Pub Date : 2023-09-19DOI: 10.1080/15228916.2023.2258024
Kaoutar Jamai, Ali Abidar, Hans De Steur, Xavier Gellynck
ABSTRACTIn today’s competitive markets, innovation is widely recognized as a critical driver of growth and sustainable development. It encompasses various forms such as product implementation, process improvement, marketing strategies, and organizational structures. Innovation creates value and ensures adaptability to an increasingly changing environment. Despite a multitude of investigations having been carried out to evaluate the correlation between innovation and performance, the majority of the scholarly attention has been directed toward technological innovation in developed nations. Regrettably, scant attention has been devoted to research endeavors investigating this relationship in emerging economies. This study aims to fill this gap by examining the impact of product, process, marketing, and organizational innovation on the financial and non-financial performances of firms operating in the labeled products subsector in Morocco, an area that remains unexplored. Using data from 70 firms, Partial Least Squares-Structural Equation Modeling was employed to test the hypotheses model. The findings revealed that while there was no significant effect of innovation type on the performance of labeled local products, it did lead to tendencies in this subsector. This study has meaningful implications for managers and policymakers on how to reinforce innovative strategies to generate future performance.KEYWORDS: Innovation typeperformancelabeled productPLS-SEMMorocco Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Notes1. Regions (=states) are currently the highest administrative divisions in Morocco.Additional informationFundingThe work was supported by the VLIR-UOS [MA2017TEA1444A103].
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ABSTRACTImperfect information is a major obstacle for agricultural businesses in developing countries. The resulting information asymmetry increases transaction costs and affects the behavior of market stakeholders. In Benin, market gardeners’ participation is limited by geographical isolation and poor communication and transport infrastructures. Information and communication technologies (ICTs) now offer a fast and less costly means of accessing and disseminating information for more active market participation. The aim of this article is to measure the contribution of ICTs to market participation by testing whether they improve participation. Using a recursive bivariate probit model, our results indicate that market gardeners who use ICT to access information have a higher frequency of market participation than those who do not. Cell phones, radios, and televisions lead to a 35.3%, 25.6% and 8% higher probability of market participation respectively than those who don’t use them. These results suggest that a platform for disseminating knowledge via ICT could be set up to increase market participation.KEYWORDS: AgricultureICTmarket participationtransaction costslBenin Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).
{"title":"Does ICTs Usage Facilitate Access to Market? An Empirical Evidence of Market Gardeners in Benin","authors":"Denis Acclassato Houensou, Sylvain Hekponhoue, Mahougbé Aimée-Gabrielle Soglo, Melain Modeste Senou","doi":"10.1080/15228916.2023.2257556","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15228916.2023.2257556","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACTImperfect information is a major obstacle for agricultural businesses in developing countries. The resulting information asymmetry increases transaction costs and affects the behavior of market stakeholders. In Benin, market gardeners’ participation is limited by geographical isolation and poor communication and transport infrastructures. Information and communication technologies (ICTs) now offer a fast and less costly means of accessing and disseminating information for more active market participation. The aim of this article is to measure the contribution of ICTs to market participation by testing whether they improve participation. Using a recursive bivariate probit model, our results indicate that market gardeners who use ICT to access information have a higher frequency of market participation than those who do not. Cell phones, radios, and televisions lead to a 35.3%, 25.6% and 8% higher probability of market participation respectively than those who don’t use them. These results suggest that a platform for disseminating knowledge via ICT could be set up to increase market participation.KEYWORDS: AgricultureICTmarket participationtransaction costslBenin Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).","PeriodicalId":46981,"journal":{"name":"Journal of African Business","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135784504","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 : 2023-07-25DOI: 10.1080/15228916.2023.2237832
