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Author-Name: Gurinder Singh
Author-X-Name-First: Gurinder
Author-X-Name-Last: Singh
Author-Name: Vikas Garg
Author-X-Name-First: Vikas
Author-X-Name-Last: Garg
Author-Name: Pooja Tiwari
Author-X-Name-First: Pooja
Author-X-Name-Last: Tiwari
Title: Linkage between psychological variable of entrepreneur and business performance: an empirical study in Delhi % NCR with special reference to SMEs
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The emphasis of this paper is to explore the factors related to traits that are internal and analysing its impact on the performance of the SMEs in Delhi % NCR. This paper aims at exploring the linkage between individual traits with the organisational performance and understanding how they manage their business. This paper employs a mixed method for data collection from different target respondents. Data are collected through survey, i.e. questionnaire. Data have been collected with the help of convenience sampling. For the survey, entrepreneurs were selected who owns SMEs and running successfully for the last ten years. 86 SMEs were selected for survey. To analyse the data factor analysis and correlation method were used. Results indicated the strong positive association between the individual's psychological traits and business performance. Findings have practical implication for SMEs owner for maintaining sustainability and growth of their organisation.
Journal: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
Pages: 375-387
Issue: 4
Volume: 18
Year: 2022
Keywords: SMEs; entrepreneurship; psychological variables; business performance.
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Author-Name: Jugal Kishor
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Title: Digital marketing modelling: a sustainable competitive advantage for SMEs
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The central aim of this study is to identify forms of digital marketing enhancing SMEs productivity, along with to recommend an action to optimise the productivity of SMEs. This study was centrally steered using a survey questionnaire and complemented with a relevant literature review. The proposed hypothesised model recommends that four forms of digital marketing viz social media marketing, search engine marketing, content marketing, and e-mail marketing positively affect SMEs productivity. SMEs can grow their productivity with the strategy that finds digital marketing. Digital marketing inculcating cost-effectiveness, acceptability, and availability enable SMEs to enhance their performance. The research methodology adopted, and strategies derived in this study may give direction to social scientists to conduct a comparative study in other nations.
Journal: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
Pages: 404-428
Issue: 4
Volume: 18
Year: 2022
Keywords: digital marketing; e-mail marketing; SMEs; search engine marketing; social media marketing; entrepreneurship; content marketing.
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Author-Name: Swati Sharma
Author-X-Name-First: Swati
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Title: Financial literacy: an imperative approach for SMEs growth
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The objective of this study is to examine the relationship between financial literacy, firm's growth, and access to finance among small and medium enterprises (SMEs) within Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. This study tries to find out whether financial literacy affects a firm's access to finance and growth. To get an insight of the relationship, quantitative research was carried out among 41 SMEs of Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. The findings from the study are based on quantitative data collected through the use of semi-structured questionnaires. Findings reveal a positive correlation among the variables i.e. financial literacy, access to finance and firm's growth. Both financial literacy and access to finance have a substantial impact on firms' growth. This study contributes to the existing literature by justifying the role of financial literacy in the strategic decision-making process. Financial literacy not only enables the entrepreneur in decision making but also helps SMEs to develop economies. Furthermore, as SMEs play a key role in developing countries, it becomes imperative for the entrepreneurs to be sound in financial decision making which also affects the performance of the firm.
Journal: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
Pages: 388-403
Issue: 4
Volume: 18
Year: 2022
Keywords: SMEs; financial literacy; economic growth; access to finance; entrepreneurship.
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Author-Name: Anurag Singh
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Author-Name: Ujjwal Das
Author-X-Name-First: Ujjwal
Author-X-Name-Last: Das
Author-Name: Sharad Kumar
Author-X-Name-First: Sharad
Author-X-Name-Last: Kumar
Title: Gender, technology and innovation: the role of women in Indian micro, small and medium enterprises
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Innovation is the buzzword for all-round socio-economic development of nations, globally. It is considered as a method to increase productivity, processes new products, or services, playing a major role in socioeconomic change. Innovation becomes a tool for solving societal problems and economic development. It has also been seen as a process of qualitative change taking place in historical times. However, in innovation literature, the role of women in innovation received not much attention as it's deserved to be credited in academic and practice research. Innovation-based research and practices have not focused on gender differences. The role of women in innovation activities cannot be ignored. In this article, we present the role of women in selected Indian innovative Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and the barriers they are facing. Based on our findings and literature, we also put forth several policy recommendations, to promote and encourage women entrepreneurship in India, viz. government support towards access to finance, training, and encouragement for innovation at educational and organisational levels.
Journal: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
Pages: 429-443
Issue: 4
Volume: 18
Year: 2022
Keywords: gender and technology; gender and innovation; MSME; women entrepreneurs; patents; India.
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Author-Name: Utkal Khandelwal
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Author-Name: Trilok Pratap Singh
Author-X-Name-First: Trilok Pratap
Author-X-Name-Last: Singh
Title: Attitude towards green manufacturing by Indian manufacturing SMEs: a factor analysis approach
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Increasing environmental consciousness has contributed to market demand for green products by consumer. This dynamic is changing the trend from traditional manufacturing to green manufacturing practises. The aim of the paper is to identify various factors that measure the attitude of Indian small and medium-sized enterprises towards green manufacturing practises. To this end, the survey form was used and data was collected online and offline. A critical factor analysis approach may help to explain the factors influencing attitudes towards green manufacturing practises in the study of standard factors. The factors influencing the attitude of Indian SMEs towards green manufacturing practises are energy efficiency, water conservation, green action, waste management and government initiatives and support. The results of this study provide valuable insights into green production for performance measures in Indian SMEs. The findings indicators provided in this study help the decision-makers to determine the perception of their company towards the green production activities.
Journal: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
Pages: 444-460
Issue: 4
Volume: 18
Year: 2022
Keywords: green manufacturing; SMEs; environmental concern; energy management; water conservation; environmental consciousness; conventional manufacturing; green actions; waste management; government initiatives.
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Author-Name: Umesh Shrivastava
Author-X-Name-First: Umesh
Author-X-Name-Last: Shrivastava
Author-Name: Satya Ranjan Acharya
Author-X-Name-First: Satya Ranjan
Author-X-Name-Last: Acharya
Title: Sanitary napkin manufacturing units: creating entrepreneurial opportunities for rural females in India
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This paper focuses on an entrepreneurial solution to a daunting problem of non-usage of sanitary napkins among rural females of developing countries, and the reason behind it. It encompasses an action research to understand if there can be a viable entrepreneurial opportunity amidst the taboo of menstruation. To understand the reason for non-usage of sanitary napkins, the research draws on literature to identify independent variables which are: accessibility, affordability and awareness. A sample of 500 rural females was taken in two days. Data was collected through administered questionnaire and was nominal in nature. Chi-square and pseudo R-square tests were applied to the data and accessibility had a significant loading on the dependent variable. The finding has a significant implication on rural business development through entrepreneurial opportunity recognition.
