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Research paper thumbnail of The Relationship between Brand Authenticity and Brand Evangelism: An Empirical Study on Athletes Sports Shoes”

المجلة العلمیة للدراسات والبحوث المالیة والتجاریة

This study aims to investigate the direct relationship between brand authenticity (BA) and brand ... more This study aims to investigate the direct relationship between brand authenticity (BA) and brand evangelism (BE) among athletes' sports shoes. The study employed a deductive approach and a quantitative research method. An online questionnaire was used to collect data from 395 customers of sports shoes. Path analysis was employed to show the causal relationships between study variables using Smart PLS3. The research findings revealed that brand authenticity has a significant positive effect partially on brand evangelism.

Research paper thumbnail of The role of error risk taking and perceived organizational innovation climate in the relationship between perceived psychological safety and innovative work behavior: A moderated mediation model

Frontiers in Psychology

To better understand how to motivate innovative work behavior (IWB) at the individual level in or... more To better understand how to motivate innovative work behavior (IWB) at the individual level in organizations, we investigate the link between perceived psychological safety and IWB and the role of error risk taking and perceived organizational innovation climate in this study. In particular, we hypothesize a moderated mediation model in which (a) perceived psychological safety is positively related to IWB, (b) error risk taking mediates the positive relationship between perceived psychological safety and IWB, and (c) perceived organizational innovation climate strengthens the positive link between error risk taking and IWB and the mediated link between perceived psychological safety and IWB via error risk taking. We tested the hypothesized model using data collected from 315 full-time employees working at six information and communication technology companies in a high-technology business district of Egypt. The findings largely support our hypotheses. We conclude by discussing the t...

Research paper thumbnail of The effect of corporate social responsibility on the branding of financial services

Journal of Financial Services Marketing, 2002

In today's global world, corporate social responsibility (CSR) is increasing public demand fo... more In today's global world, corporate social responsibility (CSR) is increasing public demand for greater transparency from multinational companies. CSR is a new and growing financial risk factor. If it is mismanaged, a firm's corporate reputation can be badly damaged and a direct negative impact on its business and bottom-line may result. Instead of simply campaigning directly against industrial groups and lobbying governments and international organisations to issue new legislation, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are increasingly putting pressure on the financial services groups and insurance companies. This new global tactic may affect a bank's relationship with its clients and shareholders.There are market benefits and competitive advantages for those companies whose business policies integrate CSR. The growth in socially responsible investments and in CSR awareness among City people persuades some bankers that the most successful firms of the future will be those who proactively balance short-term financial goals with long-term sustainable franchise building. To respond to this challenge, corporations will have to convince citizens they can trust both their brands and the people behind them. In this context, one must recognise that finance brands have been clumsily managed. Nowadays, several big consumer brands are used as societal role models, but they are also the targets of anti-globalisation and anti-logo activists. In order to avoid such an outcome — not to mention corporate mortification — the key social marketing strategy must be to communicate proactively the business activity's raison d'être to opinion leaders and the general public. In general, industry does not yet care enough and many companies are reacting only when put under pressure by public opinion. It is time, however, to market the social raison d'être of a business and indeed to contest its current exclusion from ‘civil society’. Consumer and service sectors lead the field. In view of the downturn of the global economy, more than ever before, CSR branding is of paramount importance to the financial sector if bankers do not want to become the easy scapegoats. It is necessary to make it clear that financial services companies are global citizens too.

Research paper thumbnail of The Tourism Demarketing Mix: Working to Reduce Revisits to Egyptian Nature Reserves

Journal of Travel Research, Mar 9, 2023

Research paper thumbnail of The Impact of Leader’s Dark Triad Personality Traits on Employee Career Growth "An Empirical Study on Mansoura University Employees

Al-Mağallah Al-ʿilmiyyaẗ Lil Dirāsāt wa Al-Buḥūṯ Al-Māliyyaẗ wa Al-Tiğāriyyaẗ (Print), 2023

This study aims to investigate the impact of leader's dark triad personality traits on employee c... more This study aims to investigate the impact of leader's dark triad personality traits on employee career growth of Mansoura University employees. A questionnaire was used to collect data from 400 employees in Mansoura University. Partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) analysis using Smart PLS Version 3 was employed to show the causal relationships between study variables. The findings of the current study revealed that leader's dark triad personality traits have a significant negative impact on employee career growth of Mansoura University employees. Moreover, the study findings showed that the dimensions of leader's dark triad personality traits named machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy have a significant negative effect on employee career growth.

