All Outputs (53)

Lions, Bees, and Chameleons: unravelling the entrepreneurial archetypes and their impact on performance and well-being (2025)
Journal Article
Sawang, S., Alshibani, S. M., & Ng, P. Y. (online). Lions, Bees, and Chameleons: unravelling the entrepreneurial archetypes and their impact on performance and well-being. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research, https://doi.org/10.1108/ijebr-03-2024-0215

Purpose
This study explores the complex relationship between a founder’s social identity and the Dark Triad traits. It aims to provide a more nuanced understanding of entrepreneurial behaviours and their subsequent impact on enterprise performance a... Read More about Lions, Bees, and Chameleons: unravelling the entrepreneurial archetypes and their impact on performance and well-being.

The Potential for Workplaces to Provide Social Support for Distressed Infrastructure Workers (2024)
Journal Article
Langdon, R. R., Bradley, L., Newton, C. J., & Sawang, S. (2024). The Potential for Workplaces to Provide Social Support for Distressed Infrastructure Workers. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 150(12), https://doi.org/10.1061/jcemd4.coeng-14690

Infrastructure workers experience high rates of psychological distress and suicide. Social capital (e.g., co-workers, friends, family) and social support (e.g., emotional, practical, informational) help to minimize distress. This study explores how s... Read More about The Potential for Workplaces to Provide Social Support for Distressed Infrastructure Workers.

An Evolving Landscape of the Psychology of Judgment and Decision-Making: A Bibliometric Analysis (2024)
Journal Article
Ngamake, S. T., Raveepatarakul, J., & Sawang, S. (2024). An Evolving Landscape of the Psychology of Judgment and Decision-Making: A Bibliometric Analysis. Administrative Sciences, 14(8), Article 162. https://doi.org/10.3390/admsci14080162

As a discipline with an expansive and intricate landscape, the field of judgment and decision-making (JDM) has evolved significantly since the beginning of the 2020s. The extensive and intricate nature of this field might pose challenges for scholars... Read More about An Evolving Landscape of the Psychology of Judgment and Decision-Making: A Bibliometric Analysis.

Examining the influence of customers, suppliers, and regulators on environmental practices of SMEs: Evidence from the United Arab Emirates (2024)
Journal Article
Sawang, S., Ng, P. Y., Kivits, R. A., Dsilva, J., & Locke, J. (2024). Examining the influence of customers, suppliers, and regulators on environmental practices of SMEs: Evidence from the United Arab Emirates. Business Strategy and the Environment, 33(7), 6533-6546. https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.3831

This study explores which stakeholders have more substantial influence than others and which combinations of stakeholders will have the greatest impact on small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises' environmental practices. A quantitative survey of 150 mana... Read More about Examining the influence of customers, suppliers, and regulators on environmental practices of SMEs: Evidence from the United Arab Emirates.

An Egonet Analysis Exploring Social Support Structures of Construction Workers: A Pilot Study (2023)
Journal Article
Langdon, R. R., Newton, C. J., Sawang, S., & Bradley, L. M. (2023). An Egonet Analysis Exploring Social Support Structures of Construction Workers: A Pilot Study. Journal of Applied Sciences, 23(3), 132-142. https://doi.org/10.3923/jas.2023.132.142

Background and Objective: Construction industry workers have high levels of stress and suicide rates compared to other industries. Support mechanisms like social capital and social support help to protect against stress and distress, however, these s... Read More about An Egonet Analysis Exploring Social Support Structures of Construction Workers: A Pilot Study.

Understanding post-pandemic market segmentation through perceived risk, behavioural intention, and emotional wellbeing of consumers (2023)
Journal Article
Sawang, S., Lee, C.-C., Chou, C. Y., Vighnesh, N. V., & Chandrashekar, D. (2023). Understanding post-pandemic market segmentation through perceived risk, behavioural intention, and emotional wellbeing of consumers. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 75, Article 103482. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jretconser.2023.103482

The COVID-19 pandemic has altered consumer behaviour, leading to varying levels of perceived risk for different products and services. Companies must reassess their market segmentation strategies and adapt them to take effective countermeasures to im... Read More about Understanding post-pandemic market segmentation through perceived risk, behavioural intention, and emotional wellbeing of consumers.

