Strategies of Implementing Moral Legitimacy in SMEs in Crop Production Supply Chain in Zimbabwe

Thembani Gaswa; Nothando Msipah; Josphat Manyeruke

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Strategies of Implementing Moral Legitimacy in SMEs in Crop Production Supply Chain in Zimbabwe

Thembani Gaswa, Nothando Msipah, Josphat Manyeruke

Published in International Journal of Economics, Finance and Management Sciences (Volume 10, Issue 6)

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Today consumers are becoming aware of the contents of foodstuffs they eat and even various processes of production, packaging and distribution methods, which motivate many food industries to consider adopting moral legitimate practices in their value chains. SMEs in crop production in Zimbabwe are struggling to come up with suitable strategies in their supply chains performance to satisfy their customers. This article aims to suggest and recommend the aspects of moral legitimacy strategies to address these SMEs challenges in crop production in Zimbabwe. The surroundings literature on ethical business practices in SMEs for developing countries was done on a number of journal articles and a survey was done using structured questionnaires. These questionnaires were distributed to SMEs in crop production in Mashonaland Central. Targeted respondents were small scale farmers with less than 100 employees, employees, manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, retailers and the general public. This study used descriptive quantitative research design and Gamma and Kendall tau-b analysis of data was used. A sample of 240 respondents was used. The study recognized that a good number SME’s should come up with strategies that balance between organization, people, processes, procedures and management requirements. The research concluded with a call for for further enquiry on particular areas which demand more time and precision.

Published in	International Journal of Economics, Finance and Management Sciences (Volume 10, Issue 6)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijefm.20221006.23
Page(s)	405-415
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Crop Production, Moral Legitimacy, Strategy, Supply Chain

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Thembani Gaswa

Department of Entrepreneurship, Business and Supply Chain Management, Chinhoyi University of Technology, Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe
Nothando Msipah

Department of Entrepreneurship and Business Management, Chinhoyi University of Technology, Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe
Josphat Manyeruke

Department of Consumer Science Management, Chinhoyi University of Technology, Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe

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