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Publication date: 3 February 2025

Saad Alasmari, Anees Janee Ali, Jamshed Khalid, Mi Chuanmin and Muhammad Shahid Rasheed

In today’s volatile global marketplace, cultivating human capital via efficient leadership has become an indispensable requisite for organizational growth. This study aims to…

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Purpose

In today’s volatile global marketplace, cultivating human capital via efficient leadership has become an indispensable requisite for organizational growth. This study aims to examine how servant leadership affects employee creativity through employee empowerment. Moreover, this study examines the moderating effect of knowledge sharing in the relationship between employee empowerment and employee creativity.

Design/methodology/approach

Quantitative data were processed using Smart PLS-SEM to test the hypothesis. Survey data for this study were obtained from 368 employees working in two Islamic holy sites: the Masjid al-Haram and the Masjid an-Nabawi.

Findings

A positive correlation is found between employee empowerment and employee creativity. In addition, employee empowerment mediates the relationship between servant leadership and employee creativity. Lastly, knowledge sharing moderates the effect of employee empowerment on employee creativity.

Practical implications

The findings shed light on the need for servant leadership in service sector organizations. The findings imply that employee creativity in religious firms can be promoted by servant leadership. The results of this study can assist managers in developing a deeper understanding of contextual factors such as employee empowerment and knowledge sharing while formulating policies and development plans.

Originality/value

The impact of servant leadership in fostering creativity within religious organizations has not been investigated sufficiently. This study expands the literature by offering a thorough understanding of the contextual factors influencing employee creativity in religious organizations such as the mediating role of employee empowerment and the moderating role of knowledge sharing.

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International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management, vol. ahead-of-print no. ahead-of-print
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1753-8394

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Publication date: 14 May 2018

Jamshed Khalid, Muhammad Khaleel, Anees Janee Ali and Md Shamimul Islam

This study aims to examine how four dimensions of emotional intelligence (EI) influence organizational commitment and job performance among employees, particularly in…

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Purpose

This study aims to examine how four dimensions of emotional intelligence (EI) influence organizational commitment and job performance among employees, particularly in pharmaceutical industry.

Design/methodology/approach

A total of 235 participants are involved from the pharmaceutical companies in Punjab, Pakistan. SPSS for Windows is used for initial statistical analysis. Partial least squares structural equations modeling (PLS-SEM) is the primary statistical method used to analyze the path model. Smart PLS v2.0 software is used to test the proposed hypotheses.

Findings

The empirical findings approve the significance of employee’s and their contribution in employee’s job performance and argue to control them in such a way that increases their performance. The employees’ perception and evaluation of their emotions have a potential to bring a positive variation in their eventual performance. Likewise, awareness with the emotions of supervisors, colleagues and subordinates and aptitude to deal with them will lend a hand to create a progressive working environment.

Research limitations/implications

The self-report measures are used in data collection. Other techniques such as interview and focus group discussion should be adopted in the future studies. Another deficiency is the cross-sectional design of the study, which is recommended to test the same model in longitudinal design that would span over one to two years.

Practical implications

This study empirically examines the significance to considerate employee’s emotions and to control them in such a way that increases their performance. Results of the study indicate that pharmacists working in multinational corporations are successfully controlling their emotions and observing other emotions; hence, they are committed and satisfied with their job.

Originality/value

EI is one of the most important concepts introduced to psychology and management in the past decade. This study aims to examine how four dimensions of EI influence organizational commitment and job performance among employees, particularly in pharmaceutical industry.

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International Journal of Ethics and Systems, vol. 34 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0828-8666

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Publication date: 7 September 2020

Ubedullah Memon, Anees Janee Ali, Zaib Un Nisa and Zahid Hussain Pathan

The purpose of this paper is to curtail the negative effect of job stress on the female teachers’ helping behavior amidst terrorism threat through their dispositional mindfulness.

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to curtail the negative effect of job stress on the female teachers’ helping behavior amidst terrorism threat through their dispositional mindfulness.

Design/methodology/approach

A quantitative research design surveyed a self-administered questionnaire from the female teachers serving in the hard areas of Pakistan. To analyze the data, descriptive and interferential statistics were performed in SPSS (version 23) and SmartPLS3.

Findings

The results revealed the significant positive relationship between teachers’ perceived threats of terrorism and their job stress. The findings also confirmed the significant negative relationship between teachers’ job stress and their helping behavior, and vice-versa. Further, the indirect effect of teachers’ perceived threats of terrorism on helping behavior through their job stress was confirmed. Finally, the moderating effect of dispositional mindfulness to weaken the negative relationship between teachers’ job stress and their helping behavior was also found significant. The results also showed that the job stress of female teachers accounted for 12.9% of variance in their helping behavior.

