Abera Ayalew | Bahir Dar University (original) (raw)
Papers by Abera Ayalew
Journal of Marketing and Consumer Research, 2020
This study examined the major market channels, and evaluate the market margins for key maize mark... more This study examined the major market channels, and evaluate the market margins for key maize marketing channels in Alefa District, Central Gondar Zone of Amhara Regional State. Both primary and secondary data sources for the study were collected. Primary data were collected through personal interviews from a total of 198 producers and 34 traders. Descriptive statistics was employed to describe the socioeconomic characteristics of farm households, and to analyze market related data collected from maize traders. The results show that wholesalers and rural assemblers are the most important buyers of maize from producers, accounting for 44 and 36.35% respectively. Market concentration ratio of 74.07% indicates that the maize market in the study area is characterized as oligopolistic. The result of the study also showed that, maize average production and yield were 18.03 quintals per household and 34.37 quintals per hectare, respectively. The major constraints for maize production and marketing of households in the study area include high price of fertilizers, timely availability of improved seeds, large number of unlicensed traders in the markets, climate change (occurrence of drought, pest/diseases), availability of credit access and non-transparent taxation system. The opportunities comprises presence of potential farmers' cooperatives to supply fertilizer and improved maize seeds, other farm inputs, and reliable and timely market information sourced from government department; maize productive potential of the area; improved trends of quality of maize; and creating demand for other crops. Finally the study recommends the need to strengthen and promote cooperatives to further exploit their economies of scale through diversifying their intermediary services both in the input and output markets of maize, market information and extension systems.
Studies in Higher Education, 2014
Many scientists have suggested that both total quality management (TQM) and organizational learni... more Many scientists have suggested that both total quality management (TQM) and organizational learning can separately and effectively reinforce innovation. But is there any relationship between TQM and organizational learning? This study has two main purposes: (1) determining the causal relationship between TQM, organizational learning and organizational innovation and (2) deciding on whether TQM has any impact on the organizational learning and can play the role of mediator between TQM and organizational innovation. The research methodology is descriptivesurvey and correlational, and is specifically based on the structural equation modeling. To assess the research variables, three standard questionnaires based on a five-point Likert scale were used and these were distributed among 253 staffs and faculty members of universities of Sabzevar city. The findings showed that TQM positively and meaningfully affects the organizational learning, that organizational learning has a significant effect on the organizational innovation, but that TQM has no positive and meaningful effect on the organizational innovation. The results showed that organizational learning could mediate the effect of TQM on the organizational innovation.
Journal of Marketing and Consumer Research, 2020
This study examined the major market channels, and evaluate the market margins for key maize mark... more This study examined the major market channels, and evaluate the market margins for key maize marketing channels in Alefa District, Central Gondar Zone of Amhara Regional State. Both primary and secondary data sources for the study were collected. Primary data were collected through personal interviews from a total of 198 producers and 34 traders. Descriptive statistics was employed to describe the socioeconomic characteristics of farm households, and to analyze market related data collected from maize traders. The results show that wholesalers and rural assemblers are the most important buyers of maize from producers, accounting for 44 and 36.35% respectively. Market concentration ratio of 74.07% indicates that the maize market in the study area is characterized as oligopolistic. The result of the study also showed that, maize average production and yield were 18.03 quintals per household and 34.37 quintals per hectare, respectively. The major constraints for maize production and marketing of households in the study area include high price of fertilizers, timely availability of improved seeds, large number of unlicensed traders in the markets, climate change (occurrence of drought, pest/diseases), availability of credit access and non-transparent taxation system. The opportunities comprises presence of potential farmers' cooperatives to supply fertilizer and improved maize seeds, other farm inputs, and reliable and timely market information sourced from government department; maize productive potential of the area; improved trends of quality of maize; and creating demand for other crops. Finally the study recommends the need to strengthen and promote cooperatives to further exploit their economies of scale through diversifying their intermediary services both in the input and output markets of maize, market information and extension systems.
Studies in Higher Education, 2014
Many scientists have suggested that both total quality management (TQM) and organizational learni... more Many scientists have suggested that both total quality management (TQM) and organizational learning can separately and effectively reinforce innovation. But is there any relationship between TQM and organizational learning? This study has two main purposes: (1) determining the causal relationship between TQM, organizational learning and organizational innovation and (2) deciding on whether TQM has any impact on the organizational learning and can play the role of mediator between TQM and organizational innovation. The research methodology is descriptivesurvey and correlational, and is specifically based on the structural equation modeling. To assess the research variables, three standard questionnaires based on a five-point Likert scale were used and these were distributed among 253 staffs and faculty members of universities of Sabzevar city. The findings showed that TQM positively and meaningfully affects the organizational learning, that organizational learning has a significant effect on the organizational innovation, but that TQM has no positive and meaningful effect on the organizational innovation. The results showed that organizational learning could mediate the effect of TQM on the organizational innovation.