Adaptive Resilience, Resource Mobilization and Entrepreneurship Growth in The Post Covid Era, In Nakawa Division.
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2024-08-09
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Makerere University Business School
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The purpose for this study was to examine the relationship between adaptive resilience in resource mobilization and Entrepreneurship Growth in the post Covid 19 era, in Nakawa division. Guided by the Resource dependence theory (RDT), the study adopted a cross sectional design using a quantitative approach. With a study population of 200 registered members of Uganda Women Entrepreneurs Association Limited and sample of 132 respondents selected randomly. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect primary data. Content validity index (CVI) was used to establish validity and Cronbach’s coefficient tested reliability where both validity and reliability were achieved since they scored more than 0.7. The study used the statistical package for social sciences version 26 (SPSS 26) for data entry, processing and analysis. Results confirm that business owners were trying their best to do resource mobilization, a fairly good state of resource utilization, doubts or uncertainties‟ surrounding resources integration, gaps in the state of adaptive resilience, businesses had attained positive adaption, a fairly good level of acquisition of learning, for most businesses, there were some resources put aside for future resilience, uncertainty regarding the revenue generation, little value addition, limited expansion of businesses, customer growth but limited. There was a negative relationship between adaptive resilience and Entrepreneurship Growth in the post Covid era, in Nakawa division (r= -.090, P> 0.05). There was a positive and significant relationship between resource mobilization and Entrepreneurship Growth in the post Covid era, in Nakawa division (r=.231*, P<0.01). Adaptive resilience and resource mobilization predict 5.4% of the variance in Entrepreneurship Growth in the post Covid era, in Nakawa division (Adjusted R Square=.054). The study also revealed that the model was fitting the relationship and was significant (F= 4.324, Sig. =.015b). Resource mobilization (Beta=.252, P< 0.01) was the only significant predictor of the variance in Entrepreneurship Growth in the post Covid era, in Nakawa division. Adaptive Resilience (beta=-.130, p>0.01) was an insignificant predictor of Entrepreneurship Growth in the post Covid era, in Nakawa division. The study has provided evidence that adaptive resilience tends to contribute negatively to Entrepreneurship Growth in the post Covid era, in Nakawa division based on the evidence from the current study. With resource mobilization in terms of resource identification, resource utilization and resource integration, the Entrepreneurship Growth in the post Covid era, in Nakawa division can be better guaranteed. Overall, an inverse relationship has been observed between adaptive resilience and resource mobilization on Entrepreneurship Growth in the post Covid era, in Nakawa division.
The following recommendations are made; there is need for all women business owners to improve on resource identification in terms of where to get cheap capital, identify the right people to employ and so on. There is need for ways to improve on resource utilization in terms of reduce wastage in businesses, ensure optimum usage of all resources, use business resources in a way that adds value to the business, put resources to the best use possible. There is need for improved resource integration in terms of using all resources in the best ways possible, know when to reallocate resources for the entire business benefit and so on
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This is a master's thesis.
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Nabakka, J. (2024). Adaptive Resilience, Resource Mobilization and Entrepreneurship Growth in the Post-COVID Era, In Nakawa Division. (Unpublished master's dissertation). Makerere University Business School, Kampala, Uganda.