This study explores the adoption of cryptocurrency, specifically Bitcoin, in the Philippines. The... more This study explores the adoption of cryptocurrency, specifically Bitcoin, in the Philippines. The authors argue that current behavioral prediction models, such as TRA, TPB, and TAM, do not adequately account for the affective constructs of decision-making when high monetary stakes are involved. To address this gap, the authors propose an integrative model that accounts for financial decision-making processes, risk constructs, and population-specific behavioral strategies. The study used a quantitative-based research design and involved 684 university students from one of the major state universities in the Philippines. The findings show that perceived usefulness, attitude toward cryptocurrency, self-efficacy, and descriptive norms significantly influenced the intention to adopt cryptocurrency. Overall, the study confirms the direct influence of instrumental attitude, knowledge of cryptocurrency, descriptive norm, risk tolerance, ease and difficulty, and control on an individual's intention to use cryptocurrency. The study contributes to exploring a less studied Philippine consumer base and provides empirical findings and insights into Bitcoin adoption in developing Asian economies.
This study examines the tendency of short-term return spillover across Bahrain stocks, bitcoin, a... more This study examines the tendency of short-term return spillover across Bahrain stocks, bitcoin, and other commodity assets factoring in the dynamic effect of the COVID-19 pandemic. The study employed vector autoregression (VAR) model using the daily returns of Bahrain All Shares Index, bitcoin, crude oil, and gold futures from January 2018 to March 2022. The results showed a persistent unidirectional short-term spillover of return from the Bahrain stock market to the futures gold market for both the period before and during the pandemic. Moreover, the results also showed that the significant positive shock in the bitcoin returns as granger-caused by the returns of the Bahrain stock market is only during the period before the pandemic. Finally, a significant negative contemporaneous short-term effect on the crude oil market returns can be statistically explained by the shocks in the Bahrain stock market only during the COVID-19 period.
Every company sets specific goals and objectives to realize. The success of the company in realiz... more Every company sets specific goals and objectives to realize. The success of the company in realizing these objectives and goals relies on many factors. One of these factors is the good and effective performance of its employees. Nowadays, there is a fierce competition among companies working in the same field and in the same market place. Therefore, there is greater emphasis upon the personal achievement of the working staff at work place; in which the effectiveness of teamwork is thought to have an impact upon the employee performance. The paper attempts to investigate the impact of effective teamwork (effective communication, level of trust, interpersonal skills, team cohesion, accountability) on employee performance in the telecommunication companies in the Kingdom of Bahrain. It also seeks to identify the extent of teamwork effectiveness in the telecommunication companies in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Moreover, it tries to identify the level of performance of the employees in the t...
When the organization implements any type of change, one of the major issues that may occur is em... more When the organization implements any type of change, one of the major issues that may occur is employee resistance to change. This resistance, however, has not been fully linked with employee productivity as several studies have found conflicting results. In addition, little study has been conducted in gulf countries particularly in the call centre industry in Middle East countries like the Kingdom of Bahrain. Thus, this research seeks to explore the effect of resistance change on employee perceived productivity in the call centre industry in kingdom of Bahrain. Using descriptive research design, the study involved 120 conveniently sampled call centre agents of 4 major call centres chosen based on market size. The employees’ population was taken from the period covering December 2019 to January 2020. An adopted questionnaire was used as a data gathering tool. Descriptive Statistics and Regression Analysis was conducted to analyse the data gathered. The study found that moderate leve...
The paramount need to understand the intricate details about cryptocurrency not only as a technol... more The paramount need to understand the intricate details about cryptocurrency not only as a technology but also as an investment vehicle or a commodity has struck popularity even before it reached the top of its fame after the 2008 Financial Crisis. However the success of cryptocurrency will largely depend on the extent to which society is willing to adopt it. In this note, awareness and attitude tend to be the most common antecedent to explain adoption partly because of the of several technology adoption models that involve the mentioned factors. Thus, this study aimed at determining the level of awareness and attitude of college students towards cryptocurrency and how these may result to eventual decision to adopt. The study utilized a descriptive research design utilizing a researcher made questionnaire as research instrument. Logistics regression was used to identify the knowledge and attitude on cryptocurrency relates to adoption. The results of the study proved that Attitude is ...
