The rapidly changing dynamics in global industry are forcing companies to continually improve methods for harnessing the creativity of their employees and to use that creativity to drive innovation. Frequently, projects to develop new products fail at the end of the development …
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Innovation reflects the tendency of a firm to enhance and acquire new ideas, novelty and the creative processes that may result in new products or services. The dynamic nature of business environment has made organisational success transitory and as such created problems for man…
One major challenge in contemporary knowledge driven organizations is how to create useful knowledge in the organization that will lead to the firm’s innovation and to make it profitable continuously. For this reason, organizations are viewing Knowledge management as a critical …
The performance appraisal is a tool for professional development in the organization. It has administrative, developmental and strategic roles. This research is conducted in the Directorate General of Health Services in the Ministry of Health in the Sultanate of Oman. The primar…
Drinking water availability is essential for human survival and is vital for most of our everyday social and economic activities. Water lost due to leaks or other losses after production, termed non-revenue water (NRW) loss, contributes to global water scarcity. Urban water util…
In the hospitality industry today, there is a growing opinion that communication is an interactive dialogue between the hotel and its customers that takes place during the pre-selling, selling, consuming and post consuming stage. However, the question is not whether to just comm…
Conflicts are inevitable phenomenon in the workplace. However, the poor management of these conflicts in the workplace has caused adverse effects on the level and frequency of future conflicts therein affecting the employees’ work attitude and performance levels. This study, the…
Business functions have increasingly become complex in the face of globalization and rapid competition. Thoroughly examining the motivations, expectations, and justifications for outsourcing critical operations functionality enables organizations to make effective decisions whic…
Small and medium-sized enterprises are regarded as the engine of economic development and equitable growth in developing economies. SMEs in Nigeria are faced with several challenges resulting in inefficient operation and failure to survive in the market. Their unimpressive perfo…
The aim of entrepreneurship training is to improve on the skill and innovative knowledge of entrepreneurs. Members of cooperative societies in Nigeria are faced with major challenges such as investment decision, loan delinquency and sit tight syndrome amongst other. As a result …
The role of management in boosting the commitment of its organizational members is a critical one (Ammari et al., 2017), and in this vein, this study takes a closer look at areas where management can play a role including: crafting an effective rewards system, career development…
Research on the success of women’s entrepreneurship in developing nations is limited. The paucity of information is particularly pronounced in studies related to women-led ventures in conflict and post-conflict economies. Moreover, very little is known about entrepreneurship “be…
The textile industry has been a major contributor to industrialisation in many countries. Therefore the performance of firms in this subsector may be greatly linked to the growth of the subsector and subsequently act as a driver of economic growth, among other factors. Also, fir…
This study extends the mindfulness literature by introducing the constructs of congruence and leader-member exchange (LMX) into the mindfulness model. I collected dyadic data from 210 subordinates and 58 supervisors in universities and banks in south-west Nigeria. The study reve…
Local content development is fast becoming a strategic management issue for multinational extractive companies in Africa with significant efficiency and profitability implications. As local content statutory regulators aim to increase the average local content value in the Niger…
Main Focus: This study aimed to investigate the factors that affect B2B e-commerce adoption by the RMG export SMEs in the developing country context of Bangladesh. All over the world, e-commerce has considerably transformed ways of conducting business. A great deal of evidence s…
Extant literature suggests that the business case for CSR may ensure a sustainable approach towards CSR practice. Underpinning this concept is the ability to leverage the opportunities provided to a firm through adopting those CSR initiatives which align social and economic goal…
The purpose of this dissertation is to investigate the determinants of expected returns in Saudi Stock Markets. In the first manuscript, we examine how lottery-like stocks are valued in Saudi Arabia where stock trades are dominated by Muslim individuals who have never experience…
The Global Innovation Index recently indicated that Nigeria lags several countries in Sub-Saharan Africa in innovation inputs and outputs. It is uncertain whether leadership style in place in Nigerian enterprises is a factor in this situation. Innovation performance is the contr…