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Examining the Impact of the Separation of Ownership from Management on the Performance of Small and Medium Poultry Agribusinesses in Ghana 所有权与经营权分离对加纳中小型家禽农业企业绩效的影响研究
IF 1.9 Q3 BUSINESS Pub Date : 2023-01-09 DOI: 10.1080/15228916.2023.2165897
Cynthia Michaela Quaicoo, Richard Kwasi Bannor
ABSTRACT This study aimed to examine the relationship between the Separation of Ownership and Management (SOM) and the performance of poultry farms in Ghana. Binary Probit regression was used to examine the factors influencing SOM and the owner’s willingness to separate management from ownership. The Propensity Score Matching (PSM) model and Instrumental Variable Tobit Regression were used to analyze the impact of SOM on financial and non-financial performances. The results revealed that most farms studied had separate ownership and management roles, but owners still exerted the same amount of control over farm operations. SOM was determined to significantly impact the financial performance variable of total assets but did not impact total sales revenue and non-financial performance variables of employee satisfaction or corporate social responsibility. Owner’s demographics, perception and control variables, and farm characteristics have varying influences on the separation of ownership and management and the willingness to undertake the same.
摘要本研究旨在检验所有权和管理分离(SOM)与加纳家禽养殖场绩效之间的关系。二元Probit回归用于检验影响SOM的因素以及所有者将管理与所有权分离的意愿。采用倾向得分匹配(PSM)模型和工具变量托比特回归分析了SOM对财务和非财务绩效的影响。研究结果显示,大多数被研究的农场都有各自的所有权和管理角色,但所有者仍然对农场运营施加同样的控制。SOM被确定为显著影响总资产的财务绩效变量,但不影响总销售收入和员工满意度或企业社会责任的非财务绩效变量。所有者的人口统计、感知和控制变量以及农场特征对所有权和管理权的分离以及承担所有权和管理的意愿有不同的影响。
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Does Language Matter When Advertising to Africa’s Multilingual Audience? An ELM Study of Audience Language Preference and Responses 向非洲多语言受众做广告时语言重要吗?受众语言偏好与反应的ELM研究
IF 1.9 Q3 BUSINESS Pub Date : 2023-01-05 DOI: 10.1080/15228916.2022.2164413
A. A. Yeboah-Banin
ABSTRACT Choosing the most effective language is critical when advertising to multilingual audiences as the success of any advertising campaign depends on whether the audience “gets” the message. This paper argues that in Africa, “getting the message” is partly dependent on language given that indigenous languages, colonial legacy languages and blends between them compete for audience attention. Using Elaboration Likelihood Model (ELM) arguments, the study examines this possibility among a 1000 multilingual audience members in five cosmopolitan cities in Ghana. Findings show that advertisements are not consumed in a language vacuum and that language blends are the most appealing to the multilingual audience. The study also finds that attention to, and belief in advertisements are partly shaped by language preference. Besides these empirical contributions, the study positions the ELM as a viable theoretical lens for analyzing the implications of advertising language. Its use of an African sample to test the ELM’s assumptions also introduces novel evidence to the theory’s body of scholarship. Recommendations are made on how advertising practitioners and brand communicators may take advantage of language as an important segmentation criterion in advertising strategy.
