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This study advances research on workplace romance, employees' work-related attitudes, and discretionary work behaviors by drawing on a positive psychology theory to theorize interrelations between workplace romance, job involvement, and employees' work effort and provide empirical evidence of these interrelations. Data were collected in two waves (three months apart) from 365 supervisor-employee dyads in 64 firms from different Chinese manufacturing sectors. Data were analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM), bootstrapping, and multigroup techniques. The present study found that workplace romance was positively related to employees' work effort. Moreover, employees' job involvement fully mediates the positive relationship between workplace romance and employees' work effort. Importantly, by using multigroup analysis, the current research found that workplace romance types - hierarchical/lateral and licit/illicit (extramarital) moderate the indirect relationship between workplace romance and employees' work effort. This study offers important implications for managers and policymakers of business organizations in China and elsewhere., Author(s): Muhammad Aamir Shafique Khan [sup.1] [sup.2] , Jianguo Du [sup.1] , Farooq Anwar [sup.2] , Sikandar Ali Qalati [sup.1] , Muhammad Waqas [sup.2] , Shuja Iqbal [sup.1] Author Affiliations: [...]

E-commerce is transforming business experiences for both sellers and buyers equally at a fast pace. This study investigates the complex relationship between green entrepreneurship, environmental strategy, digital transformation, and environmental knowledge within the Chinese e-commerce industry. The data were collected from 283 small and medium-sized enterprises indulged in online businesses within Jiangsu Province. The data was analyzed using SmartPLS (4.0). Findings show that green entrepreneurship significantly affects eco-efficient E-commerce. While digital transformation and environmental strategy positively and significantly to eco-efficient E-commerce both directly and through the mediation path from green entrepreneurship. Likewise, the findings revealed a positive and significant moderating role of environmental knowledge on the relationship between green entrepreneurship and eco-efficient E-commerce. Considering the pressure from domestic and global legislative bodies to maintain and report environmental sustainability activities by e-businesses, this study offers values theoretical and practical insights. Several theoretical and practical implications are explained in this study to add into the existing literature, assist e-businesses, policymakers, and future studies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

As the world increasingly prioritises environmental sustainability, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) must find innovative ways to develop green products. In the current digital era, social media has become an influential tool for SMEs to be involved in environmental collaboration and promote green product innovation. The present study proposes to discover the effects of social media usage on SME green product innovation, with the intermediating role of environmental collaboration and a mediating mechanism of digital leadership on the association between social media usage and environmental collaboration in SMEs of China. Utilising a quantitative cross-sectional survey, the research collected data from 336 SMEs and assessed it in partial least squares structural equation modelling. The outcomes narrated that social media usage positively affects environmental collaboration, leading to SME green product innovation. Furthermore, digital leadership supported the connotation between social media usage and environmental collaboration. The study offers theoretical and practical contributions for SMEs and provides valuable insights to policymakers while highlighting the need for further research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play a critical role in countries' economic growth (specifically developing countries). Such economic growth requires environment-friendly business practices to achieve the green innovation performance goals of SMEs. To examine predictors of green innovation performance, the data were collected from 1121 employees of SMEs in China. Partial least square structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) through Smart PLS was used to test the proposed relationships. The results showed a significantly positive relationship between green innovative human resource practices, organizational commitment, and innovation performance. Green organizational commitment and transformational leadership have significant effects as mediators and moderators, respectively. Moreover, the enhanced green organizational commitment helps strengthen the relationship between green innovative human resource practices and firms' innovation performance. This study also makes several theore29tical and practical implications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Entrepreneurship and its influence on the development of the economy are significant in competitive global advancement. Entrepreneurs need entrepreneurial intentions to improve the commercial environment of the country. Therefore, studying entrepreneurial intentions' influencing predictors is vital for business development. We collected data from small and mediumsized enterprises (SMEs) employees of the developing country and used partial least square structured equation modeling to analyze the proposed relationships. The results assist the literature extension and practically contribute to developing entrepreneurs' intentions through education and opportunity recognition. The findings aid the institutions in improving course planning and establishing practical business setups. This study facilitates the government's ideas of commencing entrepreneurial businesses through proper resource provisions for the entrepreneurs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]