{"title":"Predicting Innovative Work Behavior from Soft Skills and Emotional Demands–Abilities Fit in Knowledge Economy","authors":"O. Akinbobola","doi":"10.18639/merj.2020.9900013","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18639/merj.2020.9900013","url":null,"abstract":"In knowledge economy there is a shift from industrial work to innovation work. This study examines the influence of soft skills and emotional demands–abilities fit on innovative work behavior among Masters of Business Administration (MBA) students. In a cross-sectional survey, we purposely selected 130 MBA students working in various types of\u0000organizations. Data were collected by using structured psychological scales. Detailed data analysis was carried out using statistical techniques: Pearson moment correlation coefficient and multiple regression analysis. Both soft skills and emotional demands–abilities fit jointly accounted for 38.7% of the total variation in innovative work behavior. Soft skills and emotional demands–abilities fit showed independent statistically significant prediction on innovative work behavior. The findings have implication for human capital soft skills as essential in knowledge economy. Furthermore, fit perceptions expect that emotional demands of work match the skills and abilities of the human capital. Recommendations were made in line with management and sustainability development goals.","PeriodicalId":406779,"journal":{"name":"Management and Economics Research Journal","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128989040","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":"The New Development Bank and Multilateral Trade Facilitation Agreements on BRICS","authors":"Fiyinfoluwa Giwa","doi":"10.18639/merj.2020.9900016","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18639/merj.2020.9900016","url":null,"abstract":"Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS) have made a tremendous economic impact on the world. Through the New Development Bank (NDB) and the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) by the World Trade Organization, they have become stronger. This article made use of different views to discuss the implication of the NDB and TFA on BRICS. No empirical analysis was carried out. From the viewpoints of other scholars, the Trade Ministers of the BRICS and the World Trade Organization, the NDB and TFA can enhance intellectual and economic growth in the BRICS countries.","PeriodicalId":406779,"journal":{"name":"Management and Economics Research Journal","volume":"12 8","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"120924853","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":"India’s Readiness for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Through the India–Japan Partnership","authors":"Ranti Yulia Wardani","doi":"10.18639/merj.2020.9900017","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18639/merj.2020.9900017","url":null,"abstract":"India and Japan are engaged in a strategic and comprehensive economic partnership. However, some major powers have different interests that may delay the conclusion of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). India and Japan were among the 14 countries that initially joined the RCEP, but India has since opted to stay out, pending\u0000resolution of outstanding issues. This study aims to examine the India–Japan strategic partnership in the development of the RCEP and measure the saving potential of the India–Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, employing an ex-ante analysis with scenarios based on zero tariffs. These political and economic partnerships play an essential role for both countries at the regional level. India and Japan have good economic and political relations that could enhance the feasibility of India rejoining the RCEP. The results of the saving potential analysis show that both countries have gained benefits from the economic partnership.","PeriodicalId":406779,"journal":{"name":"Management and Economics Research Journal","volume":"99 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125995232","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":"أثر صيانة الآلات على تحقيق جودة منتجات المؤسسة الاقتصادية الجزائرية: دراسة حالة مؤسسة مطاحن الحضنة بالمسيلة","authors":"سمية ديقش سمية ديقش","doi":"10.48100/merj.v2i3.108","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.48100/merj.v2i3.108","url":null,"abstract":"هدفت هذه الدراسة إلى معرفة أثر صيانة الآلات على تحقيق جودة المنتجات بالمؤسسة الاقتصادية بالتطبيق على مؤسسة مطاحن الحضنة بالمسيلة. وذلك بتطوير أسئلة مقابلة وتوجيهها لمسؤولي قسمي الصيانة والمخبر، كما تم الاستعانة بوثائق من مختلف مصالح المؤسسة. \u0000وقد توصلت الدراسة إلى النتائج التالية: هناك ممارسات للصيانة الوقائية، والصيانة العلاجية بالمؤسسة محل الدراسة، وجود اهتمام بجودة المنتجات في المؤسسة محل الدراسة، تحديد تسعة عشر وعشرون آلة بطريقتين مختلفتين لها تأثير مباشر على جودة المنتجات في مؤسسة مطاحن الحضنة محل الدراسة. \u0000تصنيف جال : L22، M11، L15.","PeriodicalId":406779,"journal":{"name":"Management and Economics Research Journal","volume":"72 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125229600","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":"التحسين وفق (ISO 9001:2015) ودوره في بناء المنظمة الذكية: دراسة حالة شركات مجموعة الاتصالات الفلسطينية","authors":"صهيب تيسير الشرافي","doi":"10.48100/MERJ.V2I3.110","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.48100/MERJ.V2I3.110","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":406779,"journal":{"name":"Management and Economics Research Journal","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126789761","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}
