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The purpose of this paper is to provide empirical evidence of the relationship between end-user computing satisfaction (EUCS) and radical innovation, using organizational learning…
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Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to provide empirical evidence of the relationship between end-user computing satisfaction (EUCS) and radical innovation, using organizational learning as an explanatory variable.
Design/methodology/approach
An empirical study was conducted in a population of 402 Spanish companies. A sample of 251 valid questionnaires was obtained. Structural equations were used to validate the proposed hypotheses.
Findings
Organizational learning capability fully mediates the relationship between EUCS and radical innovation.
Research limitations/implications
The sample of companies is heterogeneous in terms of size, sector, age and market share. The study uses single informants.
Practical implications
Results highlight the need to implement adequate information systems to promote radical innovation. In addition, it is necessary to facilitate organizational contexts that encourage dialogue, experimentation, risk-taking, participative decision-making and openness to the external environment.
Originality/value
This research contributes to the study of alternative antecedents of radical innovation by highlighting the importance of EUCS.
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Jacob Guinot, Sandra Miralles, Alma Rodríguez-Sánchez and Ricardo Chiva
Based on a new management paradigm rooted on care and compassion, this study explores the consequences of compassion at work on organizational learning and firm performance.
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Purpose
Based on a new management paradigm rooted on care and compassion, this study explores the consequences of compassion at work on organizational learning and firm performance.
Design/methodology/approach
Structural equation modeling (SEM) was employed to analyze the research model by using data from two different samples.
Findings
Results confirm that compassion increases firm performance through organizational learning capability; however, compassion do not enhances directly firm performance.
Research limitations/implications
The study findings indicate that when compassion is propagated among organizational members, organizations are better able to learn so they obtain a competitive advantage that is difficult to imitate and leads to higher firm performance.
Originality/value
This study takes a step forward on literature by providing empirical evidence for a promising area of management research such is compassion in organizations.
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Emilio Domínguez Escrig, Francisco Fermín Mallén Broch, Ricardo Chiva Gómez and Rafael Lapiedra Alcamí
The purpose of this paper is to provide empirical evidence of the relationship between altruistic leader behavior and radical innovation, using organizational learning as an…
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Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to provide empirical evidence of the relationship between altruistic leader behavior and radical innovation, using organizational learning as an explanatory variable.
Design/methodology/approach
To confirm the hypotheses, structural equations were used on a data set from a survey carried out on Spanish firms with recognized excellence in human resources management.
Findings
The study empirically validates the conceptual model. Results suggest that organizational learning capability fully mediates the relationship between altruistic leader behavior and radical innovation.
Research limitations/implications
The database used in the study is very heterogeneous. Future research might delimit the database by organization size or sector.
Practical implications
Results suggest ideas for organizations that want to implement a working environment that fosters innovation performance in order to achieve radical innovations.
Originality/value
This is one of the few studies to concentrate on altruistic leader behaviors as such. This paper contributes to understanding how altruistic leader behavior affects radical innovation and the key role played by organizational learning capability.
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Zina Barghouti, Jacob Guinot and Ricardo Chiva
The authors draw on this approach to explore the consequences of compassion and altruism in the workplace for firm performance, using organizational resilience as a mediating…
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Purpose
The authors draw on this approach to explore the consequences of compassion and altruism in the workplace for firm performance, using organizational resilience as a mediating variable.
Design/methodology/approach
In recent years, a paradigm shift has been proposed in the organizational sciences that includes a change from self-centeredness to interconnectedness. This emergent management paradigm considers that employees are not only motivated by self-interest but also by other-centered values, such as altruism and compassion for others. This alternative proposal suggests the need for a more humanistic perspective for management. To carry out the research, the authors applied a structural equation model to a sample of highly innovative companies from different sectors.
Findings
The results confirm that compassion at work leads to a climate based on altruism, which indirectly increases firm performance by means of organizational resilience. This study contributes to the organizational literature by revealing some benefits of promoting altruism and compassion in organizations.
Originality/value
This study therefore provides a detailed analysis of the consequences of altruism and compassion in organizations and reveals some organizational conditions that can drive firm performance. Moreover, this study is the first to suggest and empirically validate that a work climate based on altruism enhances organizational resilience. In turn, organizational resilience enables the firm to take appropriate actions to convert unexpected and adverse situations that potentially threaten its survival into sources of opportunity and growth.
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The purpose of this paper is to analyze learning organization by comparing with other types of organizations. This typology is based on the levels of consciousness and relates…
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Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to analyze learning organization by comparing with other types of organizations. This typology is based on the levels of consciousness and relates each type of organization with a level of learning and an organizational structure.