Research paper thumbnail of Participative leadership and its impact on employee innovative behavior through employee voice in tourism SMEs: The moderating role of job autonomy

Tourism and Hospitality Research

This paper investigates how participative leadership and employee voice behavior stimulate innova... more This paper investigates how participative leadership and employee voice behavior stimulate innovative behavior, through the moderating role of job autonomy within the SMEs context. Responses from 547 frontline employees at Egyptian travel agents were collected. Using variance-based structural equation modeling (VB-SEM), the results revealed that participative leadership significantly influenced both employees’ voice behavior and their innovative behavior. The findings also indicated that employee voice behavior has an intervening role between participative leadership and workers’ innovative behavior in travel agents. In addition, participative leadership has higher effects on both employee voice behavior and employee innovative behavior with high levels of job autonomy. Finally, employee voice behavior exercises a stronger effect on the innovation of travel agents’ employees with greater levels of job autonomy. Besides theoretical contributions, managerial implications for tourism S...

Research paper thumbnail of 1-Investigating the Relationship between Perceived Leader ' s Dark Triad Traits and Job Performance ( An Empirical Study on Egyptian National newspapers ' Journalists )

The research aims to examine the relationship between perceived leader's dark triad traits an... more The research aims to examine the relationship between perceived leader's dark triad traits and journalists' job performance (Task performance, contextual performance, and creative performance). Data were collected from 391 journalists at Egyptian national newspapers. The research employed a quantitative research method and regression analysis technique to test the research hypotheses through Warp PLS version 6. The research findings highlighted that perceived leader's dark triad traits had a significant effect on journalists' job performance (task performance, contextual performance, and creative performance). The R values of these effects are (0.05, 0.021, and 0.024; respectively).

Research paper thumbnail of The moderating role of leisure participation in work–leisure conflict for the reduction of burnout in hotels and travel agencies

International Journal of Tourism Research, 2020

Research paper thumbnail of Perceived leader behavioral integrity and employee voice in SMEs travel agents: The mediating role of empowering leader behaviors

Tourism Management, 2018

The paper aims to explore how perceived leader behavioral integrity is related to employee voice ... more The paper aims to explore how perceived leader behavioral integrity is related to employee voice behavior. The sample of the study is SMEs travel agents. Perceived leader behavioral integrity promotes voice behavior of travel agents frontline employees. Empowering leader behaviors mediates the relationship between perceived leader behavioral integrity and employee voice behavior. Further analysis differentiates between family and non-family businesses.

Research paper thumbnail of Investigating the Relationship between Trust in Leader and Woekplace Relationship Quality. (An Empirical Study on Mansoura University Employee)

المجلة المصرية للدراسات التجارية, 2019

The purpose of this research is to examine the relationship between trust in leader (cognitive-ba... more The purpose of this research is to examine the relationship between trust in leader (cognitive-based trust, affective-based trust) and workplace relationships quality (leadermember exchange and coworker relationships). Data collected from 370 employees using a questionnaire at an educational sector in Mansoura University. The study adopts a positivism philosophy, a deductive approach, and a quantitative research method to discuss the research methodology. The study tests the hypotheses with Warp PLS version 6.The research findings show that trust in leader (cognitive-based trust and affective-based trust) has a significant positive impact on workplace relationship quality (leader-member exchange and coworker relationship). Furthermore, the contribution of this study is filling the literature review gap in human resource field.

Research paper thumbnail of The Relationship between Open-Book Management and Innovative Behavior for demonstrators and lecturer assistants in Mansoura University

المجلة العلمیة للدراسات والبحوث المالیة والتجاریة

This study aims to examine the effect of the dimensions of Open-Book Management (OBM), named Empl... more This study aims to examine the effect of the dimensions of Open-Book Management (OBM), named Employee Empowerment, Employee Training, Sharing Information, and Employee Rewarding System on Innovative Behavior for Demonstrators and Lecturer Assistants in Mansoura University. The questionnaire was used as a data gathering tool in this study. which was directed to 500 demonstrators and lecturer's assistants of Mansoura University. Only 359 questionnaires were statistically valid and free of missing data. Path analysis was employed to test the research hypotheses through Warp PLS 7 program. The study results indicated that there were direct positive significant effects Open-Book Management (Employee Empowerment, Employee Training, Sharing Information, and Employee Rewarding System) on Innovative Behavior.

