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Towards Empowering Rural Women through Micro-Finance Assisted Income Generating Activities: The Case of Wesasa Microfinance Institution, Dandi District, Ethiopia 通过小额信贷协助的创收活动增强农村妇女权能:以埃塞俄比亚丹迪区Wesasa小额信贷机构为例

American Journal of Business and Management Pub Date : 2016-04-25 DOI: 10.11634/216796061706772

Tesfaye, Gemechu Shale Edosa, Ogato, G. S. Ogato

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引用次数: 4

Managerial management control : Strategic tool for the maintenance of the performance of the teams 管理控制:维持团队绩效的战略工具

American Journal of Business and Management Pub Date : 2016-02-21 DOI: 10.11634/216796061706762

Soumaya Dlimi, Fatima Zahra Alami

{"title":"Managerial management control : Strategic tool for the maintenance of the performance of the teams","authors":"Soumaya Dlimi, Fatima Zahra Alami","doi":"10.11634/216796061706762","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11634/216796061706762","url":null,"abstract":"To reconcile the interest of the individual, the society and all the actors, in a world under high competitiveness, complex and inter-connected, the concept of management control emerges. The management control has for mission the active contribution to the global piloting of the organization, in a prospect of improvement of the performance. Indeed, it is about a facilitator of the generalized decision-making. So, the objective is to discover how the management controller plays an important role in the effective modeling of the management of the economic information, and can even dare to hold the title of member of the strategy and the follow-up of his efficiency. The ground of study is The Moroccan SME- Small and medium sized enterprise (we visit 260 Moroccans companies). The The adopted epistemological posture is the positivism posture, in the frame work of an hypothetical-deductive approach,( theoretical and empirical study). In this article, we shall try to raise some reports on the current state in the Moroccan context. We shall wonder about the capacity of the management controller to play an important role and to represent a real lever allowing the company to aspire to its sustainability. Finally, we shall suggest some avenues for reflection to reorientate our reflection towards the role of the management controller in the preservation of the performance of the teams.","PeriodicalId":206506,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Business and Management","volume":"85 6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126018242","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}

引用次数: 0

Influence of Microfinance Bank Products Accessibility on Small Scale Enterprises Performance 小额信贷银行产品可及性对小企业绩效的影响

American Journal of Business and Management Pub Date : 2016-02-15 DOI: 10.11634/216796061706771

T. A. Odetayo, A. Onaolapo

{"title":"Influence of Microfinance Bank Products Accessibility on Small Scale Enterprises Performance","authors":"T. A. Odetayo, A. Onaolapo","doi":"10.11634/216796061706771","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11634/216796061706771","url":null,"abstract":"This study examined the influence of the Microfinance bank products accessibility on Small scale enterprises (SSEs) in Osun State, Nigeria. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for this study. The population for the study comprised all microfinance banks and small scale enterprises in Osun State. Thirty (30) MFBs were purposively sampled and For Hundred and Fifty (450) SSEs were randomly sampled. Two sets of questionnaires designed to collect data were tested for reliability using Cronbach’s alpha: QMFB (r = 0.89) and QSSEs(r = 0.70). Data were analysed using tables, frequencies as well as simple percentages while multiple regressions were used to test hypotheses one and two at 0.05 level of significance. Degree of accessibility to MFB products was measured using savings account (92%), current account (54.2%) and business loan (52.3%). A regression analysis designed to examine the influence of MFB products accessibility on SSEs’ performance revealed that MFB products accessibility perception jointly predicted changes in SSEs total capital given F(8,318) = 17.936; number of employees F(8,318) = 4.136; sales F (8,318) =15.316; and profit F(8,318) = 15,699; all values being significant at 0.05 level. In conclusion, activities of MFBs impacted on the SSEs in the study area given the predicted values of financial product accessibility on sales and profit but with a limited effect on total capital and number of employees engaged.","PeriodicalId":206506,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Business and Management","volume":"147 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-02-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123496170","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}

引用次数: 1

Factors Inhibiting Farmers’ Willingness to Participate in Agricultural Research 抑制农民参与农业科研意愿的因素

American Journal of Business and Management Pub Date : 2016-02-14 DOI: 10.11634/216796061706739

