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Item Restricted THE INFLUENCE OF LEADERSHIP STYLE ON INNOVATION: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF JOB SATISFACTION IN SAUDI HOSPITALS IN RIYADH(LINCOLN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, 2024-08) Almughim, Tareq Mohamed; Abdulsamad, AkramThe study goal of this study is to examine the influence of direct empirical relationship between leadership styles, job satisfaction and innovation. In addition, this study examined the mediating role of job satisfaction as a mediator in the relationship between leadership styles dimensions (transformational leadership, transactional leadership, organizational commitment, laissez faire leadership) and innovation in Saudi healthcare. The PLS path coefficient showed four (4) formulated direct and indirect hypotheses had a significant effect on job satisfaction and innovation among employees of healthcare in the Saudi Arabia. The study establishes that job satisfaction partially mediates the relationship between leadership styles and innovation, with high leadership styles having a strong positive influence on innovation and job satisfaction in Saudi hospitals. Thus, leadership styles, such as transformational leadership, transactional leadership, organizational commitment, laissez faire leadership all contribute to job satisfaction and services and PIN in Saudi hospitals. Furthermore, the findings contribute to the ongoing discourse about the importance of job satisfaction by examining the distinctive mediating effect of leadership styles on innovation among employees of healthcare in Saudi Arabia. Additionally, the results of this study indicate that hospitals leaders, policymakers, and government organization officials must understand the reasons why employees of healthcare in Saudi Arabia have job dissatisfaction. Finally, the study gives insights into the state of leadership styles in Saudi hospitals and its impact on job satisfaction and innovation among Saudi healthcare and provides points of reference for academics, practitioners, and policymakers.10 0Item Restricted Unveiling Factors for Sharing of Travel Experiences on YouTube by Inbound Tourists to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A Social Influence Theory Perspective(TAYLOR’S UNIVERSITY, 2024) Alzahrani, Meshari; Lim, JoannThis research aims to investigate how the uploading of travel experiences on YouTube by inbound tourists to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is influenced by key determinants and how YouTube plays a role in their decision-making process, as explained by Social Influence Theory. The study employed an explanatory quantitative research method, surveying 402 inbound tourists who use YouTube during their travels. Multiple regression analysis was used to examine the interactions between factors such as Identification with vloggers, Internalization, Social norms, and Perceived Enjoyment in influencing travel decisions. The findings indicate that identification with YouTube vloggers, internalization of travel content, and compliance with social norms have a substantial influence on tourists' destination decision-making in Saudi Arabia, with Perceived Enjoyment playing a moderating role. Both practically and theoretically, this research provides valuable insights for tourism marketers on how to leverage emotional appeal on YouTube to engage potential travellers. Additionally, this study offers a conceptualization of Social Influence Theory within the tourism context, contributing a new perspective on how technology impacts travel behaviour. While few studies have applied Social Influence Theory to the use of YouTube in tourism marketing in Saudi Arabia, this research aligns with Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030, which aims to strengthen the country's international tourism brand.19 0Item Open Access FACTORS AFFECTING FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE AND CAPITAL STRUCTURE OF SAUDI ARABIAN INSURANCE COMPANIES(Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 2024-04-30) Alsofiani, Ashwag; Maizaitulaidawati, Md HusinThe insurance sector in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia suffered from the poor performance of some insurance companies that faced challenges in coordinating their financial structure and were unable to cover their losses, which affected the overall performance of the insurance sector and led to liquidation in some cases. This research focuses on two main objectives: examining the effects of firm-specific and macroeconomic factors on the financial performance and capital structure of Saudi Arabian insurance companies. Previous insurance literature has primarily focused on firm-specific variables, while macroeconomic variables have received limited attention. Therefore, the researchers proposed that future research explore how macroeconomic factors affect the profitability of the Saudi insurance sector. This research aims to fill the gap in the existing literature by providing insights into the effects of multiple factors on the financial performance and capital structure of insurance companies in Saudi Arabia. Additionally, it emphasised the importance of each factor in understanding the overall performance of these companies. The underlying theories of the study included the capital structure theory, trade-off theory, pecking order theory, neoclassical theory and agency cost theory. The study utilised secondary data from 2010 to 2017, covering all 32 insurance companies listed on the Saudi Arabian Stock Exchange. Statistical techniques were employed to analyse the unbalanced datasets, including pooled OLS, fixed effects, and GMM. The regression results revealed several important determinants of Saudi insurance companies’ financial performance, including leverage, tangibility, economic growth, inflation, and interest rates. The findings indicated these factors are significant determinants of