scholarly journals WHAT AFFECTS THE IMPLEMENTATION AND REALISATION OF STRATEGY IN ORGANISATIONS?

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 98-104
Author(s):  
Viktors Hiršsons ◽  
Iveta Ludviga
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Business Strategy ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Decisive Role ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Multivariate Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Strategy Execution ◽  
Strategic Plans

In today's changing environment companies are pushed to be flexible, develop new strategies and implement change plans. Strategy implementation and realisation is a critical component of organizational performance, however, many organizations fail to implement their strategic plans, while others could not achieve their desired results. In practice nowadays more attention is paid to the implementation of the strategy than to its creation, still strategy research most often treats strategy execution and realisation as a black box. The aim of this study is to find out the factors influencing the successful implementation and realization of business strategy in Latvian organizations. Quantitative research using a structured questionnaire (n = 440) and a multivariate linear regression analysis shows that managerial competence and leadership followed by clarity of goals play a decisive role in the successful implementation of business strategy. Implications of the results for managerial practice are discussed and propositions for future research provided

A model for business responses to global challenges and sustainable development

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 199-224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Busaya Virakul ◽  
Darlene F. Russ-Eft
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Business Strategy ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Organizational Sustainability ◽  
Business Organizations ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Global Challenges

Purpose This study aims to validate a model of organizational performance embedding corporate social responsibility (CSR), corporate governance (CG) and sustainability concepts at a strategic level. The model has been created in response to two significant global influences: global challenges and sustainable development (SD). Design/methodology/approach To validate the model created, executives from 10 of Thailand’s leading companies that have received CSR, CG, or sustainability awards during 2010-2015 were asked to complete a questionnaire and were later interviewed. Findings The findings indicate the appropriateness of the model in addressing the two significant global influences and highlight the critical issues in its implementation. Research limitations/implications Types of interviewees who are information sources, organization’s features such as size and industry and culture, appear to be critical factors in affecting the research findings and in limiting the interpretation and applications of the research model. All of those limitations have been explained in the research paper so that future research could be improved. Practical implications The model presents additional knowledge in relation to SD, business strategy, organizational performance and organizational sustainability. It shows how businesses can participate and respond to SD by embedding CSR, CG and sustainability concepts at the strategic level. It also shows that the outcome of such an approach will help business organizations sustain their existence by balancing financial, social and environmental dimensions. Social implications Business is one of the three key players (government, business and citizens) in managing global challenges and promoting SD. A business sector contains huge valuable resources (e.g. physical; financial; human; technology) for development capabilities. Therefore, this research shows a model which helps business organizations understand their significant role in SD. Originality/value Due to increased human population, climate change and deterioration of natural resources, social thinkers all around the world have been warning the seriousness of global challenges and the importance of SD. However, not many studies combine and connect the key concepts of global challenges, SD, CSR, CG and sustainability, all together to address the important role of business organizations. This research answers/gives such overall picture through a field research work for validation.

scholarly journals A Developed Framework Of Mediating Role Of Inbound Innovation Strategy Between BOS And Innovation Performance

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (5C) ◽  
pp. 1375-1381
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Innovation Performance ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Innovation Research ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Innovation Strategies ◽  
Relationship Of

Innovation research has got a very significant value in modern research. In contemporary galvanized world, supremacy of new innovation strategies has taken over older strategies. Inbound and outbound innovation strategies have moved from resources based closed innovations within the organization to relation based innovations via interaction with outside world of organizations and customers. There have been research on the relationship of these open innovation strategies with organizational performance and innovation performance. But there was a great need of the empirical research on the impacts these strategies make on innovation performance in Malaysian manufacturing industries. As Malaysia is on slide on world innovation index from 31st to 37th in last five years, an alarm for academics, researchers, industry and government. This endeavor meets that objective. After introduction of the main constructs, a detailed literature review is presented. And a research framework is designed on the basis of the literature. AN updated model of innovation is proposed for BOS and innovation performance. This is an empirical study so the hypothesis are formulated. It is a quantitative research study so data was collected from all over the Malaysian manufacturing and services sector to have a detailed view of the industry. Appropriate different statistical tests are applied to display results considering the requirements of industry, academia and other stake holders. In the end results are presented, and the conclusion is provided for the benefits of Malaysian industries and government. Some insights in the future research area are also provided for the researchers

scholarly journals Place Determinants for the Personalization-Privacy Tradeoff among Students

