Revisiting innovation practices in subsistence farming: the net effects of land management, pesticide, herbicide and fungicide practices on expected crop harvest in Ethiopia

Onjewu, Adah-Kole Emmanuel; Jafari‐Sadeghi, Vahid; Hussain, Sundas

doi:10.1504/ijtlid.2022.10045687

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“…All VIF values are considerably lower than the recommended 5 or 3.3 thresholds (Kock, 2015; Hair et al. , 2019; Onjewu et al. , 2021).…”

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confidence: 67%

“…For this purpose, variance inflation factor (VIF) scores are calculated and presented in Table 2. All VIF values are considerably lower than the recommended 5 or 3.3 thresholds (Kock, 2015;Hair et al, 2019;Onjewu et al, 2021). For common method bias, using Harman's single-factor test (Fuller et al, 2016), a single factor extracted only 23.7% of the total variance, much lower than the 50% limit.…”

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confidence: 76%

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Strategy creation behaviour and “last gasp” digitalization as predictors of sales performance and cash flow

Onjewu,

Nyuur,

Paul

et al. 2023

IJEBR

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PurposeAlthough recent literature has examined diverse measures adopted by SMEs to navigate the COVID-19 turbulence, there is a shortage of evidence on how crisis-time strategy creation behaviour and digitalization activities increase (1) sales and (2) cash flow. Thus, predicated on a novel strategy creation perspective, this inquiry aims to investigate the crisis behaviour, sales and cash flow performance of 528 SMEs in Morocco.Design/methodology/approachNovel links between (1) aggregate wage cuts, (2) variable operating hours, (3) deferred payment to suppliers, (4) deferred payment to tax authorities and (5) sales performance are developed and tested. A further link between sales performance and cash flow is also examined and the analysis is conducted using a non-linear structural equation modelling technique.FindingsWhile there is a significant association between strategy creation behaviours and sales performance, only variable operating hours have a positive effect. Also, sales performance increases cash flow and this relationship is substantially strengthened by e-commerce digitalization and innovation.Originality/valueTheoretically, to the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is one of the first inquiries to espouse the strategy creation view to explain SMEs' crisis-time behaviour and digitalization. For practical purposes, to supplement Moroccan SMEs' propensity to seek tax deferrals, it is argued that debt and equity support measures are also needed to boost sales performance and cash flow.

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“…All VIF values are considerably lower than the recommended 5 or 3.3 thresholds (Kock, 2015; Hair et al. , 2019; Onjewu et al. , 2021).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 67%

Section: Measurement Modelmentioning

confidence: 76%

Strategy creation behaviour and “last gasp” digitalization as predictors of sales performance and cash flow

Onjewu,

Nyuur,

Paul

et al. 2023

IJEBR

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“…To ascertain the reliability and validity of the measures, composite reliability (CR), Cronbach's alpha ( α ), and average variance extracted (AVE) should be calculated (Onjewu, Jafari‐Sadeghi, and Hussain 2022). In the current analysis, there is only one latent construct (CEI) with two indicators for which these can be assessed at the accepted thresholds of 0.7 for CR (Purwanto and Sudargini 2021), 0.6 for α (Gallais et al 2017), and 0.5 AVE (Zaiţ and Bertea 2011).…”

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confidence: 99%

Foreign Ownership, Board of Directors, and Environmental Commitment in European International New Ventures

Onjewu,

Nyuur,

Amankwah‐Amoah

et al. 2024

Thunderbird Intl Bus Rev

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This study examines the effect of foreign ownership and the presence of a board of directors on commitment to environmental issues and export intensity. Based on a robust path analysis of 181 international new ventures spanning 25 European countries, it is found that foreign ownership significantly boosts the environmental commitment and exports of this breed of firms. On the contrary, board of directors bears no relationship with the aforementioned outcomes. Theoretically, this paper expands the international entrepreneurship discourse by uncommonly investigating environmental issues in the context of international new ventures. Practically, insights are offered to owners/managers of international new ventures to reflect on the distinctive value of foreign ownership and board of directors in their environmental and internationalization agenda. Regional policymakers' attention is drawn to the contribution of foreign ownership as a harbinger of environmental performance and greater export intensity.

