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International Journal of Business and Management
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ISSN (Print) 1833-3850 - ISSN (Online) 1833-8119
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[43 journals]

Reviewer Acknowledgements for International Journal of Business and
Management, Vol. 19 No. 4
- Abstract: Reviewer Acknowledgements for International Journal of Business and Management, Vol. 19 No. 4, August 2024
  PubDate: Thu, 01 Aug 2024 02:26:22 +000
Effect of Knowledge Succession on Business Continuity of Community-Based
Organizations in Kitui County, Kenya
- Abstract: Business continuity is the ability of a business enterprise to outlive the dream bearers who began it, so it can continue thriving long after the people who began it have left. Knowledge succession is the ability of a dream bearer to groom another or several others to continue the good work they began when they started the business. This study wishes to add a pool of knowledge by addressing the effect of knowledge succession on business continuity. The context the study was done in is Community-based organizations (CBOs) in Kitui County, Kenya. The study applied cross-sectional survey research. The unit of analysis was 228 CBOs in Kitui County while the unit of observation was 228 chairmen of CBOs. The study used Taro Yamane formula to derive a sample size of 145 participants. Primary data was collected using hand delivered questionnaires. Data was analyzed for descriptive and inferential statistics. The descriptive statistics reviewed a high agreement with the statement on knowledge succession with an overall mean of 4.12 which implied that the organization prepared the employees for future leadership positions. Regression analysis between knowledge succession and business continuity indicates a beta coefficient of 0.404 and a p-value of 0.001 suggesting that knowledge succession had a significantly positive effect on the continuity of CBOs in Kitui County. The findings imply that knowledge succession plays a critical role in the continuity of CBOs in Kitui County. The study recommends using digital knowledge management systems, and mentoring fresh employees to enhance their versatility.
  PubDate: Thu, 11 Jul 2024 02:02:37 +000
From Control to Co-creation: An Exploratory Study on Challenges Faced by
Brand Managers in the Food Industry in the Era of the Connected Consumer
- Abstract: The present work aims to understand the perceptions of managers regarding the presented changes, focusing on the possibility of control in brand management and openness to the co-creation process. To this end, applied, exploratory and qualitative research was carried out, through eight semi-structured interviews with professionals with managerial experience in brand/product management in fast-moving consumer goods companies and professionals with experience in the food industry. The results revealed that managers recognize the power of co-creation but demonstrate difficulties in putting into practice new organic brand management thinking. It was also noticed that the more openness given to co-creation, the less control the organization will have, but the greater the relevance for those involved, and the more interactions that occur, the greater the alignment with contemporary concepts of generating value for everyone, but the protection for organizations will be lower.
  PubDate: Tue, 09 Jul 2024 08:39:59 +000
Leadership Style and Work Performance among Security Officers of Narcotic
Addiction Recovery Centre, Malaysia
- Abstract: This study explores on leadership style and work performance among the security officers of the Narcotic Addiction Recovery Center (NARC). This research uses quantitative methods with the distribution of questionnaires to the officers in NARC. The study employs research tools on the Leadership Style Questionnaire (LSQ) by Northouse (2015) for the independent variable and the Individual Work Performance Questionnaire (IWPQ) by Koopmans (2014) for the dependent variable. A total of 89 respondents were involved in this study. The reliability analysis was conducted on the leadership style had a Cronbach's alpha value of 0.819. Meanwhile, the work performance had a Cronbach's alpha value of 0.726. The results of this study found that there is a significant relationship between leadership style and work performance among NARC officers where the correlation value (r=0.426, p=0.000).
  PubDate: Tue, 09 Jul 2024 08:37:14 +000
Navigating the Financial Tides: Hong Kong’s Evolution as an
International Hub in Comparison with Global Counterparts
- Abstract: This paper examines Hong Kong’s evolution as an international financial center (IFC) in the face of emerging Asian financial hubs, outlining strategic responses to maintain its status amidst challenges such as the US-China trade war and the COVID-19 pandemic. Through comparative analysis, the study highlights Hong Kong's unique advantages under the "one country, two systems" policy and identifies key areas for future development, including enhancing its offshore RMB market, fostering regional cooperation, and integrating financial technology. The findings suggest a multi-faceted approach to reinforcing Hong Kong's position as a leading financial hub, emphasizing adaptation and innovation in response to global financial dynamics.
