scholarly journals BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS AND ENTREPRENEURIAL PERFORMANCE: A CASE STUDY OF BOTTLED WATER COMPANIES IN RIVERS STATE

2020 ◽  
pp. 12-24
Author(s):  
Joseph-Wakama Josephine ◽  
B. Chima Onuoha
Keyword(s):  
External Environment ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Bottled Water ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Internal Environment ◽  
Entrepreneurial Performance ◽  
Business Environments ◽  
Port Harcourt ◽  
Water Companies ◽  
The Impact

The paper examined the impact of business environment on the entrepreneurial performance of bottled water companies in Nigeria. Literature on the business environment and entrepreneurial performance in Nigeria is also presented. Second, on the basis of a sample of 3 bottled water companies with a sample size of 105, a questionnaire was developed to gather information from respondents, using a correlation analysis, the collected and analysed data. In conjunction with measures such as productivity and customer satisfaction, dimensions such as the internal environment and the external environment include a moderating variable which is organizationally structured to capture all aspects of the model. The study found that the internal environment, a proxy for business environments, shows a positive and significant relationship with productivity as the best measure for the environment in bottled water companies in Port Harcourt, and the external environment shows a positive and meaningful relationship with productivity as the best measure for the environment in bottled water companies in Port Harcourt It is recommended that, as far as possible, the management of Bottled Water companies should provide employees with an attractive working environment and provide opportunities for development to enhance employee career growth and make them satisfied to remain in the organization and plan strategically for changes to the external environment. The study concluded that there was an impact on entrepreneurial performance on the external business environment, political, economic, technological and socio-cultural, etc. To identify opportunities and threats to their company and organization, organizations should therefore understand the implications of the entrepreneurial performance of their business activities. KEYWORDS: Business Environment, Internal environment, external environment, Entrepreneurial performance, Bottle water companies

scholarly journals The influence of the business environment on the growth of informal businesses in Uganda

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fredrika W. Struwig ◽  
Janine Krüger ◽  
Geoffrey Nuwagaba
Keyword(s):  
Business Processes ◽  
External Environment ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Business Strategies ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
First Year ◽  
Internal Environment ◽  
Growth Strategies ◽  
Growth And Survival ◽  
Business Environments

Background: Informal businesses are important drivers of economic growth, especially in developing countries. These informal businesses often do not survive their first year of existence, with anecdotal evidence citing various challenges from the business environment.Aim: This study explored the influence of business environmental challenges on the growth of informal businesses in Uganda.Setting: There are various challenges from the internal and external environment that impede the growth and survival of informal businesses in Uganda. From the internal business perspective, informal businesses have poor business processes and do not have proper business strategies on which to focus their business growth strategies. From the external environment perspective, informal businesses do not understand their suppliers adequately. In addition, there is a lack of research on the relationships between internal and external business environments and the growth of informal businesses.Method: Primary data were collected from 383 informal businesses using a self-administered questionnaire. The data were analysed using descriptive statistics in SPSS 21.0 (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences), while the relationship between the variables was determined using Pearson’s product moment correlation coefficient and tested using regression analysis and analysis of variance (ANOVA).Results: The results showed that there was a significant positive directional relationship between the internal environment and the growth of informal businesses. However, there was a negative significant directional relationship between the external environment and the growth of informal businesses.Conclusions: Informal businesses should pay more attention to the internal environment and appropriate strategies should be developed and implemented to ensure their growth.

scholarly journals The impact of internal business environment on marketing strategies effecting marketing performance

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 385-391
Author(s):  
Dicky Jhon Anderson Butarbutar ◽  
Annisa Lisdayanti
Keyword(s):  
Marketing Strategy ◽  
Significant Influence ◽  
Great Influence ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Retail Industry ◽  
Internal Environment ◽  
Positive Direction ◽  
Marketing Performance ◽  
Business Environments ◽  
The Impact

