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Item Antecedents and Consequences of Public Procurement Non-compliance Behavior(Journal of Economics and Behavioral studies, 2012) Tukamuhabwa, Benjamin R.This paper proposes a conceptualization of the antecedents and consequences of compliance/ non-compliance behaviour in public procurement. It was motivated by the paucity of studies on public procurement compliance in Uganda, despite the evidently rampant non-complaint behaviour exhibited and a realization by recent researchers that less research has been conducted on organizational misbehaviors and non-compliance in purchasing and supply management. There are also scanty (if any) studies that have incorporated antecedents and consequences of public procurement compliance in a comprehensive single framework such as proposed in this study. Through a review of existing scholarly works, documents, records and reports, a conceptual frame work was developed in which media publicity, enforcement, records management, organizational culture, political interference, professionalism, organizational incentives, perceived rule legitimacy, moral obligation, social influence, familiarity with rules and top management support were identified as antecedents while cognitive dissonance, low employee motivation, low corruption, better corporate governance and low service delivery were established as consequences. It is hoped that future researchers will utilize the current proposed conceptual model to conduct empirical studies on public procurement compliance in Uganda and other geographical contexts. This will provide practical implications that will assist to avert the unbridled squander of colossal amount of money through flouting public procurement procedures.Item A Conceptual Model for Explaining Supply Chain Performance in Uganda’s SMEs(Information Management and Business Review, 2011) Tukamuhabwa, Benjamin R.This study proposes a conceptual framework, which will be used to conduct an empirical study of supply chain performance in SMEs in Uganda. This conceptual framework was developed from the review of the previous literature. The need for this study arises from the fact that where as SMEs form the back borne of Uganda’s economy, they have encountered poor supply chain performance. Previous researchers also indicate that studies in SMEs and their supply chains are limited and that more research is needed regarding the link between marketing and supply chain management. The proposed conceptual framework presupposes a positive relationship between market orientation and supply chain performance with organizational learning, supply chain management strategy, trust and commitment playing mediating roles. It is hoped that this proposed integrative conceptual model will also be used in other future empirical studies.Item The effect of trust and commitment on vertical collaboration and physical distribution service quality(International Journal of Business and Behavioral Sciences, 2012) Derek, Friday; Tukamuhabwa, Benjamin R.; Eyaa, SarahThe study was prompted by the fact that research on physical distribution service quality in Uganda is still sparse and the effect of trust and commitment on the performance of soft drinks demand chains is less explored. This study was purposely conducted to significantly contribute in this area by adding knowledge on the faĐtoƌs affeĐtiŶg the peƌfoƌŵaŶĐe of soft dƌiŶks’ deŵaŶd ĐhaiŶs. Data ǁas collected from 270 manufacturers and distributors in Kampala District which is the capital city of Uganda. The findings revealed significant positive relationships between trust, commitment and physical distribution service quality. Commitment also had a positive effect on vertical collaboration while trust did not significantly relate to vertical collaboration. The most significant predictor of physical distribution service quality however, was vertical collaboration and all the study variables accounted for 13% of the variation in Physical distribution service quality. This study contributes in the area of physical distribution service quality and also provides implications for theory and practice.Item 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, IvanThis 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.Item Gender, family background, cynicism and ethical sensitivity of future procurement professionals in a developing country context: evidence from Ugandan universities(International Journal of Ethics and Systems, 2023) Tukamuhabwa, Benjamin R.; Mbago, Musa; Mutebi, Henry; Kyoshabire, MercySome scholars argue that ethical awareness increases alongside work experience,whereas others agree that ethics education shapes ethical awareness and that cheating in college predicts unethical behaviour in subsequent professional environment. The purpose of this paper is therefore to investigate the level and antecedents of ethical sensitivity of future procurement professionals. Design/methodology/approach – An exploratory descriptive survey of a sample of 303 final year procurement students from the two largest public Universities in Uganda was conducted. Using Statistical Package for (SPSS) and Amos Version 27, data were analysed by using means, standard deviations, exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses and correlation analysis. Findings – The study revealed that future procurement professionals exhibit low levels of ethical sensitivity. However, contrary to the general observations from the extant literature, gender and family background of students do not determine both ethical sensitivity and cynicism. Moreover, this study establishes that cynicism is positively associated with instances that depict low ethical sensitivity. Research limitations/implications – This paper contributes to providing an empirical understanding of the derivation of unethical behaviour in procurement practice. Grounded in Aristotle’s organic theory of state and moral habituation, this argues that future procurement professionals posses natural proclivities that trigger their social instincts and membership to multiple associations in actualising their innate potential for ethical behaviour. This supports the notion that humans are potentially virtuous, whereby