Abstract The Nigerian government places emphasis on Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) for socio- economic development and employment generation. Consequently, owners/managers of SMEs in private sector adopt various strategies in order to achieve these set objectives. One of the strategies that can be of immense benefit is the adoption of Strategic Human Resource Management (SHRM) practices. However, existing studies on SHRM are mostly concerned with financial institutions and big companie...
Abstract The aim of this study is to investigate the challenges of pandemic on selected small and medium enterprises in Nigeria, with a view to ascertaining the need to making tremendous effort in addressing the economic impact of COVID-19. The primary objective of this paper is to explicitly make a shift by building a comprehensive theoretical basis for the impact of COVID-19 on SMEs in order to shift forward for post-COVID-19 economy recovery in the country. This study used thematic anal...
This study examined the impact of financial inclusion on financial performance of listed Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) in Nigeria. The study measured financial inclusion using Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Financing, Rural Financing, Number of branches of DMBs, Pricing and Usage of banking services, while performance was measured with return on assets (ROA). This study adopted ex-post facto research design. The population of the study comprised of the 14 listed deposit money banks on the ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to assess the process flow and data management within engineering departments of Huawei Technologies. The problem solved in this project was the challenge associated with product data management system within the engineering departments of Huawei Technologies. The methods adopted to address the problem were; the use of the mixed research approach (i.e; both qualitative and quantitative) for data gathering and analyses. Also, 100 employees were the main ...
ABSTRACT System automation is usually applied to improve customs performance. System automation plays a significant role in simplifying and harmonizing borders and administrative procedures. It leads to enhanced efficiency and effectiveness in the customs system. The poor customs performance at the port of Mombasa can be attributed to lengthy procedures of customs clearance, rapid growth of container trade, frequent KRA and KPAIT system breakdown, a gateout process that is slow and slow con...
ABSTRACT This piece of writing is a reflection of the skills acquired in during the initial learning stage of module on strategic operation management and operational research modules together with critical analysis of an operations manager in a company, Morrisons. Hence, the write up is divided into two key sections that fall into the categories of reflective learning and critical analysis of an operations managers job in a company called Morrisons. The students are expected to make effort t...
The aim of this study was to establish the determinants that influence the growth of second-hand products enterprises. Small business enterprises (SBEs) are faced with threat of failure with past statistics indicating that three out of five fail within the first few months. The second-hand products enterprises studied were appraised with respect to the financial features and non-financial features that influence growth. The objective was achieved by employing descriptive research design. The ...
AbstractThe competitiveness of supply chain operations is heightened and supports business. Digitalization is also helping to achieve a competitive edge by enhancing the overall performance. The objective of this research is investigated implementation of digitalization augment the effectiveness of operations and enable associations attain competitive edge by enhancing their supply chain capabilities. The data was gathered through questionnaire with a sample of 322 executives and managers...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to investigate Gish Abay TVET College trainees’ innovative skills and their business startup. The trainees’ innovative skills, their state of business startup, and the association between them along with determinants of business startup were investigated. To address these specific purposes, primary data were collected from TVET trainees as target respondents. A survey research design was employed frame the data collected from a total of 207 sele...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Competition is more of a war of survival than an ad-hoc business challenge [Smith, 1954]. Competitive effectiveness is important for every commercial rm, as it capacitates the rm to survive even under competitive pressure, sustain shareholder value, and the ability to guarantee a healthy return on investment. Threatened by a series of poor business results is BR Pharmacy, a small entity eking out a determined resolve to stay aoat in the highly competitive Zimbabwean pharmace...
TABLE OF CONTENTS Title page Certification Dedication Acknowledgement Table of contents CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Intorduction 1.2 Background to the problem 1.3 Aims and objectives 1.4 Significance of the study 1.5 Scope of the study 1.6 Definition of key terms CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 Historical background of the bottling company 2.2 Sales promotion defined 2.3 Types of sales promotion 2.4 Objectives of sales promotio...
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This research sought to examine the impact of strategic procurement practices on firm performance at CBZ Bank. The objectives of the study included; a) a) to examine the effect of strategic cost management on firm performance, b) b) to assess the impact of supplier intergration on firm performance, c) c) to investigate the effect of early supplier involvement on firm performance d) d) to determine the impact of supplier relationship management on firm performa...
ABSTRACT The study attempted to find out the relationship bet~veen the educational achievements of universal primary education (UPE) policy implementation and socio-economic development of rural areas in Rwanda. The specific objectives of the study were to identify the existing situation of Rwanda primary education system, determine the major educational achievements from UPE policy implementation and thus compare actual performance with the stated UPE goals and to identify the influence of ...
Extract This study Identified behavior reinforcement and learning capabilities of students in selected secondary schools in Kangundo District of, Kenya. Four research questions and one null hypothesis. Objective one dealt with students’ profile as to age, gander, Year of study and previous grade in examination. Second objective dealt with level of behavior reinforcement of students, Objective three dealt with learning capabilities of students and the fourth objective dealt correlation betw...