Impact of organizational learning on sustainable firm performance: Intervening effect of organizational networking and innovation.

This research has analyzed the role of learning in an organization while measuring and managing sustainable organizational performance. Furthermore, our research has also included the intervening role of organizational networking and organizational innovation while analyzing the relationship between organizational learning and sustainable organizational performance. Our research has adopted a quantitative approach while using the survey method to collect data from 710 owners of the manufacturing sector belonging to the Small and Medium Enterprises SMEs operating in Laos. Informed consent was obtained from all participants for your research. Structure equation modeling SEM was used through partial least square PLS software to test the collected data's reliability and validity and test the hypothesis to meet the research objectives. The study's findings reveal that organizational learning is vital to organizational performance and success. Information sources (networks) moderate the relationship between innovation and organizational performance. Our findings confirm that innovation is disruptive if it is not well-informed and well-processed. The research concludes that organizational learning is very vital for sustainable organizational performance. The current research contributes to the body of knowledge by examining sustainable organizational performance from an entirely different perspective.

Investigating the Psychology of Financial Markets During COVID-19 Era: A Case Study of the US and European Markets.

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has imperatively shaken the behavior of the global financial markets. This study estimated the impact of COVID-19 on the behavior of the financial markets of Europe and the US. The results revealed that the returns of the S&P 500 index have been greatly affected by a lockdown in the US owing to COVID-19. However, the health crisis generated due to the novel coronavirus significantly decreased the stock returns of the Nasdaq Composite index. The results also showed that the economic crisis generated from the pandemic in Spain has had more impact on the IBEX 35 as compared to the health crisis itself. On the other hand, in the long-run, Italy's stock markets are more affected by the health crisis as contrasted with the economic crisis, while, in the short-run, both lockdown conditions and economic instability lower the stock returns of FTSE MIB. The UK stock markets witnessed that in the short-run, deficiency of health management systems imperatively damaged the stock returns of the London Stock Exchange. The investigation revealed that deficiency of health systems and lockdown conditions have imperatively damaged the structure of financial markets, inferring that sustainable development of these nations is at risk due to COVID-19. The study suggested that governments should allocate more of their budget to the health sector to overcome a health crisis in the future.