International Journal of Business and Management Sciences

Analyzing the Mediating Role of Cultural Intelligence between Transformational Leadership and Job Performance in Private Health Care Sector

Saleha Ahsan, Attia Aman-Ullah — Mon, 02 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0200

Work environment is rapidly changing. Due to this job performance is becoming the major concern for the various institutions, especially health care sector. Employees job performance is the main reason for the growth of the organization. Job performance is very essential in the health care sector as directly connected with the human lives and patients. Motivated health workers can contribute significantly towards the success of the organization. To influence and motivate the employee’s transformational leadership can play a substantial role in the workplace. Transformational leadership is becoming necessary to adopt in the healthcare sector, to increase the job performance of the health care workers. Transformational leaders with the high cultural intelligence can help the health care sector to enhance the job performance. To fulfil this objective, the study measured the role of transformational leadership on job performance through cultural intelligence. Cultural intelligence act as a mediator between transformational leadership and job performance in this study. Health care centers located in Islamabad and Rawalpindi are included in this study. Total sample of 530 responses was included in the final measurement. Convenience sampling technique was used. SmartPls 4.0 was used to measure the results. Structural; equation modeling was used to measure the path analysis. The results confirm that transformational leadership has a significant and positive impact on job performance. The mediating role of cultural intelligence is fully supported. This study contributed by measuring this new area of study by measuring cultural intelligence between transformational leadership and job performance. This study helps the healthcare sector by adopting these variables.

The Effect of Ethical Leadership on Employee Engagement: The Mediating Role of Work Meaningfulness and Person-Organization Fit. Moderating Role of Self-Efficacy

Mon, 02 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0200

Ethical leadership is increasingly essential for cultivating a vibrant workplace and strengthening employee-organization relationships. Using the framework of social exchange theory, this research delves into how ethical leadership directly affects employee engagement and indirectly influences it through work meaningfulness and person-organization fit.
Additionally, it examines how self-efficacy shapes the connection between employee engagement and person-organization fit. The study used a cross-sectional analysis with Structural Equation Modeling following data gathered from 279 employees across two Iranian factories. The findings highlight that employee engagement is influenced by ethical
leadership, work meaningfulness, and person-organization fit. Moreover, work meaningfulness and person-organization fit mediate the positive impact of ethical leadership on employee engagement. Additionally, self efficacy moderates the relationship between person-organization fit and employee engagement. The findings provide new perspectives for
business organizations by articulating a novel mechanism in ethical leadership literature to boost employee engagement.

Charting The Course of Investing Decisions Through Management Accounting Techniques, and Operations Quality in Manufacturing Landscape of Pakistan

Muhammad Adnan Afzal, Sadia Munir , Nasir Abbas, Muhammad Nadeem — Mon, 02 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0200

Companies can reduce operational costs and improve their reputation by ensuring consistent product quality allowing for more accurate cost analysis and better-informed investment decisions. Therefore, this research aims to probe the interplay between management accounting techniques (MATs) and investing decisions through moderation of operations quality control (OQC) in manufacturing firms of an emerging economy, Pakistan. The results indicate that MATs like just in time (JST), target costing (TRC), and balanced scorecard (BSR) have empirically positive and significant impacts on investing decisions (IDN). On the other hand, operations quality control (OQC) plays moderating role in the linkage between TRC and investing decisions (IDN), highlighting its critical role in cost management and efficacy improvement. The OQC was insignificantly moderated among just in time, balanced scorecards, and investing decisions. These findings contribute to the understanding of factors influencing investment decisions and emphasize the synergy between OQC and explicit management accounting approaches in the Pakistani manufacturing landscape. This study explores the categories of MATs and the production quality control driving these techniques which have rarely been probed in an emerging economy like Pakistan.

