scholarly journals The Conceptual Framework of SMEs Financial Success in Sultanate of Oman

10.15282/5307 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Basat Hilal ◽  
Noor Fareen Abdul Rahim ◽  
Mohammad Iranmanesh
Keyword(s):  
Financial Performance ◽  
Financial Literacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Sultanate Of Oman ◽  
Financial Success ◽  
Firm Resources

SMEs financial success contributes to the nation`s GDP and helps in jobs creation, while SMEs financial failure will lead to issues, such as low job creation and Non-Performing Loans. From the perspective of the Sultanate of Oman, the SMEs financial performance is one of the government major concerns due to its significance and implications on the future of the national economy. Thus, it is worthwhile to assess the SMEs financial literacy and entrepreneurs' competencies (EC) as enablers of SMEs financial performance betterment. However, review of the literature and the practical evidence available give the impression that each sub-dimensions of entrepreneur competencies (EC) does not affect identically on SMEs financial performance. Therefore, it has become important to understand the financial literacy and entrepreneur competencies (EC) sub-dimensions effect on SMEs financial performance so that their significance and importance can be identified. This study aims to provide empirical evidence about the effect of financial literacy and each sub-dimensions of entrepreneur competencies (EC) on SMEs financial performance in the Sultanate of Oman. Besides, this research tends to examine the role of firm resources availability and government support as moderators. Resource-Based View Theory (RBV) will be adopted to extend the existing literature on SMEs financial performance determinants from SMEs entrepreneurial perspective. As research novelty and theoretical contribution, this research study's the interactions of financial literacy and each sub-dimensions of entrepreneur competencies (EC) with firm resources availability and government support, as moderators. The convenience sampling method will be used with SMEs sample size of 200 and 300 questionnaires will be distributed to SMEs founders/owners in Sultanate of Oman. The structural equation modelling (SEM) through partial least square (PLS) approach will be used to test the study hypotheses. The present research findings are expected to broader the picture of entrepreneur competencies (EC) and SMEs performance researches by revealing the financial literacy and each sub-dimensions of entrepreneur competencies (EC) effect on SMEs financial performance. Further, it may confirm the moderating role of firm resources availability and government support on SMEs financial performance.   

scholarly journals The Conceptual Framework of SMEs Financial Success in Sultanate of Oman

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Basat Hilal ◽  
Noor Fareen Abdul Rahim ◽  
Mohammad Iranmanesh
Keyword(s):  
Financial Performance ◽  
Financial Literacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Sultanate Of Oman ◽  
Financial Success ◽  
Firm Resources

SMEs financial success contributes to the nation`s GDP and helps in jobs creation, while SMEs financial failure will lead to issues, such as low job creation and Non-Performing Loans. From the perspective of the Sultanate of Oman, the SMEs financial performance is one of the government major concerns due to its significance and implications on the future of the national economy. Thus, it is worthwhile to assess the SMEs financial literacy and entrepreneurs' competencies (EC) as enablers of SMEs financial performance betterment. However, review of the literature and the practical evidence available give the impression that each sub-dimensions of entrepreneur competencies (EC) does not affect identically on SMEs financial performance. Therefore, it has become important to understand the financial literacy and entrepreneur competencies (EC) sub-dimensions effect on SMEs financial performance so that their significance and importance can be identified. This study aims to provide empirical evidence about the effect of financial literacy and each sub-dimensions of entrepreneur competencies (EC) on SMEs financial performance in the Sultanate of Oman. Besides, this research tends to examine the role of firm resources availability and government support as moderators. Resource-Based View Theory (RBV) will be adopted to extend the existing literature on SMEs financial performance determinants from SMEs entrepreneurial perspective. As research novelty and theoretical contribution, this research study's the interactions of financial literacy and each sub-dimensions of entrepreneur competencies (EC) with firm resources availability and government support, as moderators. The convenience sampling method will be used with SMEs sample size of 200 and 300 questionnaires will be distributed to SMEs founders/owners in Sultanate of Oman. The structural equation modelling (SEM) through partial least square (PLS) approach will be used to test the study hypotheses. The present research findings are expected to broader the picture of entrepreneur competencies (EC) and SMEs performance researches by revealing the financial literacy and each sub-dimensions of entrepreneur competencies (EC) effect on SMEs financial performance. Further, it may confirm the moderating role of firm resources availability and government support on SMEs financial performance.   

