This study investigated the correlation between social norms and entrepreneurial intent of graduating university students in North West Nigeria. The study adopted quantitative research design. The study population was graduating students from seven universities selected from among the fourteen universities in Northwest Nigeria. A sample size of 379 was estimated from 24,000 graduating students using Krejcie and Morgan (1970) table. However, 364 questionnaires were retrieved. Simple random sampling was used to select the students who participated in the study. Data analysis was conducted using correlation analysis, and linear regression analysis of the study variables. The study revealed a positive and significant relationship between social norms and entrepreneurial intent (r=.721**p=0.000<0.001). Furthermore, the study revealed that social norms can significantly explain 51.8% of the variation in entrepreneurial intent (Adjusted R2=0.518, p=0.000<0.05). The study concluded that appropriate social norms enhance development of entrepreneurial intent in students. The study recommended that the management of universities such as directorates of student welfare should put in place environments that promote building appropriate social norms among students.
The study explored the effect of bookkeeping on SME performance in Munuki Payam-Juba Central Equatoria State, South Sudan. The study adopted a descriptive cross-sectional design and a respondent of 99 owner managers of SMEs where considered. The study tested three null hypotheses: (i) Budgeting has no significant effect on SME performance in Munuki Payam-Juba Central Equatoria State, South Sudan, (ii) Tax compliance has no significant effect on SME performance in Munuki Payam-Juba Central Equatoria State, South Sudan, and (iii) Decision making has no significant effect on SME performance in Munuki Payam-Juba Central Equatoria State, South Sudan. The first null hypothesis was accepted, while both the second and third were rejected. The conclusion was made that bookkeeping significantly effects SME performance in Munuki Payam-Juba Central Equatoria State, South Sudan [F (1, 97) = 22.293, p < 0.05; R2 = 0.947]. Recommendations were given with regards to Owner manger training and government policy to enhance book keeping in order to improve SME performance. The study has attempted to respond to the call of Ahuja (2009) and Nyaga (2019) with regards to effect of book keeping in SME performance.
This study evaluates the effect of product innovation and prices on competitive advantage of beer products in Kabale Uganda, by analyzing responses obtained through questionnaires using multiple regression analysis. From analysis of respondents, the percentage of targeted respondents that actually responded to the questionnaire was 96%. From the preliminary analysis conducted in this study, majority of respondents have the following attributes,1) diploma level education, 2) are males, 3) aged between 36-45 years, and 4) prefer Nile lager beer. The data approximates normal distribution, with absence of multicollinearity. The results of the multiple regression analysis indicate that product innovation and prices have significant effect on competitive advantage among beer products and producers in Kabale Uganda. We therefore conclude that innovation and prices have positive and significant predictive effect on competitive advantage. Hence, the firms could enhance competitive advantage by paying attention to innovation and prices variables. We therefore recommend, amongst others, that that brand managers should prioritize innovation and prices as strategies to attract and sustain competitive advantage.
This paper unequivocally focuses on the question of "how" (mode of entry), rather than "when" (timing of market entry) or "where" (location) to enter a foreign market. Therefore sought to explore how (mode of entry) and the levels of internationalization among selected small scale enterprises in Kampala, Uganda. In so doing it identifies the propensity of small scale enterprises to internationalize in the context of Kampala, Uganda. Data was collected through self-administered questionnaire and a total of 409 responds were received. The findings revealed that the mode of entry/internationalization is dominantly sporadic exporting and internationalization levels as a whole is very low among the small businesses considered in the study. A peripheral finding in this study was that most of the internationalization efforts were focused on neighboring countries (location). The recommendation was made that small businesses should be encouraged to establish more networks in foreign markets to instill more confidence and willingness to internationalize on a larger scale.
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