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Enhancing supply chain performance through supply chain practices

- Hove-Sibanda, Progress, Pooe, R. I. David

Authors: Hove-Sibanda, Progress , Pooe, R. I. David
Date: 2018
Language: English
Type: Article
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/278922 , uj:29941 , Citation: Hove-Sibanda, P. & Pooe, R.I.D., 2018, ‘Enhancing supply chain performance through supply chain practices’, Journal of Transport and Supply Chain Management 12(0), a400. https://doi.org/10.4102/ jtscm.v12i0.400 , ISSN: 1995-5235 (Online) , ISSN: 2310-8789 (Print)
Description: Abstract: The recognised relationship between company performance and supply chain performance has prompted managers, practitioners and researchers alike to seek a better understanding of the performance of supply chains. To this end, many firms have adopted and implemented various supply chain practices and enhanced collaboration and more recently e-collaboration within supply chains. Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate how firms can enhance their supply chain performance through supply chain practices and supply chain e-collaboration. Method: A quantitative design was adopted in which a survey questionnaire was administered to a sample of 500 senior managers representing some 350 firms. A non-probability sampling employing convenience and purposive methods was used. A confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modelling technique were undertaken to assess the psychometric properties of the measurement scale and to test hypotheses using the path modelling technique...
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The impact of corporate governance on firm competitiveness and performance of small and medium enterprises in South Africa: A case of small and medium enterprises in Vanderbijlpark

- Hove-Sibanda, Progress, Sibanda, Kin, Pooe, David

Authors: Hove-Sibanda, Progress , Sibanda, Kin , Pooe, David
Date: 2017
Language: English
Type: Article
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/251659 , uj:26215 , Citation: Hove-Sibanda, P., Sibanda, K. & Pooe, D., 2017, ‘The impact of corporate governance on firm competitiveness and performance of small and medium enterprises in South Africa: A case of small and medium enterprises in Vanderbijlpark’, Acta Commercii 17(1), a446. https://doi.org/10.4102/ ac.v17i1.446 , ISSN: 1684-1999 (Online) , ISSN: 2413-1903 (Print)
Description: Abstract: Orientation: Corporate governance adoption and compliance are an issue augmenting in importance recently and have been extended to business enterprises of any size including small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Research purpose: This study seeks to examine the impact of corporate governance adoption on the firm competitiveness and performance of SMEs in Vanderbijlpark. Research design, approach and method: The study employs a cross-sectional research design, which employed quantitative methods. One hundred fifty-two SME owners or managers were selected from Vanderbijlpark in Gauteng, South Africa. The collected data were analysed using a structural equation modelling system by using Smart PLS software. Main findings: The principal findings of this study revealed that the implementation of corporate governance by SMEs significantly and positively affected their competitiveness and performance. Practical and managerial implications: The paper provided practical implications and made some recommendations...
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