East African Journal of Management and Business Studies

Corporate Disclosures and Financial Performance of Manufacturing and Allied Firms Listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange, Kenya

Afuya Elvis, Maniagi Musiega, Ruben Rutto — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

This study sought to establish how corporate disclosures affect the financial performance of manufacturing firms listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange. The study was hinged on the Agency the Stakeholder theories whilst deploying both descriptive and correlational research designs. The study used self-administered close-ended questionnaires to collect data. Data analysis was undertaken using the STATA software. The analysis involved diagnostic tests of normality and multi collinearity to ensure that the variables conform to the assumptions of multiple regression. Correlation analysis showed how strongly the variables under investigation are related and regression analysis tested the study hypotheses. The study findings revealed a positive and significant relationship between all four disclosure variables and financial performance. Research findings further indicated that at 5 percent significance level, Risk disclosure (Sig. = 0.006), Financial disclosure (Sig. = 0.030), Corporate Governance disclosure (Sig. = 0.015) and Corporate Social Responsibility disclosure (Sig. = 0.005) have a significant effect on Financial Performance. These findings suggest that increasing the quality and quantity of these disclosures can lead to improved financial performance. The study recommends that manufacturing firms listed on the NSE should enhance their financial and risk disclosures, strengthen corporate governance and invest in CSR initiatives to improve transparency, investor confidence, and in the long run, financial performance.

Technological Innovation and Performance of Third Party Logistic Firms in Tanzania

Maureen Semu Kabugumila, Alberto Gabriel Ndekwa — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

The study aimed at investigating the role of technological innovations on the performance of third party logistic firms in Tanzania. The study employed explanatory research design, which was cross sectional in nature. The study sampled 320 respondents from 850 third party logistic firms, who participated through a questionnaire. Data analysis involved the SEM SMART PLS 4 statistical tool. Based on the findings, the study concludes that technological innovation yields substantial impact on the performance of logistic organizations. Therefore, the study recommends that third party logistic organizations need to increase the use of technological innovations to enhance their performance.

Effect of Social Capital on the Economic Power of Small -Scale Farmers in Mityana District, Uganda

John Ssengonzi, Anthony Olyanga Moni — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

This study sought to establish the effect of social capital on the economic power of small -scale farmers in Mityana District, Uganda. The study used the cross-sectional survey design, which involved collecting data from the sample of 384 small scale farmers in the district. Data was collected through a questionnaire. The analysis of data involved the use of the Pearson Product Moment Correlational Coefficient. The study concluded that social economic capital influenced the microcredit accessibility to small scale farmers. Furthermore, social economic capital influenced the economic welfare of small scale farmers to a smaller extent. The study recommended that cooperation should be encouraged among small scale farmers in terms of social norms, social networking and social trust to increase their accessibility to microcredit opportunities. Government fiscal policies such as transfer payments intended to improve the economic welfare of small scale farmers should be tailored around social norms, social networking and social trust of small scale farmers.

Francis Mwita Makori

Francis Mwita Makori, Dev Jani, Mary Shija Maduhu — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

This study examined the role of chefs’ technical skills in the relationship between managerial skill and subjective career success in the hospitality industry in Tanzania. The study employed an explanatory design with a survey strategy. A questionnaire survey of 267 chefs in 4-star and 5-star hotels and lodges collected the data. The Data analysis took place through the Statistical Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM). Managerial skills factor yielded a positively lower influence on the chefs’ subjective career success compared to technical skills. The moderator technical skills factor acts as an added advantage in the chefs’ profession by having a higher influence in the relationship between managerial skills and subjective career success. These results advance the existing knowledge, suggesting that human capital theory is not satisfactory in explaining the relationship between competency and career success. The study recommends that the chefs’ training should emphasize much on technical skills compared to managerial skills.

Relation between Entrepreneurship Skills and Market Performance among Micro and Small Enterprises in Arusha, Tanzania

Winfrida Justo Mbowe — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

This study sought to establish the relationship between entrepreneurship skills and market performance among Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) in Tanzania. The study was prompted by the fact that MSEs are the engine of the global economic growth constituting 90% of the economies through their contribution in the GDP, job creation, poverty reduction and per capita income. The study used the cross-sectional design with a sample of 257 MSE members, who participated through a questionnaire. Data analysis involved the Regression Analysis. Based on data analysis and obtained results, the study established the relationship between entrepreneurship skills and market performance in MSEs. Particularly, customer care, financial management and business record keeping skills are crucial factors for effective marketing performance in MSEs. Therefore, SIDO should equip MSEs entrepreneurs with essential entrepreneurship skills too enhance marketing performance.