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{"title":"Indigenous knowledge management practices in subsistence farming: A comprehensive evaluation","authors":"Ebenezer Osei Jones","doi":"10.1016/j.stae.2023.100058","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stae.2023.100058","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The research evaluated the levels to which subsistence yam farmers operationalized indigenous knowledge management during the COVID-19 period. A descriptive survey approach was employed. The research comprised 120 randomly selected peasant yam farmers. Means, <em>t</em>-test, standard deviation, and ANOVA analysis were used to evaluate the data. The level of indigenous knowledge management process in terms of conversion, distribution, acquisition, application, and protection was moderate amongst the peasant yam farmers. Again, the level of indigenous knowledge management infrastructure in terms of culture, structure and technology was moderate amongst the peasant yam farmers. The study did not find a significant difference in the operationalization of indigenous knowledge management between male and female participants. Nevertheless, the study revealed a significant difference in the levels of operationalization of indigenous knowledge management among the different extension operational zones. Practically, the study emphasizes the significance of using, documenting, and reusing indigenous knowledge management strategies, thus, experienced (tacit), discovered (implicit), and known (explicit) knowledge which enriches the knowledge management literature. These strategies are highly beneficial in fulfilling the information requirements of farmers, particularly in times of a pandemic like COVID-19. It is recommended that training and capacity-building programs be provided to peasant yam farmers on effective knowledge management techniques. Older farmers need to be encouraged to mentor and pass down their indigenous knowledge to younger generations to ensure the continuity of valuable traditional practices.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101202,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Technology and Entrepreneurship","volume":"3 2","pages":"Article 100058"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2773032823000214/pdfft?md5=4be550d95f394aad96fa3693d567c71c&pid=1-s2.0-S2773032823000214-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91964099","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"How responsible leadership pays off: Role of organizational identification and organizational culture for creative idea sharing","authors":"Samreen Batool ,&nbsp;Hazril Izwar Ibrahim ,&nbsp;Ahmad Adeel","doi":"10.1016/j.stae.2023.100057","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stae.2023.100057","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Encouraging employees to share their creative ideas has been widely acknowledged as a crucial factor in enhancing organizational effectiveness. This research examines whether employees' idea sharing depends on leadership behavior and how organizational identification and culture explain the variations in creative ideas sharing among employees. Building on social learning theory, this research postulates a positive relationship between responsible leadership and creative idea sharing directly and indirectly by the development of organizational identification; additionally, a conditional indirect effect was also proposed for this research data was collected from the nurses, medical support staffs, heads of departments, and administrative personnel from primary and secondary health care units in South-Punjab. Data from 387 subordinates and their respective 67 supervisors was collected and analyzed with partial least squares (PLS) for moderated mediation, direct effects, indirect effects, conditional indirect effects, and CFA. The results indicated that responsible leadership is positively and significantly related to employees' creative idea-sharing directly and indirectly through the mediation of organizational identification. Organizational culture positively moderated the relationship between responsible leadership and creative idea sharing and between responsible leadership and organizational identification. Responsible leadership was positively related to organizational identification and creative idea sharing only when the organization has a highly supportive culture and negative otherwise. The relevant sections also discuss research contributions, limitations, and future research directions.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101202,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Technology and Entrepreneurship","volume":"3 2","pages":"Article 100057"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50195224","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A study on the effectiveness of foreign aid on human development of Afghanistan","authors":"Mr. Qiamuddin Andaish ,&nbsp;Mr. Sakhibaksh Assadi","doi":"10.1016/j.stae.2023.100056","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stae.2023.100056","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Afghanistan has been plagued by decades of conflict, but the last two decades' movements toward peace offer the opportunity for a new era of human development. The government was committed to achieving the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals. Due to repeated wars and conflicts, the country relies heavily on foreign aid to support its development goals and fill budget gaps. The Human Development Index (HDI) serves as a widely utilized measure of individual well-being, and foreign aid is one of the most effective tools for the development of impoverished nations. In this study, we analyzed the impact of foreign aid on Afghanistan's Human Development Index and its three core components from 1990 to 2019.</p><p>We achieved our objective through the implementation of the Vector Error Correction Model (VECM). Our study uncovered a reciprocal association between ODA and HDI, including its three aspects. Through our observations, we have discovered that foreign aid plays a crucial role in enhancing human development in the long term. Specifically, for every one percent increase in ODA, we have observed a 0.0007 percent improvement in HDI. In addition, our findings have revealed that human development serves as a driving force in attracting foreign aid. Looking at Afghanistan as a case study, we have observed a significant improvement in overall human development, which we attribute to the influx of foreign aid during our study period.