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Adoption of Islamic banking in a non-Islamic country: evidence from Uganda
(Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research, 2020) Bananuka, Juma; Katamba, David; Nalukenge, Irene; Kabuye, Frank; Sendawula, Kasimu
This paper aims to examine the concept and practice of Islamic banking in the context of a non-Islamic country such as Uganda. Semi-structured interviews were used to elicit the strategies banks may use to ensure that the Islamic banking system is successful and to ascertain those factors that may hinder its success. Chief executive officers of business associations, heads of committees on Islamic banking and religious leaders were interviewed. The strategies used by financial institutions in ensuring the adoption of Islamic banking are now known such as “creating awareness of Islamic banking’s mode of operation among existing and potential clients.” The findings also show that factors such as “lack of trust among clients” may hinder the success of Islamic banking. The research findings are useful for informing the deliberations of regulators, the business community and financial institutions. The results are applicable only to those countries in the preparation stages of adopting Islamic banking services for the first time, but they could be generalized to any new product launch in any country.
Between Western hegemony and local appropriateness of CSR practices in developing countries – The process of contextualization in the agricultural industry of Uganda.
(AGRI-QUEST, 2017) Feldkamp, Niko; Wickert, Christopher; Katamba, David; Tindiwensi, Catherine; Seruma, Andrew
In the past years, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has been developed to be considered as a crucial tool that can significantly enhance development in southern countries. However, CSR has shortcomings, that were recently intensively discussed in research. In this regard, CSR was often associated with western hegemony. However, not only the CSR research is strongly characterized through a western perspective. Also, developed CSR practices in emerging countries are driven by western-hosted multinational enterprises (MNE) or standards as for example ISO 26000, that were developed in a western context. Previous studies have shown, that such understanding did not always lead to indented benefits in emerging countries. Even though previous research emphasized the existing tension between international standards and local appropriateness, an examination of the process of contextualization has not been established yet. Therefore, this work aims on developing a concept, that leads to positive impacts by implementing CSR practices in the developing country context. For that purpose, an explanatory study with a trip of in total three weeks to Uganda has been conducted. Thus, local voices and perspectives could be incorporated that can provide a valuable supplement to the current literature. Finally, the results show a concept of contextualization of western based CSR practices in a developing country context.
Codes of Conduct in the Ugandan Coffee Industry: Do They Affect Ethical Behavior?
(AGRI-QUEST, 2016) Lekkerkerker, Floris; Wickert, Christopher; Katamba, David; Seruma, Andrew
The adoption and implementation of codes of conduct is an instrument to demonstrate Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). The incorporation of these codes is often associated with less perceived wrongdoing in organizations. The research objective is to answer: “how does the adoption and implementation of codes of conduct affect ethical behavior in the Ugandan coffee industry, and which tensions occur during this implementation?” To answer this question, thirteen semi-structured interviews have been conducted in the country of origin. The interviewees are different players in the Ugandan coffee industry and value chain (VC), amongst which are members of development organizations, coffee researchers, coffee association members, and rural coffee farmers. Data gathered in this study suggests that adoption and implementation of codes of conduct are positively affected by high levels of VC-integration, civil society pressure, empowerment of VC-players, and when the VC-player was a member of an association or a cooperative. However, the study found that VC-players also experienced tensions which arose from unethical behavior and transaction costs and which had a negative effect on code adoption and implementation. Nevertheless, this study also found evidence that VC-players who incorporated codes of conduct are perceived to behave more ethically. The relationship between code of conduct adoption and ethical behavior is amplified by principles of execution, which are the communication of codes, training and education and the presence of enforcing mechanisms. Furthermore, the role of trust and commitment is not to be underestimated in reinforcing this relationship. Additionally, ethical behavior appears to have a positive effect on productivity and ultimately competitiveness. Based on these findings, a conceptual model is presented.
