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Examining Prevailing Internal Value Chain Risks in Horticulture Values Chains and its Management in Ethiopia: The Case of East Showa Tomato Producers
Get PDFMany studies found that value chain risk management plays great role to get competitive advantage in the chain. However, despite its role, managing prevailing risks in the chain was not studied in comprehensive way by including both internal factors. The sample size of the study was a total of 275 farmers, input dealers and market traders found in East Shawa zone. The source of the data of the paper was both secondary and primary data in which the primary data was collected through questionnaires and interviews which was developed in English language and translated in local language. To achieve this objective, this study was divided in two stages: an exploratory and casual relationship testing. The findings of the study show that there is no efficient risk management program, there is no cooperation and coordination among value chain actors. In addition there is no design strategy to mitigate value chain risks and internal factor risks elements have medium importance in business activities to manage value chain risks. The multiple regression result show internal factors were significantly and positively influence effective risk management
Challenges Regarding the Electronic Bill of Lading (eBoL)
Get PDFThe electronic bill of lading (eBoL) has not been into practice up to the present despite the fact that digitalization gains ground at a rapid pace. There are a few reasons why there is such disbelief as regards the substitution of the paper bill of lading. Generally speaking, a great debate has been raging all these years. Advantages as well as disadvantages are to be found on both sides. On the one hand, defenders of the idea that the electronic bill is realizable in near future even though there are a few drawbacks to be overcome, collide with the reluctance and hesitation of those who controvert the concept of the eBoL. But on which basis are the objections and oppositions exactly based. Significant steps in the right direction are to be pointed out, but it seems that there are still crucial practical hindrances at the front
Strategic Management Sensitivity Scale Development and Validity Research
Get PDFThe paper aims to develop a scale to be applied to the managers by conducting sensitivity analysis on strategic management activities. This paper uses a sample of 320 managers who are working in strategy units in the public institutions, municipalities, private sector, universities and managers engaged in strategic management activities in Turkey. Data is collected via the draft scale called “Strategic Management Sensitivity Scale Form” developed by the researcher. Dimensionality analysis, normality analysis, reliability analysis and factor analysis for construct validity are performed for data processing. The results revealed that the scale has 24 items measured by a five-point Likert-type scale. The items are grouped under three factors as (1) Distribution, Dissemination and Action Sensitivity, (2) Planning Sensitivity and (3) Process Sensitivity. They accounted for 58.49% of the total variance. The scale has a Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of 0.86. This improved scale is found fairly high in terms of validity and reliability. This paper has focused on the roles of managers in strategic management and strategic planning processes. The results show the importance of the managers’ strategic management activities in the planning and decision making processes. This paper contributes to the literature on strategic management and strategic planning on managerial issues, human resource effectiveness and firms’ strategies. Organizations can benefit from this scale on issues such as better recognition of people in recruitment, determination of training needs and promotion process
Corporate Culture and Financial Risk Management in Islamic Social Enterprises (Indonesia Evidence)
Get PDFThis research aims to investigate the implementation of corporate culture and financial risk management in Islamic social enterprises. The methodology in this research is qualitative descriptive that using manager self-assessment questioner in Islamic social enterprises. The sample in this research is 24 respondents from the total 100 respondents that we distribute in Jakarta and Java Island. The results are financial risk management has an average score above 80 that reflect it has implemented well in Islamic social enterprises but for corporate culture still need improvement implementation.
