Dr Terri Trireksani, CA

This paper introduces two moderating variables into an established predictor-criterion relationship in theory of planned behaviour. These were organisational culture and information system complexity (complex). Analyses were made to determine whether these variables were pure or quasi moderating variables which could change a ‘true’ regression equation, hence the form of predictor-criterion relationships. Using partial-leastsquare structural equation modelling approach, a systematic assessment was made to determine the nature of moderating variables. It was found that culture and complexity were pure moderating variables. These moderating effects however were limited to certain predictor-criterion relationship.

This study aims to examine the perceptions of university business students regarding the importance of lecturer teaching skills and learning environment related factors such as reference materials, class dynamics and assessments. The results show that lecturer teaching skills are central to teaching quality as viewed by the students. The results also show that the students’ perception on the importance of lecturer teaching skills is affected by their perceptions on the importance of reference materials, class dynamics and the way their learning is assessed. The opposite relationships are also found where the students’ perceptions on the importance of reference materials, class dynamics, and assessments are affected by their perception on the importance of lecturer teaching skills.

Changes in the complexity of relationships between international alliances and their environments have led to an increase in control problems, and some authors have called for more research effort to be invested in investigating a suitable framework for control in international alliances. This paper takes in the emerging concept of self-organizing systems into research on control systems in international joint ventures (IJVs), and analyzes the relationships among variables within the complexity-control-outcomes framework. Structural equation modeling is used to explore new insights into the roles of management control systems in affecting IJVs’ performance of Australian IJVs in Indonesia, from the perspective of alliance complexity constraints.