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“…Also, extant research argues the role of innovation management, technology, and the digital economy in emerging crowdfunding (e.g., Steigenberger, 2017;Niemand et al, 2018;Shahab et al, 2019). Furthermore, there has been an ongoing endeavour to investigate other dimensions of crowdfunding, such as its relationship with social capital, innovation management drivers (e.g., Agrawal, Catalini and Goldfarb, 2015;Onjewu et al, 2022;Vismara, 2016), the life cycle of start-ups (e.g., Hornuf and Schmitt, 2016;Paschen, 2017) and even crowdfunding as a tool for value-creation (e.g., Ahlers et al, 2015;Baumgardner et al, 2017).…”

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Towards financing the entrepreneurial SMEs: exploring the innovation drivers of successful crowdfunding via a multi-layer decision-making approach

Mahdiraji

Hajiagha

Jafari‐Sadeghi

et al. 2023

EJIM

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PurposeIn this research, extracting the innovation drivers of successful crowdfunding from the literature review, screening them for the entrepreneurial small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), analysing the cause-and-effect relationship amongst them and presenting a basic causal conceptual model and eventually determining the importance/weight of each relevant driver were the primary purposes of this research. As a result, the authors have also designed a score function to measure the future innovative crowdfunding score for SMEs.Design/methodology/approachA multi-layer multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) approach has been designed and employed to achieve research objectives. After extracting the initial list of drivers, Fuzzy Delphi was applied to screen the relevant innovation drivers of successful crowdfunding for entrepreneurial SMEs. Decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL) was used to analyse the cause-and-effect relationship amongst the drivers and illustrate a basic conceptual model. Analytical network process (ANP) and Stepwise Weight Assessment Ratio Analysis (SWARA) were applied to determine the importance of the drivers and by aggregating them to measure the innovative crowdfunding score.FindingsInitially, 28 innovation drivers of successful crowdfunding were extracted from the literature. Then by employing the first-round Delphi fuzzy method amongst 15 international entrepreneurs in SMEs, the relevant drivers, including eleven items, were screened and selected. Then by implementing the DEMATEL method, the relationship amongst these screened drivers was identified, and seven drivers were determined as causes and the rest as effects. Subsequently, a conceptual model based on the causal analysis of the drivers from the DEMATEL method was designed. Eventually, by aggregating the weight of drivers emanated from SWARA, DEMATEL and DANP, the score function for measuring the situation of an SME was designed.Practical implicationsAccording to the crowdfunding scores in this research from entrepreneurs of SMEs, influential factors in developing countries were recognised as two times more prominent in developing countries. This might be rooted in the circumstances of developing countries where many startups and SMEs are emerging in vast areas and different fields due to investment in innovation management. In these countries, the authorities and officials support these companies to empower their capabilities and innovative ideas to (1) deal with the severe competitive market and (2) benefit from them as potential economic engines. Therefore, crowdfunding platforms and public initiatives can be considered one of the most effective government supports, which may involve financial risks.Originality/valueTo the best knowledge of the authors, investigating the innovation drivers of successful crowdfunding via quantitative analysis by multi-layer decision-making approaches has not been considered previously. Moreover, the authors have designed a crowdfunding score function to determine the situation of an entrepreneurial SME in this area. A combination of different MCDM methods, including Fuzzy Delphi, SWARA, DEMATEL, ANP and DANP, to investigate the innovation drivers of successful crowdfunding in SMEs has not been considered previously.

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Revisiting innovation practices in subsistence farming: the net effects of land management, pesticide, herbicide and fungicide practices on expected crop harvest in Ethiopia

Cited by 3 publications

References 116 publications

Strategy creation behaviour and “last gasp” digitalization as predictors of sales performance and cash flow

Strategy creation behaviour and “last gasp” digitalization as predictors of sales performance and cash flow

Foreign Ownership, Board of Directors, and Environmental Commitment in European International New Ventures

Towards financing the entrepreneurial SMEs: exploring the innovation drivers of successful crowdfunding via a multi-layer decision-making approach

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