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Item Conceptual paper on work environment and job satisfaction: The moderating role of perceived organisation support(19th International Conference on African Entrepreneurship & Small Business (ICAESB), Conference Proceedings 15-16th August 2019, 2019) Mukandara, Levina; Kessy, Severine; Dominic, TheresiaThe aim of this paper is to propose a conceptual model that explains the influence of work environment on teachers’ job satisfaction and the moderating role of perceived organisation support on their relationship in public secondary schools in Tanzania. Despite the large number of studies on work environment, none has specifically addressed an integrated relational model of work environment, perceived organisation support, and job satisfaction among teachers in government secondary schools. Regardless of the number of empirical studies on work environment and teachers’ job satisfaction; in developed and developing countries still faces major challenges including non-commitment, high absenteeism rates and many leaving their teaching profession to other jobs. Therefore, this conceptual paper sought to connect concepts of work environment and teachers’ job satisfaction. Specifically, the paper explains concepts of work environment in connections of workplace facilities, professional development, recognition and the moderating role of perceived organization support on teachers’ job satisfaction. The study was conducted through review of literatures of scholarly articles from Google Scholar. The review revealed that there are still inconclusive on the influences of work environment and teachers’ job satisfaction. Thus, this study contributes to the literature by providing such a conceptual model that can be used to study the influence of work environment and teachers’ job satisfactionItem Conceptual paper on work environment and job satisfaction: The moderating role of perceived organisation support(University of Dar es Salaam Business School, 2019-08-16) Mukandara, Levina; Kessy, Severine; Dominic, TheresiaThe aim of this paper is to propose a conceptual model that explains the influence of work environment on teachers’ job satisfaction and the moderating role of perceived organisation support on their relationship in public secondary schools in Tanzania. Despite the large number of studies on work environment, none has specifically addressed an integrated relational model of work environment, perceived organisation support, and job satisfaction among teachers in government secondary schools. Regardless of the number of empirical studies on work environment and teachers’ job satisfaction; in developed and developing countries still faces major challenges including non-commitment, high absenteeism rates and many leaving their teaching profession to other jobs. Therefore, this conceptual paper sought to connect concepts of work environment and teachers’ job satisfaction. Specifically, the paper explains concepts of work environment in connections of workplace facilities, professional development, recognition and the moderating role of perceived organization support on teachers’ job satisfaction. The study was conducted through review of literatures of scholarly articles from Google Scholar. The review revealed that there are still inconclusive on the influences of work environment and teachers’ job satisfaction. Thus, this study contributes to the literature by providing such a conceptual model that can be used to study the influence of work environment and teachers’ job satisfactionItem The Role of Public Procurement Framework in Stimulating SMEs Innovativeness in Tanzania(Orsea, 2014) Salema, Gladness; Kessy, SeverineThis study examined the role of public procurement framework in stimulating SMEs innovativeness. By using a sample of 208 firms and interviews three identified variables, namely, competition, cooperation and specifications of designs were observed to have a positive effect on SMEs’ innovativeness. In other words an increase in these variables in processes of tendering results into an increase in innovation among the SMEs. Despite the observed positive impact of the examined three indicators, respondents highlighted different challenges they encountered in the process of tendering in public institutions. They included difficult conditions like requirement of very high turnover, delay in payments of already delivered services and limited transparency. From findings, it is recommended that governance issues are very important in the process of assuring that public procurement framework will stimulate SMEs’ innovativeness. Specifically, each part should honour the contract agreements. SMEs should be involved in the process of designing work specifications and also public institutions should reduce the unnecessary long procuring process as well as delay in payments.