Design/methodology/approach
This is a conceptual paper based on the concept of levels of consciousness.
Findings
The paper proposes that learning organization requires the highest level of consciousness.
Originality/value
The paper uses the levels of consciousness to compare learning organization with other types of organizations.
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Emilio Domínguez-Escrig, Francisco Fermín Mallén Broch, Ricardo Chiva Gómez and Rafael Lapiedra Alcamí
The objective of this study is to analyze the relationship between leaders' forgiveness and organizational performance using radical innovation as an explanatory variable.
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Purpose
The objective of this study is to analyze the relationship between leaders' forgiveness and organizational performance using radical innovation as an explanatory variable.
Design/methodology/approach
The study was conducted in a sample frame of 11,594 Spanish companies. A total of 600 valid questionnaires were obtained. The structural equations were used to validate the proposed hypotheses.
Findings
Results confirmed the hypotheses proposed in the model: the authors provided, through structural equations, empirical evidence of the relationship between leaders' forgiveness and organizational performance, mediated by radical innovation. Leaders' forgiveness promotes radical innovation and, in turn, performance.
Research limitations/implications
The sample of companies is heterogeneous in terms of firm turnover, size and age. The study is focused on radical innovation.
Practical implications
The present study may help to develop more humane policies to manage human resources, by taking into account employees' feelings and needs.
Originality/value
The business field is closer to competitive values and has traditionally underestimated the importance of leaders' forgiveness. This is one of the few studies that empirically analyze the consequences of leaders' forgiveness within organizations.
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Emilio Domínguez-Escrig, Francisco Fermín Mallén Broch, Ricardo Chiva and Rafael Lapiedra Alcamí
Despite the growing interest in the study of authentic leadership, there is little empirical evidence of the consequences of this type of leadership for companies. On the other…
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Purpose
Despite the growing interest in the study of authentic leadership, there is little empirical evidence of the consequences of this type of leadership for companies. On the other hand, the mediating variables that may explain these results have not been explored in depth either. Although the academic literature suggests, from a theoretical point of view, that these leaders could favour innovation, little has been studied from an empirical perspective. This study aims to try to cover these gaps.
Design/methodology/approach
The main goal of this study is to analyse the mediating effect of organisational learning capability in the relationship between authentic leadership and innovation success. Considering a sample frame of 263 Spanish companies, this study tested the proposed hypotheses through structural equations.
Findings
The results provide empirical evidence of the positive effect of authentic leaders to promote organisational learning capability. In addition, this study confirms the positive effect of organisational learning capability on innovation success. Finally, organisational learning capability mediates the relationship between authentic leadership and innovation success.
Originality/value
To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first attempt to empirically study the effects of authentic leadership on organisational learning capability and innovation success.
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Jacob Guinot, Adrián Monfort and Ricardo Chiva
In the last few years a new management style and paradigm has emerged with the aim of improving employee motivation, commitment and satisfaction through participatory management…
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Purpose
In the last few years a new management style and paradigm has emerged with the aim of improving employee motivation, commitment and satisfaction through participatory management practices and more democratic organizational structures. Based on this new paradigm, this study examines the consequences of participative decision making for job satisfaction and trust.
Design/methodology/approach
To examine the proposed relationships structural equation modelling was used on a sample of 3,364 employees conducted by the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound).
Findings
Results confirm that participative decisions positively influence job satisfaction both directly and indirectly by means of employees' perception of trust.
Originality/value
Based on democratic management style, this study shows how participative decisions and trust can increase job satisfaction.
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Emilio Domínguez-Escrig, Francisco Fermín Mallén-Broch, Ricardo Chiva and Rafael Lapiedra Alcamí
The objective of this study was to provide empirical evidence of the relationship between emotional healing, analysed as a leader behaviour and radical innovation.
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Purpose
The objective of this study was to provide empirical evidence of the relationship between emotional healing, analysed as a leader behaviour and radical innovation.
Design/methodology/approach
To test the hypotheses, structural equations were used, with organisational learning capability as an explanatory variable. The study was conducted in a population of 402 Spanish companies. A sample frame of 292 questionnaires was obtained from 146 different organisations. The fieldwork took place in two stages, in 2010 and again in 2015.
Findings
Results confirm the hypotheses proposed in the model. Emotional healing promotes organisational learning capability and, in turn, radical innovation.
Practical implications
Our results provide some guidelines for companies that are trying to develop radical innovations by improving the workplace conditions.
Originality/value
To our knowledge, there are no previous studies which studied the relationship between emotional healing and its effect on radical innovation. Therefore, providing empirical evidence of such a relationship is the main contribution of this paper.
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