Moderating Effect Of Organizational Culture Research Articles

Moderating Effect of Organizational Culture on the Relationship between Supply Chain Integration and Performance in Food and Beverage Manufacturing Companies in Kenya

The purpose of the study was to determine the moderating effect of organizational culture on the relationship between supply chain integration and performance in the manufacturing sector of Kenya. The study employed an explanatory research design. The study used network theory. The target population was 217 procurement managers from 217 food and beverage manufacturing companies. A sample size of 140 respondents was selected. The study employed a simple random sampling technique to choose the sample. The collection of primary data was facilitated by the administration of a questionnaire. The data were subjected to regression analysis for the purpose of analysis. The findings of the study provide confirmation that there is a moderating effect of organizational culture (β1 = 0.224, P < 0.05) on the relationship between supply chain integration and the performance of food manufacturing firms. The research findings indicate that the influence of supply chain integration on the performance of food manufacturing firms is contingent upon the organizational culture. Food and beverage manufacturing businesses should consider enhancing the comprehensiveness of their supply chain integration procedures. This may be achieved by granting suppliers access to their inventory management systems, enabling them to make timely choices on inventory replenishment. The integration of supply chains facilitates the exchange of management practices across enterprises, enhances the management of supplier expertise, and allows suppliers to communicate any difficulties that may impact order fulfillment to the organization.

Impact of HRM Practices on Employee Retention with Moderating Role of Organizational Culture, in Banking Sector of Pakistan

ABSTRACT
 The “current paper is aimed at investigating the impact of HRM practices on employee retention with moderating role of organizational culture in banking sector of Pakistan. In this study, recruitment and selection, training and development, performance appraisal, and compensation were considered as the independent variables, organizational culture being the moderator and employee retention being the dependent variable. The responses were recorded from 250 respondents through an adopted questionnaire based on 5-Likert scale. adopting convenience sampling technique. The data were analyzed through statistical tests including correlation, regression, and moderation analysis using SPSS Software. Findings of the research indicate that recruitment & selection, training & development, performance appraisal, and compensation are having a positive relationship with employee retention. Regression analysis has proved that there exists a significant positive impact of recruitment and selection, training and development, performance appraisal, and compensation on employee retention. Moreover, moderation analysis has proved the moderating effect of organizational culture in relationship between all variables under study. The study is considered quite useful for the banking sector in ascertaining the impact of various HRM practices on employee retention. The study is equally beneficial for the researchers and academia in understanding the prevailing trends in the banking sector. Other sectors of service industry may also benefit from the findings of this study.
 Keywords: HRM Practices, Recruitment and Selection, Training and Development, Performance Appraisal, Compensation, Organizational Culture, Employee Retention.

Moderating Effect of Organizational Culture on the Relationship between Quality of Work Life and Organizational Commitment Amongst Nurses in Public Hospitals in Bungoma County

Healthcare organisations are in dire need of a culture in which nursing employees are dedicated, motivated, and strongly associated with their sacred profession. This calls for strengthening the quality of the work life of nurses, which is an antecedent of organisational commitment. However, a number of studies that have explored the relationship between quality of work life and organisational commitment as moderated by organisational culture have been conducted in western countries and are very limited in hospital settings, so they cannot be generalised to the Kenyan hospital setting. Thus, the current study focused on the moderating effect of organisation culture on the relationship between quality of work life and organisational commitment of the nurses in the public hospitals in Bungoma County, Kenya. The study adopted a causal research design with a target population of 926 nurses and a sample size of 274 nurses drawn from the county and subcounty hospitals in Bungoma County, calculated by using the Morgan table (1970). Data was collected through a questionnaire and analysed using inferential statistics using SPSS version 25. From the findings, the beta values for safe and healthy working conditions (0.033), work-life balance (0.015), and reward system (0.01) There is a significant moderating effect of organisational culture on the relationship between quality of work life and organisational commitment amongst nurses in public hospitals in Bungoma County. Therefore, amidst the strengthening of quality of work life practices, public hospitals should strive to have their vision, mission, and objectives understood by all employees. Besides, there is a need to create an environment that promotes diversity and inclusion for teamwork and reactions to the concerns of the nurses as a means of enhancing organisational commitment as an outcome of quality of work life.