Journal: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
Pages: 461-476
Issue: 4
Volume: 18
Year: 2022
Keywords: green accounting; environmental disclosures; content analysis; global reporting initiatives; entrepreneurial opportunity; rural entrepreneurship; sustainable development.
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Author-Name: Fayez A. Abdulsalam
Author-X-Name-First: Fayez A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Abdulsalam
Author-Name: Mohammad Zainal
Author-X-Name-First: Mohammad
Author-X-Name-Last: Zainal
Title: The impact of SMEs on Kuwait's economic sustainable economic growth: what do Pearson correlation coefficients confirm?
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Several studies confirm that Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) play an important role in developing the countries' economies in terms of increasing the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), creating new jobs and decreasing unemployment, and increasing the goods' export and reducing the poverty. This paper provides a picture of Kuwaiti SMEs and their impact on sustainable economic development. In terms of methodology, secondary data are used for the purposes of this study. These data are taken from the State Statistical Office of Kuwait for the period 2012-2019. The study involves data for macroeconomic indicators and SMEs indicators. SPSS software is used as a statistical tool for data analysis. Findings show that the development of SME has no significant impact on Kuwait's economic growth for the analysed period, which opens many questions and opportunities for the Kuwaiti Government with regards to their policies about SMEs support and development.
Journal: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
Pages: 477-490
Issue: 4
Volume: 18
Year: 2022
Keywords: SMEs; GDP; Pearson correlation; multiple linear regression; indicators; development; growth; Kuwait.
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Author-Name: Josua Tarigan
Author-X-Name-First: Josua
Author-X-Name-Last: Tarigan
Author-Name: Aileen Natalia Sutedjo
Author-X-Name-First: Aileen Natalia
Author-X-Name-Last: Sutedjo
Author-Name: Ferry Jie
Author-X-Name-First: Ferry
Author-X-Name-Last: Jie
Author-Name: Saarce Elsye Hatane
Author-X-Name-First: Saarce Elsye
Author-X-Name-Last: Hatane
Title: The influence of corporate social responsibility on share price before and after tax amnesty
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With a purpose to provide a more profound clarification in regards to socially and environmentally responsible cultures among Indonesian natural resources industry, this study highlights the empirical confirmation on the correlation between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and share price. Kinder, Lydenberg, and Domini's (KLD) measurement approach is used as a basis to assess CSR performance since it gives more social rating transparency. Panel data analysis and paired sample T test are carried out on 83 Indonesian listed firms in the natural resources industry. The study finds a significant difference in the CSR performance and Tax Amnesty between before and after tax periods. The empirical result suggests that the CSR performance serves as a tool in assisting investors to value share prices. This is the first study, which observes and proves that tax amnesty 2016 gives a significant impact on Indonesian natural resources industry's CSR and share price.
Journal: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
Pages: 227-248
Issue: 3
Volume: 18
Year: 2022
Keywords: corporate social responsibility; KLD; share price; natural resources industry; tax amnesty.
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Author-Name: Athiwat Joedsak
Author-X-Name-First: Athiwat
Author-X-Name-Last: Joedsak
Author-Name: Suneeporn Suwanmaneepong
Author-X-Name-First: Suneeporn
Author-X-Name-Last: Suwanmaneepong
Author-Name: Duangkamol Panrosthip Thunmathiwat
Author-X-Name-First: Duangkamol Panrosthip
Author-X-Name-Last: Thunmathiwat
Title: Knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding good agricultural practices among rice farmers under the large agricultural plot scheme (LAPS) in Khlongudomchonlajorn, Chachoengsao Province, Thailand
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The purpose of this study was to investigate knowledge, attitude, and level of practice regarding good agricultural practices (GAP) of rice farmers under large agricultural plot scheme (LAPS) in Khlongudomchonlajorn, Chachoengsao Province, Thailand. Data were collected by using questionnaires from 38 farmers during the period from March to July 2019, and analysed using descriptive statistics. The results showed that the knowledge levels of the respondents were medium (65.8%), high (26.3%) and low (7.9%). In addition, it was found that most of the farmers had a positive attitude (55.3% strongly agreed and 44.7% agreed) towards GAP for rice. Farmers produced rice according to GAP standards at a high level (52.6%), the highest level (39.5%) and a moderate level (7.9%). The farmers performed practices regarding the inspection of water quality and harmful contamination (average score = 2.16) and the recording of plantation area codes and information (average score = 2.55) with a low level of compliance.
Journal: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
Pages: 249-261
Issue: 3
Volume: 18
Year: 2022
Keywords: agricultural scheme; farmer's attitude; farmer's knowledge; good agricultural practices; rice GAP.
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Author-Name: Edrina Emini
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Title: The impact of SMEs on growth prospects of North Macedonia
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Developing countries have changed their attitudes towards developing SMEs and supporting entrepreneurship due to the importance of SMEs and entrepreneurship in these countries. Recent studies show that SMEs highly affects economic growth, employment, export, and poverty. Considering these circumstances, this paper tries to examine the profile of SMEs and their impact on the growth prospects of North Macedonia for the period 2012-2019. The study is carried out using secondary data analysed by employing SPSS. The results of the paper suggest that there is a negative correlation between SME indicators and GDP, but the empirical findings also suggest that there is a correlation between exports, and SMEs economic situation, exports and SMEs financial situation. On the other hand, there is a significant negative correlation between the poverty index and the economic situation of SMEs, meaning that the increase of the economic situation of SMEs results in the decrease of the poverty and vice versa.
Journal: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
Pages: 262-281
Issue: 3
Volume: 18
Year: 2022
Keywords: SMEs; entrepreneurship; economic growth; employment; export; poverty; GDP; North Macedonia; developing countries.
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Author-Name: Shreya Virani
Author-X-Name-First: Shreya
Author-X-Name-Last: Virani
Author-Name: Sarika Sharma
Author-X-Name-First: Sarika
Author-X-Name-Last: Sharma
Author-Name: Poornima Tapas
Author-X-Name-First: Poornima
Author-X-Name-Last: Tapas
Title: Factors influencing the start-up intentions of urban women in India: a theory of planned behaviour based approach
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The growth in number of women led businesses is essential for sustaining the gender equality, justice, and balance around the globe, and specifically in developing countries. Role of female entrepreneurs is vital in innovation based ventures and entrepreneurship for social, cultural, and economic development of a country like India. This study aims to ascertain the factors influencing the start-up intentions of urban women in India. A conceptual framework is proposed through rigorous literature review and based on theory of planned behaviour. The empirical testing of the proposed model is carried out using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and structural equation modelling (SEM). The results reveal that attitude of a person, personality traits, and awareness about ecosystem affect the start-up intentions of a person. Whereas subjective norm and perceived behaviour control do not impact. Parent's business background plays a mediating role in subjective norms and start-up intentions. The conclusion is presented and the future directions for further research are provided at the end.
