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Adebanji Ayeni

Landmark University, Business Administration, Faculty Member

Covenant University Canaanland, Ota., Business Administration, PhD Candidate in Business Administration

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I aspire to expand the horizons of innovation and excellence in developing nations via the research of informal entrepreneurship. This, I believe, can be achieved through integrated advancements in the fields of Human Resource management, Management and Entrepreneurship. As a result, it is my consistent desire to study, identify, evaluate and implement areas where findings and inventions in these fields are applicable to the daily operations in the society. I can fully say I have the ability of multi-tasking while delivery my best with the evidence of taking the following courses
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Data set on interactive service quality in higher education marketing

Data in Brief, 2018

This paper provides data on the interactive quality of the educational services rendered in south... more This paper provides data on the interactive quality of the educational services rendered in south west, Nigeria. Data were gathered based on conclusive research design. Stratified and convenience sampling techniques were adopted. Responses were elicited from the alumni as regards to their perception towards the interactive quality; learning, group discussion, breadth, assignment, examination as well as social relationships. Interactive quality component of the Student Evaluation of Educational Quality (SEEQ) developed by previous scholars was adapted. The research instrument was confirmed to have all the necessary psychometric values considered appropriate for the study. Some descriptive statistical analyses were carried out to further clarify the data and provide the necessary platform for further analyses.

Capacity Building And Women-owned Small And Medium Enterprises' (Smes) Performance: Empirical Evidence From Southwest, Nigeria

Journal of Business and Entrepreneurship, Feb 24, 2021

Women entrepreneurs play a key role in national economies around the world, generate employment a... more Women entrepreneurs play a key role in national economies around the world, generate employment and value-added, and contributing to innovation. However, they have been marginalized, culturally excluded from having access to finance, networking, and social progress. This study, therefore, looks at the influence of capacity building on women-owned SMEs' execution. Particularly, the study determines the influence of financial inclusion strategy, social inclusion strategy, entrepreneurial orientation strategy, and networking skills strategy on women-owned SMEs' performance. The study adopts a quantitative methodology, and a structured questionnaire that contains an overwhelmingly closed-ended questionnaire was utilized to gather information for analysis purposes. Judgmental sampling procedures were utilized for information assortment, which is known as a nonprobability sampling procedure. Two hundred and twenty (220) questionnaires were recuperated out of three hundred (300) questionnaires dispersed, giving a recovery rate of 73.3%. Analysis of data was done via frequencies, percentages, correlation analysis, and ordinary least square. The results of the investigation reveal that capacity building components are major predictors of women-owned SMEs' performance. The study also confirms that the capacity building of women entrepreneurs in SMEs through an array of skills in financing, culture reorientation , risk-taking, and networking are strong predictors of women-owned SMEs' performance. This development indicates that if women who represent virtually half of the Federal Republic of Nigeria population exploit their full potentials and remodel Nigeria from a developing country into an industrial nation by 2030, they must give the most extreme inclination to capacity building.

Determinants of perceivedinformation need for emergingICTs adoption

The user has requested enhancement of the downloaded file. Smart Proof System Instructions It is ... more The user has requested enhancement of the downloaded file. Smart Proof System Instructions It is recommended that you read all instructions below; even if you are familiar with online review practices. Using the Smart Proof system, proof reviewers can easily review the PDF proof, annotate corrections, respond to queries directly from the locally saved PDF proof, all of which are automatically submitted directly to our database without having to upload the annotated PDF. Before completing your review..... Did you reply to all author queries found in your proof? Did you click the "Publish Comments" button to save all your corrections? Any unpublished comments will be lost. Note: Once you click "Complete Proof Review" you will not be able to add or publish additional corrections.  Login into Smart Proof anywhere you are connected to the internet.  Review the proof on the following pages and mark corrections, changes, and query responses using the Annotation Tools. Note: Editing done by replacing the text on this PDF is not permitted with this application.  Save your proof corrections by clicking the "Publish Comments" button. Corrections don't have to be marked in one sitting. You can publish comments and log back in at a later time to add and publish more comments before you click the "Complete Proof Review" button below.  Complete your review after all corrections have been published to the server by clicking the "Complete Proof Review" button below.

Predicting the Effects of Economic Diversification on Sustainable Tourism Development in Nigeria

American journal of tourism management, 2013

Tourism is as of the largest economic sector, generates employ ment and foster growth in many cou... more Tourism is as of the largest economic sector, generates employ ment and foster growth in many countries. Nigeria, a mono economy country, generates eighty percent of the nation's foreign exchange and remains heavily dependent on crude oil. Ho wever, with tourism still at its infancy, Nigeria stands to benefit fro m diversifying the nation's economy through tourism. There is therefore the need to consider and put more efforts in developing the tourism sector to serve as added avenue through which the over reliance on crude oil can be outcome. The aim of the study is to investigate the role tourism wou ld play if the Nigerian economy is diversified through tourism. This was carried out using the quantitative method of data collection in combination with the use of relevant literature. The findings report the result fro m a linear model through the multiple regressions analysis for the prediction of tourism's prospect in the Nigerian economy if diversified. The study corroborates the literature and showed the empirical support of effects of tourism on the Nigerian economy and concludes that tourism would be of immense benefit to the Nigerian econo my.