This research specifically aims to evaluate the influence of directly and indirectly internal business environments on the marketing strategy and marketing performance of the retail industry in the city of Bandung. The population in this study amounted to 442 minimarkets with the formula Slovin to determine the sample, obtained 82 samples to be researched. The methods in this study use descriptive and vermicular methods. The results in a partial internal environment have an influence on the marketing strategy of retail industry minimarket Bandung and marketing strategy also has an influence on the marketing performance of the retail industry minimarket Bandung City. Simultaneous testing found that the internal environment and marketing strategy had a significant influence on the marketing performance of retail industry minimarket Bandung with great influence 58.6% The remaining 41.4% influenced By other factors beyond this research. This research also finds indirectly internal environment also has a significant influence on the marketing strategy of the retail industry minimarket Bandung in a positive direction. So the ability to understand the internal environmental conditions well will help the accuracy in decision-making strategies and impact on the marketing performance improvement of the retail industry minimarket Bandung.  

Investigating the Impact of Research and Development Strategy on Firm Performance

2011 ◽  
Vol 495 ◽  
pp. 306-309 ◽  
Author(s):  
Panagiotis Trivellas
Keyword(s):  
Firm Performance ◽  
Research And Development ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Dominant Role ◽  
External Environment ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Organizational Size ◽  
Market Shares ◽  
The Impact

This paper examines the influence of Research and Development (R&D) strategy on firm performance controlling for external environment. In this turbulent era, several firms build their competitive advantage on their innovation competence investing on R&D. Drawing upon a sample of 248 firms located in Greece, a structured questionnaire was developed to measure R&D strategy, external environment (dynamism, complexity, munificence, technological) and firm performance (financial, market, innovation, growth and organizational). The importance of R&D strategy in explaining the variance of all performance dimensions is confirmed with innovation performance playing a dominant role. Results indicate that R&D strategy is the most crucial antecedent of firm performance, controlling for business environment. Among environmental dimensions, only dynamism exerts statistical significant relationships. Regarding organizational size, larger firms possess a competitive advantage in the market, enjoying dominant market shares, while smaller firms exhibit supremacy regarding their innovative behavior.

scholarly journals Information systems environmental alignment and business performance: A case study

2005 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 33-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. K. Garg ◽  
R. J.O. Joubert ◽  
R. Pellissier
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
External Environment ◽  
Environmental Uncertainty ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Is Strategy ◽  
Alignment Model ◽  
The Impact

The studies to establish the relationship between the external environment and business performance have not produced any conclusive results. Moreover, the field combining environmental uncertainty, information systems (IS) strategy and business performance has not been well explored. Considering the gap in current research, this study conceptualises an information systems environmental alignment model. The model analysed the extent of support provided by IS strategy in the assessment of environmental uncertainty and also examined the impact of IS environmental alignment on business performance. Based on empirical data collected by means of a questionnaire from 22 commercial banks in South Africa (covering more than 90% of the commercial banking sector) and using the Partial Least Squares (PLS) technique, the study validated the IS environmental alignment model and found that banks were using IS support to assess the external environment of business. The results suggest that it is not the IS support or investment in information technology (IT) that impacts on business performance, but rather the effective use of IS support in meeting the information needs of the organisation. The study also found that profitability still remains the key measure of business performance in the banking sector in South Africa. These findings have major implications for IT investment by banks, and for the implementation of IS strategy and general investment in the banking sector. IS environmental alignment is becoming extremely important for business because of the substantial investment in IT and the uncertainty of the business environment.

scholarly journals FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG MEMENGARUHI KINERJA USAHA WANITA WIRAUSAHA PADA INDUSTRI MAKANAN RINGAN DI PROVINSI SUMATERA BARAT

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 161-172
Author(s):  
Amri Syahardi ◽  
Lukman Mohammad Baga ◽  
Ratna Winandi
Keyword(s):  
Women Entrepreneurs ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Food Industry ◽  
External Environment ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Snack Food ◽  
Internal Environment ◽  
Entrepreneurial Behavior ◽  
The Family

