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Role of digitalization and environmental policy stringency in the relationship between financial development and environmental sustainability

Financial development is often viewed as a cornerstone of economic progress, yet its expansion may come with an environmental cost. This raises a critical question of whether digitalization and environmental policy stringency can weaken the link between financial development and...

Entrepreneurial bricolage in practice: an exploratory qualitative Inquiry among Ugandan microentrepreneurs

This paper explores how microentrepreneurs interpret and enact entrepreneurial bricolage in Uganda’s resource-constrained environment. An exploratory qualitative design was employed, using semi-structured interviews with 40 microentrepreneurs in Kampala District. Data were themat...

Climate variability perception and its influence on crop diversification as an adaptation strategy among smallholder farmers in south-western Uganda

Smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa face climate-induced threats to food and income security. While crop diversification is recognised as a sustainable adaptation strategy, its relationship with smallholder farmers’ climate variability perception across seasons and agro-eco...

“They could …distance themselves from me claiming I still had Ebola”: experiences of Ebola virus disease survivors in Central Uganda

Ebola continues to be a great public health challenge in Uganda where it is vulnerable to future Ebola outbreaks. Survivors are likely to continue experiencing the after effects of Ebola during the recovery period. The study was conducted to explore experiences of Ebola survivors...

Strategic Fit Matters: How Family Entrepreneurial Configurations Shape Performance in Coffee and Banana Family Farms in Uganda

Abstract Smallholder family farms are often depicted as constrained, subsistence-oriented, or pressured to “grow or go.” However, some small family farms outperform others despite operating under similar resource constraints. Using configuration theory, this study examines how fa...