Community involvement and development: An inter-marriage of ISO 26000 and millennium development goals
(International Journal of Social Economics, 2014) Katamba, David; Nkiko, Cedric Marvin; Tushabomwe Kazooba, Charles; Kemeza, Imelda; Babiiha Mpisi, Sulayman
The purpose of this paper is to explore how ISO 26000 inter-marries with millennium development goals (MDGs) with a view to demonstrate and recommend how businesses can successfully use this intermarriage to solve society problems. Design/methodology/approach – Case methodology was used to investigate how a company can use the social responsibility standard, ISO 26000, to guide its corporate social responsibility (CSR) aimed at contributing to MDGs. The paper focussed on the CSR dimension of community involvement and development (CI&D) interventions in health-related MDGs (4, 5 and 6). Data collection was by semi-structured interviews with CSR managers of the studied company, plus non-participant observation of CSR activities and projects. In order to develop a framework within which the collected data could be analyzed, the authors employed pattern-matching, explanation building and time series analysis. For generalization purposes of findings, the authors were guided by the “adaptive theory approach. Findings – The intermarriage is much revealed in health and wellness. This intermarriage also reveals cross-cutting issues which support universal access to health care and prevent illnesses. Lastly, the intermarriage is symbiotic in nature, that is, MDGs contribute what to achieve while ISO 26000 contributes how to achieve. Research limitations/implications – The case study (Uganda Baati Ltd, - UBL) that informed this research is a subsidiary company of a multinational, SAFAL Group. This provided an indication that global or trans-national forces drive CSR/CI&D at UBL. Thus, the findings may not fit directly with a company that has a local/national focus of its CSR/CI&D. Practical implications – The paper presents guidelines to use and localize this intermarriage so as to focus CSR on global socio-economic development priorities, identify strategic stakeholders, and pathways to solutions for complex CI&D issues. Originality/value – This research advances the Post-2015 MDG Development Agenda suggested during the United Nations MDG Summit in 2010 which called for academic contributions on how MDGs can be realized even after 2015.
Corporate social responsibility management in Uganda Lessons, challenges, and policy implications
(International Journal of Social Economics., 2012) Katamba, David; Tushabomwe Kazooba, Charles; Babiiha Mpisi, Sulayman; Nkiko, Cedric M.; Nabatanzi-Muyimba, Annet K.; Kekaramu, Jean H.
The purpose of this study is to investigate how business enterprises in Uganda manage their corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities and projects. Design/methodology/approach – The investigations focused on a limited number of management facets. Using a cross-sectional survey design, the researchers collected data through both qualitative and quantitative methodologies. These included semi-structured interviews with managers of selected enterprises, as well as non-participant observation of CSR activities and projects. Findings – The findings show unbalanced engagement in CSR for business managers in Uganda. Managers are largely motivated towards CSR by external factors such as attracting and retaining customers, enhancing reputation and operational efficiencies to achieve competitive advantage, rather than internal factors such as CSR policies, employee welfare and CSR reporting. Another significant finding is that the responsibility to initiate, administer, and monitor CSR activities is largely vested in middle-level managers. These factors pose many challenges to CSR implementation amongst managers in Uganda. Originality/value – This study was a follow-up of a baseline survey, “CSR in Uganda: perceptions, approaches, and needs of companies”, which was conducted earlier by the lead researcher. The value of this paper is that it provides an in-depth insight into the status of CSR management in Uganda, which in turn will help both the public and private sectors to identify potential gaps, weaknesses and/or needs for improvement. In the long run, this will improve the image, development impact and performance of CSR undertakings for the benefit of all stakeholders in Uganda
The Creation and Trade of Value in the Coffee Value Chain in Uganda
(AGRI-QUEST, 2016) Honstede, Merijn L. van; Wickert, Christopher; Katamba, David; Seruma, Andrew
Stakeholder theory focuses on the creation and trade of value and how stakeholders jointly interact to create this value. What is still largely unexplored however is how stakeholders can create and trade this value? Moreover, how is value given sense to and made sense of and how do stakeholders interpret the concept of value? Method: This was tested through interviewing stakeholders in the coffee value chain in Uganda, alongside supporting documents to triangulate the empirical data found. Findings: Stakeholders seems to enable creation and trade of value by coffee production improvements, farmers’ income enhancement and social environment utilization of stakeholders. Inhibiting factors are suggested to be the characteristics of farmers and resource limitations faced by stakeholders. Most sensegiving efforts of production education, Training of Trainees and example farms are suggested to come from cooperatives and external actors and were either accepted or rejected by chain actors. Stakeholders interpret value differently as cooperatives and external actors’ utility function seem to be driven by economic, social and ecological values whereas chain actors were more driven by economic and social values. Implications: This research has shed more light on how stakeholders create and trade value, the concept of value, and how value is given sense to and made sense of. This has implications stakeholder theory researchers and practitioners active in cooperatives or external roles in agricultural chains as well as wider implications for other sectors and countries.