10.28945/4069 ◽  
2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Privacy Protection ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
Online Privacy ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Online Information ◽  
Multivariate Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Privacy Concern ◽  
Privacy Paradox ◽  
The Web

Aim/Purpose: [This Proceedings paper was revised and published in the 2018 issue of the journal Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology, Volume 15] In this exploratory study we investigate the influential factors of users' decisions in the dilemma whether to agree to online personalization or to protect their online privacy. Background: Various factors related to online privacy and anonymity were considered, such as user's privacy concern on the Web in general and particularly on social networks, user online privacy literacy and field of study. Methodology: To this end, 155 students from different fields of study in the Israeli academia were administered closed-ended questionnaires. Contribution: The main conceptual contribution of this study was the creation of a new direct scale for assessing user decisions regarding the personalization-privacy tradeoff. Another contribution was the investigation of the predictive factors of the personalization-privacy tradeoff. While previous studies found that users seldom allow their privacy concerns to affect their online behavior, our results revealed the opposite, as the participants with a higher level of concern for online privacy tended to prefer privacy protection, at the expense online personalization. Findings: The multivariate linear regression analysis showed that as the participants' privacy concern increases, they tend to prefer privacy protection over online personalization. In addition, we found significant differences between men and women, as men tended to favor privacy protection more than women did. Recommendations for Practitioners: The new direct scale that was developed may be used by other practitioners to measure other issues relating to the privacy paradox behavior. Recommendation for Researchers: The questionnaire may be used by other researchers to examine online information behavior. Impact on Society: This research has social implications for the academia and general public as they show that by raising the concern for the protection of personal information on the Web, it is possible to influence the personalization-privacy tradeoff and encourage users to prefer privacy protection. Furthermore, the enhancement of users' preference for privacy protection over Web-surfing convenience may be used as a mean to mitigate the online privacy paradox behavior. Future Research: Since our results were based on students' self-perceptions, which might be biased, future work should apply qualitative analysis to explore additional types and influencing factors of online privacy behavior.

THE INFLUENCE OF MARKETING-RELATED MOBILE ACTIVITIES ON THE ADOPTION OF MOBILE MARKETING TRANSACTIONS: A USES AND GRATIFICATION PERSPECTIVE

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gift Donga ◽  
◽  
Armstrong Kadyamatimba
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Critical Mass ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Mobile Marketing ◽  
Future Research ◽  
The South ◽  
Design Data ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Uses And Gratification

There is an increasing attention being accorded to the adoption of mobile marketing transactions in recent years, as both practitioners and researchers recognise that mobile commerce (m-commerce) is poised to burst into the mainstream. This study identifies a literature gap in which there seems to be an insufficient critical mass of studies on the adoption of innovative marketing technologies within the South African context. More specifically, very few studies have been conducted regarding the contribution of mobile marketing-related activities on consumer behaviour towards m-commerce. In view of this development, guided by the uses and gratification theory, the purpose of this study is to ascertain the influence of marketing-related mobile activities on the adoption of mobile marketing transactions, specifically focusing on the South African youth consumers. To fulfil the purpose of the study, the objectives of the study are centered on examining the degree to which the following marketing-related mobile activities: (1) provide information online, (2) access content online, and (3) share content online, influence consumers’ adoption of mobile marketing transactions. Following a quantitative research technique and a descriptive single cross-sectional design, data was gathered through a self-administered questionnaire, using a sample of 810 students from three selected South African universities. Three research hypotheses were advanced in line with the study objectives, and they were tested using linear regression analysis. The study findings confirm the positive significant effects of marketing-related mobile activities in driving adoption of mobile marketing transactions. Managerial implications of the findings are discussed, and limitations and future research directions are also indicated.

scholarly journals The Effect of Employee Engagement on Organizational Performance Via the Mediating Role of Job Satisfaction: The Case of IT Employees in Jordanian Banking Sector

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahmoud Al-dalahmeh ◽  
Ra’ed Masa’deh ◽  
Rana Khaled Abu Khalaf ◽  
Bader Yousef Obeidat
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Employee Engagement ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
It Employees ◽  
It Departments

