Browsing by Author "Omeke, Michael"

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    The Impact of Microfinance Service Delivery on the Growth of SMEs in Uganda
    (International Development Research Centre., 2013) Wilfred, Nahamya K.; Ajanga, Max; Omeke, Michael; Tumwine, Norman; Nasinyama, Moses Makoha
    This policy brief examines the impact of microfinance service delivery on the growth of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Eastern Uganda. The objectives of the study were as follows: Establish whether MFIs service delivery lead to growth of business capital and stock accumulation; determine the affect of growth of employment of the business; influence of socioeconomic characteristics on the growth of SMEs; and realize the constraining factors to accessing Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) services by SMEs. The study used a cross-sectional design combining both quantitative and qualitative data analytical methods. The multiple regressions and the Logit model were used in the process of estimating impact of MFIs on the growth of SMEs
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    Informational Differences in Organizations
    (Research Gate, 2021) Mayanja, Samuel; Joseph, Ntayi M.; Omeke, Michael
    Organizations need information to support the key aspects of running their entities, such as communication, record-keeping, decision making, data analysis, and more. Organizations use this information to improve their business operations, make strategic decisions, and gain a competitive edge. Good information is essential for effective operation and decision-making at all levels in businesses. Management identifies and illustrates the different kinds of information by the complex internal and external communication links of different functions of an organization (Goldstein et al. 2010). Managers use information to clarify roles and tasks; decision-making processes (strategic and operational); rational and alternative behavior; and cognitive style and perception. The effective symbolic use of information is power. Information helps in avoiding the duplication of scarce resources. Information stimulates the thought process of the users, particularly top management and employees. Information about what is happening in the system
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    The mediating role of the novelty ecosystem between personality traits, entrepreneurial networks and entrepreneurial ambidexterity among small and medium enterprises
    (Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research, 2021) Mayanja, Samuel; Omeke, Michael; Tibamwenda, Josue Vajeru; Mutebi, Henry; Mufta, Fredrick
    This paper examines the mediating effect of the novelty ecosystem in the relationship between personality traits, entrepreneurial networking and entrepreneurial ambidexterity. Three hundred eighty-two SMEs in Kampala, Uganda, were studied to explore the influence of the novelty ecosystem. The results show that novelty ecosystem mediates the relationship between personality traits, entrepreneurial networking and entrepreneurial ambidexterity. This suggests that novelty ecosystem is a conduit through which personality traits and entrepreneurial networking relate to entrepreneurial ambidexterity. Business owners/managers should, therefore, create an enabling environment for employees to interact, learn from others through constructive feedback and tolerate learning through slip-ups and putting in place flexible policies to allow creativity. In effect, business owners/managers should create environments that are conducive to opportunity exploration, tension and exploitation.
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    Symbiotic Resonance, Nexus of Generative Influence, Ecologies of Innovation and Opportunity Exploitation among Small and Medium Enterprises
    (Journal of African Business, 2022) Mayanja, Samuel; Ntayi, Joseph M.; Omeke, Michael; Kibirango, Moses M.; Mutebi, Henry
    This paper used a quantitative cross-sectional survey design to collect data from 228 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Uganda to test the mediating role ecologies of innovation in the relationship between symbiotic resonance, nexus of generative influence and opportunity exploitation, but also, the moderating role of firm size in the relationship between symbiotic resonance and ecologies of innovation. The mediated – moderated hypotheses were tested through Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) using SmartPLS version 3.3.0. The study found that ecologies of innovation positively and significantly mediate the relationship between nexus of generative influence and opportunity exploitation. Additionally, we confirmed that firm size moderates the relationship between symbiotic resonance and ecologies of innovation. Managers of SMEs and policy makers should pay more attention to situations where the owner/manager can act as a leader to influence employees positively, create an enabling environment, provide feedback, allow employee to deviate from norms.