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The Relationship Between Authentic Leadership and Entrepreneurship Orientation Perceptions in Exporting Companies with Different Export Performances
Get PDFThis study aims to examine the relationship between authentic leadership and entrepreneurship orientation perceptions in exporting companies with increasing and decreasing export performances. Subjective Scales were used in this study along with the Objective Scales. An Authentic Leadership and Entrepreneurial Orientation Subjective Scales were used, the scales were previously validated and reliability analyzes were carried out in Turkey. The convenience sampling of total 438 white-collar employees from 21 companies participated in the survey. Export Sales and Export Intensity Objective Scales, the most common financial measures of export performance indicators were used to identify the categories with increasing and decreasing export performances. The data collected and compiled from the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TIM).
The Impact of Positive Psychological Capital on Organizational Cynicism
Get PDFThe concept of Positive Psychological Capital has started to possess an important role in the literature by the beginning of the 1990s, and many researches regarding this field have been conducted heavily throughout the 2000s. Positive psychological capital focuses on identifying people's strengths and their results personally and on an organizational level, and how it contributes to achieving the desired organizational success. As Individuals and organizations determine success/high performance or revenues as goals to be achieved, a lot of intense effort must be made to prepare a suitable environment in order to overcome challenges and problems. Since the 1980s, an approach called "cynicism" developed among an organization’s employees has started to attract attention in the business world. Therefore, the concept of positive psychological capital is thought to be the best alternative to reduce the negative outcomes of cynicism in organizations in order to have a healthier work environment for better positive outcomes. In this respect, the aim of this article is to understand how Positive Psychological Capital impacts organizational cynicism throughout reviewing the literature since the 2000s
The Role of Customer Experience for Re-Visit and Purchase Intention: A Case Study of Amazon
Get PDFIn this study, it is aimed to examine the relationship between customer experience and re-visit intention, and purchase intention in e-commerce sites in the example of amazon.com.tr. The questionnaire form prepared to collect data within the scope of the research was shared on the internet. Descriptive statistical analysis and regression analysis were performed with the data obtained from 358 participants who answered the questionnaire. As a result of the analysis, it was found that customer experience has significant effects on purchase intention and re-visit intention, as well as purchase intention on re-visit intention
The Impact of Public Education Expenditures on Graduate Unemployment: Cointegration Analysis to Ethiopia
Get PDFUnemployment is amongst most pressing economic challenges the Ethiopian economy has long been experiencing. Though the country succeeded in targeting overall unemployment most recently, graduate unemployment continued trending at higher rates over the years. We examined the impact of government education spending on the rate of graduate unemployment in Ethiopia, using yearly series of data over the periods spanning from 1991to 2019. The results of Augmented Dickey Fuller test revealed difference stationarity for all series of interest; while the suggested order of integration was one. The results of Johnson’s cointegration test indicated the existence of long-run equilibrium relationships among the variables entered the test model. In determining the impacts of inflation rate (CPI), economic growth (RGDP) and public education spending on graduate unemployment, we employed Vector Error Correction Model as it enables us capture the short-run and long-run outputs instantaneously. According to VECM regression results, inflation rate and expenditure on education were found to have significant impact on the long-run growth rate of graduate unemployment. While the inflation rate contributed positively, government expenditure has negative influence on the rate of graduate unemployment towards validating the Keynesian theory of employment. Besides, the impacts of both variables were found to persist in the short-run. Both are estimated significant and consistent in sign in the short-run. However, economic growth was found to have a trivial role in explaining the rate of graduate unemployment in both the short-run and the long-run periods. Moreover, the results of VEC causality analysis revealed a significant unidirectional causality running from economic growth towards public funds available for financing education; but no causality was suggested in reverse. We recommend a drastic measure to advance the education sector through suitable investments in a manner that will help in skills development, productivity enhancement and entrepreneurship growth
Impact of COVID-19 on Supply Chain Management
Get PDFThe competition between companies increases day by day with the change of customer demands and requirements. This competition is no longer between companies, it has started to occur in the networks in which companies are located. At this point, the importance given by companies to activities in their supply chain has increased. Due to the current Covid-19 pandemic, a number of problems have occurred in the supply chain management of companies. Covid-19 drove the whole world into a major crisis. Many sectors have suffered from economic collapse due to the pandemic. Therefore, firms faced with an imbalance between supply and demand. In this context, the aim of the study is to reveal conceptual evaluations about supply chain management and to present how and in what way companies are affected by the Covid-19 pandemic
Farmers’ technology adoption decision and use intensity in the agricultural sector: Case of Masha District (Double Hurdle Model)