Moderating role of organizational culture in the relationship between total quality management and organizational innovation among manufacturing SMEs in Nigeria

Previous studies on the total quality management and innovation relationship have had mixed findings. We predict that organizational culture could moderate the relationship between total quality management and organizational innovation. The study collected empirical data from 433 small and medium-sized enterprises in Lagos, Nigeria. Structural equation modelling–partial least squares were used to test the conceptualized model to determine the examined relationship with a moderating effect of organizational culture, customer relation, and employee relations that were positively and significantly related to innovation. However, management leadership was found to be negatively related to innovation. Organizational culture positively and significantly moderates the relationship between continuous improvement, management leadership and innovation, while it had a positive but insignificant moderating role on the relationship between employee relation and innovation. The study contributes to a better understanding of how organizations adopt a combination of cultural components to achieve total quality management and innovation performance. The study concludes that organizational culture interacts with continuous improvement and management leadership to influence positively the innovation performance of SMEs in Nigeria. The findings imply that the model of this study can be used in management literature as empirical evidence for selecting the critical elements for total quality management implementation and innovative culture. Using an extended method of analysis such as the importance performance map analysis to establish the direct and indirect relationships has provided the methodological rigor required for theory confirmation. Finally, the study made a significant contribution to the existing literature through testing and proving of the moderating role of organizational culture in the underlying relationship using empirical evidence.

TRANSACTIONAL LEADERSHIP STYLE AND STRATEGIC PLAN IMPLEMENTATION: THE MODERATING ROLE OF ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE

The main objective of this study was to establish the influence of transactional leadership style on strategic plan implementation as moderated by organizational culture in private sugar manufacturing firms. Descriptive and correlational research designs were used. A Structured questionnaire was used to collect primary data from a sample of 144 respondents in private sugar manufacturing firms in western Kenya. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze data. Findings revealed a significant and positive relationship between the transactional leadership style and strategic plan implementation. Further organizational culture did not moderate the relationship between transactional leadership style and strategic plan implementation. The study recommends for leaders in private sugar manufacturing firms to capitalize on transactional leadership style through rewarding staff who accomplish required goals, specifying standards to be adhered to and intervening when issues arise in order to foster effective strategic plan implementation. The current study contributes to the existing literature as it underscores the value of transactional leadership style in accentuating strategic plan implementation in private sugar manufacturing firms. Further it delves into the moderating effect of organizational culture on the relationship between transactional leadership style and strategic plan implementation.

기업 간 네트워크 공유가치창출이 지속가능경영성과에 미치는 영향에 대한 연구

This study aims to analyze the effect of creating shared value on corporate sustainability management performance and to examine how the organizational culture as a moderating variable affects between shared value creation and corporate sustainability management performance empirically. A survey research was conducted targeting affiliated companies that are forming business networks in order to collect data suitable for the purpose of this study. The results of empirical analysis highlight that the shared value creation in business network has a positive effect on sustainability management performance, and the finding confirmed the moderating effect of organizational culture on the relationship between shared value creation and sustainability management performance. As a consequence, creating shared value will be an effective strategy for companies forming business networks to achieve long-term growth.

Corporate Governance and Organisational Performance in Nigerian Banking Industry

This study examined the relationship between corporate governance and organisational performance in commercial banks in Rivers State, Nigeria. Cross sectional research design was adopted in studying twenty two (22) of these institutions. Our respondents were managerial employees constituting the population of the study. From the field survey, we retrieved and analysed seventy nine (79) copies of questionnaire from the participants; Kendall’s tau_b correlation coefficient statistical tool was used to determine the relationship existing between the variables while the p-value obtained were used to test hypotheses developed for the study, partial correlation was adopted for the multivariate level analysis to ascertain the moderating effect of organisational culture on the relationship between the predictor and criterion variables. Findings revealed the existence of significant relationship between the dimensions of corporate governance namely; board ability and board reputation and the measures of organisational performance given as employee retention and customer retention and that organisational culture significantly moderates the relationship between the variables. It was then concluded that ability and reputation of board members of any given business organisation in our case – commercial banks greatly influence the performance of these institutions. This gave rise to our recommendations for the banks and other business organisations operating in this era of heightened competitiveness; that they should look critically into the ability and reputation credentials to ensure the board can deliver to the organisations that which is expected to keep the firm in a strategic position before her rivals, keep her competitive and sustainable; as any organisation that cannot meet up to these demands will be found wanting and may go extinct in the nearest future.

