Strategic Thinking competences as a Correlate of OKOBI-Spirited Farming in Owerri Communities, Imo State, Nigeria
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https://doi.org/10.54536/ajbmi.v1i1.6832Keywords:
Creative Thinking, Farming. OKOBI, Relational Thinking, Strategic ThinkingAbstract
The One Kindred One Business Initiative (OKOBI), which is an innovative business philosophy of the Hope Uzodimma-led Imo State Government, has unarguably created a lot of research gaps that call for sustainability and goal-oriented research. This study investigates strategic thinking competences and OKOBI-spirited farming in Owerri communities. The objectives of the study are to investigate the level of correlation between creative thinking and OKOBI-spirited fish farming; assess the level of correlation between creative thinking and OKOBI-spirited pig farming; evaluate the level of correlation between relational thinking and OKOBI-spirited fish farming; and ascertain the level of correlation between relational thinking and OKOBI-spirited pig farming in Owerri communities. Four research questions and four hypotheses guide the study. It adopts the survey research design. A structured questionnaire was the major instrument for data collection. It employs the Cronbach Alpha statistic to obtain the value of 0.83 as the instrument reliability ratio. The research commits data analysis to descriptive and inferential statistics for data analysis. It finds a positive and significant level of correlation between creative thinking and OKOBI-spirited fish farming; creative thinking and OKOBI-spirited pig farming; relational thinking and OKOBI-spirited fish farming; relational thinking and OKOBI-spirited pig farming in Owerri communities. The study concludes that strategic thinking competences are correlates of OKOBI-spirited farming in Owerri communities. It recommends that management of OKOBI-spirited farms in Owerri communities should always think outside the box in sustainably managing their farms.
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