A5069394190- International Business and FDI
- Innovation and Socioeconomic Development
- Family Business Performance and Succession
- Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences
- Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting
- Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
- Corporate Finance and Governance
- Innovation and Knowledge Management
- Global and Cross-Cultural Management
- Energy and Environment Impacts
- Management and Organizational Studies
- Technology Adoption and User Behaviour
- Organizational Leadership and Management Strategies
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Microfinance and Financial Inclusion
- Community Development and Social Impact
- Global trade and economics
- Bioeconomy and Sustainability Development
- Global Trade and Competitiveness
- Environmental Sustainability in Business
- Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies
- Public Policy and Administration Research
- Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering
- Corruption and Economic Development
- Natural Resources and Economic Development
Makerere University
2016-2025
Economic Policy Research Centre
2022
Action plays a central role in entrepreneurship and education. Based on action regulation theory, we developed an action-based training. The training put particular focus insofar as the participants learned principles engaged start-up of business during We hypothesized that set action-regulatory factors mediates effect entrepreneurial action. evaluated training's impact over 12-month period using randomized control group design. As hypothesized, had positive effects (entrepreneurial goal...
A cross-sectional and quantitative study design, with the aim of explaining relationship between marketing customer loyalty, mediating role word mouth in this was undertaken. sample 384 determined from a population mobile telecommunication users based on Krejcie & Morgan sampling framework. The utilized questionnaires. authors conducted confirmatory factor, correlation, regression, mediation SEM for analysis, interpretation results.While trust, satisfaction reciprocity components have been...
Summary Employee silence, the withholding of work‐related ideas, questions, or concerns from someone who could effect change, has been proposed to hamper individual and collective learning as well detection errors unethical behaviors in many areas world. To facilitate cross‐cultural research, we validated an instrument measuring four employee silence motives (i.e., based on fear, resignation, prosocial, selfish motives) 21 languages. Across 33 countries ( N = 8,222) representing diverse...
The theorization of social sustainability practices (SSPs) has remained underdeveloped compared to its environmental and economic counterparts, studies on firm-specific factors that enable SSPs are even more scanty. This study provides a theoretical explanation hotels. In so doing, the facilitates growth theory as well practice in hospitality industry. Through narrative interviews with purposively constituted focus groups, comprising directors, top managers, supervisor lower-end staff 5-star...
Social entrepreneurship literature bears a positive cast on poverty reduction and social problem-solving.Studies have shown that entrepreneurial venture activities far-reaching socioeconomic impact, especially in solving societal challenges.We argue given the nature of problems, certain personality traits are valuable.Individuals with personal initiative capable using their prior knowledge, proactive innovative experience to be alert as they create ventures impact.The study examined role...
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to establish whether corporate governance practices employee participation, board structuring and social responsibility influence the competitiveness public-sector organisations using evidence from Uganda. Design/methodology/approach study adopted a quantitative cross-sectional design. A self-administered questionnaire survey was used collect data 40 organisations. Smart PLS-SEM version 3 analyse data. Findings This makes significant contribution theory...
Abstract Whereas social cohesion has been widely studied and researched by sociologist psychologists, its application to public procurement is sparse. This study explores the connection between cohesion, groupthink, ethical attitudes behavior of officers. The based on a survey 405 officers in central government. A cross-sectional design was used response rate 58.5% attained. Self report items were all constructs. All hypothesized relationships found be significant. Social significant...
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the mediating role international networking in relationship between entrepreneurial mindset and small- medium-sized enterprise (SME) internationalization using evidence from exporting SMEs Uganda. Design/methodology/approach This study adopted a cross-sectional research design. Data were collected through questionnaire survey 206 that are members Uganda Export Promotions Board. was analysed SPSS SmartPLS. Findings established mediates SME...
Purpose This study aims to examine the contribution of board role performance and isomorphic forces on internet financial reporting. Design/methodology/approach is cross-sectional correlational. Data were collected through a questionnaire survey 40 services firms. The study’s unit analysis was firm. Chief Internal Auditors Finance Officers inquiry. analyzed correlation coefficients linear regression using Statistical Package for Social Sciences. Findings results suggest that are significant...
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the extent which perceived leadership integrity influences changes in organisational commitment. premise study argument that non-financial rewards alleviate challenges associated with low levels commitment economies are riddled incessant situations economic scarcity. Design/methodology/approach An explanatory approach was adopted envisaged linkage between variables from a socio-psychological perspective. Findings results establish...
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the influence export logistics components: shipment arrangements, timely delivery, customs quality, trade infrastructure, and tracking tracing on competitiveness firms in East African Community (EAC). Design/methodology/approach study adopted Structural Gravity Model Poisson pseudo-maximum likelihood (PPML). PPML a nonlinear estimation method was applied STATA balanced panel data for period 2007–2018. Data were obtained from World Bank...
Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate whether each level in international networking (network extension, network penetration and integration) matters the internationalization small medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Design/methodology/approach adopted a cross-sectional correlational research design. data were collected through questionnaire survey 206 exporting SMEs Uganda. employed structural equation modelling (SEM) technique using partial least square (PLS) test hypothesis....
Purpose This article examines the potential of increasing commitment medical knowledge-workers (medical-KWs) in hospitals, particularly handling deadly pandemics like COVID-19, through servant leadership behaviour. The authors hold that medical-KWs doctors and nurses form core team (KWs) at forefront fighting COVID-19 seeking possible vaccines, treating patients promoting behaviours curtail its spread. Thus research directed towards enhancing their continued is both timely valuable....
Since its outbreak, Covid-19 has led to upsurge in economic inactivity, leaving many households and firms without access use of basic services including financial services. Specifically, with the lockdown curfew, most traditional bank branches remained closed, quality, affordable, convenient, safe This study aims establish whether contactless digital innovation like mobile money can promote presence pandemic positive emotions low-income countries. SmartPLS 3.0 was used construct structural...
Purpose This paper offers a story-based/narrative inquiry rooted in qualitative methodology, portraying millennial entrepreneur Uganda, low-developed country that has successfully demonstrated entrepreneurial behaviors at work. The study of behavior workplaces by entrepreneurs formed the basis for real-life trials go through their businesses. Besides, produced empirical content gives solid linkage between story and enterprise's work setting. Design/methodology/approach In this study, authors...
Purpose This study aims to investigate the influence of specific socioeconomic factors, namely neighborhood, gender roles and affordability, on continuous use clean cooking technologies (CCTs) in households, using evidence from Uganda. Design/methodology/approach adopted an explanatory quantitative design. A questionnaire survey with 379 household responses was conducted. The data were analyzed Smart Partial Least Squares (PLS) software. Findings results indicate that sustained households...
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the influence innovation indicators: Internet usage, patent rights, in exporting countries and importing country on export competitiveness firms East African Community (EAC). Design/methodology/approach study adopted structural gravity model Poisson Pseudo Maximum Likelihood a nonlinear estimation method that was applied STATA balanced panel data from 2007 2018. Data were obtained World Bank International Trade Center development indicators....
Progressive development is an interest of every country. Advancement in indicator successful policy implementation. However, some authors claim it’s a concept “yesterday”. Policy implementation until now lacks integrated theoretical foundation and guidance for success which partly contributes to misguided, uncertain, ineffective retrogressive practice especially the developing world. Little attention has been put on effectiveness. This article traces project new directions its more rewarding...