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Work-family conflict as antecedent to workplace deviance: a study among bankers 工作家庭冲突是职场越轨行为的前兆:一项针对银行家的研究

African Journal of Management Research Pub Date : 2022-08-18 DOI: 10.4314/ajmr.v28i1.7

Aaron Makafui Ametorwo, D. Ofori, F. Annor, K. Dartey-Baah

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Entry and sustenance strategies of dairy processing firms into supermarkets in Nairobi City County, Kenya 肯尼亚奈洛比市郡乳品加工公司进入超市的进入和维持策略

African Journal of Management Research Pub Date : 2022-06-06 DOI: 10.4314/ajmr.v28i1.3

Kamau Vincent Mugo

{"title":"Entry and sustenance strategies of dairy processing firms into supermarkets in Nairobi City County, Kenya","authors":"Kamau Vincent Mugo","doi":"10.4314/ajmr.v28i1.3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/ajmr.v28i1.3","url":null,"abstract":"The growth of dairy processing firms is highly dependent on doing business with supermarkets as supermarkets are powerful actors in the dairy product value chain. This paper therefore, examines the entry and sustenance strategies used by dairy processing firms into supermarkets in Nairobi, Kenya. By way of methodology, this is a case study that conducted two rounds of sampling on a population of eleven dairy processing firms. The first round was a census to verify existence and sizes of predetermined dairy processing firms. In the second round, stratified random sampling technique was conducted to create three categories and thereafter, select dairy processing firms for inclusion in the sampling frame. Data was analyzed through thematic analysis. Findings indicate that New Product Development, distribution chains, diversification, packaging, Mergers and Acquisitions, food safety strategies, market and marketing, and products serve as important entry strategies into the supermarket chains. Organizational structure and slotting allowance were crucial sustenance strategies. Dairy processing firms experience challenges such as safety and health standards, dairy product imports, export markets, trade credit, product promotion, legal certification, supermarket private standards, supermarket own labels and market challenges. Small, medium and large dairy processing firms apply different entry and sustenance strategies and experience different challenges while doing business with supermarkets. This paper, to the best of my knowledge, is the first to explore the different entry and sustenance strategies utilised by small, medium and large dairy processing firms for purposes of gaining access and sustaining their products into supermarkets in Nairobi, Kenya.","PeriodicalId":407417,"journal":{"name":"African Journal of Management Research","volume":"48 2","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114007393","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}

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Renewable Energy for Sustainable Development: An Assessment of Solar Energy Adoption among SMEs in the City of Accra, Ghana 可再生能源促进可持续发展:加纳阿克拉市中小企业采用太阳能的评估

African Journal of Management Research Pub Date : 2022-06-06 DOI: 10.4314/ajmr.v28i1.5

Albert Ahenkan, Abdul-Washeru Alhassan, E. Boon

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Establishing the relationship between work-family balance and work-family conflict: the role of organisational and individual factors 建立工作家庭平衡与工作家庭冲突的关系:组织因素与个人因素的作用

African Journal of Management Research Pub Date : 2022-06-06 DOI: 10.4314/ajmr.v28i1.1

M. Amankwah, T. Obuobisa-Darko, Setsoafia Sena Ama Pearl

{"title":"Establishing the relationship between work-family balance and work-family conflict: the role of organisational and individual factors","authors":"M. Amankwah, T. Obuobisa-Darko, Setsoafia Sena Ama Pearl","doi":"10.4314/ajmr.v28i1.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/ajmr.v28i1.1","url":null,"abstract":"The study examined the impact of organizational and individual factors on the relationship between work-family balance and work-family conflict through a survey. Data from 250 respondents were analysed using the pearson product moment correlation, ANOVA and hierarchical multiple regression. Results showed that the interaction between marital status (individual factor) and working hours (organizational factor) did not impact work-family balance. Further, a significant negative relationship exists between work-family balance and work-family conflict, gender and age. Also, marital status and working hours were positively related to work-family balance. Marital status and working hours significantly moderate the relationship between work-family conflict and work-family balance. Although working hours moderate the relationship between work-family conflict and work-family balance, it did not account for a significant variance in work-family balance. Furthermore, educational level did not significantly relate to work-family balance. These findings imply that for organizational growth to be improved, stakeholders need to consider advancing work-family balance practices to cater for both employees’ and organizational needs.","PeriodicalId":407417,"journal":{"name":"African Journal of Management Research","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125803646","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}

