The link between company performance and supply chain orientation from the perspective of halal SMEs

PurposeThis study aims to examine the links between company performance (CP) and supply chain (SC) orientation considering halal small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Kazakhstan. The SC orientation framework integrates three aspects to determine CP, i.e. credibility, commitment and top management support.Design/methodology/approachHalal SMEs were reviewed; 271 valid responses were obtained and scrutinised, employing the partial least squares structural equation modelling technique.FindingsThe credibility of SC stakeholders performs the main impact on the CP of halal SMEs in Kazakhstan. Meanwhile, commitment and top management support show fewer influences, although they significantly impact CP.Originality/valueThis study confirms the relationships between SC orientation and CP from the perspective of halal SMEs. The social capital theory was applied to explain these relationships. It is the initial attempt to investigate such relationships in a post-Soviet Union country.

Big Data Adoption

This study inspects how big data is comprehended by IT experts and the difficulties that they have in respect to the reception of big data examination. The study also looks into the contributing factors of big data adoption within the manufacturing and services sectors in India. The data were analyzed using exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, and relevant hypotheses were derived and tested by SEM analysis. The findings revealed that relative advantage, compatibility, complexity, organizational size, top management support, competitive pressure, vendor support, data management, and data privacy are the factors that are important for both industries. Through a comparison of the industries, statistically significant differences between the service and the manufacturing sectors were found; in other words, it has been noted that the relative importance of all factors for big data adoption differs between the industries, with the only exception being its complexity – it was found to be insignificant for the manufacturing sector.

Understanding the Determinants of Big Data Analytics Adoption

This article aims to empirically investigate the factors that affects the adoption of big data analytics by firms (adopters and non-adopters). The current study is based on three feature that influence BDA adoption: technological context (relative advantage, complexity, compatibility), organizational context (top management support, technology readiness, organizational data environment), and environmental context (competitive pressure, and trading partner pressure). A structured questionnaire-based survey method was used to collect data from 231 firm managers. Relevant hypotheses were derived and tested by partial least squares. The results indicated that technology, organization and environment contexts impact firms' adoption of big data analytics. The findings also revealed that relative advantage, complexity, compatibility, top management support, technology readiness, organizational data environment and competitive pressure have a significant influence on the adopters of big data analytics, whereas relative advantage, complexity and competitive pressure have a significant influence on the non-adopters of big data analytics.

Media and Human Resource Management

Easily mentioned, but not that much categorically identified, is the infrastructure beyond huge communication networks providers. Undoubtedly, the commitment for people of a certain country, in their transformation from citizens of a definite jurisdiction to netizens of a global community seeking advanced training and instruction with interactive educational TV, heavily relies on top management support over complex issues, starting from governmental initiatives and ardent information technology support along vigorous settlements with vendors, private funds, and international conglomerates. What the student body seeks, in national scale, is how to enhance the delivery methods of its learning, from face-to-face methodologies to self-paced learning, and recently, even further to live e-learning. For the first time, however, in-depth skill building, support in a range of practical subjects, animated knowledge acquisition, peer networking, and action-planning have been introduced as managerial educative aspects, along information and entertainment, in the world of broadcasting.

Fakor-Faktor Yang Memengaruhi Kinerja Sistem Informasi Akuntansi Dengan Pendidikan Dan Pelatihan Sebagai Variabel Moderasi Pada PT. Bukit Megagriya Makmur

This study was conducted to determine the effect of user participation, user ability, and top management support on the performance of accounting information systems through education and training as moderating variables at PT. Megagriya Makmur Hill. This research uses classical assumption test, data quality test, descriptive statistical test, multiple linear regression, Moderated Regression Analysis test, and hypothesis testing. The results of the study show that user participation, user capabilities, top management support, have an effect on the performance of accounting information systems. When moderation occurs, education and training are not able to moderate user participation and top management support on accounting information system performance, while education and training are able to moderate users' ability to accounting information system performance.

What do You Know About Audit Quality in Malaysian Small and Medium Audit Firms?

