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Asset specificity, inter-firm ecosystem, firm adaptability and supply chain integration
(Emerald, 2024-12-25) Nakayima, Farida; Namagembe, Sheila; Kabagambe, Levi; Ntayi, Joseph; Muhwezi, Moses
Purpose This study investigates the effect of asset specificity, inter-firm ecosystem and firm adaptability on supply chain integration. The study also investigates the mediation effect of firm adaptability on the relationship between asset specificity and supply chain integration and inter-firm ecosystem and supply chain integration. Design/methodology/approach This research applied a quantitative research methodology to investigate the interdependencies between study variables. A disproportionate stratified simple random sampling technique was used to select the firms that participated in the study. As a result, 103 food processing firms were selected from a total population of 345 firms located in Kampala district. Findings The findings reveal that the direct relationship between asset specificity and supply chain integration and inter-firm ecosystem and supply chain integration was found positive but insignificant. Both asset specificity and inter-firm ecosystem are associated positively with firm adaptability. A partial mediation was established between asset specificity and SCI while a full mediation effect was found in inter-firm ecosystem and SCI. Research limitations/implications The study used perceptual measures to obtain responses on the various constructs investigated and how these constructs relate. To avoid biasing the results, key suppliers and customers were not involved due to multi-level relationships that they maintain with various firms. Originality/value This study contributes to existing studies by applying two theories. First, the study applies the Transaction Cost Theory to study the effect of asset specificity on supply chain integration. Secondly, the Complexity Adaptive System Theory was applied to examine the influence of firm adaptability and inter-firm ecosystem on supply chain integration. Few studies have focused on the effect of inter-firm ecosystem in the supply chain; yet, SCI involves network of various player making supply chains complex This study is among the few studies that have focused on adaptability in the food processing sector in a developing country like Uganda.
Asset specificity, relational governance, firm adaptability and supply chain integration
(Emerald, 2023-12-07) Nakayima, Farida; Ntayi, Joseph; Namagembe, Sheila; Kabagambe, Levi; Muhwezi, Moses
Purpose This study investigates how asset specificity, relational governance and firm adaptability relate with supply chain integration (SCI), considering selected food processing firms (FPFs) in Uganda. Design/methodology/approach This study applies a quantitative research methodology. This research draws on a sample of 103 FPFs that have been selected from a population of 345 FPFs located in Kampala district. Hypothesis testing was done using Smart PLS version 3. Findings Asset specificity has a significant positive relationship with SCI, and firm adaptability partially mediates this relationship. Also, there is a full mediation impact of firm adaptability on the relationship between relational governance and SCI. Research limitations/implications This study focused on perceptual measures to get responses from managers on the level of integration with key suppliers and customers, yet firms deal with a number of suppliers and customers. Originality/value This study contributes to existing literature on SCI by applying the transaction cost theory. The study focuses on the influence of asset specificity, relational governance and firm adaptability on SCI in the food processing sector. Literature on relational governance in supply chain using the transaction cost theory remains scanty. Few studies have also focused on firm adaptability as a mediator in the FPS with specific focus on Uganda, yet the sector is highly faced with uncertain events. The uncertain events in the sector and in developing countries call for adaptive strategies. Additionally, this study is the first to use firm adaptability to mediate the influence of asset specificity and relational governance on SCI more so in a developing country like Uganda where the FPS is one of the most important in the economy.
Enhancing water and sanitation project performance in a developing economy: Role of governance mechanisms and risk management practices
(Cogent Business & Management, 2023) Tukamuhabwa, Benjamin R.; Mutebi, Henry; Akandwanaho, Enoth; Kabagambe, Levi; Tumukunde, Ivan
This paper investigates the relationship between governance mechanisms, risk management practices and performance of water and sanitation projects in Uganda. A quantitative cross-sectional survey was conducted with a sample of 66 water and sanitation projects in South-western Uganda. Data were collected using self-administered structured questionnaires and analyzed by using SmartPls Structural Equation modeling. The results revealed positive and significant relationships between the following pairs of variables: contractual governance and project performance, relational governance and risk management practices, and risk management practices and project performance. However, the hitherto hypothesized positive and significant relationships between relational governance and project performance, and contractual governance and risk management practices were not supported. Furthermore, it was established that risk management practices fully mediate in the relationship between relational governance and project performance, whereas they do not mediate between contractual governance and project performance. The fundamental contribution of this article to the project management literature is the confirmation that risk management practices act as mechanisms through which relational governance helps to maximize project performance in the context of water and sanitation projects in a developing country.
