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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Modern organizations continuously undergo change processes. The focus of the organizations remain... more Modern organizations continuously undergo change processes. The focus of the organizations remains on the macro level, but the micro level (i.e., employee’s perspective) is neglected. Using the conservation of resource theory (COR), this study examines the association between organizational change and workplace incivility. This study also proposes mediating and moderating mechanisms of stress and emotional exhaustion. The data were collected from 262 respondents working in public sector organizations in Pakistan using a time-lagged technique. The results proved that change significantly impacts workplace incivility. Moreover, stress mediates their relationship and emotional exhaustion moderates it. Furthermore, emotional exhaustion also moderates the stress–incivility relationship. Public sector organizations must focus on well-planned, inclusive, and adequately managed change processes to achieve the desired outcome; otherwise, adverse behaviors, including incivility, manifest. To ...
Sustainability, Dec 4, 2022
This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative... more This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY
Artificial Intelligence and Islamic Finance, 2021
Online Journal of Communication and Media Technologies
The proliferation of technology in today’s world has led consumers to gain insight into brands vi... more The proliferation of technology in today’s world has led consumers to gain insight into brands via digital communication and shape their purchase intentions accordingly. However, brand awareness alone might not be sufficient to enhance consumers’ purchase intentions in the age of digital communication. Therefore, to paint a more comprehensive picture of this relationship, the paper seeks to address how and when does brand awareness lead to purchase intention in the age of digital communication? Based on the quantitative design, 208 responses conveniently collected were analyzed, and PLS-SEM was employed to examine the hypothesized relationships. The study clarifies empirically the indirect effect of brand awareness, consumer attitude, and purchase intention in the age of digital communication. The study also provides new insights into the moderated-meditation relationship, results indicate that brand awareness in the presence of celebrity endorsement will develop a positive attitude...
Online Journal of Communication and Media Technologies
The increasing number of mobile phone users and unethical practices of sending unsolicited mobile... more The increasing number of mobile phone users and unethical practices of sending unsolicited mobile-based advertisement related messages without knowing the relevancy of customers have invited authors to this area of research. This study investigated the consumer attitude towards unsolicited mobile-based advertisement related messages in Pakistan. Data was collected via purposive sampling technique. Statistical tests such as t-test and one- and two-way ANOVA between groups were performed. Findings of the study revealed the existence of significant differences in the mean scores for age, education, and profession. Furthermore, results of two-way ANOVA revealed the presence of significant main effect for age and gender, whereas no interaction effect was found for such variables. The study, interestingly, found the interactive role of profession, which was further probed and confirmed via post-hoc test. The study concluded that mobile-based marketing is not unscrupulous in its true natur...
SN Business & Economics
Public Organization Review, 2021
Drawing upon social exchange theory, the present study conceptualizes CSR as a strategic asset, a... more Drawing upon social exchange theory, the present study conceptualizes CSR as a strategic asset, and organizational CSR initiatives influence employee’s attitudes and behaviors, including citizenship and innovative behavior. CSR can be aligned with HR strategies to get employees boost and committed to their organization. CSR strategy from an employee perspective may become a rare, valuable, non-substitutable and inimitable resource that gives organizations’ strategic and sustainable competitive advantages. The study concludes CSR is a promising area that affects employee’s attitudes and behaviors within the framework of HRM. Current literature is inconsistent and lacks maturity. The present study integrates CSR with attitudes and behaviors from an innovation perspective. CSR as a strategic resource is an attraction for stakeholders, including employees.
In the structural model, it is a necessary but not sufficient condition to compare the beta of di... more In the structural model, it is a necessary but not sufficient condition to compare the beta of direct path with the product term of indirect path to interpret the results of mediation analysis. This study applies a step-by-step process on illustrative data by means of PLS-SEM with the application of SmartPLS3. It evaluates four variables (perceived value, service quality, customer satisfaction and customer loyalty) from the literature on marketing. Survey results confirm the validity of measurement models, and predictive relevancy of the structural model. These four variables explain a large amount of variance. The study also found that the effect of mediator on the R2 (endogenous latent variable) value is large. Furthermore, the study found the significance of indirect effect with a t value above 1.96. On magnitude of mediation, the survey confirmed customer satisfaction as a mediator, fully mediating the relationship between perceived value and customer loyalty; while customer sat...
