{"title":"Online teaching effectiveness: Lessons from Indian universities during the Covid-19 pandemic","authors":"Ritika Mahajan, Satish Kumar, Monika Agrawal","doi":"10.1002/joe.22207","DOIUrl":"10.1002/joe.22207","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This research aims to study the effectiveness of online teaching, from student and faculty perspectives, during the Covid-19 Pandemic in higher education institutions across India. Using the Student's Evaluation of Online Teaching Effectiveness (SEOTE) scale, a survey was conducted among 1042 students in different Indian universities. The scale measured student faculty contact (SFC), cooperation among students (CAS), active learning (AL), prompt feedback (PF), time on task (TT), high expectations (HE), and diverse talents and ways of learning (DTWL). The research instrument also included three open-ended questions. The quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Human Development Index (HDI). The Online Teaching Effectiveness Index (OTEI) value was moderate at 0.62. Challenging aspects of online education were found to be access, learning experience, technology, resources, and infrastructure, the need for face-to-face interaction, and the health hazards of long screen time. The survey of 60 faculty members recorded online teaching to be sustainable, backed by institute support, flexible, and creates the possibility of peer learning. Lack of training resources, unsuitability of course design and practical courses for online mode, and the need for an overhaul of pedagogy were the challenges. Policymakers and digital companies should include infrastructural changes and investments at both the institutional and digital platforms level.</p>","PeriodicalId":35064,"journal":{"name":"Global Business and Organizational Excellence","volume":"43 1","pages":"135-151"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/joe.22207","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46043708","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
H. Kent Baker, Kirti Goyal, Satish Kumar, Prashant Gupta
{"title":"Does financial fragility affect consumer well-being? Evidence from COVID-19 and the United States","authors":"H. Kent Baker, Kirti Goyal, Satish Kumar, Prashant Gupta","doi":"10.1002/joe.22209","DOIUrl":"10.1002/joe.22209","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Financial fragility is of considerable concern for consumer well-being. Besides unleashing a public health crisis, COVID-19 also ignited a financial crisis and thus represents a natural event from the field to study financial well-being. We maintain that well-being is a corollary to one's financial situation. We investigate the linkage between financial fragility and well-being and the moderating role of financial literacy and personality using US data. We find that financial fragility is negatively associated with well-being. This pervasive phenomenon during a financial crisis has harmful consequences. We also find evidence of a differential impact of financial fragility on well-being based on Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, and Neuroticism, supporting our argument that personality has varying degrees of explanatory and predictive power in terms of well-being. Surprisingly, financial literacy does not modify this relationship, possibly due to the well-being affecting an individual's cognition and emotions rather than financial knowledge. Our findings could aid policy makers and financial educators in devising timely strategies to deal with post-crisis complications.</p>","PeriodicalId":35064,"journal":{"name":"Global Business and Organizational Excellence","volume":"42 6","pages":"101-119"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/joe.22209","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44124143","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Need for metacognition and critical thinking in the e-learning ecosystem: The new normal in post Covid era","authors":"Priyanka Gupta, Umesh Bamel","doi":"10.1002/joe.22208","DOIUrl":"10.1002/joe.22208","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Present paper aims to extend the legitimacy of social cognition theory in the context of e-learning by examining the relationship between metacognition and critical thinking. In addition, we test the moderating effect of internet self-efficacy. We contextualize this study to e-learning as digital medium has become the new normal in post-Covid era. A sample set of 357 management professionals who have participated in e-learning recently was obtained, and collected data were analyzed using regression analysis. Our analysis confirms that metacognition is positively associated to critical thinking. The findings establish the need to provide management professionals with tools to develop metacognition as it promotes critical thinking prowess in the context of e-learning.</p>","PeriodicalId":35064,"journal":{"name":"Global Business and Organizational Excellence","volume":"43 1","pages":"104-120"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47922455","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Modeling the impact of techno-stress and burnout on employees’ work-life balance and turnover intention: A job demands-resources theory perspective","authors":"Indu Sharma, Vivek Tiwari","doi":"10.1002/joe.22206","DOIUrl":"10.1002/joe.22206","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In an increasingly digitized work environment, techno-stress is becoming one of the most important concerns for employees. Based on the premise of job demands-resources (JD-R) theory, this study looks to determine how techno-stressors affect employees’ work-life balance (WLB) and turnover intention through burnout; and to what level positive psychological capital could moderate this relationship. We gathered data in a time-lagged approach from 528 employees of Indian IT companies. To test the hypotheses, we applied a moderation-mediation model. Further, the statistical analysis of the aforementioned associations was carried out using Smart-partial least squares (PLS). The results suggest that burnout does mediate the relationship between techno-stress and employees’ WLB. Secondly, psychological capital as a resource does moderate the impact of techno-stress on burnout. Through these findings, the authors contribute to an extant literature by emphasizing the significance of recognizing techno-stress, and managing technology-induced burnout along with theoretical and practical implications offered.