The positive effect of perceived leader humor on negative workplace gossip

2021 ◽  
Vol 49 (10) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Xiaojuan Shi
Keyword(s):  
Job Security ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Multiple Time ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Multiple Time Point ◽  
Leaders And Followers ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Time Point

The purpose of this study was to examine the positive relationship between employee perceived leader humor and employee negative workplace gossip about a leader (NWGL). Using a multiple time point investigation of leaders and followers (N = 168), I found that perceived leader humor was positively related to NWGL and that employee perceived team inclusion mediated this relationship. Further, employee job security moderated the relationship between perceived leader humor and employee perceived team inclusion, and also moderated the mediating effect of employee perceived team inclusion in the link between perceived leader humor and employee NWGL. These findings suggest that the beneficial effects of leader humor are not universal, and that the fostering of leader humor might have unintended negative consequences, that is, increased NWGL through employee perception of team inclusion. Implications for theory and research are discussed.

scholarly journals Sustainable Competitive Advantage through Entrepreneurship, Market-Oriented Culture, and Trust

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 3986
Author(s):  
Jun-Chul Ha ◽  
Jun-Woo Lee ◽  
Jee Young Seong
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Choice Theory ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantage ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Significant Positive Influence

In a rapidly changing business environment, the entrepreneurship of top management is essential for the survival and sustainable development of the enterprise. Building on the view of the strategic choice theory, this study identifies the relationship between entrepreneurship, market-oriented culture, and work engagement. Data were collected from 493 employees regularly working in small and medium-sized firms in South Korea. The results of this study indicate: (1) entrepreneurship (consisting of innovation, proactiveness, and risk-taking) has a significant positive influence on market-oriented culture, (2) entrepreneurship positively affects work engagement, (3) market-oriented culture has a significant positive effect on work engagement, (4) the effects of innovation and proactiveness on work engagement are significant, controlling for market-oriented culture, showing the partial mediating effect of market-oriented culture on work engagement, and (5) CEO trust moderates the relationship between risk-taking and work engagement. Theoretical and practical implications are suggested.

scholarly journals Sustainable Orientation of Management Capability and Innovative Performance: The Mediating Effect of Knowledge Management

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 1366
Author(s):  
Julio C. Acosta-Prado ◽  
Oscar H. López-Montoya ◽  
Carlos Sanchís-Pedregosa ◽  
Ulpiano J. Vázquez-Martínez
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Innovative Performance ◽  
Management Capability ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Positive Effect

The literature suggests that innovation allows organizations to reach a desirable level of sustainability. There is evidence to support the role of knowledge management (KM) as well as management capability (MC) in producing a sustainable approach at organizations. Furthermore, organizations commonly achieve sustainable practices through corporate social responsibility (CSR). In particular, the health sector is increasingly implementing CSR strategies, although with a narrow understanding of the factors to success. Hence, trends lead to asymmetric growth between organizations. This study aims to examine the mediating role of KM in the relationship between MC and innovative performance (IP) in 331 Health Provider Institutions (HPIs). The research reflective model was assessed through Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). According to the results, MC has a positive effect on IP, MC has a positive effect on KM, and KM has a positive effect on IP. Likewise, KM significantly mediates the relationship between MC and IP. Our findings support the importance of KM in addressing MCs in HPIs as it enables innovative practices to address CSR goals to achieve a sustainable impact. Moreover, this study contributes by expanding KM to contexts that are not usually studied, such as health in a South American country.

Multiple time-point assessment of lncRNA MEG3 shows potential to monitor treatment efficacy in rheumatoid arthritis patients

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zehui Wang ◽  
Weiyong Zhang ◽  
Shouxia Li ◽  
Dingli Chen ◽  
Lei Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Peripheral Blood ◽  
Treatment Efficacy ◽  
Multiple Time ◽  
Clinical Role ◽  
Multiple Time Point ◽  
Potential Biomarker ◽  
Monitoring Treatment ◽  
Time Point

Background: This study explored the clinical role of lncRNA MEG3 in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) management. Materials & methods: Totally, 191 active RA patients were enrolled, and their lncRNA MEG3 expressions in peripheral blood monoclonal cells were detected. Results: LncRNA MEG3 expression was downregulated, and it negatively correlated with lesion joints, inflammation and disease activity in RA patients. Moreover, lncRNA MEG3 expression was increased during treatment; meanwhile its increment correlated with treatment response and remission. Conclusion: LncRNA MEG3 may serve as a potential biomarker for monitoring treatment efficacy in RA management.

