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{"title":"The Effect of Board Composition on the Financial Performance of Commercial Banks in Cameroon","authors":"Emmanuel Kamdem, Gladys Njoukiang Asaah","doi":"10.20431/2349-0349.0909003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20431/2349-0349.0909003","url":null,"abstract":"The main driver of business engagement is to maximise shareholders net value.Investment is the postponement of present consumption for future gratifications. Therefore, investors will be interested in the value of the expected return on their investment ascompares to their opportunity cost. Successful leadership represents one of the most important factors that contribute to the enterprise success. Koontz et al. (1990) define leadership as a process of influencing employees in order to motivate and encourage them to achieve the enterprise's goals. Griffin(2002) believes that leadership is both a process and a trait. As a process, leadership represents the focus on activities that a leader takes, and as a trait, leadership represents leader's traits. Leadership can also be defined as the skill of encouraging employees to participate voluntarily in the realization of enterprise's goals (Rožman et al., 2017).It is important to point effective leadership leads to increase in the shareholder value. The responsibilities to lead organisations lies with the board of directors. These responsibilities of the directors include setting the company's strategic aims, providing the leadership to put them into effect, supervising the management of the business and reporting to shareholders on their stewardship which constitute the core of corporate governance. The Board's actions are subjected to laws, regulations and the shareholders in general meeting (Olayiwola, 2010).","PeriodicalId":277653,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Managerial Studies and Research","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114608969","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":"Factors Influencing Adoption-Use of Open Source ERP by Deposit-Taking Saccos in Kenya","authors":"J. Reuben, J. Obura, M. Oginda","doi":"10.20431/2349-0349.0705003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20431/2349-0349.0705003","url":null,"abstract":": The deposit taking saving and credit cooperative societies (Deposit-Taking SACCOs) are increasingly utilizing open source enterprise resource planning (open source ERP) to improve the efficiency with the least possible cost. Understanding the factors that influence the organisation and individuals to utilize this technology can assist managers and policy makers to implement strategies to increase and improve the update of the technology and improve the innovation adoption process. The main aim of the study was to establish the factors that influence open source ERP adoption-use by deposit taking SACCOs in Kenya. The study specific objective was to identify the effect of open source ERP adoption factors on the adoption-usage of open source ERP by Deposit-Taking SACCOs in Kenya. Target population was 168 Deposit-taking SACCOs with sample size of 378 respondents. Questionnaire was used to collect quantitative data. SPSS and PLS-SEM using smart PLS was used to analyse the data. The study concludes that environment, attitude and normative structure adoption factors have significant influence on the adoption-use of the open source ERP. The findings indicate that, competition within the sector, internal facilitation through training and top management support can increase adoption and use. The findings reinforce the need to support new technologies from both managerial, technical and policy perspectives.","PeriodicalId":277653,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Managerial Studies and Research","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114914339","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":"Economics of Briquettes and Charcoal Production Technologies in Kenya: Implication for Wide-scale Commercialization","authors":"Dr. Kaanaeli Gabriel Nnko Alape Ariza, Andrea Pinzon Reyes, Arbey Hernan Medina Rocha, Rodrigo Cabrera Perez, Clara Isabel Bermudez Santana","doi":"10.20431/2349-0349.1106006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20431/2349-0349.1106006","url":null,"abstract":". Abstract: This study evaluated the economic viability of investing in improved briquettes and charcoal production technologies among small-medium entrepreneurs. Specifically, the study estimated the cost of briquette and charcoal production using improved production technologies and determined the feasibility of the projects using specific economic indicators. The cost of production comprised of fixed, operations and maintenance costs estimated from the current market prices and based on different assumptions. Economic analysis revealed that unit costs of briquette production using drum agglomerator and screw press technologies were KES.10.6 and KES. 17.83 per kg respectively, while production costs for charcoal were KES.27.79 and KES. 35.60 per kg when using vertical and horizontal drum kilns at a proposed selling price of KES. 40 and KES. 50 per kg respectively. The study recorded positive net present values for briquette and charcoal production using all the technologies. The highest net present value was recorded from drum agglomerator and vertical drum kiln technologies for briquettes and charcoal production respectively. Study findings reveal that production of briquettes and charcoal using the improved technologies is economically viable. The study gives a new direction to energy policy which could spur more interest among entrepreneurs willing to invest in the bioenergy sector.","PeriodicalId":277653,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Managerial Studies and Research","volume":"82 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114884567","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":"Importance of Hotel Smes in Yucatan","authors":"L. Herrera, Martín Iván Martín Puc, Ligia María Bestard Alcántar","doi":"10.20431/2349-0349.0907003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20431/2349-0349.0907003","url":null,"abstract":"In this sense, Mexico has created since 2013 the Instituto Nacional del Emprendedor (INADEM), as a decentralized public institution under the supervision of the Ministry of Economy