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101202,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Technology and Entrepreneurship","volume":"3 1","pages":"Article 100056"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2773032823000196/pdfft?md5=1d882946b06dfd20c0c9056ba3f4b803&pid=1-s2.0-S2773032823000196-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"92045655","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Perceptions of progress toward achieving the sustainable development goals: Insights from cooperative managers","authors":"Juan Lafont-Torio ,&nbsp;José María Martín Martín ,&nbsp;José Antonio Salinas Fernández ,&nbsp;Domingo Ribeiro Soriano","doi":"10.1016/j.stae.2023.100055","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stae.2023.100055","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have become the leading international reference for achieving a more inclusive and sustainable model of development. Businesses play an important role in changing the existing model. Analysis of the engagement of businesses with the SDGs first requires knowledge of how managers perceive advances toward achieving these goals. This knowledge is missing from the academic literature. This paper proposes a synthetic indicator that captures company managers’ ratings of how well their companies are meeting the 17 SDGs. To create the synthetic indicator, the DP2 distance method was applied. Companies that most positively rate the degree of achievement of the SDGs belong to the agrifood sector.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101202,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Technology and Entrepreneurship","volume":"3 1","pages":"Article 100055"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50189491","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The role of the digital economy in Bangladesh's economic development","authors":"Md Riaj Uddin","doi":"10.1016/j.stae.2023.100054","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stae.2023.100054","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The objective of this study is to assess the current and potential dimensions of the digital economy in Bangladesh, with the ultimate goal of fostering the country's development and prosperity by the year 2041 (Al Mubarak, 2022). Concurrently, this analysis examines the various facets of the digital economy through a lens that incorporates the concepts of the 4th Industrial Revolution and emerging technologies. The methodology section employs a qualitative approach to ascertain the research objectives, utilizing secondary data. The study's findings aim to provide an overview of the present condition of the digital economy, focusing on emerging trends that have a positive impact on the national gross domestic product (GDP). Companies and individuals possess an understanding of the conceptual implications associated with the digital economy. This awareness has the potential to mitigate the digital divide and establish a robust connection between technology and the economy. In summary, it is anticipated that the digital economy will witness a growth in its potential for commercial and corporate prospects. Future research could potentially be expanded by employing a qualitative approach to examine the concept of a digital Bangladesh.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101202,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Technology and Entrepreneurship","volume":"3 1","pages":"Article 100054"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2773032823000172/pdfft?md5=ed2696fe7a80077ca80f2533add7a0e4&pid=1-s2.0-S2773032823000172-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"92045654","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Critical inquiry on National Innovation System: Does NIS fit with developing countries?","authors":"R.N. Weerasinghe ,&nbsp;A.K.W. Jayawardane ,&nbsp;Qiubo Huang","doi":"10.1016/j.stae.2023.100052","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stae.2023.100052","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Innovation is not only a random or accidental process. It requires a deliberate and systematic approach to enhance the innovation performance of a country. The concept of the National Innovation System (NIS) has provided a valuable framework for organizing and fostering innovation efforts across individuals, groups, and organizations within a country. While numerous studies on NIS have been carried out in developed countries, contributing to their socioeconomic progress and shaping effective policies, there is a significant disparity between developed and developing countries. Researchers have recognized the importance of studying NISs in developing countries and have highlighted the need for in-depth investigations into system configurations to generate valuable insights for policy formulation.</p><p>This paper presents a conceptual model for conducting NIS studies in developing countries, derived from a critical review of existing literature. The proposed model serves as a guide for conducting comprehensive studies within the unique contexts of developing countries, focusing on the central core of NIS. Moreover, this study opens opportunities for future NIS-related research by identifying specific subsections of the overall NIS that warrant attention, while acknowledging the limitations faced by researchers. By adopting this conceptual model, researchers can delve into various aspects of the NIS in developing countries, facilitating a holistic understanding, and enabling the generation of impactful policy recommendations.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101202,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Technology and Entrepreneurship","volume":"3 1","pages":"Article 100052"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50189492","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Sustainable Supply Chain Management Practices (SSCMPS) and environmental performance: A systematic review","authors":"Ernest Mugoni ,&nbsp;James Kanyepe ,&nbsp;Marian Tukuta","doi":"10.1016/j.stae.2023.100050","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stae.2023.100050","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The study sought to determine the influence of Sustainable Supply Chain Management Practices (SSCMPS) on environmental performance. The study undertook a systematic review and content analysis in order to derive valid insights on the relationship between the study variables. As such, the study reviewed 140 academic/journal articles published in the period 2012 to 2022, obtained from different databases. ABI/INFORMs (ProQuest), ScienceDirect, SCOPUS and Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) were the principal databases used. The results demonstrate that there is considerable evidence that SSCMPs positively affect environmental performance. A sizeable number of scholars focus on sustainable supply chain management and environmental sustainability, and little focus were given to operational performance and social. Future studies should examine social performance and operational performance as mediating variables. Furthermore, more industry-orientated studies should apply robust methodologies such as mixed methods and include mediating and moderating variables to unpack the relationship between SSCMPs and environmental performance.