Fit Perception and Engagement: The Mediating Role of Work Meaningfulness

2021 ◽  
pp. 097226292199986
Author(s):  
Robinson James
Keyword(s):  
Employee Engagement ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Strong Predictor ◽  
Organizational Outcomes ◽  
Research Strategy ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Work Meaningfulness

Research on engagement has gained considerable attention in recent years as it is a strong predictor of a range of positive individual and organizational outcomes. There is a question of why the level of the engagement is different from employee to employee in an organization, though they are provided with the same resources. This study aims to investigate the influence of fit perception on engagement and the role of the employee’s psychological condition (work meaningfulness) on this relationship. This study mainly employed a survey research strategy, and data were primarily garnered from a questionnaire. This study was conducted among 145 respondents from the public sector organizations in Sri Lanka. Partial least-square structural equation modelling was employed to analyse the generated data. In this study, the researcher has conceptualized fit perception as a higher order construct comprising Person Job fit and Person Organization fit. The study revealed that fit perception positively influences employee engagement, and this relationship is mediated by work meaningfulness. This study contributes to the literature by deepening the understanding of the fit perception and engagement relationship by introducing work meaningfulness as a mediator variable. By highlighting how engagement is influenced by fit perception and work meaningfulness, this study facilitates practitioners to build and maintain an engaged workforce. Further contributions of this study, the avenue for future research, and study limitations are presented in detail at the end of this article.

Antecedents of switching intention in the mobile telecommunications industry

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 1087-1111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Farzana Quoquab ◽  
Jihad Mohammad ◽  
Norjaya Md Yasin ◽  
Nor Liza Abdullah
Keyword(s):  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Telecommunications Industry ◽  
Switching Cost ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Loyalty Programs ◽  
Content Type

Purpose This study sheds some light on factors that affect customer switching intention in the Malaysian mobile phone service industry. More particularly, the purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of service quality (SQ), customer satisfaction, switching cost and consumer innovativeness (CI) on service switching intention (SWI); the mediating role of customer satisfaction; and the moderating role of service switching cost on the relationship between CI and SWI. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire survey that yielded 535 responses. Using structural equation modelling approach, the partial least square software, version 3 was utilised to test the study hypotheses. Findings Results reveal that customer satisfaction, service switching cost and CI directly affect SWI. However, no significant relationship was found between SQ and SWI. Again, data supported the mediating effect of customer satisfaction as well as the moderating effect of service switching cost. Research limitations/implications It is expected that the findings from this study will enable policymakers, managers and marketers to formulate better strategies and effectively implement loyalty programs, preventing their customers from switching. Originality/value This study contributes to the existing literature by testing switching costs as the quasi moderator. Moreover, this is a pioneer study to consider CI as the antecedent of SWI.

scholarly journals PENGARUH SERVANT LEADERSHIP TERHADAP KOMITMEN ORGANISASIONAL DAN KINERJA PEGAWAI (Studi pada Pegawai Negeri Sipil di RSUD Wangaya Kota Denpasar)

2017 ◽  
pp. 2731
Author(s):  
I Gede Hendry Kamanjaya ◽  
Wayan Gede Supartha ◽  
IG.A. Manuati Dewi
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Commitment ◽  
Servant Leadership ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Inferential Analysis ◽  
The Impact

This study is focused to analyze the impact of servant leadership on employee performance in relation to the organizational commitment mediation. It is a causality research, providing an explanation and understanding about the impact of servant leadership on employee performance and the impact of servant leadership on organizational commitment. The sample of the research are 90 civil servants in Wangaya General Hospital as the respondents. In this study questionares are used as instuments of the research. Descriptive and inferential analysis were applied as method of analysis and Structural Equation Model-Partial Least Square (SEM-PLS) as a tool. The result is that servant leadership does not have any significant effect on employees performance, servant leadership has a positive and significant effect on organizational commitment, organizational commitment has positive and significant effect on employee performance, and the impact on servant leadership and employee performance through the role of organizational commitment as mediating variable is supported.