摘要在向多语言受众做广告时,选择最有效的语言至关重要,因为任何广告活动的成功都取决于受众是否“理解”了信息。本文认为,在非洲,“获得信息”在一定程度上取决于语言,因为土著语言、殖民地遗留语言及其混合语言都在争夺观众的注意力。利用精化可能性模型(ELM)的论点,该研究在加纳五个国际大都市的1000名多语言受众中检验了这种可能性。研究结果表明,广告不是在语言真空中消费的,语言融合对多语言受众最具吸引力。研究还发现,对广告的关注和信念在一定程度上是由语言偏好决定的。除了这些实证贡献外,本研究还将ELM定位为分析广告语言含义的一个可行的理论视角。它使用非洲样本来测试ELM的假设,也为该理论的学术体系引入了新的证据。建议广告从业者和品牌传播者如何利用语言作为广告策略中的一个重要细分标准。
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Successful IT Entrepreneurship in Nigeria: The Contingent Role of Mentorship 尼日利亚成功的IT创业:导师制的应急作用
IF 1.9 Q3 BUSINESS Pub Date : 2022-11-02 DOI: 10.1080/15228916.2022.2141865
Akinyele Okeremi, L. Caesar
ABSTRACT This paper principally explores the determinants of successful information technology entrepreneurship in Nigeria’s IT sector. It further examines the moderating effect of mentorship (either by an IT practitioner or a non-IT practitioner) in the correlation between the independent variables of interest and dependent variable. Literature from the developed markets underscores a positive relationship between training and successful entrepreneurship. However, such relationship is seldom explored within the context of developing markets such as Nigeria. Thus, this paper explores the impact of specific factors such as IT-focused entrepreneurial training, being born by entrepreneur parents, business school training, faith in a supernatural and mentorship on IT entrepreneurial success A quantitative research design involving a web-based survey was used to collect data among 297 participants. All collected data were screened and analyzed using binary logistic regression and Exploratory Factor Analysis. The results showed that IT entrepreneurs who are born by entrepreneur parents are more likely to succeed than those without such family backgrounds. Also, the attendance of a business school is a significant predictive factor for IT entrepreneurial success in Nigeria. Surprisingly, no significant correlation exists between formal education in the IT field and IT entrepreneurial success. Further, no significant moderating effect of mentorship was present. This implies that IT entrepreneurs in Nigeria need to harness the benefits of entrepreneurial family background and business school education to sustainably grow their businesses and become successful. Also, committed federal government backing is needed to introduce innovative entrepreneurial initiatives to improve competence among IT entrepreneurs in Nigeria. General business/management training is needed besides conventional IT training as the former is a better predictor of success among IT entrepreneurs. Finally, trainings need to focus on building competencies for relationship management to aid access to resources for innovation and growth. Future studies should consider a qualitative approach to investigating the mediating impact of mentorship on IT entrepreneurship success in Nigeria.
摘要本文主要探讨了尼日利亚IT部门信息技术创业成功的决定因素。它进一步考察了导师制(由It从业者或非It从业者)对感兴趣的自变量和因变量之间相关性的调节作用。发达市场的文献强调了培训与成功创业之间的积极关系。然而,很少在尼日利亚等发展中市场的背景下探讨这种关系。因此,本文探讨了以IT为重点的创业培训、企业家父母的出生、商学院培训、对超自然现象的信仰和导师制等特定因素对IT创业成功的影响。采用基于网络的定量研究设计收集了297名参与者的数据。使用二元逻辑回归和探索性因素分析对所有收集的数据进行筛选和分析。结果表明,由企业家父母所生的IT企业家比没有这种家庭背景的企业家更有可能成功。此外,商学院的出勤率是尼日利亚IT创业成功的一个重要预测因素。令人惊讶的是,IT领域的正规教育与IT创业成功之间没有显著的相关性。此外,导师制没有显著的调节作用。这意味着尼日利亚的IT企业家需要利用创业家庭背景和商学院教育的好处,可持续地发展他们的企业并取得成功。此外,需要联邦政府的大力支持,以引入创新的创业举措,提高尼日利亚IT企业家的能力。除了传统的IT培训外,还需要一般的业务/管理培训,因为前者更能预测IT企业家的成功。最后,培训需要侧重于建立关系管理能力,以帮助获得创新和增长资源。未来的研究应考虑采用定性方法来调查导师制对尼日利亚IT创业成功的中介影响。
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Causal Nexus Between Ownership Structure, Dividend Policy and Financial Performance: A Bootstrap Panel Granger non-causality Analysis 股权结构、股利政策与财务绩效的因果关系:一个自举面板格兰杰非因果分析
IF 1.9 Q3 BUSINESS Pub Date : 2022-10-19 DOI: 10.1080/15228916.2022.2135941
Anis El Ammari, Chokri Terzi
ABSTRACT Regarding the causality nexus between the various dimensions of corporate governance (ownership structure, dividend policy) and financial performance (return on equity, return on assets, Tobin’s Q), the empirical results are mixed. Therefore, this study tries to examine the existence and the direction of causal relationship between these major indicators in an emerging economy, namely Tunisia for a sample of 375 firm-years observations during the period 1996–2020. This study applies a bootstrap panel Granger non-causality test which takes into account cross-sectional dependence and slope heterogeneity issues. Results show the existence of both unidirectional and bidirectional significant causal link between the pair of used variables. Overall, when comparing between Kónya and Dumitrescu and Hurlin approaches, the findings highlight and confirm the convergence of the direction of causality between all variables used in this study.