Journal of Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad : JAMC, 2019
BACKGROUND The present study attempts to investigate the impact of service quality dimensions (pe... more BACKGROUND The present study attempts to investigate the impact of service quality dimensions (perceptions of patients as well as service providers) on patient satisfaction in public sector hospitals of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The need to conduct research in this area is due to the growing importance of service quality in the healthcare sector. Thus, examining the two-sided role of service quality dimensions on patient satisfaction in the Province of KP is the main rationale behind the present study. METHODS The data was conveniently collected from a sample of 600 patients and 200 service providers from six districts headquarter hospitals. The hypothesized relationships were tested via multiple regression analysis with the application of SPSS Version 23. RESULTS Interestingly, divergent results were found from both perspectives. Six dimensions of service quality were found critical by the patients for their satisfaction whereas, only one dimension was found to be critical for p...
In spite of all the resources and a growing talent pool, the level of organizational innovative c... more In spite of all the resources and a growing talent pool, the level of organizational innovative culture remains low in Pakistani organizations. Thus, there arises the need to identify the factors that can enhance innovative practices in Pakistan. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate the key role of transformational leadership in Pakistani organizations together with employee engagement on Pakistani organizations innovative performance. To investigate this phenomenon of interest 400 valid responses, purposively collected, were analyzed via simple regression and PROCESS macro. The results indicate that a positive and significant relationships exist between all of the study variables except one. The results also show that the direct effect of transformational (TL) leadership on organizational innovation (OI) is not significant in the presence of employee engagement (EE) as a mediator, indicating that engaged employees are more likely to contribute in the organizationa...
The firm’s superior performance is the main goal of every business. Therefore, it is very importa... more The firm’s superior performance is the main goal of every business. Therefore, it is very important to identify the factors that lead towards the success of the business. The existing studies have demonstrated the impact of several factors on the firm’s performance. However, the aim of this paper is to investigate the influence of demographic characteristics (age and gender) and personal characteristics (need for achievement, need for cognition and internal locus of control) of the entrepreneurs on the firm’s performance by considering the mediating role of entrepreneur orientation and then to suggest a new theoretical framework in this regard. The review of studies has revealed the positive relationship between the demographic and personal characteristics of the entrepreneurs and firm’s performance. The mediating role of entrepreneur orientation is also evident in the previous studies. Based on the existing studies, a new theoretical framework has been proposed in this paper to stu...
China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is an opportunity that is expected to bring development, ... more China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is an opportunity that is expected to bring development, growth and prosperity directly for Pakistan and indirectly for neighboring countries. As such, there has been a great deal of discussion about CPEC and many advantages have been highlighted by experts. However, literature on CPECas the two sides of the picture has been lacking. Therefore, this study made an attempt to answer; whether CPEC would be an opportunity for a prosperous Pakistan or it would be a mirage of Growth and Development? To answer this, this study compiles CPEC associated virtues and iniquities as per available in literature, the study also considered the logical understanding of authors on the phenomenon of interest. The findings indicate that perks associated with CPEC are far greater than the expected pitfalls and will indeed benefit economic development of Pakistan in the future. To sum up, this study concluded that CPEC will open new horizons of development, economi...
Using social learning theory as support, this study aims to empirically quantify the role of the ... more Using social learning theory as support, this study aims to empirically quantify the role of the supervisor in determining the performance of postgraduate research students. To accomplish this, the underlying structure of items were identified and validated via exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis. Furthermore, the hypothesised relationships were tested via CB-SEM (AMOS). Employing 127 valid responses, it was estimated that supervisor factor explains 33% of the variance in the performance of postgraduate research students. The regression weight for supervisor factor in the prediction of the performance of postgraduate research students is also significantly different from 0 at the 0.05 level (twotailed). Interestingly, it was also found that the structural model fits the social learning perspective well. Thus, the present study concludes that the better the quality of research supervision the more capable and confident the postgraduate research students are in learning and conducting research independently.
Human capital is a widely discussed phenomenon in the area of human resource management. However,... more Human capital is a widely discussed phenomenon in the area of human resource management. However, employee-based human capital, which is strongly associated with firm performance, is still not empirically measured in most studies. The present study investigates the role of employee-based human capital on firm performance within the framework of the resource-based view (RBV). Employing a sample of 209 marble manufacturing units, the study confirms the validity of measurement models via CB-SEM. The findings show a strong coefficient of determination for the overall structural model. The regression weight for employee-based human capital in the prediction of firm performance is significant at the 0.001 level (one-tailed). The findings of the study have a number of key implications for academicians and HR practitioners. Limitations and future research directions research are also discussed.