Research limitations/implications

To address complex ethical issues, relying solely on a research method cannot provide deep insights. Hence, future scholars are directed to combine elements of quantitative and qualitative research methods to investigate female teachers’ helping behavior in grievous conditions. Notwithstanding, the present study revitalizes educational institutions through teachers’ helping behavior in the risky work environment.

Originality/value

Since the past two decades, female education has witnessed exponential growth in terrorist attacks, but there is a scanty research on the vulnerability of female teachers in Pakistan. Nevertheless, the present study is limited yet of the highest importance to foster teachers’ helping behavior in the risky work environment.

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International Journal of Ethics and Systems, vol. 36 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 2514-9369

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Publication date: 12 April 2013

Anees Janee Ali, Aminul Islam and Lim Poon Howe

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the influence of six variables: strategic focus; monitoring continuous improvement development; integration of continuous improvement;…

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the influence of six variables: strategic focus; monitoring continuous improvement development; integration of continuous improvement; management of continuous improvement; involvement/engagement and learning; and knowledge sharing, on sustainability of continuous improvement capabilities in the context of the manufacturing industries in Penang, Malaysia. The paper determines the impact of organizational self‐assessment towards the relationship of these six factors and sustainability of continuous improvement capabilities.

Design/methodology/approach

The study opted for an exploratory study using the survey instrument to collect data. The questionnaire was published through the web and manual distribution. For the web survey, e‐mails were broadcasted to invite the random employees to participate in the e‐mail survey, where respondents were directed to answer the attachment that contained the questionnaire. Online survey method is chosen because it is convenient, time and cost effective to intact with the respondents who are dispersed in different geographical areas.

Findings

The paper provides empirical insights about how strategic focus, management of continuous improvement and learning/knowledge sharing positively influence on sustainability of continuous improvement capabilities in an organization. It suggests that organizational self‐assessment has a mediating effect on the relationship between strategic focus, learning/knowledge sharing and sustainability of continuous improvement capabilities.

Research limitations/implications

The complex nature of the process of sustaining continuous improvement capabilities as a research topic places limitations on this study, particularly in the area of sample selection and data collection. The major sample selection at the manufacturing organizations is difficult because an organization's perception in terms of continuous improvement may not be the same, thus it is not easy to ascertain relevant sample characteristics.

Practical implications

The implications of this study highlighted that the most effective predictor for sustaining continuous improvement capabilities was strategic focus, in addition, this study provided insight into the mediating effect of organizational self‐assessment towards the effectiveness of sustaining continuous improvement capabilities in the manufacturing industry.

Originality/value

This paper fulfils an identified need to study how the effectiveness of sustaining continuous improvement capabilities can be developed.

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Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal, vol. 24 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1477-7835

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Publication date: 16 May 2016

Mohammad Jalalkamali, Anees Janee Ali, Sunghyup Sean Hyun and Davoud Nikbin

The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationships between work values (cognitive, instrumental, social, and prestige), communication satisfaction (informational and…

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationships between work values (cognitive, instrumental, social, and prestige), communication satisfaction (informational and relational), and employee job performance (task and contextual) in the context of international joint ventures (IJVs) in Iran.

Design/methodology/approach

Validated measurement items for study variables were adopted from previous studies. Data were collected through surveys using a random sample of employees and their direct supervisors from the two largest IJVs in Iran’s automobile industry.

Findings

According to the results, cognitive, instrumental, and prestige work values had significant effects on informational communication satisfaction. All dimensions of work values (cognitive, instrumental, social, and prestige) were significantly related to relational communication satisfaction. Both dimensions of communication satisfaction (informational and relational) were significantly related to both dimensions of employee job performance (contextual and task).

Research limitations/implications

Data were collected from two IJVs in Iran, which may limit the generalization of results to non-IJVs in Iran. The results have important implications for IJV managers by providing valuable insights into adopting various effective tools in the workplace.

Originality/value

Previous studies have generally considered work values as a two-dimensional construct. This study extends the literature by conceptualizing work values based on four dimensions (cognitive, instrumental, social, and prestige). No study has taken into consideration social and prestige values in an Asian context. In addition, few studies have investigated the relationships between work values and communication satisfaction.

Details

Management Decision, vol. 54 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0025-1747

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