to implement promotion programs for SMEs and entrepreneurship, and coordinate the Support Network for Entrepreneur of the country. Since then, INADEM has become the central institution for the formulation and application of SME policy in Mexico, and has at its disposal an important National Entrepreneur Fund (FNE), which finances the wide range of support services for SMEs, according to Latin America and the Caribbean (OECD / CAF 2019).","PeriodicalId":277653,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Managerial Studies and Research","volume":"32 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126191204","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":"Dissect Fraud of Planning and Bidding for Procurement of Goods and Service","authors":"Rohmaniyah, Dr. Siti Musyarofah, Dr. Tarjo","doi":"10.20431/2349-0349.0811004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20431/2349-0349.0811004","url":null,"abstract":"Procurement of goods and services is one of the biggest contributors to corruption in the public financial sector in Indonesia based on the 2019 Corruption Eradication Corruption (KPK) annual report, the number of cases in procurement was 174 cases with a value of 957,3 billion state losses and a bribe value of 91,5 billion(KPK, 2019). Procurement of goods and services is often identified with is called fraud, both in the planning process, bidding, implementation and even reporting (Artantri et al., 2016). Based on the 2015 semester Corruption Watch (ICW) Index report, corruption in procurement of goods and services is a source of state financial leakage with embezzlement mode with 82 cases, misuse of the budget of 64 cases, abuse of authority of 60 cases, and mark up of 58 cases. (Matthew et al., 2013) stated that procurement is very vulnerable to the risk of fraud and corruption both in the private sector and government by bribery to contracting officials. In the procurement of fraud can be started from procurement officials or vice versa from the provider of procurement of goods and services. Procurement of goods and services is one source of budget leakage.","PeriodicalId":277653,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Managerial Studies and Research","volume":"124 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128093685","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":"Strategic Alignment as an Antecedent of Customer Satisfaction: A Review of Literature","authors":"Faith Gacheri Kamandi, Godfrey Kinyua PhD, Anne MuchemiPhD","doi":"10.20431/2349-0349.0912005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20431/2349-0349.0912005","url":null,"abstract":": The economic globalization forces organizations to evolve in an ever more competitive, complex, and continuously changing and transforming environment. Business enterprises have to anticipate the market evolution triggered by changes in the environmental conditions, adopt strategic options for optimal fit, make a competitive value proposition, and to implement strategies able to establish and systematically address fundamental customers’ concerns in pursuit of the strategic objectives. A vast body of empirical literature indicates that service quality and customer satisfaction have leads to profitability and better performance of firms in the market place. The growth and diversity in the international business has brought about new challenges and heightened the competition of firms across the globe and as such firms have been forced to re-examine themselves internally in order to improve their performance. Organization should leverage on strategic alignment to create customer experience that would results in repeat purchase, customer retention, brand loyalty and customer referrals. Strategic alignment enables organization is central to matching the organizations decisions with actions, operations, processes, resources and capabilities which support achievement of strategic goals. This study sought to review existing conceptual, theoretical and empirical literature on strategic alignment and customer satisfaction with a view to highlighting the knowledge gaps suitable to form basis for future research work. Existing empirical literature on strategic alignment is replete with evidence of results that are not conclusive, different conceptualization of strategic alignment as well as diversity of contextual variables. The review also revealed key indicators of customer satisfaction as one of the outcomes of strategic alignment in organizations. Ultimately, a set of relationships were for the dimension strategic alignment and customer satisfaction were modeled as a guide for future research work in the field of strategic management.","PeriodicalId":277653,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Managerial Studies and Research","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125906392","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":"Improving Teacher Performance through Transformational Leadership Development, Pedagogic Competency, and Achievement Motivation","authors":"Daningsih Kurniasari, S. Hardhienata, B. Rubini","doi":"10.20431/2349-0349.0712001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20431/2349-0349.0712001","url":null,"abstract":"Education is a strategic and useful tool in developing the potential of students to become human beings who have faith and are devoted to God Almighty, noble, healthy, knowledgeable, capable, creative, independent, and become democratic and responsible citizens, as stated in the Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 20 of 2003 concerning the National Education System. Education also aims to improve the quality of Indonesian human resources through heart processing, taste, and sports, to produce people who are knowledgeable, characterized and cultured, so that they are highly competitive to face global challenges. Therefore, education must continue to be improved to be able to achieve goals effectively and efficiently (Futrell, 2010).","PeriodicalId":277653,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Managerial Studies and Research","volume":"77 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126728972","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 Effect of Team Empowerment on Internal Customer Satisfaction at Kenyatta University","authors":"Joseph Alape Ariza, Andrea Pinzon Reyes, Arbey Hernan Medina Rocha, Rodrigo