Since dependence on digitization is growing day by day both in the developing and the developed w... more Since dependence on digitization is growing day by day both in the developing and the developed world. Therefore, the aim of this study is to answer a recently raised question that what is the role of digitization on consumer buying behavior together with consumer demographic factors? In answering this, data was collected conveniently from 300 respondents in the twin cities of Pakistan. SPSS version 23 was used to conduct the statistical tests of independent sample t-test; one-way ANOVA, two-way ANOVA and simple regression. The hypothesis tests proved that digitization affected the consumer buying behavior directly and together with consumer demographic factors, meaning to say that the direct and interactive role of demographic factors were found to be crucial like age of consumers affects the relationship between digitization and consumer buying behavior. Moreover, the direct role of other variables such as gender and qualification were found to be significant. The study recommends...
Team Performance Management: An International Journal
Purpose To react quickly and to be flexible to respond to environmental uncertainty, working in t... more Purpose To react quickly and to be flexible to respond to environmental uncertainty, working in teams is preferable. However, leadership must be decentralised for effective team performance. This paper aims to examine the impact of shared leadership on team performance through team reflexivity with task complexity. Design/methodology/approach To test the hypothesised relationships, a quantitative research design with purposive sampling technique was used. Data were gathered from employees working in teams. A total of 351 valid responses were analysed via SPSS PROCESS macro. Findings The findings signify that shared leadership positively impacts team reflexivity, which, in turn, has a significant impact on team performance. Results also revealed that team reflexivity strongly affects team performance in the presence of shared leadership and complex tasks. Originality/value Research related to effective team performance is scarce. Similarly, a review of a recently published article re...
Management & Marketing. Challenges for the Knowledge Society
Multi-dimensionality of internal marketing (IM) concept continuously poses a challenge for resear... more Multi-dimensionality of internal marketing (IM) concept continuously poses a challenge for researchers because a number of measurement approaches have been used for more than a quarter of a century since its maiden empirical inception. These multiple operationalizations have augmented confusion and decision-makers are not sure which one to rely on for optimal results. Additionally, due to its evolutionary nature, research has not kept up with the pace to substantiate this evolution empirically, leaving a void for researchers to proceed for a quantitative investigation to extend its boundaries. The present research takes up this challenge and provides an empirical evidence to prove its progression. As IM is multi-faceted in nature, this research chips in two brand new dimensions, informational justice and developmental opportunities, to the IM mix, while a third dimension that has only once been studied in connection with an IM work, is also enfolded. To this end, a top-down high ord...
Journal of Transnational Management
Abstract Organizational justice is found to act as an impetus that eventually triggers certain be... more Abstract Organizational justice is found to act as an impetus that eventually triggers certain behaviors. As such, the purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship among dimensions of distributive, procedural, interpersonal, and informational organizational justice with “instigated workplace incivility” (equity perspective) in the tourism industry. The study also considered the interactive roles of Islamic work ethics (IWE) and trust in the leader (TIL). Data were collected from the employees working in different hotels (n = 363). Three dimensions of organizational justice had a statistically significant impact on IWI, while informational justice had an insignificant effect. Results also revealed that IWE and TIL do affect the hypothesized relationships. The study is a step toward understanding the importance of organizational justice in the tourism industry which can apply across transnational boundaries in the Islamic nations.
International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
To date, knowledge of the relationship between entrepreneur skills, entrepreneur traits, and busi... more To date, knowledge of the relationship between entrepreneur skills, entrepreneur traits, and business performance is fragmented. Therefore, this study inspects the degree to which there is statistical significance that entrepreneur skills and entrepreneur traits predict the success of marble manufacturing businesses operating in the KPK Province, Pakistan. In order to do this, we used PLS-SEM analysis on data collected from 82 small-scale mineral-based marble manufacturing units in the KPK Province to examine these possible effects. Firstly, we empirically identified that the three dimensions of entrepreneur skills (managerial, resiliency, and strategic) are dimensions of entrepreneur skills in the marble manufacturing sector. The empirical results further support the relationship between entrepreneur skills, entrepreneur traits, and successful marble manufacturing. Secondly, we found that entrepreneur skills have a significant positive effect on the success of marble manufacturing within the KPK Province. It was further found that the effect of entrepreneur traits on the success of marble manufacturing in the KPK Province was marginally significant. Finally, the study develops a theoretical framework based on the collected empirical evidence.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Modern organizations continuously undergo change processes. The focus of the organizations remain... more Modern organizations continuously undergo change processes. The focus of the organizations remains on the macro level, but the micro level (i.e., employee’s perspective) is neglected. Using the conservation of resource theory (COR), this study examines the association between organizational change and workplace incivility. This study also proposes mediating and moderating mechanisms of stress and emotional exhaustion. The data were collected from 262 respondents working in public sector organizations in Pakistan using a time-lagged technique. The results proved that change significantly impacts workplace incivility. Moreover, stress mediates their relationship and emotional exhaustion moderates it. Furthermore, emotional exhaustion also moderates the stress–incivility relationship. Public sector organizations must focus on well-planned, inclusive, and adequately managed change processes to achieve the desired outcome; otherwise, adverse behaviors, including incivility, manifest. To ...