The CSR Communications and Reporting Landscape in Developing Countries
(Springer, Cham, 2017) Katamba, David; Nkiko, Cedric M.
Despite the global trends shaping Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Communications and Reporting (CSR C&R), which trends advocate for quality, reliable and accurate CSR messages, developing countries’ CSR C&R is still lagging behind. For example, much as the most common channels of CSR C&R are annual reports, website postings, newsletters, etc., , to a large extent, these CSR C&R fail to differentiate between material and non-material CSR issues that should be communicated. This is evidenced by most of the CSR C&R messages from companies and organizations in these countries, produced and issued to the audiences at below Global Reporting Initiatives (GRI) 4 minimum standards. In a promising development though, traces of the relationship between ‘Speech Act Theory (SAT)’ and ‘Sense-making Theory (SMT)’, have been found to be helpful in understanding how stakeholders targeted by these CSR messages in developing countries endeavor to extract and make meaning and use of this information/ message. Hence, as a contribution to knowledge, this chapter provides the ‘Kata- Nkiko Framework.’ This framework explains the state of Integrated CSR Communications and Reporting (CSR C&R) in developing countries. Additionally, it advances critical points, which, if observed, will allow the CSR C&R from these countries to be credible, and sense can be made out of it. Lastly, from this framework, a concept, “Sense-Act” of CSR information is fronted in the debate on CSR C&R for the first time. It is derived from roots of “Sense-making Theory,” and “Speech Act Theory”.
Ethical Dilemmas in Uganda’s Agribusinesses
(AGRI-QUEST, 2016) Nkiko, Cedric M.; Katamba, David; Wickert, Christopher
This brief provides a compilation of key business ethical dilemmas that impact the broader business climate in relation to several agribusiness value chains (VC) which AGRIQUEST1 is studying in Uganda. The VC are Dairy, Seed, Cassava, Potato, and Rice value chains. By showcasing these ethical dilemmas and their harmful impacts on these value chains, this brief aims to provide important background knowledge for capacity building of agribusiness players and their ability to recognize and effectively manage or deal with various ethical dilemmas. This policy brief also provides empirical documentation of the repercussions of not dealing with these dilemmas.
Extending Sustainability Objectives Across Supplier Networks: An Exploratory Study of the Agricultural Industry in Uganda
(AGRI-QUEST., 2016) Gronheid, Mart; Wickert, Christopher; Katamba, David; Seruma, Andrew
This study aims to develop a better understanding of how organizations within agricultural supply chains extend sustainability objectives across a network of suppliers. There has been extensive focus in the literature on sustainable supplier management practices focusing on first-tier suppliers, but little is known on how firms reach out to subsuppliers, as one of the main challenges for companies is the identification of its subsuppliers. This study focuses first on the activities of the focal firm, second on the perception sub-suppliers have of these activities and finally on the role of service providers towards the implementation of sustainable initiatives across suppliers in multiple agricultural supply chains. The findings suggest a lack of integration of subsuppliers in the supply chain, and subsuppliers stated a tendency for ‘mandated’ management practices when sustainability efforts were extended to them. These initiatives are characterized by high participation costs for sub-suppliers and uncertain benefits and resulted in not fully committed sub-suppliers. A shared vision by all parties within the supply chain relationship, is developing collaborative management practices that receives full support from all parties involved. Especially the involvement of service providers within the supply chains exhibit these collaborative practices that amplify the adoption of sustainable practices by sub-suppliers. This study addresses the management of sub-suppliers through a sustainable supply chain perspective and provides insights that enhance the understanding of sub-supplier management practices focused on sustainability initiatives that can serve further research and development of theory. Managerial implications, limitations, and opportunities for further research are detailed.
