Entrepreneurship Competence and SME Sustainability in Kampala, Uganda

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 15-27
Author(s):  
Donatus Mugisha Rulangaranga ◽  
Alain Vilard Ndi Isoh
Keyword(s):  
Success Factors ◽  
Critical Realism ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Sem Analysis ◽  
Internal Communication ◽  
Records Management ◽  
Family Influences ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Online Presence

This study was carried out to establish the possibility of enhancing SME sustainability in Kampala, Uganda through boosting key internal drivers of entity performance (records management, internal communication, family influences, and online presence). Using conclusive, cross-sectional, and case study research designs supported by the philosophical underpinnings of critical realism and positivism epistemology, data was collected from 278 SMEs using semi-structured questionnaires. Using SEM analysis, it was revealed that all the key drivers have a positive significant statistical effects of the sustainability of SMEs (records management [S.E = 0.3; p = 0.000], internal communication [S.E = 0.229; p = 0.017], family influences [S.E = 0.162; p = 0.041], and online presence [S.E = 0.321; p = 0.000]). It was therefore recommended that key internal success factors identified need to be considered in the management and operations of SMEs in Kampala. This is aimed at guaranteeing the sustainability of SMEs and the boosting of the private sector.

Management of Records in Adapted Buildings as Records Centres in Zimbabwe

Mousaion ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Samson Mutsagondo ◽  
Getrude Maduyu ◽  
Godfrey Tsvuura
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Records Management ◽  
Personal Observation ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Design Data ◽  
Professional Management ◽  
The Government

This paper discusses the challenges of records management that arise from the use of adapted buildings as records centres in Zimbabwe, despite the advantages of using such buildings. A qualitative research approach was used as well as a case study research design. Data were collected from seven officers of the Gweru Records Centre through semi-structured interviews. Personal observation was used to triangulate findings from interviews. It was found that the use of adapted buildings as records centres was a cheaper and quicker way of establishing records centres throughout the country. However, a number of preservation, security and management challenges cropped up as the conditions of the buildings and the environment of the adapted buildings were not conducive to the proper and professional management of records. This study is important in that it explores the prospects and challenges of using adapted buildings as records centres in Zimbabwe, an area that has not been researched by many authors. This provokes archival authorities and the government to seriously consider establishing purpose-built records and archival centres.

scholarly journals Research on Organizational Communication

2007 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catrin Johansson
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Communication ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Public Information ◽  
International Perspective ◽  
Internal Communication ◽  
Information Campaigns ◽  
Research Themes ◽  
Wide Definition ◽  
Definition Of

Abstract Swedish research on organizational communication is characterized by empirical, qualitative research. The tradition of holistic and profound case studies is strong. In this article, a wide definition of organizational communication is employed, including research focusing on both internal and external communication. Research themes and methods are reviewed and discussed. The majority of the studies concern public information, including health communication and crisis communication. Particularly, scholars have studied planning and evaluation of information campaigns concerning health, traffic and environment; and more recently, authority communication during major crises in society. Research focusing on organizations’ internal communication includes topics such as superior-subordinate communication, organizational learning, sensemaking, communication strategies and communication efficiency. Strengths and weaknesses following from this empirical case study research tradition are highlighted. Finally, the contribution of Swedish research in an international perspective is discussed.

IT Outsourcing Success Factors

2015 ◽  
pp. 183-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Georg Hodosi ◽  
Robert Kaye ◽  
Lazar Rusu
Keyword(s):  
Success Factors ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Research Problem ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
It Outsourcing ◽  
Medium Size ◽  
Outsourcing Success ◽  
Research Gap ◽  
The Right

In this chapter, the Success Factors (SFs) for IT Outsourcing (ITO) are explored. The research literature has a bias towards large companies, neglecting medium-sized companies. Moreover, no comparative studies regarding the SFs were found related to the size of companies. These circumstances force medium-sized buyers to turn to practitioner literature, which is dominated by guidelines produced by the providers. Therefore, this chapter identifies the research problem: the lack of knowledge about ITO SFs for medium size companies, including whether SFs for large companies, are applicable for medium-sized ones as well. The used case study research shows that medium-sized companies should use the SFs from large companies. However, 2 out of 11 studied SFs have better efficiency for large companies. This result helps medium-sized companies' ITO decision makers understand the SFs of ITO and thus closes the research gap. Implementing the right SFs should improve the ITO performance.

