Environment and Social Psychology

The purpose of this study is to explore the influence of entrepreneurial leadership perceived by college students in Northwest China on their creativity, focusing on the mediating role of intrinsic motivation and emotional intelligence in this relationship. Through the questionnaire survey and structural equation model analysis of 484 college students, the results show that entrepreneurial leadership significantly promotes the creativity of college students, and intrinsic motivation and emotional intelligence play a part in the mediation of this process. In addition, factors such as positive personality and gender have a moderating effect on the relationship between entrepreneurial leadership and creativity. This study provides a new theoretical perspective for the relationship between leadership and creativity in entrepreneurship education, and provides empirical support for universities to formulate more effective entrepreneurship education strategies.

Mathematics in the Modern World had become one of the subjects that undergraduates took in that was believed to be very useful in everyday living. However, some still perceived it as a boring, and hard subject to take. This study had used the phenomenology in which it allowed the researchers to examine, and discover Mathematics in the Modern World through the perspective of the students. The study utilizes an open-ended question centered on the detail of “what it was like to learn or teach Mathematics in the Modern World. The nature of the question being open-ended is to draw a wide range of responses in which one can verbally describe the experience. From this question and the tacit knowledge of the researcher, follow up questions were made to elucidate and even model the experience if necessary. The instrument was pilot tested and undergone pilot analysis to assure that it is sufficient to draw the essence of the phenomenon. Student participants from Northern Samar State University were randomly selected from a roster of students in the following substratum (a) those who failed in the course, (b) students with grade ranging from 3.0 to 2.6, (c) students with grades ranging from 2.5 to 2.0 and (d) those with grades from 1.9 to 1.0 distributed across the four colleges of the university. Responses were later on transcribed and analyzed using the MaxQDA. Findings was that positive views of students towards the subject provides for a connection to the feeling of belongingness in the class activities. The course was also described to be “easy” which translates to the appreciation to the course, to change in perception – the mitigation of the sigma that is math, and to the attitudinal levels of impact such as efficacy and sense of responsibility.

Background: This study aimed to fill a gap in the existing literature by investigating burnout among Chinese social workers during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Although a large number of studies have examined the impact of the pandemic on healthcare workers, there are relatively few studies on social workers. Method: Using a non-matched repeated cross-sectional design, this study surveyed frontline social workers who were engaged in COVID-19 prevention and control efforts at two time points: during the pandemic in 2022 (606 respondents) and after the pandemic period in 2023 (336 respondents). The collected data were analyzed to understand changes in burnout and work overload, and the moderating effects of professional identity and organizational support. Results: The analysis showed that social workers experienced moderate levels of emotional exhaustion and depersonalization, along with a drop in personal accomplishment during and after the pandemic. Work overload was a key factor contributing to burnout. Both organizational support and professional identity played roles in moderating the effects of work overload on burnout, but their influences varied over time. During the pandemic, professional identity helped buffer the impact on emotional exhaustion and depersonalization, while organizational support was more effective in moderating personal accomplishment. After the pandemic, organizational support played a more comprehensive moderating role across all burnout dimensions, whereas professional identity only has a weak effect on depersonalization. Conclusion: This study underscores the important role of professional identity during crises and highlights the significance of  organizational support in transition to a post-crisis environment. These insights are valuable for policymakers and practitioners aiming to reduce burnout and improve the well-being of social workers.

In view the stiff competitiveness of Malaysia hotel industry, this research to assess the difference on hotel’s innovation performance based on hotel’s demographic(RO1) and to evaluate the relationship between QMSP and innovation performance in Malaysia hotel industry(RO2). Seven common quality management system practices (QMSP) were identified from literature review, which are leadership, customer focus, employee management, supplier management, process management, quality control and continuous improvement. The study is quantitative based, questionnaire was sent to 135 hotels in Malaysia, and 43 responded. Data collected was analyzed via ANOVA test(for RO1) and Pearson Correlation analysis(for RO2). Research finding revealed that there is significant difference on innovation performance  based on hotel’s size in term of number of workers. Additionally, all the QMSP are significantly correlated with innovation performance. This research denotes a practical implication to Malaysia hotel industry by identified the important and significant QMSP for  innovation performance. Furthermore,  the  results could replicate the methodology used in this research in other service industries and process innovation.

