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{"title":"What Determines MOOC Success? Validation of MOOC Satisfaction Continuance Model","authors":"Jinal Shah, Monica Khanna","doi":"10.1177/09722629221131386","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/09722629221131386","url":null,"abstract":"Advancements in the field of educational technology have made Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) ubiquitous. MOOCs are accessible from anywhere, anytime and without any entry–exit criteria. The initial acceptance of MOOCs has been studied in the extant research, but limited studies have delved into understanding the factors impacting post-adoption usage behaviour. The aim of this research is to investigate the factors influencing MOOCs’ satisfaction and continuance intention using an integrated model derived from the Information System Success and Expectancy Confirmation Model. The study has proposed MOOC Satisfaction Continuance Model using existing scales and empirically tested it with a cross-sectional research design. Structured questionnaire was employed for collecting primary data from 513 respondents using a convenience sample. A partial least square structural equation modelling technique was employed using SMART PLS for testing the hypothesized relationships of the model. The study’s findings demonstrate that perceived usefulness, hedonic motivation, information quality and system quality positively impact the satisfaction of MOOCs. Moreover, perceived usefulness, hedonic motivation and satisfaction significantly influence the continued use intention. The study’s findings will be beneficial to MOOC platform providers, universities and facilitators in understanding and designing effective learning systems.","PeriodicalId":44860,"journal":{"name":"Vision-The Journal of Business Perspective","volume":"38 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2022-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75484552","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":"Shareholder Activism and Dividend Policy of the Firms: The Moderating Role of Financial Distress","authors":"Shailesh Rastogi, Jagjeevan Kanoujiya, Kuldeep Singh","doi":"10.1177/09722629221129086","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/09722629221129086","url":null,"abstract":"Shareholder activism (SHA) has caught the fancy of all the stakeholders in the corporate world, including policymakers. It is here for the long haul. However, the role of SHA in operating performance and valuation is equivocal. In addition, there is a dearth of research on SHA’s impact on profit distribution decisions. This research gap is the primary motivation for the current study. Measuring SHA is a challenge, which is undertaken in the study in the form of building an SHA index. Panel data of 76 diversified non-financial firms is gathered for 5 years (2015–2016 to 2019–2020). Static and dynamic panel data econometrics are deployed to estimate three models (baseline, square and model with the interaction term). It is found that SHA linearly and positively impacts the dividend pay-out. In addition, financial stability (inverse of financial distress) positively moderates the SHA’s association for dividends. Investors preferring dividends can use these findings to their gain, is one of the main implications of the study. It is recommended that policymakers should take some legislative action to protect managers from the negative influence of SHA, especially regarding dividend decisions.","PeriodicalId":44860,"journal":{"name":"Vision-The Journal of Business Perspective","volume":"15 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2022-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86912818","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":"Investors’ Preference for Creating Impact: (A study to understand impact investors’ preference while making investment in India)","authors":"Prerna Rathee, Shalini Aggarwal","doi":"10.1177/09722629221131110","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/09722629221131110","url":null,"abstract":"The main aim of this article is to analyse the preference of impact investors when it comes to the selection of ventures for investment. The study has been conducted with the sole objective of trying to evaluate the choices of impact investors in the Indian market. In addition to this, the present study strives to find out how a certain venture turns out to be the most preferred area of investment and what instrument is preferred to invest in for impact investments, and the criteria that guide investors to arrive at their choice of investment portfolios in Indian impact investment market. A choice-based conjoint experiment has been done in which respondents have to rank the different options which were generated by orthogonal arrays based on their preference. The preference function was computed by using OLS regression. It has been revealed through this study that while deciding to invest for impact, first preference is accorded to stage of investment in terms of highest importance value which was ensued by their behavioural penchant to do impact investment. Impact investors are inclined to invest in social ventures having the most innovative ideas in response to addressing social problems. The most preferred area of investment is the healthcare sector which is ensued by agriculture and education. The real behaviour of an individual cannot be predicted through an online survey, which restricts the generalization of the study. This study presents a simple yet empirical tool that will undoubtedly aid social entrepreneurs, impact investors and other investors to understand the leanings of impact investors and allows them to understand in a better way, how investors’ behaviour differs while making investment decisions in India. The findings will also help policymakers to create a more conducive environment for impact investing in India. The article is unique