Get PDFConvinced with the importance of full understanding of the determinants of technology adoption in agricultural sector in planning technology-related policies and programs, this research aimed to critically analyze the determinants of technology adoption as well as the use intensity by small farm households in the study area (Masha District). To achieve the set-out objectives of the study, 6 kebelles were randomly selected from the district and 251 sample households were proportionally and randomly identified from the selected kebeles. The data collected from the sample households have been analyzed using both descriptive as well as inferential analysis. For inferential analysis, the Double Hurdle model was adopted to estimate the technology adoption decision as well as use intensity of small farm households in the study area. Results of the findings show that technology adoption decision was associated with household-specific characteristics such as sex, education, extension and family size which increases the likelihood of technology adoption whereas rigidity with the old technology is highly correlated with the age of the Household head, where old age farmers are not inclined towards new technology. On the other hand, institutional factors such as access to extension service and access to credit facilities have a significant impact where the latter has contributed negatively to the farmers’ decision regarding technology adoption. Besides, the government should engage in awarness creation regarding new technology in the area along with ensuring fair and timely access for those technologies
The Impact of Covid-19 on the Firms: Results of the Thematic Survey Conducted by Cscpa of Istanbul
Get PDFTraditionally, while economic policymakers do their policy decisions using macroeconomic indicators like the unemployment rate, inflation rate, growth rate etc. and also business activity data collected from national surveys on households and businesses. Above all, the quality of data and information obtained during crisis periods are particularly important in terms of handle the crisis and the policies and precaution to be formed by the economic management to solve the crisis. Identifying the problems of firms that have become vulnerable to the uncertainty that arises with crises will be a roadmap for the policy decision duration of policymakers. In this study, the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic have analysed with the special thematic survey in April 2020 which applied by the Chamber of Sworn-in Certified Public Accountants (CSCPA) of Istanbul. Thus, it was ensured that the problems that occurred during the pandemic period and came back to the agenda were evaluated. Eventually, the impact of the pandemic on the business world has been revealed through the consideration of sworn-in cpa that dominate the financial statements of the firms.
The Impact of Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions on Consumer Behaviour Intentions
Get PDFThe purpose of this research was to examine the impact of Hofstede's culture dimensions (long-term/short term orientation, power distance index, masculinity/feminity index, uncertainty avoidance, and individualism/collectivism) on consumer behavior intentions (word of mouth, complaining behavior, purchase intention, price sensitivity) on two countries namely Turkey and Somalia. Primary data was collected using a questionnaire sent electronically via Google Forms to the respondents’ emails. Convenience sampling was used in the study. the sample size used here included 305 respondents–153 respondents from Somalia and the other 152 respondents from Turkey. SPSS 22 and LISREL 8.7 Packages Program was used for Statistical Analysis.As a result of the study, it was determined that Hofstede culture dimensions did not have an effect on consumer behaviour intention for the Somalia sample, while power distance and uncertainty avoidance had a positive effect on word of mouth communication and long term orientation had a positive effect on price sensitivity and complaining behavior intention for the Turkish sample
Impact of Liquidity on Profitability and Performance: A Case of Textile Sector of Pakistan
Get PDFLiquidity and firm performance has been a contentious concern among the finance scholars.Former researches interprets that asset liquidity increases debt level while in some countries firms having more liquidity were less leveraged and were dependant on internal finance.This study reconnoiters the effect of liquidity ratios on profitability and performance of textile sector of Pakistan from 2005 to 2014.Fixed effect panel regression model is applied to scrutinize the impact of liquidity ratios in presence of control variables like firm size and sales growth.Results interpret that current ratio has positive impact on profitability and performance while acid ratio has insignificant effect on the performance but has significant positive effect on profitability during the study period
Effect of Financial Innovation on Economic Growth: Evidence from African Countries
Get PDFFinancial innovation is a product of technology and the question whether financial innovation spurs economic growth is subject to level of technology in the financial sector of an economy as well as other factors. On this note, this study examines the impact of process financial innovation on economic growth in some selected African countries. The study used annual panel data obtained from the World Bank Development Indicator comprising of seventeen cross section countries covering the period of fifteen years from 2004 to 2018. Generalized Method of Moment (GMM) was employed to analyze the panel data system. The result shows that financial innovation has significant impact on economic growth of selected countries. Automated Teller Machine (ATM) which is a major measure of our process financial innovation has significant impact on economic growth. Number of Bank branches on the other hand has positive but insignificant impact on the economic growth. Financial innovative products such a domestic bank credit also contributes significantly to the economic growth of African countries. It is therefore recommended that policy makers should encourage establishment of more ATM terminals, increase the number of bank branches and improve the credit to private sector of the economy