Pub Date : 2020-04-02DOI: 10.1504/mejm.2020.10028058
A. Khazaei, F. Hanifi, M. Taghipourian, V. Mirabi
Brand romance is considered as an important construct in marketing especially in brand area leading to the occurrence of some behaviours in consumers; however, a few types of research have been conducted on the importance of brand romance in fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG). This study aim to identify sub-dimensions of brand romance through depth interview and then analysing the data by exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. In qualitative phase, depth interview have been conducted by consumers (48 samples), and in quantitative phase questionnaire have been distributed among consumers of fast-moving consumer goods (400 samples) in Mazandaran province (north of Iran). Data were analysed using SPSS to measure exploratory factor analysis and Lisrel to test the hypotheses. This study has presented a 38-item scale with seven distinct dimensions, including pleasure, uniqueness, intimacy, arousal, liking, connection and indifference. Also, structural equation modelling (SEM) shows that brand romance has positive effect on cognitive, affective, conative and behavioural loyalty. So, brand romance is a good predictor for customer loyalty.
{"title":"The influence of brand romance on Iranian youths' loyalty towards fast-moving consumer goods","authors":"A. Khazaei, F. Hanifi, M. Taghipourian, V. Mirabi","doi":"10.1504/mejm.2020.10028058","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/mejm.2020.10028058","url":null,"abstract":"Brand romance is considered as an important construct in marketing especially in brand area leading to the occurrence of some behaviours in consumers; however, a few types of research have been conducted on the importance of brand romance in fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG). This study aim to identify sub-dimensions of brand romance through depth interview and then analysing the data by exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. In qualitative phase, depth interview have been conducted by consumers (48 samples), and in quantitative phase questionnaire have been distributed among consumers of fast-moving consumer goods (400 samples) in Mazandaran province (north of Iran). Data were analysed using SPSS to measure exploratory factor analysis and Lisrel to test the hypotheses. This study has presented a 38-item scale with seven distinct dimensions, including pleasure, uniqueness, intimacy, arousal, liking, connection and indifference. Also, structural equation modelling (SEM) shows that brand romance has positive effect on cognitive, affective, conative and behavioural loyalty. So, brand romance is a good predictor for customer loyalty.","PeriodicalId":123919,"journal":{"name":"Middle East J. of Management","volume":"4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127760408","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-03-16DOI: 10.1504/mejm.2020.10027658
M. T. Azim, Faisal Mohammed J. Al-Halawani
This paper aims to investigate the relationship among perceived non-work social support (NWSS), self-efficacy and employee job engagement. It is a cross-sectional, quantitative study based on a survey among the Saudi male and female nurses through a structured questionnaire. The sample size was 146. Data were analysed using partial least square-based structural equation model, Smart-PLS version 3.0. The study findings indicate an absence of a statistically significant relationship between perceived NWSS and employee job engagement. However, it is revealed that NWSS indirectly contributes to the higher level of engagement through increased self-efficacy. The result suggests that the support from family and friends increases employees' self-efficacy, which in turn motivates them to engage in work. It bridges the gap in research on non-work social support and organisational issues, viz., job engagement, in this case. The study points to the fact that the organisations have to adopt family-friendly policies so that the employees can maintain work-life balance and ensure an approving relationship with their social networks. It also implies that organisations should enhance employee self-efficacy through organisational arrangements, such as training, mentoring, transformational leadership and positive feedback.
