volume-22-number-3

Abstract: This study investigates the effect of spiritual intelligence on person-organization fit (P-O fit), organizational commitment, and customer-oriented organizational citizenship behavior (CO-OCB) among real estate agents. Moreover, P-O fit is proposed as the mediator that explains the effect of spiritual intelligence on organizational commitment and CO-OCB. The survey data was from 398 real estate agents selected from 60 brokerage firms in Thailand. The partial least squares structural equation modeling was used to analyze the data. The results from the model estimation significantly support the positive effect of spiritual intelligence on P-O fit, organizational commitment, and CO-OCB. Moreover, the mediating effect analysis indicates that P-O fit partially mediated the effects of spiritual intelligence on organizational commitment and CO-OCB.

Keywords: spiritual intelligence, person-organization fit, organizational commitment, organizational citizenship behavior, real estate agents, salesperson

Abstract: This study investigates the effect of spiritual intelligence on person-organization fit (P-O fit), organizational commitment, and customer-oriented organizational citizenship behavior (CO-OCB) among real estate agents. Moreover, P-O fit is proposed as the mediator that explains the effect of spiritual intelligence on organizational commitment and CO-OCB. The survey data was from 398 real estate agents selected from 60 brokerage firms in Thailand. The partial least squares structural equation modeling was used to analyze the data. The results from the model estimation significantly support the positive effect of spiritual intelligence on P-O fit, organizational commitment, and CO-OCB. Moreover, the mediating effect analysis indicates that P-O fit partially mediated the effects of spiritual intelligence on organizational commitment and CO-OCB.

Keywords: spiritual intelligence, person-organization fit, organizational commitment, organizational citizenship behavior, real estate agents, salesperson

Abstract: The existing studies on family financial socialization have primarily focused on the significance of family financial socialization on young adults’ financial well-being and financial behavior. The practice of giving pocket money is one of the financial socialization activities carried out by parents. There has been modest research on such practices. However, these studies have mainly focused on the predictors of pocket money giving, the conditions of receiving pocket money, and the effects of such a receipt on young adults’ financial behavior. Limited studies have examined the relationship between family dynamics and the financial autonomy parents give their children concerning pocket money. In Malaysian society, apart from pocket money, gift money is an additional source of money that children receive from their parents, and it is not accounted for in existing studies. The financial autonomy that parents give children in managing pocket money and gift money is a form of experiential learning. The parents’ approach indicates the level of trust and confidence they have in their children. Trust and confidence could stem from past familial financial socialization activities. This study explored the association of the family financial socialization activities and other socio-economic factors on the extent of financial autonomy parents grant their children concerning pocket money and gift money. A total of 504 parents from Penang participated in a structured survey questionnaire. The data collected were analyzed using the chi-square test and multinomial logit analysis that revealed the main characteristics of parents in shaping financial autonomy among children in Malaysia across all ethnicity. The results further showed that family financial socialization activities such as financial discussion, financial role-modeling, and interactions between parent and child play a crucial role in facilitating experiential learning and enhancing children’s financial literacy.

Keywords: Family Financial Socialization, Financial Autonomy, Experiential Learning, Pocket Money, Gift Money, Financial Role-Modeling.

Abstract: The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of perception on human resource (HR) artificial intelligence (AI) implementation on organizational performance in Malaysia. There are three dimensions of perception of HR AI implementation, namely, talent acquisition process, human capital development process, and performance management process. Data were collected online from 352 respondents with HR backgrounds in Malaysia and analyzed using partial least square structural equation modeling (SmartPLS). The results indicated that AI implementation in the talent acquisition process, human capital development process, and performance management process has a significant positive effect on organizational performance in Malaysia. This study makes a significant contribution to the HRM process literature by examining the effects of HR AI implementation on organizational performance. It provides vital insights to business organizations to consider implementing AI in their Human Resource Management (HRM) processes for a successful business. Studies that have investigated HRM functions and been published are rarely based on countries like Malaysia. Therefore, this study corroborates the assertion to conduct more empirical studies on the adoption of AI in HRM processes and its potential influences on organizational performance in Malaysia.

Keywords: Perception on human resource artificial intelligence implementation, organizational performance, talent acquisition process, human capital development process, and performance management process.

Abstract: Using the Youth Panel survey spanning the years from 2015 to 2018, this paper attempts to find new evidence on the relationship between veteran status and subsequent civilian wages in the Korean youth labor market. As the estimated returns to conscription obtained from OLS are biased due to the non-random selection of the conscripts, this study accounts for this selection on observables by implementing a nonparametric propensity score matching (PSM) method. Through the use of the PSM framework, this article provides some evidence in favor of the existence of negative wage impacts of compulsory military service, suggesting that the costs of performing military service outweigh its benefits. The results from the PSM approach highlight the importance of selection effects in the relationship between conscription and subsequent civilian labor market outcomes of conscripts by illustrating the direction of selection bias and the large discrepancy between OLS and PSM estimates.

Keywords: Compulsory military service, conscription, young veterans, civilian wages, South Korea

Abstract: COVID-19 has dramatically transformed Japan’s linguistic landscape. This paper determines the types of COVID-19 store signs in Tokyo and Kanagawa and the extent to which they cater to the growing number of non-Japanese residents living in this highly populated urban region. Analysis of 293 COVID-19 signs shows that many are text-and-image monolingual Japanese signs that display multiple messages related to customer and staff policies. Although the stores predominantly prepare these signs, they are influenced by government policy, particularly those related to social distancing. Only a quarter of these signs is multilingual, and many contain Japanese and English only. Consequently, the majority of the foreign population from non-English-speaking countries who cannot read either language well may need to rely on the images contained in COVID-19 signs and the signs’ positioning to decipher the meaning. However, this paper demonstrates that neither images nor the positioning of Japanese monolingual signs is an adequate substitute for the greater use of multilingual signs. The prevalence of monolingual Japanese COVID-19 signs suggests that non-Japanese residents in Japan potentially face a linguistic disadvantage in navigating a linguistic landscape altered by COVID-19.

Keywords: COVID-19, multilingual, store signs, linguistic landscape, Japan

Abstract: Specialists and practitioners in many fields acknowledge the importance of the consumption of natural resources as a development factor. However, studies have also shown that many other development forms have caused severe depletion of natural resources and degradation of the environment. This study posits the need for responsible, conservative, and sustainable actions related to conservation behavior. Specifically, this study aims to describe environmental knowledge and attitude toward conservation behavior as predictors of conservation behavior among university students. This study used a cross-sectional descriptive correlational research design utilizing an online survey among 303 university students. Various statistical analyses were done, which include ANOVA, regression, and moderation analysis. Results indicate a significant positive association between environmental knowledge and conservation behavior. The results also suggest that attitudes toward conservation behavior positively moderate or enhance the relationship between environmental knowledge and conservation behavior. Implications and discussions about the enhancing role of attitudes in conservation behavior are discussed in the paper.

Keywords: conservation behavior, university students, moderation effect, pro-environmental behavior