Organizational Survival Research Articles

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Cash Management and Financial Performance of Listed Agricultural Firms in Nigeria

The financial performance of agricultural has been declining to recent time where most of the agricultural firms reported deficits in their income statement, following the dwindling revenues, firms are in a deep financial crisis that can possibly lead some of them to a halt. Proper cash management is essential for any organizational survival. This is because an institutions’ inability to identify relevant cash management practices can be its source of inability to perform. The general objective of this study was to determine the effect of cash management on financial performance of listed agricultural firms in Nigeria. The study employed an ex-post facto research design. The study population was five (5) listed agricultural firms on the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX). A sample size of five (5) agricultural firms was used using a census sampling technique covering ten financial years (2012 to 2021). The data used in this study were secondary sourced from annual reports and statement of accounts of the selected firms between 2012 and 2021. The method of data analysis is descriptive statistic, unit root test, diagnostics test and panel ordinary least square (OLS) with the help of E-view v12. The findings showed that there is a significant effect of cash and cash equivalent on return on assets, there is no significant effect of cash turnover on return on assets, there is no significant effect of cash and cash equivalent on return on equity and there is no significant effect of cash turnover on return on equity of listed agricultural firms in Nigeria. It was suggested amongst others that given that cash and cash equivalent were found to enhance return on assets as a measure of financial performance of agricultural firms, this study therefore recommends for continuous embracement of these cash and cash equivalent by agricultural firms in Nigeria.

The Creative Potential of the City in the Context of Digitalization

Limited resources, multiple crises, socio-political tensions, development imbalances, and other challenges encourage cities to search for new development resources, especially intangible ones, and policies to tap into their potential. The research considers the creative potential of the city as an intangible development resource of this kind. The study aims to analyze the significant aspects and identify the mechanisms that are promising for cities to develop their creative potential in the context of digital transformations. The author analyzes several cases, numerous program and strategic documents, reports, and publications, paying particular attention to the period of the COVID-19 pandemic. The global crisis demonstrated that organizations in the creative sector are highly vulnerable and need substantial government support. However, it also contributed to the creation of innovative products, gave impetus to the emergence of new forms of self-organization, and tailored support measures coined by the city administrations. The crisis also highlighted the crucial role of ICT tools and digital strategies in the survival and competitiveness of many organizations from the cultural and creative sectors. In this context, and considering the key industry trends, the article discusses possible points of growth and promising formats of interaction between the industry and the city administrations. In conclusion, the author suggests specific tools significant for the development of the industry, such as digital development strategies, as well as organizational practices that can contribute to the realization of the creative potential of the city.

Pairing Leadership and Andragogical Framework for Maximized Knowledge and Skill Acquisition

Is andragogy the elixir for organizational instability? Organizational survival in the post-pandemic world means navigating through the great resignation and ensuing labor market shortage to find the most efficient manners in which to conduct business. Perhaps in a nod to the evolution of the virus, only those organizations that have evolved will survive the onslaught of stressors. Many organizational leaders are looking to their existing workforces for solutions. Organizations with a strategic approach towards training and development appreciate the return on investment such programs may provide if the training is effective in expanding the employee skillsets. The leadership of this mindset is guardedly optimistic. To ensure training and development program success, leadership must understand adult learners acquire information differently than children. This article examines differences in knowledge acquisition between children and adults. It delves into the constructs associated with andragogy including theories associated with self-directed learning and enhanced self-concepts.