Journal: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
Pages: 282-306
Issue: 3
Volume: 18
Year: 2022
Keywords: start-up intentions; theory of planned behaviour; structural equation modelling; women entrepreneurship; entrepreneurial intentions; female entrepreneurs.
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Author-Name: Hasan Boudlaie
Author-X-Name-First: Hasan
Author-X-Name-Last: Boudlaie
Author-Name: Hannan Amoozad Mahdiraji
Author-X-Name-First: Hannan Amoozad
Author-X-Name-Last: Mahdiraji
Author-Name: Mina Saneie Jirandeh
Author-X-Name-First: Mina Saneie
Author-X-Name-Last: Jirandeh
Author-Name: Vahid Jafari-Sadeghi
Author-X-Name-First: Vahid
Author-X-Name-Last: Jafari-Sadeghi
Title: The role of human resource management in the growth of startups: a multiple case study from the perspective of entrepreneurs and employees
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The purpose of the present study is to investigate the role of human resource management (HRM) in the growth of startups. Accordingly, the missions and practices of HRM in startups are identified from the perspective of entrepreneurs and employees. A multiple case study approach is used by focusing on two startups in Iran. Moreover, the data are collected by interviewing one entrepreneur and four employees in each company. Besides, qualitative data are analysed using thematic analysis. Results demonstrated the various types of HRM missions and practices in startups and reflect different perspectives of entrepreneurs and employees of human resources management in these companies. Finally, the results illustrated that HRM can play an important role in the growth of these companies. Although research in the field of startups has increased in recent years, the role of HRM in the growth of these companies has rarely been addressed. The present research helps to expand literature related to the role of HRM in the growth of startups by considering the different perspectives of startups' entrepreneurs and employees.
Journal: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
Pages: 307-324
Issue: 3
Volume: 18
Year: 2022
Keywords: human resource management missions; human resource management practices; growth of startups.
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Author-Name: Amgad S.D. Khaled
Author-X-Name-First: Amgad S.D.
Author-X-Name-Last: Khaled
Author-Name: Eissa A. Al-Homaidi
Author-X-Name-First: Eissa A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Al-Homaidi
Author-Name: Mosab I. Tabash
Author-X-Name-First: Mosab I.
Author-X-Name-Last: Tabash
Author-Name: Fatehi Almugari
Author-X-Name-First: Fatehi
Author-X-Name-Last: Almugari
Author-Name: Moatasem M. Qaid
Author-X-Name-First: Moatasem M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Qaid
Title: COVID-19 pandemic and behaviour of Indian consumers: a sustainable transition
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In this paper, we offer some preliminary examinations of how COVID-19 pandemic affects Indian consumers' behaviour. In this paper, data is collected from various Indian consumers from different cities. 300 consumers are randomly selected to fill the questionnaire. (76 responses are from a semi-urban city in Uttar Pradesh, Aligarh, 70 were from Delhi/NCR, 100 were from Hyderabad and 54 were from Bangalore). We argue that COVID-19 pandemic offers great opportunities for businesses. We also discuss some potential directions of how consumer sustainable decision making has been shifted due to this pandemic. The results show that Indian consumers' interests have been shifted towards online retailing, online payments, sustainable food habits, and a sustainable lifestyle. This study will help the businesses as well the academicians in determining what consumers are preferring during this COVID-19 pandemic. This is the first study conducted in India that addressed the consumers' behaviours at the best knowledge of the authors.
Journal: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
Pages: 325-347
Issue: 3
Volume: 18
Year: 2022
Keywords: COVID-19; consumer behaviour; online retailing; online payments; Indian markets; sustainable lifestyle; sustainable buying habits; sustainable food habits.
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Author-Name: Vimal Srivastava
Author-X-Name-First: Vimal
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Author-Name: Rahul Dhiman
Author-X-Name-First: Rahul
Author-X-Name-Last: Dhiman
Title: Sustainable development through CSR practices in the area of community services: evidence from select Indian public and private manufacturing firms
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It is pertinent to see how Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), social initiative of the government is being undertaken by the public and private sector companies to ensure sustainable development of an enterprise. Considering the importance of CSR, this paper is an attempt to examine how CSR practices in the area of community services are being conducted by various public and private manufacturing firms. Also, this paper highlights stakeholders' perceptions and involvement in CSR projects. The findings of this study reveal that CSR has itself become a business strategy which is closely aligned to the core objectives of the companies. Also, with the increase in awareness about CSR, this has become more prominent. The data reveals that according to policymakers of private sector entities, majority of the investment in the community is oriented towards sports among the nearby community people and socio-cultural development in the surrounding areas. However, the activities of private firms are focussed towards training programs such as computer training, tailoring, making paper bags. It is recommended that since CSR activities also improves goodwill of the company so conducting regular CSR activities may also help in the sustainable development of the selected firms.
Journal: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
Pages: 348-370
Issue: 3
Volume: 18
Year: 2022
Keywords: corporate social responsibility; stakeholders' perceptions; sustainable development.
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Author-Name: Benneth Uchenna Eze
Author-X-Name-First: Benneth Uchenna
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Title: Effect of innovation on agricultural-based micro, small and medium enterprises survival in Nigeria
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This study examines the effect of innovation, particularly process innovation, product innovation and market innovation, on the survival of agricultural-based MSMEs in Nigeria. Survey research design was employed, by administering structured questionnaires on some selected chief executives of agricultural-based MSMEs in Lagos, Kano and Anambra states. The findings revealed that product innovation, process innovation and market innovation have a positive and significant individual effect on the survival of agricultural-based MSMEs, with coefficients and probability values of <em>β</em><SUB align=right><SMALL>1</SMALL></SUB> = 3.049, <em>P</em>-value<0.05; <em>β</em><SUB align=right><SMALL>2</SMALL></SUB> = 5.152, <em>P</em>-value<0.05; <em>β</em><SUB align=right><SMALL>3</SMALL></SUB> = 4.919, <em>P</em>-value<0.05 for product innovation, process innovation and market innovation respectively. The F-stat (22.803, <em>P</em>-value<0.05) shows that innovative elements are good predictors of enterprise survival of the selected agricultural-based MSMEs. The Adjusted <em>R</em>² suggested that a 35.6% variation in agricultural-based MSMEs survival is accounted for by the innovative elements. Conclusively, innovativeness has a significant effect on agricultural-based MSMEs' survival.
