Journal of Science and Technology Policy Management
PurposeThis paper aims to provide empirical evidence of the associations between perceived job ch... more PurposeThis paper aims to provide empirical evidence of the associations between perceived job characteristics and workplace spirituality with environmental sustainability within the domain of small- and medium-sized enterprises. This study aims to investigate the influence of perceived job characteristics (job identity, task significance and task variety) on environmental sustainability through workplace spirituality.Design/methodology/approachData are collected from 400 small and medium enterprises (SME) employees working in New Delhi, India, and Islamabad, Pakistan. Response rate in this study is 58 per cent. Structural equation modeling has been used to analyze the data through SmartPLS 3.0 and SPSS version 24.FindingsThe results indicate that perceived job characteristics have significant positive influence over workplace spirituality. It is concluded that workplace spirituality also significantly mediates the relationship between perceived job characteristics and environmental...
Sustainable leadership plays a vital role in the integration of sustainable development. Sustaina... more Sustainable leadership plays a vital role in the integration of sustainable development. Sustainable development, in this context, is related to rapid economic development, poverty alleviation, environmental protection, and increase in social trust. Previous studies emphasized the significance of research in a sustainable mechanism, and its limitations in sustainable leadership and sustainable performance. This study aimed to enlighten managers and policymakers on a range of available opportunities such as poverty alleviation, sustainable education, and community development. Based on an integrated literature review on sustainability in the context of innovation and underlying theories, a conceptual framework on the exploration of sustainable leadership contribution to sustainable performance in the emerging market was outlined. Regarding upper-echelon theory, it was claimed that sustainable leadership affected sustainable performance through frugal innovation. In addition to the effectuation theory, this study claimed a stronger influence of sustainable leadership on frugal innovation, with high entrepreneurial bricolage. As such, the present research has provided four propositions pending further validation. The propositions have also called for validation for future studies through empirical evidence, specifically in the emerging market. In summary, the theoretical and practical contributions to the impact of sustainable leadership on sustainable performance through frugal innovation have been duly elaborated.
Sustainable development has emerged as a field of applied research across multi-discipline. Susta... more Sustainable development has emerged as a field of applied research across multi-discipline. Sustainable leadership is a new domain of effective leadership, which has been established recently to cope with issues related to sustainable development. On the subject of natural resource-based view (NRBV) and dynamic capability theory, this study examined methods of embedding sustainable leadership into sustainable performance and investigated the mediating effect of organizational learning to sustainable leadership and sustainable performance. The data in this study were collected from a total of 369 small and medium-sized enterprises in Pakistan using a purposive sampling technique. Partial least squares structural equation modeling was used to analyze the data. The results revealed (a) a significant positive effect of sustainable leadership on organizational learning; (b) organizational learning significantly influences sustainable performance; (c) organizational learning partially mediates the relationship between sustainable leadership and sustainable performance. The present study offered an in-depth theory of NRBV, dynamic capability, and sustainable development. Effective management advices are proposed for organizations encountering sustainable development challenges. K E Y W O R D S environmental policy, learning organization, natural resource-based view, SAARC, stakeholder engagement, sustainable performance
This study aims to explore the role of mobile marketing communication on social media networks an... more This study aims to explore the role of mobile marketing communication on social media networks and how it contributes to customers' experience. For analyzing the gathered information, both qualitative and quantitative techniques have been used. Analysis has been performed with the use of thematic perception for exploring the role of mobile marketing communication on social media networks and how it contributes to customers' experience. Empirical evidences claim that companies which are using social networking sites can easily attract many customers in order to increase the sales and profit. People are more aware of products and they like online purchasing because of various reasons, such as lack of time and the ability of comparing different products. In modern era, people are focused on the mobile phone as they spend most of time on it, and this especially applies to young people. Therefore, companies should take advantage this known fact and increase the visibility of their brands. Moreover, most of the customers who state that the availability of social media on their mobile phone has made customers more informed about brands when they make purchasing decisions. It shows that social media on mobile phones makes the purchasing process easier than ever before for the customers in helping them to make a purchasing decision of products and services.
Organizations able to retain their human resources have an advantage over their competitors. Empl... more Organizations able to retain their human resources have an advantage over their competitors. Employee turnover adversely affects the stability of the workforce and carries the cost of having to hire and train new personnel. Employee retention is, therefore, a priority for senior management. This study explores the mediating impact of employee fit in terms of organizational job embeddedness on the relationship between job characteristics and employees' intention to quit. Based on a sample of 375 employees working in a private commercial bank in Pakistan, we find that job identity, job significance and task variety have a significant negative effect on intention to quit. Job variety has the greatest impact on turnover intention. Organizational job embeddedness fit mediates the relationship between two of three job characteristics – job identity and significance – and turnover intention, but not the latter's relationship with perceived task variety. Thus, organizational job embeddedness fit mediates the relationship between overall job characteristics and turnover intention.
Causal relationship between organizational justice and organizational commitment is investigated ... more Causal relationship between organizational justice and organizational commitment is investigated through this study. Organizational justice is assumed to be tripartite as distributive justice, interactional and procedural justice; however, here it has been measured on the basis of procedural and distributive justice. This research has also investigated the impact of organizational trust as mediator. The units of analysis are the employees of private commercial Banks operating in the jurisdiction of District Attock, Punjab, Pakistan. Survey method has been used to gather the viewpoints of employees through convenience sampling technique. Two hundred and fifty respondents shared their feelings with us through structured questionnaire. Regression analysis technique is used to analyze our hypotheses. Barron and Kenny (1986) approach has been used to explore the influence of mediator on predictor and outcome variables. Study was concluded with the result that there is Strong impact of organizational justice is observed over organizational commitment. Trust has significance role in development of organizational commitment in organizational perspective.
