Meisam Karami

Elements affect online repurchase intentions of Malaysia's online shoppers

Today, the internet is the significant tool of online shopping in all around the world. Online transaction systems make shopper possible to make payment for services or products utilizing the internet. The current paper purpose is to focus on the elements that can affect online repurchase intentions. In the current paper we utilized survey questionnaire to gather 102 in Malaysia from those that at least done one online shopping. In addition, data collection is using regression model to determine the significance relationship between the trust and privacy and online repurchase intentions. Moreover, the current research provides functional information for managing online businesses.

The mediating effect of management accounting system on the relationship between competition and managerial performance

Purpose - This study aims to examine the effect of interaction between market competition and management accounting system (MAS) characteristics on managerial performance. Scope of the study is concentrated on Iranian financial organizations and managers of these organizations were identified as respondents for the questionnaire survey. Design/methodology/approach - This study used the SmartPLS to analyze the data, and the model of the study was estimated with structural equation modeling (SEM). It follows the recommended two-stage analytical procedures of SEM: assessing confirmatory measurement models (factor analysis) and confirmatory structural models (path analysis). Findings - The study uncovered the existence of direct relationships between competition and MAS, and between MAS and managerial performance. The study also confirmed that the relationship between competition and managerial performance is mediated by MAS. Research limitations/implications - The findings provide valuable insights to guide managers in financial organizations to improve their performance through suitable MAS by considering internal and environmental factors. Recommendations on how to improve MAS and managerial performance are provided accordingly. Originality/value - Prior researches confirm that there is no unique and universal MAS for all organizations, as this depends on internal firm characteristics and environmental features. However, there has been a lack of empirical evidence on MAS researches in the service organizations.

Market orientation and performance relationship with respect to the manufacturing industry

The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between marketing and supply chain management. A new conceptual research framework was developed that used quality management practices, organisational innovation, organisational learning, supply chain innovation, supplier cooperation, and supply chain efficiency as variables that influenced the relationship between market orientation and innovation leadership as independent and performance. In this study, market orientation and innovation leadership acted as independent variables and performance was used as a dependent variable. Once the different aspects of effective performance are identified and the influence these aspects had on each other is assessed, managers can use this information to strengthen the relationship between supply chain partners and improve the performance of an organisation. This study used a framework that can be used for future studies on the relationship between market orientation, innovation leadership, and performance in the manufacturing industry.