KINERJA MANAJERIAL PEMERINTAH DESA ARGAPURA MELALUI PARTISIPASI PENYUSUNAN ANGGARAN DAN KEJELASAN SASARAN ANGGARAN

Abstract. 
 Managerial performance is very important for the survival of organizations, especially government organizations because it is the result of the organization's work in carrying out community service activities. Efforts to improve managerial performance through Participation in Budgeting and Clarity of Budget Targets. The purpose of this study is to determine the extent to which Participation in Budgeting and Clarity of Budget Targets Affects the Managerial Performance of the Argapura Village Government. The method used is descriptive verification in which the researcher describes the state of budgetary participation, clarity of budget targets and managerial performance of the village government of Argapura. The analysis used in this study uses partial hypothesis testing, multiple linear regression analysis, and analysis of the coefficient of determination. The results of this study have a significant effect between variables
 

Conceptualised Framework of the Mediating Role of the Economic Factor of the Business Environment

The purpose of this paper was to conceptually examine the mediating role of the economic factor of the business environment and lay a foundation of its effect on organizations survival or demise. This paper lays a comprehensive review on economic factor of the business environment and organization resilience and survival. Thus, for any business that intendents to continue its everyday operations, must devise ways to be resilient and survive by always scanning the environment it finds itself in, as well as being aware of the economic policies put in place by the government in power. Keywords: Business Environment, Economic Factor, Government Policies, Organizational Resilience, Organizational Survival.

Conceptualised Framework of the Mediating Role of the Economic Factor of the Business Environment

The purpose of this paper was to conceptually examine the mediating role of the economic factor of the business environment and lay a foundation of its effect on organizations survival or demise. This paper lays a comprehensive review on economic factor of the business environment and organization resilience and survival. Thus, for any business that intendents to continue its everyday operations, must devise ways to be resilient and survive by always scanning the environment it finds itself in, as well as being aware of the economic policies put in place by the government in power. Keywords: Business Environment, Economic Factor, Government Policies, Organizational Resilience, Organizational Survival.

Antecedents of Organizational Performance: A Literature Review

Organizational performance is an important indicator for the survival and development of organizations, especially nowadays, the spread of the new crown epidemic, the declining international economic situation, and the increasing difficulties in the operation of domestic and international organizations have forced all organizations to actively seek ways to improve organizational performance. The measurement and influencing factors of organizational performance in different times and industries vary for each organization, but there are commonalities. This paper reviews a number of papers that attempt to identify the factors that influence organizational performance as a reference for organizations to improve their own performance. The literature review summarizes four antecedent variables that have a significant impact on organizational performance: organizational risk, organizational human resource management, organizational heterogeneity, and organizational leadership style.

Building Trust Bridges: Mediating Role of Trust in Social Undermining's Impact on Job Crafting in Blue- and White-Collar Workforces

This study aims to examine the impact of social undermining on job crafting, which is considered indispensable for the survival of organizations within dynamic and changing environmental conditions, and to investigate the role of organizational trust in this effect. Moreover, the investigation delves into potential differentials in the influence of these factors upon blue- and white-collar personnel. Empirical data were collected from a cohort of 416 individuals encompassing blue and white-collar designations, employed across the upper echelon of Turkey's civil aviation sector, comprised of the country's top five companies. The dataset underwent scrutiny through the utilization of Smart PLS 4 and IBM SPSS 26 for analytical purposes. The results discern that organizational trust assumes a mediational role in the relationship between social undermining and job crafting. The mediation effect displays a partial manifestation among blue-collar staff, while a complete mediation effect manifests among their white-collar counterparts. Beyond its primary findings, this study augments scholarly understanding of the repercussions stemming from negative and deviant conduct in relation to job crafting and organizational trust. Moreover, it enriches the existing literature concerning the influence of social undermining on job crafting and organizational trust within the realms of blue- and white-collar employees.