{"title":"Perceived non-work social support and employee engagement: the mediating role of self-efficacy","authors":"M. T. Azim, Faisal Mohammed J. Al-Halawani","doi":"10.1504/mejm.2020.10027658","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/mejm.2020.10027658","url":null,"abstract":"This paper aims to investigate the relationship among perceived non-work social support (NWSS), self-efficacy and employee job engagement. It is a cross-sectional, quantitative study based on a survey among the Saudi male and female nurses through a structured questionnaire. The sample size was 146. Data were analysed using partial least square-based structural equation model, Smart-PLS version 3.0. The study findings indicate an absence of a statistically significant relationship between perceived NWSS and employee job engagement. However, it is revealed that NWSS indirectly contributes to the higher level of engagement through increased self-efficacy. The result suggests that the support from family and friends increases employees' self-efficacy, which in turn motivates them to engage in work. It bridges the gap in research on non-work social support and organisational issues, viz., job engagement, in this case. The study points to the fact that the organisations have to adopt family-friendly policies so that the employees can maintain work-life balance and ensure an approving relationship with their social networks. It also implies that organisations should enhance employee self-efficacy through organisational arrangements, such as training, mentoring, transformational leadership and positive feedback.","PeriodicalId":123919,"journal":{"name":"Middle East J. of Management","volume":"64 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121006933","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-03-16DOI: 10.1504/mejm.2020.10027659
A. Naderifar, M. Pourkiani, M. Roodi, Ayoub Sheikhi
This study attempts to propose a new model of management (jihadi management model). The statistical population includes knowledgeable experts and senior staff and managers of organisations. The sample size (n = 50) is determined based on the snowball method. To collect information, library studies and semi-structured interviews are carried out. Moreover, Delphi method is used along with the researcher-made questionnaire. Likewise, to evaluate the research questions, the statistical methods of single sample t-test and confirmatory factor analysis are used. For data analysis, SPSS version 23 is also used. Based on the results, the jihadi management model includes 76 indicators categorised in four sub-components of the roles, the duties, the skills, and the abilities of the manager and in two aspects (behavioural and cultural). The indicators of the behavioural dimension emphasise the type of manager's behaviour. On the other hand, the cultural dimension indicators have a cultural, value, and spiritual significance.
本研究试图提出一种新的管理模式(圣战管理模式)。统计人口包括知识渊博的专家、组织的高级职员和管理人员。样本量(n = 50)采用滚雪球法确定。为了收集资料，我们进行了图书馆研究和半结构化访谈。此外，采用德尔菲法和研究者自行制作的问卷。同样，为了评估研究问题，采用了单样本t检验和验证性因子分析的统计方法。对于数据分析，也使用SPSS version 23。基于结果，圣战管理模型包括76个指标，分为管理者的角色、职责、技能和能力四个子组件，以及两个方面(行为和文化)。行为维度的指标强调管理者行为的类型。另一方面，文化维度指标具有文化、价值和精神意义。
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Pub Date : 2020-03-16DOI: 10.1504/mejm.2020.10027657
Elif Bilginoğlu
Some of the myths of workplace fun which are formed in the minds of some people either get in the way of creating a fun work environment or cause people to feel guilty or judge others, when they are having fun at work. In order to eliminate these myths, this paper explains why conclusions that appear to be 'facts' can truly be 'myths' about workplace fun. Each myth presented in this paper is followed by a discussion of related research on workplace fun and its implications for organisations, managers and employees. Thus, this paper attempts to clarify a number of issues about this concept and aims to offer a factual report which corrects the myths surrounding workplace fun by making us become more aware of what research has to say about it. A number of widely held beliefs about workplace fun are examined in the context of research findings and a literature review that demythologise them with alternative perspectives. The key to understanding that the workplace fun has positive organisational effects, than most of us have been led to believe; is to dispel these myths, so that we have a better understanding of the concept.
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Pub Date : 2020-03-16DOI: 10.1504/mejm.2020.10027656
Asma Khalid, B. Bibi, Ch. Shoaib Akhtar
The present research explores the role of leaders in the development and maintenance of organisational culture by studying artefacts - a part of organisational culture. To understand the culture of organisations, ethnographic approach is used. Primary data was gathered through 28 semi-structured interviews, non-participant observation and studying and analysing different official documents of organisations. For the study, two organisations belonging to insurance sector of Pakistan were taken as case studies. Data analysis comprised of line by line coding to identify themes. Artefacts of organisational culture are discussed according to Schein's model of culture. Findings of this study suggest that artefacts such as tangible assets, logo, employees as asset, and respect are important for organisations to be successful in the market. The other important finding is that leaders play a significant role in the development and maintenance of cultural artefacts of organisations for success and survivability.