financial performance, while profitability, liquidity, company size, and tangibility affect the capital structure of insurance companies. The exclusion of the ROE model due to GMM requirements highlights its limitations. The study revealed that the dynamic model by GMM estimation is more efficient than the static model by OLS and fixed-effect models. These insights provide valuable knowledge for managers and policymakers in supporting the realisation of Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 and contribute to filling the gaps in the existing insurance literature.17 0Item Restricted AN EMPIRICAL STUDY FOR THE ROLE OF THE MORTGAGE IN THE HOUSE PRICES, REAL ESTATE MARKET AND ECONOMIC GROWTH(Saudi Digital Library, 2023-12-01) Ajeeb, Samar Kamil; Wei Sieng, LaiIn recent years, many countries have shown interest in searching for non-oil sources of income. One of these sources is the bank credit. Bank credit is important to economic growth due to new globalization trends. Saudi Arabia is one of the countries to embark on bank credit. In its Vision 2030, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has shifted fundamentally in aligning its interests in non-oil production to promote sustainable development in all sectors. One of the most important tributaries of this production is the real estate market. In 2012, the Saudi Arabian government officially introduced the mortgage system as a new tool to promote economic growth. Therefore, this study focuses on Saudi Arabia as a special case to analyze the impact of mortgages on house prices and its role in solving the problem of continuous high-price houses in Saudi Arabia by using Autoregressive distributed lag model (ARDL) regression using quarterly data from 2005 to 2019. Another purpose of this research is to analyze the impact of mortgages on the growth of the real estate market in Saudi Arabia. For this purpose, Fully Modified Ordinary Least Squares (FMOLS) estimator and annual data from 1970 and 2019 are employed. Finally, this study aims to determine the extent of mortgage involvement in increasing the economic growth rate in oil-producing countries. The Generalized Method of Moments (GMM) is used to analyze panel data of 46 oil-producing countries including Saudi Arabia from 2005 to 2019. The data was collected from numerous sources, such as the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), The Saudi Central Bank (SAMA), the World Bank, and the IMF. The outcomes revealed the following: 1) Mortgage has a significant positive impact on house prices in the short and long terms. Furthermore, Saudi employment has a significant positive effect on the prices of houses. However, the opposite result is for CPI, which significantly negatively impacts house prices; 2) there is a positive relationship between mortgages and Saudi’s real estate GDP in the short and the long run. Moreover, employment and investment positively impact GDP in the short and long run; and 3) Mortgage negatively impacts economic growth, while investment and CPI positively impact economic growth. This study fills the existing gaps by investigating the housing problem in Saudi Arabia and the effect of the mortgage system on oil-producing countries by analyzing variables that are directly and indirectly related to mortgages. Future studies may consider using other variables to examine their impact on the real estate market and economic growth if it is related to any other variables in direct or indirect ways.11 0Item Restricted FACTORS INFLUENCING INTENTION TO REPEAT USE OF ONLINE SHOPPING SITES AMONG FEMALE SHOPPERS IN WESTERN REGION OF SAUDI ARABIA(Saudi Digital Library, 2023-01) Alshehri, Manal; Azman, Ali Noor; Sidek, Shafie; Hwa, JackyThe leading theory used in this study is TAM, but this study adds additional factors, such as site quality, site credibility, and customer fashion lifestyle. Furthermore, the researcher added E-WOM as a moderating. Moreover, the researcher used judgment sampling and collected data from 320 participants through a self-administrated close-ended questionnaire. The findings show that perceived ease of use, site quality, and customer fashion lifestyle have a significant positive relationship with female shoppers’ attitudes towards online shopping. In contrast, usefulness and site credibility were not significant. Additionally, female shoppers’ attitudes towards online shopping significantly positively affect the intention to repeat the use of online shopping sites. Therefore, female shoppers’ attitudes towards online shopping mediate the relationship between perceived ease of use, site quality, customer fashion lifestyle, and the intention to repeat the use of online shopping sites with significant positive effects. On the other hand, female shoppers’ attitudes towards online shopping as a mediator in the relationship between perceived usefulness, site credibility, and the intention to repeat the use of online shopping sites have no significant influence. Moreover, ease of use has a significant positive relationship with usefulness and perceived usefulness mediates the relationship between perceived ease of use and female shoppers’ attitudes towards online shopping with significant positive effects. Besides, the testing of E-WOM as a moderating variable between female shoppers’ attitudes towards online shopping and the intention to repeat the use of online shopping sites has not been statistically significant. This study significantly contributes to the theoretical improvement, which extends the existing model's knowledge and opens a new direction for future research. This result will enable future policy improvement for online shopping sites in Saudi Arabia by providing more practical knowledge of the factors influencing female shoppers’ intention to repeat the use of online shopping sites.18 0Item Restricted Investigating The Gap Between Training Components And Hotel Industry Requirements: The Perspective Of Hotel Managers In Hail, Saudi Arabia.