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{"title":"Influence factors of organizational citizenship behaviors in Latin American countries: a Brazilian case study","authors":"Julia Vasconcelos Furtado, Antonio Carrizo Moreira, Ricardo Gouveia Rodrigues, Jorge Humberto F. Mota","doi":"10.1108/mrjiam-07-2023-1439","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/mrjiam-07-2023-1439","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000Purpose\u0000Research on organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) has been based on Western developed economies’ samples (or specific Eastern countries such as China and Saudi Arabia), lacking attention to developing contexts (Latin America). Even though OCBs’ antecedents in the Global North context have been thoroughly explored, Corporate Social Responsibility’s (CSR) perceptions and organizational commitment’s (OC) roles are “under-studied” in such developing contexts. This study aims to respond to the call for research on the behavioral perspective on CSR in Latin America, challenging implicit assumptions of theories developed in Western developed countries, related to the employees’ CSR perceptions and OC and OCB research.\u0000\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000In a postpositivist approach, the authors tested whether CSR and OC directly affect OCB, exploring OCB’s five dimensions – altruism, courtesy, consciousness, civic virtue and sportsmanship, with a main hypothesis that CSR and OC directly affect OCBs. The sample comprises responses from 1,059 employees from public and private Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Brazil – the largest economy in Latin America, yet a collectivistic society developing country, in which OCB phenomena is still underexplored or done to a lesser extent.\u0000\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000Whenever positively perceiving their organizations’ CSR activities, employees identify strongly with the organization, influencing positive job outcomes such as OC and OCBs. Findings indicate that despite not perfectly fitting non-North American contexts, the OCB five-dimension structure is positively related to employees’ CSR perception, confirming OC’s stronger role in the Brazilian context. Indeed, findings confirm OC’s influence over all OCB dimensions, re-stating it as a stronger predictor of behaviors like consciousness (compliance), civic virtue and sportsmanship.\u0000\u0000\u0000Originality/value\u0000This research accepted the challenge of bringing OC back to OCB research. Indeed, seminal work had implied OC as a robust and significant predictor of the OCB, yet in Western developed economies. The scarcity of research on the matter in developing collectivist economies such as Brazil, justifies this study’s novelty and appropriateness.\u0000","PeriodicalId":514682,"journal":{"name":"Management Research: Journal of the Iberoamerican Academy of Management","volume":"53 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141918983","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":"Influence factors of organizational citizenship behaviors in Latin American countries: a Brazilian case study","authors":"Julia Vasconcelos Furtado, Antonio Carrizo Moreira, Ricardo Gouveia Rodrigues, Jorge Humberto F. Mota","doi":"10.1108/mrjiam-07-2023-1439","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/mrjiam-07-2023-1439","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000Purpose\u0000Research on organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) has been based on Western developed economies’ samples (or specific Eastern countries such as China and Saudi Arabia), lacking attention to developing contexts (Latin America). Even though OCBs’ antecedents in the Global North context have been thoroughly explored, Corporate Social Responsibility’s (CSR) perceptions and organizational commitment’s (OC) roles are “under-studied” in such developing contexts. This study aims to respond to the call for research on the behavioral perspective on CSR in Latin America, challenging implicit assumptions of theories developed in Western developed countries, related to the employees’ CSR perceptions and OC and OCB research.\u0000\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000In a postpositivist approach, the authors tested whether CSR and OC directly affect OCB, exploring OCB’s five dimensions – altruism, courtesy, consciousness, civic virtue and sportsmanship, with a main hypothesis that CSR and OC directly affect OCBs. The sample comprises responses from 1,059 employees from public and private Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Brazil – the largest economy in Latin America, yet a collectivistic society developing country, in which OCB phenomena is still underexplored or done to a lesser extent.\u0000\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000Whenever positively perceiving their organizations’ CSR activities, employees identify strongly with the organization, influencing positive job outcomes such as OC and OCBs. Findings indicate that despite not perfectly fitting non-North American contexts, the OCB five-dimension structure is positively related to employees’ CSR perception, confirming OC’s stronger role in the Brazilian context. Indeed, findings confirm OC’s influence over all OCB dimensions, re-stating it as a stronger predictor of behaviors like consciousness (compliance), civic virtue and sportsmanship.\u0000\u0000\u0000Originality/value\u0000This research accepted the challenge of bringing OC back to OCB research. Indeed, seminal work had implied OC as a robust and significant predictor of the OCB, yet in Western developed economies. The scarcity of research on the matter in developing collectivist economies such as Brazil, justifies this study’s novelty and appropriateness.\u0000","PeriodicalId":514682,"journal":{"name":"Management Research: Journal of the Iberoamerican Academy of Management","volume":"1 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141919497","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":"Relationship between structural empowerment and work engagement in the health-care sector in Portugal: the mediating role of civility","authors":"Catarina Tomé Pires, Genta Kulari, Luísa Ribeiro, Tito Laneiro","doi":"10.1108/mrjiam-05-2023-1421","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/mrjiam-05-2023-1421","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose\u0000This paper aims to explore how nurses stay engaged in their work with the impact of structural empowerment and civility. It delves deeper into how kind, empathetic and respectful behaviours (civility) among colleagues influence the link between structural empowerment and nurses’ engagement.