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EFFECTS OF ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE ON SOCIAL VALUE: MEDIATING ROLE OF FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE

Social enterprise (SE) is a hybrid organisation, which combine two different goals in their mission and vision. In an attempt to sustain their operation, social enterprise must ensure that both mission (social and financial) is equally balanced and achievable. The existence of SE is to fill the gap leave behind by traditional profit organisation, non-profit organisations (NPOs) and the government. The aim is to positively impact the social, cultural and environmental issues through their unique business model. Their uniqueness, while can benefit the community and society as a whole is prone to fraud and misuse of funds which would eventually affect the survival of SE. The issues are originated from weak governance particularly the structure of their organisations. Hence, this study is aims to examine the relationship between the organisational structure, financial performance and social value of SE in Malaysia. On the other hand, the study also aim to examine the mediating role of financial performance on the relationship between organisational structure and social value. Organisational structure is vital as carefully selected, well designed and well managed organisational structure will improve the impact of social enterprise on the society. This study is based on the 134 data obtained from the SE in Malaysia and registered as Company Limited by Guarantee (CLBG). The study found that, organisational structure and financial performance significantly influence the social value of SE. Furthermore, it was also found that financial performance indeed mediate the relationship between organisational structure and social value. It is hoped that the study can contribute to the improvement of performance of SE in Malaysia and as well as encourage the development of research in the area of SE.
Knowledge Networks and Communities of Practice

Knowledge and learning have become the new strategic imperative of organizations. Recent surveys by The Conference Board and the American Management Association show that at least one-half of U.S. companies, and up to 72% of overseas firms, have some kind of knowledge management initiative underway. Other studies put the figure closer to 80% for global corporations. Chief Knowledge Officers and Chief Learning Officers are popping up everywhere. These strategic knowledge initiatives are ushering in a rich array of opportunities for applying OD expertise. This article will first describe the new logic driving interest in knowledge management and then focus on how OD practitioners can participate in that strategic conversation, and support knowledge creation and sharing through building communities of practice.
The low fee entry strategy and first mover advantage in the ETF market

Academic literature struggles to explain investors’ attitude towards fees and expenses charged by mutual funds. In general, investors have been found to exhibit a puzzling lack of interest in this non-trivial component of their total return, raising questions of rationality of real-world investor behavior. An emergence of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), their rapid proliferation in the past decades and distinct features, such as more simple expense structure, present a valuable opportunity to contribute to the debate surrounding the pricing of funds. To better understand the expense policy/fund flows dynamics, the authors first test a conjecture that later entrants in the ETF markets face a disadvantage in competition for fund flows. Then, they test whether competitive pressure can be successfully overcome by lowering expenses charged to ETF investors. The results suggest that, though it is not necessary to be a first entrant in a fund category to enjoy competitive advantage, an earlier market entry is beneficial for attracting fund flows. It is also found that later entrants’ to the ETF market successfully use the strategy of reducing their expense ratios. Firms with lower net expense ratios obtain greater investment, as evidenced by greater capitalization and market share, supporting our intuition that investors may acknowledge the merits of low-cost ETFs.
Internal Control Quality, Disclosure and Cost of Equity Capital: The Case of an Unregulated Market

This paper examines the direct effect of internal control quality (ICQ) on cost of equity capital and whether the former has a moderating effect on the association between voluntary disclosure and cost of equity capital in an emerging market (Egypt). ICQ is measured using a survey of external auditors. A content analysis approach is used to proxy for the level of voluntary disclosure in annual. Finally, the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) framework is used to estimate cost of equity capital. Based on a sample of 256 firm-year observations over the period of 2007-2010, we find that ICQ is negatively and significantly associated with cost of equity capital indicating that better controls reduce cost of capital. In addition, ICQ moderates the association between voluntary disclosure and cost of equity capital since this association is only negative and significant for companies characterized by high ICQ. Our study contributes to the internal control literature by focusing on an emergent unregulated market with respect to internal control disclosure and documents that ICQ plays an important role in reducing cost of equity capital (either directly or indirectly) by increasing the value relevance of voluntary disclosure among investors on the Egyptian stock exchange.
Dark Trading and Financial Markets Stability

