This study aims to examine the impact of the Personnel Creativity (PC) on Strategic Agility (SA) on the Sama Jordan for Food and Industrial Investments using Knowledge Sharing (KS) as a mediating variable. The study also examines the interrelationships between the constructs influencing SA. The study sample includes all the employees of the company of Sama Jordan for Food and Industrial Investments. In order to gather the required data, the study designs and distributes some questionnaire among different employees. Qualitative data is mainly collected to answer the research questions. Additionally, 76 valid surveys are used for data analysis and testing of hypotheses is performed by employing AMOS program. The results indicate that KM was the mediating variable on the relation between PC and SA. Overall, the proposed model helps the employees who work in the organization to increase our understanding on how these factors interact in order to create value to customers and develop future strategies to improve SA.

Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) play a major contribution to the Indonesian economy. Along with the development of a centralized economic direction on consumers, the use of technology in all fields, and information transparency, SMEs must also be able to adapt in the era of the industrial revolution 4.0. This research aims to develop strategies for strengthening and developing SMEs and mapping the hierarchy policy of developing a creative economy-based SME business model in the era of the industrial revolution 4.0 in the Province of Bali. The data in this study were collected through documentation, FGD, and interview techniques, then analyzed using SWOT and MULTIPOL analysis techniques. The ability of creative economy-based SMEs to compete in the global era depends on internal and external factors. The analysis shows that SMEs in the Province of Bali are in a position of growth and built, so the strategies adopted are intensive strategies or integration. Development policies for SMEs, especially in the era of the industrial revolution 4.0, need to be directed so that the guided SMEs become independent SMEs. The policy package for the development of target SMEs includes technology, capital, marketing and infrastructure policies.

This article attempts to examine the factors that affect the mechanism of mobilizing and utilizing financial resources in building new countryside in Vietnam. Based on the primary data gathered from 480 inhabitants, managers and enterprises in Nghe An province and through exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and linear regression, the findings show that viewpoint, orientations and objectives of socio-economic development are the most influential factors to the mechanism of the mobilization and utilization of financial resources for new countryside building, followed by structural organization and technical facilities, participating individual’s perception, socio-economic environment and, lastly, specific characteristics of building new countryside.

This paper intends to inspect the potential organizational culture moderating influence on the relation between trainer and social support and training effectiveness. The research model was established based on the theory of social cognitive (SCT), which involves training and organizational antecedents. We distributed 382 questionnaires, the returned questionnaires were on-ly 155, and only 128 ones were valid. The hypotheses were assessed by SPSS version 23.0. The study examines training effectiveness and its determining factors. The results disclose that trainer, social support and organizational culture were associated with the nature of positive and significant type with training effectiveness. The findings represent that organizational culture had a partial significant and positive moderating effect on training effectiveness. This paper proposes to identify training effectiveness and its determining factors in the Bahraini public sector generally and local employees specifically. This is because there are limited similar studies in the perspective of Bahrain; therefore, the existing study presents abstract and practical implications for additional consideration for practitioners and administrators.

This study aims to identify the effect of Total Quality Management (TQM) on the marketing of educational services, by examining the views of employees at Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University and customers on the quality of services provided at the university and its relationship to marketing. The researcher used some descriptive analytical method to examine the hypotheses. In this study, two questionnaires were used: The first questionnaire was directed to university employees, and the second one was directed to customers. For testing these hypotheses, 100 questionnaires were distributed to the entire study group samples, which were retrieved. Consequently, the study group sample consisted of 100 individuals and staff from Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University. The study found that there was a positive perception among the sample units about the impact of TQM on the marketing of educational services. The study concluded with several recommendations, the most important of which was focusing on paying more attention to the internal public of the university and developing the spirit of one team and working to enhance the spirit of trust with them.

The paper examines factors influencing online purchase intention of Vietnamese. Based on the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT), the study develops a theoretical model including four explanatory variables of online purchase intention: performance expectancy (PE), social influence (SI), effort expectancy (EE) and facilitating condi-tions (FC). The empirical results obtained in a sample of 204 valid interviewees reveal the statistically significant and concurrent impact of the mentioned determinants on the intention to purchase online. Among them, performance expectancy (PE) and social influence (SI) exert the most significant influence. The findings provide guidance for online firms to improve their conditions and develop marketing strategies in order to highlight efficiency, ease of use, and convenience; become a trend of social communities and then encourage the online purchase.

Knowledge has become one of the key strategic assets for the organizations to gain and main-tain competitive advantage. There are two main types of the knowledge, which can be found in organizations and individuals: tacit and explicit. Tacit knowledge is Omni present in indi-vidual’s head while explicit knowledge is a written and documented. The most valuable and remarkable human knowledge exists more implicitly. Sharing and managing this implicit knowledge is considered very difficult, so investigating the factors that may affect knowledge sharing has become a colorful area of research. The focus of this study is to examine the relationship between individual (individual attitude, organizational commitment, and knowledge self-efficacy) and tacit knowledge sharing. The study distributed 650 questionnaires among teaching staff in public higher educational institutes. Out of 650, only 320 questionnaires were returned. Hypotheses for direct relationships were tested using SEM. Results indicated that individual attitude and knowledge self-efficacy were substantially associated with tacit knowledge sharing, however, no relationship was found between organizational commitment and tacit knowledge sharing.

This research is aimed to disclose the influence of entrepreneurial orientation and technology orientation on market orientation with education as a moderation variable. Referring to the assumption of research approach, the study uses quantitative approach and causal relationship across variables is examined with SEM-PLS. The object of research includes Small-and-Medium Enterprises in East Java, Indonesia. Sampling method is simple random sampling with Malhotra technique. After applying it to research population, the obtained sample is 150 Small-and-Medium Enterprises. Data are collected with questionnaire. Responses are analyzed using statistic program of Smart-PLS version 3.2.7. Some empirical findings are obtained: (1) The increase of entrepreneurial orientation and technology orientation is going along with the increase of market orientation; (2) Education strengthens the impact of entrepreneurial orientation on market orientation; and (3) Education can reduce the influence of technology orientation on market orientation.

This research paper aims to examine the impact of social media advertisement attributes, including informativeness, trust, and irritation, and internet users’ motivational factors; namely investigation, customization, opportunity seeking, interaction, and entertainment on individuals' attitude towards advertisements over social media sites in Jordan. A conceptual research model was proposed based on the relevant literature to be empirically tested. Data was collected using an online questionnaire survey administered to 256 participants. Hypotheses were tested using single and multiple linear regression analyses. Results show that advertisement design factors along with internet users’ motives were all significant factors affecting the attitude towards advertisements on social media sites with entertainment, interaction and informativeness had the highest impact. Based on the research findings, recommendations were reported for academicians and practitioners. Limitations and promising areas for further research were discussed.

This paper aims at examining the influence of strategic leadership on increasing ethical prac-tices within pharmaceutical organizations in Jordan. Variables of strategic leadership include work environment, leader's traits, leadership style and strategic leaders' performance. The study designs a questionnaire and distributes it among (277) employees and leaders within pharmaceutical organizations in Jordan. The results of the study indicate positive influence of strategic leadership on ethical practices among individuals and employees in the organization. Results also indicate that leadership performance maintained the strongest effect on ethical stands attributed from strategic leadership which gives an indication that a good performance strategic leadership is probably more influential on ethical practices and decision making in pharmaceutical organizations. The study recommends that organizations within pharmaceutical industry should pay extra attention to aspects that are related to increase employees' awareness towards ethics in leadership and business.