Journal: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
Pages: 500-513
Issue: 5/6
Volume: 18
Year: 2022
Keywords: agriculture; innovation; market innovation; MSMEs; process innovation; product innovation.
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Author-Name: Shikha Kumari
Author-X-Name-First: Shikha
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Author-Name: Alka Sharma
Author-X-Name-First: Alka
Author-X-Name-Last: Sharma
Title: Active ageing: a way for social sustainability in ageing Indian society
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The 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda sets out a universal action plan for achieving sustainable development in a balanced way and seeks to promote human rights of all people, for all sections of society, at all ages, with a specific focus on the most vulnerable section, i.e., older people. The segment of older people in India has been increasing at a high rate lately, and this pattern will be the same in the coming years. The objective of this study is to examine the role of active ageing in achieving social sustainability of older people. For the conceptual framework of the study, two key components of social sustainability, i.e., well-being and social justice, has been taken into consideration. Data is collected from elderly respondents in residential colonies of NCR, India, through semi-structured interviews. The analysis shows social sustainability is the natural outcome of the various engagements of the active aged individuals.
Journal: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
Pages: 7-22
Issue: 1/2
Volume: 18
Year: 2022
Keywords: sustainable development; social sustainability; active ageing; elderly; well-being engagements; case study.
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Author-Name: Medinat Hamid
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Author-Name: Tomisin James Aruleba
Author-X-Name-First: Tomisin James
Author-X-Name-Last: Aruleba
Title: The role of skill acquisition and entrepreneurship development in improving economic independence among serving corp members in Ibadan North Local Government, Oyo State
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The broad objectives of the study are to: determine the extent to which NYSC Corp members enrol for skill acquisition training during their service year; know the extent to which NYSC Corp members utilise skills acquisition to enhance their economic independence and; ascertain the extent to which the skills acquired by NYSC Corps members enhance their economic independence. A descriptive cross-sectional survey research design was adopted. The population (1166) consist of batch A, B and C 2017-2018 serving National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) members in Ibadan North Local government area of Oyo State. The sample size is 300. Simple random sampling was also adopted as the sampling technique. It was revealed that the skills acquired through the NYSC SAED have enhanced their economic independence. The study recommended that the government should give support to serving corps members who have undergone the training program and willing to practice.
Journal: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
Pages: 514-528
Issue: 5/6
Volume: 18
Year: 2022
Keywords: skill acquisition; entrepreneurship development; vocational skill; self-sustaining; training program; economic independence; enrolment; Nigerian youths; unemployment; Yamane's statistical formula.
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Author-Name: K.R. Gola
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Author-Name: Priyam Mendiratta
Author-X-Name-First: Priyam
Author-X-Name-Last: Mendiratta
Author-Name: Gaurav Gupta
Author-X-Name-First: Gaurav
Author-X-Name-Last: Gupta
Author-Name: Mridul Dharwal
Author-X-Name-First: Mridul
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Title: Green accounting and its application: a study on reporting practices of environmental accounting in India
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Green Accounting is an important device for understanding the role of business ventures in the economy towards environmental security and welfare. It is a well-known term for environment and natural resources accounting. Many companies all over the world have initiated the practices of making environmental disclosures in their annual reports. However, these practices are still largely voluntary in nature. The objective of this research paper is to study the environment-related disclosures of companies taken from Nifty 50 based on the summary of Global Reporting Standards. Content Analysis, both sector-wise and keyword-wise is used on the annual reports of 29 sample companies using MAXQDA software. A high count of the formulated keywords is observed in some relevant sectors of Energy, Cement and Metals.
Journal: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
Pages: 23-39
Issue: 1/2
Volume: 18
Year: 2022
Keywords: green accounting; environmental disclosures; global reporting initiatives; content analysis.
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Author-Name: Oyedele Ogundana
Author-X-Name-First: Oyedele
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Title: Obstacles facing women-owned enterprises: a case for sub-Sahara African women
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This study identified and ranked the obstacles facing women-owned enterprises in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). It analysed secondary data from the World Bank Enterprise Survey that includes 2341 questionnaires filled in by women entrepreneurs from 40 countries within SSA. The findings showed that the lack of access to finance is the biggest obstacle facing women-owned enterprises in SSA. This is followed by the absence of electricity, practices of the informal sectors, tax-related issues and political volatility. This finding contributes to the literature on entrepreneurship by ranking the obstacles that confront women-owned enterprises in a developing country region. It contributes to the knowledge that policymakers require for policy development and effective resource allocation within SSA and other developing countries. This study unravels endogenous barriers that are within the scope of women entrepreneurs who need to take innovative steps to resolve such barriers rather than waiting for external assistance, which frequently never arrives.
Journal: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
Pages: 529-544
Issue: 5/6
Volume: 18
Year: 2022
Keywords: obstacles; sub-Saharan Africa; women entrepreneurs; women-owned enterprises.
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Author-Name: Radha Yadav
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Author-Name: Dharmendra Kumar
Author-X-Name-First: Dharmendra
Author-X-Name-Last: Kumar
Title: Linking non-financial motivators of women entrepreneurs with entrepreneurial satisfaction: a cluster analysis
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Women entrepreneurs confronted with several obstacles while managing their business houses and dealt firmly developing successful ventures over time. The long term sustainability of their business reflects their entrepreneurial skills. The existence of certain forces empowered entrepreneurial drive of women entrepreneurs leading to their satisfaction and engagement in their ventures. The present investigation evaluated the antecedents of women's entrepreneurial satisfaction by examining 405 women entrepreneur participants using confirmatory factor analysis and cluster analysis techniques. This study comprises only micro and small businesses of women. The non-monetary determinants emerged out as the significant determinants of satisfaction of women entrepreneurs. The results revealed four clusters of women entrepreneurs based on motivational theory such as micro-achievers, entrepreneurial team, liberal and socialist feminism and optimism. The results also indicated that the clusters of women entrepreneurs' respond distinctively towards various dimensions of entrepreneurial satisfaction, i.e., quality of married life, overall venture satisfaction, achieved innovation, achieved freedom, team orientation, achieved recognition and identity and achieved employee trust.
Journal: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
Pages: 40-64
Issue: 1/2
Volume: 18
Year: 2022
Keywords: women entrepreneurship; non-financial motivators; entrepreneurial team; quality of married life; recognition and identity; education; experience; venture satisfaction.