This study was conducted to investigate the moderating effect of socio-demographic profile to the... more This study was conducted to investigate the moderating effect of socio-demographic profile to the influence of vocational training on employability skills among selected retail banks’ employees in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Despite the straightforward relationship of training and employability skills, the recognized influence of the previous to the latter is still much debated both in practice and in the academic paradigm. This is especially true in terms of whether or not such influence hold at all conditions. Careful review of the literature will show that the number of studies exploring such construct is still much to be desired. The research employed a descriptive research design thru a controlled non-experimental set-up. An adopted questionnaire was used as data gathering tool. The study involved 180 respondents across 5 selected banks in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The study found that age, occupational ranking, and educational level significantly moderate the influence of training o...
This study aimed to investigate if socio-demographic profile can significantly predict employee’s... more This study aimed to investigate if socio-demographic profile can significantly predict employee’s intention to stay in Rosemarry Contracting Company in the Kingdom of Bahrain. While several factors have been associated to employee retention, very little attention is channeled to the investigation on the role of socio-demographic characteristics to employee retention. This made the researcher decide to explore the construct under consideration. The research utilized a descriptive research design involving 162 randomly selected respondents were included in the study. An adopted questionnaire was utilized as data gathering tool. The results of the study found that among all socio-demographic profile tested, only gender, marital status, and educational qualification were found significant in predicting propensity to stay. Income and years of service were not found to be statistically significant antecedents of propensity to stay.
The role of Total Quality Management (TQM) practices in improving organizations’ output or key re... more The role of Total Quality Management (TQM) practices in improving organizations’ output or key results area has been widely documented. However, the focus of evaluation such in the service industry specifically in tertiary education is still much to be desired. In addition, there seem to be a growing number of followings on the downside of TQM practices resulting in poorer service quality provision. This study will shed light on the matter by providing evidence from a private educational institution in the Philippines. The study utilized a descriptive research design and an adopted research questionnaire. The study was participated by 15 faculty members and 75 students under the former. The results of the study showed that the level of implementation of TQM practice does significantly influence service quality (F=4.965, p=0.0441) at 0.05. However, the influence was found to be inverted as a higher level of practice leads to lower service quality as evidenced by the negative coeffici...
This study explores the adoption of cryptocurrency, specifically Bitcoin, in the Philippines. The... more This study explores the adoption of cryptocurrency, specifically Bitcoin, in the Philippines. The authors argue that current behavioral prediction models, such as TRA, TPB, and TAM, do not adequately account for the affective constructs of decision-making when high monetary stakes are involved. To address this gap, the authors propose an integrative model that accounts for financial decision-making processes, risk constructs, and population-specific behavioral strategies. The study used a quantitative-based research design and involved 684 university students from one of the major state universities in the Philippines. The findings show that perceived usefulness, attitude toward cryptocurrency, self-efficacy, and descriptive norms significantly influenced the intention to adopt cryptocurrency. Overall, the study confirms the direct influence of instrumental attitude, knowledge of cryptocurrency, descriptive norm, risk tolerance, ease and difficulty, and control on an individual's intention to use cryptocurrency. The study contributes to exploring a less studied Philippine consumer base and provides empirical findings and insights into Bitcoin adoption in developing Asian economies.
This study examines the tendency of short-term return spillover across Bahrain stocks, bitcoin, a... more This study examines the tendency of short-term return spillover across Bahrain stocks, bitcoin, and other commodity assets factoring in the dynamic effect of the COVID-19 pandemic. The study employed vector autoregression (VAR) model using the daily returns of Bahrain All Shares Index, bitcoin, crude oil, and gold futures from January 2018 to March 2022. The results showed a persistent unidirectional short-term spillover of return from the Bahrain stock market to the futures gold market for both the period before and during the pandemic. Moreover, the results also showed that the significant positive shock in the bitcoin returns as granger-caused by the returns of the Bahrain stock market is only during the period before the pandemic. Finally, a significant negative contemporaneous short-term effect on the crude oil market returns can be statistically explained by the shocks in the Bahrain stock market only during the COVID-19 period.