Dynamics of CPEC: Analyzing the Diversity Management and Organizational Performance

Muhammad Shahbaz, Dr. Muhammad Zia-ur-Rehman, Adnan Jamil — Mon, 02 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0200

The current study embarks upon the mega project of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) as it has brought in diverse workforce in business organizations of Pakistan. This does not bring opportunities and benefits for the individuals and the organizations only in Pakistan, but it also imposed some imperative challenges to face especially for the human resource management perspective to organize and manage the multifaceted human resource sector with reference to diversity element is concerned. Over the years there has been a shift to consider Workforce Diversity Management as an intentional organizational Performance Theory. This perspective needed an examination to inspect the impact of Workforce Diversity Management (WDM) on Organizational Performance (OP) of business organizations in Pakistan under new developments of China Pakistan Economic Corridor. New models for assessing WDM, including diversity of nationality, culture and ethics in business organizations have also been recognized. This study is a descriptive nature of research and the targeted population for this study are 200 employees working in business organizations engaged at different projects within our case (China Pakistan Economic Corridor) hereinafter referred to as CPEC. The Data were collected through primary source by a self-administered questionnaire. Various tests had been employed to generate results based on the proposed hypotheses. The findings show great insights related to diversity management and organizational performance. This study provides many theoretical and practical implications as well. The recommendations generated at the end of this study serve as a policy model for Pakistan’s academia, theorists, researchers to steer these findings and colors into relevant policy so that the new challenges associated with diversity management in Pakistani business firms can be effectively countered.

The Interplay of High-Performance Work Practices and Project Complexity on Project Success: Examining the Mediating Role of Knowledge Sharing

Muhammad Waseem, Tahir Saeed, Shahid Iqbal — Mon, 02 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0200

This study examines the mediating function of knowledge sharing in the association between High-Performance Work Practices (HPWPs), project complexity, and project success in the telecom vendor industry in Pakistan. Rooted on the Resource-Based View (RBV) paradigm, the study seeks to tackle the difficulties of attaining project success in progressively intricate settings. High-Performance Work Practices (HPWPs), recognized for augmenting staff competencies and engagement, are anticipated to positively affect project results; yet, the influence of project complexity frequently diminishes these initiatives. This study examines knowledge sharing as a mediator to comprehend how successful cooperation and information exchange can alleviate the adverse impacts of project complexity and amplify the beneficial influence of HPWPs on project success. Data was gathered from telecom suppliers in Pakistan via a structured survey and examined utilizing mediation analysis methods. The results indicate that knowledge sharing substantially mediates the connection between high-performance work practices, project complexity, and project success, implying that cultivating a culture of knowledge sharing is essential for addressing the challenges associated with complex projects and attaining successful results. These insights offer actionable consequences for telecommunications vendors in Pakistan aiming to enhance project management processes within a competitive and dynamic sector.

Enhancing Project Success through Employee Empowerment and Team Emotional Intelligence: The Mediating Effect of Trust in Leadership

Muhammad Waseem, Tahir Saeed, Shahid Iqbal — Mon, 02 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0200

This research investigates the relationship between employee empowerment, team emotional intelligence (TEI), and project success (PS) within Pakistan's telecommunications vendors, emphasizing the mediating influence of trust in leadership. Utilizing social exchange theory (SET), the study posits that employee empowerment and TEI positively affect project success, with trust in leadership acting as a vital mediator in these dynamics. Employing structural equation modeling and bootstrap analysis on a sample of telecommunications vendors in Pakistan, the findings indicate a substantial positive link among employee empowerment, TEI, and project success. The findings indicate that trust in leadership mediates the association between empowerment and TEI with project success, highlighting its essential role in converting employee and team skills into successful project execution. The study offers significant insights for telecom vendors in Pakistan, emphasizing the necessity of cultivating trust via empowerment and emotional intelligence to improve project success in a competitive and intricate sector.

Impact of Inclusive Leadership on Project Success: The Mediation Role of Proactive Behavior and Moderation Role of Self-Efficacy

Usama Saleem, Nouman Zakir — Mon, 02 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0200

This study explores the influence of Inclusive Leadership on Project Success within project-based organizations, examining Proactive Behavior as a mediating factor and Self-efficacy as a moderator between Inclusive Leadership and Project Success. The research draws upon Leader-Member Exchange theory, which emphasizes the importance of leader-member relationships in enhancing team and individual performance, project commitment, and creativity. Focusing on project-based organizations in Pakistan, the study employs a convenience sampling method, utilizing self-administered questionnaires for data collection. A total of 354 respondents from major Pakistani cities provided data for analysis. The research adopts a quantitative approach, conducting a causal study in non-contrived settings. Descriptive and statistical analyses were performed using SPSS software. Findings indicate that Proactive Behavior positively mediates the relationship between Inclusive Leadership and Project Success, while Self-efficacy positively moderates this relationship. The study concludes by discussing theoretical and practical implications, as well as offering recommendations for future research within the Pakistani context.