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Author-Name: Mutiu Adebowale Oyero
Author-X-Name-First: Mutiu Adebowale
Author-X-Name-Last: Oyero
Title: Techno-entrepreneurship - pathway to sustainable business performance: empirical evidence from SMEs in Ogun state, Nigeria
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This study examines how techno-entrepreneurship, measured as Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) and Research, Development and Innovation (R, D % I), impacts sustainable business performance in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). A random sample of 126 respondents was taken from purposively selected agro-businesses for a survey and responses were analysed using linear regression. The study results demonstrate significant and positive impact of technopreneurship on the profitability and earned revenue of SMEs, thus suggesting a technopreneurship model - nexus of drivers, constructs and prospects - as a solution to drive sustainable business performance. Based on findings, the study recommends that businesses should possess or sell and commercialise IPRs and practice open innovation (R, D % I). Finally, policy makers - primarily the government - should formulate and implement supportive policies, strategies and as well create an enabling environment for technopreneurship to thrive, towards growth of SMEs and the larger economy.
Journal: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
Pages: 545-565
Issue: 5/6
Volume: 18
Year: 2022
Keywords: IPRs; intellectual property rights; R,D%I; research; development and innovation; knowledge transfer; commercialisation; business performance; SMEs; small and medium enterprises; growth; science and technology; government; Nigeria.
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Author-Name: Naseem Abidi
Author-X-Name-First: Naseem
Author-X-Name-Last: Abidi
Title: Exploring espoused competencies from management teachers for sustainability of Indian business schools
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The growth and development of management education in India is challenged by various factors. This research paper explores espoused competencies from management teachers in leading Indian business schools. Required professional and personal competencies of teachers were identified by systematic literature review, then experience survey was used to adapt them for management teaching, and primary data was collected through questionnaire, on how frequently these competencies are being practiced by the management teachers in different categories of B-Schools in National Capital Region, Delhi in India. Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA), descriptive statistics and Analysis of Variance were used to analyse the data. Results show that most practiced competencies by management teachers are related to knowledge, intelligence and creativity and category of business schools differ significantly on all the three identified factors based on personal competencies. Business schools of state universities were found low on average score on almost all explored competency factors.
Journal: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
Pages: 65-87
Issue: 1/2
Volume: 18
Year: 2022
Keywords: espoused competencies; management teachers; Indian business school; exploratory factor analysis.
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Author-X-Name-First: Oluwabunmi O.
Author-X-Name-Last: Adejumo
Author-Name: Akintoye V. Adejumo
Author-X-Name-First: Akintoye V.
Author-X-Name-Last: Adejumo
Title: Assessment of capital, investments and trade flows in West Africa: directions for economic efficiency
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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was established to actualise the harmonisation, coordination of national policies, and the promotion of integration programmes within the union. Thus, given the 1986 policy-shifts for liberal economic system and integration, this study assesses the extent to which there has been pay-offs or otherwise using the macroeconomic indicators of trade, investment and capital flows within the union. This is with a view to ascertaining if there has been any direction for economic efficiency as well as establishing directions for future sustainability of ECOWAS as a union. Using a data set of 1980-2018, productivity growth ascertains the rate of efficiency within the sub-region; while the Vector Error Correction Model (VECM) determines the direction of causality, the extent of (in) economic efficiency vis-à-vis selected macroeconomic indicators. The findings show that while productivity is still low in the region, exogenous factors stimulate efficiency more than endogenous factors. Therefore, we recommend further strengthening of the internal processes of growth through increases in domestic investment and export base diversification within the ECOWAS sub-region.
Journal: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
Pages: 602-621
Issue: 5/6
Volume: 18
Year: 2022
Keywords: growth; efficiency; development; integration; economic.
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Author-Name: Manas Ranjan Behera
Author-X-Name-First: Manas Ranjan
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Title: Political economy of agricultural development and disparity in India
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Despite an impressive growth of the agriculture sector in India, the sector has always been a very unequal affair. The green revolution in India left India with uneven effects of growth on products, regions and classes of people. With this concern about increasing inequality, the spatial dimensions of inequality have begun to attract considerable policy interest. However, there is remarkably little systematic documentation of the facts of what has happened to Indian agriculture with respect to spatial and regional inequality over the past three decades. This paper in this regard, is an attempt to focus the extent of disparity that exists in the agricultural sector among the 15 major states of India and to identify major factors in explaining this disparity. On the basis of data collected from various secondary sources for the period 1981-2015, the paper presents strong evidence of inequality in agricultural income across states of India.
Journal: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
Pages: 88-99
Issue: 1/2
Volume: 18
Year: 2022
Keywords: agriculture; disparity; inequality; spatial and regional inequality; sustainable development.
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Author-Name: Sushant Malik
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Author-Name: Dharmesh K. Mishra
Author-X-Name-First: Dharmesh K.
Author-X-Name-Last: Mishra
Author-Name: Dipen Paul
Author-X-Name-First: Dipen
Author-X-Name-Last: Paul
Author-Name: Joel Noronha
Author-X-Name-First: Joel
Author-X-Name-Last: Noronha
Title: Farmer producer organisations for sustainable development of tribal communities
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In the present context, agriculture has lost relevance for small and marginal farmers. The case is even worse for marginal communities like tribals. Producer Organisations are considered a solution for transforming the lives of farmers, reducing transactional costs, providing better collective marketing platforms, creating employment opportunities, improving income generation and capacitating human resource in terms of market competitiveness. This paper explores the potential of Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) as a communitarian institution in the context of tribals of Nandurbar district through the study of Yaha Aadivasi Navapur Farmer Producer Company Ltd., Nesu Parisar Farmer Producer Company Ltd. and Bahugunit Farmer Producer Company Ltd., Nandurbar and evaluates these community-based organisations on the parameters of Financial Services, Input Supply, Procurement % Packaging, Marketing, Insurance Services, Technical Services, Convenience and Consultancy Services.
Journal: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
Pages: 119-136
Issue: 1/2
Volume: 18
Year: 2022
Keywords: sustainable agriculture; tribals; community-based organisations; producer organisations; marginal communities.