معاذ يوسف الذنيبات, عدنان عواد الشوابكة, خيرو خلف محمود البقور
{"title":"دور عمليات إدارة الموارد البشرية في تحقيق الأمن المعلوماتي: دراسة تطبيقية على الجامعات الحكومية السعودية","authors":"معاذ يوسف الذنيبات, عدنان عواد الشوابكة, خيرو خلف محمود البقور","doi":"10.48100/MERJ.V2I3.107","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.48100/MERJ.V2I3.107","url":null,"abstract":"تهدف هذه الدراسة إلى الكشف واقع مساهمة وحدات إدارة الموارد البشرية في تحقيق الأمن المعلوماتي في الجامعات الحكومية السعودية من خلال فحص مدى التزامها بضوابط المواصفة العالمية لنظام إدارة أمن المعلومات ((ISO/IEC 27002:2013. \u0000اعتمدت الدراسة على طرق البحث النوعي، حيث تم تصميم قائمة فحص لجمع البيانات اللازمة للدراسة، باستخدام أسلوب المقابلات شبه المهيكلة، والملاحظة المباشرة، وفحص والوثائق المستخدمة بوحدات إدارة الموارد البشرية، كما تم استخدام أسلوب تحليل الفجوات لتحليل البيانات وفهم مدى امتثال وحدات إدارة الموارد البشرية في الجامعات التي شاركت في الدراسة لضوابط أمن المعلومات التي نصت عليها المواصفة ((ISO/IEC 27002:2013. \u0000توصلت الدراسة إلى عدد من النتائج كان من أهمها التزام الجامعات المشاركة في الدراسة بنسب متفاوتة تراوحت بين المتوسط والمرتفع في تطبيق بنود المواصفة العالمية ((ISO/IEC 27002:2013 فيما يتعلق بعمليات إدارة الموارد البشرية (قبل التوظيف، واثناء التوظيف، وعمليات ترك الخدمة أو تغير الوظيفة). \u0000وفي ضوء تلك النتائج قدمت الدراسة عدد من التوصيات التي ترشد الجامعات نحو الالتزام الكامل بمتطلبات تلك المواصفة بهدف رفع مستوى مساهمة عمليات إدارة الموارد البشرية في تحقيق الامن المعلوماتي. \u0000تصنيف جال: M15.","PeriodicalId":406779,"journal":{"name":"Management and Economics Research Journal","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130347774","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":"أثر أبعاد التمكين الإداري علي الأداء المنظمي: دراسة حالة الهيئة القومية للكهرباء في السودان","authors":"سعد عثمان أحمد المهلاوي سعد عثمان أحمد المهلاوي","doi":"10.48100/MERJ.V2I3.109","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.48100/MERJ.V2I3.109","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":406779,"journal":{"name":"Management and Economics Research Journal","volume":"47 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121459037","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":"علاقة القروض الاستهلاكية وبطائق الائتمان وسعر الفائدة بالتضخم في المملكة العربية السعودية: دراسة قياسية من خلال البيانات الربعية للفترة 2019-2007","authors":"زيد أحمد العزكي زيد أحمد العزكي","doi":"10.48100/MERJ.V2I3.111","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.48100/MERJ.V2I3.111","url":null,"abstract":"هدفت هذه الدراسة إلى قياس اثر القروض الاستهلاكية و سعر الفائدة على التضخم في المملكة العربية السعودية من خلال البيانات الربعية 2019-2007، وبإجراء الاختبارات الإحصائية القياسية اللازمة \"اختبار جذور الوحدة\"، \"التكامل المشترك يوهانسن\"، \"اختبار جرانجر السببية\" و\"نموذج VECM\"، أظهرت نتائج اختبار التكامل المشترك يوهانس بوجود علاقة توازن طويلة الاجل بين (القروض الاستهلاكية، سعر الفائدة ) وبين التضخم، كما أظهرت نتيجة اختبار جرانجر السببية وجود علاقة سببية من اتجاه واحد ذو دلالة معنوية إحصائية بين القروض الاستهلاكية وبين التضخم، إضافة إلى علاقة سببية من اتجاه واحد بين التضخم و سعر الفائدة، كما أكدت نتائج اختبار VECM تتطابق نتيجة اختبار جرانجر بوجود علاقة قصيرة الأجل بين القروض الاستهلاكية ومعدل التضخم . \u0000أوصت الدراسة ضرورة الحاجة إلى مراجعة ضوابط المحفظة الائتمانية وتشجيع البنوك على توجيه القروض نحو القطاعات الإنتاجية والاستثمارية والتي تؤثر بشكل إيجابي على النمو الاقتصادي، بدلا من منح القروض الاستهلاكية، والذي بدوره يحقق مساهمة فعالة في تحقيق رؤية المملكة العربية السعودية 2030 وفقاً لنطاق برنامج تطوير القطاع المالي. \u0000تصنيف جال :E5، G2.","PeriodicalId":406779,"journal":{"name":"Management and Economics Research Journal","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132084955","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":"التكاليف على أساس المواصفات الموجه بالوقت المحدد وأثرها في تعظيم ربحية الوحدة الاقتصادية (دراسة حالة في معمل إسمنت النجف الاشرف)","authors":"أمير عقيد كاظم العرداوي أمير عقيد كاظم العرداوي","doi":"10.48100/MERJ.V2I3.112","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.48100/MERJ.V2I3.112","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":406779,"journal":{"name":"Management and Economics Research Journal","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134579527","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":"Book Review of “East vs. West: Exploring International Development”","authors":"B. Iqbal","doi":"10.18639/merj.2020.9900019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18639/merj.2020.9900019","url":null,"abstract":"Book Review of “East vs. West: Exploring International Development”\u0000Authors: Hugh Dang *et al.*\u0000Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom\u0000September 2019, 261 pp.\u0000ISBN 978-1527535558","PeriodicalId":406779,"journal":{"name":"Management and Economics Research Journal","volume":"106 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131714734","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}