6th annual conference german africa universities … · 2017-07-14 · agyapong, daniel 2.15pm –...

6th Annual Conference

GERMAN AFRICA UNIVERSITIES

PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMME

Theme:

UNIVERSITIES, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND

ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA

thics and Corporate Social Responsibility: The Way

Forward for Emerging Economies"

Venue:

University of Nairobi, School of Business,

University way, Nairobi City (CBD), Kenya

Wednesday, 19th July 2017

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CONFERENCE PROGRAM

7.30 – 8.30AM Registration

8.30 –

10.00AM PLENARY: OPENING REMARKS

MC: Dr Mary Kinoti / Dr Jackson Maalu

Venue: University of Nairobi Lecture theatre 301

Prof DrJustus M Munyoki,

Project Leader and Chairman, Department of Business Administration University of

Nairobi

Prof. Dr.RosemondBoohene

Project Leader, and Director Centre for International Education, Associate Professor of

Entrepreneurship, University of Cape Coast, Ghana

Dr James M. Njihia

Dean School of Business, University of Nairobi

Prof Dr Edward Marfo –Yiadom

Dean School of Business, University of Cape Town, Ghana

Prof. Dr. Jürgen Bode

Vice-President for International Affairs and Diversity, Professor for International

Management, Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Science, Germany

Prof DrEnosNjeru,

Principal, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Nairobi

Prof Dr Peter M Mbithi,

Vice chancellor, University of Nairobi

PLENARY: KEYNOTE SPEECHES - SESSION II:

Venue:

University of Nairobi Lecture theatre 301

10.00 –

10.30am

Business opportunities in Kenya

Richard Bell

10.30am –

11.00pm

University – industry linkages through

Entrepreneurship

Prof. Dr. Jürgen Bode, HBRS

11.00 –

11.30AM

Group Photo – All HEALTH BREAK

PANEL DISCUSSIONS - SESSION III:

2

Panel 1:TOPIC: German Africa

Partnership business opportunities

VENUE: UoN Lecture theatre 301

11.30 - 1.00pm Panelists

1. Dr. Daniel Agyapong, UCC

2. Prof Paul Katuse, USIU

3. Prof Aosa,UoN

4 Prof Nzomo UoN

Moderator Dr. CYRUS IRAYA

1.00 – 2.00 PM LUNCH BREAK

2.00 - 3.30pm Panel 2:TOPIC: Enhancing trade between

Africa and Europe

VENUE: UoN Lecture theatre 301

Moderator

Prof Dr Rosemond

Boohene

Panelists

1. Prof Kibera,UoN

2. Dr. Keren N. A. Arthur, UCC

3. Prof Kaijage, UoN

4. Luc Da Gbadji, BRSU

PAPERS PRESENTATIONS – SESSION

IV : Track 1: Business and

Entrepreneurship in Africa: Success

Factors, Barriers, Perspectives

Venue: UoN Tower Theatre Room 301

Chair: Dr. Siaw Frimpong, UCC, Ghana

Rapporteur : Dr Vincent Machuki UoN, Kenya

Paper Title Author(s)

11.30am – 11.45am Female Street Vendors In Nairobi County:

Overcoming Social Barriers

David K. Mbaabu

University Of Nairobi

11.45am – 11.50am

Q&A

11.50am – 12.05am

THE ROLE OF BUSINESS AND

ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN AFRICA: THE

JOURNEY SO FAR

Ebenezer Boahene Annoh

12.05am – 12.10am

Q&A

12.10am – 12.25pm

Strategic planning and Performance of SMES in

Africa

Elizabeth A. Owino

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12.25pm – 12.30pm Q&A

12.30pm – 12.45pm

Business and entrepreneurship in Africa: Success

factors, barriers,

Perspectives

Nishimwe Vedaste

12.45pm – 12.50pm Q&A

12.50pm – 1.00pm

Discussion

LUNCH BREAK 2.00pm –

2.15pm Waste Management in the Informal Sector:

Evidence from the Automobile Sector in Ghana

Brautlacht, Alexandr

Agyapong, Daniel

2.15pm –

2.20pm Q&A

2.20pm –

2.35pm Financial Literacy among Rural Folks: Evidence

from the Brong-Ahafo Region of Ghana

Anokye Adam

Daniel Agyapong,

George Tweneboah

2.35pm –

2.40pm Q&A

2.40pm –

2.55pm Entrepreneurship Development in Ethiopia:

Trends & Lessons Learned from a Project in

Arba Minch, SNNPR,Ethiopia

Engidaw Abel1,

Thomas Bayer2,

Bernard Wagemann3

2.55pm –

3.00pm Q&A

3.00pm –

3.15pm

Entrepreneurship Development and New Business

Start ups: Challenges and Prospects for Ghanaian

Entrepreneurs

Nick Fobih, Abilgail

Opoku Mensah

3.15pm-

3.20pm Q&A

3.20pm-

3.30pm Discussion

CLOSING CEREMONY

PAPERS PRESENTATIONS – SESSION IV : Track 2: African Business in,

and trade with, Germany and Europe

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Venue:

UoN Tower Theatre Room 101

Chair: Prof Martin Ogutu, UoN, Kenya Rapporteur : Dr Margaret Kariuki, UoN, Kenya

Time Paper Title Author(s)

11.30am – 11.45am

How agricultural African firms can enter the

European market: challenges and success factors -

Case of MCF Farms’ French Bean Exported to

Europe

David Rempel (PhD)

Luc Da Gbadji (PhD)

11.45am – 11.50am Q&A

11.50am – 12.05am

Entrepreneurship Development and New Business

Start-Ups: Challenges and Prospects for

Ghanaian Entrepreneurs

Nick Fobih

Abigail OpokuMensah

12.05am – 12.10am Q&A

12.10am – 12.25pm

The Impact Of Kenyan-German Relationship

In;Trade, Technical Assistance And Investments

On The Kenyan Sustainable Development

Soliman K. Soliman

12.25pm – 12.30pm Q&A

12.30pm – 12.45pm Watamu Marine National Park: A Destination

for Soft-Diving of the German Diver

David Rempel (PhD),

Florian Egerter,; ,

Vanessa Mertl;

Alexander Reiter;

Dominik Schneider;

12.45pm – 12.50pm Q&A

12.50pm – 1.00pm Discussion

LUNCH BREAK

2.00pm –

2.15pm

From self-employed to entrepreneurial journalist -

lessons learned from India and Africa

Prof. Dr. Michael

Krzeminski

2.15pm –

2.20pm Q&A

2.20pm –

2.35pm Savings, entrepreneurial ability and self-

employment: Evidence from selected Ghanaian

Universities

James Atta Peprah

2.35pm –

2.40pm Q&A

2.40pm –

2.55pm Born to be an entrepreneur – is entrepreneurship

a talent or trainable Andrea Koikai

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2.55pm –

3.00pm Q&A

3.00pm –

3.15pm

Nigeria Telecoms Managers: Does Personal Traits

influence Entrepreneurial Intentions?

H.OAderemi

T.A. Aladesanmi

G.A. Aderounmu

3.15pm-

3.20pm Q&A

3.20pm-

3.30pm Discussion

CLOSING CEREMONY

PAPERS PRESENTATIONS – SESSION IV : Track 3: University teaching and Research

for Development in Africa: Models, Success Factors, Challenges

Venue:


Chair: Dr Raymond Musyoka UoN, Kenya Rapporteur : Ms Nancy Mogikoyo UoN,

Kenya

Time Paper Title Author(s)

11.30am – 11.45am

Entrepreneurship Education and Entrepreneurial

Intentions: evidence from students of University of

Cape Coast, Ghana

Daniel Ofori,

Christina Appiah-Nimo

11.45am – 11.50am Q&A

11.50am – 12.05am

Universities Third Mission and Business Incubation

Cooperation between Universities and Business

Incubators demonstrated with the Example “Digital

Hub Region Bonn

Prof. Dr. Klaus Deimel

Mischa Ellenberger,

M.Sc

12.05am – 12.10am Q&A

12.10am – 12.25pm

Sponsoring for extracurricular offers at Wismar

University

Hartmut Domröse

Regina Krause

Evgenia Mahler

12.25pm – 12.30pm Q&A

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12.30pm – 12.45pm

Adapted Accelerator Model To Enhance University

Graduates Entrepreneurship In Morocco

Dr. Mohammed Khalil,

Dr. Abdessamad

Haddadi,

Mrs. Amina Akkach

12.45pm – 12.50pm Q&A


LUNCH BREAK

2.00pm –

2.15pm Towards Entrepreneurial Universities in Kenya

through Marketing strategy and entrepreneurship :

A comparative study of Selected Public and Private

Universities in Kenya

Prof Justus M Munyoki

Dr Joseph Owino

Prof Henry Mutoro

2.15pm –

2.20pm Q&A

2.20pm –

2.35pm

University Teaching and Research for Development

in Africa: Influence of Industry Forces on Strategy

and University Performance.