Coping with audit society pressures: a review of NGO responses to funder accountability demands

PurposeThis paper aims to extend some of the theoretical propositions of Michael Power’s (1997) audit society thesis by exploring the capacity of organisations to push back against external accountability pressures. The paper positions the literature on non-governmental organisation (NGO) accounting and accountability as a “case study” against which the notion of the audit society is put to the test.Design/methodology/approachA qualitative meta-synthesis of the accounting literature is used to analyse how NGOs have responded to audit society pressures – most notably funder pressures to adopt formalised accountability mechanisms. The different responses of NGOs to funder accountability demands are analysed using Christine Oliver’s (1991) typology of strategic responses to institutional processes.FindingsThis review of the accounting literature unveils that NGOs can adopt a range of strategic responses to funder accountability pressures that vary from passive conformity to proactive manipulation. The findings confirm that NGOs often perceive acquiescence to funder accountability demands as necessary to ensure organisational survival. Yet, the author also found that NGO resistance to funder accountability pressures is more common than previously assumed. Five dominant forms of “accountability resistances” emerged from the analysis: evading accountability, disguising accountability, shielding accountability, negotiating accountability and shaping accountability.Originality/valueBy conducting a qualitative meta-synthesis of the accounting literature, the author was able to integrate the findings of prior research on NGO resistance to funder accountability demands, guide future research and extend Michael Power’s (1997) work by developing a more nuanced understanding of how organisations respond to external accountability pressures.

Managing ambidexterity in a knowledge management strategy for an International Non-Governmental Organisation

The survival of non-government organisations (NGOs) requires that they develop strategies designed for non-profits (Laurett & Ferreira, 2018) given the unique environment in which they operate (Akingbola, 2007; Courtney, 2002) while encapsulating sectoral diversity (Eagleton-Pierce, 2020). Extant research has focused on what NGOs do as opposed to how they perform activities (Lewis, 2014) with the latter offering researchers additional insights on the theoretical frameworks used in practice (Lindenberg, 2001). How organizations strategically respond to their environment can be examined using Miles & Snows (1978) adaptive cycle as an organizing framework. This research examines, over a two-and-a-half-year period ‘how’ an international non-governmental INGO developed a knowledge management strategy to align its internal operations with its external environment. This research identifies ‘how’ the adaptive cycle can support and understanding of how knowledge management strategy is developed in practice in INGOs.

IC Theory and Public Healthcare

The healthcare sector is in crisis worldwide and under pressure from various trends such as digitalization, economic recession, population ageing, and workforce shortfall. This challenges in particular public sector healthcare management’s ability to provide services and meet communities’ growing expectations. Although the value of healthcare organizations is largely based on intellectual capital (IC), such as the experience and skills of professionals, knowledge available through relationships, codified knowledge, and organizational culture, knowledge-related literature in healthcare management has previously focused more on knowledge management activities than on intangibles and their management. Moreover, the public sector is the least examined area in the lC literature. The literature on this specific aspect – IC in public healthcare – has so far focused largely on identifying different aspects of IC rather than recognizing its value in action. To contribute to this knowledge gap, this article studies the role of intellectual capital in public sector healthcare management to elaborate on this critical component of organizational survival, renewal, and performance. This study aims to elucidate what this topical context requires of the application of IC theory and how it can advance the theoretical approach. Based on a literature review and preliminary empirical data gathered through thematic interviews with knowledge management professionals in a public healthcare organization in the throes of major healthcare reform, this article draws on the importance of intellectual capital in the public healthcare sector.

Service innovation capability: a systematic literature review and research agenda

ABSTRACT Though singular or discrete service innovations are accepted as essential to the performance and survival of organizations, practitioners and researchers are increasingly directing their attention towards the firm-level capability that underlies their repeated and continuous introduction, commonly referred to as service innovation capability (SIC). However, compared to the rich body of literature on the innovation capability of manufacturers and industrial organizations, SIC is poorly understood by managers and service researchers and there is no consensus on its definition, antecedents, outcomes, or dimensions. This study remedies this protracted gap through a comprehensive review of 45 academic journals reporting on firm-level studies of SIC using the SPAR-4-SLR protocol. These were found in the Web of Science and Scopus databases and analyzed according to the TCCM framework. Our research provides new theoretical and managerial insights, advancing a consolidated original definition of SIC, reconciles and organizes factors in SIC’s nomological network advanced by disparate studies and synthesizes links between them in an integrating framework, and makes 13 propositions for advancing this topic based on the research gaps identified.