(Saudi Digital Library, 2023-08-05) Aljurayyad, Saad; Omar, ShidaThe study examined the extent to which the curricula and training components for hospitality and tourism students support their attainment of skills and competencies required in the industry. The study aimed at identifying the gaps between the competencies and skills exhibited by hospitality and tourism graduates and what is expected in the industry. A case study approach was adopted, and five hotel managers drawn from two hotels operating in Hail, City Saudi Arabia, were involved as respondents. Using semi-structured interviews, the researcher obtained the views of the managers, on the training gaps, the effectiveness of the hospitality education curriculum, and the importance of collaboration between the institutions offering hospitality and tourism education and industry experts in working towards the elimination of the gaps. The findings of the study indicate that there are significant gaps in competencies and skills achieved by graduates through education and those required in the industry. The gaps are evident in the areas of technical and operational competencies, soft skills and adaptability, and resilience skills. These gaps portray a major concern about the employability of the graduates and their ability to excel in a real-organizational setting, presenting a need for a robust and industry-aligned curriculum. The study highlights the importance of institutions offering hospitality and tourism education to abolish traditional teacher-led teaching methods and embrace a curriculum that integrates practical training in an industry context and collaboration with industry experts. Such a curriculum will promote the acquisition of industry-specific competencies and skills, further enhancing the capabilities and readiness of the graduates to meet the industry demands. Future studies should consider including students as respondents to obtain their views on the same and provide a balanced perspective on the skills and competencies gap, as well as the probable strengths of weaknesses of the curriculum. Adopting a mixed-methods research design in future studies will assist in addressing the drawbacks of qualitative research to obtain more reliable findings.20 0Item Restricted MEASURING THE USE OF LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (LMS) IN TEACHING ENGLISH LANGUAGE AMONG TEACHERS IN SAUDI ARABIAN PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES(Saudi Digital Library, 2022-06-08) Alsaaid, Adeem; Abd Razak, Norizan; Wahi, WahizaNumerous studies have shown the necessity for learning management systems (LMS) for teachers in various locations around the world in recent times. Instructors dominate the learning process in the Saudi education system, and students look to them as their primary source of information. Thus, in order to have a profound understanding, this study used two approaches: the quantitative approach used the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT), to examine the major factors (Performance Expectancy; Effort Expectancy; Social Influence; and Facilitating Condition) affecting the adoption of e-learning systems and the differences in gender roles among university instructors. Also, this study applied the qualitative approach in order to triangulate and verify the findings. In terms of the data collection, in the quantitative approach, a self-administered questionnaire was used, and data were obtained from 190 English instructors from 28 Saudi Arabian public colleges. For the qualitative section of the study, an interview based on semi structure was conducted. The interview was guided by interview protocol (interview guide), thus 14 informants were interviewed. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) (quantitative) and thematic analysis (qualitative) were used to evaluate the proposed research. So, the results of this study showed that performance expectancy and social influence are significant predictors in influencing instructors’ behavioural intention (BI) to use a blackboard system (BBS), whereas effort expectancy facilitating conditions showed insignificant results with behavioural intention (BI). Subsequently, behavioural intention (BI) was significantly related to actual user behaviour. This study also examined gender as a moderator in the relation of behavioural intention (BI) to use the blackboard system (BBS) and actual usage behaviour of (BBS). Therefore, the results revealed that the interaction effect of ‘Gender’ was significantly moderate to the relationship between (BI) to use (BBS) and actual usage behaviour of blackboard system (BBS), which was stronger for females compared to males. In addition, from the qualitative data, the study further concluded that the best practice of teaching foreign languages such as English in Saudi Arabia lies in the three modes of teaching. These modes of teaching include; the traditional method (face-to-face), the online method, and the group discussion. As shown in the qualitative analysis that for better teaching and learning for the student, teachers should adopt the online mode available to them. Concerning technology in teaching foreign languages, it is concluded that most teachers in Saudi prefer to use the old method than the new method (online). This is due to its technical problem, high cost, and lack of adaptation by the teachers. The study further concluded that only through the use of technology in education gender segregation can be minimised in a country such as Saudi. Therefore, technology can play a vital role in minimising gender segregation in education. Thus, the model of this study has provided theoretical contributions by filling in gaps and offering accurate information followed up by conclusive evidence. This technique can also be used by universities to boost job performance, maintain instructors with high potential and talent in Saudi Arabia, and strengthen instructors' perceptions of (LMS).28 0