Exploring Stakeholder’s understanding of procurement performance expectations gap in public works contracts in Uganda’s district local governments (DLG): A qualitative Analysis of results
(Research Gate, 2021) Kalinzi, Charles; Ntayi, Joseph; Muhwezi, Moses; Kabagambe, Levi
There are varying opinions of how the procurement performance expectations gap (PPEG) is interpreted from a stakeholder’s perspective. This study borrowed this concept from auditing and marketing fields in order to replicate it in procurement management. The study was guided by the research question: How do the different stakeholders with different needs and interests, perceive the PPEG in roadworks contracts in DLGs in Uganda? The “Technical Personnel” and the “Road users” were selected as respondents, with technical explanations provided for each stakeholder group to avoid overlap. 33 Key informants in two categories of technical personnel and roadusers were selected using purposive sampling, all from the four regions of Uganda. Semi-structured interview guides were used to gain insight into understanding PPEG, interviews were audio recorded, and data was subjected to rigorous statistical analysis using ATLAS.ti software. A set of variables was synthesized and inductively categorized under three emerging themes of (1) laxity in performance efficiency, (2) laxity in performance effectiveness, (3) low level of community satisfaction. This set of themes explain the general laps in procurement performance expectations gap in roadworks contracts in DLGs in Uganda. This study contributes to an improved understanding of PPEG and how they are responsible for creating a performance gap in the stakeholder’s own perspective. Results confirmed the existence of a performance gap, that must be urgently addressed.
Performance Expectations Gap in Public Works Contracts: A Theoretical Review
(PrAcademics Press, 2018) Kalinzi, Charles; Ntayi, Joseph; Muhwezi, Moses; Kabagambe, Levi
Research addressing performance expectations gap in public procurement is sparse. The studies addressing expectation gaps are predominantly in auditing (see (Adams & Evans, 2004; Brennan, 2006; Humphrey, Moizer, & Turley, 1993)). Other studies have focused mainly on customer value (Ancarani, 2009) and service quality (Bolton & Drew, 1991; Cronin, Taylor, & Taylor, 1992; Parasuraman, Zeithaml, & Berry, 1985; Zeithaml, Berry, & Parasuraman, 1996), using a marketing lens. We see certain aspects of expectations gap discussed in marketing and auditing discipline that resemble what is occurring in public procurement today. This study intends to borrow this concept and use it to investigate and document procurement performance expectations gap using a theoretical lens, that could explain the performance lapses in public works contracts with a conceptual model that will later be used to improve the public procurement performance expectation gaps in DLGs in Uganda.
Supply Chain Quality Integration in Manufacturing Firms: Examining the Role of Intellectual Capital and Absorptive Capacity In a Developing Economy
(ORSEA JOURNAL, 2023) Kabagambe, Levi; Tukamuhabwa, Benjamin; Mutebi, Henry; Otaryebwa, Mike
This paper explores the direct relationship between intellectual capital and supply chain quality integration (SCQI). Furthermore, the indirect effect of intellectual capital through absorptive capacity is also explored. Based on the resource-based view, dynamic capabilities perspective and relational view, a theoretical model developed from the extant literature was empirically validated through a cross-sectional survey of 101 manufacturing firms in Uganda. The data were analysed by using correlations and regressions. The findings revealed that intellectual capital has a positive and significant effect on absorptive capacity – absorptive capacity also positively and significantly influences SCQI. Moreover, intellectual capital significantly influences SCQI both directly and indirectly through the partial mediation of absorptive capacity. The fundamental novelty of this article is contribution to the limited empirical studies on SCQI and its antecedents by incorporating the three components of intellectual capital besides unveiling empirical evidence confirming the partial mediating role of absorptive capacity in the intellectual capital- SCQI relationship in manufacturing firms in a developing country context.
The Adoption of Management Controls From A Complex Adaptive Systems Perspective
(International Journal Vallis Aurea, 2021) Mandre, Joshua; Kagaari, James; Kabagambe, Levi; Ntayi, Joseph M.
The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether self-organization predicts of adoption of management controls in manufacturing firms. The study employed the lens of complex adaptive systems theory to investigate the research question. The study used a cross-sectional survey to collect data from 202 manufacturing firms with the use of a multi-dimensional self-administered questionnaire Data were analyzed quantitatively using PLS-SEM. The findings indicate a positive relationship between innovativeness, emergence and adoption of management controls. The hypothesis for networks of interaction was not supported
The internationalization of small to medium-sized enterprises: do all levels in international networking matter?
(Journal of small business and enterprise development., 2020) Ahimbisibwe, Godwin M.; Ntayi, Joseph M.; Ngoma, Mohammed; Bakunda, Geofrey; Kabagambe, Levi
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether each level in international networking (network extension, network penetration and network integration) matters in the internationalization of small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Design/methodology/approach – The study adopted a cross-sectional and correlational research design. The data were collected through a questionnaire survey of 206 exporting SMEs in Uganda. The study employed a structural equation modelling (SEM) technique using partial least square (PLS) to test the hypothesis. Findings – The findings revealed that network extension and network integration do matter in SMEs’ internationalization, while network penetration does not. Practical implications – SMEs in developing countries need to concentrate on network extension and network integration levels to successfully internationalize their operations. Originality/value – The study provides initial evidence on whether network extension, network penetration and network integration matter in SMEs’ internationalization in developing countries like Uganda.

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