摘要关于公司治理的各个维度(股权结构、股息政策)与财务绩效(股本回报率、资产回报率、托宾Q)之间的因果关系,实证结果喜忧参半。因此,本研究试图在一个新兴经济体,即突尼斯,对1996-2020年期间375个企业年的观察样本,检验这些主要指标之间的因果关系的存在和方向。本研究采用bootstrap面板Granger非因果关系检验,该检验考虑了横截面依赖性和斜率异质性问题。结果表明,所用变量对之间存在单向和双向显著因果关系。总体而言,在比较Kónya、Dumitrescu和Hurlin方法时,研究结果强调并证实了本研究中使用的所有变量之间因果关系方向的收敛性。
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Detecting the PEX Like Domain of Matrix Metalloproteinase-14 (MMP-14) with Therapeutic Conjugated CNTs. 用治疗性共轭碳纳米管检测基质金属蛋白酶-14 (MMP-14) 的 PEX 类域。
IF 4.9 Q3 BUSINESS Pub Date : 2022-10-17 DOI: 10.3390/bios12100884
D Vieira, J Barralet, E J Harvey, G Merle

Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are essential proteins acting directly in the breakdown of the extra cellular matrix and so in cancer invasion and metastasis. Given its impact on tumor angiogenesis, monitoring MMP-14 provides strategic insights on cancer severity and treatment. In this work, we report a new approach to improve the electrochemical interaction of the MMP-14 with the electrode surface while preserving high specificity. This is based on the detection of the hemopexin (PEX) domain of MMP-14, which has a greater availability with a stable and low-cost commercial molecule, as a recognition element. This molecule, called NSC-405020, is specific of the PEX domain of MMP-14 within the binding pocket. Through the covalent grafting of the NSC-405020 molecule on carbon nanotubes (CNTs), we were able to detect and quantify MMP-14 using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy with a linear range of detection of 10 ng⋅mL-1 to 100 ng⋅mL-1, and LOD of 7.5 ng⋅mL-1. The specificity of the inhibitory small molecule was validated against the PEX domain of MMP-1. The inhibitor loaded CNTs system showed as a desirable candidate to become an alternative to the conventional recognition bioelements for the detection of MMP-14.

基质金属蛋白酶(MMPs)是直接参与细胞外基质分解的重要蛋白质,因此也参与了癌症的侵袭和转移。鉴于其对肿瘤血管生成的影响,对 MMP-14 的监测可为癌症的严重程度和治疗提供战略性见解。在这项工作中,我们报告了一种在保持高特异性的同时改善 MMP-14 与电极表面电化学相互作用的新方法。这种方法的基础是检测 MMP-14 的血卟啉(PEX)结构域,该结构域可以用一种稳定、低成本的商业分子作为识别元件。这种名为 NSC-405020 的分子对 MMP-14 结合袋中的 PEX 结构域具有特异性。通过将 NSC-405020 分子共价接枝到碳纳米管(CNT)上,我们能够利用电化学阻抗光谱检测和定量 MMP-14,其线性检测范围为 10 ng⋅mL-1 至 100 ng⋅mL-1, LOD 为 7.5 ng⋅mL-1 。该抑制性小分子针对 MMP-1 的 PEX 结构域的特异性得到了验证。载入抑制剂的 CNTs 系统是替代传统识别生物元素检测 MMP-14 的理想候选物。
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Bottom of the Pyramid (Bop) Younger Consumers’ Perspective of Service Industries: A Qualitative Exploration of Nigeria 金字塔底部(Bop)年轻消费者对服务业的看法:对尼日利亚的定性探索
IF 1.9 Q3 BUSINESS Pub Date : 2022-10-14 DOI: 10.1080/15228916.2022.2135942
Selen Savas-Hall, J. R. Hall, George G. Gresham
ABSTRACT Although BOP markets have gained the attention of academicians and practitioners in recent years, there has been little focus on the younger generations’ perspective, especially in Africa, on the felt/unfelt change in their markets. This study follows a qualitative approach by conducting in-depth interviews with Generation Z consumers to better understand the recent advancements and challenges in service industries of one of the biggest BOP markets – Nigeria. This study suggests that the use of technology and investments in Nigeria have improved its service industries; however, six main challenges still exist, including inequality, unemployment, institutional weaknesses, lack of infrastructure, lack of trust and lack of safety. We contributed to 4As market framework by examining how these six main challenges directly impact awareness, access, availability, and affordability in service industries in Nigeria. This research also suggests that the uniqueness of BOP markets should be considered when customizing strategies, and that practitioners should reexamine their current efforts in BOP markets to become more effective and efficient with their innovations. We also aim to provide insights on various research ideas that academicians could further develop.
