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Empirical Dataset on Parenting Styles: Link with Post Millennium Development Goals’ Global Development Agenda
(International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research/IJSBAR, 2015) Sumil, Manuel; Sumil Jr., Manuel Ray; Nuwagira, Adoniya; Kibuuka, Muhammad; Nakimuli, Amina; Byabashaija, Deusdedit; Katushabe, Scovia; Mwebesa, Edson; Muhanguzi, Kibs; Kyeyune, Kirabo; Sumil, Novembrieta
This study explored the field of parenting to generate empirical data and how it can be linked to post millennium development goals’ global development agenda in the angles of responsible parenthood and teachers’ role in the classroom. The data were elicited through the ex post facto and prospective designs on specific type of parenting style under the parenting dimensions the father and mother were practicing as experienced by 322 students selected through purposive sampling and stratified random sampling by proportional allocation from multisite nursing schools in Cebu City, Philippines. The findings of the study revealed as follows: (1) the parents practiced a combination of the three parenting styles namely, authoritative, authoritarian and permissive; (2) the indifferent style was less experienced by the respondents; (3) the authoritative style of parenting appeared to be the most dominant
Entrepreneurial risk taking and performance of small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) in Kano State, Nigeria
(KIU Journal of Social Sciences, 2018) Egele, Amaka Cordelia; Kibuuka, Muhammad; Mutenyo, John
Risk taking is a dominant attribute of entrepreneurial activities, as the higher the risk-taking orientation, the higher a firm‟s profitability and growth. The main purpose of this study was to establish the effect of entrepreneurial risk taking on performance of small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) in Kano State, Nigeria. Data for the study was obtained through questionnaire and interview from 393 owners, managers and staff of SMEs in Kano state, Nigeria, on a cross sectional research design. Results using Pearson linear correlation and regression analysis have a positive significant relationship between entrepreneurial risk taking and performance of SMEs. Entrepreneurial risk taking has a positive impact on performance of SMEs in Kano State, Nigeria. Entrepreneurial risk taking had a significant effect (F – statistic = 35.959; t – statistic = 5.997) P= 0.001. The study adds value to the growing body of knowledge in the field of entrepreneurial development activities. The study recommends that operators should always identify and assess the trends of the opportunities impending before taking risk not just dare risk, this will help to address the rate at which SMEs managers, owners and staff take risk, so that risk taking will relate and significantly influence their performance. The study serves as a reference to anyone who is interested in establishing his personal business as it provides insight into the importance of entrepreneurial risk taking in starting a business and also for any organization that is interested in achieving profitability or continue sustaining effective business venture.
Entrepreneurship Education Content and Venture Creation Potential Among Colleges Of Education Graduates In Kano State Nigeria
(KIU Journal of Humanities, 2018) Nana, Rabi’u Aminu; Kibuuka, Muhammad
The study examined the relationship between entrepreneurship education content and venture creation potentials among graduates of College of Education in Kano state Nigeria. The design was descriptive and involved 385 graduates randomly selected from three Colleges of Education. Data were collected using a researcher made questionnaire. Descriptive statistics, Pearson’s linear correlation and linear regression were used to analyze data. The findings revealed a positive significant relationship between entrepreneurship education content and venture creation potentials among graduates of Colleges of Education in Kano state Nigeria (F = 24.868, Sig. = 0.000), hence rejecting the null hypothesis. This led to the conclusion that entrepreneurship education content has a strong positive relationship with venture creation potentials among graduates of Colleges of Education in Kano state Nigeria. It is recommended that government and other stakeholders should establish standard entrepreneurship education centers, where students can put the content learned in classrooms into practice. This adds more weight in developing their interest towards venture creation as a means for self-employment.
Information Technology Adoption And The Growth Of Small And Medium Enterprises In Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area, Uganda
(International Journal of Advanced Research and Publications, 2020) Tukundane, Benson; Kibuuka, Muhammad; Sunday, Arthur
Growth of Small and Medium Enterprises plays a major role in improving a country’s economic development. Whereas research identifies the role played by Information Technology adoption in improving the growth of organizations, much emphasis has been given to understanding large organizations in developed countries. This has left SMEs in developing countries prone to low growth and limited survival in the market with the contemporary competitive business environment. More so, SMEs contribute approximately 20% of GDP in most developing countries. Apparently, due to a weak link between Information Technology adoption and Growth of SMEs. In Uganda, it appears that there is need for a greater emphasis on studies that link information technology adoption and growth of SMEs. In this study a mixed methods approach and cross-sectional research design was used to establish the effect of information technology adoption and growth of small and medium enterprises in greater Kampala metropolitan area on a sample of 189 top administrators of SMEs. Findings revealed approximately a large correlation between information technology adoption and growth of SMEs. Linear regression results revealed that 42.2% of growth of SMEs according to this study was explained by variations in information technology adoption practices. As a result, this study recommends that SMEs ought to take advantage of the existing sophisticated and the ever varying information technologies in order to achieve their ultimate goal which is growth.
Managerial Skills and Success of Small-Scale Entrepreneurs in Kampala Uganda
(Canadian International Journal of Social Science and Education, 2015) Kibuuka, Muhammad
A multi-sector coverage of small-scale enterprises was explored in this study to address these research objectives: (1) extent to which managerial skills were possessed; (2) extent to which small-scale entrepreneurs were successful; (3) differences in extent of managerial skills and success among small-scale entrepreneurs; and (4) relationship between managerial skills and success. Employed as strategies to elicit the data were the descriptive comparative, descriptive correlation and ex-post facto designs; administration of validated and tested for reliability researcher devised questionnaires; frequencies, means, t-test, One Way ANOVA and regression analysis. The findings showed moderate extent of managerial skills in terms of conceptual, human and technical skills; less successful internally and more successful externally; the extent of managerial skills and success differed significantly according to gender, education level, business form and years in business; the extent of managerial skills possessed was positively and significantly correlated with all aspects of internal and external success; conceptual and technical skills significantly depicted small-scale entrepreneurs’ success. Thus, technical and conceptual skills needed to be more promoted through entrepreneurial and business skills in universities; education of small-scale entrepreneurs on formation of joint ventures and ongoing training programs for skills formation and development.