  PubDate: Tue, 09 Jul 2024 08:35:24 +000
The Choice between Family CEO and Non-Family CEO: What Are the
Determinants'
- Abstract: We examine the factors that influence family firms that are no longer run by the founder, to appoint a chief executive officer from the family rather than from outside the family. Based on agency and signaling theories, we hypothesize that the concentration of family ownership and the presence of the founder increase the likelihood of appointing a family CEO, whereas the gap between voting rights and cash-flow rights (excess voting rights) decreases it. Our regression analyses of Canadian S&P/TSX family firms over the 2002–2008 period confirm our theory that contextual governance factors are good predictors of the type of CEO chosen in family firms.
  PubDate: Mon, 08 Jul 2024 00:41:10 +000
Influence of Strategic Oriention on Diversity of Top Management and
Competitive Advantage of Insurance Companies
- Abstract: Whereas strategy literature presents ambiguous findings on the influence of top executives on firm outcomes, there is mixed evidence that several other dynamics can come into play to enhance or downplay this relationship. This study sought to address this gap by interrogating whether strategic orientation would impact the connection between top management team diversity and competitive advantage of insurance companies based in Kenya. 54 companies targeted were subjected to a cross sectional survey and from this, 41 availed a senior executive to complete the research questionnaire presented. Data gathered was subjected to analysis with the aid of statistical software for social sciences and regression analysis applied to test hypotheses. The impact of strategic orientation was tested through the Baron and Kenny approach. The findings revealed that top manager diversity and strategic orientation affected competitive advantage despite not fully accounting for its variability. Additionally, strategic orientation presented a statistically significant effect and proved to be a moderator in the association between top management team diversity and competitive advantage. These findings implied that policy makers and practitioners take guidance on the importance of designing teams with diverse members that can front effective strategies for market competitiveness. The results backed the perspectives in the upper echelon and resource advantage view since it established that when teams have diverse members and calculated strategic positions, they have the capability to attain competitive advantage. The study recommended that future studies take into consideration a longitudinal approach that enables observation and analysis of relationship among variables for a considerable duration.
  PubDate: Wed, 03 Jul 2024 13:27:46 +000
Corporate Profitability Impact on Unemployment Rate: Jordan as Case Study
- Abstract: This study aimed to find out the corporate profitability impact on unemployment. It is a case study of the Jordanian economy. The return on assets in Jordanian public shareholding companies was considered an indicator of corporate profitability. While the unemployment rate was considered as an indicator of unemployment. The result showed that all the Jordanian economic sectors recorded growth profitability throughout the years of study. Except the services sector in 2020. As for unemployment, throughout the years of study, the unemployment rate didn’t decrease below 11%, which is a very high rate. The study also found that corporate profitability has a statistically significant negative impact on the unemployment rate in Jordan. It means this increase in corporate profitability by 1% leads to a decrease in the unemployment rate by 1.1%.
  PubDate: Wed, 19 Jun 2024 02:48:11 +000
Comparative Analysis of BYD and Tesla’s CSR Image Construction
through CSR Reports
- Abstract: New energy vehicle enterprises have developed rapidly and their buildings of CSR images are in the spotlight. Tesla Incorporation (Tesla) in the United States and BYD Company Limited (BYD) in China are the top two worldwide electric car sellers, and their image constructions have attracted much attention. This paper adopts the corpus-based critical discourse analysis research method to analyse these two giant enterprises’ Corporate Social Responsibility Reports (CSR Reports) from 2018 to 2021 to examine how they construct their CSR images through the use of different linguistic features. It also discusses the influencing factors underlying them. This study finds that due to the differences in culture, tradition, and economy. BYD has created a pragmatic, innovative, management-oriented, law-abiding, people-centred, environmentally friendly and national-belonging CSR image, while Tesla has created an international CSR image that is confident, strong, powerful, product-oriented and highly skilled. It is hoped that this study may deepen the understanding of new energy vehicles' CSR images and offer some CSR image-building advice for other companies.
