Abstract The spread of the use of the Internet in economic and social life has undeniably contributed to the development of the digital economy. Thus, it is hard to imagine that it won’t affect consumer behavior. The primary purpose of this study is to identify current trends shaping consumer behavior. This goal was achieved primarily through a critical analysis of the literature on the subject and social phenomena. For at least the past several decades, consumerism has been a particularly important phenomenon in developed countries. In opposition to consumerism stands another trend that has been experiencing a worldwide renaissance since the 1960s—that is, minimalism. One of the important trends described in the study is the virtualization of consumption. However, the text also highlights groups of consumers who are much slower to adapt to the use of modern tools, namely the digitally excluded. An attempt was also made to characterize minimalism. Its philosophical origins are indicated, and some contemporary scientific findings are presented, the results of which may have strong relevance to business practice.
{"title":"Contemporary Consumer Trends","authors":"Bogumił Czerwiński, J. Domański","doi":"10.2478/fman-2023-0004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/fman-2023-0004","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The spread of the use of the Internet in economic and social life has undeniably contributed to the development of the digital economy. Thus, it is hard to imagine that it won’t affect consumer behavior. The primary purpose of this study is to identify current trends shaping consumer behavior. This goal was achieved primarily through a critical analysis of the literature on the subject and social phenomena. For at least the past several decades, consumerism has been a particularly important phenomenon in developed countries. In opposition to consumerism stands another trend that has been experiencing a worldwide renaissance since the 1960s—that is, minimalism. One of the important trends described in the study is the virtualization of consumption. However, the text also highlights groups of consumers who are much slower to adapt to the use of modern tools, namely the digitally excluded. An attempt was also made to characterize minimalism. Its philosophical origins are indicated, and some contemporary scientific findings are presented, the results of which may have strong relevance to business practice.","PeriodicalId":43250,"journal":{"name":"Foundations of Management","volume":"15 1","pages":"51 - 62"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45680588","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}
Abstract We investigated the direct relationship between feedback seeking behavior (FSB) and performance, considering two dimensions of FSB (frequency and content) and two types of performance (goal achievement and behavior-related performance). The purpose is to identify new explanations for the inconclusive results of the direct relationship reported in the literature. FSB is important during performance conversations, which are critical for the effectiveness of performance management. Data from a sample of 306 employees were gathered from two distinct sources on three occasions. Our data were analyzed using the hierarchical regression method. The relationship between FSB frequency and goal achievement was statistically significant. The diagnostic FSB content was positively related to individual work performance (IWP), representing behavior-related performance. We identified no similar relationship with other types of FSB content. This paper provides evidence that while a direct relationship between FSB and performance may not generally exist, it depends on the type of FSB content and expected types of performance. Organizations can use the results to improve the effectiveness of FSB.
{"title":"Does Feedback Seeking Always Improve Performance? Investigating the Roles of Feedback Seeking Content and Frequency in Determining Goal Achievement and Behavior-Related Performance","authors":"M. Rabbani, S. B. Alavi","doi":"10.2478/fman-2023-0001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/fman-2023-0001","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract We investigated the direct relationship between feedback seeking behavior (FSB) and performance, considering two dimensions of FSB (frequency and content) and two types of performance (goal achievement and behavior-related performance). The purpose is to identify new explanations for the inconclusive results of the direct relationship reported in the literature. FSB is important during performance conversations, which are critical for the effectiveness of performance management. Data from a sample of 306 employees were gathered from two distinct sources on three occasions. Our data were analyzed using the hierarchical regression method. The relationship between FSB frequency and goal achievement was statistically significant. The diagnostic FSB content was positively related to individual work performance (IWP), representing behavior-related performance. We identified no similar relationship with other types of FSB content. This paper provides evidence that while a direct relationship between FSB and performance may not generally exist, it depends on the type of FSB content and expected types of performance. Organizations can use the results to improve the effectiveness of FSB.","PeriodicalId":43250,"journal":{"name":"Foundations of Management","volume":"15 1","pages":"7 - 24"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49153600","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}
Abstract The paper's main aim is to contribute to the empirical knowledge of women's entrepreneurship by utilizing the McKinsey 7S Model to explain the managerial phenomenon in women-led companies. The paper is based on secondary data sources. The data were collected from case studies presented in academic journals indexed in the Scopus and Web of Science databases. The data collection used the PRISMA 2009 method. The case studies of women-led companies were assessed in the McKinsey 7S model on a qualitative basis. The paper introduces women companies' managerial traits and procedures, which the McKinsey 7S model can recognize. In the chosen and analyzed sample of case studies dealing with female entrepreneurship, not even one directly used the McKinsey model for analysis. Results also showed that the 7S model should be used with primary data rather than to evaluate incomplete secondary data. Also, factors that lead women to start a business worldwide have been shown.