This study sought to investigate the effect of IT employees' engagement on organizational performance through the mediating role of job satisfaction for IT employees within the IT Departments in Jordanian banking sector. Quantitative research design and regression analysis were applied on a total of 429 valid returns that were obtained in a questionnaire based survey. The results showed that IT employee engagement significantly affected organizational performance and three of its dimensions, vigor, absorption, and dedication contributed significantly to organizational performance. The results also showed that IT employee engagement positively and significantly affected job satisfaction, where vigor had the most contribution. In addition, it was found that job satisfaction significantly and positively affected organizational performance. Furthermore, job satisfaction only partially mediated the association between IT employee engagement and organizational performance. This study implies that IT departments in Jordanian banking should try their best to promote and facilitate IT employees' engagement and satisfaction in an effort to improve their performance, which will eventually yield positive results for the bank as a whole. In light of these results, the research presented many recommendations for future research, the most important ones were the application of this study in other sectors, cultures, and countries, the exploration of the moderating role of job satisfaction instead of mediating role, and the use of other sampling techniques.

scholarly journals Place Determinants for the Personalization-Privacy Tradeoff among Students

10.28945/4019 ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 079-095 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maor Weinberger ◽  
Dan Bouhnik
Keyword(s):  
Privacy Protection ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
Online Privacy ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Multivariate Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Privacy Concern ◽  
Study Methodology ◽  
Future Work ◽  
Privacy And Anonymity

Aim/Purpose: This exploratory study investigates the influential factors of users’ decisions in the dilemma of whether to agree to online personalization or to protect their online privacy. Background: Various factors related to online privacy and anonymity were considered, such as user’s privacy concern on the Web in general and particularly on social networks, user online privacy literacy, and field of study. Methodology: To this end, 155 students from different fields of study in the Israeli academia were administered closed-ended questionnaires. Findings: The multivariate linear regression analysis showed that as the participants’ privacy concern increases, they tend to prefer privacy protection over online personalization. In addition, there were significant differences between men and women, as men tended to favor privacy protection more than women did. Impact on Society: This research has social implications for the academia and general public as they show it is possible to influence the personalization-privacy tradeoff and encourage users to prefer privacy protection by raising their concern for the preservation of their online privacy. Furthermore, the users’ preference to protect their privacy even at the expense of their online malleability may lead to the reduction of online privacy-paradox behavior. Future Research: Since our results were based on students' self-perceptions, which might be biased, future work should apply qualitative analysis to explore additional types and influencing factors of online privacy behavior.

scholarly journals The Influence of Entrepreneurial Origin-Strategy Mixes on Levels of Product Innovativeness: The Cases of Agro-preneur in Thailand

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 220
Author(s):  
Watcharaphong Leartsurawat ◽  
Amnard Taweesangrungroj ◽  
Chanya Jenpanich
Keyword(s):  
Business Strategy ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Innovation Strategy ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Narrative Approach ◽  
Case Study Methodology ◽  
Product Innovativeness ◽  
Study Methodology ◽  
Larger Sample

This study is a qualitative research with the use of case study methodology. This research is focused on the influence of entrepreneurial origin (opportunity or necessity) and firm’s innovation strategy (technology-push or market-pull) mixes on levels of product innovativeness in the cases of agro-industry entrepreneur (agro-preneur) in Thailand. The Origin-Strategy Mixes (OSM) model was developed from past literature to help identify possible mixes and explain the relationships. The paper used narrative approach in investigating on these relationships on three Thai organic-based agro-preneurs. The empirical study has shown that entrepreneurial origin and business strategy mixes do discordantly affect levels of product innovativeness. The study provides initial understanding on the importance of OSM influences, which can be applied to improve the competitiveness of agro-preneur in Thailand. The main limitation of this study is that only three cases in Thailand were investigated. To address this, future research should emphasize on larger sample size to improve generalization ability. The use of quantitative research to further verify the OSM model is also encouraged. Keywords: Entrepreneur; Innovation; Origin; Strategy; Agro-industry

Resources and capabilities’ effects on firm performance: what are they?