Clement Nangpiire, Joaquim Silva, H. Alves
{"title":"Customer Engagement and Co-Creation/destruction: The Role of External Actors That Foster/Hinder Tourist/Hotel Interactive Experience","authors":"Clement Nangpiire, Joaquim Silva, H. Alves","doi":"10.1080/15228916.2023.2237832","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15228916.2023.2237832","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46981,"journal":{"name":"Journal of African Business","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43643526","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 : 2023-07-24DOI: 10.1080/15228916.2023.2239653
H. Duh, Helen Uzezi Wara
{"title":"Internal Branding of a University Business Through Building and Gaining from Employee-Based Brand Equity","authors":"H. Duh, Helen Uzezi Wara","doi":"10.1080/15228916.2023.2239653","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15228916.2023.2239653","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46981,"journal":{"name":"Journal of African Business","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45776989","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 : 2023-07-24DOI: 10.1080/15228916.2023.2237834
G. Acheampong, Oliver Kwabena Aggrey, A. S. Hansen
{"title":"To Explore or to Exploit? Opportunities, Dynamic Capabilities, and Performance of Maritime Enterprises in Ghana","authors":"G. Acheampong, Oliver Kwabena Aggrey, A. S. Hansen","doi":"10.1080/15228916.2023.2237834","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15228916.2023.2237834","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46981,"journal":{"name":"Journal of African Business","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45905078","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 : 2023-07-02DOI: 10.1080/15228916.2023.2230396
Saint Kuttu, Lord Mensah, Daniel Attah-Kyei
{"title":"Intellectual Capital Efficiency and Risk-Taking Behaviour of Insurance Companies in Ghana","authors":"Saint Kuttu, Lord Mensah, Daniel Attah-Kyei","doi":"10.1080/15228916.2023.2230396","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15228916.2023.2230396","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46981,"journal":{"name":"Journal of African Business","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42195525","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 : 2023-07-02DOI: 10.1080/15228916.2023.2230415
Mohammed Majeed, Seidu Alhassan, Charles Asare, Iddrisu Mohammed, Kwame Simpe Ofori
{"title":"Salesforce Social Media Use, Adaptive Selling Behaviour and Consumer Outcomes in Consumer Electronics: An Emerging Market Perspective","authors":"Mohammed Majeed, Seidu Alhassan, Charles Asare, Iddrisu Mohammed, Kwame Simpe Ofori","doi":"10.1080/15228916.2023.2230415","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15228916.2023.2230415","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46981,"journal":{"name":"Journal of African Business","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44608219","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 : 2023-06-26DOI: 10.1080/15228916.2023.2215579
Khadijah Jumanne Kishimba, J. Akande, P. Muzindutsi
{"title":"Macro Credit Risk Stress Testing in Tanzanian Banking Sector: A Global Vector Autoregressive (GVAR) Approach","authors":"Khadijah Jumanne Kishimba, J. Akande, P. Muzindutsi","doi":"10.1080/15228916.2023.2215579","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15228916.2023.2215579","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46981,"journal":{"name":"Journal of African Business","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44361475","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 : 2023-06-26DOI: 10.1080/15228916.2023.2227546
Daniel Ofori‐Sasu, Elikplimi Komla Agbloyor, Saint Kuttu, Joshua Yindenaba Abor
{"title":"Market Power and Bank Lending in Africa: The Role of Regulatory Policy","authors":"Daniel Ofori‐Sasu, Elikplimi Komla Agbloyor, Saint Kuttu, Joshua Yindenaba Abor","doi":"10.1080/15228916.2023.2227546","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15228916.2023.2227546","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46981,"journal":{"name":"Journal of African Business","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45522715","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 : 2023-06-21DOI: 10.1080/15228916.2023.2227544
A. Beebeejaun
{"title":"The Perception and Adoption of Shareholder Activism in Banks: The Case of Mauritius","authors":"A. Beebeejaun","doi":"10.1080/15228916.2023.2227544","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15228916.2023.2227544","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46981,"journal":{"name":"Journal of African Business","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-06-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49399608","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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