{"title":"Role of leaders in the development and maintenance of organisational culture through artefacts","authors":"Asma Khalid, B. Bibi, Ch. Shoaib Akhtar","doi":"10.1504/mejm.2020.10027656","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/mejm.2020.10027656","url":null,"abstract":"The present research explores the role of leaders in the development and maintenance of organisational culture by studying artefacts - a part of organisational culture. To understand the culture of organisations, ethnographic approach is used. Primary data was gathered through 28 semi-structured interviews, non-participant observation and studying and analysing different official documents of organisations. For the study, two organisations belonging to insurance sector of Pakistan were taken as case studies. Data analysis comprised of line by line coding to identify themes. Artefacts of organisational culture are discussed according to Schein's model of culture. Findings of this study suggest that artefacts such as tangible assets, logo, employees as asset, and respect are important for organisations to be successful in the market. The other important finding is that leaders play a significant role in the development and maintenance of cultural artefacts of organisations for success and survivability.","PeriodicalId":123919,"journal":{"name":"Middle East J. of Management","volume":"54 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127965004","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-03-16DOI: 10.1504/mejm.2020.10025278
Mohammad Taamneh, Anan M. Abu‐Hummour, Nour A. Al-Quroan
Present study determines how public policy is made at local level in the country's public sector. The primary data was gathered in the form of questionnaire responses from 281 randomly selected personnel working in local administration within the Kingdom of Jordan's public sector. The findings indicate that there are various actors involved in the public policy process in Jordan. These actors include local councils, municipal councils, governorate councils and executive councils as well as citizens, local donors, foreign aid, and civil society organisations. Furthermore, inflexibility, mystery, unresponsiveness, and centralisation are the most common characteristics that overwhelmingly dominate local planning in Jordan. The existence of the effect is statistically significant at the level of significance = (α ≤ 0.05) for the actors' roles (local citizens, local donors, foreign aid, and civil society organisation) related to roles affecting local decisions-making.
{"title":"Local decision-making within the concept of governance in Jordan","authors":"Mohammad Taamneh, Anan M. Abu‐Hummour, Nour A. Al-Quroan","doi":"10.1504/mejm.2020.10025278","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/mejm.2020.10025278","url":null,"abstract":"Present study determines how public policy is made at local level in the country's public sector. The primary data was gathered in the form of questionnaire responses from 281 randomly selected personnel working in local administration within the Kingdom of Jordan's public sector. The findings indicate that there are various actors involved in the public policy process in Jordan. These actors include local councils, municipal councils, governorate councils and executive councils as well as citizens, local donors, foreign aid, and civil society organisations. Furthermore, inflexibility, mystery, unresponsiveness, and centralisation are the most common characteristics that overwhelmingly dominate local planning in Jordan. The existence of the effect is statistically significant at the level of significance = (α ≤ 0.05) for the actors' roles (local citizens, local donors, foreign aid, and civil society organisation) related to roles affecting local decisions-making.","PeriodicalId":123919,"journal":{"name":"Middle East J. of Management","volume":"36 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129813186","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-02-12DOI: 10.1504/mejm.2020.10026903
M. Nazir, H. H. Mirza, A. Shaukat, Ayesha Liaqat
This study shows temperature-based indicator impact on trading decision and stock returns to financial investors. By using disaggregated data, we showed that stock markets deviate (anomalies) from fundamentals and contradicts the rule of efficient market hypothesis. Among other anomalies, temperature anomaly is said to be driven through psychological factor of investors' moods which can influence their trading decisions. We find a statistically significant but negative relationship between Karachi temperature and KSE-100 index returns for the period of 2 January 2006 to 31 December 2015. However, Mumbai temperature seems to have no impact on BSE-100 index for the period of our research. Using GARCH methodology, the study incorporates daily temperature data from two South Asian financial hubs and their respective impact on stock returns. The findings of this paper can be further extended to analyse whether other economic sectors are influenced by the temperature-based stock market anomalies.
{"title":"Testing for temperature anomaly in capital markets of Pakistan and India","authors":"M. Nazir, H. H. Mirza, A. Shaukat, Ayesha Liaqat","doi":"10.1504/mejm.2020.10026903","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/mejm.2020.10026903","url":null,"abstract":"This study shows temperature-based indicator impact on trading decision and stock returns to financial investors. By using disaggregated data, we showed that stock markets deviate (anomalies) from fundamentals and contradicts the rule of efficient market hypothesis. Among other anomalies, temperature anomaly is said to be driven through psychological factor of investors' moods which can influence their trading decisions. We find a statistically significant but negative relationship between Karachi temperature and KSE-100 index returns for the period of 2 January 2006 to 31 December 2015. However, Mumbai temperature seems to have no impact on BSE-100 index for the period of our research. Using GARCH methodology, the study incorporates daily temperature data from two South Asian financial hubs and their respective impact on stock returns. The findings of this paper can be further extended to analyse whether other economic sectors are influenced by the temperature-based stock market anomalies.","PeriodicalId":123919,"journal":{"name":"Middle East J. of Management","volume":"49 6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-02-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123119643","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-02-12DOI: 10.1504/mejm.2020.10026904
H. Hawass
The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of the quality of interaction between students and professors, and university reputation on student-university identification in the public Egyptian higher education context. It also examines the mediating effect of the student's passion to learn on the above mentioned relationships. The study uses a questionnaire which consists of valid and reliable measurement scales. A structure equation modelling has been conducted in order to empirically examine the hypothesised relationships. The findings reveal that university reputation is directly associated with student-university identification. The student's passion to learn partially mediates the relationship between reputation and identification. Moreover, the passion to learn fully mediates the association between the quality of interaction and identification.
