Nepotism, employees’ competencies and firm performance in the tourism sector: A dual multivariate and Qualitative Comparative Analysis approach

The paper identifies the critical competencies affecting Egyptian travel agents' performance while assessing the negative influence of nepotism on such competencies. To address this aim, the study uses a holistic dual approach employing a multivariate technique using Partial Least Squares Struc...

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التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
المؤلف الرئيسي: Mohamed Elbaz, Ahmed (author)
مؤلفون آخرون: Yacine Haddoud, Mohamed (author), Moustafa Shehawy, Yasser (author)
منشور في: 2018
الوصول للمادة أونلاين:https://bspace.buid.ac.ae/handle/1234/3297
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الملخص:The paper identifies the critical competencies affecting Egyptian travel agents' performance while assessing the negative influence of nepotism on such competencies. To address this aim, the study uses a holistic dual approach employing a multivariate technique using Partial Least Squares Structural Equa tion Modelling (PLS-SEM) and a configuration method through a fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA). Based on a sample of 500 travel agents' employees, the results show that: (1) none of the competencies is sufficient to drive travel agents’ performance, (2) two distinct configurations of employee competencies are likely to result in high performance, and (3) nepotism has a direct negative influence on some of these competencies. The study holds important implications for both theory and practice.