摘要本文的主要目的是利用麦肯锡7S模型来解释女性领导的公司中的管理现象，从而为女性创业的实证知识做出贡献。本文基于二级数据源。这些数据是从Scopus和Web of Science数据库中的学术期刊上发表的案例研究中收集的。数据收集采用了PRISMA 2009方法。麦肯锡7S模型对女性领导的公司的案例研究进行了定性评估。本文介绍了麦肯锡7S模型能够识别的女性公司的管理特征和管理程序。在选定并分析的女性创业案例研究样本中，甚至没有人直接使用麦肯锡模型进行分析。结果还表明，7S模型应与主要数据一起使用，而不是评估不完整的次要数据。此外，还显示了导致女性在全球范围内创业的因素。
{"title":"An Insight to the World of Female Entrepreneurship: Systematic Literature Review of the Phenomenon using the Mckinsey 7S Model","authors":"Jan Zavodny Pospisil, L. Zavodna","doi":"10.2478/fman-2022-0004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/fman-2022-0004","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The paper's main aim is to contribute to the empirical knowledge of women's entrepreneurship by utilizing the McKinsey 7S Model to explain the managerial phenomenon in women-led companies. The paper is based on secondary data sources. The data were collected from case studies presented in academic journals indexed in the Scopus and Web of Science databases. The data collection used the PRISMA 2009 method. The case studies of women-led companies were assessed in the McKinsey 7S model on a qualitative basis. The paper introduces women companies' managerial traits and procedures, which the McKinsey 7S model can recognize. In the chosen and analyzed sample of case studies dealing with female entrepreneurship, not even one directly used the McKinsey model for analysis. Results also showed that the 7S model should be used with primary data rather than to evaluate incomplete secondary data. Also, factors that lead women to start a business worldwide have been shown.","PeriodicalId":43250,"journal":{"name":"Foundations of Management","volume":"14 1","pages":"51 - 66"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42280735","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}
Mansour M. Alayoubi, Zakieh M. Arekat, Mazen Jehad Al Shobaki, Samy S. Abu-Naser
Abstract This study aimed to identify the impact of work stress on job performance of nursing workers in Al-Awda Hospital in Gaza Strip. The researchers used the descriptive and analytical approach. The study population was selected from nursing staff in Al-Awda Hospital, where the size of the study sample reached 60 nurses. The researchers used the comprehensive enumeration method for all members of the study population. Questionnaire was used for data collection because the size of the study population is small. The most important findings of the study are: The level of the respondents’ answers in Al-Awda Hospital about work stress was 68.8%, job performance was 78.13%, and there is a direct statistically significant relationship between the dimensions of work stress and the job performance of nursing workers at Al-Awda Hospital, where the correlation coefficient was 0.318. Furthermore, the results showed a statistically significant effect between the dimensions of work stress on job performance at Al-Awda Hospital. The study recommended that senior management at Al-Awda Hospital pay attention to all dimensions of work stress, the elements that contribute to improve job performance of nurses, and their impact on improving job performance at Al-Awda Hospital.