Every company sets specific goals and objectives to realize. The success of the company in realiz... more Every company sets specific goals and objectives to realize. The success of the company in realizing these objectives and goals relies on many factors. One of these factors is the good and effective performance of its employees. Nowadays, there is a fierce competition among companies working in the same field and in the same market place. Therefore, there is greater emphasis upon the personal achievement of the working staff at work place; in which the effectiveness of teamwork is thought to have an impact upon the employee performance. The paper attempts to investigate the impact of effective teamwork (effective communication, level of trust, interpersonal skills, team cohesion, accountability) on employee performance in the telecommunication companies in the Kingdom of Bahrain. It also seeks to identify the extent of teamwork effectiveness in the telecommunication companies in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Moreover, it tries to identify the level of performance of the employees in the t...
When the organization implements any type of change, one of the major issues that may occur is em... more When the organization implements any type of change, one of the major issues that may occur is employee resistance to change. This resistance, however, has not been fully linked with employee productivity as several studies have found conflicting results. In addition, little study has been conducted in gulf countries particularly in the call centre industry in Middle East countries like the Kingdom of Bahrain. Thus, this research seeks to explore the effect of resistance change on employee perceived productivity in the call centre industry in kingdom of Bahrain. Using descriptive research design, the study involved 120 conveniently sampled call centre agents of 4 major call centres chosen based on market size. The employees’ population was taken from the period covering December 2019 to January 2020. An adopted questionnaire was used as a data gathering tool. Descriptive Statistics and Regression Analysis was conducted to analyse the data gathered. The study found that moderate leve...
The paramount need to understand the intricate details about cryptocurrency not only as a technol... more The paramount need to understand the intricate details about cryptocurrency not only as a technology but also as an investment vehicle or a commodity has struck popularity even before it reached the top of its fame after the 2008 Financial Crisis. However the success of cryptocurrency will largely depend on the extent to which society is willing to adopt it. In this note, awareness and attitude tend to be the most common antecedent to explain adoption partly because of the of several technology adoption models that involve the mentioned factors. Thus, this study aimed at determining the level of awareness and attitude of college students towards cryptocurrency and how these may result to eventual decision to adopt. The study utilized a descriptive research design utilizing a researcher made questionnaire as research instrument. Logistics regression was used to identify the knowledge and attitude on cryptocurrency relates to adoption. The results of the study proved that Attitude is ...
This study was conducted to investigate the moderating effect of socio-demographic profile to the... more This study was conducted to investigate the moderating effect of socio-demographic profile to the influence of vocational training on employability skills among selected retail banks’ employees in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Despite the straightforward relationship of training and employability skills, the recognized influence of the previous to the latter is still much debated both in practice and in the academic paradigm. This is especially true in terms of whether or not such influence hold at all conditions. Careful review of the literature will show that the number of studies exploring such construct is still much to be desired. The research employed a descriptive research design thru a controlled non-experimental set-up. An adopted questionnaire was used as data gathering tool. The study involved 180 respondents across 5 selected banks in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The study found that age, occupational ranking, and educational level significantly moderate the influence of training o...
This study aimed to investigate if socio-demographic profile can significantly predict employee’s... more This study aimed to investigate if socio-demographic profile can significantly predict employee’s intention to stay in Rosemarry Contracting Company in the Kingdom of Bahrain. While several factors have been associated to employee retention, very little attention is channeled to the investigation on the role of socio-demographic characteristics to employee retention. This made the researcher decide to explore the construct under consideration. The research utilized a descriptive research design involving 162 randomly selected respondents were included in the study. An adopted questionnaire was utilized as data gathering tool. The results of the study found that among all socio-demographic profile tested, only gender, marital status, and educational qualification were found significant in predicting propensity to stay. Income and years of service were not found to be statistically significant antecedents of propensity to stay.
The role of Total Quality Management (TQM) practices in improving organizations’ output or key re... more The role of Total Quality Management (TQM) practices in improving organizations’ output or key results area has been widely documented. However, the focus of evaluation such in the service industry specifically in tertiary education is still much to be desired. In addition, there seem to be a growing number of followings on the downside of TQM practices resulting in poorer service quality provision. This study will shed light on the matter by providing evidence from a private educational institution in the Philippines. The study utilized a descriptive research design and an adopted research questionnaire. The study was participated by 15 faculty members and 75 students under the former. The results of the study showed that the level of implementation of TQM practice does significantly influence service quality (F=4.965, p=0.0441) at 0.05. However, the influence was found to be inverted as a higher level of practice leads to lower service quality as evidenced by the negative coeffici...
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