The role of instrumental guanxi in the relation between entrepreneurs’ social competence and firms’ financial performance: A comparative study

Bari, Muhammad Waseem; Mahmood, Faiq; Qurrah-tul-ain,; Bashir, Mohsin; Usman, Muhammad

doi:10.1080/1331677x.2020.1782244

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“…As a comprehensive and nonparametric structural equation modelling (SEM) approach, partial least squares (PLS)-SEM is effective in analyzing complex models, providing robust model estimations, and evaluating the quality of predicting results [ 67 - 69 ], especially in the case of complex models or small sample sizes. In addition, PLS-SEM can be used to conduct mediation analysis [ 68 ].…”

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Association Between eHealth Literacy in Online Health Communities and Patient Adherence: Cross-sectional Questionnaire Study

Lu¹,

Zhang²

2021

J Med Internet Res

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Background eHealth literacy is significantly associated with patients’ online information behavior, physician-patient relationship, patient adherence, and health outcomes. As an important product of the internet, online health communities (OHCs) can help redistribute idle medical resources, increase medical resource utilization, and improve patient adherence. However, studies on eHealth literacy in OHCs are limited. Therefore, this study examined patients’ eHealth literacy regarding health information–seeking behavior and physician-patient communication in OHCs. Objective This study aimed to investigate the association between eHealth literacy in OHCs and patient adherence by employing social cognitive theory. Methods This was an empirical study, in which a research model consisting of 1 independent variable (patients’ eHealth literacy), 3 mediators (physician-patient communication in OHCs, patient health information–seeking behavior in OHCs, and patients’ perceived quality of health information in OHCs), 1 dependent variable (patient adherence), and 4 control variables (age, gender, living area, and education level) was established to examine the associations. Multi-item scales were used to measure variables. An anonymous online survey involving 560 participants was conducted through Chinese OHCs in July 2018 to collect data. Partial least squares and structural equation modeling were adopted to analyze data and test hypotheses. Results The survey response rate was 79.6% (446/560). The reliability, convergent validity, and discriminant validity were acceptable. Age, gender, living area, and education level were positively associated with patient adherence, and gender was positively associated with physician-patient communication and patients’ perceived quality of internet health information in OHCs. Patients’ eHealth literacy was positively associated with patient adherence through the mediations of physician-patient communication, internet health information–seeking behavior, and perceived quality of internet health information in OHCs. Conclusions Results indicate that physician-patient communication, internet health information–seeking behavior, and the perceived quality of internet health information are significantly associated with improving patient adherence via a guiding of eHealth literacy in OHCs. These findings suggest that physicians can understand and guide their patients’ eHealth literacy to improve treatment efficiency; OHCs’ operators should this strengthen the management of information quality, develop user-friendly features, and minimize the gap between the actual and perceived information quality.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

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Association Between eHealth Literacy in Online Health Communities and Patient Adherence: Cross-sectional Questionnaire Study

Lu¹,

Zhang²

2021

J Med Internet Res

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“…As a comprehensive and nonparametric structural equation modelling (SEM) approach, partial least squares (PLS)-SEM is effective in analyzing complex models, providing robust model estimations, and evaluating the quality of predicting results [67][68][69], especially in the case of complex models or small sample sizes. In addition, PLS-SEM can be used to conduct mediation analysis [68].…”

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Association Between eHealth Literacy in Online Health Communities and Patient Adherence: Cross-sectional Questionnaire Study (Preprint)

Lu¹,

Zhang²

2019

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BACKGROUND eHealth literacy is significantly associated with patients’ online information behavior, physician-patient relationship, patient adherence, and health outcomes. As an important product of the internet, online health communities (OHCs) can help redistribute idle medical resources, increase medical resource utilization, and improve patient adherence. However, studies on eHealth literacy in OHCs are limited. Therefore, this study examined patients’ eHealth literacy regarding health information–seeking behavior and physician-patient communication in OHCs. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to investigate the association between eHealth literacy in OHCs and patient adherence by employing social cognitive theory. METHODS This was an empirical study, in which a research model consisting of 1 independent variable (patients’ eHealth literacy), 3 mediators (physician-patient communication in OHCs, patient health information–seeking behavior in OHCs, and patients’ perceived quality of health information in OHCs), 1 dependent variable (patient adherence), and 4 control variables (age, gender, living area, and education level) was established to examine the associations. Multi-item scales were used to measure variables. An anonymous online survey involving 560 participants was conducted through Chinese OHCs in July 2018 to collect data. Partial least squares and structural equation modeling were adopted to analyze data and test hypotheses. RESULTS The survey response rate was 79.6% (446/560). The reliability, convergent validity, and discriminant validity were acceptable. Age, gender, living area, and education level were positively associated with patient adherence, and gender was positively associated with physician-patient communication and patients’ perceived quality of internet health information in OHCs. Patients’ eHealth literacy was positively associated with patient adherence through the mediations of physician-patient communication, internet health information–seeking behavior, and perceived quality of internet health information in OHCs. CONCLUSIONS Results indicate that physician-patient communication, internet health information–seeking behavior, and the perceived quality of internet health information are significantly associated with improving patient adherence via a guiding of eHealth literacy in OHCs. These findings suggest that physicians can understand and guide their patients’ eHealth literacy to improve treatment efficiency; OHCs’ operators should this strengthen the management of information quality, develop user-friendly features, and minimize the gap between the actual and perceived information quality.

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“…Green microfinance institutions provide various services including the credit and insurance (Abu, 2019;Bari et al, 2021;Braičić, 2021;Nyakuwanika et al, 2022). The services of microfinance institutions are based on the small loan to the poor people to promote various green businesses.…”

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Social Responsibility of Green Microfinance Institutions: A Tool for Promoting Women’s Economic Empowerment in China

Pei

2024

Technological and Economic Development of Economy

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Economic freedom has central importance among the nations, however, Chinese economic freedom index declining continuously, leading to the several issues. Particularly, economic freedom is low among the Chinese female population. The world average of economic freedom index in 2022 based on 175 countries is 60 index points, but the Chinese index is 48. To address this issue, this study introduced green microfinance institutions based on Mayoux’s Feminist Empowerment Theory. The objective of this study is to examine the role of green microfinance institutions in women economic freedom in China. A survey questionnaire is used to collect data from female clients of microfinance institutions. 315 respondents responded to the survey and data analysis is carried out by using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). Results of the study identified that, green microfinance institution’s services such as credit and insurance can facilitate green micro enterprises. The promotion of green micro enterprises causes to increase women economic security, leading to the economic freedom. Additionally, green microfinance policy is a critical factor to promote the positive relationship between green microfinance institution’s services and women economic freedom. Findings of this are helpful for the practitioners to increase women economic freedom in China by providing various services of green microfinance institutions.

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The role of instrumental guanxi in the relation between entrepreneurs’ social competence and firms’ financial performance: A comparative study

Cited by 12 publications

References 66 publications

Association Between eHealth Literacy in Online Health Communities and Patient Adherence: Cross-sectional Questionnaire Study

Association Between eHealth Literacy in Online Health Communities and Patient Adherence: Cross-sectional Questionnaire Study

Association Between eHealth Literacy in Online Health Communities and Patient Adherence: Cross-sectional Questionnaire Study (Preprint)

Social Responsibility of Green Microfinance Institutions: A Tool for Promoting Women’s Economic Empowerment in China

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