摘要尽管近年来BOP市场受到了学者和从业者的关注,但年轻一代(尤其是非洲的年轻一代)对其市场感知/不感知变化的看法却很少受到关注。本研究采用定性方法,对Z世代消费者进行深入采访,以更好地了解最大的BOP市场之一尼日利亚服务业的最新进展和挑战。这项研究表明,尼日利亚的技术使用和投资改善了其服务业;然而,六个主要挑战仍然存在,包括不平等、失业、制度弱点、缺乏基础设施、缺乏信任和缺乏安全。我们通过研究这六个主要挑战如何直接影响尼日利亚服务业的意识、获取、可用性和可负担性,为4A的市场框架做出了贡献。这项研究还表明,在定制战略时,应考虑BOP市场的独特性,从业者应重新审视他们目前在BOP市场所做的努力,以通过他们的创新变得更加有效和高效。我们还旨在为院士们提供各种研究思路的见解,以供他们进一步发展。
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Toward a Bourdieusian Perspective on the Tribe and Organisations 走向布迪厄式的部落与组织观
IF 1.9 Q3 BUSINESS Pub Date : 2022-10-07 DOI: 10.1080/15228916.2022.2131031
William Phanuel Kofi Darbi, C. Agyei
ABSTRACT The article aims to contribute to the under-developed research on pro-tribal behavior in organizations, by building on existing studies that focus either on economic or non-economic motivations and drivers of pro-tribal behavior at either individual, organizational, or societal levels of analysis. Drawing on Bourdieu’s social practice theory, we show how a multiplicity of drivers and motivations for pro-tribal behavior in the organization could emerge, interrelate and evolve by offering a new perspective that account for the interplay between economic and non-economic motivations; agency and structurally constrained aspects of human action; and the multiple levels of influences on pro-tribal behavior that extant studies have yet to fully explicate.
摘要本文旨在通过在现有研究的基础上,从个人、组织或社会层面分析经济或非经济动机以及亲部落行为的驱动因素,为组织中亲部落行为研究的不足做出贡献。根据布迪厄的社会实践理论,我们展示了组织中亲部落行为的多种驱动因素和动机是如何产生、相互关联和演变的,方法是提供一个新的视角来解释经济动机和非经济动机之间的相互作用;人类行动的机构和结构约束方面;以及现存研究尚未完全阐明的对亲部落行为的多个层面的影响。
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Ethical Behavior of Firms and Foreign Direct Investments in African Settings: The Moderating Effect of Judicial Independence 非洲企业的道德行为和外国直接投资:司法独立的调节作用
IF 1.9 Q3 BUSINESS Pub Date : 2022-09-23 DOI: 10.1080/15228916.2022.2126591
Imen Khelil, Achraf Guidara, Hichem Khlif
ABSTRACT This paper examines the relationship between ethical behavior of firms and foreign direct investments in African countries and tests whether the judicial independence moderates this association. The sample includes 108 country-year observations over a period of 2014–2017. Findings show that the ethical behavior of firms is positively associated with foreign direct investment. Similarly, judicial independence has a positive and significant effect on the same variable. When testing for the moderating effects of judicial independence, the association between ethical behavior of firms and foreign direct investment remains positive and significant for high judicial independence sub-sample, while it becomes insignificant for countries characterized by low judicial independence. The findings highlight the importance of business ethics in attracting foreign direct investment inflows in African countries. It also emphasizes the need to consider the role played by high judicial independence in strengthening this association. These results signal to policy makers in African countries the importance of adopting enforcing rules obliging firms to act ethically and strengthening judicial independence.
