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Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives in Nigeria
(Springer International, 2016)
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives in Nigeria originated
from the practices of Multinational companies (MNCs) operations in the extraction
sectors of the Nigerian economy, especially in the oil sector. ...
Institutional shareholder activism in Nigeria: An accountability perspective
(Elsevier, 2016-03-30)
Research has identified institutional shareholders and shareholders’ associations as separate groups that are able to interact and promote accountability through shareholder activism. This study employs a qualitative ...
Institutional shareholder activism in Nigeria
(Emerald, 2016)
Abstract
Purpose-The purpose of this paper is to investigate institutional shareholder activism in Nigeria. It addresses the paucity of empirical research on institutional shareholder activism in
sub-Saharan Africa.
D ...
Universal basic education in Nigeria: can religious actors make a difference?
(Development Studies Association, 2016-09)
Following a period of sustained progress between the 1950s and 1970s, when the regional and federal governments in Nigeria implemented highly successful policies of free qualitative education, the education sector went on ...
Impact of social capital on preparedness and response to Boko Haram insurgency in Northeast Nigeria
(International Humanitarian Studies Association, 2016-03)
Boko Haram insurgency has precipitated humanitarian tragedy on a scale comparable to the Nigerian civil war (1967-1970) and arguably the worst of any man made or natural disaster in Nigeria's history. The Internal Displacement ...
Environmental risk of gas flaring in Nigeria: Lessons from Chevron Nigeria and Ilaje crisis
(Journal of Environment and Earth Science, 2016-06)
Environmental risk concerns that risks that have adverse effects on the environment and people. In another context, gas flaring is mainly used to dispose of associated gases with crude oil to make it more economically ...
Nigerian SMEs: Commitment and loyalty to their banks
(Journal of Financial Service Marketing, 2016-12-01)
Commitment has a crucial role to play in underpinning long-term business relationships, and as such, is well established in the related academic literature. Limited research does however exist pertaining to the specific ...
Business to Business (B2B) Relationship Assessment of Commitment and Behavioural Intention – Nigerian SME-banking Relationship”
(Academy of Marketing Conference 2016, 2016-07-07)
Purpose - It evaluates the role of the commitment between small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and their banks in Nigeria from the perspective of the senior SME employees. The antecedents to, and outcomes from, commitment ...
Transferring Entrepreneurship Education knowledge in a conflict environment : Insights from Boko Haram Heartland
(Institute for Small Business & Entrepreneurship, 2016-10-27)
In this paper we use interview data to demonstrate the efficacy of training as a mechanism of knowledge transfer of entrepreneurship education within a conflict environment. In particular, we found that entrepreneurship ...
The SMEs’ perspective of trust in a B2B relationship
(2016-06-13)
Despite the diversity in its associated definition and related structures, the role of trust in underpinning long-term business relationships is well established. This article presents an instrument to assess trust from ...