Research paper thumbnail of The Relationship between Ethical Leadership and Organizational Cynicism in Egyptian Tax Authority Employees

المجلة العلمیة للدراسات والبحوث المالیة والتجاریة

This paper is aimed to investigate the direct effect of ethical leadership dimensions namely, (mo... more This paper is aimed to investigate the direct effect of ethical leadership dimensions namely, (morality, compassion, ethical envisioning, ethical empowerment and managing ethics) on organizational cynicism. According to the literature review, an analytical model is developed as guidance to test the relationship between the research variables. In order to collect primary data, a questionnaire is designed and data were collected from 325 employees at the Egyptian Tax Authority in Dakahlia Governorate. To achieve the researchers' goal, the researchers followed the descriptive-analytical approach and the statistical analysis software program SPSS V. 25 to extract the results of the descriptive statistics. In addition, partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) was utilized to test the research hypotheses through Smart PLS version 3. The findings of the research concluded that ethical leadership dimensions namely, morality, compassion, ethical envisioning and managing ethics had a significant negative direct effect on organizational cynicism.

Research paper thumbnail of Antecedents of continuance intention of using Internet banking in Saudi Arabia: A new integrated model

Strategic Change, 2018

Along with cognitive perceptions, customers' psychological traits are key determinants of Interne... more Along with cognitive perceptions, customers' psychological traits are key determinants of Internet banking continuance to use. Incorporating psychological traits into technology acceptance models strengthens their explanatory power and boosts our understanding of online behavior. Users' technology readiness, uncertainty avoidance, and satisfaction are key determinants of Internet banking continuous use. Bank managers should take users' personal preferences into consideration by offering flexible online systems with diversified designs and choices.

Research paper thumbnail of The Role of the Owner-Manager in SMEs’ Adoption of Information and Communication Technology in the United Arab Emirates

Journal of Global Information Management, 2013

Research paper thumbnail of Intellectual Capital and Innovations: Is Organisational Capital a Missing Link in the Service Sector?

International Journal of Innovation Management, 2015

This paper analyses the direct and indirect effects of social capital (SC), human capital (HC) an... more This paper analyses the direct and indirect effects of social capital (SC), human capital (HC) and customer capital (CC) on the different types of innovations via organisational capital (OC) in the service sector. The study gathered data from 198 managers in the Egyptian banks (54% response rate). The research findings indicate that product, process and organisational innovations are positively associated with OC, SC and HC have direct and indirect positive effects on both product and organisational innovation via OC. It seems that SC and HC do not have a direct influence on process innovation because OC fully mediates the relationship between SC, HC and process innovation. This study explored the direct and indirect positive effects of CC on three types of innovation through OC. Additionally, all organisational, process and product innovations are found to be inter-correlated. The most significant influence of intellectual capital (IC) is on product innovation, followed by organisa...

Research paper thumbnail of The Role of the Owner-Manager in SMEs’ Adoption of Information and Communication Technology in the United Arab Emirates

Journal of Global Information Management, 2013

This study evaluates the factors that lead small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to adopt info... more This study evaluates the factors that lead small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to adopt information and communication technology (ICT). Our research proposes an ICT adoption model using structural equation modelling that examines the role of SMEs’ owner-managers as mediators in the adoption of ICT. The model is focused on the investigation of the direct and indirect influences of technological, cultural, environmental and organisational factors on the SME’s adoption process. The results indicate the validity of these adoption factors and their applicability to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) environment. The main focus of the research was to develop a new framework that develops further the research of Rashid and Al-Qirim (2001). The present paper identifies the critical mediating role of the owner-manager’s decision to adopt ICT in SMEs in the UAE, and confirm the importance of technological, organisational and environmental factors in the adoption process. Although there is cu...

Research paper thumbnail of The Relationship Between Intellectual Capital and Process and Product Innovation in Banks: An Exploratory Study

Proceedings of the 3rd European Conference on on Intellectual Capital, Apr 18, 2011

Abstract: Innovation becomes an important tool to deal with financial disasters and uncertainty e... more Abstract: Innovation becomes an important tool to deal with financial disasters and uncertainty environments. Therefore, Banks look for the most important resources to support process and product Innovation. In the new knowledge based economy, intellectual capital (IC) represents an essential resource and it is essential source of wealth and development. Hence, this study aims to build a conceptual framework for the relationship between IC namely, human capital (HC), structural capital (SC), customer capital (CC) and, product ...