scholarly journals PERAN INNOVATIVENESS SEBAGAI MODERASI PADA KETERKAITAN PENGARUH SOSIAL TERHADAP MINAT PEMBELIAN KOPI STARBUCKS

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 174
Author(s):  
Miharni Tjokrosaputro ◽  
Cokki Cokki
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Social Influence ◽  
Purchase Intention ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Green Product ◽  
Convenience Sampling

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui apakah keinovatifan dapat memoderasi peran pengaruh sosial terhadap minat pembelian kopi Starbucks sebagai produk hijau. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode survey. Responden adalah 100 konsumen Starbucks. Teknik pengambilan sampel adalah convenience sampling. Teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan kuesioner. Teknik analisis data menggunakan Partial Least Square-Structural Equation Modeling. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pengaruh sosial berpengaruh terhadap niat membeli kopi Starbucks dan keinovatifan konsumen tidak memoderasi peran pengaruh sosial terhadap minat pembelian kopi Starbuck sebagai produk hijau. The purpose of this study was to determine whether innovativeness can moderate the role of social influence in the purchase intention of Starbucks coffee as a green product. Respondents were 100 Starbucks consumers. The sampling technique is convenience sampling. Data collection techniques using a questionnaire by survey method. Data analysis techniques using Partial Least Square-Structural Equation Modeling. The results showed that social influence had effect on Starbucks coffee purchase intentions and consumer innovativeness did not moderate the role of social influence on the purchase intention of Starbuck coffee as a green product. This might be due to brand equity factors, collectivistic culture and limited sample size, which can be suggested for future researchers.

scholarly journals Entrepreneurial self-efficacy and entrepreneurial intention: The mediating role of the need for independence

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 91-119
Author(s):  
Victor Osadolor ◽  
◽  
Kalu Emmanuel Agbaeze ◽  
Ejikeme Emmanuel Isichei ◽  
Samuel Taiwo Olabosinde ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intention ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Behavioral Reasoning Theory ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Behavioral Reasoning

PURPOSE: The paper focuses on assessing the direct effect of entrepreneurial self-efficacy and entrepreneurial intention and the indirect effect of the need for independence on the relationship between the constructs. Despite increased efforts towards steering the interest of young graduates towards entrepreneurial venture, the response rate has been rather unimpressive and discouraging, thus demanding the need to account for what factors could drive intention towards venture ownership among graduates in Nigeria. METHODOLOGY: A quantitative approach was adopted and a data set from 235 graduates was used for the study. The data was analyzed using the partial least square structural equation model (PLS-SEM). FINDINGS: It was found that self-efficacy does not significantly affect intention. It was also found that the need for independence affects entrepreneurial intention. The study found that the need for independence fully mediates the relationship between entrepreneurial self-efficacy and entrepreneurial intention. PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS: This paper provides new insight into the behavioral reasoning theory, through its application in explaining the cognitive role of the need for independence in decision-making, using samples from a developing economy. ORIGINALITY AND VALUE: The study advances a new perspective on the underlining factors that account for an entrepreneur’s intent to start a business venture, most especially among young graduates in Nigeria, through the lens of the behavioral reasoning theory. We further support the application of the theory in entrepreneurship literature, given the paucity of studies that have adopted the theory despite its relevance.

scholarly journals Inter-Organizational Trust on Financial Performance: Proposing Innovation as a Mediating Variable to Sustain in a Disruptive Era

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (17) ◽  
pp. 9947
Author(s):  
Judit Oláh ◽  
Yusmar Ardhi Hidayat ◽  
Zdzisława Dacko-Pikiewicz ◽  
Morshadul Hasan ◽  
József Popp
Keyword(s):  
Financial Performance ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Organizational Trust ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Positive Direction ◽  
Business Partners ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Ict Companies