Big data analytics capabilities and innovation effect of dynamic capabilities, organizational culture and role of management accountants

PurposeThis paper aims to assess the impact of big data analytics capabilities (BDAC) on organizational innovation performance through process-oriented dynamic capabilities (PODC), as a mediator, as well as the moderating roles of organizational culture (OC) and management accountants, in this artificial intelligence (AI) era. This paper also aims to provide information on the emerging trends and implications of the abovementioned relationships by focusing on these relationships and interactions.Design/methodology/approachThis exploratory study used the close-ended questionnaire approach based on the resource-based view and socio-materiality theories. This included sending questionnaires to top-level management, including Chief Financial Officer/Chief Executive Officers/Chief Information Officers (CFO/CEOs/CIOs), having an in-depth understanding of the concepts, practical applications and usage of big data as well as BDAC.181 valid questionnaire-based responses were analyzed using the partial least square structural equation modelling technique and bootstrapping moderated mediation method.FindingsThis study provides empirical insights into how BDAC impact innovative performance through PODC as well as the moderating effects of OC and management accountants. This involves a shift in focus from almost standardized approaches to developing BDAC without contextual focus on approaches that are much more heterogeneously related to each organization and hence are more focused on the context of the pharmaceutical industry.Research limitations/implicationsThe main aim of key research questions in this study is to increase the contributions of BDAC toward improving innovation performance in the presence of the abovementioned variables and relationships that exist between them. The chosen research approach can be improved by carrying out interviews with the top management to obtain more relevant and detailed information for developing a better understanding of the abovementioned relationships.Practical implicationsThis study outlines how organizations that are developing BDAC approaches can focus on relevant factors and variables to help their initiatives and its role in organizational innovative performance. This will also help them develop sustainable competitive advantage in manufacturing concerns, specifically in the health industry, namely, the pharmaceutical industry.Originality/valueThis study investigated the effects and implications of big data on organizations in the AI era that aim to achieve innovation performance. At the same time, it provides an original understanding of the contextual importance of investing in BDAC development. It also considers the role of management accountants as a bridge between data scientists and business managers in a big data environment, especially in the pharmaceutical industry. The current study used first-time data from surveys involving CFOs, CEOs or CIOs of pharmaceutical companies in Pakistan and analyzed the proposed model using bootstrapping moderated mediation analysis.

Efek Moderasi Budaya Organisasi Untuk Peningkatan Kinerja Karyawan

Kinerja karyawan adalah hasil kerja seseorang dalam organisasi dan merupakan hal yang penting bagi suatu organisasi atau perusahaan. Beberapa hal yang dapatmempengaruhi kinerja dari seorang karyawan, diantaranya kompensasi, disiplin kerja dan budaya organisasi.Tujuan dari penelitian ini untuk menguji efek moderasi budaya organisasi pada pengaruh kompensasi dan disiplin kerja terhadap kinerja karyawan. Keterbaharuandalam penelitian ini adalah belum diketemukan penelitian sebelumnya yang membahas mengenai efek moderasi budaya organisasi pada pengaruh kompensasi dan disiplin kerja terhadap kinerja karyawan pada perusahaan yang bergerak dalam industri manufaktur di Banten.Batasandalam penelitian ini hanya untuk melakukan analisis besarnya pengaruh kompensasi, disiplin kerja, dan budaya organisasi terhadap kinerja karyawan pada perusahaan industri manufaktur di Banten.Metode penelitian adalah kuantitatif dengan menggunakan alat bantuan kuesioner dengan skala 1 sampai 10. sampel yang digunakan yaitu sebanyak 5 kali jumlah indikator yaitu sebanyak 110 orang respondenuntuk menguji tiga (5) hipotesis yang telah ditetapkan. Model Structural Equation Modeling dipergunakan untuk menguji signifikansi statistik koefisien jalur.Temuan hasil penelitian menjelaskan bahwa 1). kompensasi mempunyai pengaruh yang positif dan signifikan terhadap kinerja karyawan. 2). disiplin kerja tidak mempunyai pengaruh terhadap kinerja karyawan. 3). budaya organisasi mempunyai pengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap kinerja karyawan. 4). budaya organisasi bukan sebagai pemoderasi pengaruh kompensasi terhadap kinerja. 5). budaya organisasi bukan sebagai pemoderasi pengaruh disiplin kerja terhadap kinerja.