Revolutionizing family businesses with artificial intelligence: a perspective article (2023)
Journal Article
Sawang, S., & Kivits, R. A. (2024). Revolutionizing family businesses with artificial intelligence: a perspective article. Journal of Family Business Management, 14(4), 802-807. https://doi.org/10.1108/jfbm-09-2023-0158

Purpose
This perspective article addresses the essential need to comprehend what artificial intelligence (AI) entails and how it can revolutionize the family business sector.

Design/methodology/approach
This article presents a literature review... Read More about Revolutionizing family businesses with artificial intelligence: a perspective article.

How is entrepreneurial marketing shaped by E-commerce technology: a case study of Chinese pure-play e-retailers (2023)
Journal Article
Hong, Y., Sawang, S., & Yang, H.-P. (. (2024). How is entrepreneurial marketing shaped by E-commerce technology: a case study of Chinese pure-play e-retailers. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research, 30(2/3), 609-631. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijebr-10-2022-0951

Purpose
The focus of this study is on how online-only retailers, known as pure-play e-retailers, leverage e-commerce platforms to identify and pursue market opportunities. Through the perspective of entrepreneurial marketing, this study aims to expl... Read More about How is entrepreneurial marketing shaped by E-commerce technology: a case study of Chinese pure-play e-retailers.

How cultural values influence sustainable consumption behavior? An empirical investigation in a non‐Western context (2022)
Journal Article
Vighnesh, N. V., Balachandra, P., Chandrashekar, D., & Sawang, S. (2023). How cultural values influence sustainable consumption behavior? An empirical investigation in a non‐Western context. Sustainable Development, 31(2), 990-1007. https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.2436

The current study aims to investigate the role of cultural values in shaping Sustainable consumption behavior in a non-Western setting. The primary data on cultural orientation and consumption of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) product... Read More about How cultural values influence sustainable consumption behavior? An empirical investigation in a non‐Western context.

The interplay between digital social capital and family-owned SME performance: a study of social media business networks (2022)
Journal Article
Tiwasing, P., Kim, Y. R., & Sawang, S. (2023). The interplay between digital social capital and family-owned SME performance: a study of social media business networks. Journal of Family Business Management, 13(4), 1026-1048. https://doi.org/10.1108/jfbm-07-2022-0103

Purpose
This paper aims to examine the relationship between being members of social media business networks and SME performance by comparing business performance between family-owned SMEs that are members and non-members of social media business net... Read More about The interplay between digital social capital and family-owned SME performance: a study of social media business networks.

Does membership of local Chambers of Commerce networks enhance rural SME performance?: An empirical analysis (2021)
Journal Article
Tiwasing, P., & Sawang, S. (2022). Does membership of local Chambers of Commerce networks enhance rural SME performance?: An empirical analysis. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research, 28(2), 368-385. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijebr-07-2021-0614

Purpose
Local Chambers of Commerce networks provide small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with an opportunity to access essential information and networking with other businesses, resulting in improved business performance. However, rural SMEs... Read More about Does membership of local Chambers of Commerce networks enhance rural SME performance?: An empirical analysis.

Qualitative differences in the mindsets associated with dual nature of normative commitment (2021)
Journal Article
Oh, H. S., & Sawang, S. (2021). Qualitative differences in the mindsets associated with dual nature of normative commitment. PLOS ONE, 16(6), Article e0251193. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0251193

This study aims to o uncover how employees’ normative commitment (sense of obligation) to their organization is experienced in terms of dual normative commitment (moral imperative or indebted obligation) and to describe the potential for different mi... Read More about Qualitative differences in the mindsets associated with dual nature of normative commitment.

Proposing Circular Economy Ecosystem for Chinese SMEs: A Systematic Review (2021)
Journal Article
Min, Z., Sawang, S., & Kivits, R. A. (2021). Proposing Circular Economy Ecosystem for Chinese SMEs: A Systematic Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(5), Article 2395. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18052395

Circular economy (CE) has attracted so much attention around the world as it can contribute to the balance between economic development and environmental sustainability, to address the increasing critical resources scarcity and environmental issues.... Read More about Proposing Circular Economy Ecosystem for Chinese SMEs: A Systematic Review.