scholarly journals The Effect of Electronic Recordkeeping Implementation in Information Intensive Agency

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3.7) ◽  
pp. 100
Author(s):  
Nurzeelawati Norolazmi ◽  
Saiful Farik Mat Yatin ◽  
Irwan Kamaruddin Abd Kadir ◽  
Mohd Ridwan Seman @Kamarulzaman ◽  
Nurussobah Hussin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Management System ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Electronic Records ◽  
Records Management ◽  
Retrieval Process ◽  
Study Research ◽  
Computer Based ◽  
Electronic Records Management

An Electronic Records Management System (ERMS) is a computer-based program that sets up for the retrieval process of the records that stored in the system.  This aim of the study was to investigate the effect of Electronic Recordkeeping implementation in Information Intensive Agency.  The objectives were to determine whether there is a policy in electronic recordkeeping in this agency, to identify whether staff at this agency has skills or knowledge in electronic recordkeeping and to identify the challenges facing the implementation of electronic recordkeeping in this agency.  A case study research method will be adopted to ensure greater reliability of data.  Data will be collected from 40 staff using questionnaires and interview, in order to respond to the above objectives.  Quantitative approaches will be used to analyze, present and interpret data and also supported by some interview from the expert.   

scholarly journals Leadership Communication during Organizational Change: Internal Communication Strategy: A Case Study in Multinational Company Operating in Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 24
Author(s):  
Agnetha Ophilia ◽  
Z. Hidayat
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Change ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Organizational Structures ◽  
Internal Communication ◽  
Communication Strategy ◽  
Multinational Company ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Literature Study

This research discusses the phenomenon of organizational change or restructuring in a multinational company (PT. X) and how leaders in these organizations carry out communication strategies when conveying changes and messages to their employees regarding the rearrangement of organizational structures. What is the leader's role as a liaison or messenger for effective communication at the local level? This research is a qualitative case study research with descriptive research type, and data were obtained through in-depth interviews, researcher observation, and literature study. This case study's primary focus is to understand and describe the production and reception of messages towards organizational change and know the management and employee's perspective during changes communication through leaders. The semi-structured interviews were conducted to find out how communication deploys, and then the message of change can be accepted by employees.   Received: 21 October 2020 / Accepted: 23 December 2020 / Published: 5 March 2021

Methodological Case Study Approach for Detecting Business Model Enablers in Copycat Ventures

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 35-54
Author(s):  
Christian Haertel ◽  
Matthias Pohl ◽  
Sascha Bosse ◽  
Robert Häusler ◽  
Abdulrahman Nahhas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Business Model ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Risk Variant ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Business Model Canvas ◽  
Methodical Approach

The approach of copying business models to create a successful company is discredited as non-innovative and propagated as a low-risk variant of entrepreneurship although a simple so-called copycat would only increase competition in the market and not guarantee success. Hence, the question of which characteristics of a business model enable success of such developed businesses arises. This paper presents a methodical approach to the analysis of enablers in business models based on case study research. With the validation of the approach using the business model canvas, a study among e-commerce companies is conducted, and success factors for copycats are identified. The methodological concept can also be applied to other industries and can deliver detailed results using more complex business model tools.

Multilevel analysis of factors affecting open-access institutional repository implementation in Nigerian universities

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel C. Avemaria Utulu ◽  
Ojelanki Ngwenyama
Keyword(s):  
Success Factors ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Easy Access ◽  
Implementation Barriers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
It Implementation ◽  
The Individual ◽  
International Boundaries