Impact of leadership styles on faculty performance: Moderating role of organizational culture in higher education

There are many leadership styles, which have different impacts on employees' performance. In higher education, faculty performance depends on many factors including Leadership style & Organizational culture. This study aims to examine the effect of leadership styles on faculty performance (FP) and more specifically to examine the moderating effect of Organizational Culture in the association between leadership styles and faculty performance in higher education institutions (MUET, Jamshoro). This study used quantitative methodology to identify the leadership styles which exist in MUET, Jamshoro, and their impact on faculty performance with organizational culture as moderator. It used both the sampling techniques probability and non-probability, and the sample size was 384 and the data was analyzed in SmartPLS 3. For leadership style, Full Range Leadership Model was adopted and for organizational culture, Competing Value Framework (CVF) was used. This study found that Transformational (TF) leadership has a positive significant relation with faculty performance at MUET, Jamshoro. And Organizational Culture (OC) as moderator negatively moderates the relation between Laissez-faire (LF) leadership and faculty performance (FP). According to faculty, transformational leadership is best suited to promote their performance on account of giving them challenging work, autonomy, mutual trust, through supporting subordinates' creativity, improving their confidence, and maintaining collaborations. Laissez-faire leadership also exists in an academic institution and has a positive impact on faculty performance. However, Transactional leadership has a negative impact on faculty performance. The future study could be conducted in other universities, or a comparison of leadership styles can be made between public and private universities with different models of leadership style and with different organizational culture models.

기업 경영성과에 대한 조직문화 및 정보흡수능력의 조절효과 분석

Based on the traditional Chinese entrepreneurship, Guanxi culture, as a type of networking, this study analyzed the external network effects of Chinese corporate managers and studied whether there is a moderating effect of organizational culture and information absorption capacity. This study analyzed the organizational culture (agreement culture, development culture, rational culture, hierarchical culture) and information absorption capacity (acquisition capacity, utilization capacity) of Chinese companies as moderating effects. As a result of conducting a survey on Chinese companies, a total of 294 effective samples were secured. Summarizing these analysis results, it was found that organizational culture had a significant positive (+) effect as a moderating effect between CEO characteristics and external networks. It was found that information absorption capacity has a moderating effect between CEO characteristics and external networks and has a significant positive (+) effect.

The Effect of Enterprise Risk Management on Ameliorating Competitive Advantage: A Cross-Sectional Study of Software Houses in Pakistan

In the current dynamic environment, organizations need a more anticipatory and effective risk management system. Implementing the holistic Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) process will perceive, analyze, and assess risks as they must be regarded from the entire enterprise’s perspective. The research aims to empirically analyze the effect of ERM practices on the Competitive Advantage (CA) and examine the moderating role of Organizational Culture (OC) in the Software industry of Pakistan. The primary data were obtained from 250 respondents through the questionnaire method. The validity and reliability were analyzed by using Structural Equation Modeling Analysis, PLS Algorithm, and Bootstrapping. The results show that the implementation of ERM has a significant effect on firms’ competitive advantage. The analysis supports the hypothesis and identifies the positive moderating effect of organizational culture in carrying out ERM programs, which can enhance organizational competitiveness. This study is useful for managers to help them in the planning and decision-making phase so that they can act responsibly in a rapidly changing environment and consider organizational culture as one of the key factors of the ERM program that helps accomplish organizational competitiveness.

Moderating Role of Organizational Culture in the Influence of Computerized Accounting Systems on Financial Reporting Quality in Small and Medium Enterprises