Sustainability, Dec 4, 2022
This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative... more This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY
Artificial Intelligence and Islamic Finance, 2021
Online Journal of Communication and Media Technologies
The proliferation of technology in today’s world has led consumers to gain insight into brands vi... more The proliferation of technology in today’s world has led consumers to gain insight into brands via digital communication and shape their purchase intentions accordingly. However, brand awareness alone might not be sufficient to enhance consumers’ purchase intentions in the age of digital communication. Therefore, to paint a more comprehensive picture of this relationship, the paper seeks to address how and when does brand awareness lead to purchase intention in the age of digital communication? Based on the quantitative design, 208 responses conveniently collected were analyzed, and PLS-SEM was employed to examine the hypothesized relationships. The study clarifies empirically the indirect effect of brand awareness, consumer attitude, and purchase intention in the age of digital communication. The study also provides new insights into the moderated-meditation relationship, results indicate that brand awareness in the presence of celebrity endorsement will develop a positive attitude...
Online Journal of Communication and Media Technologies
The increasing number of mobile phone users and unethical practices of sending unsolicited mobile... more The increasing number of mobile phone users and unethical practices of sending unsolicited mobile-based advertisement related messages without knowing the relevancy of customers have invited authors to this area of research. This study investigated the consumer attitude towards unsolicited mobile-based advertisement related messages in Pakistan. Data was collected via purposive sampling technique. Statistical tests such as t-test and one- and two-way ANOVA between groups were performed. Findings of the study revealed the existence of significant differences in the mean scores for age, education, and profession. Furthermore, results of two-way ANOVA revealed the presence of significant main effect for age and gender, whereas no interaction effect was found for such variables. The study, interestingly, found the interactive role of profession, which was further probed and confirmed via post-hoc test. The study concluded that mobile-based marketing is not unscrupulous in its true natur...
SN Business & Economics
Public Organization Review, 2021
Drawing upon social exchange theory, the present study conceptualizes CSR as a strategic asset, a... more Drawing upon social exchange theory, the present study conceptualizes CSR as a strategic asset, and organizational CSR initiatives influence employee’s attitudes and behaviors, including citizenship and innovative behavior. CSR can be aligned with HR strategies to get employees boost and committed to their organization. CSR strategy from an employee perspective may become a rare, valuable, non-substitutable and inimitable resource that gives organizations’ strategic and sustainable competitive advantages. The study concludes CSR is a promising area that affects employee’s attitudes and behaviors within the framework of HRM. Current literature is inconsistent and lacks maturity. The present study integrates CSR with attitudes and behaviors from an innovation perspective. CSR as a strategic resource is an attraction for stakeholders, including employees.
In the structural model, it is a necessary but not sufficient condition to compare the beta of di... more In the structural model, it is a necessary but not sufficient condition to compare the beta of direct path with the product term of indirect path to interpret the results of mediation analysis. This study applies a step-by-step process on illustrative data by means of PLS-SEM with the application of SmartPLS3. It evaluates four variables (perceived value, service quality, customer satisfaction and customer loyalty) from the literature on marketing. Survey results confirm the validity of measurement models, and predictive relevancy of the structural model. These four variables explain a large amount of variance. The study also found that the effect of mediator on the R2 (endogenous latent variable) value is large. Furthermore, the study found the significance of indirect effect with a t value above 1.96. On magnitude of mediation, the survey confirmed customer satisfaction as a mediator, fully mediating the relationship between perceived value and customer loyalty; while customer sat...