Cassava attractiveness in Nigeria: a policy improvement approach

Journal of agribusiness in developing and emerging economies, Apr 12, 2020

Purpose-The study examined policy improvement and cassava attractiveness. The purpose was to dete... more

Managing Diversity for Organizational Efficiency

SAGE Open, 2020

The article examined "managing diversity for organizational efficiency." It sought to find out th... more The article examined "managing diversity for organizational efficiency." It sought to find out the extent to which diversity management influences organizational efficiency through the management of conflict, cultural diversity, and employees' perception of marginalization as well as teamwork and employee work attitude. The survey design was employed. A sample of 178 respondents from nine multinational companies in south-south Nigeria was employed. Research data were analyzed using structural equation modeling, with diversity management and organizational efficiency serving as latent variables. The results show that the management of cultural diversity, employees' perception of marginalization, and conflict significantly influences diversity management. Furthermore, diversity management and teamwork significantly influence organizational efficiency. The need for managers of diverse workforces to give priority to diversity management, to ensure its effective implementation, was suggested, among others.

Employee Relationship Management and Organizational Agility: Mediating Role of Employee Empowerment in Consumer Goods Sector

Journal of evolutionary studies in business, Jul 1, 2023

The study examines the mediating role of employee empowerment in the relationship between employe... more The study examines the mediating role of employee empowerment in the relationship between employee relationship management and organizational agility. The survey method was used in the study using a closed-end copy of the questionnaire to collect data from three hundred and fifty-eight (358) respondents via the Google Document platform. Structural equation modeling was used to analyze the data using the PROCESS macro program as a regression-based software package. The results show that employee relationships have a significant impact on organizational agility. It was also found that managing relationships with employees improves employee empowerment because it helps them achieve their organizational goals directly by allowing them to make decisions. Finally, there is a good link between employee empowerment and organizational agility. The results also indicate that employee empowerment has a positive and important relationship with employee relationships and organizational agility. This study establishes a strong role for employee empowerment as an intermediary between employee relationship management and organizational management. This means that all employers have the greatest competitive advantage of always empowering their staff with recognized world-class talent. The study has contributed to the body of knowledge by demonstrating the RBT's adaptability in a pandemic period to optimize employee motivation at the expense of acknowledging the instinct of organizational agility in a challenging era where change occurs without warning.

Understanding the Gender Preference on the Motivation of Informal Entrepreneurs: The Southwest, Nigeria Scenario

International Journal of Entrepreneurship, 2021

The gain of entrepreneurial practice has been the alleviation of poverty along with the reduction... more The gain of entrepreneurial practice has been the alleviation of poverty along with the reduction of unemployment in every economy. Various studies have embarked on the practice of entrepreneurship intent amidst other needs but the scarcity in the line of motivation has been a dredge in the entrepreneurial literature. To this end, this study responds to the need to venture into more data on the gender preference on the informal entrepreneur participation using the electronics market in a developing nation for the study. The study employed the use of the gatekeeper to employ the quantitative technique, using T-test analysis to riddle the involved patterns of discussion in the selected electronics market, southwest Nigeria. The two-sample showed that 435 male participants were found to be socially motivated (M=3.8587 SD=0.63775) compared to the 109 female participants in the selected informal market (3.3965, SD=0.76449). From the study result, it was also posited that the involvement of informal entrepreneurship in the electronics market was not a gender-based effect but a social drive as needed which needed to be infused for sustainable development in the nation. The study clearly shows that there are lapses in gender-based comparison in informal entrepreneurship and thus a need to fill the gap.

Assessing an Electronic Market in an Informal Economy

The study examined the electronics market in the informal economy of Nigeria. Computer village lo... more The study examined the electronics market in the informal economy of Nigeria. Computer village located in Ikeja, Lagos state was used as a study. The main objective of the study was to determine the role of electronics market in the informal economy of Nigeria. The study examined the economy opportunities available to would-be business owners/operators, business owners/operators owners and small-scale business entrepreneurs. Also, the constraints militating against these men and women mostly young ones were a major focus of the study. The participant observer method was used as a major research tool. In-depth interview/personal interview and administered questionnaire were also employed as a research methodology. Four hypotheses were formulated and tested. The findings of the study revealed that electronics market play a major role especially among the youth in the informal economy. The constraints faced by these young men and women include lack of appropriate preparation for the business world including skill acquisition ,lack of managerial awareness and the challenges prevalent in the informal economy. This includes unregulated and unorganised business activities, moonlighting.