The increased adoption of computerized accounting systems by small and medium enterprises (SMEs) around the world has considerably attracted the attention of researchers to studies and discussions on the subject of computerized accounting systems and their impact on various aspects of the accounting function. Extant studies have indicated the existence of a strong, positive and significant relationship between computerized accounting systems usage and financial reporting quality. Particularly, recent study conducted by Itang (2021a), which investigated the relationship between computerized accounting systems and financial reporting quality among small and medium enterprises in Nigeria, showed that computerized accounting systems usage has a strong and significant influence on the quality of financial reporting information in terms of relevance, faithful representation, comparability, verifiability, and understandability. However, studies have also shown that certain factors, such as organizational culture, could influence the relationship between organizational variables. Therefore, this study sought to extend the findings of Itang (2021a) by examining the moderating effect of organizational culture on the influence of computerized accounting systems on financial reporting quality in small and medium enterprises in Nigeria. Hence, the study introduced organizational culture as a moderating variable into Itang (2021a) study model. Organizational culture was decomposed into three dimensions, namely people orientation, innovation, and outcome orientation. The study employed the same survey research methodology and dataset that were used in Itang (2021a) in conjunction with the research data on organizational culture that were collected concurrently then from a sample of 370 firms selected randomly from SMEs in the South-South region of Nigeria, of which 223 responses were found useful. The research data were analysed using structural equation modelling technique. Five hypotheses relating to the extent to which organizational culture moderates the influence of computerized accounting systems on financial reporting quality in terms of relevance, faithful representation, comparability, verifiability, and understandability, were tested. The results of the study indicate that organizational culture significantly and positively moderates the relationship between computerized accounting systems and financial reporting quality in terms of relevance, faithful representation, comparability, verifiability, and understandability. Therefore, all five null hypotheses were rejected. Consequently, the researcher concluded that organizational culture significantly and positively moderates the relationship between computerized accounting systems and the quality of financial reporting information in SMEs. The researcher has suggested areas for further studies that would help validate and, or, extend the study’s findings. Keywords: Accounting information, Accounting information system, Accounting software, Accounting systems, Comparability, Computerized accounting system, Contingency theory, Faithful representation, Financial information, Financial reporting, Financial reporting information, Financial reporting quality, Innovation-oriented culture, Moderating effect, Organizational culture, Outcome-oriented culture, People-oriented culture, Relevance, Small and medium enterprises, Structural equation modelling, Understandability, Verifiability. DOI: 10.7176/RJFA/12-24-03 Publication date: December 31 st 2021

How Organizational Culture Moderate the Effect of Total Productive Maintenance Practice on Organization’s Operational Performance? Evidences from Indonesian Mining Industry

The industry needed a system to support its operation when most of the processes were done by equipment or machines. Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) was a system to ensure all equipment or machines run in optimal performance for long period by fully supported by top management until the bottom level. Implementation of this system in the mining industry was still seldom due to some factors and organizational culture was one of the reasons. The purpose of this research was to analyze the influence of TPM implementation on operational performance by moderating the effect of organizational culture in the mining industry by using a two-step approach of structural equation model (SEM). The research type was under explanative research with hypothesis testing from primary data that was obtained from distributing questionnaires and direct interviews in the field which was analyzed by using Lisrel 8.7. This research showed that the construct of TPM has a significant impact to influence operation performance directly in the mining industry with a t-value of 3.54 and organization culture also increases the significance by moderating effect with t-value of interaction 5.28 was higher than 1.96 while organizational culture was not significant to influence operational performance directly that was showed by t-value 1.22. This research had a novelty for studying TPM practice in Indonesian mining by using SEM to analyze the moderating effect of organizational culture. The managerial implication of this research was a guideline for decision-makers to implement TPM by considering developing, group, hierarchical, and rationale culture to improve operational performance in the Indonesian mining industry.

