International Review of Management and Marketing 

About: International Review of Management and Marketing is an academic journal published by EconJournals. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Population & Higher education. It has an ISSN identifier of 2146-4405. It is also open access. Over the lifetime, 1054 publications have been published receiving 7557 citations. The journal is also known as: IRMM.

An Empirical Study of the Relationship Among Job Satisfaction, Organizational Commitment and Turnover Intention

Abstract: This study conducted on 100 employees from production sector and 82 employees from service provider sector. The relationship among job satisfaction, organizational commitment and turnover intention are investigated to determine statistically significant relations. The results of the study support the hypotheses. Job Satisfaction has a significant and positive relationship with three dimensions of organizational commitment and turnover intention has a significant and negative relationship with job satisfaction and organizational commitment. Keywords: Job Satisfaction; Organizational Commitment; Turnover Intention JEL Classifications: D23; J28; J63;, L29

Board of Directors, Audit Committee Characteristics and the Performance of Saudi Arabia Listed Companies

Abstract: This study examines the relationship between the internal corporate governance mechanism related to the board of directors, the audit committee characteristics and the performance of the Saudi companies listed in the Saudi stock exchange (TADAWL) in 2010, excluding financial companies. The statistical results of the study are not in line with the agency theory that board of directors and audit committee might mitigate agency problems leading to reduced agency cost by aligning the interests of controlling owners with those of the company. While audit Committee size (ACSIZE) is found to have a significant relationship with firm performance (but in the opposite direction to expectation), other hypothesized variables, the proportion of non-executive directors (BODCOM), CEO Duality (DUAL), Board Size (BSIZE), Audit Committee Independence (ACIND), audit committee meeting (ACMEET) were found to be as expected directions but insignificantly related to firm performance measure except the direction of the proportion of non-executive directors (BODCOM) was opposite to the expectations. Keywords: Corporate governance; Firm performance; Board of directors; Audit committee; Saudi Arabia. JEL Classifications : M40; M41; M42

Organizational Culture and Job Satisfaction: A Review

Abstract: The purpose of the present study is to provide a critical review of the relation between organizational culture and the levels of job satisfaction experienced by employees. Organizational culture refers to a series of attitudes and behaviors adopted by employees of a certain organization, which affect its function and total well-being. Job satisfaction refers to the employees’ perceptions of their working environment, relations among colleagues, earnings and promotion opportunities. The review shows that contemporary job-related phenomena like job satisfaction are related to their perceptions of their working environment, relations with colleagues, institution aims and strategies and success criteria. In addition, the employees’ preference of organizational culture is likely to be affected by demographic characteristics, especially gender. It can be supported, therefore, that measuring and analyzing an institution’s organizational culture in combination with its employees’ demographic and individual characteristics may lead to valuable conclusions, so that job satisfaction is promoted. Keywords : Organizational Culture; Job Satisfaction JEL Classifications: J24; M11; M12; M14; O15

Customer Relationship Management ( CRM) in Hotel Industry : A framework Proposal on the Relationship among CRM Dimensions, Marketing Capabilities, and Hotel Performance

Abstract: Customer relationship management (CRM) has a growing popularity and is becoming one of the hottest academic and practical topics in the business field. In fact, due to the competitive environment, CRM is crucial and has become a niche for firm performance. However, there is limited research that reveals the relationship between CRM dimensions and hotel performance. Therefore this study is an attempt to provide a value conceptual model that explains the theoretical linkages existing between CRM dimensions and hotel performance. This study serves not only to clarify the relationship between CRM dimensions and hotel performance, but also to explain the mediation role of marketing capabilities in this relationship. Keywords: CRM; Marketing capability; Hotel industry JEL Classifications: M31; L84; L83

An Assessment of Entrepreneurship Intention Among Sunyani Polytechnic Marketing Students

Abstract: The aim of the paper is to assess the entrepreneurial intention among the students of Sunyani Polytechnic, and also to determine the motivators, and obstacles to entrepreneurial intentions. The study is based on quantitative exploratory survey design. The sample size for the study is 136 comprising of 94 males and 42 females, who were selected by convenient sample method. Primary data were obtained using self designed questionnaire which were administered by the researchers. Data were analysed using percentages, One-way ANOVA. Results indicated that there is high entrepreneurial intention among the respondents. It was also revealed that there are important motivators for intention as well as obstacles to setting up ones firm. The finding again indicated that demographic variables such as gender, age, religion affect responses given by respondents. It is recommended that, future research must be done in the public and private universities to provide support for these findings and also entrepreneurial education must be introduced into the tertiary institutions which are not currently offering entrepreneurship courses. Keywords: entrepreneurial intentions; entrepreneurship; motivation; obstacles, personality traits JEL Classifications: L26