in the sense that it endeavours to analyse the impact investors’ preferences and choices with the application of conjoint analysis in the Indian perspective.","PeriodicalId":44860,"journal":{"name":"Vision-The Journal of Business Perspective","volume":"57 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2022-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85455125","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":"Urban ‘Prosumers’ of Solar Energy: Exploring the Mediating Role of Government Initiatives","authors":"K. Pathak, Vaibhav Sharma","doi":"10.1177/09722629221130610","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/09722629221130610","url":null,"abstract":"This study explores the young urban residents’ environmental perceptions forging intentions to adopt rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) systems in India and the mediating role of government initiatives to propagate solar energy prospects. Primary data using convenience sampling has been corralled from young educated urban residents. Partial least square structural equation modelling has been deployed to test the hypotheses of the proposed conceptual model. The results show that young residents displayed a high degree of environmental perception and were willing to adopt rooftop solar PV systems, but the government initiatives were unable to mediate the relationships. This study recommends ways in which governments can hyperbole solar energy policies to be more effective and adds to the literature of understanding residents’ intentions to adopt solar-based systems while becoming producers and consumers (pro-sumers) of clean energy.","PeriodicalId":44860,"journal":{"name":"Vision-The Journal of Business Perspective","volume":"81 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2022-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81640898","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":"Proactively Seeking Challenges for Job Satisfaction: The Interplay of Psychological Ownership Among IT Sector Professionals","authors":"Mimi Moulik, V. N. Giri","doi":"10.1177/09722629221132655","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/09722629221132655","url":null,"abstract":"The coronavirus pandemic has put the spotlight on employee happiness and well-being. Employees’ job satisfaction in a post-COVID-19 scenario is a vital concern for academics and organizations. It is a crucial research question to decipher if employees can proactively rise to challenging job demands and achieve job satisfaction. Also, though the role of job crafting has been studied as an antecedent of job satisfaction, it has not been examined in alliance with job-based psychological ownership (PO). Taking note of this, this study examines the mediating role of job-based PO between seeking challenging job demands (SCJD) and job satisfaction (JS). The study contributes to the growing understanding of post-pandemic employee JS. It provides preliminary empirical evidence of the enabling roles of job-based PO and proactive job crafting in achieving JS. Data for the study were collected from Information Technology (IT) and IT enabled Services (ITeS) sector employees in India using online questionnaires. One hundred eighty-four solicited responses were included in the data analysis and analysed using SPSS and AMOS. Results establish that employees SCJD experience higher job satisfaction. The mediating effect of PO on the association between SCJD and JS has been found. The results have both practical and theoretical implications. This study provides evidence of the beneficiary aspect of proactive employee behaviour. Managers can adopt mechanisms to enable job crafting and ownership. JS can be enhanced by raising the levels of PO and proactive crafting undertaken by SCJD to further learning opportunities at work. Limitations of the study have been discussed.","PeriodicalId":44860,"journal":{"name":"Vision-The Journal of Business Perspective","volume":"74 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2022-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77380914","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":"Strategic Shift at Titan Watches: Will it work?","authors":"Rohit Kumar, Deeksha Gupta","doi":"10.1177/09722629221130866","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/09722629221130866","url":null,"abstract":"This case study analyses the dilemma and strategic decision choices faced by Titan Watches (TW) regarding its growth aspirations and competitive challenges in the Indian context. The case reflects in detail the global watch industry and the competitive landscape from the company’s standpoint and highlights the journey covering more than three decades of its history. The case analysis is conducted based on secondary data gathered from various sources. The period considered to study the company and its competitive landscape is over three decades, that is, from its inception in 1984 to 2020. The financial data and other related data used in this case study were collected from different databases, that is, Euromonitor passport, Ace Knowledge Portal, CRISIL Research and ProQuest databases. It is found that the company is planning to achieve profitable growth in its revenue but faces tough competition from both analogue watchmakers (e.g. Seiko Holdings Corporation, Citizen Watch Co. Ltd and Swatch Group) and digital watch makers (e.g. Apple Inc., Fossil Group Inc., Samsung Electronics, Garmin Ltd. and Fitbit Inc.). To the best of our knowledge, there is no case study on TW highlighting the dilemma and strategic challenges the chief managing director faced in 2019. These include the challenges of capturing market share, achieving profitable growth and balancing the image of TW between a mass-market brand and a premium brand, etc. Furthermore, it discusses how TW needs to compete with global smartwatch companies like Apple and Samsung.","PeriodicalId":44860,"journal":{"name":"Vision-The