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101202,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Technology and Entrepreneurship","volume":"3 1","pages":"Article 100050"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50189493","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"From perceived parental entrepreneurial passion to technopreneurship intention: The moderating role of perseverance and perceived parental entrepreneurial rewards","authors":"Eugine Tafadzwa Maziriri ,&nbsp;Mufaro Dzingirai ,&nbsp;Brighton Nyagadza ,&nbsp;Brian Mabuyana","doi":"10.1016/j.stae.2023.100051","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stae.2023.100051","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In light of significant advancements in both theoretical and practical aspects of technopreneurship, supported by empirical research, there remains an unexplored area within the academic domain pertaining to the impact of perceived parents’ entrepreneurial passion towards a career in technopreneurship and technopreneurship intention among Generation Z students remains unexplored in the academic domain. This study thus aims to examine how perceived parents’ entrepreneurial passion, perceived desirability and perceived feasibility would stimulate attitude towards a career in technopreneurship and technopreneurship intention among Generation Z students in Zimbabwe. It is based on a nomothetic quantitative methodology, where a survey was applied to collect responses from Generation Z university students in the Harare Metropolitan Province of Zimbabwe. Through structural equation modelling, the findings are validated, confirming that perceived parents’ entrepreneurial passion, perceived desirability and perceived feasibility do indeed influence attitudes towards pursuing a career in technopreneurship. The study also discovered that attitude towards a career in technopreneurship has a positive and a significant impact on technopreneurship intention. Moreover, the results support the moderation role of perseverance and perceived parental entrepreneurial rewards on the nexus between attitude towards a career in technopreneurship and technopreneurship intention. Based on the results, the study concludes that perceived parents’ entrepreneurial passion, perceived desirability and perceived feasibility would stimulate attitude towards a career in technopreneurship and technopreneurship intention among Generation Z students.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101202,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Technology and Entrepreneurship","volume":"3 1","pages":"Article 100051"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50189495","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"An Investigation of the Extent of Implementation of the Financial Management Practices of Agri-SMEs in developing countries: Evidence from Tanzania","authors":"Kulwa Mwita Mang'ana ,&nbsp;Silver John Hokororo ,&nbsp;Daniel Wilson Ndyetabula","doi":"10.1016/j.stae.2023.100049","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stae.2023.100049","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The success of agricultural  Small and Medium Enterprises (agri-SMEs), among other factors, heavily relies on their ability to manage  finances effectively. This study examined the extent to which agricultural SMEs in Tanzania practice financial management activities. The study employed a cross-sectional survey design to collect data from 427 agri-SMEs in three regions of Tanzania. Descriptive statistics and higher-order reflective-formative Structural Equation Model (SEM) were employed for data analysis. The findings  indicated moderate adoption of financial management practices. Specifically, agri-SMEs were found to frequently engage in working capital management practices, such as maintaining sufficient cash flows and records for payables and receivables. However, financial reporting is less frequently practiced, with sporadic financial statements preparation and financial analysis. The findings indicate further that other financial management practices such as financial accounting, capital budgeting and financing management  were moderately and infrequently implemented, with external financing sources being utilized less frequently compared to internal financing sources. The path analysis indicates that all lower-order constructs significantly contributed to the higher-order financial management practice construct with capital budgeting demonstrating the strongest impact. The findings highlight the need for improving financial reporting, analysis, and external financing usage in Tanzanian agri-SMEs. These findings offer valuable insights agri-SMEs in developing countries to  appropriately strategize on implementation of financial management practices that will lead to improved access to finance and high performance.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101202,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Technology and Entrepreneurship","volume":"3 1","pages":"Article 100049"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50189494","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Exploring stakeholder perspectives: Enhancing robot acceptance for sustainable healthcare solutions","authors":"Felix Höpfl ,&nbsp;Thomas Peisl ,&nbsp;Christian Greiner","doi":"10.1016/j.stae.2023.100045","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stae.2023.100045","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The pandemic has highlighted the fact that healthcare systems around the world are under pressure. Demographic change is leading to an increasing shortage of care workers in most countries, and the demographic challenge is only just beginning in most societies. While robots are widely used in industry, robotic support in healthcare is still limited to very specialized robots in the operating theatre. The question of what type of deployment is likely to be successful in a healthcare scenario is not only a technological or economical question but also one of technology acceptance. The answer to this question supports entrepreneurial opportunities to develop sustainable healthcare solutions.</p><p>In this paper, we analyze the acceptance of robots in elderly care from the perspective of patients, patient families, and geriatric care professionals. To understand the various positions and to identify the suitability of existing acceptance models, we applied stakeholder mapping to conduct qualitative interviews with 14 people with different knowledge backgrounds and levels of involvement in care situations, based on 9 videos showing different robots and application scenarios.</p><p>The results confirmed that existing technology acceptance models need to be extended by factors such as robot appearance. We found that the background knowledge of the respondents influences the results of the questions about e.g. safety concerns. In addition, we found that the contribution to patients' self-determination and independence is an important factor that is not included in existing technology acceptance models. Finally, the discovery of a significant discrepancy between the self-perception and the external perception of the different stakeholders regarding the acceptance of a service robot can be explained by the stakeholder positions involved in caring for the benefit of a specific patient.</p><p>These findings encourage further research, especially with the underlying assumption that technology acceptance in healthcare is not just a patient issue, but a stakeholder issue. Stakeholder mapping is a valid tool to analyze the interdependencies for the acceptance of robots. Therefore, we suggest using a tool such as stakeholder mapping to further analyze these issues.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101202,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Technology and Entrepreneurship","volume":"2 3","pages":"Article 100045"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50194677","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}