November 2022

Strategies for strengthening leader-follower relationships for improving organizational performance

The paper uses a qualitative single case study approach. Participants included 14 leaders who successfully developed and implemented high-quality leader-follower relationship strategies. Data collection techniques were semi-structured face-to-face interviews, a review of company documents, and the organizations’ websites. The paper explores strategies that leaders in oil-servicing organizations use to strengthen...

Author(s): Odiaka Onyinyechi, Schaefer Thomas and Roman Juan

November 2022

Professional qualification and its impact on procurement performance: The case of Mzinga Holding Company Limited, Morogoro, Tanzania

Professionalism in public procurement allows for the functionality, transparency and significant savings in public expenditure. Professionalism depends on the staffing, knowledge, skills and capabilities of human resources and system controls that influence human behaviour. This study used descriptive research design. Data were collected from 48 respondents that were purposively selected from different departments of...

Author(s): Pascalia Mahonda, Lazaro Athanas Mwonge and Alexis Naho

November 2022

Challenges and opportunities for export trade facilitation practices in Ethiopia

This study used quantitative and qualitative methods to examine how Ethiopia facilitates its exports. In this study, descriptive methods and primary data collection were employed. A combination of random and non-random sample methods was applied, including proportional and simple random sampling techniques. Closed-ended questionnaires and semi-structured interviews were used. Data from questionnaires were evaluated...

Author(s): Yimam Ousman Mohammed 

November 2022

How and why leaders affect organisations and vice versa: Review of two academic concepts related to Leadership and managing people by drawing on theory and research

The current leadership theories tend to focus generally on the characteristics of leaders and leadership without examining the followers. This article focused on followers, their Implicit Leadership theory (ILT), and the process of granting leadership to the Leader. The paper aimed to explain how leaders influence the ILT of followers and suggests a framework to provide new directions for the development of leadership...

Author(s): Arowosafe Yetunde Justina