\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000Data was collected from 580 nurses working in a Public Hospital in the metropolitan area of Lisbon. Self-report questionnaires measuring civility, structural empowerment and engagement were administered. Hayes’ PROCESS macro for mediation analysis in SPSS was used to test the hypothesised model.\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000Results demonstrated that civility and structural empowerment were positively associated (r = 0.491, p < 0.01) also showing a positive influence on nurses’ engagement (r = 0.492, p < 0.01; r = 0.485, p < 0.01, respectively). Civility was found to partially mediate the association between structural empowerment and engagement (ß = 0.315, 95% CI [0.222, 0.417], 5,000 bootstrap resamples).\u0000\u0000Practical implications\u0000Findings from this study may be used for health-care employees and organisations, implying that when nurses perceive themselves as structurally empowered at work within a respectful environment, they experience an enhanced sense of community and involvement in their organization.\u0000\u0000Originality/value\u0000To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first attempt in exploring the relationship of combined workplace civility, structural empowerment and engagement in a sample of Portuguese nurses. Future research could substantially increase our understanding of how civility contributes to a positive workplace.\u0000","PeriodicalId":514682,"journal":{"name":"Management Research: Journal of the Iberoamerican Academy of Management","volume":"41 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141805837","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":"Institutions, social entrepreneurship, and individual economic well-being: an exploratory study","authors":"Sebastian Aparicio, Magnus Klofsten, M. Noguera, David Urbano","doi":"10.1108/mrjiam-10-2023-1472","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/mrjiam-10-2023-1472","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000Purpose\u0000This study aims to evaluate the influence of institutions on the probability of becoming a social entrepreneur and the effect of this choice on individual economic well-being. The authors also analyze the effects of gender (male versus female entrepreneurism) and type (traditional versus social entrepreneurism).\u0000\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000Institutional economics framed the analysis, and hypotheses were tested using two-stage probit least squares models in a sample of 69,236 individuals from 57 countries during the 2010–2014 wave from the World Values Survey.\u0000\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000The results showed that, for most variables, institutions significantly explained the probability of becoming a social entrepreneur. The analyses also indicated that social entrepreneurship is highly associated with individual economic well-being.\u0000\u0000\u0000Originality/value\u0000This research brings insights into the discussion of the social and economic benefits of socially oriented entrepreneurs. Likewise, the modeling approach overcomes the interplay between entrepreneurship and economic outcomes, in which institutions become key factors.\u0000","PeriodicalId":514682,"journal":{"name":"Management Research: Journal of the Iberoamerican Academy of Management","volume":"5 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141640792","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":"Social entrepreneurship drivers in EcuadorImpulsores del emprendimiento social en EcuadorFatores que impulsionam o empreendedorismo social no Equador","authors":"Doménica Heras Tigre, K. Coronel-Pangol, Juan Carlos Aguirre Quezada, Karina Durán Andrade, Pedro Fabián Mora Pacheco","doi":"10.1108/mrjiam-03-2023-1399","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/mrjiam-03-2023-1399","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000Purpose\u0000The purpose of this study is to identify the key factors that drive social entrepreneurship (SE) among Ecuadorian social entrepreneurs.\u0000\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000The study was developed following a qualitative and exploratory research design based on the identification of social entrepreneurs through the nonprobabilistic sequential sampling technique, giving a total of fifteen social entrepreneurs who were given a structured interview that was later analyzed in the ATLAS.TI software for the identification, analysis and categorization of drivers.\u0000\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000The results will identify eight drivers for SE, including social exclusion, public support, sources of employment, economic income, family support, environmental awareness and fair trade, as standards and values. Overall, the findings help to improve the understanding of the factors that determine the creation and development of social enterprises in the country.\u0000\u0000\u0000Research limitations/implications\u0000Deepen and increase the literature on SE in Latin America. Contribute to reducing the knowledge gap on the topic.\u0000\u0000\u0000Originality/value\u0000Taken together, the results provide empirical evidence and help to better understand the factors that determine the creation and development of social enterprises in the country.\u0000","PeriodicalId":514682,"journal":{"name":"Management Research: Journal of the Iberoamerican Academy of Management","volume":"44 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141228514","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":"Holistic entrepreneurial inventory: a framework for the integration of spirituality in entrepreneurial performanceInventario emprendedor holístico: un marco para la integración de la espiritualidad en el desempeño emprendedorInventário emprendedor holístico: um framework para a integração da espirit","authors":"O. Rosales, Geraldina Silveyra","doi":"10.1108/mrjiam-09-2023-1457","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/mrjiam-09-2023-1457","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose\u0000This study aims to explore the constructs of spirituality (SP) and entrepreneurial performance (EP) and their measurements to identify their connections. Attending to the needs of entrepreneurs to face the current global crisis, this research establishes a framework that integrates SP to enhance EP.