Abstract: Leadership is one of the oldest phenomena in the history of social sciences and management that has an impact to business ventures sustainability. International joint ventures (IJVs) leadership encounters cross-cultural related and diverse workforce challenges that call for appropriate leadership behaviors (style) for their organization sustainability. This paper presents empirical research done on International Joint Ventures (IJVs) leadership in Botswana manufacturing with partne...
Abstract: This paper aims to provide insights into the existing literature on the contemporary leadership styles commonly applied by International joint ventures (IJVs) leaders. A total of 51 articles published between 1992 and 2014 were retrieved from 21 refereed journals, all of which could be accessed online. New genre theories applicable for International joint ventures (IJVs) sustainability focus on exceptional leadership that has extra ordinary effects on their follower; to become high...
Abstract: This paper seeks to advance the strategies which can be employed by small-scale retail outlets as they normally fight for survival. Many small firms face a number of challenges in terms of technology, economic strength, geographic expansion, human resources, and relationship marketing. These challenges emanate duly from the untrained and inexperienced workforce that knows little about the tools needed to market products and services successfully. Not only that, but even many small-...
Abstract The term ocean strategy as introduced by the authors Renee Mauborgne & W. Chan Kim of the very famous research paper as well as book published Blue ocean strategy [1], where the term ocean means market and the strategy in reference of being blue focuses on creating a very new segment which is yet to be developed as a full fledge market and termed the other industrial strategies to be as red ocean strategies. Excessive exploitation of existing demands by making a better offer to...
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 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...
Business management
1The COVID-19 pandemic affected many firms, forcing some companies to reduce scale down their workforce. This generally resulted in low motivation levels among employees in many organizations across the world. The main aim of the study was to investigate how employees feel motivation-wise after returning to work post the pandemic. The approach used in the research was a combination of different methods or mixed methods as explained by the research onion model. Two methods were used in data co...
The study evaluated the talent management practices and performance of lecturers among FederalUniversities in South East, Nigeria. The specific objectives are to: examine the relationship betweentalent acquisition and retention on the quality of research work among lecturers of the federaluniversities in South, East Nigeria; evaluate the relationship between salary and quality assuranceamong lecturers of the federal universities in south East, Nigeria and ascertain the extent of therelationsh...
Abstract In this paper, A Critical Study on the Effects of Organization Structure on Employee & Job Satisfaction.In this research of the researcher, some factors of job satisfaction of employees in Samsung company were explored and found effective way to give employees satisfaction to get the most profit in the company. Employees are very important for Samsung company nowadays. It is very important for a manager to identify employee satisfaction in the company by following the rules and regul...
Abstract These are directly related to the organization such as the size of the organization, structure of the organization, employee-employer relationship, management ability, leadership, delegation and all such things are the factors affecting job satisfaction.Organizational factors include work, salary, promotion, supervision, work group and work situation.Job satisfaction describes how satisfied a person is with his job. The happier people are within their jobs, the more satisfied they a...