The role of shipping companies' organizational culture and cultural intelligence when selecting manning agencies

摘要

This study has two primary objectives. The first is to examine the influence of both organizational culture and organizational cultural intelligence on the selection of manning agencies. The second is to study the role of company size in relation to the above. Data were collected via questionnaire surveys conducted with Greek shipping companies that own or manage vessels and were analyzed using exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses and Baron and Kenny mediation testing. The findings revealed that organizational culture influences the way companies select partners, while the mediating role of organizational cultural intelligence and the moderating role of the firm's size have been highlighted, especially for small- and medium-sized companies. Although the relevant literature on the role of organizational culture and selection criteria is rich, studies examining their interrelationships, as well as the role of cultural intelligence at the organizational level, are scarce. Therefore, this study aims to fill this gap in the literature and empirically address the need to look at the interrelationships among the theoretical constructs under examination.