The Influence of Social Factors on Business Performance: A Study of Middle Level Managers of Textile-Based Organizations
Keywords:
Creativity skill, Social Factors, Strict control, encouragement, professional attitude, Middle level manager.
Abstract
The study has its focus on influence of social factors on business performance with mediating role of creativity skill of middle level managers, because enterprise does not compete itself without creativity and innovative skill. Therefore, social factors have important influence on individuals’ behavior and leave positive and negative effects on creativity of middle managers and performance of enterprise. To examine the aforementioned aims study used primary data and 120 respondents were interviewed through a self structured questionnaire and question statements are derived from past literature and developed hypothesis to check the association between independent variables (strict control, encouragement, professional attitude, interaction with top managers and colleagues) and dependent variable (creativity skill). The analysis was performed by using descriptive and inferential statistics through SPSS (20). The results of the study showed positive relationship between independent and dependent variables. The current study recommended that valuable tactics in challenging tasks, deliberating ownership of managerial skills can produce creativity in positive ways. It is also suggested that creativity can be attained and polish through providing learning environment.
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Hair, Jr, J. F., Hult, G. T. M., Ringle, C., & Sarstedt, M. (2016). A primer on partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM): Sage Publications.
Hauff, S., Alewell, D., & Hansen, N. K. (2014). HRM systems between control and commitment: Occurrence, characteristics and effects on HRM outcomes and firm performance. Human Resource Management Journal, 24, 424-441.
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Malmi, T. & Brown, D. A., (2008). Management control systems as a package - Opportunities, challenges and research directions. Management accounting research, Vol. 19(2008), 287- 300
Mayer, R. C., & Gavin, M. (2005). Trust in management and performance: Who minds the shop while the employees watch the boss? Academy of Management Journal, 48, 874-888.
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Verburg, R. M., Nienaber, M.A., Searle, R. H., Weibel, A., Den Hartog, D. N, Deborah E. and Rupp, D. E. (2017). The Role of Organizational Control Systems in Employees’ Organizational Trust and Performance Outcomes. Group & Organization Management, 1-28. https://doi.org/10.1177/1059601117725191
Wheelihan, K. J. (2011). Creativity for Success. The Creativity Institute. Dicapai dari: http://EzineArticles.com/
William, S. D. (2004). Personality, attitude, and leader influences on divergent thinking and creativity in organizations. European Journal of Innovation Management, 7(3), 187-204. DOI 10.1108/14601060410549883
Woodman, R. W., Sawyer, J. E., & Griffin, R. W. (1993). Toward a theory of organizational creativity. Academy of management review, 18, 293-321.
Woodman, R. W., & Schoenfeldt, L. F. (1989). Individual differences in creativity. In J. A. Glover, R. R. Ronning, & C. R. Reynolds (Eds.), Handbook of creativity (pp. 77-91). New York: Basic Books.
Wooldridge, B., and Floyd, S., W. (1990). The strategy process, middle management involvement, and organizational performance. Strategic management journal, 11(3), 231-241.
Published
2020-11-11
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Manzoor, H., Ashraf, M., & Ch., A. (2020). The Influence of Social Factors on Business Performance: A Study of Middle Level Managers of Textile-Based Organizations. Amazonia Investiga, 9(33), 59-67. https://doi.org/10.34069/AI/2020.33.09.7
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