Is it true that speed bumps level the playing field, make financial markets more stable and reduce negative externalities of high-frequency trading (HFT) firms? We examine how the implementation of a particular speed bump - Midpoint Extended Life order (M-ELO) on Nasdaq impacted financial markets stability in terms of occurrences of mini-flash crashes in individual securities. We use high-frequency order book message data around the implementation date and apply difference-in-differences analysis to estimate the average treatment effect of the speed bump on market stability and liquidity provision. The results suggest that the introduction of the M-ELO decreases the average number of crashes on Nasdaq compared to other exchanges by 4.7%. Liquidity provision by HFT firms also improves. These findings imply that technology-based solutions by exchanges are feasible alternatives to regulatory intervention towards safer markets.
Shelter Poverty in Ohio: An Alternative Analysis of Rental Housing Affordability

ABSTRACT In the United States, housing is most commonly considered unaffordable when a household spends more than 30% of income on housing and utilities. Although easy to calculate, it fails to account for how other categories of essential expenses affect income available to spend on housing. This article compares the ratio-based approach with shelter poverty, a measure that accounts for these elements, evaluating differences in results between the two methods among renters in Ohio. Shelter poverty identifies a higher rate of households in economic distress due to housing market conditions. Further, the average “affordability gap” is four times higher using the shelter poverty than with the 30% threshold. Relative to shelter poverty, the ratio method underestimates the unaffordability of rental housing in economically distressed areas, as measured by median household income, and modestly overestimates it in high-income areas.
A Critical Review of Common Methodological Approaches in Environmental Sustainability Practices within the Hotel Sector: In Pursuit of a Befitting Synthesis.

This paper uses a qualitative meta-synthesis approach and suggests an appropriate methodological approach to study environmental sustainability practices in the hotel sector in Malawi. Twenty selected articles published between 2007 and 2017 were purposefully selected for a meta-synthesis because of their scope. The results from this meta-synthesis indicate that the majority of researchers from developed countries use a quantitative method to establish the status of environmental sustainability practices in the hotel sector. The results also revealed that some researchers from developing countries used both quantitative and qualitative (mixed method) methods, whilst others preferred the use of qualitative. This paper, therefore, proposes a seven-stage version of the Grounded Theory methodology for studying environmental sustainability practices in the hotel sector in Malawi and Sub – Saharan Africa at large.
Do Pre-Training and Post-Training Factors Impact IT Training Transfer to the workplace? A Case Study from a Multinational Company in the UAE

The purpose of this study is to investigate and provide insights about the extent to which pre-training and post-training factors play a role in influencing the IT training transfer to the workplace. The study looks at the subject in the context of corporate-sponsored IT training and education initiatives. In order to provide a framework and clarity in the case, this study examined the "as-is" state of IT training transfer to the workplace for participants of IT training who work for a multinational company in Dubai. An extensive review of research about the factors affecting the transfer of training to the workplace was conducted. The research had a specific focus on the effect of pre-training and post-training factors on IT training transfer. This resulted in the development of a research model for the IT training transfer process. All components of the model were measured by the means of a questionnaire for the IT training participants who attended a training 318 months before the study. Various types of statistical analyses techniques were used to examine the relationships in the model. The results indicate that pre-training and post-training factors significantly influence IT training transfer to the workplace. Factors related to posttraining support and encouragement are more strongly related to IT training transfer than the factors related to pre-training activities. The further research implication of these findings is to translate these factors into training process activities and strategies that also incorporate the strengths of the findings of various learning theories. The concluding recommendations include a plan for improving the training process in order to improve the transfer of training in organizations.
A Model for Service Quality and Customer Loyalty in Banking Industry of Bangladesh

Customers of the banks in Bangladesh are highly service sensitive. Thus, the quality of the services provided by the banks to its customers is the key to success. There is also a relationship between service quality and the customer loyalty in banks. Therefore, this study aims at determining the influence of service quality factors such as, assurance, empathy, reliability, responsiveness, and tangibility on customer loyalty in banking sector in Bangladesh. By using structured questionnaire, this study was conducted on 529 customers of 15 private commercial banks of Bangladesh. Convenient sampling method was used for collecting the data for this study. A multivariate analysis technique like Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was used for analysing the relationships among service quality dimensions, and customer loyalty. Results show that the service quality factors like assurance and reliability positively affect on customer satisfaction in banking sector of Bangladesh. Results also show that the customer satisfaction is also positively related to customer loyalty in the bank. It is suggested that the policymakers of the banking industry of Bangladesh should give importance on service quality factors like assurance, reliability, specially empathy, responsiveness and tangibility for increasing the customer loyalty in their banks.
Is irrigation driven by the economic value of internationally traded agricultural products