New Product Development Practices and Growth of Small and Medium Enterprises in Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area, Uganda
(International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), 2020) Tukundane, Benson; Kibuuka, Muhammad; Sunday, Arthur
Small and medium enterprises play an important role in the economies of developed and developing countries across the globe. SMEs contribute approximately 20% of GDP in most developing countries. Thus, their growth and survival has become of great concern for most developing countries. Previous studies have indicated that new product development practices have been identified as a successful tool for small and medium enterprises towards satisfying the changing needs of the market and to remain competitive. Apparently, due to a weak link between new product development and Growth of SMEs in Uganda, it appears that there is need for a greater emphasis on studies that link new product development and growth of SMEs. In this study mixed methods approach and cross-sectional research designs were used to establish the effect of new product development on growth of small and medium enterprises in greater Kampala metropolitan area on a sample of 226 top administrators of SMEs. Findings revealed approximately a large correlation between new product development practices and growth of SMEs. Linear regression results revealed that 31.92% of growth of SMEs according to this study was explained by variations in new product development practices.
Product Innovation and Success of Telecommunication Companies in Nigeria
(KIU Journal of Social Sciences, 2017) Adakole, Idu John; Danja, Kabir Haruna; Kibuuka, Muhammad
This study sought to establish the extent to which innovation affects business success of telecommunication companies in Nigeria. Specifically, the study sought to investigate the relationship between product innovation and business success. The study used descriptive correlational, comparative and cross-sectional survey designs. Data were collected from 355 respondents using self-administered questionnaires as the key data collection instruments. Data were analyzed using frequency counts, means, standard deviations, t-statistics, Pearson’s Linear Correlation coefficient, One way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and regression analysis. The findings revealed that product innovation and business success had a weak positive correlation. There was no significant difference in the level of innovation and business success in the telecommunication in Nigeria in respect to demographic characteristics of the employees. Recommendations based on the findings were that telecommunication companies should ensure continuous improvements in their products/services to cater for the ever changing consumer tastes and preferences, source for cheaper sources of raw materials and labour to reduce costs of production, create reputation for producing superior quality products, find ways to cut costs of operation to allow them more profits and get a competitive advantage over competitors, regularly promote products to remind, inform and arouse interests of consumers.
Small-Scale Entrepreneurs’ Success in Nakawa Division Kampala District Uganda
(JOURNAL OF PEDAGOGICAL THOUGHT, 2012) Kibuuka, Muhammad; Kiweewa, Emmanuel
The study established the extent to which 386 out of 2200 purposively selected Small-Scale Entrepreneurs (SSEs) in Nakawa division Kampala District are successful in their ventures, using descriptive comparative and cross sectional survey designs. By means of a self made questionnaire data was collected to answer three questions; 1) profile of SSEs; 2) level of success; and 3) differences in levels of success. Data analysis using frequencies, means, t-test and ANOVA, revealed that more than 56% of SSEs in Nakawa division are men, majority are graduates, below 30 years, 63% are sole proprietorships, 50% employ less than 5 workers and 67% have been in business for less than five years. There was a moderate level of success internally (mean = 3.06) and externally (mean = 3.27). Success differed significantly according to; gender (male > female), education level (graduates > non graduates), age (50 and above > below50), business form (joint ventures > sole proprietorship ventures) and years in business (5years or above > less than 5years). It was concluded that SSEs are less successful internally and more successful externally. Male entrepreneurs are more likely to succeed than females. Entrepreneurs who are educated, preferably up to a graduate level are more likely to succeed than those who are not. Younger entrepreneurs have less chances of success than old ones. Entrepreneurs with joint ventures are more likely to succeed than sole proprietorships. The more years one manages a venture the more chances of success and vice versa. It was recommended that there is need to promote education of SSEs on formation of joint ventures; anf entrepreneurial skills be made mandatory in institutions’ curricula. Avenues to increase SSEs revenue and profits should be undertaken, e.g. forming strong associations, looking for bigger markets, reducing taxes and license fees.
Social Norms and Entrepreneurial Intent of Graduating University Students in North West Nigeria
(European Journal of Business and Management Research, 2020) Kabir Abbas, Muhammad; Osunsan, Olutayo K.; Kibuuka, Muhammad
This study investigated the correlation between social norms and entrepreneurial intent of graduating university students in North West Nigeria. The study adopted quantitative research design. The study population was graduating students from seven universities selected from among the fourteen universities in Northwest Nigeria. A sample size of 379 was estimated from 24,000 graduating students using Krejcie and Morgan (1970) table. However, 364 questionnaires were retrieved. Simple random sampling was used to select the students who participated in the study. Data analysis was conducted using correlation analysis, and linear regression analysis of the study variables. The study revealed a positive and significant relationship between social norms and entrepreneurial intent (r=.721**p=0.000<0.001). Furthermore, the study revealed that social norms can significantly explain 51.8% of the variation in entrepreneurial intent (Adjusted R2=0.518, p=0.000<0.05). The study concluded that appropriate social norms enhance development of entrepreneurial intent in students. The study recommended that the management of universities such as directorates of student welfare should put in place environments that promote building appropriate social norms among students.

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