{"title":"The Impact of Work Stress on Job Performance Among Nursing Staff in Al-Awda Hospital","authors":"Mansour M. Alayoubi, Zakieh M. Arekat, Mazen Jehad Al Shobaki, Samy S. Abu-Naser","doi":"10.2478/fman-2022-0006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/fman-2022-0006","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This study aimed to identify the impact of work stress on job performance of nursing workers in Al-Awda Hospital in Gaza Strip. The researchers used the descriptive and analytical approach. The study population was selected from nursing staff in Al-Awda Hospital, where the size of the study sample reached 60 nurses. The researchers used the comprehensive enumeration method for all members of the study population. Questionnaire was used for data collection because the size of the study population is small. The most important findings of the study are: The level of the respondents’ answers in Al-Awda Hospital about work stress was 68.8%, job performance was 78.13%, and there is a direct statistically significant relationship between the dimensions of work stress and the job performance of nursing workers at Al-Awda Hospital, where the correlation coefficient was 0.318. Furthermore, the results showed a statistically significant effect between the dimensions of work stress on job performance at Al-Awda Hospital. The study recommended that senior management at Al-Awda Hospital pay attention to all dimensions of work stress, the elements that contribute to improve job performance of nurses, and their impact on improving job performance at Al-Awda Hospital.","PeriodicalId":43250,"journal":{"name":"Foundations of Management","volume":"14 1","pages":"89 - 110"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48101031","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}
Abstract This paper develops a methodological approach to assessing the supply chain management in small- and medium-sized businesses with further testing it in the companies in the post-Soviet economies. The research objectives were achieved in terms of a sophisticated multi-country project resulting in assessment of the supply chain management for small- and medium-sized businesses in Russia, Kazakhstan, and Azerbaijan (256 businesses in total). The study was implemented through a phased application of online survey methods using closed-ended single-choice questions, including a 5-point Likert scale, mean score ranking, and ABC analysis using the Pareto principle. The assessment showed that, regardless of the surveyed country, almost all respondent businesses use a reactive supply chain design. Since the reactive design does not allow for the implementation of resilient supply chain development, the recommended practices, which have been developed during the pilot phase, deal with improving the supply chain management and gradual transformation of the reactive design into a cooperative management model to ensure resilient supply chain development under uncertainty.
{"title":"Improving the Supply Chain Management","authors":"Lijuan Xu, Mengze Zhang, Irada Abdullayeva","doi":"10.2478/fman-2022-0008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/fman-2022-0008","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This paper develops a methodological approach to assessing the supply chain management in small- and medium-sized businesses with further testing it in the companies in the post-Soviet economies. The research objectives were achieved in terms of a sophisticated multi-country project resulting in assessment of the supply chain management for small- and medium-sized businesses in Russia, Kazakhstan, and Azerbaijan (256 businesses in total). The study was implemented through a phased application of online survey methods using closed-ended single-choice questions, including a 5-point Likert scale, mean score ranking, and ABC analysis using the Pareto principle. The assessment showed that, regardless of the surveyed country, almost all respondent businesses use a reactive supply chain design. Since the reactive design does not allow for the implementation of resilient supply chain development, the recommended practices, which have been developed during the pilot phase, deal with improving the supply chain management and gradual transformation of the reactive design into a cooperative management model to ensure resilient supply chain development under uncertainty.","PeriodicalId":43250,"journal":{"name":"Foundations of Management","volume":"14 1","pages":"127 - 142"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46378375","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}
Seyedeh Samaneh Seyedi, Abolfazl Darroudi, M. Haghighinasab
Abstract By integrating several prominent theories and models in technology adoption, this study develops a research model to examine the factors affecting jobseekers’ intention to use job boards. The validity and reliability of the researcher-developed instrument, the SEDA-IUQ (SEDA-Intention to Use Questionnaire), were assessed using a combination of statistical methods. Utilizing the data collected from 447 Iranian respondents, findings from the exploratory factor analysis provided evidence for the five-factor solution, that is, technological innovation, functional adequacy, content accessibility, practical utility, and reputation-seeking intention, for the 36-item SEDA-IUQ. Various relationships in the research model are tested using confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling. In addition to developing a practical questionnaire that the e-recruitment researchers and practitioners can deploy to study jobseekers’ behavioral intentions, this is the first study on job search websites’ adoption in the Iranian context. The results support existing literature on e-recruitment adoption and extend it by demonstrating the multidimensionality of jobseekers’ perceptions and behavioral intentions toward e-recruitment.
