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In prior studies, several researchers have adopted entrepreneurial orientation (EO) in determining students’ intention toward entrepreneurship, although the application of EO is scant in determining intention toward social entrepreneurship in existing literature. Hence, in consideration of this research gap, the current study empirically examines the influence of the dimensions of social entrepreneurial orientation (SEO): social vision, social proactiveness, innovativeness, and risk-taking motive on graduate students’ entrepreneurial intention toward social entrepreneurship-based business start-up. An online-based survey method was used to collect data from a sample of 465 students purposively who were studying at different universities in Bangladesh. A PLS-based SEM was applied to analyze the data and examined the proposed relationships in the conceptual model. The findings reveal that Graduate students’ social proactiveness, innovativeness, and risk-taking motive significantly affect their social entrepreneurial intention. However, students’ social vision does not have direct influence but has indirect influence on social entrepreneurial intention through their social entrepreneurial attitudes. The research contributes to the body of knowledge in the existing social entrepreneurship literature as well as provides practical implications for the policymakers, practitioners, and stakeholders working toward flourishing of social-based entrepreneurship, venture, and start-up.
Bingyan Tu; Roni Bhowmik; Kamrul Hasan; Ahmed Asheq; Atikur Rahaman; Xia Chen. Graduate Students’ Behavioral Intention towards Social Entrepreneurship: Role of Social Vision, Innovativeness, Social Proactiveness, and Risk Taking. Sustainability 2021, 13, 6386 .
AMA StyleBingyan Tu, Roni Bhowmik, Kamrul Hasan, Ahmed Asheq, Atikur Rahaman, Xia Chen. Graduate Students’ Behavioral Intention towards Social Entrepreneurship: Role of Social Vision, Innovativeness, Social Proactiveness, and Risk Taking. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (11):6386.
Chicago/Turabian StyleBingyan Tu; Roni Bhowmik; Kamrul Hasan; Ahmed Asheq; Atikur Rahaman; Xia Chen. 2021. "Graduate Students’ Behavioral Intention towards Social Entrepreneurship: Role of Social Vision, Innovativeness, Social Proactiveness, and Risk Taking." Sustainability 13, no. 11: 6386.
PurposeThe purpose of this study is to investigate the passengers' perception of app or application-based ride-sharing service in Bangladesh. The research directly measures the passengers' perception of perceived quality and value for money of using app-based ride-sharing services in Bangladesh and how it impacts passengers' satisfaction. The study also measures the indirect relationship of perceived quality and value for money and passengers' loyalty through the mediating effects of passenger satisfaction in app-based ride-sharing services.Design/methodology/approachThe authors used an online self-administered survey questionnaire to collect data from the respondents who have experienced app-based ride-sharing services in Bangladesh. In this study, 400 questionnaires were distributed to the respondents online (Google form) and received 281 useful responses that give a 70.25% response rate. The survey data were analyzed based on construct validity, convergent validity and structural equation modeling by using Smart PLS 3.FindingsThe research findings indicate that perceived quality and value for money positively and significantly influence passengers' satisfaction. The passengers' satisfaction has a direct and significant relationship with passenger loyalty. The research findings also indicate that perceived quality and value for money have an indirect relationship with passenger loyalty through the mediating effect of passenger loyalty in app-based ride-sharing services.Practical implicationsBoth perceived quality and value for money have been the key drivers of passenger satisfaction and loyalty. Thus, the ride-sharing service providers should emphasize enhancing passenger value perception and quality service to reinforce passenger satisfaction and loyalty by increasing communication with the passengers about their apps. Besides, the service providers need to keep track of passengers' satisfaction levels and adopt necessary initiatives to ensure satisfied passengers toward loyalty.Originality/valueLimited studies have investigated the impacts of perceived quality and value for money on passenger satisfaction and loyalty to app-based rideshare service. It is a suitable time as the research findings will help ride-sharing service providers enhance their quality performance to compete healthily. Simultaneously, passengers can enjoy improved, and value-added services due to increasing competition among the app-based service providers. Regulators can also emphasize passenger quality services and the importance of money as a proposition while formulating policy and regulations toward the management of ride-sharing companies.
Selim Ahmed; Musfiq Mannan Choudhury; Ezaz Ahmed; Ujjal Yaman Chowdhury; Ahmed Al Asheq. Passenger satisfaction and loyalty for app-based ride-sharing services: through the tunnel of perceived quality and value for money. The TQM Journal 2020, ahead-of-p, 1 .
