Browsing by Author "Nkiko, Cedric M."

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    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
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    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”.
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    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.