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A Review of e-Business and Supply Chain Integration: Case Studies of Four Automobile Companies in Nigeria (M.Sc Thesis)

Abstract The purpose of this research is to examine how the automobile industry in Nigeria has approached the implementation of e-business components such as e-procurement, sales-order-processing, private exchange, and online-reverse auctions in their supply chain integration, and the objectives of the study are to determine whether the automobile industry recognized supply chain integration as their goal and to evaluate and measure the level of integration attained with the implementation of...

Exploring and Managing Students’ Perceptions Towards Online Shopping Behaviour in Nigeria (B.Sc Project)

ABSTRACT Contemporary studies have indicated an interest in exploring students’ perceptions towards online buying. Internet shopping is one of the fastest emergent industry and internet users have reported that online shopping is one of their primary use of the internet. Due to the widespread of internet access by people and e-commerce usage by traders, online shopping has seen a massive growth in recent years. Young people have been the majority online shoppers. With the aid of online sho...

Impact Of Money Market Instruments on Economic Growth (Nigeria as a case study)

This study aims at investigating the impact of money market instruments on economic growth in Nigeria. This study adopted a time series analysis of money market instruments on economic growthusing ordinary least squares (OLS) regression. The Money market instruments used in the study are Treasury Bills (TB), Bankers Acceptance (BA), Treasury Certificate (TC), Certificate of deposits (CD) and Commercial Papers (CP). Economic growth was measure using gross domestic product (GDP). The study cont...

IMPACT OF STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ON ORGANISATIONAL PERFORMANCE (A Case Study of Nigerian Bottling Company, Plc Ibadan)

ABSTRACT This study investigates the impact of strategic HRM practices on organizational performance of Nigeria Bottling Company, Plc Ibadan, Nigeria, as well as examining whether the effectiveness of strategic HRM practices on organizational performance is contingent on organizations’ work place. This research develops a conceptual framework that explains the relationship between strategic human resource management, competitive strategies and firm performance. 80 respondent survey was und...

Inflation: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Inflation instantly brings to mind images of rising prices, shrinking paychecks and unhappy consumers, but is inflation all bad? Inflation is defined as a "sustained increase in the general level of prices for goods and services." Many consumers fear inflation because it reduces the purchasing power of their money”.The influence that inflation has on consumers in Nigeria  and other  developing  nations in Africa can be seen in increase in food prize, fuel price etc. Food price inflation...

A CRITICAL APPRAISAL ON THE IMPLICATIONS OF “BRAIN DRAIN” FOR NIGERIA’S NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY

ABSTRACT This study critically examines the implications of brain drain on national security which is centred on Nigeria and covering the period 1999 to 2010. The study utilised qualitative research method to present data, and in particular, the narrative and descriptive techniques to analyse the data.  The crux of the study explored the reasons and implications of the emigration of Nigeria’s professionally skilled citizens for a better working and dwelling environment despite her endowed ...

Impact of Treasury Single Account on Government Revenue and Economic Growth in Nigeria A Pre-Post_Design

Since the implementation of Treasury Single Account (TSA) in 2015 by the present administration in government with the intention to control financial mismanagement which will consequently improve government revenue and economic growth; stakeholders, researchers and the general public are interested to know the extent to which these objectives have been met. This study empirically examined the extent to which TSA has improved Federally Collected Revenue (FCR) and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ...

FOREIGN EXCHANGE AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE ITS EFFECT ON BANK PROFITABILITY

ABSTRACT  This project is titled foreign exchange and international trade it’s effect on bank profitability. It examines the extent and effect of foreign presence in domestic banking markets. It investigate how net interest margins, overhead tax paid and profitability differ between foreign and domestic banks we find that foreign banks have higher profit than domestic bank in developing countries but the opposite is the case for developed countries. Estimation result suggest that an incre...

Labour and Management Training in Conflict Management Skills among selected Labour Unions in Lagos State

Abstract The study examines the training of union leaders and management representatives in conflict management skills as a result of the failure of the statutory mechanism to stem the incidence of industrial disputes. In view of this, there should be training of union leaders and management representatives in negotiating, human relations, motivational and communication skills in order to improve their conflict handling behaviour. The specific objectives of the study are: to investigate the ...

The Organizational and Economic Mechanism of Management and the Strategy of Development of Innovative Activity in Developing Countries (Case Study of Nigeria)

An innovation system is a network of organizations within an economic system involved in the creation, diffusion and use of scientific and technological knowledge as well as the organizations responsible for the coordination and support of these processes. The concept of innovation refers to the development, adaptation, imitation and adoption of knowledge and technologies that are new to a given context. Innovation systems can found at many levels of the economy such as global, regional, nati...

FUNDING QUALITY BUSINESS EDUCATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA (International Journal Publication)

Abstract Funding  quality business education  for  sustainable  development in Nigeria  is  viewed  in  terms  of what  sustainable  options  for  funding education  are  to  be  adopted  for  sustainable  educational  development  in  Nigeria.  In analysing this paper, the researcher established a problem and attributed the cause of unsustainable funding for quality business education to a change in the price of oil, as a base of revenue generation in the country. Opt...

CONTRIBUTIONS, CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS OF SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SMEs) IN NIGERIAN ECONOMY (International Journal Publication)

Abstract Small  and medium enterprises (SMEs) are notably the engines that drive economic development.  The businesses account for almost 90% of businesses in both leading and developing economies through job creations, employment, tax provision and contribution to Gross Domestic Product (GDP). However, in Nigeria, besides their critical and positive role, many SMEs face numerous challenges ranging from power shortage,  lack of capital,  poor management  skills and competencies...

THE ROLE OF STAFF TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT IN ORGANIZATIONS

The human resources are the most dynamic of all the organizations resources of all the organizations resources. They need considerable attention from the organisations management; if they are to realize their full potential in their work. Thus motivation, leadership, communication work restructuring payment systems and training and development may be included in the issue which has to be faced by management today. Most of these issues will be considered in this research work, but now it is ti...

Effect of Corporate Governance on Organisational Profitability in Nigeria

ABSTRACT This research work is based on effect of corporate governance on organizational profitability in Nigeria with a reference to a case study of Wema Bank Plc, the Polytechnic, Ibadan. The project work was divided into five chapters. The opinions and suggestions of different authors were reviewed. The total numbers of the staff members within the stores department. The researcher used 15 questionnaire as the study sample size. Questionnaire and personal interview was the instrument used ...

Impact of Customer Relationship Management on Customer Retention

       I.            To examine the impact of customer relationship management on customer retention.     II.         Queue related issues that customer face every day in the banking hall. how it relates to CRM effective loyalty.


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