  PubDate: Wed, 19 Jun 2024 02:46:06 +000
Explaining Self-Rated Performance of Nurse Educators at Nursing and
Midwifery Training College in Asante Mampong, Ghana: The role of
Leader-subordinate Relationship
- Abstract: The role of human resource management in modern institutions and service provision cannot be overstated. The quality of leader-subordinate relationships in workplaces has several multiply effects, especially in performance and reputation, for service delivery institutions in particular. The study estimated the strength of leader-subordinate relationship and analysed its effect on nurse educators’ performance in a multivariate framework in Asante Mampong Nursing and Midwifery Training College. Simple descriptive statistics tools were employed for evaluating the levels of work place relationships and performance, while the ordered logistic regression model was used in analyzing the partial effects of factors that explain performance in a multivariate framework. The study found that the leader-subordinate relationship scores were relatively low, averaging 2.73; within the range of 2.18 and 3.29 on a five-point Likert scale; while self-rated performance scores were relatively high ranging between 3.2 and 4.71, with an average score of 4.05. The results from the regression model revealed a positive and significant coefficient for the work place relationship variables. Other variables that appeared significant from the model include, sex, rank and motivation/commitment. The major challenges indicated by the tutors were inadequate supply of teaching and learning materials, inadequate incentives, large class sizes and heavy teaching loads. The study concludes that improvements in performance and productivity would require improved workplace relationships. Again, policy initiatives should be devised to address the problems affecting teaching and learning environment of the College.
  PubDate: Sat, 08 Jun 2024 01:51:01 +000
Deep Learning Applied to Stock Prices: Epoch Adjustment in Training an
LSTM Neural Network
- Abstract: Research on recurrent neural networks applied to financial time series is still underexplored, even more so for series on Brazilian stock prices. The research gap was identified in studies on regularization with early stopping to improve predictive capacity and reduce overfitting for the type of neural network used. This study aims to analyze the effect of the number of epochs on the prediction error dispersion of a recurrent neural network using the Long Short-Term Memory – LSTM approach on the stock prices of a Brazilian company, aiming to minimize prediction error and reduce the risk of overfitting. The method is of an applied nature with a quantitative approach and uses an experimental procedure to analyze the behavior of the prediction error of a recurrent neural network as a function of the number of epochs. As a result, a range of the number of epochs was identified that extracts the best trade-off relation between predictive capacity and overfitting risk for a given network configuration. It was also identified how the dispersion of prediction error initially declines sharply and then stabilizes asymptotically. The study offers a greater understanding of the behavior of the prediction error, seeking greater efficiency in predictive techniques on financial time series in order to add value and reduce uncertainties in the decision-making process for asset managers and investors.
  PubDate: Fri, 07 Jun 2024 14:22:16 +000
Reverse Mixed-Ownership Reform and Ambidextrous Innovation Investment in
Private Enterprises: Evidence from China
- Abstract: Amid the country's vigorous promotion of mixed-ownership reform, optimizing the layout of state-owned capital and guiding private enterprises in innovation are crucial for achieving high-quality economic development. This study, adopting the perspective of "reverse mixed-ownership reform," which involves the introduction of state-owned capital into private enterprises, analyzes the impact of state-owned equity and its shareholding level on the ambidextrous innovation investment of private enterprises using A-share private listed companies from 2007 to 2021 as samples. The findings reveal that the introduction of state-owned capital significantly enhances the ambidextrous innovation investment of private enterprises. Furthermore, there is an inverted U-shaped relationship between the level of state-owned equity shareholding and developmental innovation investment, while a linear positive correlation exists with exploratory innovation investment. Additionally, financing constraints play a mediating role in the relationship between state-owned equity participation and innovation investment, while agency costs negatively moderate the relationship between the introduction of state-owned capital and ambidextrous innovation investment. Private enterprises undergoing direct privatization exhibit stronger organizational inertia, exhibiting a positive impact on both types of innovation investment. This study provides theoretical support for further advancing mixed-ownership reform and rationalizing the layout of state-owned capital, while also offering empirical evidence for promoting high-quality development among private enterprises.
  PubDate: Fri, 07 Jun 2024 14:20:45 +000
Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and His Future
Application Scenario for Italian SMEs
- Abstract: The aim of this paper is to outline the salient points of CSRD (2022/2464/EU Directive) and reflect on its application for smaller enterprises, which typically have fewer resources than their listed counterparts. For these small entities the challenge of sustainability turns out to be more impactful and complex, potentially constituting an “information tsunami” for which they may find themselves completely unprepared. The theoretical framework underpinning this paper is overload theory. This theory, also linked to the economic and accounting background, is deeply rooted in the international academic literature as a “hot topic”, which suggests that processes may lead to increased cognitive overload due to excessive information volume. To test our hypothesis about the potentially overwhelming burden of environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting for small-medium enterprises (SMEs), we decided to observe how Italian ones use and manage the Sustainability Reporting (SR) as a voluntary tool. For this purpose, we carried out an empirical study related to a descriptive statistic based on a sample of 72 innovative Italian SMEs. To apply the utmost scientific rigor to our judgments, in accordance with the extensive literature reviewed, including in the field of accounting, we have based our empirical study on the established methodological technique of Content Analysis.
