Communication, Company Mission, Organizational Values, and Company Performance
TL;DR: In this paper, the significance of written and communicated company missions and organizational values is investigated in a sample of Slovenian companies and positive connections between the existence of company mission and organizational value and their communication within a company on one hand and some of the non-financial aspects of company performance on the other.
About: This article is published in Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences.The article was published on 2018-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 14 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Meaning (existential) & Empirical research.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explored the key factors in generating trust, and the effects of trust on the intention to cooperate in energy performance contracting (EPC), from the perspective of energy saving companies (ESCOs).
Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to explore the key factors in generating trust, and the effects of trust on the intention to cooperate in energy performance contracting (EPC), from the perspective of energy saving companies (ESCOs).,A questionnaire survey was undertaken to collect the data from the experienced project managers in ESCOs. Structural equation modeling was used to test the hypotheses.,The results revealed that competence, integrity, communication, reciprocity and contract had positive effects on calculative trust and relational trust. Both calculative trust and relational trust, in turn, were found to have positive effects on the intention to cooperate.,The conclusions are derived from the Chinese cultural background and may apply to a certain geographical scope. In addition, this study focused on the perspective of ESCOs but did not consider that of facility owners.,This research would supply guidance for facility owners or users to cultivate trust from ESCOs and achieve cooperation in EPC.,Most of the existing studies have focused on the perspective of facility owners while few have attempted to investigate the perspective of ESCOs. This study contributes to the knowledge body relating to EPC by investigating the relationship between trust and the intention to cooperate from the perspective of ESCOs. In addition, most EPC studies recognized trust as a condition for the successful execution of EPC projects but failed to consider the role of trust in setting up the cooperation relationship prior to project execution.
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01 Jan 2021
TL;DR: In this article, the mediating effect of shared knowledge and organisational commitment in the relationship between organisational values and collaborative public management was investigated, and it was shown that organizational values do not have a significant direct positive impact on collaborative public managers unless they are mediated by shared knowledge.
Abstract: The objective of this article was to determine the mediating effect of shared knowledge and organisational commitment in the relationship between organisational values and collaborative public management. Organisational values are also made up as a second-order construct consisting of other first order sub-dimensions such as authority, autonomy, conservatism, equality, harmony, and hierarchy. This research is based both on the Theory of Resources and Capacities and the theoretical perspective based on knowledge. The hypotheses proposed were supported with the use of structural equation models based on composites (PLS-SEM). The results show empirical evidence of a multiple fully mediating effect. The findings confirmed that organisational values do not have a significant direct positive impact on collaborative public management unless they are full mediated by shared knowledge and organisational commitment. In addition, this research framework is effective for improving public employees’ work efficiency and has practical implications for scholars, practitioners, and the authorities.
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TL;DR: In this article, analise fatorial confirmatoria do IPVO foi apenas parcialmente confirmada, com a reducao for seis dos oito fatores originais, alem de algumas inconsistencias na distribuicao espacial dos valores.
Abstract: RESUMO Com o objetivo de examinar as evidencias de validade fatorial do Inventario de Perfis de Valores Organizacionais (IPVO) no contexto de instituicoes sem fins lucrativos, o estudo envolveu uma amostra de 203 respondentes, de 34 organizacoes. Os resultados da Analise Fatorial Confirmatoria e do Escalonamento Multidimensional indicaram que a estrutura fatorial do IPVO foi apenas parcialmente confirmada, com a reducao para seis dos oito fatores originais, alem de algumas inconsistencias na distribuicao espacial dos valores. A testagem da nova estrutura para analisar a configuracao hierarquica dos valores organizacionais nas instituicoes estudadas indicou certo grau de coerencia dos resultados obtidos com a realidade em foco, a despeito das limitacoes do instrumento. O conjunto dos resultados conduz a ponderar que o IPVO apresenta um baixo nivel de adequacao para a analise dos valores organizacionais nesse contexto. As limitacoes da pesquisa e indicacoes para estudos futuros sao apresentadas, especialmente no que tange a demanda pelo desenvolvimento de novas escalas ou pelo redesenho do IPVO, disponibilizando aos pesquisadores instrumentos nacionais para a mensuracao de valores organizacionais que sejam aplicaveis em instituicoes de diferentes setores de atuacao.