Dr. Orucho M. Ngala

Prof. Zachary B. Awino

2.35pm –

2.40pm Q&A

2.40pm –

2.55pm University Business Incubators and its Role as

Accelerator of Economic Development in Sub-

Sahara African Countries: State of the art

AdemolaTaiwo, PhD

Prof.Dr Jürgen Bode,

Luc Da Gbadji (PhD),

2.55pm –

3.00pm Q&A

3.00pm –

3.15pm Impact Assessment Of Informal Transport Sub-

Sector Onjob Creation And Income Generation In

Nigeria: Evidence From Commercial Motorcycle

Operators In Dutse Metropolis, Jigawa State

Ibrahim Muhammad

Adam

3.15pm-

3.20pm Q&A

3.20pm-

3.30pm Discussion

CLOSING CEREMONY

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PAPERS PRESENTATIONS – SESSION IV : Track 4: Entrepreneurial Education For

Employment and Economic Growth

Venue:


Chair: Dr Florence Muindi , UoN, Kenya Rapporteur : Ms Medina Twalib, UoN,

Kenya

11.30am – 11.45am

Effects of Managerial Competence on the Debt-

position of SMEs in Ghana

Abraham Ansong, PhD

11.45am – 11.50am Q&A

11.50am – 12.05am

MEASURING THE PERFORMANCE OF

MACROECONOMIC POLICIES ON

ENTREPRENEURSHIP: A NIGERIAN

PERSPECTIVE

A.J. Adegeye

Akinseye Olowu

12.05am – 12.10am Q&A

12.10am – 12.25pm

Integrating and Elevating Entrepreneurship

Training and Education in Higher Education:

Strategies, Challenges, and Impacts

Bernard BRÈS

12.25pm – 12.30pm Q&A

12.30pm – 12.45pm

Effect of Entrepreneurship Education on

Employment and Job Creation: A study of

Graduates of Technical University of Kenya

Dr. Evans Vidija

Sagwa

12.45pm – 12.50pm Q&A


LUNCH BREAK

2.00pm –

2.15pm Making responsible engineers through SRE

training

Facia Giraud Field

Adeossi

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2.15pm –

2.20pm Q&A

2.20pm –

2.35pm

Existing Metrics Use In Indexing University

Information Technology Teaching Professionals’

Improvement In Ict Integration

James

OnyangoAbila(Ph.D

candidate)

Prof. Wamocho

Leonard

2.35pm –

2.40pm Q&A

2.40pm –

2.55pm The teaching and learning of entrepreneurship as a

course: Its effect on the employability of Ghanaian

tertiary graduates

Kofi Ashiboe-Mensah

2.55pm –

3.00pm Q&A

3.00pm –

3.15pm Towards a mindset change from job seeking to job

creation amongst Kenyan graduates: The Case of

Graduate Enterprise Academy (GEA), Kenya

Mwangi Peter Wanderi,

Makandi Lilian Mount

Kenya University 3.15pm-

3.20pm Q&A

3.20pm-

3.30pm Discussion

Closing Ceremony

PAPERS PRESENTATIONS – SESSION IV : Track 5: Intercultural Challenges

of Universities and Business Partnerships

Venue:


Chair: Prof. F. O. Boachie-Mensah, UCC, Ghana Rapporteur : Mr Ndambuki Victor UoN,

Kenya

Time Paper Title 11.30am – 11.45am

Building Bridges across Continents:

Promoting Cultural Diversity

Brautlacht Regin

Agyapong Daniel

Rauhut Nils

Owino Joseph

11.45am – 11.50am Q&A

11.50am – 12.05am

Dymystifying Cultural Gender Disparities

Experienced In Socio-Economic And Political

Development In Africa

Mushori, James

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12.05am – 12.10am Q&A

12.10am – 12.25pm

Culture and value trade-offs for successful

entrepreneurship in Africa

Dr. J. Otto Kroesen

Technical University Delft,

Jaffalaan , The Netherlands

Dr. David J. Ndegwah

JaramogiOgingaOdinga

University of Science and

Technology

12.25pm – 12.30pm Q&A

12.30pm – 12.45pm Intercultural challenges of on-line international

collaborative projects Munyao Mulwa Eileen Kuepper

12.45pm – 12.50pm Q&A


LUNCH BREAK

2.00pm –

2.15pm

Experiential Learning through the

Transformational Incubation Programme: a

Ghanaian case study

Dr Stephen Dobson,

Prof Gideon Maas,

Prof Paul Jones

Dr Joan Lockyer

2.15pm –

2.20pm Q&A

2.20pm –

2.35pm Re-Thinking University- Industrial Linkage

Towards The Promotion Of Entrepreneurship

Education: A Case Study Of Oau Centre Of

Excellence In Software Engineering (COEX)

*T.A. Aladesanmi

H.OAderemi

G.A. Aderounmu

2.35pm –

2.40pm Q&A

2.40pm –

2.55pm Widening The Employability Horizon For

Non-Business Students Through

Entrepreneurship Education

Xinxin Wang

Mohammed Khalil

2.55pm –

3.00pm Q&A

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3.00pm –

3.15pm From Donor-Dependence To Sustainability

Through Enterprise: A Case Study of the

Kenya Red Cross Society

Elijah BitangeNdemo

3.15pm-3.20pm Q&A

3.20pm-3.30pm Discussion

CLOSING CEREMONY

PAPERS PRESENTATIONS – SESSION IV : Track 6:

Sustainable/Responsible Business & Social Welfare and Productivity:

Challenges for the Entrepreneur

Venue:


Chair: Dr. Anokye M. Adam, UCC, Ghana apporteur : Dr Jeremiah Kagwe, UoN,

Kenya

11.30am – 11.45am Bundles of Resources: Analysis of

firm Performance

Zachary Bolo Awino, PhD

11.45am – 11.50am Q&A 11.50am – 12.05am Effect of Legal and Regulatory Factors on

Entrepreneurship Growth in Accra, Ghana

Kwamena Minta Nyarku

Cape Coast, Ghana

12.05am – 12.10am Q&A

12.10am – 12.25pm Effect of market strategies on performance

of SMEs in Ghana and Kenya: The

moderating role of Environmental

Dynamics

Prof. F.O. Boachie-Mensah

Dr. Gloria Agyapong

Dr. Raymond Musyoka

12.25pm – 12.30pm Q&A 12.30pm – 12.45pm Entrepreneurial Orientation And

Performance Of Pharmaceutical Firms In

Nairobi City County, Kenya

Dr.Ashbell Macharia,

Prof. Justus Munyoki

12.45pm – 12.50pm Q&A 12.50pm – 1.00pm Discussion

LUNCH BREAK

2.00pm – 2.15pm

Sustainable Business Practices Among

Micro, Small And Medium Enterprises:

Evidence From Ghana

Daniel Agyapong and

Keren NaaAbeka Arthur

2.15pm – 2.20pm Q&A 2.20pm – 2.35pm Sustainable Development Goals Climate

Change Agenda Implementation in the

Public Sector in Kenya

Mary W. Kinoti, PhD

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2.35pm – 2.40pm Q&A 2.40pm – 2.55pm

Collective action and commercialization of

smallholder agriculture: perspectives from

transaction cost economics

Yakubu Balma Issaka

Theophile Bama

Paul Kwami Adraki

2.55pm – 3.00pm

Q&A

3.00pm – 3.15pm Academics and Entrepreneurship in Kenya:

No longer strange Bedfellows

XN Iraki

3.15pm-3.20pm

Q&A

3.20pm-3.30pm Discussion

SUMMARIES AND CLOSING REMARKS

MC: Prof. Dr Zachary B. Awino

4.15 PM -

5.00 pm

Prof. Dr. Jürgen Bode

Vice-President for International Affairs and Diversity, Professor for International Management,

Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Science, Germany

Dr James M. Njihia

Dean School of Business, University of Nairobi

Prof Dr Edward Marfo –Yiadom

Dean School of Business, University of Cape Town, Ghana

Prof. Henry Mutoro,

Deputy Vice Chancellor, Student Affairs, University of Nairobi

Vote of Thanks – Prof Peter K Obonyo,

Deputy Principal, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Nairobi

Guests Leave at their Leisure

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