  PubDate: Fri, 07 Jun 2024 14:19:05 +000
The Impact of Digital Transformation on Total Factor Productivity of
Enterprises
- Abstract: In recent years, China's economic development has transitioned into a new phase, shifting from the pursuit of rapid growth to a period of high quality development that prioritizes the enhancement of total factor productivity. Historically, China predominantly relied on extensive growth methods to bolster economic efficiency. However, in light of economic policy uncertainty, trade protectionism, international political friction and other external shocks, there has been a notable deceleration in productivity growth. Consequently, promoting the deep fusion of digital technology and traditional economic modalities while ameliorating overall factor productivity within micro-enterprises has emerged as an imperative undertaking in this new stage. The study of micro-level digital transformation in enterprises holds significant theoretical and practical implications for enhancing productivity. This paper employs panel data of all Shanghai and Shenzhen A-share listed enterprises from 2011 to 2021 to construct a keyword matrix for digital transformation, conduct quantitative analysis on its impact on enterprise total factor productivity, and explore the relationship and influence mechanism between digital transformation, financing constraints, and organizational redundancy. Additionally, heterogeneity analysis is performed based on property rights nature, enterprise scale, and overseas background of senior executives to offer valuable insights for the government in formulating tailored policies for enterprises with different characteristics. This study also provides empirical evidence for enterprises to develop customized digital transformation strategies.
  PubDate: Fri, 07 Jun 2024 14:16:51 +000
Analysis of the Effect Adoption Digital Technology on Workplace
Digitalisation Transformation at PT Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison
- Abstract: This study aims to determine the influence of Adoption Digital Technology on workplace digitalization with innovative culture as an intervening and the relationship between Adoption Digital Technology and innovative culture mediated by digital literacy in telecommunications companies. This study used quantitative methods by testing hypothesis relationships among constructs using analysis with smart pls-sem 4 applications. The research methodology used was based on a deductive approach using a questionnaire survey on 250 samples, with respondents being permanent employees of PT Indosat regional Indonesia Timur. The findings show that adoption of digital technology has a significant influence on workplace digitalization mediated by innovative culture. Digital literacy has an insignificant moderation effect between adoption of digital technology and innovative culture. The study provides new insights to industry practitioners that adoption of digital technology can improve workplace digitalization. Innovative culture is one of the supporting cultures in influencing to improve workplace digitalization.
  PubDate: Tue, 14 May 2024 09:25:57 +000
The Impact of E-commerce on Organizational and Financial Performance in
SMEs: Evidence from Saudi Arabia
- Abstract: Purpose: Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) play a critical role in the growth and development of economies especially when it comes to E-commerce. Previous studies highlighted that the global business environment with SMEs occupies the largest number of companies and contributes up to 70% of the global GDP. However, in developing countries such as Saudi Arabia, E-commerce has not yet been embraced completely and management is still reluctant to adopt E-commerce, hindering organization’s ability to achieve full benefits from the technology. The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of E-commerce on organizational and financial performance in SMEs in Saudi Arabia. Methodology: The primary data were collected through a structured questionnaire distributed to 230 participants (SMEs owners and managers). The use of convenience sampling was imposed. The data collected were analyzed using SPSS. A descriptive analysis, correlation analysis and regression analysis were performed including testing the null hypothesis.Findings: The study found that the application of E-commerce systems in organizations is very critical, regardless of their size, either small or medium organizations. E-commerce systems improved the operations of the companies, the financial performance, and market-based performance, which led to the development of economic growth. Hence, it has been recommended that SMEs should adopt E-commerce to facilitate performance and ensure that it aligns with the firm strategies and structure.Originality: The paper is valuable in examining E-commerce's effects on SMEs’ organizational performance in a developing country context. It provides a unique opportunity for SMEs to relate organizational performance factors and in turn, to the degree of organizational volatility faced, thus enabling respondents to identify the most appropriate technology.
  PubDate: Tue, 14 May 2024 09:21:49 +000

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