{"title":"Developing a Model and Questionnaire for Predicting Intention to Use Job Boards: A Jobseeker-Oriented Research on the E-Recruitment Adoption in Iran","authors":"Seyedeh Samaneh Seyedi, Abolfazl Darroudi, M. Haghighinasab","doi":"10.2478/fman-2022-0005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/fman-2022-0005","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract By integrating several prominent theories and models in technology adoption, this study develops a research model to examine the factors affecting jobseekers’ intention to use job boards. The validity and reliability of the researcher-developed instrument, the SEDA-IUQ (SEDA-Intention to Use Questionnaire), were assessed using a combination of statistical methods. Utilizing the data collected from 447 Iranian respondents, findings from the exploratory factor analysis provided evidence for the five-factor solution, that is, technological innovation, functional adequacy, content accessibility, practical utility, and reputation-seeking intention, for the 36-item SEDA-IUQ. Various relationships in the research model are tested using confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling. In addition to developing a practical questionnaire that the e-recruitment researchers and practitioners can deploy to study jobseekers’ behavioral intentions, this is the first study on job search websites’ adoption in the Iranian context. The results support existing literature on e-recruitment adoption and extend it by demonstrating the multidimensionality of jobseekers’ perceptions and behavioral intentions toward e-recruitment.","PeriodicalId":43250,"journal":{"name":"Foundations of Management","volume":"14 1","pages":"67 - 88"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43030300","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}
Abstract Environmental problem has become a popular research area. Efforts are being made at an international level for creating a sustainable environment. Hospitality industry is considered to be one of the main industries of a country. It makes contributions in the development of sustainable environment. Hospitality industry is adopting environmental certifications and green hotels concept rapidly. In this research, we performed bibliometric analysis of 49 articles on the topic of importance of environmental certificates for green hotels. Results indicate that majority of the journals have articles with a large number of citations, which indicates that they are high-quality journals. The results indicate that Cornell University, Polytechnic University of Valencia, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and George Washington University are the institutes producing high-quality research work, as 28% of the researchers cited the articles published by the researchers of these universities. Results indicate that universities of Spain and USA are the largest contributors, as they have published 52% the total articles in the area under this study. USA and Spain are considered to be the world superpowers; their interest in this area of research unveils the importance of the topic. The authors Verma, Chan, and Rivera are the core researchers of this area, as they published 20% of the overall articles discussed in this study, which makes them the gurus of the research area.
{"title":"The Importance of Environmental Certificates for Green Hotel: Bibliometric and Network Analysis","authors":"A. Qubbaj, Ángel Peiró Signes","doi":"10.2478/fman-2022-0001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/fman-2022-0001","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Environmental problem has become a popular research area. Efforts are being made at an international level for creating a sustainable environment. Hospitality industry is considered to be one of the main industries of a country. It makes contributions in the development of sustainable environment. Hospitality industry is adopting environmental certifications and green hotels concept rapidly. In this research, we performed bibliometric analysis of 49 articles on the topic of importance of environmental certificates for green hotels. Results indicate that majority of the journals have articles with a large number of citations, which indicates that they are high-quality journals. The results indicate that Cornell University, Polytechnic University of Valencia, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and George Washington University are the institutes producing high-quality research work, as 28% of the researchers cited the articles published by the researchers of these universities. Results indicate that universities of Spain and USA are the largest contributors, as they have published 52% the total articles in the area under this study. USA and Spain are considered to be the world superpowers; their interest in this area of research unveils the importance of the topic. The authors Verma, Chan, and Rivera are the core researchers of this area, as they published 20% of the overall articles discussed in this study, which makes them the gurus of the research area.","PeriodicalId":43250,"journal":{"name":"Foundations of Management","volume":"220 2","pages":"7 - 24"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41296695","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}
Abstract In the new reality caused by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, consumers had to face many challenges, primarily the need to make purchases remotely. Consequently, consumers have been forced to use digital communication channels more often, and many have been forced to use these channels for the first time. The aim of the article is to answer the following question: How did the pandemic affect the preferences of Polish consumers with regard to the use of digital communication and service channels? The article also indicates the requirements and expectations of consumers with regard to digital service channels after the pandemic. The research methodology was based on a critical analysis of the literature, secondary data analysis, and deductive reasoning. The main conclusion from the conducted research is the statement that the pandemic did not significantly change the preferences of Polish consumers regarding the use of digital communication and service channels.