PurposeThe study aims to identify novel open-access institutional repository (OAIR) implementation barriers and explain how they evolve. It also aims to extend theoretical insights into the information technology (IT) implementation literature.Design/methodology/approachThe study adopted the interpretive philosophy, the inductive research approach and qualitative case study research method. Three Nigerian universities served as the case research contexts. The unstructured in-depth interview and the participatory observation were adopted as the data collection instruments. The qualitative data collected were analysed using thematic data analysis technique.FindingsFindings show that IR implementation barriers evolved from global, organisational and individual implementation levels in the research contexts. Results specifically reveal how easy access to ideas and information and easy movement of people across international boundaries constituted globalisation trend-driven OAIR implementation barriers given their influence on OAIR implementation activities at the organisational and individual implementation levels. The two factors led to overambitious craving for information technology (IT) implementation and inadequate OAIR implementation success factors at the organisational level in the research contexts. They also led to conflicting IR implementation ideas and information at the individual level in the research contexts.Research limitations/implicationsThe primary limitation of the research is the adoption of qualitative case study research method which makes its findings not generalisable. The study comprised only three Nigerian universities. However, the study provides plausible insights that explain how OAIR implementation barriers emanate at the organisational and individual levels due to two globalisation trends: easy access to ideas and information and easy movement of people across international boundaries.Practical implicationsThe study points out the need for OAIR implementers to assess how easy access to information and ideas and easy movement of people across international boundaries influence the evolution of conflicting OAIR implementation ideas and information at the individual level, and overambitious craving for IT implementation and setting inadequate OAIR implementation success factors at the organisational level. The study extends views in past studies that propose that OAIR implementation barriers only emanate at organisational and individual levels, that is, only within universities involved in OAIR implementation and among individuals working in the universities.Social implicationsThe study argues that OAIR implementation consists of three implementation levels: individual, organisational and global. It provides stakeholders with the information that there is a third OAIR implementation level.Originality/valueData validity, sample validity and novel findings are the hallmarks of the study's originality. Study data consist of first-hand experiences and information derived during participatory observation and in-depth interviews with research participants. The participants were purposively selected, given their participation in OAIR implementation in the research contexts. Study findings on the connections among global, organisational and individual OAIR implementation levels and how their relationships lead to OAIR implementation barriers are novel.

scholarly journals The Case Study in Family Business

2015 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 159-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanja Leppäaho ◽  
Emmanuella Plakoyiannaki ◽  
Pavlos Dimitratos
Keyword(s):  
Family Business ◽  
Critical Realism ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Case Study Design ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Scientific Pluralism ◽  
The Family ◽  
Alternative Approaches

In this study, we identified and analyzed 75 articles in the family business (FB) literature between 2000 and 2014 as to the case study design they adopted. We found that the positivistic case study approach is the FB disciplinary convention. The two alternative approaches of critical realism and interpretivism are used to a significantly lesser extent. We anticipate that in the future the positivistic approach will continue to be used widely. The other two approaches can be employed to a higher extent since their use is likely to contribute to a scientific pluralism in FB case study research.

scholarly journals Probing Into E-commerce Logistics: A Strategic Growth Option of Serbada Company

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 51
Author(s):  
Andrian Indramawan ◽  
Jacob Donald Tan ◽  
John Tampil Purba
Keyword(s):  
Business Model ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Stakeholder Group ◽  
Key Success Factors ◽  
Study Research ◽  
Business Model Canvas ◽  
Growth Option

E-commerce marketplace is prominent in today ‘s society era of buying and selling products without having to leave the doorsteps. One important stakeholder group involved in the process of e-commerce is logistics. Logistic companies facilitate the delivery from one destination to another with punctuality and security of the products keys in establishing trust between the buyer, seller, and the e-commerce hubs. Hence by means of participant observation, this case study research investigates the key success factors of how an e-commerce firm manages its collaborations with logistic partners, as well as how the firm utilizes its strengths and opportunities take advantage of the market while minimizing its weaknesses and threats. The researchers used Business Model Canvas and TOWS in their analytical process

Perceived Barriers to Oral Health Care Access: A Cross-Sectional Case Study Research Method

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Prabhat Kumar Chaudhari ◽  
Edlira Zere ◽  
R. M. Pandey ◽  
Kunaal Dhingra ◽  
Nandita Kshetrimayum ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Care Access ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Perceived Barriers ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Care Access ◽  
Oral Health Care Access
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