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dc.contributor.author | Kiwala, Yusuf![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Olivier, Johan![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Kintu, Ismail![]() |
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dc.date.accessioned | 2022-02-17T09:20:07Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023 | |
dc.description.abstract | The study investigated how small and medium enterprises (SMEs) create value in local supply chains. Specifically, the study focused on two initiators of value creation: entrepreneurial competences and supply chain trust. The authors analyse a cross-sectional survey of 294 SMEs in Uganda operating in the construction, furniture and fitting, food processing and agricultural sectors to test a number of hypotheses, using factor analysis and structural equation modelling. Results show that building value-driven supply chains requires SME owner-managers to build an optimal level of trust. Although trust is identified as a key factor in facilitating trade within local communities, different entrepreneurs’ perspectives alter how SME-owner managers assess trusted partners, determining different strategies and behaviours in building trust in customer, as opposed to suppliers’ relationships. In addition, findings show how operational cost is not a key value driver, indicating why SME-owners managers should instead focus on building trust. | en_ZA |
dc.description.department | Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) | en_ZA |
dc.description.embargo | 2023-07-29 | |
dc.description.librarian | hj2022 | en_ZA |
dc.description.uri | http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/cdsa20 | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.citation | Yusuf Kiwala, Johan Olivier & Ismail Kintu (2023) Antecedents and enablers of supply chain value creation: An analysis of trust and competences, Development Southern Africa, 40:3, 580-598, DOI: 10.1080/0376835X.2022.2029356. | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.issn | 0376-835X (print) | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1470-3637 (online) | |
dc.identifier.other | 10.1080/0376835X.2022.2029356 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/84023 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_ZA |
dc.publisher | Routledge | en_ZA |
dc.rights | © 2021 Government Technical Advisory Centre (GTAC). This is an electronic version of an article published in Development Southern Africa, vol. 40, no. 3, pp. 580-598, 2023. doi : 10.1080/0376835X.2022.2029356. Development Southern Africa is available online at : http://www.tandfonline.comloi/cdsa20. | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Entrepreneurial competences | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Supply chain value creation | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Supply chain trust | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Local procurement | en_ZA |
dc.title | Antecedents and enablers of supply chain value creation : an analysis of trust and competences | en_ZA |
dc.type | Postprint Article | en_ZA |