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Publication date: 19 June 2018

Yanping Li, Diwan Li, Yidong Tu and Jie Liu

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between servant leadership and life satisfaction through the mediating role of workplace positive affect (WPA), and…

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between servant leadership and life satisfaction through the mediating role of workplace positive affect (WPA), and the moderating roles of collectivistic orientation and general self-efficacy.

Design/methodology/approach

Using a sample of 304 employees in a two-wave survey, the hypotheses were demonstrated with hierarchical regression analyses.

Findings

The results revealed that servant leadership was positively related to employee life satisfaction, and WPA served as a mediator between them. Moreover, collectivistic orientation and general self-efficacy moderated the relationship between servant leadership and WPA, and the indirect effect of servant leadership on life satisfaction via WPA.

Research limitations/implications

The time-lagged research design of this study may limit the ability to draw causal conclusions. Moreover, as this research was conducted in a Chinese context, the question of the generalizability of our findings calls for more attention.

Practical implications

Leaders are encouraged to adopt the servant leadership style to facilitate employee life satisfaction and organizations should select and recruit managers with servant leadership qualities. Furthermore, because employees’ collectivistic orientation and general self-efficacy moderate the effects of servant leadership on followers’ outcomes, managers need to take individual differences into consideration when they implement managerial strategy.

Originality/value

This research contributed to a burgeoning stream of servant leadership literature by investigating the functions of servant leadership in promoting life satisfaction, and exploring the affective mechanism linking servant leadership and life satisfaction as well as the boundary conditions of collectivistic orientation and general self-efficacy.

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Publication date: 9 July 2021

Diwan Li, Yanping Li, Yanghong Hu and Yidong Tu

Drawing on the resource gain development (RGD) perspective, this study is aimed to examine how servant leadership as an environmental resource and general self-esteem as a…

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Purpose

Drawing on the resource gain development (RGD) perspective, this study is aimed to examine how servant leadership as an environmental resource and general self-esteem as a personal resource influence employees' family performance through work-to-family facilitation (WFF) and explore the moderating effects of gender and Chinese traditionality on the relationship between servant leadership and WFF.

Design/methodology/approach

Two-wave data were collected from 369 employees in China. The structural equation model and path analysis were used to analyze the data.

Findings

The results confirm that WFF mediates the effects of servant leadership and employees' general self-esteem on employees' family performance. Gender and Chinese traditionality moderate the relationship between servant leadership and WFF.

Originality/value

This study contributes to existing research by revealing how specific environmental resources (servant leadership) and personal resources (general self-esteem) impact employee family performance through WFF; it also identifies gender and Chinese traditionality as demand characteristics which moderate the effect of environmental resources on WFF.

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Management Decision, vol. 60 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0025-1747

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Publication date: 17 May 2022

Selma Saraoui, Abdelghani Attar, Rahma Saraoui and Sonia Alili

The Ottoman cultural legacy in Algeria is made up of a diverse range of architectural structures. The Algerian government strategy in connection with the Ottoman old buildings is…

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Purpose

The Ottoman cultural legacy in Algeria is made up of a diverse range of architectural structures. The Algerian government strategy in connection with the Ottoman old buildings is to restore them into museums. This study will attempt to present a contrastive analysis between two old palaces being under restoration (refurbishment), and the goal is to propose a museum route by calculating the ambiance aimed at circulating the rooms by visitors.

Design/methodology/approach

The authors analyzed the architectural components of the various entities by observing in situ and taking measurements for a single case study to get a sense of the results for the mid-season (spring and fall). The configuration was next evaluated by modeling the space syntax and combining it with a simulation of daylight luminance, for the period when the authors could not make measurements on-site. The ultimate goal is to combine these findings to suggest the ideal in-route for the future museum.

Findings

This research allowed the authors to propose a museum itinerary adapted to the new vocation of the palaces, which considers the daylight as an element of composition in the spaces of circulation.

Practical implications

The paper proposes solutions to a flow management problem encountered in several similar palaces converted into museums.

Social implications

The study aims to raise questions on the museum, and to preserve such heritage from neglect by giving it a new life more adapted to the needs of the Algerian society.

Originality/value

The authors believe that this contribution will be a creative solution for issues related to the operation of palaces that have been converted into museums.

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Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development, vol. 14 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 2044-1266

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Book part
Publication date: 9 September 2024

Reham ElMorally

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Recovering Women's Voices: Islam, Citizenship, and Patriarchy in Egypt
Type: Book
ISBN: 978-1-83608-249-1

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Publication date: 2 August 2013

Chonghui Jiang, Yongkai Ma and Yunbi An

The main purpose of this paper is to investigate whether Chinese investors can benefit from international diversification and where these benefits are to be found.

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Purpose

The main purpose of this paper is to investigate whether Chinese investors can benefit from international diversification and where these benefits are to be found.

Design/methodology/approach

This paper applies an expanding optimization procedure, which is different from the econometric methods or Monte Carlo simulations adopted in many empirical investigations in the literature. The authors' analysis is based on various realized portfolios that are set up at different dates in the sample period.