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TL;DR: In this article, a person-space fit (P-S fit) scale was proposed to measure the perceived fit with the key functions of a workspace, and the authors investigated how changes in both workspace layout and person-environment fit impact workers' experiences and social network activity at work.
Abstract: Although the physical environment provides an important context for employees' work, there remain divergent findings regarding how different spatial settings, such as more open or more closed workspaces, impact employees. Employing research on the functions of the physical work environment, we contribute to a growing body of research on employees' interactions with their workspace by developing and measuring the notion of person–space fit (P-S fit). This construct affords examination of the multi-dimensional nature of employees' interactions with their workspaces, to understand how their perceived fit with the key functions of their workspace impacts their experiences and social network activity at work.,We first develop a new P-S fit scale and test its factorial, convergent, discriminant, and incremental validity over other person–environment fit concepts (N = 155). Next, in a naturally-occurring, quasi-field experiment of a workspace change intervention moving employees from predominantly closed workspace to more open workspace (N = 47 pre-move; N = 37 post-move), we examine how changes in both workspace layout and P-S fit impact workers' experiences of their workspaces (needs for task privacy and spaciousness) and collaborative behaviors (social network activity).,Our P-S fit scale consists of theoretically and empirically validated dimensions representing fit with four workspace functions: aesthetic fit; identity fit; instrumental fit; and collaboration fit. Instrumental fit is positively associated with experiences of task privacy, whereas aesthetic fit and identity fit positively associated with experiences of spaciousness, but no forms of fit were related to social network activity. However, the findings show that work-related social network ties tended to decrease, and new ones were less likely to form, in open office spaces.,Contributing to a growing body of research linking person–environment fit literature to workspace design, this study offers a new scale assessing P-S fit and provides some empirical evidence of its importance for understanding the complexity of the employee-work environment interaction.
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29 Apr 2021
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors conducted semi-structured interviews with 14 charity shop managers and collected 222 usable questionnaires from donors to identify the barriers that influence intention to donate and empirically assess the barriers with a mixed-methods approach.
Abstract: Humanitarian relief organisations such as charities count on donations to provide assistance to people in need when disasters occur. In the UK, about 11,200 charity shops collect second-hand goods from donors to raise funds for their parent charity to support target beneficiaries. As their numbers increase, charity shops are finding it difficult to secure good quality stock. Furthermore, they may need to plan ahead to secure sufficient stock when the economy experiences a downturn. This paper identifies the charity shop's role and its donation flow in the multi-tier supply chain and empirically assesses the barriers that influence intention to donate with a mixed-methods approach.,In order to explore the charity shop's role within the multi-tier supply chain, this study begins with a literature review and then develops a conceptual model. In order to empirically evaluate the barriers that influence intention to donate, the authors conducted semi-structured interviews with 14 charity shop managers and collected 222 usable questionnaires from donors. The interpretive structural modelling (ISM) approach was applied to examine the interrelationship among barriers and rank their priority.,This paper identifies ten significant barriers that influence intention to donate: lack of good quality items for donation; lack of information on how charity shops make use of donations; lack of familiarity with the donation process; lack of information of what items can be accepted by charity shops; lack of awareness of the impact that donations make; the difficulty of being available at the scheduled times for charity shops' free pick-up services; the difficulty of donating during shops' opening hours; the difficulty of finding parking to access charity shops; and living too far away from charity shops. In particular, the questionnaires' results indicate that lack of good quality items is the most significant barrier. This is also reflected in the ISM model, and thus needs more attention.,The results are very useful for charity shops themselves to understand current barriers to securing good quality stock and to develop potential stock-securing interventions based on these barriers' priority.,Although charity shops have been investigated by several researchers, their supply chain remains insufficiently explored. This paper fills this gap by identifying the charity shop's role and its donation flow in the supply chain and by empirically assessing the supply-side barriers with a mixed-methods approach.
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