A recent trend of literature investigates how international trade compensates or accentuates the differences in countries' endowments in water resources and whether trade regulation should be used to improve the use of water resources at the global level. In this paper, we develop a simple model establishing a positive link between the demand for irrigation water of agricultural producers and the international price of irrigated goods. Unlike previous works, that focus on the cost of water resources, we emphasize the price of traded goods as a key element of the shadow value of water used in agriculture. We test our model empirically using data on 159 irrigated crops exported by 183 countries, and find that countries' irrigation behavior is strongly linked to the global price of crops. This indicates that agricultural producers internalize the price of irrigation water. The export price effect is stronger when countries are net exporters of irrigated crops and weaker for internationally traded crops that constitute a pillar of most countries' domestic food security, such as cereals. Our results provide elements for the broader issue of the economically efficient use of water resources in agriculture.
THE INFLUENCE OF OVERTIME TO WORK-FAMILY CONFLICT AND JOB PERFORMANCE IN WITEL BOGOR OF PT TELKOM INDONESIA

Overtime phenomenon occurs all over the world. Increased workload, work pressure and decreasing the boundary between work and home cause overtime to be reasonable for most employees. Overtime is often an effort to improve work performance. Various research proves the health implications of overtime implementation. In addition, overtime due to work demands leads to an inadequate personal time requirement that causes work-family interference (WFI). Telkom as a telecommunication company in Indonesia face so many business challenges from time to time. This challenge resulted the needs to innovate and work quickly which causes the practical of overtime becomes natural. However, further analysis of the effects of overtime is needed, in this case on the work family conflict and work performance. The purpose of this study is examine the condition of overtime, work family conflict and work performansi in Telkom Bogor, and analyse the influence of overtime to work family conflict dan job performance. Descriptive analysis is used to examine variables condition while causal analysis with Causal Step followed by Sobel Test (Product Coefficient) is used to test the relationship between variables. The results showed that overtime has a positive effect on job performance where has no effect on work family conflict. However, work-family conflicts have a negative effect on work performance.
Impact of liquidity risk on the performances of Sri Lankan commercial banks

This study investigates the impact of liquidity risk on the performance of commercial banks in Sri Lanka by analysing secondary panel data of six systemically important banks in the Sri Lankan financial system from 2006 to 2016. The objective of this study is to identify the significant liquidity risk factors and the impact of them on both top line and bottom line performance indicators of commercial banks. Researchers find that liquidity gap and non-performing loan ratio are the significant proxies for liquidity risk. Multiple regression analysis reveals that liquidity risk negatively and significantly affects bottom lines Return on Average Assets (ROAA) and Return on Average Equity (ROAE), whilst positively affects the top line Net Interest Margin (NIM) of the commercial banks. The findings of this study suggest that expenses of the banks should be controlled with better liquidity management to enhance bottom line performances.
Situating Computer Simulation Professional Development: Does It Promote Inquiry-Based Simulation Use?

ABSTRACT This mixed-methods study sought to identify professional development implementation variables that may influence participant (a) adoption of simulations, and (b) use for inquiry-based science instruction. Two groups (Cohort 1, N = 52; Cohort 2, N = 104) received different professional development. Cohort 1 was focused on Web site use mechanics. Cohort 2 was situated in nature and provided three additional elements: (a) modeling simulation use within inquiry-based instruction; (b) collaboration; and (c) provision of content-relevant lesson planning time. There was no difference in the extent of simulation use between cohorts, χ2(1) = 0.878, p = . 349, φ = −0.075. Results were inconclusive for a difference in observed inquiry instruction as Fisher's Exact Test was insignificant but had a medium effect size, p = . 228, φ = 0.283. Computer-based standardized tests emerged as a novel technology integration barrier. These findings have implications for school policy, professional development, and future research.
Strategic Trading as a Response to Short Sellers