\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000This study focuses on a comprehensive literature review and a comparison between constructs to come across with the proposal of a conceptual framework.\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000For SP, spiritual well-being was found as a good measure which, to the best of the authors’ knowledge, has never been used in entrepreneurship. EP has been typically measured by economic indicators, but recently, noneconomic benefits and effects on stakeholders have also been considered, so an integrated approach is proposed. The main contribution is a framework called holistic entrepreneurial inventory (HEI), which integrates the main elements of the constructs in a matrix showing their interconnection. It is accompanied by a scorecard for entrepreneurs to identify strengths and weaknesses in SP and EP.\u0000\u0000Research limitations/implications\u0000This is a theoretical research and proposal; further empirical research could help confirm the present conceptual findings.\u0000\u0000Practical implications\u0000To help entrepreneurs identify the areas where they would like to improve, understanding the connection between SP and EP, which are dynamic states in constant change.\u0000\u0000Originality/value\u0000EP has been mainly focused on exogenous causes. The HEI scorecard may give entrepreneurs a different perspective from the innermost part of their being.\u0000","PeriodicalId":514682,"journal":{"name":"Management Research: Journal of the Iberoamerican Academy of Management","volume":"31 33","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140696750","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":"Affective commitment in entrepreneurial students: person-oriented factors and subjective firm performanceCompromiso afectivo en estudiantes emprendedores: factores personales y desempeño empresarial subjetivoCompromisso afetivo em estudantes empreendedores: fatores pessoais e desempenho empresarial ","authors":"Nathalie Campos Valverde, Juan Carlos Leiva, R. Mora","doi":"10.1108/mrjiam-10-2023-1466","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/mrjiam-10-2023-1466","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose\u0000This study aims to address the effects of self-esteem and affective commitment on firm performance and whether these effects vary according to the gender and age of active entrepreneurial students.\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000This study uses a subsample from the Global University Entrepreneurial Spirit Students’ Survey (GUESSS) of entrepreneur students running their own businesses to perform a structural equation model (SEM) analysis to test the relationship between self-esteem (SE), affective commitment (AC) and firm performance (FP) moderated by the gender and age of entrepreneur students.\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000The results confirm that higher levels of entrepreneur SE are related to a higher assessment of AC and FP. A major effect of SE on AC was also observed among male respondents. Age was not related to an increase in AC. The effect of SE on AC and FP was lower among older students.\u0000\u0000Originality/value\u0000This study makes valuable contributions to the fields of entrepreneurship, psychology, gender and organizational behavior. This study presents empirical support for the theoretical framework using SEM, presenting initial insights into the mechanisms that shape AC in entrepreneurial students and its implications for FP.\u0000","PeriodicalId":514682,"journal":{"name":"Management Research: Journal of the Iberoamerican Academy of Management","volume":"76 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140377961","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":"Social entrepreneurship in young students promoted by Latin American universitiesEmprendimiento social en jóvenes estudiantes impulsado por las universidades de América LatinaEmpreendedorismo social em jovens estudantes promovido por universidades latino-americanas","authors":"Mónica Blanco-Jiménez, Ana Gabriela Víquez-Paniagua, Diana Maricela Vásquez-Treviño, P. Muñoz-Castro","doi":"10.1108/mrjiam-04-2023-1415","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/mrjiam-04-2023-1415","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000Purpose\u0000The purpose of this study is to analyze the strategies that allow sowing social entrepreneurship initiatives among young university students in Latin America. This study will also help to understand the different needs and expectations currently treated in higher education in developing its role as a promoter of entrepreneurship in students.\u0000\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000The study uses a multinomial logistic regression method analysis based on data collected through an online survey and applied to a sample of 599 advanced business administration students in five Latin American countries.\u0000\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000The results indicate that three of the independent variables under study are relevant as strategies to instill in university students the initiative for creating social entrepreneurship: establishing links with social communities, providing entrepreneurial education with a social orientation, and offering financial education.\u0000\u0000\u0000Research limitations/implications\u0000These research findings indicate the role universities should have in promoting social entrepreneurship in university students. Therefore, the proposed strategies are crucial to improving this type of entrepreneurship.\u0000\u0000\u0000Originality/value\u0000The main contribution of this study is to analyze issues as crucial as social entrepreneurship in Latin American university students and broaden knowledge of the main strategies universities in this region must adopt so that students launch into the social area.\u0000","PeriodicalId":514682,"journal":{"name":"Management Research: Journal of the Iberoamerican Academy of Management","volume":"10 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140427580","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}