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The Effect of Application of Non-Financial Dimensions of Balanced Scorecard on Performance Evaluation: An Empirical Study from Saudi Arabia

  • ABDELRAHEEM, Abubkr Ahmed Elhadi;HUSSIEN, Asaad Mubarak
    • The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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    • v.9 no.4
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    • pp.63-72
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    • 2022
  • The study applied the non-financial dimensions of the Balanced Scorecard (customer dimension, internal processes dimension, learning, and growth dimension). It was done to evaluate performance and measure the effectiveness of these dimensions on performance evaluation at College of Science and Humanities Studies: Al Aflaj, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University. The researchers used the descriptive analytical approach to conduct the study to find the effect of these dimensions. Data was collected from the college staff and administrators; 120 questionnaires were distributed, out of which 112 were collected. The questionnaire data were analyzed using exploratory (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), hypotheses were tested using the structural equation modeling (SEM) through the (Spss) and (Amos) software. The study finding showed that the balanced scorecard had a positive contribution in evaluating the performance of the College of Science and Humanities Studies: Al Aflaj, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University through the dimensions of customers and internal processes, and the study finding revealed that the balanced scorecard has no contribution at performance evaluating the College of Science and Humanities Studies: Al Aflaj, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University through the dimension of learning and growth.

The Mediating Effect of Teacher Self-Efficacy for Positive Teacher-Child Relationships on the Relationship between Perceived Supervisor's Servant Leadership and Work Engagement (지각된 원장의 서번트 리더십이 교사-유아 관계 효능감을 매개로 직무열의에 미치는 영향)

  • Bae, Hyun-Soon;Min, Ha Young
    • Korean Journal of Childcare and Education
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    • v.18 no.2
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    • pp.39-56
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    • 2022
  • Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of perceived supervisor's servant leadership and teacher self-efficacy for positive teacher-child relationships on work engagement using the path model. Methods: The subjects were 210 teachers working at childcare centers in Daegu and Gyeongbuk Province. Questionnaires were used to investigate perceived supervisor's servant leadership, teacher self-efficacy for positive teacher-child relationships, and work engagement. The collected data were analyzed by Structural Equation Modeling(SEM), Bootstrapping, Pearson Correlation, AMOS 20.0, and SPSS 21.0. Results: First, supervisor's servant leadership had a positive influence on teacher self-efficacy for positive teacher-child relationships. Second, teacher self-efficacy for positive teacher-child relationships had a positive influence on work engagement. Third, supervisor's servant leadership had a positive influence on teacher's work engagement. Fourth, supervisor's servant leadership had an indirec effect on teacher's work engagement by teacher self-efficacy for positive teacher-child relationships. Conclusion/Implications: The results mean teacher self-efficacy for positive teacher-child relationships had more influence on teacher's work engagement. Therefore, it is more useful to promote teacher self-efficacy for positive teacher-child relationships in order to strengthen teacher's work engagement.

The Structural Relationships among Maternal Reflective Function, Preschoolers' Empathy, Executive Functions, and Caring Behaviors (어머니의 반영기능과 유아의 공감능력, 실행기능, 배려행동 간의 구조적 관계)

  • Lee, Yoonjeong;Lim, Jiyoung;An, Sunjung
    • Human Ecology Research
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    • v.60 no.2
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    • pp.177-186
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    • 2022
  • The purpose of this study was to explore the relationships among mothers' reflective function, preschoolers' empathy, executive function, caring behaviors. Subjects for this study were 498 preschoolers and their mothers. Mothers' reflective function was assessed by the Parental Reflective Functioning Questionnaire(PRFQ). Preschoolers' empathy was assessed by the Questionnaire of Cognitive and Affective Empathy(QCAE). Preschoolers' executive function was assessed by the Behavioral Rating Inventory of Executive Functions-Preschool Version(BRIEF-P), and caring behaviors were assessed by the caring behaviors scale(Kim, 2015). Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, confirmatory factor analysis(CFA), and structural equation model(SEM) with the SPSS 25.0 and AMOS 23.0 program. The major results of this study were as follows. First, mothers' reflective function showed direct effects on preschoolers' empathy, executive function, and caring behaviors. Second, the preschoolers' empathy and executive function showed direct effects on preschoolers' caring behaviors. Third, preschoolers' empathy mediated the effects of mothers' reflective function on preschoolers' caring behaviors. The findings of this study will contribute to designing intervention programs to improve preschoolers' empathy, executive function, and caring behaviors.