Business Owner-Managers’ Job Autonomy and Job Satisfaction: Up, Down or No Change? (2020)
Journal Article
Sawang, S., O’Connor, P. J., Kivits, R. A., & Jones, P. (2020). Business Owner-Managers’ Job Autonomy and Job Satisfaction: Up, Down or No Change?. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, Article 1506. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01506

The current study developed a dynamic model which identified a pattern of change in small business owner-managers’ job autonomy and job satisfaction separately through the trend analyses (linear, quadratic, and cubic trends). The current study then t... Read More about Business Owner-Managers’ Job Autonomy and Job Satisfaction: Up, Down or No Change?.

Returnee Entrepreneurs: A Systematic Literature Review, Thematic Analysis, and Research Agenda (2020)
Journal Article
Gruenhagen, J. H., Davidsson, P., & Sawang, S. (2020). Returnee Entrepreneurs: A Systematic Literature Review, Thematic Analysis, and Research Agenda. Foundations and Trends in Entrepreneurship, 16(4), 310-392. https://doi.org/10.1561/0300000096

Returnee entrepreneurs are individuals who return to their home country to start a new venture after studying or working abroad. Such individuals are argued to be key agents of growth and innovation in emerging economies. Hence, they have attracted i... Read More about Returnee Entrepreneurs: A Systematic Literature Review, Thematic Analysis, and Research Agenda.

Factorial validity, measurement and structure invariance of the Malay language decisional balance scale in exercise across gender (2020)
Journal Article
Kuan, G., Sabo, A., Sawang, S., & Kueh, Y. C. (2020). Factorial validity, measurement and structure invariance of the Malay language decisional balance scale in exercise across gender. PLOS ONE, 15(3), Article e0230644. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0230644

Background
This study examined the psychometric properties of the Malay version of the decisional balance (DB-M) for exercise (i.e. perceived benefits and perceived barriers) using a cross-sectional design. Also, this study assessed the measurement... Read More about Factorial validity, measurement and structure invariance of the Malay language decisional balance scale in exercise across gender.

Editorial: Fostering Creative Organizations: Antecedents, Processes, and Consequences of Individual and Team Creativity (2019)
Journal Article
Lee, S., Kern, M. C., & Sawang, S. (2019). Editorial: Fostering Creative Organizations: Antecedents, Processes, and Consequences of Individual and Team Creativity. Frontiers in Psychology, 10, Article 2840. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02840

Enterprise Social Media Adoption: Its Impact on Social Capital in Work and Job Satisfaction (2019)
Journal Article
Fu, J., Sawang, S., & Sun, Y. (2019). Enterprise Social Media Adoption: Its Impact on Social Capital in Work and Job Satisfaction. Sustainability, 11(16), Article 4453. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11164453

Enterprise social media is increasingly being recognized as an important technical tool to achieve more effective management and sustainable development. Limited research has been conducted on workplace satisfaction in the enterprise social media con... Read More about Enterprise Social Media Adoption: Its Impact on Social Capital in Work and Job Satisfaction.

The perception of crowding, quality and well-being: a study of Vietnamese public health services (2019)
Journal Article
Sawang, S., Chou, C. Y., & Truong-Dinh, B. Q. (2019). The perception of crowding, quality and well-being: a study of Vietnamese public health services. Journal of Health Organization and Management, 33(4), 460-477. https://doi.org/10.1108/jhom-08-2018-0233

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to examine the extent to which the perception of crowding by medical staff and patients impacts patients’ perceived service quality (SQ), overall satisfaction and emotional well-being.

Design/methodology/appro... Read More about The perception of crowding, quality and well-being: a study of Vietnamese public health services.

Defining Work Stress in Young People (2018)
Journal Article
Sawang, S., & Newton, C. J. (2018). Defining Work Stress in Young People. Journal of Employment Counseling, 55(2), 72-83. https://doi.org/10.1002/joec.12076

Stress experienced by young workers can be very different from stress experienced by adults because of differing psychosocial developments. It is important to understand how early workplace experiences shape young workers' subsequent attitudes and be... Read More about Defining Work Stress in Young People.