Integrating corporate social responsibility into efforts to realize millennium development goals: Lessons from Uganda
(World Journal of Entrepreneurship, 2014) Katamba, David; Nkiko, Cedric Marvin; Tushabomwe-Kazooba, Charles; Babiiha Mpisi, Sulayiman; Kemeza, Imelda; Wickert, Christopher M.J.
The purpose of this paper is to present corporate social responsibility (CSR) as an alternative roadmap to accelerating realization of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in Uganda, even after 2015. Design/methodology/approach – Using a mixed research methodology, this research documented CSR activities of 16 companies operating in Uganda. Data collection was guided by quantitative and qualitative methodologies (semi-structured interviews with CSR managers, plus non-participant observation of CSR activities and projects linked with MDGs). Triangulation was used to ensure credibility and validity of the results. For data analysis, the authors followed a three-stepwise process, which helped to develop a framework within which the collected data could be analyzed. For generalization of the findings, the authors were guided by the “adaptive theory approach”. Findings – Uganda will not realize any MDGs by 2015. However, CSR activities have the potential to contribute to a cross-section of various MDGs that are more important and relevant to Uganda when supported by the government. If this happens, realization of the MDGs is likely to be stepped up. CSR’s potential contributions to the MDGs were found to be hindered by corruption and cost of doing business. Lastly, MDG 8 and MDG 3 were perceived to be too ambiguous to be integrated into company CSR interventions, and to a certain extent were perceived to be carrying political intentions which conflict with the primary business intentions of profit maximization. Practical implications – Governments in developing countries that are still grappling with the MDGs can use this research when devising collaborations with private-sector companies. These documented CSR activities that contribute directly to specific MDGs can be factored into the priority public-private partnership arrangements. Private companies can also use these findings to frame their stakeholder engagement, especially with the government and also when setting CSR priorities that significantly contribute to sustainable development. Originality value – This research advances the “Post-2015 MDG Development Agenda” suggested during the United Nations MDG Summit in 2010, which called for academic and innovative contributions on how MDGs can be realized even after 2015.
Managing stakeholders’ influence on embracing business code of conduct and ethics in a local pharmaceutical company: Case of Kampala Pharmaceutical Industries (KPI)
(Review of International Business and Strategy, 2016) Katamba, David; Nkiko, Cedric Marvin; Ademson, Consolate
This paper aims to avail a soft approach to embracing the process of creating a business code of conduct and ethics and make it work for a pharmaceutical company [player] which wants to remain relevant before stakeholders and society, amidst escalating inducements to go against the acceptable pharmaceutical behaviour. Design/methodology/approach – Data collection was guided by qualitative methodologies. A four stepwise process was followed: data collection at the case company – Kampala Pharmaceutical Industries (KPI), Uganda; validation of data collected at KPI; data collection from external stakeholders of KPI; and re-validation of KPI data based on data collected from external stakeholders. In all this, combination of semi-structured and informal interviews with CEOs, senior staff managers, non-participant observation of ethical related activities plus organizing a stakeholder engagement workshop on business code of conduct and ethics was achieved. This workshop helped document what ought to be an ideal design process to secure stakeholder buy-in of the code of business ethics. A local pharmaceutical company in Uganda, KPI was used, which, for continuous five years since its adoption of the business code of conduct and ethics, registered commercial viability without any record of unethical practices. Triangulation was used to ensure credibility and validity of the results. For data analysis, a three-stepwise process was followed, which helped develop a framework within which the collected data revealed themes which were later analyzed. For generalization of the findings, the “adaptive theory approach” was used. Findings – When poorly introduced in an organization, the business code of conduct and ethics can work against the company simply because it will be received with “intentional rebellion” from stakeholders, notably staff. However, when a soft stakeholder engagement and consultative approach is used and followed during the business code of ethics and conduct’s design process, multiple stakeholders feel proud and are much willing to live by the promise spelt out in it. Cited notable benefits of living by the code include reputational enhancement, strategic competitiveness and increased possibilities of wining cross-border cooperation among like-minded pharmaceutical players. In the efforts to reap from the code of ethics, communication was observed as an indispensable