Women entrepreneurs as the family support unit that plays a role in increasing the family income, has a performance which is still low compared to male entrepreneurs. The purpose of this study was to analyze (1) the profile of women entrepreneurs and snack food industry; (2) the influence of personal characteristics, internal and external business environment, as well as entrepreneurial behavior to business performance of women entrepreneurs. This study used survey method that conducted  in Limapuluh Kota Regency and Payakumbuh City. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was used for descriptive and quantitative analysis. The respondents used were 105 women entrepreneurs. The results showed that: (1) women entrepreneurs engaged in the snack food industry in West Sumatera in general are in the productive age above 40 years, the business managed by women entrepreneurs in general is still relatively small business with income average of Rp1.687.000 per week; (2) the personal characteristics, internal environment of business, external environment of business, and the entrepreneurial behaviour has positive and significant influence to business performance. The most dominant personal characteristics which influence the business performance were education and family background, the most dominant  internal environment which influence business performance was financial aspect, the most dominant external environment which influence business performance was marketing and the most dominant entrepreneurial behavior influences the business performance was innovation. Women entrepreneurs were encouraged to improve human resources and risk taking by borrowing capital to develop the business. 

scholarly journals The Coronavirus as a Disrupter of a Sustainable Small Early Childhood Family Business in Vietnam

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (19) ◽  
pp. 10692
Author(s):  
Indra Abeysekera ◽  
Kim Tien Tran
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Small Business ◽  
Theory Of Planned Behaviour ◽  
Belief Systems ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Planned Behaviour ◽  
Business Environments ◽  
The Impact

Access to quality early childhood education is a sustainable development goal towards empowering people in an emerging economy. The purpose of this study is to examine how the coronavirus disease impacted a small early childhood business in Vietnam, which experienced two waves of attacks. Previous studies have examined mainly the impact of various factors under stable environments. This study differs in that COVID-19 brought sudden, lasting, and impactful changes to the business environment. The study uses a case-study research approach that invited a small business owner to write and share the biography of the business from the start to the date of the research study and analysed the content using the theory of planned behaviour. The shared belief systems of a business to succeed led the owner to invest loan funds and join the company that became successful with planned actions. Dependence on a rental property later stalled the business growth. The owners settled into a stable way of business thinking. The two waves of coronavirus pandemic in Vietnam that affected their business location dried up cash, forcing the business into voluntary liquidation. The impact of coronavirus disease on small business in an emerging nation, Vietnam, can bring out lessons of business survival and ways policymakers can assist companies in surviving considering their capital structures under destabilising business environments. The qualitative causes found for the theory of planned behaviour can become useful for a later quantitative investigation.

scholarly journals Strategic shifts in armed groups from armed action to political action (Badr Organization): التحولات الاستراتيجية عند الجماعات المسلحة من العمل المسلح إلى العمل السياسي وأثر البيئة الداخلية والخارجية عليها (منظمة بدر نموذجاً)

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (13) ◽  
pp. 56-42
Author(s):  
Fahad AAE Alasaker Fahad AAE Alasaker
Keyword(s):  
Political Action ◽  
External Environment ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Transformation ◽  
Internal Environment ◽  
Armed Groups ◽  
Military Operations ◽  
Military Action ◽  
Organization Transformation ◽  
The Impact

  The research relied on the transformation of the "Badr" Organization from military action to political action, in addition to the main transformation influences on the organization. The research is divided into two main parts: The first part discussed the “Badr Organization”; its history and military operations, whether in the armed action times or after the transformation. This part aimed to know the organization leaders and their position in the Iraqi government, to know the organization adopted ideology, and to know organization distribution. The second part discussed the organization transformation from military action to political action, the dimensions of this transformation at the behavioral, organizational, and ideological level, the impact of the internal environment in Iraq and the external environment (the war in Syria) on the “Badr” organization, and the path of the political transformation.

scholarly journals Institutional Aspects of Risk Strategic Management in Azerbaijan Hospitality Sector