The Role of Innovative Work Behavior in Management of Public Transportation in Indonesia

  • Gusti Anisa, WULANDARI;Dewi, SUSITA;Mohammad Sofwan, EFFENDI
    • The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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    • v.10 no.2
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    • pp.235-245
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    • 2023
  • This study examines the low performance of state civil servants related (ASN) to the management of public transportation at the Directorate of Road Transport (DRT), Ministry of Transportation, Indonesia. This study surveyed 103 ASNs, using a quantitative approach using the Amos SEM software. The results showed that Knowledge Sharing (KS) and Work Engagement (WE) directly influenced Innovative Work Behavior (IWB) as well as Job Performance (JP). Meanwhile, IWB had a significant, direct effect on JP and acts as a full mediator in the effect of KS and WE on JP. The descriptive data obtained also showed that respondents' statements based on gender have differences related to the IWB variable, where on average, women were better than men. However, for other variables (JP, KS, and WE), the data showed that, on average, the statements of male respondents were better than women. This study recommends that the DRT pay attention to IWB as a key factor mediating KS and WE towards increasing JP by maintaining the best indicators and improving the weakest indicators. Furthermore, this study recommends that future research refine these results by adding the variables of gender and educational level of the respondents.

The Role of Customer Trust and Reputation on Customer Loyalty: An Empirical Study of Micro Finance Institutions in Indonesia

  • ANIS, Marjukah;WIDJI, Astuti;FAJAR, Supanto
    • The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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    • v.9 no.9
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    • pp.205-216
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    • 2022
  • This study investigates the effect of serv-qual and reputation on customer loyalty through the trust of deposit customers in Micro Finance Institutions. The population was deposit customers at BMT distributed into 5 provinces of the Special Region of Yogyakarta, and a survey was conducted from January 2021 to February 2022. The probability random sampling technique was used to select the final sample, and a total of 221 responses were collected using a questionnaire. Technical data analysis was done using the Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), supported by AMOS 22.0 program. The results showed that serv-qual and reputation have a positive and significant impact on the trust and loyalty of deposit customers at BMT. Customers positively and significantly impact the relationship between serv-qual and reputation on customer loyalty. The biggest contribution to loyalty was generated by the variable customer trust (0.399), followed by service quality (0.359) and reputation (0.166). Micro Finance Institution needs to improve the management of deposit customers by improving serv-qual, reputation, and customer trust and conduct comparative research between conventional financial institutions and other informal financial service institutions.

Factors Affecting Students' Decision to Choose Regional Public Universities: An Empirical Study from Vietnam

  • LE, Thi Thanh Thuy;TRAN, Minh Tuan;LE, Hoang Ba Huyen
    • The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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    • v.9 no.4
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    • pp.143-152
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    • 2022
  • The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of several factors on students' decisions to attend a public institution in Vietnam's North Central area. The enrollment issue toward regional institutions is particularly critical in the Vietnam Ministry of Education and Training reforming the university enrollment process and the complicated scenario of the Covid-19 pandemic. A total of 500 students were surveyed for research samples. Data is synthesized, validated, cleaned, and analyzed using SPSS and AMOS software using methods including reliability, EFA, CFA, and SEM. The findings suggest that the proposed independent components (individual factors, study fees, advertisement, infrastructure and facilities, local features, and lastly, training activities) have a beneficial impact on students' decision to attend a public university in the North Central region. The study also found that the graduation exam outcome had a moderating effect on the relationship between registration and students' decisions. These imply targeted solutions for regional public universities to diversify training majors, improve training quality, capitalize on local advantages, increase interaction, and promote training programs and image to be more effective in attracting students and maintaining competition in the current enrollment environment.

Exploring Predictors Affecting Difficulties in Operating Childcare Centers: Focusing on Directors' Reports (어린이집 운영상 어려움의 예측 요인 탐색: 원장보고를 중심으로)

  • Shin, Nary;Kim, Kyung-Hwa;Yun, Hyun-Jeong;Noh, Pill-Soon;Song, Ji-Eun
    • Korean Journal of Childcare and Education
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    • v.18 no.4
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    • pp.17-36
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    • 2022
  • Objective: The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between structural and process difficulties experienced by childcare center directors in operating childcare centers and to explore characteristics of childcare centers that affect the path. Methods: The participants were 309 childcare center directors, and data were collected through a mobile survey method. Descriptive statistics and SEM were implemented using SPSS and AMOS. Results: Unsupported childcare centers and capacity aggravated structural difficulties in operation of childcare centers, while the number of enrolled children and the enrollment rate reduced such difficulties that were reported by directors. In the case of labor cost supported centers and childcare centers with a high enrollment rate reported a high level of process difficulties. Because the effect of structural difficulties on process difficulties were significant, the indirect influences of structural difficulties that mediated the influences of general background characteristics on process difficulties were also significant. Conclusion/Implications: This study shows that difficulties in operating childcare centers could be considered in terms of structure and process aspects. This study is also meaningful in that it suggests that the characteristics of individual childcare centers should be emphasized in a customized way to alleviate such difficulties.

