Religious motivation, nepotism and conflict management in Jordan

Caputo, Andrea

doi:10.1108/ijcma-02-2017-0015

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“…Employee age may be another factor that is important for the manifestation of nepotism and favouritism. The study conducted in Jordan has demonstrated that professed religion influenced nepotism, and age did not matter [64]. However, the research carried out in Turkey has shown that age mattered to friends' patronage in the working environment [65].…”

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Nepotism and Favouritism in Polish and Lithuanian Organizations: The Context of Organisational Microclimate

Vveinhardt

Sroka

2020

Sustainability

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The phenomena of ‘nepotism’ and ‘favouritism’ are frequently observed in contemporary business, being usually associated with corruption in the public sector and the abuse of public resources. The phenomena, however, have an international scale and no country and sector of the economy are free of them. Given these facts, our paper identifies the attitude of Lithuanian and Polish employees to it in the context of revealing the organizational microclimate. Our analysis is done in relation to three basic aspects: a) Sector (public vs. private), b) gender (male vs. female) and c) five different age groups. Our research sample involved 337 respondents (Poland-PL, N = 164 and Lithuania-LT, N = 173) representing public (PL and LT, N = 119) and private (PL and LT, N = 218) sector organizations. A closed-type questionnaire was used in the survey. Validity and reliability of the questionnaire were confirmed by its high psychometric characteristics. Several research methods, including factor analysis, Cronbach’s alpha, Spearman–Brown, factor loading and total item correlation were used in our study. The results show that there are both similarities as well as differences between the organizations analysed. As far as the private vs. public sector is concerned, in Poland, manifestation of nepotism in principal does not differ in private and public organizations, unlike in Lithuanian organizations, where a worse situation is recorded in public sector organizations. In turn, comparing employees’ attitudes by their gender, it was identified that there were more similarities than differences between Poland and Lithuania in four subcategories. Finally, comparing employees’ attitudes by their age, it was identified that the least number of statistically significant differences was identified in two age groups: 18–24 years old and over 51.

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Nepotism and Favouritism in Polish and Lithuanian Organizations: The Context of Organisational Microclimate

Vveinhardt

Sroka

2020

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“…Jordan is a small, developing country without access to the natural resource base that many other MENA region countries enjoy, but which has an enviable human capital base. It is also characterized by high social cohesion and a collectivistic approach to problem-solving (Caputo, 2018). The problem for youth in Jordan is not a lack of educational opportunities, but a lack of jobs adequate to provide a living wage without leaving the country for employment abroad (Bills, 2015).…”

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Financial literacy programs and youth entrepreneurial attitudes: some insights from the Jordanian community

Aljaouni

Alserhan

Gleason

et al. 2020

JEC

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the impact of a financial literacy program (FLP) recently implemented in Jordanian junior high and high schools as part of a national financial literacy agenda on students’ attitudes toward entrepreneurship relative to a control sample of students who had not yet participated in the FLP. This paper also examines the role of moderating variables, including students’ perception of teachers’ attitudes (TA) on students’ entrepreneurial attitudes. Design/methodology/approach Survey methodology was used to obtain data and hierarchical regression analysis was used to test hypotheses. Findings Results indicate that students who completed the FLP exhibited significantly higher entrepreneurial awareness than those that had not yet participated in the program. Students who took the entrepreneurship module of the FLP exhibited significantly lower entrepreneurial intention than those that had not yet taken the entrepreneurship module. However, TA did not impact students’ attitudes. Research limitations/implications The study examines a sample of middle and high school students in only one district in Amman, Jordan, and cannot be generalized to other communities where the FLP has been implemented. Practical implications The findings provide valuable insights for educators, policymakers and non-governmental organizations considering large scale, publicly funded FLPs as part of the K-12 educational system. Social implications Stakeholders should consider reforms to the implementation of entrepreneurship education as part of the FLP in Jordanian schools and other developing country K-12 programs. Originality/value This study is the first to examine the new Jordanian literacy program and the impact it has on attitudes toward entrepreneurship of middle and high school students.

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“…Finally, we also note that in the Arab world, there is a strongly patriarchal and paternalist approach, especially towards female family members (Caputo, 2018; Mehtap et al, 2019; Petrolo et al, 2018). This situation implies that where women are more emancipated and where the business world is more open to the presence of women, as evident in stable countries such as Jordan, strong emotional support from the family may be perceived by the female entrepreneur as a lack of confidence in her abilities.…”

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“…In addition to the family-business nexus, it also is important to understand the significance of the general context for studies on women’s entrepreneurship in general and specifically in Arab countries (Dana and Dana, 2005). Because a conservative culture and a patriarchal approach are deeply socially-embedded in this part of the world (Caputo, 2018; Dana, 2000; Petrolo et al, 2018), female entrepreneurs face stronger barriers compared to their colleagues elsewhere (Dana et al, 2018; Kolvereid et al, 1993). While Islam per se is not a constraining factor for women’s participation in economic activity, social customs and tribal traditions may inhibit entrepreneurial attitudes towards women in the Arab world.…”

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The door swings in and out: The impact of family support and country stability on success of women entrepreneurs in the Arab world

Welsh

Kaciak

Mehtap

et al. 2021

International Small Business Journal: Researching Entrepreneurs

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Women-owned businesses represent a significant segment of the contemporary economy upon a global basis. However, women entrepreneurs still experience more obstacles than men depending on cultural context; for example, research on the Arab world concerning the interaction between women entrepreneurs and their families remains under-developed. Consequently, we ground our study upon an enhanced framework of agency theory, which includes family altruism. We examined the relationships between business-family interface (BFI) enrichment components and the performance of firms headed by female entrepreneurs women in Jordan and Sudan. Specifically, we investigated if and how the country level of political and social stability moderates these relationships. The findings suggest that the relationship between the family-related objective factor (family financial support) and the performance of firms headed by female entrepreneurs is not affected by the country’s political and social stability context. Conversely, the family-related subjective factor (family moral support) is affected by this context. Our study bridges the gap in contextual studies on the Arab world concerning the success of women-owned businesses and confirms how institutional elements affect business in addition to family-related matters. Implications for future research and public policy are discussed.

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Religious motivation, nepotism and conflict management in Jordan

Cited by 16 publications

References 83 publications

Nepotism and Favouritism in Polish and Lithuanian Organizations: The Context of Organisational Microclimate

Nepotism and Favouritism in Polish and Lithuanian Organizations: The Context of Organisational Microclimate

Financial literacy programs and youth entrepreneurial attitudes: some insights from the Jordanian community

The door swings in and out: The impact of family support and country stability on success of women entrepreneurs in the Arab world

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