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Management of Obesity in Ghanaian Children: Voices of Health-workers and Parents 加纳儿童肥胖管理:卫生工作者和家长的声音

African Journal of Management Research Pub Date : 2022-06-06 DOI: 10.4314/ajmr.v28i1.2

L. Yarney, B. Bamfo, M. Boatemaa

{"title":"Management of Obesity in Ghanaian Children: Voices of Health-workers and Parents","authors":"L. Yarney, B. Bamfo, M. Boatemaa","doi":"10.4314/ajmr.v28i1.2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/ajmr.v28i1.2","url":null,"abstract":"Obesity has been described by the World Bank as a “ticking time bomb” which has significant potential devastating economic and health effects, for the poor, and low-and-middle-income country dwellers. However, obesity is thought of as a challenge only among the rich, urban, and high-income country inhabitants. This study was conducted in Ghana to gain in-depth understanding of the determinants and management of obesity in children among healthworkers and parents. A qualitative case-study in design, data were collected with an in-depth interview guide from five doctors, seven nurses and eighteen parents purposively selected from the paediatric department of the 37 Military Hospital. Recorded interviews were transcribed, coded manually, and analyzed using the principles of Grounded Theory. Obesity in children is on the ascendancy with inadequate management. Determinants are both familial and environmental with detrimental health and psychological consequences. Some healthcare providers need to be trained in the assessment, diagnosis, proper interpretation, and management of the condition. There is also the need for mass education of the public especially parents, by relevant stakeholders to reduce the incidence of obesity in children and its attendant problems in Ghana. ","PeriodicalId":407417,"journal":{"name":"African Journal of Management Research","volume":"66 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117286165","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}

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The role of top management support in the implementation of public sector supply chain management in the public sector in Harare, Zimbabwe 最高管理层支持在津巴布韦哈拉雷公共部门实施公共部门供应链管理的作用

African Journal of Management Research Pub Date : 2022-06-06 DOI: 10.4314/ajmr.v28i1.4

Denias Kagande, D. Madzikanda, M. Sandada, Faustino Taderera

{"title":"The role of top management support in the implementation of public sector supply chain management in the public sector in Harare, Zimbabwe","authors":"Denias Kagande, D. Madzikanda, M. Sandada, Faustino Taderera","doi":"10.4314/ajmr.v28i1.4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/ajmr.v28i1.4","url":null,"abstract":"The study investigated the role of top management support in the implementation of public sector supply chain management practices with specific reference to public procuring entities in Harare, Zimbabwe. In order to achieve the intended research objectives, the study used a quantitative research design where 217 questionnaires were distributed to both employees and management. The study found that top management from the public procuring entities did not provide adequate necessary information and communicationtechnological tools necessary for effective supply chain management planning. It was also revealed that the top management in the public procuring entities does not provide an organizational vision that embraces supply chain management continual improvement. Furtherance, the study concluded that there is no commitment supported by adequate resources on the implementation of supply chain management practices and strategies from the top management in the public sector procuring entities. The study recommends that it should be the role of management to implement realistic objectives and provide supply chain management related training to their employees, enhance teamwork effort and provide priority and attention to internal and external customers. The support of senior management support would greatly influence the successful implementation of supply chain management practices in public procuring entities.","PeriodicalId":407417,"journal":{"name":"African Journal of Management Research","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126364884","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}

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Development infancy: explaining unsecured environments to large-scale industries in Nigeria from the frustrated-aggression theory perspectives 发展初期:从挫折攻击理论角度解释尼日利亚大型工业的不安全环境