Journal of Science and Technology Policy Management
PurposeThis paper aims to provide empirical evidence of the associations between perceived job ch... more PurposeThis paper aims to provide empirical evidence of the associations between perceived job characteristics and workplace spirituality with environmental sustainability within the domain of small- and medium-sized enterprises. This study aims to investigate the influence of perceived job characteristics (job identity, task significance and task variety) on environmental sustainability through workplace spirituality.Design/methodology/approachData are collected from 400 small and medium enterprises (SME) employees working in New Delhi, India, and Islamabad, Pakistan. Response rate in this study is 58 per cent. Structural equation modeling has been used to analyze the data through SmartPLS 3.0 and SPSS version 24.FindingsThe results indicate that perceived job characteristics have significant positive influence over workplace spirituality. It is concluded that workplace spirituality also significantly mediates the relationship between perceived job characteristics and environmental...
Sustainable leadership plays a vital role in the integration of sustainable development. Sustaina... more Sustainable leadership plays a vital role in the integration of sustainable development. Sustainable development, in this context, is related to rapid economic development, poverty alleviation, environmental protection, and increase in social trust. Previous studies emphasized the significance of research in a sustainable mechanism, and its limitations in sustainable leadership and sustainable performance. This study aimed to enlighten managers and policymakers on a range of available opportunities such as poverty alleviation, sustainable education, and community development. Based on an integrated literature review on sustainability in the context of innovation and underlying theories, a conceptual framework on the exploration of sustainable leadership contribution to sustainable performance in the emerging market was outlined. Regarding upper-echelon theory, it was claimed that sustainable leadership affected sustainable performance through frugal innovation. In addition to the effectuation theory, this study claimed a stronger influence of sustainable leadership on frugal innovation, with high entrepreneurial bricolage. As such, the present research has provided four propositions pending further validation. The propositions have also called for validation for future studies through empirical evidence, specifically in the emerging market. In summary, the theoretical and practical contributions to the impact of sustainable leadership on sustainable performance through frugal innovation have been duly elaborated.
Sustainable development has emerged as a field of applied research across multi-discipline. Susta... more Sustainable development has emerged as a field of applied research across multi-discipline. Sustainable leadership is a new domain of effective leadership, which has been established recently to cope with issues related to sustainable development. On the subject of natural resource-based view (NRBV) and dynamic capability theory, this study examined methods of embedding sustainable leadership into sustainable performance and investigated the mediating effect of organizational learning to sustainable leadership and sustainable performance. The data in this study were collected from a total of 369 small and medium-sized enterprises in Pakistan using a purposive sampling technique. Partial least squares structural equation modeling was used to analyze the data. The results revealed (a) a significant positive effect of sustainable leadership on organizational learning; (b) organizational learning significantly influences sustainable performance; (c) organizational learning partially mediates the relationship between sustainable leadership and sustainable performance. The present study offered an in-depth theory of NRBV, dynamic capability, and sustainable development. Effective management advices are proposed for organizations encountering sustainable development challenges. K E Y W O R D S environmental policy, learning organization, natural resource-based view, SAARC, stakeholder engagement, sustainable performance
This study aims to explore the role of mobile marketing communication on social media networks an... more This study aims to explore the role of mobile marketing communication on social media networks and how it contributes to customers' experience. For analyzing the gathered information, both qualitative and quantitative techniques have been used. Analysis has been performed with the use of thematic perception for exploring the role of mobile marketing communication on social media networks and how it contributes to customers' experience. Empirical evidences claim that companies which are using social networking sites can easily attract many customers in order to increase the sales and profit. People are more aware of products and they like online purchasing because of various reasons, such as lack of time and the ability of comparing different products. In modern era, people are focused on the mobile phone as they spend most of time on it, and this especially applies to young people. Therefore, companies should take advantage this known fact and increase the visibility of their brands. Moreover, most of the customers who state that the availability of social media on their mobile phone has made customers more informed about brands when they make purchasing decisions. It shows that social media on mobile phones makes the purchasing process easier than ever before for the customers in helping them to make a purchasing decision of products and services.
Organizations able to retain their human resources have an advantage over their competitors. Empl... more Organizations able to retain their human resources have an advantage over their competitors. Employee turnover adversely affects the stability of the workforce and carries the cost of having to hire and train new personnel. Employee retention is, therefore, a priority for senior management. This study explores the mediating impact of employee fit in terms of organizational job embeddedness on the relationship between job characteristics and employees' intention to quit. Based on a sample of 375 employees working in a private commercial bank in Pakistan, we find that job identity, job significance and task variety have a significant negative effect on intention to quit. Job variety has the greatest impact on turnover intention. Organizational job embeddedness fit mediates the relationship between two of three job characteristics – job identity and significance – and turnover intention, but not the latter's relationship with perceived task variety. Thus, organizational job embeddedness fit mediates the relationship between overall job characteristics and turnover intention.
Causal relationship between organizational justice and organizational commitment is investigated ... more Causal relationship between organizational justice and organizational commitment is investigated through this study. Organizational justice is assumed to be tripartite as distributive justice, interactional and procedural justice; however, here it has been measured on the basis of procedural and distributive justice. This research has also investigated the impact of organizational trust as mediator. The units of analysis are the employees of private commercial Banks operating in the jurisdiction of District Attock, Punjab, Pakistan. Survey method has been used to gather the viewpoints of employees through convenience sampling technique. Two hundred and fifty respondents shared their feelings with us through structured questionnaire. Regression analysis technique is used to analyze our hypotheses. Barron and Kenny (1986) approach has been used to explore the influence of mediator on predictor and outcome variables. Study was concluded with the result that there is Strong impact of organizational justice is observed over organizational commitment. Trust has significance role in development of organizational commitment in organizational perspective.
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