Written by Olivia Grant
Published in Vol 5 Issue 2, 2024
With the rise of globalization, evolving labor-market demographics, and rapid organizational changes, the need for diversity-oriented leadership (DOL) has grown to better recognize individuals from diverse backgrounds and address associated organizational challenges. This research examines how DOL influences employees’ advocative behaviors in selected companies, framed through the lens of social exchange theory. Additionally, it explores the mediating roles of symmetrical internal communication
Written by Jacob Mitchell
Published in Vol 5 Issue 2, 2024
This study investigated the relationship between leader humility (LH) and organizational citizenship behavior (OCB), considering the mediating effects of job satisfaction (JS) and employee engagement (EE) among staff at a public university in Ghana. Employing a cross-sectional design, data were collected from 246 participants selected through stratified sampling using a structured questionnaire, and hypotheses were tested via structural equation modeling. Findings revealed that LH is positively
Written by Eleni K. Markou
Published in Vol 5 Issue 2, 2024
Large corporations have traditionally prepared and verified non-financial information on a voluntary basis. In Spain, following the enactment of Law 11/2018, this practice became mandatory. These regulatory changes prompted an investigation into how prior voluntary practices were altered and whether a relationship exists between the auditing firm and the assurance provider. The research sample consists of companies listed on the IBEX 35 in 2018, analyzing both the first year of mandatory complia
Written by Laura M. Sánchez
Published in Vol 5 Issue 2, 2024
The emergence of highly technological and scalable companies has initiated a significant transformation in the traditionally conservative and slow-to-innovate real estate sector. This study aims to analyze and characterize the business models of PropTech online brokerage firms in Spain, particularly in the residential sales market, while using the traditional agency model as a benchmark. The research involved nine semi-structured interviews with CEOs and managers from six PropTech online real es
Written by Aino K. Laine
Published in Vol 5 Issue 2, 2024
This study examines the identification of non-financial motivational instruments applied in SMEs and their influence on employee work effort and productivity. The research involved 223 participants from small and medium-sized enterprises in the Czech Republic. Findings revealed that SME employees now demand non-financial motivational tools more intensively than in the previous year; however, enterprise management is largely unaware of this need. The results suggest that if SMEs recognized the im
Written by Thomas Berger
Published in Vol 5 Issue 2, 2024
This research seeks to examine how organizational development influences organizational effectiveness within Jordanian universities, with resistance to change acting as an intervening variable. A descriptive–analytical approach was adopted to capture participants’ viewpoints. Accordingly, a survey instrument was developed and administered to members of the academic staff at Jordanian universities. The study sample included (436) faculty members. The findings indicate that continuous development
Written by Nadine F. Laurent
Published in Vol 5 Issue 2, 2024
This study investigates empirically how the interplay of motivation and available opportunities strengthens the link between a researcher’s human capital and their personal scientific output. Drawing on recent research in strategic human capital and the abilities-motivation-opportunity (AMO) framework, we employ a combined quantitative and qualitative approach to uncover the key determinants of individual scientific performance. Regression analysis of a dataset of 471 Spanish academic researcher
Written by Olivia M. Harris
Published in Vol 5 Issue 2, 2024
Marketing influencers have a notable impact on consumers’ buying intentions. This study investigates social advocacy, credibility, and perceived effectiveness of marketing influencers as predictors of purchase intention from a sociocultural viewpoint. The research is among the early studies in this area and adds value by clarifying how social advocacy, trustworthiness, and perceived effectiveness contribute to shaping the purchase intentions of Saudi consumers. Data were gathered using a conveni
Written by Hiroshi Tanaka
Published in Vol 5 Issue 2, 2024
Strong leadership communication is crucial in healthcare settings, especially for mid-level managers who connect frontline employees with senior institutional leaders. Even though it is highly important, leadership communication training is often insufficient in healthcare education programs. This descriptive analysis examined the rollout and outcomes of a well-organized leadership communication initiative designed to improve mid-level managers’ communication, psychological safety, and team dyna
Written by Ravi Kumar
Published in Vol 5 Issue 2, 2024
