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- Determinants of Working Capital Requirement: Evidence from Manufacturing Companies in Ethiopia
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1 Assistant Professor, Researcher and Community Service Provider, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia., IN
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Accounting and Finance, Ethiopian Civil Service University, Ethiopia, IN
1 Assistant Professor, Researcher and Community Service Provider, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia., IN
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Accounting and Finance, Ethiopian Civil Service University, Ethiopia, IN
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International Journal of Financial Management, Vol 11, No 1 (2021), Pagination: 25-40Abstract
The purpose of this study was to identify the determinants of the working capital requirement of manufacturing companies in Ethiopia. The study followed explanatory research design using four years’ data, from 2010/11 to 2013/14, from a sample of 85 manufacturing companies in Ethiopia from 10 manufacturing industrial sub-sectors. Univariate analysis of descriptive statistics, correlation, and fixed effect model were employed as methods of data analysis, and then results were presented using tables, followed by a brief description interpreting them. The results of fixed effect model showed that while operating cycle and firm size are positive and significant determinants of working capital requirements, real gross domestic product and fixed assets ratio were found to be negative and significant determinants. Based on the results of the study, the researcher recommended that operating cycle, firm size, fixed assets ratio, and real gross domestic product shall be considered by financial managers while setting the working capital requirement of their companies.Keywords
Working Capital Requirements, Firm Size, Fixed Assets Ratio, Real Gross Domestic Product, Operating Cycle
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- The Development of Standard Time for Major Branch Activities of a Private Bank in Ethiopia
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1 Researcher and Community Service Provider, Addis Ababa University, ET
2 GAMBY Medical and Business College, ET
3 Adigrat University, ET
1 Researcher and Community Service Provider, Addis Ababa University, ET
2 GAMBY Medical and Business College, ET
3 Adigrat University, ET
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International Journal of Banking, Risk and Insurance, Vol 9, No 1 (2021), Pagination: 28-38Abstract
In order to obtain efficient operations and deliver quality services, banks require the development of standard time. This study examined the development of standard time in the banking system, with a particular emphasis on private banks. After selecting banks and their corresponding branches, the researchers used a stopwatch time-study method to obtain a real-time data and propose standard time for eight major but typical activities of bank operations. Before the development of normal time and standard time, a total of 193 observations were taken from two branches of a private bank. The study may help banks to formulate and implement new customer service standards and improve customer service excellence. In addition, the study can be used as a basis for motivating the workforce and measuring workers’ performance. From a developing economy perspective, future research may cover government owned banks and sectors.Keywords
Standard Time, Work Study, Work Measurement, Time Study, Banking Opinions.References
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- Integrated Pharmaceutical Logistics System (IPLS), User Satisfaction, and Logistics Performance: Evidence from Ethiopian Hospitals
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1 Assistant Professor, Researcher and Community Service Provider, Addis Ababa University, ET
2 City Government of Addis Ababa, Health Bureau, ET
1 Assistant Professor, Researcher and Community Service Provider, Addis Ababa University, ET
2 City Government of Addis Ababa, Health Bureau, ET
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Journal of Supply Chain Management Systems, Vol 9, No 4 (2020), Pagination: 10-20Abstract
This study assessed the effect of IPLS on user satisfaction and logistics performance of HIV/AIDS commodities. Data were collected from 155 respondents in 13 public and private hospitals using questionnaires. The study employed explanatory design with quantitative research approach. The findings indicated that IPLS enhances user satisfaction, which improves job performance. IPLS resulted in big improvements in the accuracy of logistics, by enhancing planning, decision making, and logistics objectives. The regression analysis indicated that all independent variables, except system quality, had a strong and positive effect on user satisfaction, and thereby on logistics performance of HIV/AIDS commodities. System quality did not have a strong and positive effect due to factors specific to the Ethiopian environment, such as turnover of trained staff, lack of training, and other factors identified indirectly. Future research may be conducted by incorporating other variables that affect IPLS, covering a wider geographic area (incorporating hospitals in the regions).Keywords
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- Effect of Strategic Orientations on Organizational Performance: Evidence from Top Management of a Private Bank in Ethiopia
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1 MBL Graduate, Addis Ababa University, ET
2 Assistant Professor, Addis Ababa University, ET
3 Associate Professor of Management, Addis Ababa University, ET
1 MBL Graduate, Addis Ababa University, ET
2 Assistant Professor, Addis Ababa University, ET
3 Associate Professor of Management, Addis Ababa University, ET
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International Journal on Leadership, Vol 8, No 1 (2020), Pagination: 13-28Abstract
This study examined the effect of strategic orientations (market, entrepreneurial, learning, and technological orientations) on organizational performance in the case of Addis International Bank, Ethiopia (an emerging economy). The study employed explanatory research design and quantitative research approach. Data were collected from 105 survey respond dents using self-administered questionnaire. Descriptive and correlation analyses, followed by multiple linear regression analysis, were used to test the hypotheses stated and answer the research questions. The findings of the study revealed that there is a strong and positive effect of entrepreneurial and technological orientations on organizational performance whereas market and learning orientations didn’t have significant effect on organizational performance. Thus, to make these latter strategic orientations add value to the bank, it has to make co-alignment in strategy, structure, processes, and culture. Therefore, it is recommended that the Bank shall fully implement and configure strategic orientations as a source of competitive advantage and, thereby, achieve superior performance. Prior studies were made on strategy as a process and each construct individually. These findings contribute to the theory and practice of strategy and management by integrating all the strategy orientations together and providing recorded evidence from an emerging economy perspective.Keywords
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- The Influence of Express Mail Service Quality on Customer Satisfaction: Evidence from EMS Ethiopia
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1 Assistant Professor, Researcher and Community Service Provider, Addis Ababa University, ET
2 MBA, Private Business Person, GAMBY Medical and Business College, ET
3 Assistant Professor, Marketing, Addis Ababa University, School of Commerce, ET
1 Assistant Professor, Researcher and Community Service Provider, Addis Ababa University, ET
2 MBA, Private Business Person, GAMBY Medical and Business College, ET
3 Assistant Professor, Marketing, Addis Ababa University, School of Commerce, ET
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International Journal of Marketing and Business Communication, Vol 9, No 1&2 (2020), Pagination: 1-12Abstract
The study examined the association between service quality and customer satisfaction in Ethiopian Express Mail Service (EMS Ethiopia). It had adopted explanatory design using quantitative data collected using standardized questionnaire. The instrument used was the SERVPERF model, consisting of the five quality dimensions (Tangibles, Reliability, Responsiveness, Assurance and Empathy). Data were collected from a sample of 384 respondents who send their documents and parcels through EMS Ethiopia over a period of two consecutive weeks. The findings of the study indicated that all service quality dimensions have positive and significant influence on customers’ satisfaction except tangibility. Of all the service quality dimensions Empathy has the most important influence on customer satisfaction followed by Responsiveness. Hence improving the quality of service will help strengthen the satisfaction of customers in EMS Ethiopia. Future research should study by reaching other organizations to better generalize about the Ethiopian Business Environment in general.Keywords
Service Quality, Service Quality Dimensions, Customer SatisfactionReferences
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