Nonprofit Revenue Strategy and Downside Risk: Applying Portfolio Theory and Extreme Value Theory

The risk of revenue instability is a concern for any nonprofit. Existing research leads to the well-known strategy of equalizing revenues across sources to reduce revenue volatility. This study offers several expansions to this strategy. First, rather than focusing solely on deviations from mean revenue, I incorporate extreme revenue loss, or downside risk, as it threatens organizational survival and occurs more frequently than expected. Second, while revenue equalization is indifferent to the type of revenue source, I incorporate portfolio diversification that seeks a negative correlation between sources to avoid simultaneous losses. Using 2008 to 2012 financial data, results of fixed-effects regression suggest that portfolio diversification can reduce revenue volatility and downside risk. Moreover, the relationships between financial flexibility, growth potential, and revenue risk are more nuanced compared to existing research focused solely on deviation risk. The results can help nonprofits consider incorporating downside risk in revenue portfolio management to enhance financial security.

Leveraging employee engagement and creativity through ethical leadership: the role of employee ambidexterity in the hospitality industry

PurposeThe success and long-term survival of service organizations depend on employee behavior such as work engagement and creativity. In this study, The authors intend to investigate employee engagement and creativity in the hospitality industry based on the theory of social exchange. In addition, The authors explore the mediating role of employee ambidexterity between ethical leadership and employee work engagement and between ethical leadership and employee creativity.Design/methodology/approachThrough an online survey questionnaire, data were collected from 246 workers in the hospitality industry in Pakistan. Smart-PLS version 3 was used to analyze the data.FindingsThe results of the structural equation modeling reveal that ethical leadership has a positive association with work engagement and employee creativity in the hospitality industry. Results further reveal that employee ambidexterity significantly mediates the relationships between ethical leadership and work engagement and between ethical leadership and employee creativity.Originality/valueThis study not only makes an important contribution to the literature on the role of employee ambidexterity in the hospitality industry but will also help service businesses in managing their employees more effectively.

ASSESSING THE INFLUENCE OF ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION AND MANAGEMENT ON HEALTHCARE EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE: EVIDENCE FROM NORTHERN MALAYSIA

Effective employee performance is crucial for the survival of organizations, especially in the healthcare industry, where employees are responsible for delivering quality healthcare services to patients. The objective of this study was to investigate the impact of organizational factors (namely organizational communication and organizational management) on the performance of healthcare employees in selected private healthcare establishments in Northern Malaysia. A sample of 152 employees was used, and descriptive analysis, correlation, and regression techniques were employed to analyze the relationship between the independent variables (communication techniques, communication barriers, training, and management style) and the dependent variable (employee performance). The results indicated that communication technique was the most critical and influential factor impacting employee performance, while training and management style also had a positive impact. The study recommends that healthcare establishments in Northern Malaysia prioritize effective communication techniques to improve employee performance. In conclusion, this study provides insights into the factors that affect employee performance in the healthcare industry and can inform organizational practices in improving employee performance.

A conceptual model for open innovation risk management based on the capabilities of SMEs: A multi-level fuzzy MADM approach

Open innovation represents a significant strategy that could help to overcome the complexity of today's markets. This practice contributes to the survival and sustainability of organizations, especially in developing countries. The purpose of this study is to propose a model that relies on the capabilities of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to manage the open innovation risks. To accomplish this, the study identified the risks of open innovation by exploring the literature and conducted the content validity on the metal, chemical and food industries in Iran. Firstly, the factors were broken into risks and underlying causes of risks. Next, through the Best-worst method (BWM), risks were prioritized so that the lack of trust among partners and high costs of coordination were the most important risks. Secondly, the Fuzzy TODIM (an acronym in Portuguese for Interactive and Multicriteria Decision Making) method was used at two levels. The results of this leveling showed that the lack of internal commitment and the inability to adapt to technological advancement were two important underlying factors. Finally, among capabilities of SMEs, the result-oriented management and the employees’ commitment to learning left the greatest impacts on risk reduction. This proposed model and accomplishments can help managers of SMEs to significantly reduce risks associated with open innovation by relying on the capabilities such enterprises possess.

