Hazril Izwar Ibrahim

Organizational Support and Creativity: The Role of Developmental Experiences as a Moderator☆

Abstract The study focuses on employees’ creativity as a source for organizational competitiveness in a highly globalized business environment. The study also proposes that creativity can only be achieved with support from the organization. Support comes in the form of developmental experiences provided by the organization for the employees. Perceived organizational support for creativity is the independent variable to creativitys dependent variable with developmental experiences as the moderator. Respondents for the study are 100 employees from the electrical/electronic manufacturing sector in Penang, Malaysia. The study found that the IV predicts the DV and developmental experiences’ role as a moderator is significant. The result indicates that support provided by the organization is a significant factor in generating creativity among their employees.

Corporate governance, HRM practices and organizational performance

This study is unique as it analyzes corporate governance concept from a stakeholders’ perspective, instead of the more dominant shareholders’ perspective as indicated in previous studies. The study attempts to bridge the gap in the existing literature by examining the link between corporate governance, HRM practices and organizational performance. Attempt is also made to include the role of HRM as a mediator in explaining the relationship between corporate governance practices and firm performance. Data were collected from public listed companies in the consumer product sector in Malaysia. Using multiple regression analysis, the significance of the relationship between HRM practices and organizational performance is observed thus provides the evidence that HRM plays an important role for companies and this parallels previous studies. The result also implies that there is a link between corporate governance practices implemented in companies and the types of HRM practices implemented. Most importantly, the findings of the study reveal that the stakeholder approach is a viable approach to be taken in studying corporate governance. Despite the difficulties in gaining co-operation and responses from the companies involved, it proves that the stakeholders specifically the employees are aware of the issue of corporate governance and the companies are required to raise and maintain their standards.

Motivational Climate, Self-Confidence and Perceived Success among Student Athletes

Abstract This paper examines the relationship between the perceived motivational climates of student athletes in Universiti Sains Malaysia with regard to their perceived success in their respective events. This paper also queries if the self-confidence of student athletes in Universiti Sains Malaysia acts as mediator to their perceived motivational climate and perceived success. A total of 80 completed questionnaires were returned and analysed using Smart Partial Least Squares second generation structural equation modelling software. The results indicated that self-confidence of student athlete play a mediating role in the relationship between perceived motivational climate and perceived success in organization. The findings contribute to our understanding on the importance of motivational framework on research pertaining to student athlete.

Empirical Evidence of Entrepreneurial Competencies and Firm Performance: A Study of Women Entrepreneurs of Nigeria

Abstract The purpose of current study is to investigate the effects of entrepreneurial competencies on firm performance of businesses owned by Nigerian women entrepreneurs. The 200 respondents of this study are women entrepreneurs operating micro-business units in Kaduna state, Nigeria. Survey questions was used to collect data. The study utilises SPSS and SmartPLS 2.0 to analyse the data. The findings indicated that strategic, opportunity and organizing competencies significantly affect the firm performance of women entrepreneurs in Nigeria.