We study empirically informed traders' reaction to the presence of short sellers in the market. We find that investors with positive views on a stock strategically slow down their trades when short sellers are present in the same stock. Moreover, they purchase larger amounts to take advantage of the price decline induced by short sellers. Furthermore, they break up their buy trades across multiple brokers, suggesting that they wish to hide from the short sellers. This behavior may impact price discovery, as we find a sizeable reduction of positive information impounding for stocks more exposed to short selling during information sensitive periods. The evidence is confirmed exploiting exogenous variation in short interest provided by the Reg SHO Pilot Program. The findings have relevance for the regulatory debate on the market impact of short selling.
The Influence of Credibility and Voluntariness Toward technological use behaviour: Entrepreneurial potential Model approach

This research aims to analyze the use behavior of young entrepreneur in adopting internet-based information technology. The use behavior analyzed in this study is influenced by the credibility of internet-based information technology and voluntariness. Moreover, credibility is influenced by perceived desirability and performance expectation. Voluntariness is influenced by performance expectation. This research uses respondent survey using questionnaire. The respondent of this research is 267young entrepreneurs in Indonesia Micro Small Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) domiciled in Central Java and Yogyakarta. The data analysis tool used in this research is two step approaches to structural equation modeling. This research result shows that the entire hypothesis that is proposed is supported.
Investor Sentiment and Firm Financial Performance of Malaysian IPO Firms: Pre and Post Financial Crisis

The main purpose of this study is to investigate an important issue in behavioural finance area that is the role of investor sentiment in determining firm performance, alongside with market timing and other fundamental firm factors in the context of Malaysian market. The impact of pre and post financial crisis during study period of 2004 to 2015 is incorporated in the analysis. The study uses a balanced panel data of 143 IPO firms in Malaysia during the study period. The sentiment index is developed using panel data cross section based on three IPOs proxies, which are IPO volume, market turnover and dividend premium. The findings indicate that market timing is found to have a strong influence towards firm performance with a positive and high level of significance relationship during pre and post financial crisis. Whereas investor sentiment does influence firm performance, particularly when timing is proxied by initial return before the financial crisis period. Other firm specific factors, growth show very strong positive relationship with firm performance. The remaining factors, namely tangibility of asset, profitability, size and industry show mix results either consistent or inconsistent with past literature irrespective of pre or post financial crisis. The finding offers a useful reference for firm managers’ to consistently time the market for the new and subsequent issue. While the investors have to pay attention on important information available in the market than become overly optimistic about future prospect of any investment as firm will continue to exploit timing strategy in their financing decision.
Explicitation profile and translator style

Empiricka studie, jejiž výsledky přispěvěk přinasi, je pokusem propojit dva významne koncepty, ktere vzesly předevsim z deskriptivniho přistupu ke studiu překladu a diky využiti překladových korpusů: jsou jimi pojem explicitace a pojem stylu překladatele. Přispěvek popisuje cile, metody a výsledky pilotni studie k projektu dizertace, zabývajici se otazkou, jak explicitace přispva ke stylu překladatele v literarnim překladu. Strucně je nastiněn i projekt cele dizertace.
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Disclosure and Corporate Performance for Malaysian Plantation and Consumer Product Sectors

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities have turn out to be important for corporate strategy in businesses. With an increased pressure from the stakeholders, these require the management of a company to be transparent and reliable in reporting their CSR activities. Perhaps, it is also imperative for the financial performance in a long term. Thus, the purpose of this study is to investigate the extensiveness of corporate social responsibility disclosure (CSRD) among plantation and consumer products listed companies on Bursa Malaysia. Additionally, this study looking evidence on the relationship between CSRD and company financial performance (CFP) of selected companies. The data is obtained through content analysis of the company annual reports and stand-alone sustainability reports for the period of 2003-2013. Based on the stratified sampling method, 40 companies have been selected. The four independent variables are the CSR framework outlined by Bursa Malaysia (community, environment, marketplace and workplace) and the dependent variables (return on asset and Tobin’s Q) is used in this study. Data were analyzed using E-views software. The findings discovered that consumer product sector recorded the highest CSRD which the workplace dimension become the preference while plantation is the least sector. Furthermore, the findings from the panel data regression models on the impact of CSRD associated with CFP, it revealed that there is a mixed relationship associated with return on assets (ROA) and Tobin’s Q (TQ). The findings of this study were particularly important not only to the existing literature but also for both sectors to consider the importance of CSR activities in their business operation activities.
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