Original Research
Management
Mohammad Mizenur Rahaman; Md. Zillur Rahman; Syed Towfiq Mahmood Hasan; Mrinmay Roy
Abstract
The main purpose of the study is to discover the impact of working capital indices on the organizational performance of small manufacturing firms in Bangladesh. This study was mainly conducted based on a quantitative research method while data collection was performed by researchers themselves with face-to-face ...
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The main purpose of the study is to discover the impact of working capital indices on the organizational performance of small manufacturing firms in Bangladesh. This study was mainly conducted based on a quantitative research method while data collection was performed by researchers themselves with face-to-face interviews of owners and managers from nine manufacturing sectors. Data were collected from 98 manufacturing small enterprises from four different districts conveniently based on access priority. Data analysis was performed using SPSS, and simple OLS model was developed based on regression analysis to understand the impact level, while correlation and descriptive statistics were produced to understand the scenario and relationship among the variables. This study found that days receivable outstanding (DRO), current ratio (CR), networking capital turnover (NWCT) have a direct impact on the profitability of the firm while days’ inventory outstanding (DIO) is not a determining factor for the financial performance of those firms. This study has practical implications in the field of small manufacturing industries in Bangladesh as well as in developing countries for managing working capital in their firms.
Original Research
Management
Rehan sohail Butt; Xuezhou Wen; Rana Yassir Hussain; Sabeeh pervaiz
Abstract
Exerting motivation towards employees in any workplace plays a vital role in securing organizational goals. Various motivational factors were apprised in business literature and came through knowledge. Among them, work environment, job security, job inspiration and happiness at work are critical when ...
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Exerting motivation towards employees in any workplace plays a vital role in securing organizational goals. Various motivational factors were apprised in business literature and came through knowledge. Among them, work environment, job security, job inspiration and happiness at work are critical when dealing with employees’ job satisfaction. To test the retrospective statement in a structural equation modeling, Pakistan's telecommunication sector aimedat 515 respondents answered. These respondents were given closed-ended questionnaires and emerged in longitudinal information (data) with a six-month lag time. Commonly, most of the time researchers are apprehended with biased problems when dealing with longitudinal data, but luckily, a six months gap is enough to avoid such biased mistakes. Toevaluate the validity and reliability of the respect constructs is nevertheless the partial least square (PLS-SEM). Toward the amazement of a reader, the performed work provides a direct relationship of the work environment, job security and job inspiration with happiness at work. In the same fashion, an indirect relationship is observed with employees’ job satisfaction when dealing with the same analysis. To avoid further complications, the study directly provides a solid path for executives to recognize and appreciate the pleasant work environment, job security, and job intensity to maintain a successful business. It is the sole discretion to implement such policies by business experts, directors, and entrepreneurs in their respective organizations to maintain and achieve their goals for both short and long-term purposes.
Original Research
Management
Lily Yap; Rashad Yazdanifard
Abstract
Shopping has become an important lifestyle activity especially for the millennials, however due to the lack of consumer knowledge, purchase decision has become more difficult for consumers in terms of buying different products including sports shoes. Furthermore, there is lacking literature to examine ...
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Shopping has become an important lifestyle activity especially for the millennials, however due to the lack of consumer knowledge, purchase decision has become more difficult for consumers in terms of buying different products including sports shoes. Furthermore, there is lacking literature to examine the impact of consumer shopping behaviour and no specific research on sports shoes market has ever been done by any scholar. This research was conducted to fill the research gap and the main purpose is to evaluate the purchasing behaviour of Generation Y towards the sports shoes in the Malaysian market. This research will benefit the sports shoes executives both locally and internationally, be it brand expansion, market positioning or marketing strategy purpose. This research used a primary quantitative method and an inductive approach via Google survey questionnaire to collect data from 100 Generation Y participants. Data analysis was done using Multiple Regression and Pearson Correlation in SPSS. The variables selected for the research were cost effectiveness, income levels, innovation and creativity, and cultural and personal factors. This research showed that cost-effectiveness and income levels were the most influential factors for Generation Y consumer decision-making process in buying sports shoes. While regression analysis revealed that there is a significant relationship of innovation and creativity and income of individuals while the rest of the variables are insignificantly related to the buying behaviour. It has been recommended that sports shoe companies to diversify target market, provide customised shoes and introduce budget friendly products.
Original Research
Management
Umair Tufail; Sohail Anwar
Abstract
The aim of this research is to examine the effects of online service level where have not been made by adopting the formative approach. Two main online dimensions i.e. pre-purchase and transaction related services are discussed in the electronics purchase process. Population of this study is the customers ...
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The aim of this research is to examine the effects of online service level where have not been made by adopting the formative approach. Two main online dimensions i.e. pre-purchase and transaction related services are discussed in the electronics purchase process. Population of this study is the customers who made online transactions in electronics. A structured questionnaire was floated to 250 respondents and 150 emails were sent to the respondents in order to get primary data. Smart PLS and partial least square were used to estimate our model. Both transactional services and pre-purchase services are the major factors of navigation experiences and navigation experience affects the attitude to the web which ultimately affects the purchase intention. Pre-purchase services are not directly affecting the consumer attitudes during the online transactions process but improved navigation experience changes the consumer attitudes during the process. All the data analyzed was obtained from electronics industry of Pakistan.
