Management Specialized in Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship

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    The Determinants of Frugal Innovation Success of the Subsistence’s Entrepreneurships in Ethiopia: Evidence from Addis Ababa
    (A.A.U., 2019-11) Mikealay, Desta; Workneh, Kassa (PhD)
    More recently, studies show that entrepreneurship and innovation are a means to reach the unmet needs of the poor majority at the bottom of the primed. However, addressing the problem of the poor in the developing nations or making up the base of the pyramid, especially the informal sector as an engine for growth is not easy. This is also an existing fact in Ethiopia. Hence, this thesis is initiated to investigate the determinants of subsistence’s entrepreneurships from using and selling out of frugal innovations as well as to look into its relative influence on the entrepreneurial performance success of the subsistence’s operators. The study aims to widen the knowledge about the situation of frugal innovation at the base of the primed (BOP) in the country. While, policy makers and academicians may also use the findings of the research to influence policy debates and to use them as a reference for further study. The objective of this study is to assess the determinants of subsistence entrepreneurship in using and selling out of frugal innovation in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The study used a survey method using a questionnaire to collect data from a sample of 385 subsistence’s operators. The study used the descriptive, correlation and regression analysis techniques to analyse the data. The finding shows that all factors are significant determinants except firm size. Whereas, the institutional voids and firm age are found with a negative effect for using and selling out of frugal innovations. As per the finding of this study the entrepreneurial capability, enabling environmental actors and the social weak ties were found as most important determinants of subsistence’s entrepreneurships for using and selling out of frugal innovations in Addis Ababa. More specifically, the entrepreneurial capability was found as a most important determinant of frugal innovations with that on average a one percent increase in the overall capability of the entrepreneur leads to an increase in applying and selling out of frugal innovations by 37 percent. Besides, it has found that frugal innovation not only positively but also highly drives the entrepreneurial performance success of the subsistence’s entrepreneurship in Addis Ababa. The findings of this study can be inputs to the policy makers that target to enhance the capacity and sustainability of micro-and small enterprises which focus on innovation.
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    The Influence of Training and Development on Employees’ Performance: The Case of National Motors Corporation P.L.C
    (Addis Ababa University, 2018-04) Amanuel, Eshetu; Workneh, Kassa (PhD)
    The success of any organization depends very much on the quality of its human resource (employee) is an important asset to any service oriented organization. Training and development helps a great deal in the achievement of new technical knowledge and skills in the different aspects of the organization. The objective of the study was to assess the influence of training and development on employee performance in using National motors Corporation P.L.C. as a case study. The study used both primary and secondary sources of data. A quantitative research approach of the data collection was used and 155 questionnaires were distributed in which 144 of them returned. Stratify sampling method was used and employees was selected from head office, Kality and Akaki branches of the organization with a simple random sampling techniques. The questionnaires data was analyzed using descriptive research method, correlations, and multiple linear regression analysis used by Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS IBM version 21) data analysis tool. The correlation analysis indicates all relationship between the independent variables (induction/orientation, job instruction, job rotation and lecture) and dependent variable (employee performance) are positively and significantly correlated. The result of the multiple linear regression indicates that the independent variables have accounted 73.3% of variance on the dependent variable. Based on the findings of the study, the researcher recommend that in order to enhance employee performance the organization should continue its training program so that it can build and strengthen employee’s competencies.