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
pp. 1202-1217 ◽  
Author(s):  
João Ferreira ◽  
Cristina Fernandes
Keyword(s):  
Firm Performance ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Business Strategy ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Industrial Sector ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Resource Value ◽  
Performance Levels ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Resources And Capabilities

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to empirically examine the moderating effect of competitive advantage on the resource value and rareness combination and firm performance. Design/methodology/approach The authors adopted a quantitative research method to achieve the aims of this study. The data collected came from a sample of footwear firms and the hypotheses assessed by multivariate analysis. Findings The findings provide insights into previously inconsistent findings regarding the exploitation of resources and capabilities and contribute to resolving these issues by considering the conditions under which the resource value and rareness combination contributes to firm performance levels and the effects of competitive advantage on this relationship. Interestingly, the authors find that it cannot be inferred that the rarer the resources and capabilities combination, the greater the probability of attaining competitive advantage. Research limitations/implications As limitations, the authors would highlight the fact that the results are specific to one particular industrial sector, and thus not susceptible to the drawing of generalisations as well as the fact that the study does not make recourse to triangulating its methodology (for example, through interviews), which would generate more precise, detailed and objective information. The findings have important managerial implications and the authors close by presenting future research directions. Originality/value This study offers an explanation for previous mixed findings on the relationship between the resource value and rareness combination and firm performance and makes a contribution regarding how such combinations are of great relevance to the organisation and business strategy to turn in better performance levels.

Inventing Regenerative Sustainability

2020 ◽  
Vol 31 ◽  
pp. 89-99
Author(s):  
Saeed Rahman ◽  
Stefano Pogutz ◽  
Monika Winn ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Business Strategy ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Corporate Sustainability ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Business Practices ◽  
Case Study Methodology ◽  
Organization And Management ◽  
Business Practitioners

Despite growing engagement by business practitioners in regenerative sustainability, there is little research into what factors contribute to its successful implementation. This paper offers first steps to close that gap. It examines theoretical foundations of and proposes empirical research for studying such innovative business practices. Our literature review draws on research in natural sciences, organization and management studies, corporate sustainability, and business strategy to theoretically (1) define regenerative sustainability, (2) explore how adopting principles of regeneration can help firms achieve “true business sustainability” (Dyllick & Muff, 2016: 163), and (3) assess potential benefits, obstacles, and enablers of such radically different business models. We then propose an in-depth interpretive case study methodology to empirically investigate the phenomenon of interest, namely how proactive firms effectively enact regenerative sustainability principles. The paper closes with potential implications of the proposed study for management theory and practice and offers ideas for future research.

scholarly journals Intrapreneurship, Innovation, and Competitiveness in Organization

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Greiciele Macedo Morais ◽  
Valdeci Ferreira dos Santos ◽  
Renata De Sousa da Silva Tolentino ◽  
Henrique Cordeiro Martins
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Organizational Development ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Practical Implication ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Organizational Factors ◽  
Corporate Entrepreneurship ◽  
Future Research ◽  
The Relationship

To ensure survival, seize opportunities, and resist threats in the unpredictable business scenario, companies increasingly adopt practices that enable intra-entrepreneur behavior. This behavior is characterized by the alignment of company members in search of innovative solutions for the development of the organization and building a competitive advantage. The current study reflects on the importance of intra-entrepreneurship and innovation for the competitiveness of the organization. This article discusses the development of intra-entrepreneurship, its characteristics, the factors that precede it, and also reflects on the relationship between intra-entrepreneurship, innovation, and competitiveness of organizations. The methodological approach consisted of a systematic descriptive-discursive review of the academic literature with research in databases (CAPES Journal Portal, EBSCO HOST, and Web of Science). The keywords used were: corporate entrepreneurship, intra-entrepreneurship, innovation, competitiveness, and competitive advantage (in Portuguese and English). The research found that intra-entrepreneurship and innovation go hand in hand. Together, they constitute dynamic and holistic processes in which employee behavior, combined with favorable organizational factors, affect the development of organizations and the possibility of developing a competitive advantage, not limited to new companies. This article contributes to the literature on intra-entrepreneurship, reinforcing its importance, along with innovation for organizational development. As a practical implication, the current work demonstrated the need to increase attention and appreciation of human capital as a strategic factor for achieving competitive advantage in organizations. For future research, we suggest seeking quantitative research that confirms the relationship between intra-entrepreneurship, innovation, and organizational performance.

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