Barriers to High-quality Therapy Services for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: An Analysis of Street-level Policy Practice of Therapy Service Organisations in China

Abstract Social workers with children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) should assist them to have timely access to high-quality therapy services. This research addresses the gap between policy intention to improve the quality of therapy services and families’ unmet needs by examining the policy implementation practices of therapy service organisations. A longitudinal study was conducted in Beijing from 2013 to 2022. Qualitative data were obtained from policy documents and interviews with the managers of therapy service organisations (n = 17), therapists (n = 19) and families of children with ASD (n = 35). It found that the government policies created service challenges for the organisations. Managers adopted a short-term focus on organisational survival due to inadequate resources to implement the policy, intensified competition for therapists and service users and pressure from performance measurement. They focused on improving the sites, facilities, publicity and documentation of the organisations rather than the effectiveness of therapy services. Consequently, families still felt they were unable to access good quality therapy. The implications reinforce the significance for social workers to work with the government to actively supporting the training of therapists, establishing meaningful service quality measurement and promoting practical guidance about service quality standards to families of children with ASD.

Entrepreneurial leadership behaviour of primary school principals across Europe: a comparative study

PurposeTo improve school organisational performance and innovativeness, and meet diverse student needs, school leaders should be innovative, risk-takers and proactive, thus applying entrepreneurial practices/strategies and market mechanisms. This study aims to investigate, from a schoolteacher's perspective, the degree of entrepreneurial leadership behaviour (ELB) applied by school principals in European primary schools. Given that school autonomy is perceived as an important predictor of leaders' entrepreneurship, this study investigates the impact of educational macro (autonomy and accountability) and micro (demographics) contexts on ELB by comparing centralised and decentralised European school systems with the highly centralised Greek school system.Design/methodology/approachThis comparative study was conducted in Greece (630 participants) and in 14 European countries (972 participants). Thornberry's Entrepreneurial Leadership Questionnaire was used, comprising general entrepreneurial leader (GEL), miner (MIN), accelerator (ACC), explorer (EXP) and integrator (INT) behaviours.FindingsThe results revealed that ELB is a multi-dimensional concept, and that all participating teachers perceived ELB application moderately, with more focus on the internal (than external) school environment. Furthermore, the dual-directional macro-contextual influence found in applying ELB indicates that high school autonomy and accountability activate ELB owing to the school's freedom to engage in entrepreneurial ventures, while low autonomy/accountability still activates ELB, but only for organisational survival within hierarchical-bureaucratic school environments. This feature differentiates “intrapreneur/intrepreneur” from “entrepreneur” school principals.Originality/valueThe theoretical basis of entrepreneurial leadership (EL) in education should include entrepreneurial multi-dimensional leadership aspects (competencies, behaviours, skills) and educational context (macro and micro). Implications for school leadership research and practice are also discussed.

Effects of Superior-Subordinate Guanxi on Employee Innovative Behavior: The Role of Follower Dependency and Work Passion.

In the face of an increasingly complex competitive environment, a company's ability to innovate is the key to a gaining sustainable competitive advantage. As the cornerstone of an organization's survival and development, employee innovative behavior is key to enhancing an organization's innovative capability. Based on a conservation of resources, this study investigates the mechanism of the role of superior-subordinate guanxi on employees' innovative behavior from both emotional and cognitive perspectives. Through the analysis of 305 full-time employees' research data, the results show that superior-subordinate guanxi can promote employees' innovative behavior by stimulating their work passion and reducing their dependence on superiors. Our research provides certain theoretical guidance and policy recommendations for enterprises to improve the innovation ability of employees by revealing the internal mechanism of superior-subordinate guanxi affecting the innovation behavior of employees.