Journal of Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad : JAMC, 2019
BACKGROUND The present study attempts to investigate the impact of service quality dimensions (pe... more BACKGROUND The present study attempts to investigate the impact of service quality dimensions (perceptions of patients as well as service providers) on patient satisfaction in public sector hospitals of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The need to conduct research in this area is due to the growing importance of service quality in the healthcare sector. Thus, examining the two-sided role of service quality dimensions on patient satisfaction in the Province of KP is the main rationale behind the present study. METHODS The data was conveniently collected from a sample of 600 patients and 200 service providers from six districts headquarter hospitals. The hypothesized relationships were tested via multiple regression analysis with the application of SPSS Version 23. RESULTS Interestingly, divergent results were found from both perspectives. Six dimensions of service quality were found critical by the patients for their satisfaction whereas, only one dimension was found to be critical for p...
In spite of all the resources and a growing talent pool, the level of organizational innovative c... more In spite of all the resources and a growing talent pool, the level of organizational innovative culture remains low in Pakistani organizations. Thus, there arises the need to identify the factors that can enhance innovative practices in Pakistan. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate the key role of transformational leadership in Pakistani organizations together with employee engagement on Pakistani organizations innovative performance. To investigate this phenomenon of interest 400 valid responses, purposively collected, were analyzed via simple regression and PROCESS macro. The results indicate that a positive and significant relationships exist between all of the study variables except one. The results also show that the direct effect of transformational (TL) leadership on organizational innovation (OI) is not significant in the presence of employee engagement (EE) as a mediator, indicating that engaged employees are more likely to contribute in the organizationa...
The firm’s superior performance is the main goal of every business. Therefore, it is very importa... more The firm’s superior performance is the main goal of every business. Therefore, it is very important to identify the factors that lead towards the success of the business. The existing studies have demonstrated the impact of several factors on the firm’s performance. However, the aim of this paper is to investigate the influence of demographic characteristics (age and gender) and personal characteristics (need for achievement, need for cognition and internal locus of control) of the entrepreneurs on the firm’s performance by considering the mediating role of entrepreneur orientation and then to suggest a new theoretical framework in this regard. The review of studies has revealed the positive relationship between the demographic and personal characteristics of the entrepreneurs and firm’s performance. The mediating role of entrepreneur orientation is also evident in the previous studies. Based on the existing studies, a new theoretical framework has been proposed in this paper to stu...
China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is an opportunity that is expected to bring development, ... more China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is an opportunity that is expected to bring development, growth and prosperity directly for Pakistan and indirectly for neighboring countries. As such, there has been a great deal of discussion about CPEC and many advantages have been highlighted by experts. However, literature on CPECas the two sides of the picture has been lacking. Therefore, this study made an attempt to answer; whether CPEC would be an opportunity for a prosperous Pakistan or it would be a mirage of Growth and Development? To answer this, this study compiles CPEC associated virtues and iniquities as per available in literature, the study also considered the logical understanding of authors on the phenomenon of interest. The findings indicate that perks associated with CPEC are far greater than the expected pitfalls and will indeed benefit economic development of Pakistan in the future. To sum up, this study concluded that CPEC will open new horizons of development, economi...
Using social learning theory as support, this study aims to empirically quantify the role of the ... more Using social learning theory as support, this study aims to empirically quantify the role of the supervisor in determining the performance of postgraduate research students. To accomplish this, the underlying structure of items were identified and validated via exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis. Furthermore, the hypothesised relationships were tested via CB-SEM (AMOS). Employing 127 valid responses, it was estimated that supervisor factor explains 33% of the variance in the performance of postgraduate research students. The regression weight for supervisor factor in the prediction of the performance of postgraduate research students is also significantly different from 0 at the 0.05 level (twotailed). Interestingly, it was also found that the structural model fits the social learning perspective well. Thus, the present study concludes that the better the quality of research supervision the more capable and confident the postgraduate research students are in learning and conducting research independently.
Human capital is a widely discussed phenomenon in the area of human resource management. However,... more Human capital is a widely discussed phenomenon in the area of human resource management. However, employee-based human capital, which is strongly associated with firm performance, is still not empirically measured in most studies. The present study investigates the role of employee-based human capital on firm performance within the framework of the resource-based view (RBV). Employing a sample of 209 marble manufacturing units, the study confirms the validity of measurement models via CB-SEM. The findings show a strong coefficient of determination for the overall structural model. The regression weight for employee-based human capital in the prediction of firm performance is significant at the 0.001 level (one-tailed). The findings of the study have a number of key implications for academicians and HR practitioners. Limitations and future research directions research are also discussed.