This paper seeks to conceptualize individual orchestration competence and determine its core attributes relevant to the coordination of innovation ecosystems. A structured literature review was undertaken covering the period 2006–2024, with adopted as the central theoretical and conceptual lens. The review drew on Scopus and Web of Science databases, complemented by seminal publications, books, journal articles, and reference lists of the selected studies. The study underscores the importance of
Written by Lucas Meyer
Published in Vol 5 Issue 2, 2024
The present study set out to pinpoint and investigate the leadership obstacles that prevent the effective provision of high-quality healthcare in two district municipalities located in the North West Province of South Africa. A qualitative phenomenological approach was applied. Senior healthcare managers were deliberately chosen from the Bojanala Platinum District (BPD) and the Ngaka Modiri Molema District (NMMD) using purposive sampling. Information was gathered through six focus group discussi
Written by Wei Chen
Published in Vol 5 Issue 2, 2024
Escalating healthcare expenses have heightened the urgency for new approaches across healthcare organizations, positioning organizational innovation as a vital catalyst for crafting initiatives that boost affordability, expand access, and secure enduring, sustainable healthcare provision. Although extensive prior research has scrutinized innovation practices among physicians and nurses, explorations of innovation practices among Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) and pharmacists remain in their
Written by Claire Martin
Published in Vol 5 Issue 2, 2024
Degree apprenticeships are increasingly embedded within higher education systems; however, in England, concerns have been emerging regarding apprentice completion rates. Although multiple influences may affect these outcomes, the nature of the support systems surrounding apprentices throughout their programs is a central factor. This study explores the support dynamics between construction degree apprentices and their work-based mentors, drawing on the lived experiences of both parties. A qualit
Written by Maria Hernandez
Published in Vol 5 Issue 2, 2024
This study draws on firsthand accounts from nonprofit executives to develop a more comprehensive understanding of how innovation unfolds within nonprofit organizations, particularly in the period following a major disruption such as the COVID pandemic. An exploratory qualitative design was adopted, using an inductive approach based on detailed, in-depth interviews with executives from ten nonprofit organizations operating in the Northeastern United States. The results highlight the central chall
Written by Michael Turner
Published in Vol 5 Issue 2, 2024
To examine how nurses’ organizational innovation climate mediates the link between head nurses’ research-innovation leadership and nurses’ innovation behavior. Employing convenience sampling, 236 clinical nurses were recruited from four tertiary grade-A hospitals located in Hebei Province, China. Information was obtained via four tools: a general information questionnaire, the head nurses’ research-innovation leadership scale, the nurses’ innovation behavior scale, and the organizational innovat
Written by João Silva
Published in Vol 5 Issue 2, 2024
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) scholarship increasingly recognizes stakeholder engagement as relational, yet communication-centered accounts can still leave unclear when interaction becomes consequential governance. This article develops a proposed relational governance model that separates CSR communication from credibility, participation, stakeholder agency, reciprocity, trust repair, and organizational legitimacy. The analysis integrates evidence on communication–practice relations, st
Written by Emma Wilson
Published in Vol 5 Issue 2, 2024
Organizations routinely face stakeholder demands that are individually defensible yet jointly difficult or impossible to satisfy. Existing stakeholder and corporate-governance scholarship explains important elements of this problem, including value pluralism, stakeholder conflict, board involvement, managerial discretion, accountability, deliberation, and joint value creation, but these elements do not by themselves specify how ethically consequential trade-offs should be governed. This article
Written by Mark Anderson
Published in Vol 5 Issue 2, 2024
Leadership scholarship has repeatedly asked whether effective leadership travels across cultures, yet evidence is difficult to interpret when leader behaviors, follower expectations, national-level cultural indicators, organizational settings, and outcome measures are treated as interchangeable. This systematic review examines peer-reviewed evidence published from 2017 through 2024 to identify when leadership behaviors appear broadly useful, when their meaning or effects vary across cultural set
Written by Sara Al-Fahd
Published in Vol 5 Issue 2, 2024
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) and stakeholder engagement have developed through increasingly interconnected literatures on governance, legitimacy, participation, sustainability, and organizational accountability. Yet the conceptual proximity of these domains can obscure important differences between stakeholder representation, substantive participation, deliberative quality, legitimacy, disclosure, and organizational outcomes. This bibliometric review examines the evolution of CSR and st
