Risk-taking Ability Research Articles

An empirical investigation of the factors that influence Internet user’s ability to correctly identify a phishing website

Purpose– The aim of this study is to report on the results of an empirical investigation of the various factors which have significant impacts on the Internet user’s ability to correctly identify a phishing website.Design/methodology/approach– The research participants were Internet users who have had at least some experience of financial transactions over the Internet. This study conducted a quantitative research with the help of a structured survey questionnaire along with three experimental tasks. A total of 621 valid samples were collected and the multiple regression analysis technique was used to deduce the answers to the research question.Findings– The results show that the model is useful and has explanatory power. And adjustedR2 computed as 0.927, means that 92.7 per cent of the variations in the Internet user’s ability to identify phishing website can be explained by the predictors selected for the model.Research limitations/implications– Future research should account for the Internet user’s general security practices and behaviour, attitude towards online financial activity, risk-taking ability or risk behaviour and their potential effects on Internet users' ability to identify a phishing website.Practical implications– The implications of this study provide the foundation for future research on the areas that intend to explain the Internet user’s necessity to take protection or avoid risky behaviour while performing financial transaction over the Internet.Originality/value– This study provides the body of knowledge with an empirical analysis of impact of various factors on an Internet user’s ability to identify phishing websites. The results of this study can help practitioners create a more successful research model and help researchers better understand user behaviour on the Internet.

Perceived Usefulness and Perceived Ease of Use of E-Commerce Adoption among Entrepreneurs in Sabah

This research based its conceptual framework on the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) which includes Perceived Usefulness and Perceived Ease of Use as the variables of the study. The external variable or independent variables chosen for this research were Demographic Profile and Entrepreneurial Characteristics. Age, Ethnicity and Education Level were chosen as the dimensions to be analyzed in Demographic Profile while Need for Achievement, Risk-taking Ability and Locus of Control were the chosen dimensions for Entrepreneurial Characteristics. A total of 290 questionnaires have been distributed via email to all the possible respondents whom are established business owners regardless brick-and-mortal, brick-and-click, or click only business in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. However, only 170 useable responses were received and used for analysis. From the results obtained, demographic profile was not found to be significant while entrepreneurial characteristics were found to be related to Perceived Usefulness and Perceived Ease of Use of e-commerce.

Work Habit, Risk-Taking Ability, and Entreprenuerial Success

This study examines the relationship between work habit, risk-taking ability and entrepreneurial success secret of entrepreneurs’ success. The respondents were 120 entrepreneurs, all members of petroleum technological Association of Nigeria (PETAN), an association founded with the effective of domesticating oil related technologies in Nigeria. The multiple regression analysis was used to measure the relationships between the dependent and independent variables. Results indicated that there is a positive significant relationship, at the .05 level of significance, between the class arid covariate variables, it is reasonable to conclude that there is a positive relationship between these variables and entrepreneurial success.

Entrepreneurship Evaluation of Graduates from Physical Education Schools in Iran

Nowadays, many developed countries are in transition from bureaucratic to entrepreneurial systems. Nurturing and developing entrepreneurial characteristics and capabilities among graduates of physical education lead to the expansion of entrepreneurial culture; this issue is a highly significant and determining factor in employment. Therefore, identifying and training entrepreneurial related characteristics, especially among graduates, is of great importance. The main purpose of this study was to evaluate entrepreneurship among graduates from schools of physical education in Iran. This descriptive-survey study was of an exploratory type, which was performed as a field study. In this study, the statistical population included all the under-graduate alumni of physical education in 11 schools between 2003 and 2008 academic years which were 4238 people. Using estimated sample size, 200 people were selected as the sample. A standard questionnaire was prepared for this study. The findings showed that, variables of ambition (self-confidence) and independence were very high, variable of high risk-taking ability was high and variables of leadership, motivation and resistance were below the normal level among the graduates. As a general concept, entrepreneurship index was slightly more than the average level (2.5) among the graduates of physical education, which demonstrated an average condition of entrepreneurship among graduates of physical education. Hence, in order to improve entrepreneurship among graduates of physical education, it is essential to nurture their personal characteristics.

Construction and Standardization of Risk Taking Ability Scale

Construction and Standardization of Risk Taking Ability Scale

Profit Allocation among Partners in Coal- electricity Supply Chain

Profit Allocation among Partners in Coal- electricity Supply Chain

Top management team characteristics, decision-making style, and organizational performance

The purpose of this paper is to clarify the relationships among top management team (TMT) characteristics, strategic decision-making styles, and performance. A pair of questionnaires was distributed for each firm; one is for the leader, and the other is for the follower. Using structural equation modeling with data collected from 198 pairs of samples in Taiwan, the results indicated that TMT characteristics, including risk-taking propensity, innovative personality, and effective communication ability did have effects on strategic decision-making styles, which, in turn, affected the performance of each company. The contribution to theory and managerial implications of this study as well as directions for future research are discussed. Key words: Top management team (TMT) characteristics, decision-making style, organizational performance.