Browsing by Author "Tewodros Bogale"

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    Major Themes In Ethiopian Poetry In English From
    (Addis Ababa University, 2002-06) Tewodros Bogale ; Berhanu Matthews
    The aim of this paper is to study major themes in the early works of Ethiopian poetry in English. The term early period is used in this paper to refer to the period 1944 to 1967 E.C. During this period, Ethiopian poetry in English appeared in different publications. Among the publications that featured many Ethiopian poems in English the prominent ones were the university students’ newsletter, News and Views, and the university students’ literary magazine, something. The other major publications were Ethiopia Observer and The Ethiopian Herald. The reason for choosing this period is that it is during this period that Ethiopian poetry in English flourished. And the reason for discussing this topic is that this subject has not been given enough attention in research. So, this study has focused on the study of the thematic concerns of the poems. Moreover, this was the period when the pioneer Ethiopian poems in English emerged and this period is the time when established poets of later time appeared. Different methods have been used to study the major themes of the English poems of the period. First, poems were collected. Then the poems have been read and classified under the major subject areas. Then the most recurrent themes were identified. After that through he analysis the most recurrent themes were identified and discussed. The study has revealed that Ethiopian poems in English during the period in focus deal with two major themes. The two major themes are the theme of certain aspects of human life and the theme of praise (appreciation) and criticism. Poems that deal with aspects of human life reflect issues like death, laments for the dead, love, hope, and hopelessness. There are several poems that depict this theme and they are studied under this section. The other major theme, the theme of praise and criticism, reflects issues like praise of Ethiopia and criticism of the educated African. Poems that deal with Ethiopia often praise the country as a whole or deal with the unique features of the country. The poems that concentrate on the theme of criticism, criticize the educated African and focus on the issue of Pan Africanism. On the whole, Ethiopian poetry in English written during the period 1944 to 1967 E.C was concerned with certain aspects of life and issues related to the criticism of the educated Africa and Pan African concerns.
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    The Effect of Knowledge on Organizational Performance: The Mediation Role of Inventory Management in International NGOs in Ethiopia
    (Addis Ababa university, 2026-06-02) Tewodros Bogale; Yared Asrat
    Based on the resource-based view (RBV) and control theory, this applied research investigates the structural relationship through which intangible asset of an organization which is knowledge translates into operational efficiency, specifically inventory management and consequently leading to institutional success which is organizational performance within international non- governmental organizations (INGOs) operating in Ethiopia. This research addresses a literature gap, as an empirical structural study has not previously been conducted within humanitarian sectors in Ethiopia. Utilizing a cross-sectional standardized survey design, empirical data was gathered from the randomly selected pool of 159 top and mid-level managers at various INGOs managing large-scale inventory. The structural framework was evaluated using variance-based structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) featuring a reflective-reflective second-order construct configuration. The empirical results revealed a clear hierarchy of structural relevance, proving that knowledge acts as the dominant engine within the model by exerting a highly significant direct effect on both inventory management and overall organizational performance. Furthermore, inventory management was found statistically significant and operates as a vital complementary partial mediator between knowledge and organization performance. Collectively, the framework explains a substantial that is 76.50% of the total variance in organizational performance (R2 = 0.765) and demonstrates exceptionally high out of sample predictive power Q2 = 0.723. Ultimately, this study concludes that organizational knowledge serves as the primary strategic engine driving institutional success, exerting the dominant direct effect on organizational performance within the model. Furthermore, the framework establishes that efficient inventory management operates as a vital complementary mediator that significantly enhances this relationship, proving that while possessing knowledge is principal, its maximum value to Ethiopian INGOs is unlocked when actively mobilized to optimize physical inventory management. For humanitarian logistics leaders, these pioneering findings establish a knowledge first strategic investment rule, proving that human capital capacity development yields a far higher return on institutional performance than raw software architecture alone, while offering a foundational blueprint for minimizing logistics waste and enhance quality of service in humanitarian organization in developing world context. Keywords: Knowledge, Inventory Management, Organizational Performance, Resource-Based View (RBV) Theory, Control Theory, International Non-Governmental Organizations (INGOs), Humanitarian Organization, Partial Least Square- Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM