SUSTAINABILITY OF THE PERFORMANCE OF SMALL AND MEDIUM SCALE ENTERPRISES (SMEs), A DYNAMIC CAPABILITY APPROACH

Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) in the southeast of Nigeria face great sustainability challenges, making most of them die within the first-fifth year of establishment. Therefore, this study examined how dynamic capability can help them sustain their performance. Specifically, the study looked at the nexus between sensing capability and performance sustainability of SMEs in Southeast Nigeria. The study employed the use of survey research design with a population of 200 owners of SMEs. Primary source (questionnaire) of data collection was used, which was subjected to both validity and reliability test. The data were analyzed through the use of Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient and hypothesis tested at a 5% level of significance. The result indicated that Sensing Capability has a statistically significant relationship with the Performance Sustainability of small businesses in Southeast Nigeria (r = .909; p-value < 0.05). The study, therefore, concluded that the more firms are alert to the changes in their environment, the more they can sustain their performance and last longer in the environment. Among others, the study recommended that SMEs need to give equal attention to what is happening in their environment as they give to what is happening within their firms, as this will enable them to react swiftly to changes in the environment. Keywords: Dynamic Capability, Sustainability, Performance, Sensing Capability, SMEs and South-East Nigeria.

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Competitive Intelligence and Performance of Microfinance Banks (MFBs) in Nigeria

Asian Journal of Economics Business and Accounting ◽

10.9734/ajeba/2020/v20i330325 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 23-30

Author(s):

Fabian Chinedu Osita ◽

Hope Ngozi Nzewi ◽

Chigozie Chinonso Ojimba ◽

Chimezie Ifechukwu

Keyword(s):

Regression Analysis ◽

Data Analysis ◽

Primary Source ◽

Descriptive Statistics ◽

Competitive Intelligence ◽

P Value ◽

Strategic Intelligence ◽

Study Population ◽

And Performance ◽

Level Of Significance

The sustainability issues faced by microfinance banks (MFBs) in Nigeria necessitated this study to examine the effect of competitive intelligence on performance of MFBs in Nigeria. The study adopted the use of survey research design. The study population was made up of 112 employees of 28 MFBs. Primary source of data collection was deployed (questionnaire) and reliability was done using Crombach Alpha with a reliability statistic of .899. Descriptive statistics (mean) and inferential statistics (regression analysis) at 5% level of significance was adopted for data analysis and test of the hypothesis respectively. The result revealed that strategic intelligence indeed had a statistically significant relationship with the performance of MFBs in Nigeria (r =.863; R-Square = .746; F = 284. p-value < 0.05). It was, therefore, concluded that the environment of business is increasingly becoming more dynamic by the day, hence, the need to keep an eye on it to stay relevant in business.

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Role of Focus Strategy in Performance of NHIF Accredited Hospitals in Kenya

International Journal of Business and Management ◽

10.5539/ijbm.v15n8p16 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 15 (8) ◽

pp. 16

Author(s):

Grace K. A. Ochodo ◽

Margaret Oloko ◽

John Yabs

Keyword(s):

Quantitative Result ◽

P Value ◽

Insurance Fund ◽

Coefficient Estimate ◽

Competitive Strategies ◽

Hospital Administrators ◽

And Performance ◽

Level Of Significance ◽

Focus Strategy

The mandate of the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) is to enable all Kenyans to access quality and affordable services. Consequently, NHIF accredited hospitals are positioned to facilitate the fulfilment of the said mandate, necessitating identification of competitive strategies employed by the hospitals for them to remain competitive. This study aimed at establishing the role of focus strategy on the performance of NHIF accredited hospitals within Kenya. A mixed research design was adopted based on non-experimental, descriptive and causal approaches taking into account both qualitative and quantitative techniques. The population of study comprised NHIF accredited hospitals with a bed capacity of 100 and above which stood at 150 hospitals as at July 2016. A sample of 109 hospitals was selected through stratified and convenient sampling techniques. Data was collected using semi structured questionnaires and interviewing schedules and administered to hospital administrators and CEO’s respectively of the sampled hospitals. Quantitative data collected from the questionnaires was analysed by the help of SPSS while the qualitative data from the CEOs was analysed using thematic content analysis. The results of the study revealed that there is a positive and significant relationship between the focus study and performance of hospitals based on the regression coefficient estimate found to be β= 0.646, P value of the coefficient estimate of the focus study which is less than 0.05 level of significance. The quantitative result was further validated by the CEOs responses that indicated that they focus on niche market that remained unexploited.

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Value Chain and Performance in Agro Allied Small and Medium Scale Enterprise in Sokoto State, Nigeria

International Journal of Business and Social Research ◽

10.18533/ijbsr.v6i9.957 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 6 (9) ◽

pp. 08

Author(s):

Roko Lumi Peter

Keyword(s):

Value Chain ◽

Primary Source ◽

Least Square ◽

Time Data ◽

Significant Relation ◽

Ordinary Least Square ◽

Medium Scale ◽

And Performance ◽

The Right ◽

The Impact

<p>This study investigates the impact of value chain on the performance of Agro Allied SMEs in Sokoto State. The concept of value chain is too board and some managers are confused on the right value chain activities to choose and apply in their business. Using point time data collected from primary source with the used of questionnaire and applying Ordinary Least Square (OLS) finding reveals that there is significant relation between value chain and performance of Agro Allied SMEs in Sokoto State. Other findings primary activities of value chain contribute significantly to the performance of Agro SMEs in Sokoto State and secondary activities of value chain contribute significantly to the performance of Agro SMEs in Niger State. Results recommends that Agro SMEs in Sokoto State should continue to improve on primary and secondary activities of value chain since it contributes significantly to the performance of Agro SMEs in Sokoto State.</p>

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Narrow Market Business Level Strategies and Performance of Micro and Small Enterprises: A Case of Salons and Beauty Spas in Nairobi County, Kenya

Asian Journal of Economics Business and Accounting ◽

10.9734/ajeba/2021/v21i1230455 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 94-107

Author(s):

Mary Wanjiru Karuga ◽

Evangeline Gichunge ◽

Eunice Kirimi

Keyword(s):

Small Businesses ◽

Target Population ◽

The Body ◽

Small Enterprises ◽

Differentiation Strategy ◽

Leadership Strategy ◽

Micro And Small Enterprises ◽

And Performance ◽

Level Of Significance ◽

The Impact

Despite the fact that empirical research on performance and narrow market business level strategies have been widely conducted, there is no consensus on the effect of focused cost and focused differentiation on micro and small enterprises performance, necessitating this study to add to the body of knowledge. The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of generic narrow marekt strategies on the performance of micro and small businesses, with a focus on salons and beauty spas in Nairobi, and more specifically to: determine the impact of focused cost leadership strategy and focused differentiation strategy on the performance of salons and beauty spas in Nairobi County The study employed a descriptive research design, with the 279 salons and beauty spas in Nairobi County serving as the study's target population and a sample size of 165 participants obtained. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data, which was analysed quantitatively. The study concludes that at 5% level of significance; focused cost strategy has positive significantly moderate influence on performance of micro and small enterprises ,and focused differentiation strategy has moderate positive significant effect on performance of micro and small enterprises. The study recommends that micro and small enterprises should sustain expertise and ensures creativity as well as continuous improvement and devise mechanisms for crafting competitive affordable and attractive rate in addition to strategies for premium products in a niche narrow market.

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Locus of control and technostress in Nigeria commercial banks: The nexus

International Journal of Financial, Accounting, and Management ◽

10.35912/ijfam.v3i1.477 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 83-92

Author(s):

Dibua Emmanuel Chijioke ◽

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Chitom Racheal John-Akamelu ◽

Nwanmuoh Emmanuel Ejiofor ◽

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...

