TECHNOVATE: Journal of Information Technology and Strategic Innovation Management

Effect of Managerial Competencies on Small Medium Enterprise Creation in Awka South Local Government Area

Samuel Ogbara — 2025-04-03

This study investigated the effect of Managerial competencies on small medium enterprise creation in Awka South Local Government Area. The research design was descriptive research design. The study has a total population of 1453. The population of the study comprised of owners and employees in SMEs in Anambra State. Taro Yamane’s formula was applied to determine a sample size of 314. Simple random sampling technique was used in selecting the sample from the population of the study. Primary source of data collection was in data collection. The respondents’ demographics was presented in frequency tables and analyzed using simple percentage. The study found that management competencies help SMEs to coordinate the everyday activity of the business, develop broad-based investment planning and implementation. The study recommended that government should establish centres that teaches management competencies so as to help SMEs owners to coordinate the everyday activity of the business.

Creativity and Innovation and Its Effect on Entrepreneurial Performance of Family Businesses in Eastern Nigeria

Samuel Ogbara — 2025-04-30

This study examines the impact of creativity and innovation on the entrepreneurial performance of family businesses in Onitsha North, Anambra State. Family businesses play a significant role in Nigeria's economy but face challenges such as limited resources, competition, and inadequate innovation. Using a quantitative research design, data were collected from 100 family businesses across various sectors, with a sample size of 80 determined through Taro Yamane's formula. Findings revealed a strong positive correlation between creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurial performance. Specifically, businesses that prioritized creativity and innovation reported higher revenue growth, improved market share, and enhanced customer satisfaction. The results showed that 75% of respondents had implemented new ideas or products in the past year, with 70% acknowledging significant positive impacts on performance. However, 60% of respondents identified funding and resource constraints as major barriers to innovation. Hypothesis testing using Chi-Square analysis confirmed that creativity and innovation individually and jointly impact entrepreneurial performance significantly (p < 0.05). The study highlights the critical role of creativity and innovation as valuable resources that enhance entrepreneurial performance in family businesses. Despite their recognition of these factors, challenges such as limited resources hinder full utilization. The findings provide insights for policymakers and practitioners on strategies to foster creativity and innovation in family businesses. Recommendations include increased investment in employee training, process improvement, and access to financial support to enhance performance and sustainability. This study contributes to the body of knowledge by addressing the nexus of creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurial performance in the Nigerian context.

Design of a Web-Based Pawn Management System Using the Waterfall Model at Enoni Cell

Chairil Syahrain — 2025-06-23

The rapid development of information technology encourages various sectors to adopt web-based systems to improve the efficiency and accuracy of data management. Enoni Cell is one of the companies engaged in the pawn sector, and therefore requires an integrated and easily accessible data management system. This study aims to design a web-based data management system inin a web-based data management system using the modelWaterfall software development. The Waterfall model is chosen for the systematic and structured stages, including needs analysis, system design, implementation, testing, and maintenance. This system is intended to not only improve data security and accuracy, but also to facilitate the process of recording, tracking and notification of data in deposit items. The results of this study are expected to provide an effective solution for Enoni Cell in sediment management, becoming more efficient and a reference for the development of similar systems in the future.

Real Time Sales Data Visualization at Agung Wastra Using Looker Studio

I Made Subrata Sandhiyasa — 2025-06-23

Agung Wastra is a company that opertes in the field of facilities and infrastructure for Hindu religious ceremony activities. The company uses Microsoft Excel in processing sales data. The weakness of the data or information produced is that it is still in table form and does not display more interactive information in graphic form, making it difficult for companies in a short time. Therefore, this research aims to build a sales data visualization system using looker studio. This visualization helps companies process table data into information in the form of graphs so that it doesn't take a long time to see the company's sales development. The research method used in this research is Kimball's nine steps method. This research goes through the stages of company data analysis, data warehouse design, extract transform load process, implementation of data visualization, and system testing. This system was tested using the user acceptance test method and obtained results with a percentage of 92.5% or strongly agree, which means that the sales data visualization is in accordance with the needs of the agung wastra company. The results of this research are seven pages displaying company information in the form of graphics to assist in decision making.