A Brief Study on the solution to the exchangeable coronavirus fear politics

대한민국 헌법 21조 1항에 집회의 자유가 명시되어 있다. 집회의 자유는 다원적 민주주의 사회로 가는데 필수요소다. 민주시민이라면 누구나 가질 수 있는 권리다. 또한 헌법 제20조 1항에 모든 국민은 종교의 자유를 가진다고 명시되어 있다. 그러나 코로나 사태로 인하여 이러한 자유가 제한되고 있다. 그 중에 하나가 ‘집회의 자유’이고 다른 하나는 ‘종교의 자유’이다. 코로나와 같은 국가재난 상황에서 인권과 종교의 자유도 중요하지만 국민의 안전을 지키기 위한 대의명분으로 사회유지 목적을 위해 최소한의 도덕성, 윤리성을 결합시킨 ‘감염병 예방법’을 발의한 것이다. 또한 국민의 목소리에 귀를 기울여줄 수 있는 정부이기에 코로나19 관련 다른 나라의 판례를 주목할 필요가 있다. 지난 7월14일, 스페인 헌법재판소는 스페인 정부의 코로나19 봉쇄 조치를 위헌 결정으로 판결한 바 있다. 스페인 국민들의 자유로운 의사소통 및 집회의 자유를 침해한다는 이유로 위헌 결정을 내렸다. 스페인 정부가 코로나 확산 방지를 위해 비상사태를 선언하고 전국에 봉쇄령을 내린 조치에 대한 헌법재판소의 결정이었다. 스페인 헌법재판소는 시민들의 기본권을 과도하게 제한했다고 본 것이다. 환유적 코로나 공포정치 해법에 대한 지방자치 방안을 소개하면 다음과 같다. 첫째, 코로나19 백신 또는 치료제 유치를 지방자치 단체장에게 위임해 주는 전환적 조치다. 둘째, 코로나19 백신접종도 중요하지만, 백신접종 후 항체 형성여부를 판별하는 기능이 보강되어야 한다. 셋째, 세계의 어느 나라도 코로나19 유입 차단을 위해 앞장서고 있는 상황이나 오히려 각 지자체는 코로나 청정 관광 도시 플랜을 만들어 세계 관광객을 유치하는 방안이다. 환유적 코로나 공포정치를 종식시키는 해법은 창조적 마인드로 무장한 지방차치의 자율적 시행이라 할 수 있다.This study confirmed the effect of managerial characteristics on job satisfaction, established a hypothesis on the moderating effect of organizational culture, and conducted empirical analysis using statistical techniques. As a result of the study, it was found that among the characteristics of managers, competency characteristics had a positive (+) effect on job satisfaction. Organizational culture was found to have a moderating effect in the relationship between consensus culture and development culture in the relationship between managerial characteristics and job satisfaction. Through this study, first, it was reconfirmed that it is an important factor that has a direct impact on business performance and an indirect effect through strategy and structure. Second, organizational culture influences the characteristics of managers and is expected to play an important role in the maintenance and development of the organization and the achievement of organizational goals. Therefore, long-term plans for managerial competency development and derivative studies for the correct establishment of organizational culture should be conducted extensively.

Organizational Performance in Banking Sector of Pakistan: Assessing the Impacts of Strategic Orientation and Organizational Culture

This study investigated the moderating effect of organizational culture on the relationships between organizational strategic orientation and organizational performance. Data were collected from 281 middle managers of the banking sector in Pakistan. Partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) was used to test the hypotheses. The results showed that strategic orientation and organizational culture have significant and positive impacts on the performance of the organization. Unexpectedly, organizational culture does not moderate the relationships between strategic orientation and performance. The findings of the study show that organizations that are strategically positioned as well as have a strong culture can be high-performing organizations. As there is a clear lack of research on the moderating effect of culture on the relationships between an organization’s strategic orientation and organizational performance, the current study fills this gap. Likewise, the present study highlights both practical and theoretical implications for the banking sector in Pakistan.

The Impact of Psychological Contract on Employees’ Loyalty of Private Higher Education Institutions: A Case Study of the Arab Academy for science, Technology, and Maritime Transport (AASTMT)

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between psychological contract, employee's loyalty and organizational trust. Moreover, the study clarified the moderating effect of organizational culture on the relationship between psychological contract and employee's loyalty. Finally, the study shows the mediating effect of organizational trust on the relationship between psychological contract and employee's loyalty. Design/methodology/approach – This study is based on questionnaire method distributed on employees working at a private education institution; which is Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT). Findings – Results based on a structural equation modeling for data analysis indicated that psychological contract has significant effect on both employee’s loyalty and organizational trust and there was a significant relationship between Organizational Trust and Employees Loyalty. Furthermore, the significant moderator role of organizational culture and organizational trust. Practical implications – The findings are important to enable decision makers to Studying this topic will lead to necessary understanding of the root cause of psychological contract violation in the Egyptian environment, enable organizations to build and maintain the necessary mutual trust with employees. As well as open, the research field to others to study the variables and other aspects that contribute to maintaining the success of the organizations and institutions operating in Egypt. Research limitations– The primary limitation of this study is the scope of its sample.