</p>","PeriodicalId":35064,"journal":{"name":"Global Business and Organizational Excellence","volume":"43 1","pages":"121-134"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44136547","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Self-perceived employability and entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial intentions: Evidence from six countries","authors":"Emil Knezović","doi":"10.1002/joe.22205","DOIUrl":"10.1002/joe.22205","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Although entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial intentions have been a hot topic recently, the role of self-perceived employability has been neglected. This study investigates the relationship between self-perceived employability and entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial intentions. The relationship was tested using structural equation modeling based on the primary data from 1264 participants in six countries. The results show that self-perceived employability is significantly related to entrepreneurial intentions in all countries and intrapreneurial intentions in four out of six. The findings contribute to the neglected role of self-perceived employability, based on which several implications have been provided.</p>","PeriodicalId":35064,"journal":{"name":"Global Business and Organizational Excellence","volume":"44 1","pages":"5-15"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47471222","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An exploratory analysis of internal communication in times of the COVID-19 pandemic","authors":"Patrícia Gomes, Eulália Santos, Elisete Martins","doi":"10.1002/joe.22204","DOIUrl":"10.1002/joe.22204","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Communication is a key element for the success of any organization. The present study aims to construct and validate a scale of perception of internal communication. It is also intended to assess whether there are differences in internal communication between employees who are teleworking and those who are in-person work in times of the COVID-19 pandemic. The methodology used is quantitative in nature based on a questionnaire survey, with the sample consisting of 837 Portuguese individuals in a work context. The results show that the structure of the scale of perception of internal communication is composed of three factors: organizational information, communication with supervisors, and communication between colleagues. The perception of internal communication in the factor organizational information showed higher levels in workers who are in telecommuting situations. It is hoped that this work will enrich the academy and enable managers to use communication more effectively so that the organizations they manage become more competitive.</p>","PeriodicalId":35064,"journal":{"name":"Global Business and Organizational Excellence","volume":"42 5","pages":"37-49"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/joe.22204","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48117653","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Purpose: From theory to practice","authors":"L. A. Jones-Khosla, J. F. S. Gomes","doi":"10.1002/joe.22203","DOIUrl":"10.1002/joe.22203","url":null,"abstract":"<p>While there is abundant discussion in business journals on the “how to” of purpose to achieve social good beyond profitability, academic research addressing the theoretical and practical impact of purpose on an organization's performance is limited. Some management scholars claim that organizations that are not purpose-driven and fail to consider the needs of their relevant stakeholders will not be able to create long term value for their companies. There is also concern that organizations may use purpose to show intention towards social good but lack tangible actions to demonstrate their commitment. To determine whether purpose impacts the long-term value creation of organizations, this research paper examined a deeper understanding of the meaning of purpose from both individual and organizational perspectives. With clarity on individual purpose as the ability for humans to consciously set their intentions to achieve good, organizational purpose can be considered as the conscious intentions of individuals to work collectively towards social good beyond the singular goal of profitability. Building on this theoretical understanding of purpose, together with an exploration of the shift occurring in organizational responsibility from a singular focus on shareholder returns towards stakeholder inclusivity, this paper proposes a Stakeholder Purpose Framework which links the impact of purpose to long-term value creation by aligning an organization's purpose with their stakeholders and measuring the outcomes of relevant environmental, social, and governance (ESG) metrics. Activating this framework will provide analytical data supporting whether (or not) purpose does impact an organization's ability to create long-term value.</p>","PeriodicalId":35064,"journal":{"name":"Global Business and Organizational Excellence","volume":"43 1","pages":"90-103"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/joe.22203","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48713053","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Beatrice Avolio, Vincent Charles, Martha Liliana Albán Bautista