Research paper thumbnail of The Effect of BrandInnovativeness on Product Attractivenss (An empirical study on customers of luxury Brand in Manb

المجلة المصرية للدراسات التجارية, 2019

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between brand innovativeness and product... more The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between brand innovativeness and product attractiveness for luxury brands" customers in Mansoura sporting clubs. The questionnaire was distributed to sporting clubs" members. 479 out of 525 questionnaires were collected. 400 questionnaires were valid and free of missing data. Multiple regression analysis is employed to test the research hypotheses using Warp PLS 0.6. The research results revealed that brand innovativeness is positively associated with product attractiveness.

Research paper thumbnail of The Relationship between Sustainability Orientation and New Product Development in SMEs

المجلة المصرية للدراسات التجارية

This paper investigates how sustainability orientation stimulates new product development in the ... more This paper investigates how sustainability orientation stimulates new product development in the context of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in a developing country (Egypt) namely, restaurants in Mansoura City. Data were collected from 200 restaurants' managers. Partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) was utilized to test the hypotheses. The findings confirmed that sustainability orientation namely, sustainability culture, sustainability practices and commitment to sustainability practices positively and significantly influenced new product development.

Research paper thumbnail of Perceived person-organization fit and turnover intention in medical centers

Personnel Review, 2018

Purpose The purpose of the paper is to fill gaps in the existing fit and turnover intention (TI) ... more Purpose The purpose of the paper is to fill gaps in the existing fit and turnover intention (TI) literature by investigating a more comprehensive model, in which TI is proposed to be influenced by the interplays of three multidimensional types of fit including, person-organization (P-O) fit, person-group (P-G) fit, and person-job (P-J) fit. Design/methodology/approach Participants were selected from different specializations within Mansoura University medical centers, where each medical center was represented proportionately within the sample. Data were collected using self-administered questionnaires. Questionnaires were provided to 850 employees who agreed to participate. Of the 850 questionnaires distributed, 385 were valid and complete (n=385). Partial least squares analysis was utilized for the analyses. Findings Results showed that P-O fit, P-G fit, and P-J fit were positively related to each other and negatively related to TI. Furthermore, the negative relationship between P-...

Research paper thumbnail of The Relationship between Brand Authenticity and Brand Evangelism: An Empirical Study on Athletes Sports Shoes”

المجلة العلمیة للدراسات والبحوث المالیة والتجاریة

This study aims to investigate the direct relationship between brand authenticity (BA) and brand ... more This study aims to investigate the direct relationship between brand authenticity (BA) and brand evangelism (BE) among athletes' sports shoes. The study employed a deductive approach and a quantitative research method. An online questionnaire was used to collect data from 395 customers of sports shoes. Path analysis was employed to show the causal relationships between study variables using Smart PLS3. The research findings revealed that brand authenticity has a significant positive effect partially on brand evangelism.

Research paper thumbnail of The role of error risk taking and perceived organizational innovation climate in the relationship between perceived psychological safety and innovative work behavior: A moderated mediation model

Frontiers in Psychology

To better understand how to motivate innovative work behavior (IWB) at the individual level in or... more To better understand how to motivate innovative work behavior (IWB) at the individual level in organizations, we investigate the link between perceived psychological safety and IWB and the role of error risk taking and perceived organizational innovation climate in this study. In particular, we hypothesize a moderated mediation model in which (a) perceived psychological safety is positively related to IWB, (b) error risk taking mediates the positive relationship between perceived psychological safety and IWB, and (c) perceived organizational innovation climate strengthens the positive link between error risk taking and IWB and the mediated link between perceived psychological safety and IWB via error risk taking. We tested the hypothesized model using data collected from 315 full-time employees working at six information and communication technology companies in a high-technology business district of Egypt. The findings largely support our hypotheses. We conclude by discussing the t...