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Author-Name: Bashir Babatunde Alao
Author-X-Name-First: Bashir Babatunde
Author-X-Name-Last: Alao
Author-Name: Munir Shehu Mashi
Author-X-Name-First: Munir Shehu
Author-X-Name-Last: Mashi
Title: Contributions of Industry 4.0 to the performance of entrepreneurship in Katsina State, Nigeria
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The study investigates the contributions of Industry 4.0 to entrepreneurship performance in Katsina State. The study adopts a longitudinal survey research approach and a structured questionnaire to collect its primary data. 200 entrepreneurs that specialised in manufacturing, trading, construction, poultry farming, and private hospitals in the state were selected using multistage sampling method. Data were analysed using a Multiple Regression and Simple Pair t-test. The study found that Industry 4.0 is an intensifying revolution for better improvement in the performance of entrepreneurs that have fully embraced the use of technologies and automation as brought by the fourth industrial revolution. It was amazing that they experienced more business expansion, generated more profit, and employed more labour than those that are yet to embrace the use of automation. The study, therefore, recommended among others that there should be general enlightenment on the adoption of technologies introduced by this Industry 4.0 by all entrepreneurs.
Journal: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
Pages: 581-591
Issue: 5/6
Volume: 18
Year: 2022
Keywords: Industry 4.0; technologies and entrepreneurship performance.
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Author-Name: Kayode Samuel Obaniyi
Author-X-Name-First: Kayode Samuel
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Title: Sustaining entrepreneurship development through an entrepreneurship agricultural dynamic curriculum
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This study examines various components of Entrepreneurship Agricultural Dynamic Curriculum (EADC) which can help to sustain entrepreneurship now and in the future. The introduction of EADC into Nigeria Educational Curriculum will go a long way in reducing poverty and unemployment rate in the country. Therefore, the major objective of this paper is to create a curriculum that can be used to tackle unemployment rate in Nigeria, as the contents of existing curriculum have not been able to reduce joblessness among the youths. This paper uses qualitative data from review and inspirational thought to emphasise the contribution of neglect agricultural sector to entrepreneurship. The findings of this study include: inclusion of agricultural curriculum to entrepreneurial study in primary, secondary, and tertiary institutions with practical agriculture in areas of agronomy, aquaculture, forestry, apiculture, hydroponic, horticulture, animal production, soil management, climate change management, marketing, record keeping, agribusiness and others. Moreover, lecturers, teachers and trainers should be involved in the development of the new entrepreneurship curriculum (EADC). In conclusion, government and non-governmental organisations should support the restructuring of old curriculum and formation and implementation of the new curriculum through sponsorship and capacity building of the resource personnel who engaged in the development of entrepreneurship agricultural dynamic and sustainable curriculum.
Journal: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
Pages: 698-709
Issue: 5/6
Volume: 18
Year: 2022
Keywords: agriculture; entrepreneurship; education; curriculum; sustainable development; primary; secondary; tertiary; lecturers; government; non-government.
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Title: Endeavour towards sustainability: an empirical study of an Indian electronics retail industry
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This exploratory study seeks to examine the reverse supply chain as a source of sustainability in retail firms of India. The determinants of sustainability are discerned using data collected from 302 consumer electronics retailers. The findings reveal that at retailer's level, sustainability is embedded in planning for reverse collection process, monitoring the information, dealing with uncertainties, supply chain responsiveness for productivity and decision making at strategic level. The reverse supply chain strategies implemented by Indian electronic retailers is a distinctive contribution of the presented research. The retailers practice different approaches to achieve benefits of their eco-friendly strategies. But certain institutional and structural constraints limit their intent. Such concerns are highlighted and viable solutions are suggested for immediate industry practice.
Journal: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
Pages: 100-118
Issue: 1/2
Volume: 18
Year: 2022
Keywords: sustainability; organisational practice; reverse supply chain; consumer electronics retailers; factor analysis; retailer's view-point; India.
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Author-X-Name-First: Timothy Ayomitunde
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Author-Name: Ishola James Aransiola
Author-X-Name-First: Ishola James
Author-X-Name-Last: Aransiola
Author-Name: Lucas B. Ojo
Author-X-Name-First: Lucas B.
Author-X-Name-Last: Ojo
Author-Name: James Olanipekun Ojo
Author-X-Name-First: James Olanipekun
Author-X-Name-Last: Ojo
Author-Name: Johnson Ifeanyi Okoh
Author-X-Name-First: Johnson Ifeanyi
Author-X-Name-Last: Okoh
Title: Does entrepreneurship financing contribute to industrial development in Nigeria? Evidence from small and medium scale enterprises
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Underdevelopment of industrial sector has been one of the critical challenges confronting Nigeria in the last few decades. Against this backdrop, this study focuses on the relationship between entrepreneurship financing and industrial development in Nigeria between 1990 and 2018. Data were collected from the Central Bank of Nigeria Statistical Bulletin using Dynamic Ordinary Least Square and Granger causality as techniques of estimation. Consequently, manufacturing and food processing business financing and industrial output have an insignificant positive relationship. Aggregate commercial banks financing has a significant positive impact on industrial output. Meanwhile, manufacturing and food processing business financing Granger caused industrial output in the country. Therefore, the following recommendations are made for the policymakers in Nigeria. If the goal of the Nigerian policy makers is industrial development, manufacturing and food process SMEs business financing should be encouraged by all the financial institutions especially deposit money banks in disbursement of loans and advances.
Journal: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
Pages: 592-601
Issue: 5/6
Volume: 18
Year: 2022
Keywords: entrepreneurship; finance; industrial development; SMEs; Nigeria; dynamic ordinary least square; Granger causality.
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Author-Name: Timothy Ayomitunde Aderemi
Author-X-Name-First: Timothy Ayomitunde
Author-X-Name-Last: Aderemi
Author-Name: Lydia Omolola Ojelade
Author-X-Name-First: Lydia Omolola
Author-X-Name-Last: Ojelade
Author-Name: Odunayo Femi Ogunsanwo
Author-X-Name-First: Odunayo Femi
Author-X-Name-Last: Ogunsanwo
Author-Name: Samson Oluwole Olowo
Author-X-Name-First: Samson Oluwole
Author-X-Name-Last: Olowo
Author-Name: Samuel Adekunle Efunbajo
Author-X-Name-First: Samuel Adekunle
Author-X-Name-Last: Efunbajo
Title: Economic growth and unemployment in Nigeria: an empirical perspective
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In the past decades, the Nigerian economy had experienced substantial economic growth before the economy slipped into recession in 2015. It is highly paradoxical that economic growth has not metamorphosed into employment generation in the country during these years. As such this study examined the relationship between economic growth and unemployment in Nigeria within the framework of ARDL and ECM. Consequently, the findings that originated from study could be summarised as follows: economic growth and unemployment rate have a significant positive relationship in the short run. This implies that the Nigerian economy experienced jobless growth in the short run but reverse is the case in the long run. Finally, this study recommends that if inclusive growth (unemployment reduction) is the goal of the policy makers in Nigeria, policies that will ensure increasing productivity in all the sectors of the economy and discouraging importation should be embarked upon in the country.
