http://ir.bdu.edu.et/handle/123456789/1796 2001-01-13T06:36:33Z http://ir.bdu.edu.et/handle/123456789/16827 The Effect of Knowledge Management On Organizational Performance In Case Of (Awash) Bank S.C Bahirdar District MELAKU, TIZAZU Knowledge management is frequently identified as an important antecedent of innovation and has crucial roles in form performances. The study targeted a population of 332 members of Awash bank bahirdar district in bahirdar. Simple random sampling was employed to select a sample of 181 members of which 14 respondents were division managers and 167 were employees at Bahirdar district. The Cronbach’s Alpha value for all questionnaire components were greater than 0.7 indicating that the research instrument was accepted or reliable. As part of data analysis from descriptive analysis mean and standard deviation were used to assess knowledge management practices and status of organizational performances of sampled firm and from inferential statistics person correlation was applied to see association between knowledge management practices and organizational performances, whereas, multiple regression was employed to examine how much of the change in organizational performance is due to the change in knowledge management practices. Descriptive results affirmed that knowledge management practices and organizational performances of Awash bank was moderate which implied that the firms should still expected to more enhance their knowledge management practices so as to boost their organizational performance. Besides, multiple regression results showed that knowledge acquisition with (Beta = 0.222), knowledge sharing with (Beta = 0.204), knowledge storage with (Beta = 0.156 and knowledge applications (Beta = 0.354) significantly predicted organizational performances (profitability).The R value (0.770) is an indication of high correlation between independent and dependent variable, while, R 2 value (0.593) obtained in this study demonstrated that 59.3% of the variation in organizational performance is due to change in the constructed knowledge management dimension in this study .Owing this, the study concludes that knowledge acquisition, sharing, storage and application significantly predicts organizational performances of Awash bank in Bahirdar district, therefore, Awash bank should give due attention to these knowledge management practices. 2025-06-01T00:00:00Z http://ir.bdu.edu.et/handle/123456789/16767 The Effect of Total Quality Management Practice On Organizational Pperformance: The Case of Raval Steel Manufacturing Plc. ABTEW, YOSEPH The main objective of this study was to investigate the effect of total quality management on organizational performance at Rava Steel, manufacturing plc. To achieve this, the study employed a quantitative research approach using a descriptive and explanatory research design. The study used descriptive and inferential analysis techniques. The study used primary data sources, and the data collection instrument was structured close ended survey questionnaires using the five-point Likert scale adopted from different scholars in previous studies. The sample size was 213 respondents using stratified random sampling technique and 204 questionnaires were filled and returned for the analysis. To achieve the objectives of the study, the researcher used the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS Version 27) tool to find the results of descriptive and inferential statistics analysis easily. The result of this finding indicated that the four predictors (top management commitment, customer focus, continuous process improvement, and strategic planning) have significant and positive coefficient of beta values indicating that they have positive effect on organizational Performance under the study while the two predictors employee training and education, and employee involvement have insignificant alpha value which indicated that they have insignificant effect on organizational Performance under the study. The study finally concludes by recommending that Raval Steel Manufacturing PLC strengthen its focus on customer satisfaction by anticipating and responding to customer needs. Emphasis should also be placed on enhancing top management commitment, continuous process improvement, and strategic planning at all organizational levels to boost overall performance. Developing forward-looking strategies that ensure market competitiveness is crucial. Additionally, future research should explore other TQM elements not covered in this study to provide a more comprehensive understanding of their impact on organizational performance. 2025-06-01T00:00:00Z http://ir.bdu.edu.et/handle/123456789/16766 THE EFFECT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL CONTRACT ON EMPLOYEE TURNOVER INTENTIONS IN ETHIOTELECOM GONDAR CITY BRANCHES AYANA, KEBEDE The objective of the study was to examine the effect of psychological contract operationalized in terms of transactional, relational and balance, transitional contracts on employee turnover intention in Ethio telecom Gondar city branches. The study employed quantitative research approach with explanatory research design due to its intent to find the effect of psychological contract on employee’s turnover intentions. From a total of 247 population a sample of 153 respondents were selected using simple random sampling technique. Data were collected through questionnaires and analyzed using SPSS version 26 after coding and cleaning to eliminate any flaws. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, correlation, and multiple linear regression analysis. The findings revealed that psychological contract (transactional and transitional) positively and (relational, balanced) negatively tend to contribute significantly in determining employee’s turnover intentions. The results of the regression analysis model indicated that the five independent variables (transactional contracts, relational contracts, balance contracts, transitional and ideological psychological contracts) explain about 70.9 percent of the variation in the level of employee turnover intentions. Transactional and transitional psychological contracts have positive and significant effect while the remaining independent variable has negative and significant effect on employee turnover. Based on the findings, the study recommends, the management body should improve mutual trust, employee involvement, secure the wellbeing of employee, communication with employees so that they understand the company's strategic direction, goals, and objectives. This has the potential to reduce skepticism and uncertainty so as to maximize the reduction of the employees’ turnover intention. 2025-06-01T00:00:00Z http://ir.bdu.edu.et/handle/123456789/16765 THE EFFECT OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE ON LEADERSHIP EFFECTIVENESS: THE CASE OF BAHIRDAR UNIVERSITY ACADEMIC WING LEADERS GETNET, ABIYU The main purpose of this study is to examine the effect of Perceived emotional intelligence on Leadership effectiveness of Bahir Dar University. This study was conducted on Bahir Dar University Academic Wing Leaders. Those who are framed leaders are President, vice presidents, scientific Directors, vice scientific Directors, Deans, vice deans and Department Heads. As a result, a total of 173 five-point Likert scale-type questionnaires were distributed, out of which 98.84 % were successfully completed and returned. The study was directed by five research objectives which pursued answers for the effect of emotional intelligence on Leadership effectiveness. The study employed Descriptive and explanatory due to its intent to find the relationship between Emotional intelligence and Leadership effectiveness. To analyze the data, frequency counts, percentage, ANOVA, Mean, standard deviation, Pearson’s correlation, linear and multiple regressions were employed. The study adopted census, a complete enumeration of 171 respondent which gives Comprehensive insight about the topic. A quantitative approach was used and data were collected through questionnaires and analyzed using SPSS Version 25 after coding and cleaning to eliminate any inadequacies. The findings revealed that the effect of emotional intelligence components (self-awareness, self-Regulation, Motivation and Social skills) have a strong significance and positive effect in determining Leadership effectiveness. The regression analysis results also indicated that all the independent variables had significant effect on leadership effectiveness. Furthermore, 86.4% of the variability of the Leadership effectiveness was explained by self- Awareness, self-regulation, motivation and empathy. Therefore, the study recommended that Emotional intelligence components need to be implemented in Bahir Dar University to obtain improved Leadership Effectiveness. The university should also develop training programs and adopt recruitment and selection policies. 2025-06-01T00:00:00Z