Pub Date : 2024-09-11DOI: 10.1080/15228916.2024.2400030
Daniel E. Ufua, Mamdouh Abdulaziz Saleh Al-Faryan, Fawwad M. Butt
This study explores the impact of insurance services and the sustainability of businesses in the Nigerian informal sector. The analysis relies on extant literature sourced from various sources to d...
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Pub Date : 2024-07-01DOI: 10.1080/15228916.2024.2370173
Sana Belgacem, Manel Hadriche, Fethi Belhaj
{"title":"Bank Supervision and bank’s Outcomes: The Case of Tunisia","authors":"Sana Belgacem, Manel Hadriche, Fethi Belhaj","doi":"10.1080/15228916.2024.2370173","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15228916.2024.2370173","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46981,"journal":{"name":"Journal of African Business","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141696020","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}
Pub Date : 2024-07-01DOI: 10.1080/15228916.2024.2368315
L. Barasa, Abdi Ahmad
{"title":"Determinants of Mobile Customer Relationship Management Adoption and Its Impact on Firm Performance in Kenya","authors":"L. Barasa, Abdi Ahmad","doi":"10.1080/15228916.2024.2368315","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15228916.2024.2368315","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46981,"journal":{"name":"Journal of African Business","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141713467","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}
Pub Date : 2024-06-30DOI: 10.1080/15228916.2024.2370176
Munyaradzi Mutsikiwa, William Makumbe
The advent of COVID-19 led to a wave of Mobile Car Markets (MCMs) as the Zimbabwean government enforced localised restrictions on people’s movement. As a result, MCMs have become a permanent featur...
{"title":"Consumer Perceptions and Intention to Recommend Mobile Car Markets: The Mediating Effect of Perceived Value","authors":"Munyaradzi Mutsikiwa, William Makumbe","doi":"10.1080/15228916.2024.2370176","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15228916.2024.2370176","url":null,"abstract":"The advent of COVID-19 led to a wave of Mobile Car Markets (MCMs) as the Zimbabwean government enforced localised restrictions on people’s movement. As a result, MCMs have become a permanent featur...","PeriodicalId":46981,"journal":{"name":"Journal of African Business","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141719851","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}
Pub Date : 2024-06-05DOI: 10.1080/15228916.2024.2361406
G. Amoako, Paul Omari, Hayford Amegbe, G. Agbemabiese, T. Ramayah
{"title":"The Mediating Effect of Online Brand Engagement on Customer Experience: An Emerging Market Perspective","authors":"G. Amoako, Paul Omari, Hayford Amegbe, G. Agbemabiese, T. Ramayah","doi":"10.1080/15228916.2024.2361406","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15228916.2024.2361406","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46981,"journal":{"name":"Journal of African Business","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-06-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141383232","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}
Pub Date : 2024-06-04DOI: 10.1080/15228916.2024.2361501
J. M. Kansheba, M. Marobhe
{"title":"Weathering the Unforeseen: The Interplay of Resilience and Innovation in Start-Up Performance Amidst Crisis","authors":"J. M. Kansheba, M. Marobhe","doi":"10.1080/15228916.2024.2361501","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15228916.2024.2361501","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46981,"journal":{"name":"Journal of African Business","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141266984","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}
Pub Date : 2024-06-03DOI: 10.1080/15228916.2024.2361506
Albert Martins, Kris Hilton, Grace Quaye, A. A. Khalid
{"title":"Relationship Marketing and Customer Loyalty: The Moderating Effect of Relationship Duration, Strength, and Intensity","authors":"Albert Martins, Kris Hilton, Grace Quaye, A. A. Khalid","doi":"10.1080/15228916.2024.2361506","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15228916.2024.2361506","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46981,"journal":{"name":"Journal of African Business","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-06-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141270492","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}
Pub Date : 2024-05-31DOI: 10.1080/15228916.2024.2361504
Shane Manasseh Maluleka, Eleanor Ross
There is a paucity of studies demonstrating how small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) adopt CSR interventions to enhance social and economic conditions of communities within which they operate....
{"title":"Ubuntu or Compliance? Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Owners of Small- Medium-Sized Enterprises in Johannesburg, South Africa Regarding Corporate Social Responsibility","authors":"Shane Manasseh Maluleka, Eleanor Ross","doi":"10.1080/15228916.2024.2361504","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15228916.2024.2361504","url":null,"abstract":"There is a paucity of studies demonstrating how small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) adopt CSR interventions to enhance social and economic conditions of communities within which they operate....","PeriodicalId":46981,"journal":{"name":"Journal of African Business","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141529881","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}
Pub Date : 2024-05-15DOI: 10.1080/15228916.2024.2352951
Welcome Kupangwa, Shelley M. Farrington, Elmarie Venter
{"title":"Value Sets of Business-owning Families: An Indigenous African Perspective","authors":"Welcome Kupangwa, Shelley M. Farrington, Elmarie Venter","doi":"10.1080/15228916.2024.2352951","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15228916.2024.2352951","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46981,"journal":{"name":"Journal of African Business","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140971873","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}
Pub Date : 2024-05-07DOI: 10.1080/15228916.2024.2348435
Sylvester Senyo Horvey, Jones Odei-Mensah
Underwriting is crucial for insurers’ performance and sustainability, yet empirical evidence on factors influencing its performance has received limited attention. Therefore, this study investigate...
{"title":"Factors Influencing Underwriting Performance of the Life and Non-Life Insurance Markets in South Africa: Exploring for Complementarities, Nonlinearities, and Thresholds","authors":"Sylvester Senyo Horvey, Jones Odei-Mensah","doi":"10.1080/15228916.2024.2348435","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15228916.2024.2348435","url":null,"abstract":"Underwriting is crucial for insurers’ performance and sustainability, yet empirical evidence on factors influencing its performance has received limited attention. Therefore, this study investigate...","PeriodicalId":46981,"journal":{"name":"Journal of African Business","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140939044","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}