Hungarian Information and Communication Technology (ICT) companies have an essential role to play in a disruptive era. ICT firms should collaborate and innovate to obtain profit. The elusive correlation between trust in business partners and financial performance inspired this study, which proposed innovation as a mediating variable. The research had two objectives: to investigate the effect of inter-organizational trust on financial performance and innovation and to observe the role of innovation in improving financial performance within different categories of ICT companies. The population included active Hungarian ICT firms. The analysis used 100 samples, comprising micro-, small-, and medium-sized ICT corporations. Those samples were selected by random cluster sampling. This research used Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modelling. This study supported the idea that inter-organizational trust improved innovation, and that innovation enhanced financial performance. As an expected finding, innovation could mediate a positive direction between inter-organizational trust and financial performance.

scholarly journals Does environmental performance leverage the impact of environmental strategy on financial performance? A focus on third-party logistic providers

2022 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Quang-Huy Ngo
Keyword(s):  
Financial Performance ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Environmental Strategy ◽  
The Impact

Although prior studies draw upon natural resource-based views, environmental strategy permits competitive advantages, and as such, gains financial performance. However, empirical results are mixed. To shed light on this issue, this study proposes that environmental performance mediates the link between environmental strategy and financial performance. Data were collected from 175 third-party logistic providers currently operating in Vietnam to test the hypotheses. Partial least square structural equation modeling was borrowed to test the data. The results reveal environmental performance partially mediates the link between environmental strategy and financial performance. By considering the mediating effect, this study contributes to the literature by addressing the intervening mechanism of environmental performance on the inconclusive relationship between environmental strategy and financial performance. Besides, this study also extends prior studies by borrowing a concept of environmental strategy, which captures the extent of organizations pursuing this strategy, to explain how and why pursuing this strategy permits environmental and financial performance.

scholarly journals Can Customer Relationship Management Create Customer Agility and Superior Firms’ Performance?

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 175-193
Author(s):  
Vu Minh Ngo ◽  
Hieu Minh Vu
Keyword(s):  
Financial Performance ◽  
Customer Relationship Management ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Relationship Management ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Customer Relationship ◽  
Equation Modeling

The growing importance of Customer relationship management (CRM) and agility in any business are universally accepted and extensively investigated in different disciplines. However, lacking empirical evidence for the suggested theoretical framework of agility and their interrelationships with CRM and superior’s financial performance hinders its application in the practices. Thus, this study attempted to address this issue by drawing on the Resource-Advantage theory of sustainable competitive advantages to examine a mechanism through which CRM implementation can generate sustainable competitive and achieve superior financial performance using the Vietnamese tourism industry context. The framework was tested on data collected from 231 Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) using Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). Findings suggested that different types of CRM processes do not equally influence customer agility, and not all attributes of customer agility exert positive impacts on firms’ performance as well. Also, CRM performance measurement systems were found to moderate these effects positively and substantially. Several practical implications were also derived from the research findings.

scholarly journals SELF-EFFICACY, ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT, AND EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE – FROM PUBLIC OFFICE

CACTUS ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siti Maria ◽  
Digra Lestari ◽  
Eny Rochaida ◽  
Dio Caisar Darma ◽  
Heni Rahayu Rahmawati
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Commitment ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Least Square ◽  
East Kalimantan ◽  
Saturated Sample ◽  
Sample Method

Employee performance is important because it is the foundation and direction of every organization. In this paper, we attempt to investigate the effect of self-efficacy on organizational commitment and employee performance, then the effect of organizational commitment on employee performance. The objectivity of the study refers to 100 informant units obtained through a survey of employees in the Tourism and Culture Office of East Kalimantan Province, Indonesia. The sampling approach uses a saturated sample method with Structural Equation Medelling-Partial Least Square (SEM-PLS). These findings indicate that self-efficacy has a significant effect on organizational commitment and employee performance. Similar to the previous results, organizational commitment has a significant effect on employee performance. With these findings, it can contribute to the role of a leader who must have optimal leadership characteristics, so that self-efficacy, organizational commitment, and employee performance continue to be optimal as expected.

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