The Relationship between Organizational Ambidexterity and Family Business Performance
Get PDFThe concept of organizational ambidexterity is vitally important for family businesses as they have specific characteristics that lead to the ability to pursue both exploitive and exploratory orientation which results in a positive performance effect on family businesses. Organizational ambidexterity (OA) is currently recognized as one of the most critical factors in achieving sustainable competitive advantage; since there is not only short-term activity but also long-term innovation at the basis of organizational ambidexterity. In this respect, the aim of this study is to examine the concept of organizational ambidexterity from the theoretical perspective and to determine the organizational ambidexterity levels of the family businesses within the scope of this research and to determine the relationship between the organizational ambidexterity levels of those family businesses and their performances. For this purpose, the questionnaire technique was utilized developing questions from the existing literature. The questionnaire considering 47 items was presented to approximately 500 family businesses operating inTurkeythrough face to face interviews or via internet. At the end of the research 349 net responses were obtained from those family businesses. As a result of the Structural Equation Model used in the analysis, findings indicate that there is a positive and statistically significant relationship between organizational ambidexterity and the family business performance
Marketing Mix and Purchasing Behavior for Japanese Motorcycle Brand in Indonesia
Get PDFThe increasing population in Indonesia leads to increasing demand for motorcycles as one of transportation means. Ease of operation and affordable prices cause motorcycles as a very popular transportation means in Indonesia, especially in big cities. This is because of the traffic density and the people's desire to arrive at their destination quickly. One of the Japanese brands, Honda Beat is the highest selling motorcycle brand in Indonesia based on the data from The Indonesian Motorcycle Industry Association. In this study, we investigate the relationship of marketing mix with consumer purchasing behavior of this specific brand. A judgmental sampling was applied to 100 consumers in Greater Jakarta. Multiple linear regression was employed to analyze the data. The results indicated that promotions have the highest influence on consumer purchasing behaviors of the brand (coeff. = 0.503), then followed by products (coeff. = 0.320), and price perceptions (coeff. = 0.224). This study contributes to the marketing literature by adding a new empirical evidence on how marketing mix can generate perception and preference of brand personality, especially in motorcycle brands. The findings of this study will assist managers of motorcycle brand to maximize specific factors from marketing mix analysis to increase consumer purchasing behavior. Finally, in terms of the method employed in marketing studies, this study contributes to the literature by adding a new combination of a quantitative study of multiple linear regression and personal opinion of consumers
Perceived Service Quality, Perceived Value for Money, Satisfaction and Repurchase Intention: An Evaluation on Private University Services
Get PDFRepurchase intention is a very important goal for private universities in the very high competition in the world of education today with fellow private universities and state universities. The students' decision to do repurchase intention is influenced by many factors. The success of private universities in identifying and focusing the university's marketing and development strategies based on those factors will greatly determine the sustainability of the universities’ business. Therefore, this study investigated the private university customers' perception of quality and value for money and its effect on satisfaction and students’ repurchase intention. A causal design survey was applied out of 150 students of private universities in Jakarta, Indonesia. The Partial Least Square (PLS) was employed to analyze the data. The research outcome signified that there was a direct positive effect of perceived value for money on satisfaction, perceived service quality on perceived value for money, and perceived service quality on satisfaction and repurchase intention. The total effect of perceived service quality on repurchase intention was higher through an indirect effect of satisfaction. On the contrary, a direct effect of perceived value for money on repurchase intention was not confirmed
Impact of Lmx and Emotional Labor on Performance and Commitment
Get PDFLeader-member relations are important for an organization’s future, because in a dynamic changing world, an organization’s survival depends on the strength of its culture and the ties between both leader and the members this kin. In order to build this kind of power, it is necessary to spend much labor from both sides. In this research, two different private university and three different groups were compared to each other. The main aim was to find out the relationship between LMX and Emotional Labor. It was showed that labor is the keyword to carry the commitment and performance further by creating a real relationship between both sides
The Moderator Role of Psychological Capital Between Perceived Organizational Support and Work-Family Balance: A Service Sector Research
Get PDFStudies on work-family conflict and balance are carried out in management/organization literature and these studies mostly focus on work-family conflict. It is thought that studying work-family relationship with a view of positive psychology and focusing the balance concept rather than conflict will result more positively. In studies conducted so far, it has been shown that there are meaningful effects of organizational support on work-family balance. However, although they are working in the same organization, taking the presence of people at odds with balancing between work and family into account, it is apparent that there are some personal factors inside. The studies in the literature tries to explain this problem with mostly general discrepancies in personalities such as age and gender and they seldom focus on psychological and cognitive background. The aim of this study is to search how the psychological capital of people play a role between perceived organizational support and work-family balance and to emphasize the psychological and cognitive background which was overlooked by other studies. Research hypotheses have been tested by SPSS and AMOS with the data gathered by field research and thus, it has been observed that psychological capital of people play a moderator role in the relationship between work and family balance with the support of organization and manager
A New Way of Management: A Scrum Management
Get PDFA scrum is widely used since 1990s in software development industry which is a fast changing and demanding industry so companies need to hire qualified employees who can manage themselves in a team based organizational structure to meet and exceed customer expectations. A scrum management offers advantages to software development companies to have and sustain competitive advantages. Its adaptations into other industries may be worthwhile to be explored from a management perspective to make contributions to both software development industry and other industries. The purpose of this paper is to shed a light to a new way of management which is a scrum management to make contributions to both software development industry and other industries. The concept, roles, objects, ceremonies, process and challenges of a scrum will be explained respectively in this paper which provides a comprehensive understanding of a scrum management