{"title":"The Use of Digital Communication Channels by Polish Consumers – Changes Caused by the Pandemic","authors":"Danuta Szwajca","doi":"10.2478/fman-2022-0003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/fman-2022-0003","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract In the new reality caused by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, consumers had to face many challenges, primarily the need to make purchases remotely. Consequently, consumers have been forced to use digital communication channels more often, and many have been forced to use these channels for the first time. The aim of the article is to answer the following question: How did the pandemic affect the preferences of Polish consumers with regard to the use of digital communication and service channels? The article also indicates the requirements and expectations of consumers with regard to digital service channels after the pandemic. The research methodology was based on a critical analysis of the literature, secondary data analysis, and deductive reasoning. The main conclusion from the conducted research is the statement that the pandemic did not significantly change the preferences of Polish consumers regarding the use of digital communication and service channels.","PeriodicalId":43250,"journal":{"name":"Foundations of Management","volume":"14 1","pages":"37 - 50"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46867018","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}
Abstract This study aims to measure the effect of money supply on the rate of interest and gross domestic product (GDP) of the private sector in Jordan and show the effect of money supply on domestic product in order to determine the effect nature of narrow and expanded money supply of Jordanian economy. The study uses a fully modified ordinary least squares (FM-OLS) method depending on time data for the period (1990–2019). The results of the estimation show that there is a positive significant effect of narrow money supply on real GDP of the private sector. In addition, it shows that there is a negative significant effect of real interest rate on GDP of the private sector. Also, it shows that there is a statistical insignificant effect of real domestic savings on real domestic product.
{"title":"The Narrow and Expanded Money Supply and Its Impact on Interest Rate and Product of the Private Sector in Jordan during the Period (1990–2019)","authors":"Fedel Al-Habashneh","doi":"10.2478/fman-2022-0009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/fman-2022-0009","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This study aims to measure the effect of money supply on the rate of interest and gross domestic product (GDP) of the private sector in Jordan and show the effect of money supply on domestic product in order to determine the effect nature of narrow and expanded money supply of Jordanian economy. The study uses a fully modified ordinary least squares (FM-OLS) method depending on time data for the period (1990–2019). The results of the estimation show that there is a positive significant effect of narrow money supply on real GDP of the private sector. In addition, it shows that there is a negative significant effect of real interest rate on GDP of the private sector. Also, it shows that there is a statistical insignificant effect of real domestic savings on real domestic product.","PeriodicalId":43250,"journal":{"name":"Foundations of Management","volume":"14 1","pages":"143 - 154"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41855869","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}
Abstract The purpose of this study is to investigate the mediating role of knowledge sharing on the relationship between competitive intelligence and product development. A cross-sectional design was used in this study. Using a random sample of 178 general managers from the chemical manufacturing sector in Jordan, the data were collected through an online questionnaire. A structural equation modeling (SEM) was utilized to test the study hypotheses. Findings reveal that competitive intelligence and knowledge sharing have a positive effect on product development; additionally, competitive intelligence has a positive effect on knowledge sharing; and finally, knowledge sharing partially mediates the relationship between competitive intelligence and product development. These results help managers determine how to enhance product development by focusing on competitive intelligence and knowledge sharing. The unique contribution of this study lies in studying knowledge sharing as a mediator variable in the relationship between competitive intelligence and product development, since the empirical analysis of such a relationship has never been undertaken.
{"title":"The Mediating Role of Knowledge Sharing on the Relationship Between Competitive Intelligence and Product Development: Evidence from Jordan","authors":"A. Abuzaid","doi":"10.2478/fman-2022-0010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/fman-2022-0010","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The purpose of this study is to investigate the mediating role of knowledge sharing on the relationship between competitive intelligence and product development. A cross-sectional design was used in this study. Using a random sample of 178 general managers from the chemical manufacturing sector in Jordan, the data were collected through an online questionnaire. A structural equation modeling (SEM) was utilized to test the study hypotheses. Findings reveal that competitive intelligence and knowledge sharing have a positive effect on product development; additionally, competitive intelligence has a positive effect on knowledge sharing; and finally, knowledge sharing partially mediates the relationship between competitive intelligence and product development. These results help managers determine how to enhance product development by focusing on competitive intelligence and knowledge sharing. The unique contribution of this study lies in studying knowledge sharing as a mediator variable in the relationship between competitive intelligence and product development, since the empirical analysis of such a relationship has never been undertaken.","PeriodicalId":43250,"journal":{"name":"Foundations of Management","volume":"14 1","pages":"155 - 170"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44055861","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}
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