STRATEGY FORMULATIN AND IMPL
STRATEGY FORMULATION AND IMPLEMENTATION IN ZIMBABWE FOOD MANUFACTURING SECTOR (2006 -2013)
SYNOPSIS OF THE Ph. D THESIS
Submitted by:
EMMANUEL KATSVAMUTIMA
Scholar Registration Number: 1140016
FACULTY OF COMMERCE – CENTRE FOR RESEARCH CHRIST UNIVERSITY, BANGALORE, INDIA
FEBRUARY 2014 GUIDE : Doctor Jeevananda (India)
Co-Guide :Doctor Silas Rusvingo (Zimbabwe) TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Introduction 1
2 Need for the Study 2
3 Review of Literature 3
4 Overview of the Chapters 8
5 Title of the Study 9
6 Operational Definitions 9
7 Objectives of the Study 10
8 Conceptual Equations and Hypothesis 14
9 Design of the Study 20
10 Tools use for Collection of Data 23
11 Field Work Details 23
12 Statistical Techniques 25
13 Validation Procedures 26
14 Data Analysis 27
15 Major Findings 37
16 Structural Model Developed 46
17 Conclusion 48
18 Implications of the Study 52
19 Limitations of the Study 53
20 Suggestions for further Research 57
21 Bibliography 58
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure No Title Page No
Fig 9.1 Model with Path Coefficients 12
Fig 17.1 STRUCTURAL MODEL DEVELOPED 46
Fig 17.2 Conceptual Model 47
LIST OF TABLES
Table No Title Page No
Table 8.1 The Variables Representing Different Constructs used in this Study 12
Table 10.1 Research Design at glance 20
Table 10.2 Analytical Techniques Used 21
Table12.1 Sample Cluster of the Study 23
Table 15.1 Reliability of the Scales 27
Table 15.2 KMO and Bartletts’s Test for Variable 27
Table 15.3 Component Matrix for Cost- Related Variables 28
Table 15.18 Item-Total Statistics 33
Table 16.1 Summary of the Results Obtained by Testing the Hypotheses 40
1. INTRODUCTION
A key preoccupation of strategic management for competitive advantage as a field of study is the identification of sources of heterogeneous performance among food manufacturing firms in Zimbabwe in terms of their competitiveness. The main
SYNOPSIS OF THE Ph. D THESIS
Submitted by:
EMMANUEL KATSVAMUTIMA
Scholar Registration Number: 1140016
FACULTY OF COMMERCE – CENTRE FOR RESEARCH CHRIST UNIVERSITY, BANGALORE, INDIA
FEBRUARY 2014 GUIDE : Doctor Jeevananda (India)
Co-Guide :Doctor Silas Rusvingo (Zimbabwe) TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Introduction 1
2 Need for the Study 2
3 Review of Literature 3
4 Overview of the Chapters 8
5 Title of the Study 9
6 Operational Definitions 9
7 Objectives of the Study 10
8 Conceptual Equations and Hypothesis 14
9 Design of the Study 20
10 Tools use for Collection of Data 23
11 Field Work Details 23
12 Statistical Techniques 25
13 Validation Procedures 26
14 Data Analysis 27
15 Major Findings 37
16 Structural Model Developed 46
17 Conclusion 48
18 Implications of the Study 52
19 Limitations of the Study 53
20 Suggestions for further Research 57
21 Bibliography 58
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure No Title Page No
Fig 9.1 Model with Path Coefficients 12
Fig 17.1 STRUCTURAL MODEL DEVELOPED 46
Fig 17.2 Conceptual Model 47
LIST OF TABLES
Table No Title Page No
Table 8.1 The Variables Representing Different Constructs used in this Study 12
Table 10.1 Research Design at glance 20
Table 10.2 Analytical Techniques Used 21
Table12.1 Sample Cluster of the Study 23
Table 15.1 Reliability of the Scales 27
Table 15.2 KMO and Bartletts’s Test for Variable 27
Table 15.3 Component Matrix for Cost- Related Variables 28
Table 15.18 Item-Total Statistics 33
Table 16.1 Summary of the Results Obtained by Testing the Hypotheses 40
1. INTRODUCTION
A key preoccupation of strategic management for competitive advantage as a field of study is the identification of sources of heterogeneous performance among food manufacturing firms in Zimbabwe in terms of their competitiveness. The main
Bibliography: 5. TITLE OF THE STUDY Strategy Formulation and Implementation in Zimbabwe Food Manufacturing Sector (2006 -2013).