Keyword(s):

Cross Section ◽

Commercial Banks ◽

P Value ◽

Reliability Test ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Lack Of Control ◽

Entire Country ◽

Study Population ◽

Level Of Significance ◽

Structured Questionnaire

Purpose: This study aimed to ascertain the connection between LOC and Technostress in selected commercial banks in Nigeria. Research methodology: Survey research design was employed in this study. The study population was 400 while the sample size was 191 employees of the selected banks, arrived at through the usage of Taro Yamane formula. The instrument for data collection was a Likert Structured Questionnaire that was put through validity and reliability test. The data were analyzed with Pearson's correlation analysis, while the hypothesis was tested at 0.05 level of significance. Result: There is a significant nexus between external LOC and techno-invasion in the Banks selected (r = .942, p-value < 0.05). The increase in technological deployment and the seeming lack of control by employees lead to techno-invasion and, by extension, technostress. Limitations: The generalizability of the study was limited by not collecting data from a cross-section of respondents from the entire country. Contribution: This is a novel study in the area of LOC and technostress in Nigeria.

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Globalization and Performance of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises in Nigeria

Caleb Journal of Social and Management Science ◽

10.26772/cjsms/2018040103 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 04 (01) ◽

pp. 47-69

Author(s):

Emmanuel. O Ajike ◽

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Babatunde. H Akinlabi ◽

Benita N Amos ◽

Olubisi .G Makinde ◽

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Keyword(s):

Medium Scale ◽

And Performance

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Determination of Spreading Motive Levels of Elite Hearing-impaired Sportsmen

SPORT AND SOCIETY ◽

10.36836/uaic/fefs/10.34 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 39-55

Author(s):

Osman Kusan ◽

Hasan Erdem Mumcu ◽

Abdulkerim Çeviker ◽

Ömer Zambak ◽

Onur Öztürk

Keyword(s):

Educational Status ◽

Hearing Impaired ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Male Athletes ◽

Internal Motivation ◽

National Team ◽

Older Athletes ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Level Of Significance ◽

Age Range

This study was conducted to investigate the sub-scales of sports instructions of elite athletes with hearing impairment or hearing loss due to different reasons. A total of 173 hearing-impaired athletes constituted of 54 female and 119 male athletes who are active national team athletes in the age range of 15-25 years. The study was conducted based on Self Determination Theory of Deci and Ryan [9] and on the developed Sports Motivation Scale, Pelletier et al. [24] Kazak [18] applied the validity and reliability of the scale for Turkish athletes. Accordingly, since the p_values calculated for the inner motivation sub-scale and its sub-scales are less than the value of α = .05 which is taken as the level of significance, there is a statistically significant difference in the average scores of the hearing-impaired athletes in their internal motivations and sub-scales. According to gender and educational status, there was no difference in the motivation of the hearing-impaired athletes. According to the age variable, it was seen that older athletes had more external connections. Considering the general motivation scores, the athletes in tennis and swimming were less motivated than others. Elite hearing-impaired athletes are affected by both internal and external impulses. However, internal motivation scores are higher than the external. Internal motivation scores are seen as the lowest in the branch swimming area.

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SIX STEPS IMPLEMENTATION FRAMEWORK FOR CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT

Journal on Innovation and Sustainability RISUS ISSN 2179-3565 ◽

10.24212/2179-3565.2017v8i3p3-15 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 8 (3) ◽

pp. 3 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Muhammad Tasleem ◽

Nawar Khan ◽

Syed Tasweer Hussain Shah ◽

Muhammad Saleem ◽

Asim Nisar

Keyword(s):

Performance Management ◽

Corporate Sustainability ◽

Corporate Management ◽

Implementation Framework ◽

Sustainability Performance ◽

Sustainable Improvement ◽

Sustainable Performance ◽

Corporate Sustainability Performance ◽

Performance Dimensions ◽

And Performance

Managing sustainability practices holistically within firms is challenging and requires a sound and effective management framework that integrates all associated practices and performance dimensions to act for excellence. Corporate management is keen to adopt roadmap or a framework that can be useful in the identification, management and measurement of the drivers and can lead to desired outcomes relating to sustainable performance. This paper develops and presents a six-steps implementation framework for corporate sustainability performance and related practices keeping in account multifaceted managerial dimensions. These six steps include; identifying stakeholder’s requirements, establishing enterprise vision and sustainability goals, adopting strategies, systems and standardization, aligning technologies, core capabilities and culture, excelling sustainability performance, and progressing sustainable improvement with review and feedback. It also projects the perspective, theme and action items with regard to its effective.

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