Survival during Times of Disruptions: Rethinking Strategies for Enabling Business Viability in the Developing Economy

Sustainability, Oct 20, 2022

This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative... more

Exposure to and usage of e-banking channels

Journal of science & technology policy management, Nov 21, 2019

Determinants of perceived information need for emerging ICT adoption

The Bottom Line: Managing Library Finances, May 30, 2019

The user has requested enhancement of the downloaded file. Smart Proof System Instructions It is ... more The user has requested enhancement of the downloaded file. Smart Proof System Instructions It is recommended that you read all instructions below; even if you are familiar with online review practices. Using the Smart Proof system, proof reviewers can easily review the PDF proof, annotate corrections, respond to queries directly from the locally saved PDF proof, all of which are automatically submitted directly to our database without having to upload the annotated PDF. Before completing your review..... Did you reply to all author queries found in your proof? Did you click the "Publish Comments" button to save all your corrections? Any unpublished comments will be lost. Note: Once you click "Complete Proof Review" you will not be able to add or publish additional corrections.  Login into Smart Proof anywhere you are connected to the internet.  Review the proof on the following pages and mark corrections, changes, and query responses using the Annotation Tools. Note: Editing done by replacing the text on this PDF is not permitted with this application.  Save your proof corrections by clicking the "Publish Comments" button. Corrections don't have to be marked in one sitting. You can publish comments and log back in at a later time to add and publish more comments before you click the "Complete Proof Review" button below.  Complete your review after all corrections have been published to the server by clicking the "Complete Proof Review" button below.

Data article on institutional framework and business survivals of informal entrepreneurs in electronics market, Southwest, Nigeria

Data in Brief, Aug 1, 2018

The article presented data on how institutional framework has provided opportunities for the surv... more The article presented data on how institutional framework has provided opportunities for the survival of informal entrepreneurs. In other words, data were gathered based on how the informal entrepreneurs in the electronics market were able to manipulate or avoid law enforcement of cials thereby leading to sustainable fi business performance. Emphasis was laid on four southwestern states in Nigeria to determine the survivals of informal business. Data were gathered based on descriptive survey research design. The population of this study included all informal entrepreneurs in some selected electronics markets. Mean score and standard deviation were used as statistical tools for data presentation. The field data set is made widely accessible to enable critical or a more comprehensive investigation.

Exploratory Analysis of Economic Dimensions of Ebola Epidemics in Health Care Management

Social Science Research Network, 2015

The current epidemic giant that has currently made HIV-AIDS of a less priority compared to its ol... more The current epidemic giant that has currently made HIV-AIDS of a less priority compared to its old standing among deadly virus is the Ebola Virus. What occurred as a small insignificant issue has currently gained the ability to slow the growth of developing economies at a fast declining rate. With its daily interference in the three most affected countries namely Liberia, Sierra-Leone and Guinea, there was a need for drastic measures to be taken for it not to replicate the cases among surrounding nation. With the aid of globalization, the Ebola virus made its way into Africa most populous nation, Nigeria. Though currently described as an Ebola virus free nation by the world health organization, this paper looks at the trend of the theoretical trend the Ebola virus around the world before landing and leaving its mark in the nation. Measures were prescribe to be available for such future occurrence with the basic knowledge that the virus is covert until a suitable host is found.

Globalisation and Ebola Disease: Implications for Business Activities in Nigeria

Social Science Research Network, Jul 28, 2016

With the Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa, it is expected that whatever the transmitting cause... more With the Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa, it is expected that whatever the transmitting cause and spread of the virus, it has affected the economic, political and socio-economy activities with an immense strain on the health sector. The scope of this study is the most populous nation in Africa, Nigeria. The quantitative method adopted provided results from questionnaires, which were analysed and resulted in providing the underlined significant role of globalisation in the development of Nigeria business activities and socio-psychological impact of the epidemic virus on globalisation. This is in line with the cross-border spread of the disease in generating bilateral strain amongst the affected countries, thus been envisioned from the spread of Ebola Virus. In the course of the paper, epidemics of such degrees in the past were reviewed by looking at how they surfaced, resurfaced and combated. The paper stresses on the role of globalisation in spreading, maintaining and eliminating the virus and its socioeconomic implications in Nigeria and her related activities. This paper concludes that Nigerians are aware of the socioeconomic benefits and ills of globalisation and they are convinced that the country had been impacted by it. Notably, disasters are proposed to be preventable with adequate systemized agency who will be saddled with epidemic control in Nigeria, resulting in a continuous notable success rather than having a haphazard control mechanism with business activities in negativity aside its disruption.

