The Mediation Role of Career Adaptability between Career Commitment and Career Motivation: An Empirical Investigation

This study investigates the nexus between career commitment, adaptability and motivation, and the mediation role of career adaptability on the relationships between career commitment and motivation. Data were collected randomly from marketers working in the telecommunication sector in the Kurdistan region of Iraq through online questionnaires. There were 121 out of 285 forms received and analyzed using the structural equation modeling approach. The findings indicate that both career commitment and adaptability have direct effects on career motivation. Furthermore, a mediation effect of career adaptability was identified in the relationship between career commitment and motivation. The findings of the study contribute to the career motivation literature by investigating the effects of individual factors, namely career commitment and career adaptability, on career motivation in the context of developing countries. The study also points out the compound effect of these factors on career motivation

Talent management strategy and absorptive capacity as antecedences of innovation capability: A conceptual framework

The purpose of this paper is to examine how the strategy of talent management (TM) and absorptive capacity can affect innovation capability.This paper reviewed related literature with these concepts and then submits a proposed theoretical framework to manifest the relationship between these variable. Innovation has so far constantly considered from a Knowledge management (KM) perspective; this paper examines the innovation and innovation capability from absorptive capacity and TM strategy perspective as a critical success factors and concluded how organizations can benefit from the integration of TM strategy and absorptive capacity principles to develop innovation capability and achieve a high level of performance

The mediating role of market orientation on entrepreneurial orientation, absorptive capacity and technological innovation capabilities

The present study purposes to examine the mediating role of Market Orientation in its nexus among Entrepreneurial Orientation, Absorptive Capacity and Technological Innovation Capabilities among construction SMEs in Kurdistan region of Iraq.Due to the critical role of SMEs in construction industry for the reconstruction of Iraq in general and Kurdistan region in particular, the purpose of present study is to determine whether the Market Orientation has a mediating role in its relation with the examined variables, so as to examine that, the model of present study was developed.To validate the proposed model, self-administered questionnaire were conducted to gathering data from SMEs owners in Kurdistan region of Iraq, 249 questionnaires returned and used for statistical analysis Out of 278 distributed.The outcomes of present research reflect that both of Absorptive Capacity and Entrepreneurial Orientation have significant effect on Technological Innovation Capabilities. Furthermore, the outcomes of present study assert that the Market Orientation has a partial mediation mechanism in the nexus between Absorptive Capacity and Technological Innovation Capabilities

Cultural diversity and operational performance: entrepreneurial orientation as a mediator

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to test the mediating role of entrepreneurial orientation in the nexus between cultural diversity (CD) and firm operational performance (OP). Design/methodology/approach – The population of the current study is foreign industrial firms listed in the tax directorate of the Kurdistan region of Iraq (KRI). A stratified random sampling technique was applied to select 136 firms in KRI, with a response rate of 57 per cent. Smart-PLS was used to examine the hypothesised relationships in the proposed framework.Findings – The results indicate that CD is significantly related to a firm’s OP. Entrepreneurial orientation (EO) is, in turn, significantly related to a firm’s OP. Furthermore, the results provide evidence that EO plays a mediating role in the nexus between CD and a firm’s OP. Originality/value – The study highlights the importance of CD and EO in supporting a firm’s OP. In addition, the findings will provide scholars and managers a deeper understanding of the role of EO as a mediator through which CD enhances a firm’s OP