The Impact of Toxic Leadership on Employee Turnover Intention: Exploring the Mediating Effects of Psychological Well-Being and Employee Engagement in Microfinance Banks in Sindh

Mansoor Ahmed Soomro, Junaid Ahmed , Abdul Rasheed Mangi, Suman Shaikh — Mon, 02 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0200

This research aims to identify toxic leaders in Pakistan's microfinance banks and their impact on turnover intention, employee engagement, and psychological well-being. The research is based on a quantitative approach. Three microfinance banks were selected by using a convenience sampling. A total of 208 respondents submitted the response by designed a five-point Likert scale questionnaire. Using smart PLS version 3.0 by Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) technique were applied. However, results show that turnover intention increases in the banking sector due to toxic leadership. The result analysis also showed a positive impact of toxic leaders on employee engagement and psychological well-being. In addition, the results also show that there is partial mediating effect among the variable of toxic leadership, turnover intention of employees, employee engagement and psychological well-being. Understanding leaders’ behavior towards their workers is important for banks that support them in holding workers by creating an environment that engages them in their work and increases their well-being. The HR managers must focus on seeing workers’ feedback about their managers through interviews or surveys, which help to identify managers with toxic personalities and ways to better manage workforce in the banks.

The Role of Project Manager’s Competency and Affective Commitment in Project Success: The Mediating Effect of Knowledge Management

Muhammad Waseem, Tahir Saeed, Shahid Iqbal — Mon, 02 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0200

This study investigates the influence of project manager’s competency (PCM) and affective commitment (AC) on project success (PS), with knowledge management (KM) serving as a mediating variable, specifically within the telecommunications sector. In the context of complex, large-scale projects within a competitive and dynamic telecommunications sector, strong leadership, team dedication, and knowledge dissemination are essential for achieving successful project results. The study employed structural equation modeling (SEM) to evaluate data for hypothesis testing. The findings indicate that project manager skill and affective commitment exert significant positive influences on project success. Furthermore, knowledge management was identified as a significant mediator in the link between project
manager’s competency and project success, as well as in the association between affective commitment and project success. The findings indicate that telecom vendors can improve project success by investing in managerial skill development, promoting affective commitment, and executing effective knowledge management procedures. The research, contextualized by Social Exchange Theory (SET), emphasizes that reciprocal exchanges of knowledge and commitment among teams can enhance collective effectiveness in project management. The research addresses a significant deficiency in the literature by examining these interrelated elements within the telecommunications industry and offers practical recommendations for enhancing project success.

Unlocking Project Success through Benefits management: A Mediation Model of Team Cohesion and Effective Communication

Muhammad Waseem, Tahir Saeed, Shahid Iqbal — Mon, 02 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0200

This research examines the relationship between benefits management and project success within the IT sector project of Pakistan, employing the Resource-Based View (RBV) theory as a fundamental framework. It analyzes how team cohesion and effective communication influence this relationship, offering insights into the internal dynamics that lead to successful project outcomes. The study uses structural equation modeling to demonstrate that benefits management significantly enhances project success. The findings demonstrate that benefits management substantially improves team cohesion and effective communication, which subsequently exert a positive effect on project success. Team cohesion acts as a partial mediator between benefits management and project success; effective communication did not exhibit a significant mediating effect. The findings highlight the crucial role of internal resources, as outlined by RBV theory, and emphasize the significance of fostering team cohesion in Pakistani IT sector projects to enhance the effectiveness of benefits management. This study fills a significant gap in the literature by presenting empirical evidence on the interplay between benefits management, team cohesion, and effective communication, providing practical insights for project managers seeking to enhance project success in a competitive environment.