AMA StyleSelim Ahmed, Musfiq Mannan Choudhury, Ezaz Ahmed, Ujjal Yaman Chowdhury, Ahmed Al Asheq. Passenger satisfaction and loyalty for app-based ride-sharing services: through the tunnel of perceived quality and value for money. The TQM Journal. 2020; ahead-of-p (ahead-of-p):1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSelim Ahmed; Musfiq Mannan Choudhury; Ezaz Ahmed; Ujjal Yaman Chowdhury; Ahmed Al Asheq. 2020. "Passenger satisfaction and loyalty for app-based ride-sharing services: through the tunnel of perceived quality and value for money." The TQM Journal ahead-of-p, no. ahead-of-p: 1.
PurposeThe main purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of various service quality dimensions, namely reliability, responsiveness, visibility, employee commitment and access to service on customer satisfaction in the private banking sector of Bangladesh. The research also investigates the relationship between customer satisfaction and loyalty and effect of demographic variables on customer satisfaction.Design/methodology/approachThe researchers distributed 320 self-administered survey questionnaires among private banks' customers in Bangladesh and obtained 200 useable responses with a 62.5% valid response rate. The research data were analysed using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and structural equation modelling (SEM) approaches. Analysis of variance and logistic regression have also been used to obtain the supplementary findings.FindingsThe research findings indicate that visibility, responsiveness and employee commitment have positive and significant effect on customer satisfaction, whereas reliability and access to service are found to have insignificant influence on customer satisfaction of private banking services. The findings of this study also revealed that customer satisfaction has positive and significant relationship with customer loyalty. But except respondents' occupation type, all other demographic variables have no statistically significant relation with customer satisfaction.Research limitations/implicationsThe research focused solely on the private banking sector of Bangladesh, and thus the results may not be applicable to other service sectors.Originality/valueThis study conducted on customers' perception of private banking services is based on extended service quality dimensions and its relationship with customer satisfaction towards loyalty. The present research findings are anticipated to offer the guidelines for improving the customer satisfaction and loyalty of private banking services in Bangladesh as well as other countries.
Rafikul Islam; Selim Ahmed; Mahbubar Rahman; Ahmed Al Asheq. Determinants of service quality and its effect on customer satisfaction and loyalty: an empirical study of private banking sector. The TQM Journal 2020, ahead-of-p, 1 .
AMA StyleRafikul Islam, Selim Ahmed, Mahbubar Rahman, Ahmed Al Asheq. Determinants of service quality and its effect on customer satisfaction and loyalty: an empirical study of private banking sector. The TQM Journal. 2020; ahead-of-p (ahead-of-p):1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleRafikul Islam; Selim Ahmed; Mahbubar Rahman; Ahmed Al Asheq. 2020. "Determinants of service quality and its effect on customer satisfaction and loyalty: an empirical study of private banking sector." The TQM Journal ahead-of-p, no. ahead-of-p: 1.
Atikur Rahaman; Julfikar Ali; Zahidur Rahman Mamoon; Ahmed Al Asheq. Understanding the Entrepreneurial Intention in the Light of Contextual Factors: Gender Analysis. The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business 2020, 7, 639 -647.
AMA StyleAtikur Rahaman, Julfikar Ali, Zahidur Rahman Mamoon, Ahmed Al Asheq. Understanding the Entrepreneurial Intention in the Light of Contextual Factors: Gender Analysis. The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business. 2020; 7 (9):639-647.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAtikur Rahaman; Julfikar Ali; Zahidur Rahman Mamoon; Ahmed Al Asheq. 2020. "Understanding the Entrepreneurial Intention in the Light of Contextual Factors: Gender Analysis." The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business 7, no. 9: 639-647.
Ayeasha Akhter; Uzzal Hossain; Ahmed Al Asheq. Influential Factors of Social Entrepreneurial Intention in Bangladesh. The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business 2020, 7, 645 -651.
AMA StyleAyeasha Akhter, Uzzal Hossain, Ahmed Al Asheq. Influential Factors of Social Entrepreneurial Intention in Bangladesh. The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business. 2020; 7 (8):645-651.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAyeasha Akhter; Uzzal Hossain; Ahmed Al Asheq. 2020. "Influential Factors of Social Entrepreneurial Intention in Bangladesh." The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business 7, no. 8: 645-651.
