Classification of individual managers' systems thinking skills based on different organizational ownership structures

Nagahi, Morteza; Hossain, Niamat Ullah Ibne; Jaradat, Raed; Dayarathna, Vidanelage L.; Keating, Chuck; Goerger, Simon R.; Hamilton, Michael A.

doi:10.1002/sres.2767

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“…Malaysian hospitality sector, which is a crucial contributor to the country’s GDP and national income (MIDA, 2021), includes an amalgamation of both international brands and Asian brands of hotels, that makes it operate in an increasingly complex, uncertain, competitive environment (Modor Intelligence, 2022). Middle managers are capable of creating a spiral of knowledge throughout various functional areas in an organization structure (Al-Hakim and Hassan, 2011) and managing various complex elements and their interactions through ST (Nagahi et al , 2022). These capacities, in turn, facilitate CR across their hotel and hence contribute to its sustainability.…”

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The effect of knowledge sharing and systems thinking on organizational sustainability: the mediating role of creativity

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Mohammad

Awang

et al. 2022

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PurposeThe main purpose of this paper is to examine the direct effects of knowledge sharing and systems thinking on creativity and organizational sustainability in the hotel industry in Malaysia. In addition, the study aims to examine the mediation effect of creativity between knowledge sharing, systems thinking and organizational sustainability.Design/methodology/approachA survey method based on a questionnaire was used to gather data from 407 middle managers in the hotel industry in Malaysia. The partial least squares technique was used to examine the hypotheses.FindingsThe study found support for the effects of systems thinking and knowledge sharing on organizational sustainability. It also found support for the impact of creativity on organizational sustainability. Besides, the mediating role of creativity between systems thinking and organizational sustainability, and between knowledge sharing and organizational sustainability was also supported by data.Originality/valueThis is a pioneer work that has combined various human resources (i.e. systems thinking, knowledge sharing, creativity) to examine their impacts on organizational sustainability. Moreover, this work has established comparatively new relationships, i.e. the impact of systems thinking and knowledge sharing on creativity and organizational sustainability. In addition, the mediation role of creativity between systems thinking, knowledge sharing and organizational sustainability is relatively new in the literature. Furthermore, this study has confirmed the validity and reliability of knowledge sharing and organizational sustainability at first and second orders in the hotel industry in non-Western context.

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The effect of knowledge sharing and systems thinking on organizational sustainability: the mediating role of creativity

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“…The essence of the VSM is captured in system viability, which is the ability to maintain a separate existence. However, it is noteworthy that this viability does not assure effectiveness, only continued existence [51] The VSM permits the system structure to be decomposed into relationships between system entities that communicate by providing information flow within the system. The underlying structure of the VSM model is illustrated in Figure 1.…”

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The Architecture Design of Electrical Vehicle Infrastructure Using Viable System Model Approach

Boucetta

Hossain

Jaradat

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Exponential technological-based growth in industrialization and urbanization, and the ease of mobility that modern motorization offers have significantly transformed social structures and living standards. As a result, electric vehicles (EVs) have gained widespread popularity as a mode of sustainable transport. The increasing demand for of electric vehicles (EVs) has reduced the some of the environmental issues and urban space requirements for parking and road usage. The current body of EV literature is replete with different optimization and empirical approaches pertaining to the design and analysis of the EV ecosystem; however, probing the EV ecosystem from a management perspective has not been analyzed. To address this gap, this paper develops a systems-based framework to offer rigorous design and analysis of the EV ecosystem, with a focus on charging station location problems. The study framework includes: (1) examination of the EV charging station location problem through the lens of a systems perspective; (2) a systems view of EV ecosystem structure; and (3) development of a reference model for EV charging stations by adopting the viable system model. The paper concludes with the methodological implications and utility of the reference model to offer managerial insights for practitioners and stakeholders.

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Integrated twitter analysis to distinguish systems thinkers at various levels: a case study of COVID-19

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Nagahi²,

Larif

et al. 2023

Appl Netw Sci

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Systems Thinking (ST) has become essential for practitioners and experts when dealing with turbulent and complex environments. Twitter medium harbors social capital including systems thinkers, however there are limited studies available in the extant literature that investigate how experts' systems thinking skills, if possible at all, can be revealed within Twitter analysis. This study aims to reveal systems thinking levels of experts from their Twitter accounts represented as a network. Unraveling of latent Twitter network clusters ensues the centrality analysis of their follower networks inferred in terms of systems thinking dimensions. COVID-19 emerges as a relevant case study to investigate the relationship between COVID-19 experts’ Twitter network and their systems thinking capabilities. A sample of 55 trusted expert Twitter accounts related to COVID-19 has been selected for the current study based on the lists from Forbes, Fortune, and Bustle. The Twitter network has been constructed based on the features extracted from their Twitter accounts. Community detection reveals three distinct groups of experts. In order to relate system thinking qualities to each group, systems thinking dimensions are matched with the follower network characteristics such as node-level metrics and centrality measures including degree, betweenness, closeness and Eigen centrality. Comparison of the 55 expert follower network characteristics elucidates three clusters with significant differences in centrality scores and node-level metrics. The clusters with a higher, medium, lower scores can be classified as Twitter accounts of Holistic thinkers, Middle thinkers, and Reductionist thinkers, respectfully. In conclusion, systems thinking capabilities are traced through unique network patterns in relation to the follower network characteristics associated with systems thinking dimensions.

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Classification of individual managers' systems thinking skills based on different organizational ownership structures

Cited by 7 publications

References 59 publications

The effect of knowledge sharing and systems thinking on organizational sustainability: the mediating role of creativity

The effect of knowledge sharing and systems thinking on organizational sustainability: the mediating role of creativity

The Architecture Design of Electrical Vehicle Infrastructure Using Viable System Model Approach

Integrated twitter analysis to distinguish systems thinkers at various levels: a case study of COVID-19

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