Since dependence on digitization is growing day by day both in the developing and the developed w... more Since dependence on digitization is growing day by day both in the developing and the developed world. Therefore, the aim of this study is to answer a recently raised question that what is the role of digitization on consumer buying behavior together with consumer demographic factors? In answering this, data was collected conveniently from 300 respondents in the twin cities of Pakistan. SPSS version 23 was used to conduct the statistical tests of independent sample t-test; one-way ANOVA, two-way ANOVA and simple regression. The hypothesis tests proved that digitization affected the consumer buying behavior directly and together with consumer demographic factors, meaning to say that the direct and interactive role of demographic factors were found to be crucial like age of consumers affects the relationship between digitization and consumer buying behavior. Moreover, the direct role of other variables such as gender and qualification were found to be significant. The study recommends...
Team Performance Management: An International Journal
Purpose To react quickly and to be flexible to respond to environmental uncertainty, working in t... more Purpose To react quickly and to be flexible to respond to environmental uncertainty, working in teams is preferable. However, leadership must be decentralised for effective team performance. This paper aims to examine the impact of shared leadership on team performance through team reflexivity with task complexity. Design/methodology/approach To test the hypothesised relationships, a quantitative research design with purposive sampling technique was used. Data were gathered from employees working in teams. A total of 351 valid responses were analysed via SPSS PROCESS macro. Findings The findings signify that shared leadership positively impacts team reflexivity, which, in turn, has a significant impact on team performance. Results also revealed that team reflexivity strongly affects team performance in the presence of shared leadership and complex tasks. Originality/value Research related to effective team performance is scarce. Similarly, a review of a recently published article re...
Management & Marketing. Challenges for the Knowledge Society
Multi-dimensionality of internal marketing (IM) concept continuously poses a challenge for resear... more Multi-dimensionality of internal marketing (IM) concept continuously poses a challenge for researchers because a number of measurement approaches have been used for more than a quarter of a century since its maiden empirical inception. These multiple operationalizations have augmented confusion and decision-makers are not sure which one to rely on for optimal results. Additionally, due to its evolutionary nature, research has not kept up with the pace to substantiate this evolution empirically, leaving a void for researchers to proceed for a quantitative investigation to extend its boundaries. The present research takes up this challenge and provides an empirical evidence to prove its progression. As IM is multi-faceted in nature, this research chips in two brand new dimensions, informational justice and developmental opportunities, to the IM mix, while a third dimension that has only once been studied in connection with an IM work, is also enfolded. To this end, a top-down high ord...
Journal of Transnational Management
Abstract Organizational justice is found to act as an impetus that eventually triggers certain be... more Abstract Organizational justice is found to act as an impetus that eventually triggers certain behaviors. As such, the purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship among dimensions of distributive, procedural, interpersonal, and informational organizational justice with “instigated workplace incivility” (equity perspective) in the tourism industry. The study also considered the interactive roles of Islamic work ethics (IWE) and trust in the leader (TIL). Data were collected from the employees working in different hotels (n = 363). Three dimensions of organizational justice had a statistically significant impact on IWI, while informational justice had an insignificant effect. Results also revealed that IWE and TIL do affect the hypothesized relationships. The study is a step toward understanding the importance of organizational justice in the tourism industry which can apply across transnational boundaries in the Islamic nations.
International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
To date, knowledge of the relationship between entrepreneur skills, entrepreneur traits, and busi... more To date, knowledge of the relationship between entrepreneur skills, entrepreneur traits, and business performance is fragmented. Therefore, this study inspects the degree to which there is statistical significance that entrepreneur skills and entrepreneur traits predict the success of marble manufacturing businesses operating in the KPK Province, Pakistan. In order to do this, we used PLS-SEM analysis on data collected from 82 small-scale mineral-based marble manufacturing units in the KPK Province to examine these possible effects. Firstly, we empirically identified that the three dimensions of entrepreneur skills (managerial, resiliency, and strategic) are dimensions of entrepreneur skills in the marble manufacturing sector. The empirical results further support the relationship between entrepreneur skills, entrepreneur traits, and successful marble manufacturing. Secondly, we found that entrepreneur skills have a significant positive effect on the success of marble manufacturing within the KPK Province. It was further found that the effect of entrepreneur traits on the success of marble manufacturing in the KPK Province was marginally significant. Finally, the study develops a theoretical framework based on the collected empirical evidence.