Abstract The purpose of this paper is to determine how business education could be an indispensable tool for achieving millennium development goals (MDGs) in this 21st century. The paper takes a critical look at the concepts of business education and MDGs in Nigeria. The paper stresses the fact that the roadmap to global prosperity championed by united nation development programmes which were known many years back MDGs to adapt present reality threat of extinction occasioned by rapid deg...
Abstract The inefficiency and incompetence of the federal and states including the local governments of Nigeria in transforming the economy of the country in the last two decades, has resulted to the economic recession that is affecting all sectors of the economy in Nigeria, mostly the educational sector and business education in particular. The erratic changes have created new demands for more adaptable, multi-skilled and creative labour. To meet the demands, it has become necessary to r...
Abstract The purpose of this paper is to critically examine the leadership and management practices of both Nigeria and China. The paper proves that Nigerian leadership and management practices are far from adopting transformational leadership practices in managing some of their organizations. Predominantly, Nigeria is known for complexity leadership and management style which tends to be highly skilled in various aspects of leadership and management. In addition, the leadership and managemen...
Abstract Apple is seen as a global organization that undertakes most of its operations across national borders. The focus of this research work is to critically appraise some aspects of the operations of Apple Inc. in the areas of coordination and control of international elements of the operations. This component of the operations of Apple determines the types of global strategies Apple adopts in managing its international operations. Furthermore, the study examines the supply chain managem...
The study and practice of management in Nigeria has been viewed to be based totally on the western platform to the extent that those theories, philosophies and principles that are successful when applied in the western world have failed to yield the desired result when applied to the Nigerian setting. It is on this background that the authors reviewed some of the management theories, philosophies and principles that were operational in the Nigerian environment even before the British came to ...
Abstract Entrepreneurship and Innovation are increasingly becoming critical areas of management for any business as they are closely associated with value creation and employment creation-both in public and private sectors with greater emphasis in the private sector as the driver of economic growth in the world over. In order to survive and remain relevant in the 21st century, businesses need to take an entrepreneurial approach and be innovative in the manner they do business. This paper aim...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
ABSTRACT This study assessed the relationship between employees’ performance and discrimination in Kaduna Polytechnic. Over the years issues of discrimination at work place has been treated with levity and recent studies shows that victims of discrimination suffer emotional trauma. It is envisage that this emotional trauma could affect employee output. The study adopts cross sectional survey research design and through the stratified random sampling. Sample of 400 employees of Kadu...
The speed of change in most sectors of the Nigeria economy has increased in recent times exponentiallyand conventional wisdom proves that the trend will continue. In this fast-paced global business environment,the ability to possess fact-based strategic foresight, deliver systematic exploration of new growth opportunities and to institutionalize a continuous drive to improve internal business practices is more important than ever. This study therefore examines the effect of business developme...
CHAPTER ONE 1.1BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY The importance of a vibrant, transparent and healthy banking system in the mobilization and intermediation of fund, for the growth and development of the economy need not to be over-emphasized. Worthy is of the fact that the level of functioning of the financial sector depends on the perception and patronage of the citizens towards its services (Al-Faki, 2006). The situation where the public losses confidence in the financial institutions, can result in ...