African Journal of Management Research Pub Date : 2022-01-17 DOI: 10.4314/ajmr.v27i1.7

S. D. Adekeye, Fatai Gbadebo Adeleke, Sunday Omolade Adeyemi, Elizabeth Habibat Adeleke

{"title":"Development infancy: explaining unsecured environments to large-scale industries in Nigeria from the frustrated-aggression theory perspectives","authors":"S. D. Adekeye, Fatai Gbadebo Adeleke, Sunday Omolade Adeyemi, Elizabeth Habibat Adeleke","doi":"10.4314/ajmr.v27i1.7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/ajmr.v27i1.7","url":null,"abstract":"This paper examines security challenges on largescale industries toward achieving industrial development in Nigeria. This study does this within the framework of the frustration- aggression theory. Triangulation of sampling techniques (purposive, simple random, key informant) and methods (Focus Group Discussions, In-depth Interviews) of data collection were adopted. The paper identified extreme level of insecurity as an impediment to large-scale industrial growth. Unsecured environment arose from overconcentration of industries, weak governmental institutions and total neglect of indigenes on basic social amenities by the government and industrialists. The findings revealed over-exploitation of host-community resources and poor employment policies which triggered anger of many frustrated unemployed youths. Unsecured environment hindered economic expansion, created unpleasant political interferences that led to poor interpersonal relationship between the indigenes and industrialists, and ill-social effects. These effects led to the shortage of manpower, untimely and unnatural deaths of industrialists' and companies' owners. Also, there were short business plans by the industrialists, various courts' embargo on communal and family lands, diversification of compensation by government institutions and low patronage of investors on large-scale industries. There is a need for communal policing, effective communities welfare policies to cement the relationship between the companies and their host communities.","PeriodicalId":407417,"journal":{"name":"African Journal of Management Research","volume":"42 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127495096","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}

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Why Fidelity Bank survived the banking crises in Ghana, but UT Bank collapsed: an explanation from strategic management 为什么富达银行在加纳银行业危机中幸存下来，而UT银行却倒闭了:战略管理的解释

African Journal of Management Research Pub Date : 2022-01-17 DOI: 10.4314/ajmr.v27i1.3

O. B. Damoah, M. Amankwah, Robert Marshall Bennis

{"title":"Why Fidelity Bank survived the banking crises in Ghana, but UT Bank collapsed: an explanation from strategic management","authors":"O. B. Damoah, M. Amankwah, Robert Marshall Bennis","doi":"10.4314/ajmr.v27i1.3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/ajmr.v27i1.3","url":null,"abstract":"The question of why some firms succeed whilst others fail even though they operate in the same industry, have similar sizes and face the same market conditions continue to attract research attention. Strategic management addresses this question in part and contends that the explanatory factors for such phenomenon is accounted for by how firms strategically align their internal capacity to the changing trends from their external environment especially political and competitive forces. The paper draws on two strategic management frameworks (i.e., PESTLE and Porter's five forces) to explain why Fidelity survived, but UT failed in the recent environmental turbulence which bedeviled the banking sector of Ghana though both started just about the same time and had similar size. In line with the assumptions of the two frameworks above, the present paper argues that the failure of UT bank and the survival of Fidelity Bank is accounted for by how each bank aligned its internal capacity to the regulatory and competitive forces that hit the banking industry. The paper employs secondary information (e.g., financial reports, web materials, newspaper articles), coupled with the PESTLE and Porter's five forces frameworks to explain the issue. The findings are that whilst the internal capacity of Fidelity Bank (e.g., its capital adequacy) was aligned to the regulatory demands of the Bank of Ghana, UT's internal conditions were so fragile that they failed to satisfy the regulator's demands in the deregulation. Following from the results of the study, implications on theory, practice and public policy are suggested.","PeriodicalId":407417,"journal":{"name":"African Journal of Management Research","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127826144","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}

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