Journal: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
Pages: 622-634
Issue: 5/6
Volume: 18
Year: 2022
Keywords: economic growth; unemployment; jobless growth; ARDL; ECM; Nigeria; short run; long run.
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Author-Name: Damilola John Micah
Author-X-Name-First: Damilola John
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Author-Name: Ezekiel Tunde Omolayo
Author-X-Name-First: Ezekiel Tunde
Author-X-Name-Last: Omolayo
Title: Small-scale enterprise: exploring social adaptation of survival among traders in Akure, Nigeria
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This study examined creative and socio-cultural characteristics exhibited by small-scale traders which predicted success and survival in entrepreneurial activities in the city of Akure, Nigeria. Using Weber and Kalberg's Rationality, 600 traders were sampled in descriptive design, multistage sampling and quantitative and qualitative method. Respondents' mean age was 39.5. 66% earned less than N50,000 monthly incomes. Creativity skills like customer relationship (68.7%), complimentary cards (45.3%), decent dressing (68.7%) and brand name (31.2%) retained patronage. Apprenticeship (49.7%) contributed to creative knowledge. Cultural factors like spouse's partnership (31.5%), family size (63.0%), religion (69.0%) and age (62.0%) contributed to success. Interpersonal relationship (<em>x</em>² = 64.5; <em>P</em><0.000); dress code (<em>x</em>² = 24.3; <em>P</em><0.021); and apprenticeship (<em>x</em>² = 31.8; <em>P</em><0.030) were significant and predicted entrepreneurship success. Respondents showed that cultural and creative abilities served as social capital which drives patronage and adaptation of ventures. Social capital is required as prerequisite and recipe for success in small ventures.
Journal: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
Pages: 635-655
Issue: 5/6
Volume: 18
Year: 2022
Keywords: social capital; creative skills; cultural value; success; entrepreneurship; social adaptation; economic capital; traders; patronage; apprenticeship; small-scale enterprise.
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Author-Name: Ebuka Christian Ezenwafor
Author-X-Name-First: Ebuka Christian
Author-X-Name-Last: Ezenwafor
Author-Name: Adeola A. Ayodele
Author-X-Name-First: Adeola A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Ayodele
Author-Name: Blankson Governor Esiti
Author-X-Name-First: Blankson Governor
Author-X-Name-Last: Esiti
Title: E-service quality dimensions and customer satisfaction among users of automated saving platforms in a typical developing economy
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This study assesses the nexus between e-SQ model and customer satisfaction among the users of automated saving platforms in Nigeria. In a bid to achieve this objective, survey research design and quota sampling were used as research design and sampling method, respectively. A questionnaire was used while the study population comprises of active users of automated saving platforms that reside in Anambra state. Validity and reliability of the study were carried out using content validity and Cronbach's alpha coefficient, respectively. Formulated hypotheses were tested using multiple regressions via SPSS. The finding of this study revealed that website design, reliability, personalisation, ease of use and trust have appreciable effect on customer satisfaction while responsiveness does not have a significant impact on customer satisfaction. It was recommended that automated saving platforms' service providers should modify their technology to ensure that an average customer can easily access and navigable website the site with no glitch.
Journal: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
Pages: 566-580
Issue: 5/6
Volume: 18
Year: 2022
Keywords: e-service quality; customer satisfaction; automated saving platform; Nigeria.
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Author-Name: Mercy Ejovwokeoghene Ogbari
Author-X-Name-First: Mercy Ejovwokeoghene
Author-X-Name-Last: Ogbari
Author-Name: George Uzoma K. Chima
Author-X-Name-First: George Uzoma K.
Author-X-Name-Last: Chima
Author-Name: Favour O. Olarewaju
Author-X-Name-First: Favour O.
Author-X-Name-Last: Olarewaju
Author-Name: Edokpayi John Arasomwan
Author-X-Name-First: Edokpayi John
Author-X-Name-Last: Arasomwan
Author-Name: Chy Nwunde
Author-X-Name-First: Chy
Author-X-Name-Last: Nwunde
Title: Innovative leadership styles: innovative entrepreneurial leadership and sustainable economy - a case study of Asia, Europe and America
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This study seeks to investigate unique attributes of the most promising innovative leadership styles for sustaining business entrepreneurs and the world at large. An integrative literature review is adopted for this analytical paper including observing autocratic, democratic, laissez-faire, hierarchal, psychological, participative, directive, transactional and transformational/soft leadership, which is directed at gathering sufficient factual information from current reality to appropriately answer the research questions. The behavioural theory of Blake-Mouton Leadership Grid is an appropriate theoretical foundation for transformational soft leadership backed up with empirical evidence of distinguished leaders from three of the world's most advanced countries - Asia, Europe, and America. It is concluded that transformational and participative leadership are best combined. Hence, policy implications entail trust, knowledge-sharing and learning platforms as key mediators for choosing consultation levels and joint decision-making styles for unique contexts to induce optimum outcomes, given the ineffectiveness of 'one-size-fits-all' strategy in firms and countries.
Journal: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
Pages: 656-674
Issue: 5/6
Volume: 18
Year: 2022
Keywords: leadership styles; participative and transformational; soft copy leadership; innovative; entrepreneurial; sustainable economy; Asia; Europe; America.
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Author-Name: Busola E. Kehinde
Author-X-Name-First: Busola E.
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Author-Name: Olaleke Oluseye Ogunnaike
Author-X-Name-First: Olaleke Oluseye
Author-X-Name-Last: Ogunnaike
Author-Name: Omotayo A. Adegbuyi
Author-X-Name-First: Omotayo A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Adegbuyi
Author-Name: Oladele J. Kehinde
Author-X-Name-First: Oladele J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Kehinde
Author-Name: Ayodotun Stephen Ibidunni
Author-X-Name-First: Ayodotun Stephen
Author-X-Name-Last: Ibidunni
Author-Name: Daniel E. Ufua
Author-X-Name-First: Daniel E.
Author-X-Name-Last: Ufua
Author-Name: Simon O. Ilogho
Author-X-Name-First: Simon O.
Author-X-Name-Last: Ilogho
Author-Name: Segun Isaac Kehinde
Author-X-Name-First: Segun Isaac
Author-X-Name-Last: Kehinde
Title: Operational efficiency in higher education in Nigeria: a scale development
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This research paper presents a scale development of operational efficiency construct within the Higher Education Institution, specifically, in the Nigerian University context. The present study setting included the teaching staff of Covenant University Nigeria. This study adopted a multi-stage development of scale process using a survey method in which seven dimensions of operational efficiency were identified. These dimensions include; teaching, research and publication, recruitment and selection, community service, technology, training and development and effective communication. The results showed that there exists a multi-stage nature of operational efficiency within the Higher Educational Institution. The study, therefore, provided evidence of the scale's reliability and validity. The findings from the study propose a new approach to measure, evaluate operational efficiency within the higher educational institution system in Nigeria. It also shows the need to go beyond the traditional approach to efficiency.