Audit quality has been addressed and is being discussed globally, throughout the years. The Enron Corporation and WorldCom cases have affected the reputation of the audit profession. The credibility of auditors also has become more questionable as the auditors' function in identifying mistakes and fraud is being debated by the public. However, the issue of audit quality has only focused on big firms only. There is shortage of studies that focussed on audit quality in small and medium audit firms. In line with this issue, this study aimed to investigate the relationship between top management support, auditor’s experience and auditor’s accountability on audit quality amongst small-medium audit firms in Malaysia. By employing the Attribution Theory, the study utilised purposive sampling. The data used in this study was primary data obtained through questionnaires from external auditors in small and medium sized audit firms around Klang Valley. A total of 100 questionnaires were distributed and the number of usable questionnaires was 81. Findings indicate that auditor’s experience and auditor’s accountability have a significant effect on audit quality. This research thus contributes to standard setters, regulators, policymakers and other audit firms by providing evidence with regard to the determinants of audit quality judgment in Malaysian small and medium audit firms. Keywords: audit quality, small and medium audit firms, audit judgments, accountability, audit experience

THE MODERATING ROLE OF ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING CAPABILITIES ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TQM PRACTICESAND INNOVATION PERFORMANCE

Total quality management (TQM) has gained importanceglobally, in order to gain a competitive advantage. Implementation of quality management is a problem faced by many sectors. The aim of the current study is to develop a model that can be implemented in any sector in order to improve the quality management practices as well as enhancing innovation performance in order to gain a competitive advantage. The conceptual model developed in the current study is supported by the previous studies. The current study asserts that TQM practices (top management support, customer focus, continuous improvement, employee involvement)as one set of practicesaffect the innovation performance, and this relationship is moderated by organizational learning capabilities. By researching databases such as JSTOR, Emerald, Tylor and Francis etc., the study was able to offer literature support. The keywords such as organizational learning, innovation, total quality management, organizational learning as a moderator etc were used to find the literature. The current study also provides the recommendations and limitations as well as the conclusion.

An Investigation on the Constraints to Telework Implementation in New Zealand Businesses

<p>Telework has many potential benefits for both employers and employees, and has been explored extensively in past and present research. However, the adoption rates of telework is much lower than expected. Organizations in general as well as in New Zealand are reluctant to implement it on a grand scale. The purpose of this study is to find the answer for this phenomenon. This study takes an approach based on the Theory of Constraints to discover one of the main constraints to telework implementation. Constraints were explored across seven factors: perceived benefit, top management support, economic constraint, workplace constraint, technological constraint, risks and workforce constraint. Data were collected from members of four professional associations in New Zealand that specialized in the ICT and commerce fields. The results of this study indicated that lack of top management support is the main constraint to telework implementation in New Zealand businesses. The author suggests that managers should pay more attention to top management support, workforce issues and culture change for a successful telework program. Future research should seek the opinions of non-adopters; explore workforce constraints; and use a data collection method that can identify participants' demographics.</p>

An Investigation on the Constraints to Telework Implementation in New Zealand Businesses

<p>Telework has many potential benefits for both employers and employees, and has been explored extensively in past and present research. However, the adoption rates of telework is much lower than expected. Organizations in general as well as in New Zealand are reluctant to implement it on a grand scale. The purpose of this study is to find the answer for this phenomenon. This study takes an approach based on the Theory of Constraints to discover one of the main constraints to telework implementation. Constraints were explored across seven factors: perceived benefit, top management support, economic constraint, workplace constraint, technological constraint, risks and workforce constraint. Data were collected from members of four professional associations in New Zealand that specialized in the ICT and commerce fields. The results of this study indicated that lack of top management support is the main constraint to telework implementation in New Zealand businesses. The author suggests that managers should pay more attention to top management support, workforce issues and culture change for a successful telework program. Future research should seek the opinions of non-adopters; explore workforce constraints; and use a data collection method that can identify participants' demographics.</p>