{"title":"Inter-domain role transitions and work-family life balance: The mediating effect of integration and segmentation preferences","authors":"Beatrice Avolio, Vincent Charles, Martha Liliana Albán Bautista","doi":"10.1002/joe.22199","DOIUrl":"10.1002/joe.22199","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Despite growing research on boundary management through role transitions, there is still a lack of understanding of the strategies individuals use to achieve work-family life balance, and there is little research on the relationship between role transitions and work-family life balance. This article aims to determine the extent to which inter-domain role transitions affect work-family life balance using segmentation and integration preferences as mediating variables. To achieve this objective, we conducted an empirical study in which data were collected from a sample of 311 executives (directors) from Ecuadorian higher education institutions. Using structural equation modeling, the direction and strength of the proposed relationships were determined. Findings show that family domain integration preference and family domain segmentation preference mediate the relationship between family-to-work role transitions and work-family life balance. On the other hand, work domain segmentation preference and work domain integration preference were found to have no mediating effect between work-to-family role transitions and work-family life balance. The findings have practical implications for managing work and family life boundaries. This research contributes to a better understanding of the mediating effect played by segmentation and integration preferences between inter-domain role transitions and work-family life balance from an individual perspective.</p>","PeriodicalId":35064,"journal":{"name":"Global Business and Organizational Excellence","volume":"42 6","pages":"19-33"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43105451","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Emotional intelligence and career success: Does resilience matter?","authors":"Shubham Sharma, Vivek Tiwari","doi":"10.1002/joe.22196","DOIUrl":"10.1002/joe.22196","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Achieving success in one's career has numerous positive consequences for individuals as well as for organizations. This study examines the influence of emotional intelligence measures on career success. Also, using the broaden and build theory, we propose employee resilience as an underlying mechanism connecting emotional intelligence measures and career success. Data were collected from employees working in different IT organizations in India's northern region. Confirmatory factor analysis followed by path analysis using the maximum likelihood estimation (MLE) method in AMOS was performed. Results found that all the emotional intelligence measures directly affect career success and employee resilience. For instance, the adaptability dimension had the most significant direct impact on career success, whereas the interpersonal dimension emerged as the leading predictor of resilience among all five emotional intelligence dimensions. In addition, employee resilience was identified as a partial mediator between all emotional intelligence measures and career success. The present study offers some insightful theoretical and practical implications.</p>","PeriodicalId":35064,"journal":{"name":"Global Business and Organizational Excellence","volume":"42 6","pages":"138-153"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49118564","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Missing catalysts of female entrepreneurship success: Evidence from an emerging economy","authors":"Md. Shahadat Hossain, Md Asadul Islam, Mosharrof Hosen, Hassanudin Mohd. Thas Thaker","doi":"10.1002/joe.22201","DOIUrl":"10.1002/joe.22201","url":null,"abstract":"<p>There is no denying that female entrepreneurship success has been making a significant impact on the world. Females now own businesses at a rate that surpasses males, and they are also leading the way in many industries. At the same time, extant literature indicates that female entrepreneurship success is low compared to male counterparts. Concerning enriching the literature, this study aimed to explore the missing catalysts of female entrepreneurship success in a developing country perspective, Bangladesh. Using a purposive sampling strategy, the researchers used semi-structured interviews to collect data from 14 participants, including female entrepreneurs and professors of entrepreneurs. Collected data were thematically analyzed. The study's findings are concurrent with the previous literature, while it also provides some new insights relating to the catalysts for business success among female entrepreneurs. The study has found that networking, digital leadership, institutional supports, childcare centers, healthcare systems, and secure transportation are the missing catalysts for female entrepreneurship success in Bangladesh. The study concludes with implications for females’ entrepreneurial journey with regards to theory, practice, and future directions.</p>","PeriodicalId":35064,"journal":{"name":"Global Business and Organizational Excellence","volume":"42 5","pages":"50-64"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44868041","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}