摘要本文考察了企业道德行为与在非洲国家的外国直接投资之间的关系,并检验了司法独立是否调节了这种关系。样本包括2014-2017年108个国家/年的观测结果。研究结果表明,企业的道德行为与外国直接投资呈正相关。同样,司法独立对同一变量也有显著的正向影响。在对司法独立的调节效应进行检验时,高司法独立子样本的企业道德行为与外商直接投资之间存在显著正相关关系,而低司法独立子样本的企业道德行为与外商直接投资之间存在不显著正相关关系。调查结果强调了商业道德在吸引外国直接投资流入非洲国家方面的重要性。它还强调必须考虑高度司法独立在加强这种联系方面所发挥的作用。这些结果向非洲国家的决策者发出了一个信号,即采取强制规则迫使企业遵守道德规范和加强司法独立的重要性。
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A Success versus Failure Prediction Model for Small Firms 小企业成功与失败预测模型
IF 1.9 Q3 BUSINESS Pub Date : 2022-09-05 DOI: 10.1080/15228916.2022.2119015
Kaviraj Bangarigadu, R. Nunkoo
ABSTRACT Understanding the reasons behind the success and failure of SMEs is an important research endeavor. This study develops a success versus prediction model for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Data were collected from SMEs in Mauritius. Both models were found to be valid and reliable and had good prediction accuracies. The full model, however, was found to have a slight advantage over the reduced model. Capital, financial record keeping and control, management experience, business planning and use of professional advisors were significant predictors SMEs’ success. The theoretical implications of the findings are discussed. The study also provides practical implications for stakeholders.
了解中小企业成功与失败背后的原因是一项重要的研究工作。本研究为中小企业(SMEs)开发了一个成功与预测模型。数据收集自毛里求斯的中小企业。结果表明,两种模型均有效可靠,预测精度较高。然而,我们发现完整模型比简化模型有一点优势。资金、财务记录保存和控制、管理经验、业务规划和使用专业顾问是中小企业成功的重要预测因素。讨论了研究结果的理论意义。该研究还为利益相关者提供了实际意义。
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Exploring the Giving Strategies, Opportunities, and Challenges of Corporate Foundations in Ghana 探索加纳企业基金会的捐赠策略、机会和挑战
IF 1.9 Q3 BUSINESS Pub Date : 2022-09-02 DOI: 10.1080/15228916.2022.2117925
D. B. Osei, I. Alagidede
ABSTRACT While studies on corporate philanthropy have blossomed in recent times, little is known empirically about its practice formalized through foundations. Drawing on semi-structured interviews with seven corporate foundations, this paper explored the giving strategies, opportunities, and challenges of corporate foundations in Ghana. Our findings based on thematic analysis revealed that corporate foundations rely on a combination of strategies (request, media-lead, adoption, and contest) to identify potential beneficiaries and implement their giving programs. Further evidence indicates that giving of corporate foundations presents opportunities to the foundations themselves (serve society, get partnership offers from other companies, and obtain goodwill from the public) and their parent companies (indirect business and advertising opportunities). Nonetheless, corporate foundation giving is constrained by insufficient funding, lack of support from stakeholders, managing expectations of individuals, poor maintenance culture, and cultural rites. The findings have implications for practitioners as it present insights that could serve as a model to guide new entrants into the corporate foundation landscape of developing economies. In addition, the findings could assist the development of government interventions necessary to foster more formalized corporate giving.
近年来,关于企业慈善事业的研究如火如荼,但从实证的角度来看,通过基金会进行的慈善实践却鲜为人知。通过对七家企业基金会的半结构化访谈,本文探讨了加纳企业基金会的捐赠策略、机遇和挑战。我们基于主题分析的研究结果显示,企业基金会依靠多种策略(请求、媒体引导、采用和竞赛)来确定潜在的受益者并实施他们的捐赠计划。进一步的证据表明,企业基金会的捐赠给基金会本身(服务社会,获得其他公司的合作机会,获得公众的好感)和母公司(间接的商业和广告机会)提供了机会。然而,企业基金会的捐赠受到资金不足、缺乏利益相关者的支持、个人的管理期望、不良的维护文化和文化习俗等因素的制约。研究结果对从业人员具有启示意义,因为它提供的见解可以作为一个模型,指导新进入者进入发展中经济体的企业基金会景观。此外,研究结果还有助于制定必要的政府干预措施,以促进更正式的企业捐赠。
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