Many studies show that students' emotional instability affects the quality of knowledge acquisition, confirming the thesis of the unity between affect and intellect. The current research is related to the improvement of social emotional competence of prospective teachers, the development of which begins in the period of training. This is why special intervention measures have been designed to increase the level of emotional intelligence and enhance positive thinking in 1^st-year teacher education programme students. It is hence important to study the possibilities for the development of EI and positive thinking in 1^st-year teacher education programme students for their future professional success. Nowadays, it is not just academic knowledge in the professional field that is important for professional activity, but also the ability to recognize and control emotions and to perceive the social environment in a positive way. The Bar-On Emotional Quotient Inventory (EQ- i) and Diener Positive Thinking Scale were used. An intervention programme was designed for the development of EI and positive thinking. To check the effectiveness of intervention, a survey was conducted before and after the implementation of the programme. It was found that specially designed intervention promotes the improvement of EI and positive thinking in the university education environment. The gaps in the development of the social and emotional, and the communicative competence necessary for successful acquisition of teacher training programmes have been remedied in 1^st-year students.

The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally transformed consumer behavior on a global scale, and Bangladesh is no exception. The pandemic caused extraordinary disruptions in daily life, forcing consumers to rapidly adjust to a new normal characterized by lockdowns, social isolation, and limitations on physical mobility. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) brings greater changes in the consumer decision-making process across the globe. Factors affecting consumers’ electronic shopping (e-shopping) decisions may vary between pre and during the COVID-19 situation. Therefore, the purpose of this research was to investigate the determinants of electronic shopping decisions during the COVID-19 pandemic in the context of Bangladesh, along with the role of consumers’ psychology as a mediator. Quantitative type research was applied, and the study used a descriptive research design. A standardized questionnaire was used to collect 543 data points from Bangladeshi consumers using an online purposive sampling method. A partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) approach was used to evaluate the data and test the hypotheses. The results of the PLS-SEM method showed that electronic shopping decisions were significantly associated with consumers’ psychology, governmental, health, product, and payment factors. The results also revealed that consumers’ psychology significantly and positively mediates the relationship between three determinants (e.g., governmental, social, and product aspects) and electronic shopping decisions. The research recommends that managers, policymakers, and practitioners should provide special attention to the significant determinants of electronic shopping decisions and formulate relevant strategies to address the changes in consumer behavior brought by coronavirus disease.

Objective: The application of the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) is employed to scrutinize how emotional intelligence relates to the intention for social entrepreneurship within the context of Bangladesh. Specifically, this study investigates whether relationship management, social awareness, self-awareness, and self-management components constituting emotional intelligence- affect the decision-making process towards embracing social entrepreneurship.

Research Design & Methods: In accordance with a quantitative methodology, a cohort of 400 freshmen from Bangladeshi universities, aged between 21 and 26, participated in responding to a structured questionnaire comprising 46 items. Data collection employed a systematic random sampling technique.  Subsequently, for hypothesis assessment, the SmartPLS version 4 software facilitated consistent PLS-SEM algorithm and bootstrapping analyses.

Findings: According to survey findings, there is a strong positive association between the relevant variables. The results demonstrate that intentions of students to become social entrepreneurs were highly influenced by their levels of relationship management, social awareness, and self-management. However, it is observed that self-awareness did not significantly contribute to the inclination towards social entrepreneurship.

Implications & Recommendations: The findings of this study hold potential utility for academia and policymakers aiming to foster social entrepreneurship among university students. Succeeding research endeavors could enhance the understanding of social entrepreneurial intention by integrating contextual variables, thus providing a comprehensive perspective on the phenomenon.

Contribution & Value Added: This study examines entrepreneurial intention within a distinct entrepreneurial context, integrating the four dimensions of emotional intelligence into the realm of social entrepreneurship research.