Cabrera Perez, Clara Isabel Bermudez Santana","doi":"10.20431/2349-0349.1105005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20431/2349-0349.1105005","url":null,"abstract":": Service institutions are faced with the challenge of increased and complex customer demands which have to be satisfied in a highly competitive market. In such a competitive marketplace, the main strategy for the success of service institutions is customer satisfaction. For that matter, many institutions are seeking strategies to attract and retain their internal and external customers. Universities have experienced the challenges of staff turnover a clear indication of lack of satisfaction. Kenyatta University has had staff turnover over the recent past with the 2015 to 2019 academic years having lost a total of 189 staff members to other institutions. The teamwork environment plays a major role in internal customer staff satisfaction. This study aimed to determine the influence of team empowerment on internal customer satisfaction at Kenyatta University. The study used a descriptive research design and a target population that comprised 3,033 teaching and non-teaching staff of Kenyatta University. Stratified proportionate sampling was used in sampling where a sample size of 341 teaching and non-staff were selected. Questionnaires were used in data collection A pilot study involving 30 participants was done to establish the validity and reliability of the questionnaire. Data analysis was done using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics mainly multiple regression techniques to ascertain the effect of the independent variable which is teamwork empowerment on the dependent variable which is internal customer satisfaction. Research findings were presented on tables and charts. Research findings indicated that team empowerment has an effect on internal customer satisfaction at Kenyatta University as the respondents agreed with the statements on the questionnaire. Multiple correlation results indicated a positive and significant correlation between team empowerment and internal customer satisfaction. Regression results indicated a positive and significant effect of team empowerment (β1 = 0.229, p = 0.019) on internal customer satisfaction at Kenyatta University. The study concluded that team empowerment isa significant factor that affects internal customer satisfaction at Kenyatta University. The study recommends policy changes on regular training of employees, rewarding employees upon performance, and recognizing employees for good work. Also, as a service institution, Kenyatta University should adopt an effective model of training employees on the importance of having the right attitude towards achieving team goals, vision, and mission of the institution.","PeriodicalId":277653,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Managerial Studies and Research","volume":"35 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127180786","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":"Strategies for Controlling Unethical Behaviour among Professional Accountants in Tanzania","authors":"Dr. Kaanaeli Gabriel Nnko Alape Ariza, Andrea Pinzon Reyes, Arbey Hernan Medina Rocha, Rodrigo Cabrera Perez, Clara Isabel Bermudez Santana","doi":"10.20431/2349-0349.1106008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20431/2349-0349.1106008","url":null,"abstract":": This research study delves into the strategies aimed at effectively controlling unethical behavior among professional accountants in Tanzania. In light of the growing significance of ethical conduct within the accounting profession, it is imperative to gain a comprehensive understanding of the strategies that can be employed to curb such behavior. By focusing on the unique context of Tanzania, this study seeks to shed light","PeriodicalId":277653,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Managerial Studies and Research","volume":"312 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124289307","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":"Freight Management and Performance of Food and Beverage Manufacturing Firms in Kenya","authors":"N. Jepchumba, Prof Patrick Karanja Ngugi, Professor Romanus Odhiambo, Dr Noor Ismail Shale","doi":"10.20431/2349-0349.1004003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20431/2349-0349.1004003","url":null,"abstract":": In the current 21 st century, there has been an increase in changes in the business environment that have forced large-scale enterprises to realign their global strategies and manufacturing activities, and flatten their hierarchies in order to speed up information flows. Food and beverage manufacturing companies in Kenya have been experiencing problems in the performance of their production and operations management. In view of the foregoing, it is relevant to investigate how Kenyan organizations could outsource their logistics requirements through freight management in the most efficient manner with regard to customer service and cost. This study therefore, sought to assess the influence of freight management on the performance of food and beverage manufacturing firms in Kenya. Based on the role played by policies and governance in the supply chain processes, this study also sought to assess the moderating effect of internal policy framework. The study was informed by the logistics theory. A descriptive research design was adopted. Food and beverage manufacturing companies were sampled and the data was collected using self-administered questionnaires and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The findings revealed that freight management had a significant influence on the performance of food and beverage processing firms. Internal policy framework was also found to insignificantly moderate the relationship between freight management and performance of food and beverage processing firms. The study concluded that freight management was critical in enhancing the performance of food and beverage processing firms in Kenya. The study recommends that the management of food and beverage processing firms ought to embrace a freight management framework in order to gain performance.","PeriodicalId":277653,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Managerial Studies and Research","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121905859","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}