morality is learned, imitated, emerges and perfects through repetitive actions and is therefore incremental. Practical implications – The findings mirror what prevails in practice in Uganda, where procurement practitioners have been implicated in unethical practices regardless of their gender and family background. This signals that managers should not recruit or deploy procurement personnel based on gender or family background. Originality/value – While research on ethical sensitivity of students has been focussed on other disciplines such as accounting, nursing and other business studies, this paper focusses on ethical sensitivity of procurement students aspiring to join a professional environment that is severely marred with unethical practices. Further, Aristotle’s moral habituation and organic theory of state invoked in this study underline the synergies of both nature and nurturing in inculcating ethicality in procurement professionals.Item Mediating Variables in the Relationship between Market Orientation and Supply Chain Performance: A Theoretical Approach(International Journal of Business and Social Science, 2011) Tukamuhabwa, Benjamin R.; Eyaa, Sarah; Derek, FridayThis study was intended to propose a conceptual frame work to facilitate further empirical studies about the relationship between market orientation and supply chain performance. It was motivated by the scantiness of studies about the link between marketing and supply chain management as well as calls from previous scholars for more research. This study establishes a conceptual model in which supply chain management strategy, organizational learning, supply chain innovation, trust, commitment and collaboration play mediating roles in the relationship between market orientation and supply chain performance. The study theorizes that market orientation improves organizational learning, supply chain management strategy, supply chain innovation, trust and commitment. Trust and commitment increase collaboration and all the aforementioned variables combined improve supply chain performance. Future researchers can use the current proposed frame work to conduct empirical studies that will fill some of the current knowledge gaps and specify significantly beneficial managerial implications.Item Supply chain agility in third-party logistics providers: its relationship with institutional and cultural geographical traits in a developing country(Journal of Economic and Administrative Sciences, 2021) Tukamuhabwa, Benjamin R.; Mutebi, Henry; Kwagala, RebeccaThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between geographical traits consisting of institutional traits and cultural traits, and supply chain agility in third-party logistics providers. Design/methodology/approach – A theoretical model was developed and assessed through a structured questionnaire survey using cross-sectional data from 170 third-party logistics providers registered in Uganda. To validate the suggested model, data were analysed using exploratory factor analysis, correlations and regressions. Findings – Correlation results revealed that all institutional and cultural geographical traits in the model, i.e. infrastructural frameworks, regulatory frameworks, organisational culture and national culture are positively and significantly associated with supply chain agility. However, a further analysis using regression revealed that regulatory framework and organisational culture are the only significant predictors of supply chain agility and together, all the four traits account for 28.1% variance in supply chain agility. Research limitations/implications – This study applies the institutional theoretical framework to provide an empirical understanding of the role of institutional and cultural factors in supply chain management practice. Furthermore, it confirms and expands on the existing theories about supply chain agility. Practical implications – The findings provide firm ground for managerial decisions regarding emphasis on external factors in building firms’ supply chain agility. Managers should scan the macro-environment and make conscious firm decisions regarding institutions and culture in certain geographical locations. The host countries should also be aware of their role in building firms’ supply chain agility. Originality/value – Distinctive from the literature on antecedents of supply chain agility, which predominantly focuses on the firm and supply chain capabilities, this study utilises the paradigm of institutional fit to empirically show how managers in a developing country wishing to build supply chain agility should not only focus on their supply chains and internal operations, but go beyond and consider geographical traits when making firm location and/or operational decisions for certain geographical contexts in order to achieve fit.Item Supply Chain Performance in the Wooden Furniture Industry: The Effect of Institutional Pressures and Supply Chain Integration in a Developing Country Context(Journal of African Business, 2023) Tukamuhabwa, Benjamin R.; Mutebi, Henry; Ojok, Ballam A.The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between institutional pressures, supply chain integration and supply chain performance in the wooden furniture industry. Cross-sectional survey data collected from 86 registered wooden furniture firms in Uganda were analyzed using Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modeling. The study revealed that institutional pressures are positively and significantly related with supply chain performance and that supply chain integration plays a partial mediating role in the institutional pressures-supply chain performance relationship. Further, our component level analysis of institutional pressures reveals that whereas coercive pressure has a discernible positive influence on both supply chain integration and supply chain performance, mimetic pressure does not, while normative pressure positively influences only supply chain integration. These results underline the need to understand the role of individual components of institutional pressures and integration requirements in strategic supply chain management practice in order to boost supply chain performance of the wooden furniture firms.