Findings

Based on a stream of realized portfolios, the authors show that Chinese investors can gain substantially in terms of risk reduction as they venture into foreign markets, regardless of the region into which they choose to diversify and whether in‐sample or out‐of‐sample performance is evaluated. However, the optimal strategies under consideration cannot achieve higher out‐of‐sample expected returns and risk‐adjusted returns than does the domestic investment.

Originality/value

In contrast with those in the literature, the authors' analysis is based on the out‐of‐sample performance of a series of realized optimal portfolios. Their method can address time‐varying correlations that are ignored in most previous research. In addition, this method not only allows them to analyze sizes of diversification benefits but also enables them to examine the major characteristics of international portfolios to gauge the effectiveness of different diversification strategies.

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China Finance Review International, vol. 3 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 2044-1398

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Case study
Publication date: 27 February 2024

Mahnoor Khan, Nabeel Nisar Pathan, Nabeela Arain and Qamarunnisa Aziz

After completion of the case study, the students will be able to analyze the role of industry in strategic decision-making, examine the information and make judgments with the use…

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Learning outcomes

After completion of the case study, the students will be able to analyze the role of industry in strategic decision-making, examine the information and make judgments with the use of different models such as political, economic, social, technological, environmental & legal (PESTEL) and Porter’s five forces and formulate a marketing strategy for the future move of Diwan & Co. using the Company, Competitors, and Customers (3Cs) model.

Case overview/synopsis

This case study is about young entrepreneur Mr Mansha Ram, who was working in the battery industry and was contemplating launching a new product. A gap was found after extensive research. The research showed that there is a gap between sustainable, reliable and cost-efficient batteries in the market that must be filled. To discuss this opportunity, a meeting was called where all managers talked about their concerns, considering the cost constraint as well as shifts in Pakistani battery industry trends. Ram was a key person who had to decide whether to launch the product or not. Should he go for a new initiative and launch lithium-ion batteries or capitalized on existing technology, which was lead acid batteries? Which path should he take considering all the macroenvironmental factors, electric vehicles or renewable energy?

Complexity academic level

This case study can be taught in the final year of undergraduate classes and the first year of MBA classes. This case study is particularly designed for students to understand how a company makes decisions while keeping in view the macro- and microbusiness environment. Even if some businesses do not have cost constraints, these businesses still face the impact of other factors on their businesses, for that purpose, the case study will provide insights into why a comprehensive industry analysis is important. Furthermore, this case study keeps in view the competitiveness of the market and its impact on the decision-making of companies.

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CSS 8: Marketing.

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Publication date: 18 September 2023

Mohamed Ismail Sabry

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The Growth Paths of State-Society Relations
Type: Book
ISBN: 978-1-80262-246-1

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Publication date: 27 February 2023

Fatma Ahmed and Khaled Hussainey

This paper aims to present a catalogue of the influential aspects resulting from a bibliometric meta-analysis of political connection literature.

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Purpose

This paper aims to present a catalogue of the influential aspects resulting from a bibliometric meta-analysis of political connection literature.

Design/methodology/approach

This study undertakes a bibliometric meta-analysis review of political connections literature, covering 138 research papers from 2000 to 2020 using the visualization of similarities viewer program.

Findings

The authors identify six research groups: the value of political connections; political connections and finance; political connections in banks; political connections and debt; management and political connections; and political connections and governance. This study discusses each stream through a cartographic analysis, including co-authorship, countries and time networks.

Originality/value

This study makes an important and novel contribution to political connection literature. So far, to the best of the authors’ knowledge, it is the only bibliometric study on political connections. This study is the first to use network analysis and community detection to understand social clustering and to identify main research steams in political connection literature.

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Review of Accounting and Finance, vol. 22 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1475-7702

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Publication date: 14 July 2021

Aref M. Eissa and Yasser Eliwa

This paper examines the effect of political connections (PCs) on firms' profitability and market value in the Egyptian market after the uprising of 2013.

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Purpose

This paper examines the effect of political connections (PCs) on firms' profitability and market value in the Egyptian market after the uprising of 2013.

Design/methodology/approach

An empirical study is conducted based on 284 firm-year observations for non-financial listed firms on the EGX100 during the period of 2014–2017. To test the study’s hypothesis, two independent sample t-test, Pearson correlation analysis and ordinary least square (OLS) regressions are conducted.

Findings

The results suggest that PCs are common across all industries in Egypt, the PCs through top officers do not improve firm's profitability; however, it has a positive effect on firms' market value. Further, PCs through business owners improve neither profitability nor the market value. Finally, the results suggest that PCs through government ownership have a positive effect on both firms' profitability and market value.

Practical implications

The study’s finding encourages policymakers and regulators in emerging markets, e.g. Egypt, to develop stricter laws, policies and regulatory initiatives to restrain the potential conflict of interest in the politically connected firms.

Originality/value

To the best of the authors' knowledge, this study is one of the first to examine the relationship between PCs and both firms’ profitability and market value in Egypt.

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Asian Review of Accounting, vol. 29 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1321-7348

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Book part
Publication date: 3 February 2025

Chandrima Chakraborty and Dipyaman Pal

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Performance Analysis of the Indian Pharmaceutical Industry: A Global Outlook
Type: Book
ISBN: 978-1-83797-743-7

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