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Methods for Comprehensive Analysis of the Economic Effectiveness of Business Activities: Special Reference to R & D Expenditure
Get PDFPurpose: This paper suggests the methodology for comprehensively and dynamically evaluating the economic effectiveness of business activities in a view of scientific and technological development.
Methods: Authors analyze the previous studies related to evaluating the economic effectiveness of business activities and suggest the methodology using the weight coefficients and pair-evaluation standards.
Results: The findings reveal that comprehensive economic effectiveness of business activities reflects the effective use of various resources including labor, material, fixed asset, liquid materials, and R&D expenditure into the business activities in a certain period of time and it must be assessed by using the integrated indicator.
Implications: The findings may contribute to the theories related to the economic effectiveness of business activities. It is also likely to improve organizational decision-making
Mr Bank Specific Determinants of Nonperforming Loans in Kenya
No full textPurpose: This paper aims to explore the bank-specific determinants of Nonperforming Loans in Kenya. To achieve this objective, the study considers four bank-specific variables that are expected to affect the magnitude of non-performing loans. These variables are bank size as measured by banks\u27 total assets, loan-to-deposit ratio, capital adequacy ratio, and interest rates.
Methodology: The study used a causal research design. Aggregated data on all 43 Kenyan banks were collected from secondary sources. Time series regression was applied to the data.
Results: The study finds that there is a positive relationship between bank size and non-performing loans. It also observes that there is a negative relationship between loans-to-deposit ratio and non-performing loans. The study further observes that there is a negative correlation between capital adequacy ratio and non-performing loans in Kenya. Finally, the study establishes that there is a positive relationship between the interest rate and non-performing loans in Kenya.
Implications: The study recommends that banks should revise their interest rates downwards to enable borrowers to afford the loans and avert the cases of default. Banks should also invest in proper infrastructure for screening borrowers to avoid cases of loan default
Impact of Organizational Culture, Internal Marketing & Team Innovation Climate on Knowledge Sharing Behavior: Moderating Role of Perceived Behavior Control
Get PDFPurpose --This study aims to find the relationship among team innovation climates, organizational culture, internal marketing on "knowledge sharing behavior" through the moderating role of perceived behavioral control in the context of the telecom sector in Pakistan.
Design /Methodology/Approach – Data was collected through a self-administered questionnaire from the employees in the telecommunication sector in Lahore, Pakistan. A total of 310 questionnaires was distributed in different telecommunication offices, out of them, 259 usable questionnaires were received back. The response rate is 85%. For data analysis, multiple regression analysis was run using SPSS version17.
Findings –It is found that the team innovation climates, internal marketing, and organizational culture have a strong positive impact on knowledge sharing behavior of the employees. Furthermore, perceived behavior control is observed to moderate the relationship between team innovation and internal marketing on knowledge sharing but not for organizational culture.
Practical Implications- It implies that the telecom sector can enhance knowledge sharing among the employees through mentoring, participation, rewards and pro-people leadership
Do the Newspaper Publishing Houses in Bangladesh Maintain Quality of Work Life?
Get PDFPurpose: The main objective of this study is to explore the degree of maintaining QWL issues in the newspaper publishing houses of Bangladesh.
Methods: This study had endeavored to expose the practices of QWL of 15 newspaper publishing houses through a questionnaire survey conducted on 75 full-time news reporters. The survey results were further endorsed by senior executives of three well-circulated newspapers of Chattogram, Bangladesh.
Results: The study revealed job stress as a high priority indicator of QWL. However, the newspaper publishing houses are found somewhat weak in maintaining the QWL issues, such as job security, harmonious relationship, experience sharing culture, and social pride.
Implications: This paper recommends few interventions to enrich the QWL practices in the newspaper publishing industry of Bangladesh.
Originality: QWL practice of newspaper publishing houses is somewhat missing in the existing literature. Therefore, the current study will inspire the researchers to discuss and debate the issues
Effect of Venture Capital Financing on Investment in Kenya
Get PDFPurpose: The objective of this paper is to determine the effect of venture capital financing on investment in Kenya.
Methodology: To achieve the objective of the study, venture capital was disaggregated into two variables, namely, the number of firms financed and the total amount of financing. Other variables, such as interest rate and GDP per capita were also included in the analysis to act as control variables. The study used 10 years of data spanning from 2009 to 2018. A regression analysis was done in order to analyze the data.
Results: The study established that there is a positive correlation between the number of firms financed and the aggregate investment in Kenya. The study observed that the total amount of financing has a positive correlation with aggregate investment.
Implications: The study concludes that venture capital financing has a positive effect on aggregate investment levels in Kenya. The study recommends that the Kenyan government should come up with ways of financing small and medium enterprises, which will boost their productive capacities leading to more investment in the country and more generation of income
How Do Ethical Leadership and Organizational Justice Affect Work Outcomes? Does Perceived Organizational Support Mediate the Relationships?