activity. Refresher trainings to remind the stakeholders about the promises in the code are also needed as time passes by, otherwise they forget. Needless to say, rewarding those who live an exemplary life in embracing and living by the code was cited as key in sustaining the ethical agenda. Lastly, managing multiple stakeholders influences is a curvilinear fashion and involves back and forth consultations. Practical implications – The lessons learnt from KPI can be borrowed and used by both global pharmaceutical players and national/local players, especially those that face challenges living by the promise of their existing codes or those without business code of conduct and ethics. That is, both players can use the suggested process to help participants in their medicine supply chain to come up with working business codes of conduct, as well as guide the stakeholder consultative process which results in stakeholder buy-in. Originality/value – For many years, issues surrounding bioethics have dominated priorities of World Health Organization (WHO), UNESCO and many international and national development allies. However, there is an escalating violation of medical codes of conduct and ethics. Hence, this publication is a step toward the implementation of the principles and objectives of the UNESCO Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights which is currently challenged with a difficult question posed by life sciences – How far can we go given the dented medical relationship between ethics, medical science and freedom?
Principles of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) A guide for students and practicing managers in developing and emerging countries
(Strategic Book Publishing and Rights Co., 2012) Katamba, David; Zipfel, Christoph; Haag, David; Tushabomwe-Kazooba, Charles
Principles of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): A guide for students and practicing managers in developing and emerging countries, is a book that can be used to teach a thirteen-week course unit at undergraduate level, or it can be used by practicing managers to understand the practice of CSR. It is founded on the premise that businesses and organizational activities are organized and conducted for the purpose of making money for their owners, as well as members of the public who have invested in the company (shareholders). The emerging concept of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), however, suggests that businesses and organizations also have obligations and responsibilities to the many other entities affected by their decisions. These entities are called “stakeholders” and include employees, suppliers, customers, communities and even the environment. Therefore, this course unit intends to equip students (who are the future) and current managers with skills of how to integrate CSR into their business strategy and operations. It starts with defining CSR, then shows how to get involved in CSR, communicating CSR activities to stakeholders and tracking CSR performance. It concludes by offering students practical skills in designing CSR strategies and using them for enhanced competitiveness, as well as tracking— assessing and measuring the performance of CSR programs. Students are also taught about international bodies that provide guidelines and benchmarks for CSR activities, the UN Global Compact, Global Reporting Initiatives, as examples.
Value Chain Upgrading in the Informal Agricultural Economy of Uganda: Networks among Small Business Owners as a Solution to Institutional Voids
(AGRI-QUEST, 2017) Stahn, Sophia; Wickert, Christopher; Katamba, David; Tindiwensi, Catherine; Serum, Andrew
The purpose of this paper is to analyze how networks between small business owners (SBOs) in the informal economy of agriculture in the East African country Uganda can be a tool to overcome the barriers caused by institutional voids, in order to upgrade agricultural value chains. The analysis suggests that weak or absent institutions in the agricultural sector lead to various impediments that especially affect SBOs operating in the informal sector of agriculture. Yet, SBOs seem to have found a way to overcome those hurdles through establishing business networks to access capital, resources and markets. Moreover, those networks are based on informal, internal mechanisms like bylaws or internal guidelines that have positive impact on SBOs’ work. Subsequently, with the help of networks better quality and larger quantities can be produced, leading to an upgrade of the respective value chain. These findings demonstrate a valuable and feasible solution for SBOs operating in the informal sector of agriculture in developing countries to upgrade their value chain despite a weak institutional environment. In addition to that, the study illustrates that networks are an informal type of institution, not an organizational form that substitutes institutions, hence meaning that the very existence of networks is not sufficient to guarantee long-term success for SBOs. The paper opens paths for future research to focus on the use of networks as supplementary informal institutions as a solution to other barriers SBOs are facing in developing countries’ informal agricultural sectors.

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