A Mediating Role of Financial Self-Efficacy (FSE) between the Relationship of Financial Inclusion and Economic Growth in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Ibrar Hussain, Muhammad Ilyas — Mon, 02 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0200

The study was conducted to check the effect of financial inclusion on economic growth in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with mediating role of financial self efficacy. The study has included SMEs for the conducting this study. The study has included those SMEs who are maintaining banks accounts and proper account reports, having credit facilities and loans. The study gathered data from the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEDA) main office Peshawar. Conveniently, 400 respondents were included in the data collection process. The study used survey approach and questionnaire method was adopted for the data collection. The findings of reliability statistics showed that all the variables included were found reliable.
The results of regression showed access to banking services, credit facilities, insurance facility and financial product showed positive and significant effect on the economic growth. The mediating role of FSE suggested that the R-square value without FSE is 0.647 while it has been increased to 0.821 when FSE was introduced between financial inclusion and economic growth. The positive change in the R-square confirmed the significant mediating role of FSE between financial inclusion and economic growth.

Organizational Learning, Strategic Renewal, and Organizational Survival: The moderating role of Environmental Complexity

Mon, 02 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0200

In today’s complex environment, effective learning across organization is an esstential element for better organizational performance and survival. Founding on the resource dependence theory and utilizing the data acqiured from 476 managerial level employees of 120 private sector hospitals, our study validated the fact that organizational learning has a significant positive impact upon organizational survival. The relationship between orgnaizational learning and organizational survival is mediated by strategic renewal. Moreover, environmental complexity negatively moderates the relationship between organizational learning and survival. This study contributes to management literature by elaborating the underlying conversion mechanisms of organizational learning into organizational survival by considering the moderating role of environmental complexity and mediating role of strategic renewal in private sector hospitals of Pakistan.

A Mediating role of Experiential Avoidance between the Relationship of Downward Envy, Abusive Supervisions and Turnover Intention with Moderating role of Co-worker Support

Nayyar Abbas, Noor Ullah, Muhammad Usman Khan, Shafqat Ullah, Yasir Shah — Mon, 16 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0200

The study was conducted to check the mediating role of experiential avoidance between the relationship of downward envy, abusive supervisions and turnover intention, a moderating role of Co-worker support. The study has been conducted in the education sector and the private institutions in Islamabad were taken as the target population. Based on the convenient sampling, the study has included 300 faculty members were included in the data collection process. Closed ended structured questionnaire were used for the data collection. The regression model shows that downward envy has significant effect on abusive supervision and intention to quit. The findings of moderating model show that perceived co-worker support has significant moderating role between downward envy, abusive supervision and intention to quit. Experiential avoidance has significant mediating role between downward envy, abusive supervision and intention to quit.

How do emotional intelligence lead to project success in the IT industry? The mediated moderation of perceived organizational support and transformational leadership

Syed Saqib Ali Shah, Muhammad Aamir Saeed, Muhammad Yar Khan — Sun, 08 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0200

The impact of emotional intelligence on the success of projects within the IT industry of Pakistan has been investigated, highlighting the mediating role of POS and the moderating effect of TFL. The research tries to explore how EI leads to the success of projects through its enhancing impact on POS and further strengthening the relationship between EI and POS due to the impact of TFL. Electronic questionnaires were distributed to relevant professionals in the IT sector using a non-probability sampling technique. The data were analyzed using SPSS and Smart PLS 4 to test the hypothesized relationships. Findings are expected to offer significant insights into the interplay of EI, POS, TFL, and project outcomes, providing practical implications for IT organizations to foster leadership and support systems that optimize project performance. The study hence contributes to the growing literature related to organizational behavior, leadership, and project management with attention specifically focused on the dynamic IT industry of Pakistan.

Synergy Between Digital Transformation and Innovation Capabilities Towards Firm Performance in Startups

Shazia Zahir, Ambareen BiBi — Wed, 25 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0200

In technology firms, particularly in the context of startups, Digital Transformation and Innovation Capabilities are strategic drivers of firm performance. In this study we analyze the effect of Digital transformation and Innovation capabilities on the performance of technology startups in Pakistan’s twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi. Data are collected from 418 employees through structured survey questionnaire with the use of convenient sampling techniques and analyzed using regression analysis in SPSS. Findings showed the substantial positive effect of Digital Transformation (measured as technology adoption, digital literacy and digital infrastructure) and innovation capabilities on firm performance. These findings add more value to the importance of having digital infrastructure and innovation to improve the startups performance and competitive advantage. Drawing on the matching of digital transformation and innovation capabilities, this research contributes to literature by facilitating an innovative perspective of how startup performance is influenced by digital transformation.