Get PDFPurpose– Employees\u27 work-related attitudes and behavior is a topic of considerable interest in the areas of organizational behavior and human resource management. This research aims to explore the impact of ethical Leadership and organizational justice on employees\u27 work outcomes while considering perceived organizational support as a mediating variable.
Design /Methodology / Approach – We collected data from 800 employees working in the top four cellular companies of Punjab, Pakistan. A self-administered survey was used to collect data. SPSS, version 18 was used for data analysis. Regression analysis and correlation analysis are done to trace the direct and mediating connection between key variables of the study.
Findings – Results showed that both ethical leadership and organizational justice have a positive relationship with work outcomes. Results also show that perceived organizational support partially mediates the relationship between key variables.
Practical Implications – Ethical leaders have multiple influences on employee outcomes. Therefore, managers should enhance their ethical leadership in order to ensure desirable work attitudes and better employee performance.
Originality – This study is a pioneering attempt to explore the mediating role of perceived organizational support in shaping the relationship between ethical leadership, organizational justice, and employee work outcomes.
 
HR Professionals’ Intention to Adopt and Use of Artificial Intelligence in Recruiting Talents
Get PDFPurpose: The present study is an attempt to explore the antecedents of behavioral intention to use artificial intelligence (AI) in recruiting talents by the HR professionals in Bangladesh. Drawing on the principle of the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT), which was built on the premise of technology acceptance model, the theory of planned behavior, the theory of reasoned action, and so forth, the current study has been conducted in the context of Bangladesh.
Method: Building on the understanding of the deductive reasoning approach, the investigation followed the positivism paradigm via a quantitative research strategy. We collected 226 replies from the end-users of AI through a self-administrative survey. We used structural equation modeling (SEM) via SmartPLS.
Results: Henceforth, the results in the findings filmed that all the hypotheses were supported.
Implications: One of the important implications of the present study is the use of the intervention mentioned in this study for the manufacturing and service firms.
Limitation: The major limitation is the use of cross-sectional data which implies that future research must use both cross-sectional and longitudinal data for the generalizability of the observed findings
The Audit Quality and Audit Delay: Evidence from Indonesia
Get PDFPurpose: This study specifically aims to identify the impact of Audit Quality on Audit Delay. Audit Quality is measured by the proxy log natural fee audit (LNFE).
Methods: This is a causal research with quantitative analysis. This study involves six companies listed in the sub-sectors of Cable under the manufacturing sector in the Indonesia Stock Exchange for the period of 2013-2019. It applied panel data set in a regression model using STATA MP - Parallel Edition Ver14.00 application.
Results: The findings show that the Audit quality has a significant negative impact on the Audit Delay with an average delay of 83.62 days.
Implications: This study could be extended further by considering all manufacturing firms of IDX which may provide more insight into the audit quality with other proxies
Financial Inclusion and Economic Growth in Nigeria
Get PDFPurpose: Financial inclusion entails the delivery of financial services to individuals and businesses at segments of the society at a reasonable rate that meets their desired transactions. In view of this, the paper examined financial inclusion and economic growth in Nigeria from 1981-2018.
Methods: The ARDL model was used to analyze the annual time series data collected from the CBN Statistical Bulletin and the World Bank report. The augmented Dickey Fully (ADF) unit root test, to test for stationarity of the variables preceded the ARDL model.
Results: The ADF unit root test results showed that the dependent variable was stationary at order zero I(0), while the independent variables were stationary at order one I(1). Based on the first-hand results, it was revealed that both in the short-run and long-run, access and effective usage of financial services bring about a significant increase in economic growth. But per capita income has a negative but significant relationship with economic growth.
Implications: The study conforms to finance-led growth theory which averred that the financial system is a positive function of economic growth. Based on these findings, the paper recommended that more efforts needed to be done to enhance and extend financial inclusion services such as electronic transaction in the form of POS, ATM, mobile money, etc to all rural communities in Nigeria as well as financial literacy and engagement of low-income people in the formal financial services in order to increase economic growth
Impact of Happiness on Job Performance: The Case of Primary School Teachers in Malaysia
Get PDFoai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/32Purpose: The purpose of this study is to estimate the impact of happiness on job performance among primary school teachers in Malaysia.
Methods: The multi-stage stratified sampling method is used in the present study. This sampling method is chosen based on the efficiency of the sample. In the first stage, the targeted population is divided by states and their areas, with local authority or areas as sampling units.
Results: Results reveal that the overall job performance of the teacher is very high. The empirical findings indicate that happiness can influence the job performance of primary school teachers in Malaysia for self-perceived job performance only (feedback, student assist, and annual appraisal). The effects are highly significant and positive.
Implications: The implication of the study indicated that happiness increases the job performance of a teacher which helps to become an efficient teacher. Therefore, the authority should strive to ensure teachers’ happiness for good and qualitative education output