Journal of Business Perspective","volume":"288 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2022-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73564124","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":"Is Industry-Specific Value Premium Declining? Evidence from India","authors":"Bhumiswor Sharma, Srikanth P, Suresha B","doi":"10.1177/09722629221130214","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/09722629221130214","url":null,"abstract":"This article examines whether the literature promised value effect exists and the changing nature of value premium at the industry level. It also determines the value premium’s strength by controlling the January effect within and across the regulated industry groups. This is done by utilizing the two most prominent pricing models: Fama–French three- and five-factor, considering all listed firms trading at BSE India between 1999 and 2020. The results show that a significant value effect exists in 15 of the 17 regulated industry groups over 21.5 years, while sub-period analysis revealed variation in the value effect at industry-based portfolio returns. We developed quintile and multivariate portfolios within and across the industries. Results show that the industry-specific value premium has been relatively low in the current decade due to decreasing industry portfolio returns and increasing P/B ratios within industry groups. The study also used the GRS test to explore the explanatory power of models. Results indicated that the explanatory power of models has declined in post-crisis periods. While controlling the January effect, the value premium has slightly diminished within and across the industry groups in the recent decade. We also observed that investors who seek to allocate assets within and across industries are likely to have potentially predictable and pretty stable returns. While other countries have found industry-specific value premiums, no such study has been conducted in India. As a first attempt, these findings are relevant for investors and academia.","PeriodicalId":44860,"journal":{"name":"Vision-The Journal of Business Perspective","volume":"72 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2022-11-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89222013","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":"Understanding the Role of Social Media Users’ Self-Presentation on Social Media Marketing and Brand Loyalty Relationship","authors":"Balgopal Singh","doi":"10.1177/09722629221131109","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/09722629221131109","url":null,"abstract":"The study examined users’ self-presentation in social media and its influence on social media marketing effectiveness. Data were obtained from 324 social media marketing customers of fashion brands aged between 18 and 25. Moderation analysis was conducted to establish the hypothesis regarding the effect of social media marketing on brand loyalty conditioned on users’ self-presentation characteristics. The result of the data analysis supported the effect of users’ self-presentation on social media marketing and brand loyalty relationship. The implication of this study will be in segmenting and targeting social media users based on their social media usage behaviour. This study will complement the information obtained through social media text mining and assist in predictive analytics. This article will help marketing organizations in developing their social media marketing strategy.","PeriodicalId":44860,"journal":{"name":"Vision-The Journal of Business Perspective","volume":"6 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2022-11-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89063196","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 Examination of the Relationship between Work-nonwork Boundary and Work Performance using SEM","authors":"A. Zamil, Mohammad Naushad, M. M. Sulphey","doi":"10.1177/09722629221137396","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/09722629221137396","url":null,"abstract":"The current unique business scenario has brought in the increased overlap between work and nonwork boundaries. This situation has prompted psychologists and social scientists to focus on how the work and nonwork boundaries (WNWB) is constructed and sustained. The purpose of the study is to examine the relationship between how Boundary strengths at home (BSH) and work (BSW) influence performance among academicians using structural equation modeling (SEM).The sample for the study was selected from among full-time university educators from Jordan. Data was collected from 161 full-time faculty from Jordan using the convenience sampling method. Then, using R, SEM was performed on the collected data to test the tenability of the formulated hypotheses. Results suggest that boundary strength at work and home, and overall work-nonwork boundary had a significant positive relationship with the work performance of faculty. The findings are significant and are an addition to the literature on boundary studies.","PeriodicalId":44860,"journal":{"name":"Vision-The Journal of Business Perspective","volume":"41 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2022-11-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83160456","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: Lexi Stadlen, Nine Paths: A Year in the Life of an Indian Village","authors":"V. Parvathy, J. Kumar","doi":"10.1177/09722629221129762","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/09722629221129762","url":null,"abstract":"Lexi Stadlen, Nine Paths: A Year in the Life of an Indian Village (Penguin Random House UK, 2022), 300 pp., ₹493, ISBN: 978-1-473-58454-9","PeriodicalId":44860,"journal":{"name":"Vision-The Journal of Business Perspective","volume":"31 5 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2022-11-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81446077","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}