External technology acquisition, exploitation and process innovation performance in emerging market small and medium sized enterprises: the moderating role of organizational slack

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Thammanoon Charmjuree ◽  
Yuosre F. Badir ◽  
Umar Safdar
Keyword(s):  
Open Innovation ◽  
Emerging Market ◽  
Process Innovation ◽  
Innovation Performance ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Technology Acquisition ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Unabsorbed Slack ◽  
Positive Effect

PurposeThis study is among the very few to examine the firm's simultaneous use of both dimensions of open innovation and its influences on the firm's process innovation performance (PIP). Specifically, the authors consider the relationship between firm's external technology acquisition (ETA) and external technology exploitation (ETE) and examine their direct, indirect and mediating effect on the firm's PIP. The authors also examine the moderating effect of the organizations' unabsorbed slack (UASL) on the relationship between ETA and ETE.Design/methodology/approachAnalyzing data collected from 311 small- and medium-sized software development firms in emerging market; Thailand, we show that both ETA and ETE have a positive effect on PIP and that ETE fully mediates the relationship between ETA and PIP.FindingsThe authors show that both ETA and ETE have a positive effect on PIP and that ETE fully mediates the relationship between ETA and PIP. Moreover, the relationship between ETA and ETE is positively moderated by the firms' unabsorbed slack (UASL) and that the influence of ETA on PIP through ETE is stronger under higher unabsorbed slack.Originality/valueThe authors extend the “traditional” performance outcome of outbound dimension of open innovation concept, which focuses exclusively on commercialization and market (Chesbrough, 2003b), by showing that ETE positively influences the firm's PIP. Moreover, the study explains the mechanism through which ETA influence the firm's PIP by proposing that ETE fully mediates the relationship between ETA and PIP.

Users’ Satisfaction and Continuous to Use M-health Through Service Quality. The Moderate Effect of Monetary Cost (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samer Al-Shami
Keyword(s):  
Service Quality ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Intention To Use ◽  
Quality Model ◽  
Monetary Cost ◽  
Health Service Quality ◽  
Continuous Use ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Positive Effect

BACKGROUND Recently, diabetes is a major issue of great concern to many health institutions worldwide. Yet, the application of m-health for diabetes yet to receive adequate attention, especially in developing countries. The Imperial College London Diabetes Centre, 2019 reported that over more than one million persons in the UAE are suffering from diabetes, placing the country at the 15th worldwide for age-adjusted relative pervasiveness. Motivated by the need to curb the increasing trend of diabetics among the people of UAE and realizing the potential of m-health, this paper examines the quality of service system on the continuous intention to use m-health among diabetes users’ in the UAE. This study is one of the few studies that contribute to the theoretical enrichment of information system (IS) success factors that examine the effective factors of quality system service on the satisfaction and continuous intention to use m-health among the diabetes patients in the UAE. Therefore, this paper extends the service quality research in the IS domain by suggesting m-health service quality model derived from the combination of the explanatory effect of objective and subjective factors, contextualized within the unique socio-economic background of the Arab region. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study to identify and examine the relationship between service system quality factors and diabetes satisfaction and continuous intention to use health. This study also aims to measure the moderating effect of monetary cost on the relationship between users' satisfaction and continuous intention to use. METHODS A cross-sectional survey was conducted involving 292 respondents have been conducted. Through a survey analyzed by SmartPls, we find that service quality systems driven by the quality of interaction, system, and information have a positive effect on the continuous use mhealth through the mediating effect of users’ satisfaction. RESULTS Through a survey analyzed by SmartPls, we find that a service quality system driven by the quality of interaction, system, and information has a positive effect on the continuous use mhealth through the mediating effect of users’ satisfaction. We also find that monetary cost moderates the relationship between users’ satisfaction and continue to use mhealth. CONCLUSIONS This study extends the service quality research in the IS domain by suggesting m-health service quality model derived from the combination of the explanatory effect of objective and subjective factors, contextualized within the unique socio-economic background of the Arab region.

scholarly journals Characterization of Pythium Species Collected from a Multiple Time-Point Sampling of Cucurbits in South Carolina

Plant Disease ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 104 (11) ◽  
pp. 2832-2842
Author(s):  
Sean M. Toporek ◽  
Anthony P. Keinath
Keyword(s):  
South Carolina ◽  
The United States ◽  
Common Species ◽  
Multiple Time ◽  
Pythium Species ◽  
Multiple Time Point ◽  
Mitochondrial Cytochrome Oxidase ◽  
Time Point

Species of Pythium cause root and stem rot in cucurbits, but no formal surveys have been conducted in the United States to identify which species are responsible. The cucurbit hosts bottle gourd, cucumber, Hubbard squash, and watermelon were transplanted in May, July, September, and November into sentinel plots in four and five different fields in 2017 and 2018, respectively, in South Carolina. Eight of the nine fields were replanted in March 2019. Isolates (600) were collected and identified by sequencing DNA of the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I region. The four most common species were P. spinosum (45.6% of all isolates), P. myriotylum (20.0%), P. irregulare (15.3%), and P. aphanidermatum (12.8%). P. myriotylum and P. aphanidermatum were predominantly isolated in May, July, and September, whereas P. spinosum and P. irregulare were predominantly isolated in November and March. Isolates of P. ultimum, P. irregulare, and P. spinosum were more virulent than isolates of P. myriotylum and P. aphanidermatum at 25°C. Representative isolates were screened in vitro for sensitivity to three fungicides: mefenoxam, propamocarb, and oxathiapiprolin. All isolates were sensitive to mefenoxam and propamocarb, but these same isolates were insensitive to oxathiapiprolin, except those classified taxonomically in Pythium clade I.