IT Process Alignment in Business Strategy: Examining the Role of Transactional Leadership and Organization Culture

Information technology (IT) is a competitive path and offers the entrepreneurial opportunity of accumulating business knowledge in capturing consumer behavior. This study employed a conceptual framework to investigate the information processing facet of IT–business alignment under the impact mechanism of transactional leadership in the manufacturing sector of Yunnan Province, China. Specifically, organization culture is taken as a moderating factor extracted from situational theory and has been highlighted as important in previous organizational research. This study aimed at investigating the impact of transactional leadership on IT–business process alignment and studying the moderating effect of organizational culture on the relationship between transactional leadership and IT–business process alignment. The empirical findings reveal that contingent reward and management by exception behaviors of entrepreneurs are significant drivers of IT–business process alignment. Furthermore, market culture had a moderating effect on the relationship between entrepreneurs’ transactional behaviors and IT–business process alignment. Similarly, hierarchy culture exerts a moderating effect on the path between contingent rewarding behavior and IT–business process alignment. Here, it exerts an insignificant moderating effect on the management by exception behavior and IT–business process alignment path. The study findings mainly reveal the association of transactional leadership with IT–business process alignment, along with the moderating role of organizational culture. This study contributes to the literature on business knowledge by showcasing empirical evidence—how information processing aids entrepreneurial behavior to capture market opportunities and consumer behavior.

The Influence of the Antecedents of SCQRM Implementation on Organizational Performance with the Moderating Role of Organizational Culture in the Indonesian Navy

This study aims to determine the effect of the antecedents of Supply chain quality risk management (SCQRM) implementation on organizational performance with the moderating role of organizational culture in the Indonesian Navy. Based on data from questionnaire survey data totaling 260 Indonesian Navy officers, the SCQRM theory model is proposed and the structural equation model is used to test the proposed hypothesis. The results show that strategic leadership, information, and control mechanisms are significant antecedents of SCQRM implementation. Furthermore, strategic leadership and information significantly contribute to organizational performance. An interesting finding is that control mechanisms do not have a direct impact on organizational performance, but they do contribute indirectly to organizational performance mediated by SCQRM implementation. Also, SCQRM implementation significantly contributes to organizational performance and the moderating effect of organizational culture strengthens the relationship between SCQRM implementation and organizational performance. This study focuses on the concept and implementation of SCQRM in Indonesian Navy logistics with the role of strategic leadership, information, control mechanisms, and organizational culture to improve organizational performance using single respondents and expert perceptions, namely Indonesian Navy Officers. The managerial implications suggest that complementary benefits arise from the adoption of a more holistic approach to the management of supply chain quality risk at the organizational level with supported the role of strategic leadership, information, control mechanisms, and organizational culture will improve organizational performance. Three contributions to science in the development of SCQRM theory. First, this study develops an SCQRM theoretical model with three unique dimensions (supplier development, risk management integration, and proactive product recall). Second, this study provides a new perfection of how the complementarity system of SCQRM is operated to improve organizational performance. Moreover, the findings imply that a successful SCQRM implementation is built on a complementarity power in risk management resources and routines. The multiple manifestations of the three SCQRM dimensions are all driven by a cohesive, yet unobserved synergy, which also forms one of the competencies of the organization. Third, this study also provides a new perfection on the role of strategic leadership, information and control mechanisms as antecedents of SCQRM implementation, and the moderating role of organizational culture that strengthens the relationship between SCQRM implementation and organizational performance.

Business Intelligence Applications; sustaining Retail Businesses in Rivers State, Nigeria

The contemporary retail outlets are no more run by manual practices given the electronic nature of company to customers (C-C); customers to customers (C-C) transactions globally. The application of business intelligence has given an edge to retail outlets operation. This study therefore, strives to examine the relationship between business intelligence application and retail business sustainability in Rivers State, Nigeria. The study used descriptive research technique through the adoption of cross- sectional survey design. Nine judgmentally sampled retail outlets especially large scale malls & superstores were studied in Port Harcourt base on their inherent electronic driven operations. Using structured closed ended questionnaire, 45 census senior managers of these sampled retail outlets were studied. Data gathered were analysed using the Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (PPMCC) statistics and presented with the aid of SPSS version 20.0 for easy interpretation. The results of analysed data showed that, the dimensions of business intelligence application which included but not limited to customers’ performance management, data warehouse, data mining and advanced data visualization significantly correlated positively with the measures of retail business sustainability being profitability and customers’ patronage. The finding also showed a high moderating effect of organizational culture on business intelligence application and retail business sustainability in Rivers State, Nigeria. Relying on the empirical findings, the study concluded that business intelligence application has positive significant relationship with retail business sustainability. It is therefore recommended that, the dimensions of business intelligence: customers’ performance management, data warehouse, data mining & advance data visualization identified in this study should be utilized as it enhances retail business operational sustainability.