Drivers of Innovation in the Agro-Food Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises of Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorAjer, Basil
dc.contributor.authorNgare, Lucy
dc.contributor.authorMacharia, Ibrahim
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-22T11:55:00Z
dc.date.available2023-03-22T11:55:00Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.descriptionArticleen_US
dc.description.abstractPurpose – With focus on Uganda, this study assessed the factors influencing agro-food micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) innovations. Kampala, Wakiso, Mukono and Jinja districts were the locations of the research. Design/methodology/approach – Primary cross-sectional data was collected using structured questionnaire for a sample of 521 agro-food MSMEs in Uganda. Descriptive statistics, exploratory factor analysis and hierarchical regression analysis were used to examine the data in SPSS. Findings – The findings indicate that MSME innovation levels were usually high, at roughly 80%. The presence of rules that encourage innovation and reward creative people would enhance innovation that is customer-focused. On the other hand, policies and principles that encourage innovation and the conduct of internal product and process improvement research would promote system-focused innovation. Research limitations/implications – Encouraging agro-food MSMEs to develop policies that support innovation would improve the overall level of innovation, while building the capacity of agro-food MSMEs to conduct product and process improvement research would increase the level of systems-focused research. Originality/value – This study assessed the drivers of innovation in agri-food MSMEs in a developing country. The uniqueness of this study is in assessing the effects of innovation support services on customerfocused and systems-focused innovations.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAjer, B., Ngare, L., & Macharia, I. (2023). Drivers of innovation in the agro-food micro, small and medium enterprises of Uganda. Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2044-0839
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/24992
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherEmerald publishingen_US
dc.subjectAgri-food sectoren_US
dc.subjectCustomer-focused innovationen_US
dc.subjectSystem-focused innovationen_US
dc.subjectInnovation policyen_US
dc.subjectEmployee rewarden_US
dc.subjectUgandaen_US
dc.titleDrivers of Innovation in the Agro-Food Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises of Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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