D. Bayissa

{"title":"Factors Inhibiting Farmers’ Willingness to Participate in Agricultural Research","authors":"D. Bayissa","doi":"10.11634/216796061706739","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11634/216796061706739","url":null,"abstract":"Development determinations that use the top-bottom strategy with little input and engagement of farmers have been known as an unsustainable and weak pathway to farmers development and empowerment. Agriculture is the spine of Ethiopian economy. It contributes significantly to the overall economy in the development process. However, different evidences indicate that yields of crops under farmers’ condition are far lower than the yield obtained under research plots. Lack of active participation of farmers in agricultural research has been one of the major reasons for the low yield and productivity in Ethiopian agriculture. Therefore, this study examines critical factors that inhibit farmers’ willingness to participate in agricultural research in the country. A total sample size of 39 respondents comprising 16 farmers, 14 researchers and 9 development agents were interviewed purposively based on snowball sampling technique. Qualitative research design was used in this research. Data were collected using in-depth interviews, focus group discussions and observations and analysed descriptively. The empirical results reveal that the willingness of farmers in agricultural research is affected by a number of factors. These willingness hindering factors include research types, plans, and objectives; perception of farmers for research and researchers; improper prioritization of farmers problems; problems of selecting potential areas of research; lack of good experiences in the past; absence of proper technology demonstration to farmers during the research process; poor documentation of research process; and weak integration of indigenous and scientific knowledge.","PeriodicalId":206506,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Business and Management","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-02-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132005806","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}

引用次数: 1

Chaos theory in Strategy Research 战略研究中的混沌理论

American Journal of Business and Management Pub Date : 2016-01-08 DOI: 10.11634/216796061706728

Marwan A. Al-Shammari, M. Pavlović, Bader Ayed Al Qaied

{"title":"Chaos theory in Strategy Research","authors":"Marwan A. Al-Shammari, M. Pavlović, Bader Ayed Al Qaied","doi":"10.11634/216796061706728","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11634/216796061706728","url":null,"abstract":"Scholars in several fields contended that instability, dynamicity, evolution, and change have become in the very nature of organizations. This proposal argues that such traits are indeed, embedded in the organizational characteristics whether they are an outcome or input. Organizations are always subject to constraints, threats, imposed changes, voluntary changes. I argue that organizations exist in a chaotic domain, their realization is largely affected and influenced by many factors, and therefore their courses of actions are strategically subject to change and adjustments to the extent of their comprehension. The realization depends largely on the ability to trace initial conditions, required configurations after strategic actions, and the attractiveness of the stranger attractors exist along the way of their path in the chaotic domain. I apply these concepts of chaos theory in the strategic alliance context. I argue that firms may ignore very small changes that may cause a misunderstanding and incomplete realization of the necessary course of actions. Furthermore, firms should not expect similar results of their prior strategic actions, unless they are able to control many variables which seems to be difficult. Firms will be prone to shocks, ups and downs with respect to their performance, depending on their ability to control the path and undergo the required course in response to uncontrollable forces in their surroundings.","PeriodicalId":206506,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Business and Management","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130170688","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}

引用次数: 6

Emerging Trends of Professional Accountancy 专业会计的新趋势

American Journal of Business and Management Pub Date : 2016-01-03 DOI: 10.2139/SSRN.2711402

M. Hina

引用次数: 0

Mother-Daughter Intergenerational Influence on Clothing Products: Cultural Perspectives 母女对服装产品的代际影响:文化视角

American Journal of Business and Management Pub Date : 2015-12-23 DOI: 10.11634/216796061504756

A. Al-Zu'bi

{"title":"Mother-Daughter Intergenerational Influence on Clothing Products: Cultural Perspectives","authors":"A. Al-Zu'bi","doi":"10.11634/216796061504756","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11634/216796061504756","url":null,"abstract":"Research in consumer socialization behavior has overlooked mother-daughter intergenerational influence within the context of Arab culture. Based on 57 mothers/daughters dyads responses, this study aims to identify the similarity/dissimilarity attitudes between Jordanian mothers and their young daughters (age: 18-24) towards marketplace activities and marketing practices concerning clothing product. It also tends to measure the relative influences of mothers’ beliefs in marketplace activities and marketing practices on their daughters. The principal component factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis were used to validate the research model. Paired sample t-test and multiple regression analysis using Structural Equation Modeling were employed to examine the research hypotheses. Results revealed that the best predictors of the general attitudes of daughters towards marketplace activities and marketing practices were respectively accounted for mothers’ attitude towards purchasing clothing items on sale, clothing stores preferences, and TV advertising values. Some of the managerial implications, limitations, and suggestions for future research were also discussed.","PeriodicalId":206506,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Business and Management","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-12-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114936179","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}

引用次数: 0

Scrutinizing Factors Impeding Research-Farmer Relationship in the Context of the Agriculture Innovation System 农业创新体系背景下研究农户关系的阻碍因素分析

American Journal of Business and Management Pub Date : 2015-12-21 DOI: 10.11634/216796061706740

D. Bayissa

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引用次数: 7

Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on Economic Growth of Pakistan 外商直接投资对巴基斯坦经济增长的影响

American Journal of Business and Management Pub Date : 2015-12-20 DOI: 10.11634/216796061504624

Khola Malik

引用次数: 7

The Importance of the Strategy Governance for the Preservation of the Performance of the Teams 策略治理对于保持团队绩效的重要性

American Journal of Business and Management Pub Date : 2015-12-17 DOI: 10.11634/216796061706736

Soumaya Dlimi

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