{"title":"The antecedents of student-university identification: an investigation into the Egyptian higher education sector","authors":"H. Hawass","doi":"10.1504/mejm.2020.10026904","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/mejm.2020.10026904","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of the quality of interaction between students and professors, and university reputation on student-university identification in the public Egyptian higher education context. It also examines the mediating effect of the student's passion to learn on the above mentioned relationships. The study uses a questionnaire which consists of valid and reliable measurement scales. A structure equation modelling has been conducted in order to empirically examine the hypothesised relationships. The findings reveal that university reputation is directly associated with student-university identification. The student's passion to learn partially mediates the relationship between reputation and identification. Moreover, the passion to learn fully mediates the association between the quality of interaction and identification.","PeriodicalId":123919,"journal":{"name":"Middle East J. of Management","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-02-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127943956","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-02-12DOI: 10.1504/mejm.2020.10026909
S. Menteş
Stakeholders increasingly expect firms to disclose their activities and the effects of these activities on environment and society. Banks and other financial institutions are no exception and face similar pressure from all stakeholders to be more transparent. This study uses global reporting initiative guidelines to explore the sustainability reporting practices of the Turkish banking sector. All of the 52 banks that operate in Turkey as of 2015 are included in the study. Results exhibit that only nine banks release sustainability reports. The economic (EC) dimension indicators of sustainability reports have the highest disclosure rate among reporting banks. On the other hand financial services sector (FS) supplement has the lowest disclosure rate among reporting banks compared to other dimensions of sustainability reporting. Findings also indicate that the asset size of sustainability report releasing banks add up to more than 75% of the banking sector in Turkey.
{"title":"An analysis on sustainability reporting practices of the Turkish banking sector","authors":"S. Menteş","doi":"10.1504/mejm.2020.10026909","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/mejm.2020.10026909","url":null,"abstract":"Stakeholders increasingly expect firms to disclose their activities and the effects of these activities on environment and society. Banks and other financial institutions are no exception and face similar pressure from all stakeholders to be more transparent. This study uses global reporting initiative guidelines to explore the sustainability reporting practices of the Turkish banking sector. All of the 52 banks that operate in Turkey as of 2015 are included in the study. Results exhibit that only nine banks release sustainability reports. The economic (EC) dimension indicators of sustainability reports have the highest disclosure rate among reporting banks. On the other hand financial services sector (FS) supplement has the lowest disclosure rate among reporting banks compared to other dimensions of sustainability reporting. Findings also indicate that the asset size of sustainability report releasing banks add up to more than 75% of the banking sector in Turkey.","PeriodicalId":123919,"journal":{"name":"Middle East J. of Management","volume":"53 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-02-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129021563","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-02-12DOI: 10.1504/mejm.2020.10026906
Saeed Mujahid, M. Mubarik, Navaz Naghavi
This study aims to identify the major personality traits and their impact on entrepreneurial intentions of Pakistani business students, specifically in terms of perceived support and perceived barriers. The study used a close ended questionnaire adopted from previous studies to collect data from 200 business students studying in business schools of Karachi, Pakistan, and applied the partial least square (PLS) method to analyse the relationships. Results revealed that attitude, innovativeness and risk taking ability have a profound effect on entrepreneurial intentions. Furthermore, study analysed results by dividing students into two categories education system, i.e., matric system and Cambridge system. Interestingly, risk taking ability and innovativeness were high among those students who studied from matric system which is contrary to perceived wisdom. Based on these findings, our study suggests devising awareness programs aimed at fostering student's attitude toward entrepreneurship and nurturing their creativity. For an in-depth analysis, study suggests focusing on high risk taking, innovative individuals to further understand what drives them.
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