform content and face validity tests on the conceptual PCE framework. Three criteria (physical appropriateness, functional effectiveness, and financial efficiency) with their respective evaluation contexts (indicators, parameters, and judgement basis) were found to be highly relevant as the constructs of PCE framework, yielding excellent scores in both content and face validity tests. This study contributes to the establishment of a PCE framework for the context of adaptive reuse museums within UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Journal: Int. J. of Management Practice
Pages: 561-584
Issue: 5
Volume: 16
Year: 2023
Keywords: adaptive reuse museum; cities and UNESCO cultural heritage; conservation management; framework validation; post-conservation evaluation; PCE.
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Author-Name: V.R. Pramod
Author-X-Name-First: V.R.
Author-X-Name-Last: Pramod
Author-Name: S.R. Devadasan
Author-X-Name-First: S.R.
Author-X-Name-Last: Devadasan
Author-Name: V.P. Jagathy Raj
Author-X-Name-First: V.P. Jagathy
Author-X-Name-Last: Raj
Title: Strategic receptivity of maintenance quality function deployment across heterogeneous organisational cultures
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This paper considers the unique powers of total productive maintenance (TPM) and quality function deployment (QFD). In order to synergise these powers, a model named as maintenance quality function deployment (MQFD) is adopted in the research reported in this paper. In order to estimate the strategic receptivity of MQFD, a questionnaire-based survey was carried out. The responses received from 15 managers hailing from heterogeneous cultured Indian organisations have been subjected to analysis. Finally, an instrument called strategic receptivity score card has been designed. The strategic receptivity values between 5 and 7 were obtained. On substitution of these numerical values, this instrument indicated that the strategic receptivity of MQFD model among heterogeneous cultured organisations would be moderate. This indicates the feasibility of applying MQFD in heterogeneous organisational cultures. The questionnaire and the strategic receptivity score card of MQFD could be used in different societies to explore and improve the strategic receptivity of MQFD concepts.
Journal: Int. J. of Management Practice
Pages: 585-614
Issue: 5
Volume: 16
Year: 2023
Keywords: total productive maintenance; TPM; quality function deployment; QFD; change management; total quality management; TQM; strategic receptivity score card.
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