Research paper thumbnail of The effect of corporate social responsibility on the branding of financial services

Journal of Financial Services Marketing, 2002

In today's global world, corporate social responsibility (CSR) is increasing public demand fo... more In today's global world, corporate social responsibility (CSR) is increasing public demand for greater transparency from multinational companies. CSR is a new and growing financial risk factor. If it is mismanaged, a firm's corporate reputation can be badly damaged and a direct negative impact on its business and bottom-line may result. Instead of simply campaigning directly against industrial groups and lobbying governments and international organisations to issue new legislation, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are increasingly putting pressure on the financial services groups and insurance companies. This new global tactic may affect a bank's relationship with its clients and shareholders.There are market benefits and competitive advantages for those companies whose business policies integrate CSR. The growth in socially responsible investments and in CSR awareness among City people persuades some bankers that the most successful firms of the future will be those who proactively balance short-term financial goals with long-term sustainable franchise building. To respond to this challenge, corporations will have to convince citizens they can trust both their brands and the people behind them. In this context, one must recognise that finance brands have been clumsily managed. Nowadays, several big consumer brands are used as societal role models, but they are also the targets of anti-globalisation and anti-logo activists. In order to avoid such an outcome — not to mention corporate mortification — the key social marketing strategy must be to communicate proactively the business activity's raison d'être to opinion leaders and the general public. In general, industry does not yet care enough and many companies are reacting only when put under pressure by public opinion. It is time, however, to market the social raison d'être of a business and indeed to contest its current exclusion from ‘civil society’. Consumer and service sectors lead the field. In view of the downturn of the global economy, more than ever before, CSR branding is of paramount importance to the financial sector if bankers do not want to become the easy scapegoats. It is necessary to make it clear that financial services companies are global citizens too.

Research paper thumbnail of The Tourism Demarketing Mix: Working to Reduce Revisits to Egyptian Nature Reserves

Journal of Travel Research, Mar 9, 2023

Research paper thumbnail of The Impact of Leader’s Dark Triad Personality Traits on Employee Career Growth "An Empirical Study on Mansoura University Employees

Al-Mağallah Al-ʿilmiyyaẗ Lil Dirāsāt wa Al-Buḥūṯ Al-Māliyyaẗ wa Al-Tiğāriyyaẗ (Print), 2023

This study aims to investigate the impact of leader's dark triad personality traits on employee c... more This study aims to investigate the impact of leader's dark triad personality traits on employee career growth of Mansoura University employees. A questionnaire was used to collect data from 400 employees in Mansoura University. Partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) analysis using Smart PLS Version 3 was employed to show the causal relationships between study variables. The findings of the current study revealed that leader's dark triad personality traits have a significant negative impact on employee career growth of Mansoura University employees. Moreover, the study findings showed that the dimensions of leader's dark triad personality traits named machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy have a significant negative effect on employee career growth.

Research paper thumbnail of Participative leadership and its impact on employee innovative behavior through employee voice in tourism SMEs: The moderating role of job autonomy

Tourism and Hospitality Research

This paper investigates how participative leadership and employee voice behavior stimulate innova... more This paper investigates how participative leadership and employee voice behavior stimulate innovative behavior, through the moderating role of job autonomy within the SMEs context. Responses from 547 frontline employees at Egyptian travel agents were collected. Using variance-based structural equation modeling (VB-SEM), the results revealed that participative leadership significantly influenced both employees’ voice behavior and their innovative behavior. The findings also indicated that employee voice behavior has an intervening role between participative leadership and workers’ innovative behavior in travel agents. In addition, participative leadership has higher effects on both employee voice behavior and employee innovative behavior with high levels of job autonomy. Finally, employee voice behavior exercises a stronger effect on the innovation of travel agents’ employees with greater levels of job autonomy. Besides theoretical contributions, managerial implications for tourism S...

Research paper thumbnail of 1-Investigating the Relationship between Perceived Leader ' s Dark Triad Traits and Job Performance ( An Empirical Study on Egyptian National newspapers ' Journalists )

The research aims to examine the relationship between perceived leader's dark triad traits an... more The research aims to examine the relationship between perceived leader's dark triad traits and journalists' job performance (Task performance, contextual performance, and creative performance). Data were collected from 391 journalists at Egyptian national newspapers. The research employed a quantitative research method and regression analysis technique to test the research hypotheses through Warp PLS version 6. The research findings highlighted that perceived leader's dark triad traits had a significant effect on journalists' job performance (task performance, contextual performance, and creative performance). The R values of these effects are (0.05, 0.021, and 0.024; respectively).

Research paper thumbnail of The moderating role of leisure participation in work–leisure conflict for the reduction of burnout in hotels and travel agencies

International Journal of Tourism Research, 2020

Research paper thumbnail of Perceived leader behavioral integrity and employee voice in SMEs travel agents: The mediating role of empowering leader behaviors

Tourism Management, 2018

The paper aims to explore how perceived leader behavioral integrity is related to employee voice ... more The paper aims to explore how perceived leader behavioral integrity is related to employee voice behavior. The sample of the study is SMEs travel agents. Perceived leader behavioral integrity promotes voice behavior of travel agents frontline employees. Empowering leader behaviors mediates the relationship between perceived leader behavioral integrity and employee voice behavior. Further analysis differentiates between family and non-family businesses.