As the number of smart phone users and the popularity of Internet among people are growing day by day in Bangladesh, it became necessary for Bangladeshi local banks to provide mobile banking services to their customers. Therefore, this study seeks to identify the crucial and determining factors that may affect the intention of customers to use mobile banking services. The sample size in this study is 91, in which majority are the students of Business Studies. All respondents have mobile banking at the time of the survey. The samples in the study were mainly drawn from the private university students (i.e. Business Administration students) and faculty members, and some bank officers participated as sample respondents in this study. A non-probability random sampling method is applied, and a 5% significance level is used to accept the hypotheses. Cronbach alpha (α) of 0.7 and above is considered to measure the reliability of the item wise variables. This study examines six variables (perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, trust, security, perceived privacy, and technology competency) to analyze their impact on the behavioral intention of banking customers to use mobile banking services. Three variables, namely perceived usefulness, security, and technology competency, are found to be significant predictors of customers’ intent to use mobile banking in Bangladesh. For analytical purposes, SPSS version 23.0 is used to test hypotheses. The paper also provides significant implications for bank managers to increase the adoption of mobile banking for their sustainability.
Ayeasha Akhter; Ahmed Al Asheq; Uzzal Hossain; Mobarak Karim. Exploring customer intentions to adopt mobile banking services: evidence from a developing country. Banks and Bank Systems 2020, 15, 105 -116.
AMA StyleAyeasha Akhter, Ahmed Al Asheq, Uzzal Hossain, Mobarak Karim. Exploring customer intentions to adopt mobile banking services: evidence from a developing country. Banks and Bank Systems. 2020; 15 (2):105-116.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAyeasha Akhter; Ahmed Al Asheq; Uzzal Hossain; Mobarak Karim. 2020. "Exploring customer intentions to adopt mobile banking services: evidence from a developing country." Banks and Bank Systems 15, no. 2: 105-116.
This study has investigated the extent to which individual and contextual factors determine the entrepreneurial intention in Bangladesh. Also, this study examined the comparative impact of both individual and contextual factors on entrepreneurial intentions. Sample data (n = 270) have been collected through using a survey questionnaire from a renowned public university of Bangladesh. This study has applied both correlation analysis and hierarchical regression for testing the hypotheses. Total eight hypotheses are tested to examine the influence of seven independent variables on entrepreneurial intentions, in which six factors have been found as significant predictors of entrepreneurial intentions. The correlation analysis revealed that risk-taking, locus of control, self-efficacy, and job autonomy are significantly correlated with entrepreneurial intention at 5% significance level. The regression result indicated that individual factors such as risk-taking, locus of control, self-efficacy, and job autonomy and contextual factors such as social networks and university educational program have positive effect on entrepreneurial intention. The study also found out that individual factors have more influence on entrepreneurial intentions than contextual variables. This paper also offers some implications for academic scholars.
Uzzal Hossain; Ahmed Al Asheq; S. M. Arifuzzaman. Entrepreneurial intention of Bangladeshi students: impact of individual and contextual factors. Problems and Perspectives in Management 2020, 17, 493 -503.
AMA StyleUzzal Hossain, Ahmed Al Asheq, S. M. Arifuzzaman. Entrepreneurial intention of Bangladeshi students: impact of individual and contextual factors. Problems and Perspectives in Management. 2020; 17 (4):493-503.
Chicago/Turabian StyleUzzal Hossain; Ahmed Al Asheq; S. M. Arifuzzaman. 2020. "Entrepreneurial intention of Bangladeshi students: impact of individual and contextual factors." Problems and Perspectives in Management 17, no. 4: 493-503.
This study aims at finding the role of leadership orientation and proactive personality on social entrepreneurial intention. A total of 428 Bangladeshi university students participated in this research study. Correlations analysis, hierarchical multiple regression analysis and analysis of variance were employed to find the relationship among variables and test the hypotheses. The study showed that task orientation, relationship orientation, and proactive personality have a significant positive impact on the intention of social entrepreneurship. The exploratory analysis found that prior voluntary experience also influenced students to become a social entrepreneur. The study is the first to introduce leadership orientation into social entrepreneurship literature.
Uzzal Hossain; Ahmed Al Asheq. Do leadership orientation and proactive personality influence social entrepreneurial intention. International Journal of Management and Enterprise Development 2020, 19, 109 .
AMA StyleUzzal Hossain, Ahmed Al Asheq. Do leadership orientation and proactive personality influence social entrepreneurial intention. International Journal of Management and Enterprise Development. 2020; 19 (2):109.
Chicago/Turabian StyleUzzal Hossain; Ahmed Al Asheq. 2020. "Do leadership orientation and proactive personality influence social entrepreneurial intention." International Journal of Management and Enterprise Development 19, no. 2: 109.