Research on Influencing Factors of Continuous Learning Willingness in Online Art Education Based on the UTAUT Model

  • Wang, Youwang;Fang, Xiuqing
    • International Journal of Contents
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    • v.18 no.2
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    • pp.58-67
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    • 2022
  • As the Internet rapidly evolves, online learning has emerged as the third largest scenario in the field of education. Online education, different from the two traditional learning scenarios of the school and society, is characterized with broader learning types and higher freedom. In today's post-pandemic era, art education, which relies on face-to-face teaching, is of particular significance to expand online education methods. Based on the UTAUT model, this paper posits seven hypotheses about the willingness to continue learning in online art education. After collecting valid data through a questionnaire, a detailed empirical analysis was conducted via SPSS and AMOS. The results of empirical analysis show that less than half of the respondents had experienced the online art education, mirroring that this is a market worth developing. Based on the findings, learning habit does not significantly impact art learners' willingness to continue learning online. This result and other verified hypotheses are detailed in the discussion part of this paper. This study proves that UTAUT can better explain user behavior than the traditional information system model prior to the improvement, and also has strong explanatory power in the field of art education. The conclusion also posits some operational suggestions from the perspective of practitioners in this field, thereby providing a theoretical basis for art education practitioners.

The Effect E-Wom Website Attractiveness E-Trust and Innovation on Purchase Decision Online Sales

  • SOLIKHAH, Efa Wakhidatus;FATMAWATI, Indah;WIDOWATI, Retno;SUYANTO, M
    • Journal of Distribution Science
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    • v.20 no.11
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    • pp.61-69
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    • 2022
  • Purpose: Technological developments make the business competition even tighter. Digitalization makes it easier for business people in their efforts to encourage the formation of consumer buying behavior because of the availability of effective and efficient means of delivering information to be used to make purchasing decisions. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of E-Wom and Website Attractiveness on E-Trust and Purchase Decision of online sales on Instagram with innovation acting as a moderating variable. Research design, data and methodology: This research sample is 170 Instagram users who have made online purchases from the local fashion brand. This research is quantitative explanative with data collection using questionnaires and analysis techniques using the Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) approach using AMOS. Results: The results showed that E-wom had a significant positive effect on Purchase decisions. Web Attractiveness has no significant effect on Purchase Decision. Ewom has a significant positive effect on E-trust. Web Attractiveness has a significant positive effect on E-trust. E-Trust has no significant effect on purchase decisions. Conclusions: Innovation can moderate the effect of E-trust on Purchase decisions. Purchase Decisions can be influenced by E-wom and E-trust, but not Web Attractiveness.

The Impact of Franchise Costs at Franchise Headquarters on Corporate Permanence: The Sequential Mediating Effect of Franchisee Satisfaction and Management Performance (프랜차이즈 본부의 가맹비용이 기업영속성에 미치는 영향: 가맹만족과 경영성과의 순차 매개효과 )

  • Hee Jun CHAE ;Byeong O KANG ;Hee Won CHAE
    • The Korean Journal of Franchise Management
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    • v.14 no.3
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    • pp.37-52
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    • 2023
  • Purpose: This study is to investigate the causal relationship between franchise headquarters' franchise cost and franchise satisfaction and management performance, and to verify the structural relationship between franchise cost and corporate permanence. Research design, data and methodology: The data were collected from 200 medium-sized franchisees in Seoul and analyzed using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to test the validity of the measurement model and the structural equation model (SEM) to identify the impact of franchise costs on corporate performance with the Amos 28.0 program. Result: Franchise costs were found to have a negative effect on franchise satisfaction and corporate permanence. It was confirmed that franchise satisfaction had a significant positive effect on management performance and corporate permanence. Franchise costs had a sequential mediating effect on franchise satisfaction and management performance, which had a significant impact on corporate permanence. Conclusions: This study expanded the theoretical scope by applying the expectation confirmation theory to corporate transactions. In addition, the franchise headquarters proposes ways to create a culture of franchise business with trust by presenting appropriate franchise costs to improve management performance and corporate permanence through franchise satisfaction.