Research paper thumbnail of Investigating the Relationship between Trust in Leader and Woekplace Relationship Quality. (An Empirical Study on Mansoura University Employee)

المجلة المصرية للدراسات التجارية, 2019

The purpose of this research is to examine the relationship between trust in leader (cognitive-ba... more The purpose of this research is to examine the relationship between trust in leader (cognitive-based trust, affective-based trust) and workplace relationships quality (leadermember exchange and coworker relationships). Data collected from 370 employees using a questionnaire at an educational sector in Mansoura University. The study adopts a positivism philosophy, a deductive approach, and a quantitative research method to discuss the research methodology. The study tests the hypotheses with Warp PLS version 6.The research findings show that trust in leader (cognitive-based trust and affective-based trust) has a significant positive impact on workplace relationship quality (leader-member exchange and coworker relationship). Furthermore, the contribution of this study is filling the literature review gap in human resource field.

Research paper thumbnail of The Relationship between Open-Book Management and Innovative Behavior for demonstrators and lecturer assistants in Mansoura University

المجلة العلمیة للدراسات والبحوث المالیة والتجاریة

This study aims to examine the effect of the dimensions of Open-Book Management (OBM), named Empl... more This study aims to examine the effect of the dimensions of Open-Book Management (OBM), named Employee Empowerment, Employee Training, Sharing Information, and Employee Rewarding System on Innovative Behavior for Demonstrators and Lecturer Assistants in Mansoura University. The questionnaire was used as a data gathering tool in this study. which was directed to 500 demonstrators and lecturer's assistants of Mansoura University. Only 359 questionnaires were statistically valid and free of missing data. Path analysis was employed to test the research hypotheses through Warp PLS 7 program. The study results indicated that there were direct positive significant effects Open-Book Management (Employee Empowerment, Employee Training, Sharing Information, and Employee Rewarding System) on Innovative Behavior.

Research paper thumbnail of The Relationship between Ethical Leadership and Organizational Cynicism in Egyptian Tax Authority Employees

المجلة العلمیة للدراسات والبحوث المالیة والتجاریة

This paper is aimed to investigate the direct effect of ethical leadership dimensions namely, (mo... more This paper is aimed to investigate the direct effect of ethical leadership dimensions namely, (morality, compassion, ethical envisioning, ethical empowerment and managing ethics) on organizational cynicism. According to the literature review, an analytical model is developed as guidance to test the relationship between the research variables. In order to collect primary data, a questionnaire is designed and data were collected from 325 employees at the Egyptian Tax Authority in Dakahlia Governorate. To achieve the researchers' goal, the researchers followed the descriptive-analytical approach and the statistical analysis software program SPSS V. 25 to extract the results of the descriptive statistics. In addition, partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) was utilized to test the research hypotheses through Smart PLS version 3. The findings of the research concluded that ethical leadership dimensions namely, morality, compassion, ethical envisioning and managing ethics had a significant negative direct effect on organizational cynicism.

Research paper thumbnail of Antecedents of continuance intention of using Internet banking in Saudi Arabia: A new integrated model

Strategic Change, 2018

Along with cognitive perceptions, customers' psychological traits are key determinants of Interne... more Along with cognitive perceptions, customers' psychological traits are key determinants of Internet banking continuance to use. Incorporating psychological traits into technology acceptance models strengthens their explanatory power and boosts our understanding of online behavior. Users' technology readiness, uncertainty avoidance, and satisfaction are key determinants of Internet banking continuous use. Bank managers should take users' personal preferences into consideration by offering flexible online systems with diversified designs and choices.

Research paper thumbnail of The Role of the Owner-Manager in SMEs’ Adoption of Information and Communication Technology in the United Arab Emirates

Journal of Global Information Management, 2013

Research paper thumbnail of Intellectual Capital and Innovations: Is Organisational Capital a Missing Link in the Service Sector?