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 126-137
Author(s):  
Nuray Rauf Rza-Zadeh ◽  
◽  
Marek Dvořák ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Strategic Management ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
External Environment ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Hospitality Sector ◽  
Institutional Aspects ◽  
The Impact

Nowadays, in the 21st century that is distinguished by the high penetration of information and communication technologies, interconnectedness and globalization, the effectiveness of institutions is increasingly manifesting the pressing need to clearly define and assess the prospects and directions of business development, taking into account the likelihood and the occurrence of the objective and subjective risks. This is happening mostly due to the growing volatility of the macroeconomic environment, increased competition, and the rapid globalization of various business processes and solutions. Taking this into account, one can see that the risk of the management process of the hospitality industry represents a complex multi-level procedure. The starting point of the whole risk management system is their forecasting which becomes the most effective way to prepare management decisions in hotel enterprises for the future. This paper focuses on the institutional aspects of risk strategic management in Azerbaijan hospitality sector related to legal, organizational, and cultural characteristics of development. The aim of this study is to identify the major institutional aspects of risk factors of the external environment as well as to realistically assess the changes in the impact of these factors on the activities of hotel enterprises and the hospitality sector of Azerbaijan for the nearest future based on the expert risk forecasting method. Moreover, the paper aims at updating the strategy of hotel development taking into account the changes in the external environment and to link these risks to the business processes taking place in hotel enterprises and in the hospitality sector. We analyze and describe the most important factors and sources of threats to hotel enterprises of Azerbaijan, such as the probability of new competitors, increasing competitive pressure, imperfect business environment in the country, increase in airline tariffs, changing customer needs and tastes, and maintaining a visa regime with many countries. Our results propose some organizational and economic mechanisms for risk management in the hospitality sector.

scholarly journals Investigating the impact of workplace bullying on employees’ morale, performance and turnover intentions in five-star Egyptian hotel operations

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-14
Author(s):  
Ashraf Tag-Eldeen ◽  
Mona Barakat ◽  
Hesham Dar
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Work Performance ◽  
Workplace Bullying ◽  
Turnover Intentions ◽  
Organizational Outcomes ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Healthy Working ◽  
Employees Satisfaction ◽  
The Impact

In today’s competitive business environment, human resources are one of the most critical assets particularly for service-focused organizations. Consequently, employees’ morale has become invaluable for maintaining outstanding organizational performance and retaining employees. One of the most important factors which may affect employees’ satisfaction is workplace bullying from employers and colleagues at large. It is considered a negative and unethical issue which may degrade, humiliate and create a risk to a healthy working environment. Therefore, the main objective of this research is to investigate the extent to which workplace bullying may affect the organizational outcomes of a sample of five-star hotels in Egypt. Two questionnaires were distributed among the subjects of the sample; bell desk staff, kitchen stewards and head departments. The results of this research confirmed that there is a correlation between workplace bullying, employees’ morale and turnover intentions but, showed no correlation between workplace bullying and employees’ work performance.

scholarly journals Professional Languages Alone Do Not Suffice for Successful and Socially Responsible Internal Communication between Different Cultures

2018 ◽  
Vol 64 (3) ◽  
pp. 47-55
Author(s):  
Darja Kukovec ◽  
Matjaž Mulej ◽  
Simona Šarotar Žižek
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Internal Communication ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Socially Responsible ◽  
Business Environments ◽  
Different Cultures ◽  
Theoretical Foundations

AbstractSuccessful internal communication in an intercultural environment depends on the organizational culture, business environment, social responsibility, and leaders’ skills. Thus, internal communication and employee adaptation to changing business environments ask what a successful socially responsible internal communication requires. This contribution discusses theoretical foundations of qualitative research, how the organizational culture can define which direction the organization should chose to attain social responsibility, and how internal communication can improve understanding of professional language and be decisive in a working environment. The generated model offers insights into understanding social responsibility and organizational culture to improve internal communication.

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