Journal: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
Pages: 675-697
Issue: 5/6
Volume: 18
Year: 2022
Keywords: operational efficiency; technology; recruitment and selection; teacher quality; Nigerian higher educational sector; operational scale development.
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Author-Name: Ayodotun Stephen Ibidunni
Author-X-Name-First: Ayodotun Stephen
Author-X-Name-Last: Ibidunni
Title: Editorial: Sustainable Business Models for the Growth of Indigenous Businesses in Africa
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This special issue of the World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development (WREMSD) explores Sustainable Business Models for the Growth of Indigenous Businesses in Africa. The Special Issue was motivated by a desire to provide a robust collection of current theories and research on sustainable models for the growth of Indigenous Businesses in Africa.
Journal: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
Pages: 491-499
Issue: 5/6
Volume: 18
Year: 2022
Keywords: .
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Author-Name: V.T. Rakesh
Author-X-Name-First: V.T.
Author-X-Name-Last: Rakesh
Author-Name: Preetha Menon
Author-X-Name-First: Preetha
Author-X-Name-Last: Menon
Title: Pricing challenge in servitisation: can servitisation improve ecological sustenance?
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Servitisation is a business strategy adopted by companies worldwide. This paper attempts to find out whether servitisation is a runaway success and if not, the reasons for holding it. Further it is explored whether servitisation help improve the ecological well-being of a country. Methodology adopted was a systematic literature review. Results show that servitisation has been successful but not to the extent of companies adopting it as a blind strategy. Among the factors that led to its failure, pricing was the prominent factor as branded companies compete with local unorganised service providers. A pricing model incorporating brand equity would make it possible for branded companies to price their services right the first time itself. Researches show that the current cases of servitisation do not add much value towards the cause of ecological sustenance. But they also say that servitisation and sustainability complement each other, and commercial success of servitisation will enhance sustainability and therefore circular economy.
Journal: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
Pages: 137-155
Issue: 1/2
Volume: 18
Year: 2022
Keywords: servitisation; brand equity; customer equity; pricing models; industrial services; services marketing; deservitisation; circular economy; sustainability; ecological sustenance.
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Author-Name: Sandeep Sharda
Author-X-Name-First: Sandeep
Author-X-Name-Last: Sharda
Author-Name: Sanjeev Mishra
Author-X-Name-First: Sanjeev
Author-X-Name-Last: Mishra
Title: Sustainable spare parts inventory control using companywide interchangeability technique: perspective to petroleum and fertiliser industries
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Industries are using the conventional method for spare parts inventory control. The current practise leads to duplication and overstocking of spare parts on annual basis. This research aims to provide a sustainable approach for spare parts inventory control to nullify overstocking and account for leftover non-recommended spare parts. The framework includes a macro-level review to reflect the maximum level of total spare parts inventory and its associated cost for the existing factory warehouse. A proposed Inventory Control Matrix Model (ICMM) is used for the above analysis and is derived from Boston Consulting Group (BCG). During the project stage, sustainable procurement of spare parts can also be done using Companywide Interchangeability Implementation Model (CIIM). Six hypotheses are derived and tested statistically based on obtained responses of expert's for the suitability of this framework. The approach is also validated with a real case of the industry with indicative sustainable stock levels over conventional policies.
Journal: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
Pages: 156-174
Issue: 1/2
Volume: 18
Year: 2022
Keywords: sustainable spare parts inventory; companywide interchangeability; BCG; Boston Consulting Group; inventory control matrix model; companywide interchangeability implementation model; sustainable stock level; inventory management; entrepreneurship.
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Author-Name: Kumar Shalender
Author-X-Name-First: Kumar
Author-X-Name-Last: Shalender
Author-Name: Naman Sharma
Author-X-Name-First: Naman
Author-X-Name-Last: Sharma
Title: Integrating strategic flexibility and marketing system to achieve sustainable competitive advantage: conceptual refinement and framework
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The purpose of the research is to integrate strategic flexibility and the marketing system of an organisation. Using the extant literature, the study redefines the importance of the relationship between strategic flexibility and the firm's marketing system. Further, with real-world cases from the Passenger Vehicle (PV) segment of the Indian automobile industry, the study highlights the competitive advantage an automobile firm can have due to this integration. The authors then propose an integrative model comprising a strategic flexibility and marketing system in pivotal positions while describing prerequisites required to achieve such a successful integration. The integrative model also features a mediating factor of environment turbulence which could either amplify or attenuates the necessary degree of integration between strategic flexibility and marketing system. The study has implications for both academia and industry which are discussed in the concluding section of the research.
Journal: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
Pages: 175-194
Issue: 1/2
Volume: 18
Year: 2022
Keywords: automobile; customers; flexibility; marketing; performance; strategy; sustainability.
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Author-Name: Dafna Kariv
Author-X-Name-First: Dafna
Author-X-Name-Last: Kariv
Author-Name: Rico J. Baldegger
Author-X-Name-First: Rico J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Baldegger
Author-Name: Gavriela Kashy-Rosenbaum
Author-X-Name-First: Gavriela
Author-X-Name-Last: Kashy-Rosenbaum
Title: 'All you need is... entrepreneurial attitudes': a deeper look into the propensity to start a business during the COVID-19 through a gender comparison (GEM data)
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The COVID-19 captured entrepreneurs by surprise, and shocked in the first months of the pandemic, especially women entrepreneurs; yet, the initial stages of the 'shock' that crises induce, are still underexplored in the entrepreneurial research, though critical for the further venture creation act. The genders' perceptions of opportunity, fear of failure and motivations before and during the pandemic, are employed to predict propensity to start a business during this crisis. Results comparing the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) datasets between 2019 and 2020 suggest that while pandemic has been found to affect women more severely than men, women's perceived availability of opportunities during COVID-19 emerged more tightly related to financial motivations, as their main impetus to start a business. These findings reinforce the relevance of the theory of planned behaviour and bricolage to the contexts of gender and crises. Implications for research and practice are discussed.
Journal: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
Pages: 195-226
Issue: 1/2
Volume: 18
Year: 2022
Keywords: entrepreneurship; female entrepreneurship and pandemic; entrepreneurial motivation; crisis and shocks; new ventures under crises.
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