International Journal of Innovation Management, 2015

This paper analyses the direct and indirect effects of social capital (SC), human capital (HC) an... more This paper analyses the direct and indirect effects of social capital (SC), human capital (HC) and customer capital (CC) on the different types of innovations via organisational capital (OC) in the service sector. The study gathered data from 198 managers in the Egyptian banks (54% response rate). The research findings indicate that product, process and organisational innovations are positively associated with OC, SC and HC have direct and indirect positive effects on both product and organisational innovation via OC. It seems that SC and HC do not have a direct influence on process innovation because OC fully mediates the relationship between SC, HC and process innovation. This study explored the direct and indirect positive effects of CC on three types of innovation through OC. Additionally, all organisational, process and product innovations are found to be inter-correlated. The most significant influence of intellectual capital (IC) is on product innovation, followed by organisa...

Research paper thumbnail of The Role of the Owner-Manager in SMEs’ Adoption of Information and Communication Technology in the United Arab Emirates

Journal of Global Information Management, 2013

This study evaluates the factors that lead small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to adopt info... more This study evaluates the factors that lead small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to adopt information and communication technology (ICT). Our research proposes an ICT adoption model using structural equation modelling that examines the role of SMEs’ owner-managers as mediators in the adoption of ICT. The model is focused on the investigation of the direct and indirect influences of technological, cultural, environmental and organisational factors on the SME’s adoption process. The results indicate the validity of these adoption factors and their applicability to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) environment. The main focus of the research was to develop a new framework that develops further the research of Rashid and Al-Qirim (2001). The present paper identifies the critical mediating role of the owner-manager’s decision to adopt ICT in SMEs in the UAE, and confirm the importance of technological, organisational and environmental factors in the adoption process. Although there is cu...

Research paper thumbnail of The Relationship Between Intellectual Capital and Process and Product Innovation in Banks: An Exploratory Study

Proceedings of the 3rd European Conference on on Intellectual Capital, Apr 18, 2011

Abstract: Innovation becomes an important tool to deal with financial disasters and uncertainty e... more Abstract: Innovation becomes an important tool to deal with financial disasters and uncertainty environments. Therefore, Banks look for the most important resources to support process and product Innovation. In the new knowledge based economy, intellectual capital (IC) represents an essential resource and it is essential source of wealth and development. Hence, this study aims to build a conceptual framework for the relationship between IC namely, human capital (HC), structural capital (SC), customer capital (CC) and, product ...

Research paper thumbnail of The Effect of BrandInnovativeness on Product Attractivenss (An empirical study on customers of luxury Brand in Manb

المجلة المصرية للدراسات التجارية, 2019

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between brand innovativeness and product... more The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between brand innovativeness and product attractiveness for luxury brands" customers in Mansoura sporting clubs. The questionnaire was distributed to sporting clubs" members. 479 out of 525 questionnaires were collected. 400 questionnaires were valid and free of missing data. Multiple regression analysis is employed to test the research hypotheses using Warp PLS 0.6. The research results revealed that brand innovativeness is positively associated with product attractiveness.

Research paper thumbnail of The Relationship between Sustainability Orientation and New Product Development in SMEs

المجلة المصرية للدراسات التجارية

This paper investigates how sustainability orientation stimulates new product development in the ... more This paper investigates how sustainability orientation stimulates new product development in the context of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in a developing country (Egypt) namely, restaurants in Mansoura City. Data were collected from 200 restaurants' managers. Partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) was utilized to test the hypotheses. The findings confirmed that sustainability orientation namely, sustainability culture, sustainability practices and commitment to sustainability practices positively and significantly influenced new product development.

Research paper thumbnail of Perceived person-organization fit and turnover intention in medical centers

Personnel Review, 2018

Purpose The purpose of the paper is to fill gaps in the existing fit and turnover intention (TI) ... more Purpose The purpose of the paper is to fill gaps in the existing fit and turnover intention (TI) literature by investigating a more comprehensive model, in which TI is proposed to be influenced by the interplays of three multidimensional types of fit including, person-organization (P-O) fit, person-group (P-G) fit, and person-job (P-J) fit. Design/methodology/approach Participants were selected from different specializations within Mansoura University medical centers, where each medical center was represented proportionately within the sample. Data were collected using self-administered questionnaires. Questionnaires were provided to 850 employees who agreed to participate. Of the 850 questionnaires distributed, 385 were valid and complete (n=385). Partial least squares analysis was utilized for the analyses. Findings Results showed that P-O fit, P-G fit, and P-J fit were positively related to each other and negatively related to TI. Furthermore, the negative relationship between P-...