The Mediating Role of the Entrepreneurial Intention in the Relationship between Critical Thinking and Employee productivity Telecommunication Company of Isfahan

This study aimed to determine the mediating role of the entrepreneurial intention in the relationship between critical thinking and employee productivity Telecommunication Company of Isfahan with descriptive and correlational method. The population included all experts and managers of Telecommunica...

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Main Authors: Nooshin Rezaei, Mehraban Hadi Peykani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EconJournals 2017-07-01
Series:International Review of Management and Marketing
Online Access:http://mail.econjournals.com/index.php/irmm/article/view/4863
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description This study aimed to determine the mediating role of the entrepreneurial intention in the relationship between critical thinking and employee productivity Telecommunication Company of Isfahan with descriptive and correlational method. The population included all experts and managers of Telecommunications Company of Isfahan in 2016. The total number was equal to 1020 and based on Krejcie and Morgan table, 278 individuals were selected through convenience sampling method. A questionnaire was used to collect data. Spss19 and structural equation modeling software Amos23 were used to analyze the research data. The results showed that there is a significant direct relationship between critical thinking, employee productivity and entrepreneurial intention. Moreover, the mediation demonstrated that entrepreneurial intention plays a partial mediating role between critical thinking and employee productivity. In addition to these results, research indicates that there are significant differences between respondents' views with regard to employee productivity and critical thinking based on demographic characteristics, employment status and years of service. Keywords: entrepreneurial intention, critical thinking, employee productivity, Telecommunication Company of Isfahan JEL Classifications: C32; O13; O47
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spelling doaj.art-2d4b2e38256f468dbe02df1fdaccacf12023-02-15T16:20:13ZengEconJournalsInternational Review of Management and Marketing2146-44052017-07-0173The Mediating Role of the Entrepreneurial Intention in the Relationship between Critical Thinking and Employee productivity Telecommunication Company of IsfahanNooshin RezaeiMehraban Hadi Peykani This study aimed to determine the mediating role of the entrepreneurial intention in the relationship between critical thinking and employee productivity Telecommunication Company of Isfahan with descriptive and correlational method. The population included all experts and managers of Telecommunications Company of Isfahan in 2016. The total number was equal to 1020 and based on Krejcie and Morgan table, 278 individuals were selected through convenience sampling method. A questionnaire was used to collect data. Spss19 and structural equation modeling software Amos23 were used to analyze the research data. The results showed that there is a significant direct relationship between critical thinking, employee productivity and entrepreneurial intention. Moreover, the mediation demonstrated that entrepreneurial intention plays a partial mediating role between critical thinking and employee productivity. In addition to these results, research indicates that there are significant differences between respondents' views with regard to employee productivity and critical thinking based on demographic characteristics, employment status and years of service. Keywords: entrepreneurial intention, critical thinking, employee productivity, Telecommunication Company of Isfahan JEL Classifications: C32; O13; O47 http://mail.econjournals.com/index.php/irmm/article/view/4863
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title The Mediating Role of the Entrepreneurial Intention in the Relationship between Critical Thinking and Employee productivity Telecommunication Company of Isfahan
title_full The Mediating Role of the Entrepreneurial Intention in the Relationship between Critical Thinking and Employee productivity Telecommunication Company of Isfahan
title_fullStr The Mediating Role of the Entrepreneurial Intention in the Relationship between Critical Thinking and Employee productivity Telecommunication Company of Isfahan
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title_short The Mediating Role of the Entrepreneurial Intention in the Relationship between Critical Thinking and Employee productivity Telecommunication Company of Isfahan
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