scholarly journals The Role of Emotional Intelligence on Psychological Adjustment and Peer Victimization in a Sample of Spanish Adolescents

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Cañas ◽  
Jesús F. Estévez ◽  
Estefanía Estévez ◽  
David Aparisi
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Peer Victimization ◽  
Protective Factor ◽  
Emotional Adjustment ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Mediation Effect ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
The Relationship

In the last decades, interest in the study of the negative consequences of bullying for the victims has increased. Victims are often known to show emotional adjustment issues, such as negative self-concept and low life satisfaction. Moreover, some studies have observed important associations between self-concept and life satisfaction, in which a positive self-concept is related to high levels of life satisfaction. Other studies have pointed out the importance of emotional intelligence (EI), as a regulatory and protective factor against the negative impact of victimization on adjustment in adolescents. The main objective of this work was to analyze the mediating effect of self-concept on life satisfaction and the moderated mediation effect of EI on self-concept and life satisfaction in the context of peer victimization. The participants in the study were 1,318 Spanish students of both sexes and aged between 11 and 18 (M = 13.8, SD = 1.32) years, from four compulsory secondary education centers. The results indicated that, on the one hand, self-concept mediated the relationship between victimization and life satisfaction. On the other hand, EI was not only positively associated with self-concept, but it also significantly moderated the negative influence of victimization on self-concept. EI may also indirectly moderate the relationship between victimization and life satisfaction through the self-concept. These data show the importance of EI as a possible protective and moderating factor of the negative effect of bullying on emotional adjustment, which is interesting for the design of future prevention and intervention programs in school contexts.

P1-287: Proton spectroscopy in Alzheimer's disease: A longitudinal multiple time point study

2008 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. T301-T302
Author(s):  
Jonathan M. Schott ◽  
David G. MacManus ◽  
Chris Frost ◽  
Martin N. Rossor ◽  
Adam D. Waldman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
Multiple Time ◽  
Proton Spectroscopy ◽  
Multiple Time Point ◽  
Time Point

Who Takes the Floor and Why

2011 ◽  
Vol 56 (4) ◽  
pp. 622-641 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victoria L. Brescoll
Keyword(s):  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Past Research ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Experimental Setting ◽  
Mediation Analyses ◽  
Strong Positive Relationship ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Positive Effect

Although past research has noted the importance of both power and gender for understanding volubility—the total amount of time spent talking—in organizations, to date, identifying the unique contributions of power and gender to volubility has been somewhat elusive. Using both naturalistic data sets and experiments, the present studies indicate that while power has a strong, positive effect on volubility for men, no such effect exists for women. Study 1 uses archival data to examine the relationship between the relative power of United States senators and their talking behavior on the Senate floor. Results indicate a strong positive relationship between power and volubility for male senators, but a non-significant relationship for female senators. Study 2 replicates this effect in an experimental setting by priming the concept of power and shows that though men primed with power talk more, women show no effect of power on volubility. Mediation analyses indicate that this difference is explained by women’s concern that being highly voluble will result in negative consequences (i.e., backlash). Study 3 shows that powerful women are in fact correct in assuming that they will incur backlash as a result of talking more than others—an effect that is observed among both male and female perceivers. Implications for the literatures on volubility, power, and previous studies of backlash are discussed.

scholarly journals Total Quality Management System and Organisation Performance: Mediating Effect of Organisational Learning in Nepali Service Sector

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-60
Author(s):  
Tina Rawal Saud
Keyword(s):  
Quality Management ◽  
Total Quality Management ◽  
Management System ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Quality Management System ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Significant Positive Effect ◽  
Total Quality ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Positive Effect

The main objective of this study was to examine the effect of total quality management system (TQM) on organisation performance along with the mediating effect of organisation learning in Nepali Service sector. The relationship between the TQM system, organisation learning and organisation performance was examined using Pearson correlation coefficient and regression analysis was conducted to test the hypotheses. Data was collected from 240 respondents (i.e., 118 from the ISO certified and 122 from non-ISO certified organisations). The findings of this study suggested that total quality management system had a significant positive effect on organisation performance and organisation learning mediated the relationship between total quality management system and organisation performance. Out of the seven dimensions of the TQM system only top management support, workforce management, customer relations, supplier quality management and process flow management had a significant positive effect on organisation performance. The results of the independent sample t-test further confirmed the high level of organisation performance in ISO certified organisations.

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