STIMULATING INNOVATION AMONG SMEs IN AN INFORMAL CONTEXT: THEROLE OF INDUSTRIAL CLUSTERING

The focus of this research is to examine the role of industrial clustering in stimulating innovat... more The focus of this research is to examine the role of industrial clustering in stimulating innovation among SME operators. A sample size of 65 owners/managers of technology-based small and medium enterprises were surveyed through the use of structured questionnaire. Linear and standard multiple regression were adopted in analysing the research instrument. The statistical analysis revealed that industrial clustering is an essential determinant of new product creation, product innovation and process innovation as patts of SMEs activities. Therefore, it is recommended that SMEs in Nigeria strengthen clustering activities with special lenses on issues tliat enhance new product creation, achieve higher levels of product innovation and continually ensure process innovation.

INDUSTRIAL CLUSTERING AND PERFORMANCE OF SMEs IN NIGERIA: DOESFIRMAGEAND SIZE HAVE ANY INFLUENCE?

Entrepreneurial characteristics amongst university students: insights for understanding entrepreneurial intentions amongst youths in a developing economy

Journal of Education and Training, Oct 29, 2020

Purpose-The purpose of this research is to explore the entrepreneurship profile of Turkish univer... more Purpose-The purpose of this research is to explore the entrepreneurship profile of Turkish university students and to make an evaluation for their entrepreneurship orientation by comparing them with non-entrepreneurially inclined students. Design/methodology/approach-In this study, six traits, namely need for achievement, locus of control, risk taking propensity, tolerance for ambiguity, innovativeness and self-confidence, are used to define the entrepreneurial profile of students. The study is conducted on a random sample of fourth year university students (n ¼ 400) from two Turkish universities. The question "what are you planning to do after graduation?" was asked to students in order to discriminate between those who are entrepreneurially inclined and those who are not. Respondents who have a response saying that "I'm planning to form my own business venture" are accepted as potential entrepreneurs. Then, the entrepreneurial traits of these students are subjected to a comparative analysis with other students who do not plan to start their own businesses, and thus are not included in the group of potential entrepreneurs. In short, a 40-item questionnaire is administered to students, with questions related to demographic variables, entrepreneurial inclination, and six entrepreneurial traits above cited (with Likert type items). Findings-The results of the t-tests showed that, except for tolerance for ambiguity and self-confidence, all entrepreneurial traits are found to be higher in entrepreneurially inclined students, as compared to entrepreneurially non-inclined students. That is, these students are found to have higher risk taking propensity, internal locus of control, higher need for achievement and higher innovativeness. Research limitations/implications-The study comprises fourth year students only, and the percentage of students in the sample who wish to be entrepreneurs is quite low (18 per cent). Also, there are only two universities included in the sample. Further study can be conducted on a wider basis to lead to more general conclusions. Practical implications-This study provides insight into entrepreneurship education, as to which entrepreneurial characteristics can be developed to raise good entrepreneurs. Originality/value-This study contributes to understanding the differences between characteristics of entrepreneurially inclined and non-inclined students at the edge of graduation.

Moderating effect of employees’ retention on the influence of contributory pension scheme on employees attitude

Organizational Psychology, 2021

Purpose. This study explores the relationship between the contributory pension scheme, employee r... more Purpose. This study explores the relationship between the contributory pension scheme, employee retention, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment with unique reference to Osun State people in Nigeria. Study design. A descriptive cross-sectional research design was adopted and closedended questionnaires were employed to collect data for analysis purposes. Data were analyzed with the aid of Structural Modeling of Equation (PLS-SEM). Findings. The findings of the research expose that the contributory pension scheme has no essential effect on job satisfaction and organizational commitment among Osun State workers in Nigeria. However, the research findings divulge that employee retention moderates the relationship between contributory pension scheme, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment amongst Osun State employees in Nigeria. Based on the results, the study suggests that the state government needs to implement the pension scheme and remitting pension contributions as well as pay the benefits to the pensioners as when due. Thus, this will go a long way to alternate the mind-set of employees to work. Research limitations. This study limited to one state, which can be expanded to all 36 states of the federation in future studies. Also, this study makes use of quantitative techniques only, which can also be modified to mixed-methods. Value of the results. The study demonstrates that the contributory pension scheme has no significant impact on job related attitudes among Nigerian workers. However, the retained and experienced workers are capable to key into the scheme.

Constructing an Intellectualprospect of Venture Managementpractices: A Divide Between Informaland Formal Electronicsentrepreneurship

The practice of venture management has recorded success in the United States of America and India... more The practice of venture management has recorded success in the United States of America and India. This brought about the turnaround of businesses, both prospect and existing formal business operators in these nations. In the case of Nigeria, banks and other financial institutions have ended up providing advice to successful firms to acquire business organisation in distress and at times are the leaders in that particular industry, thus bringing about unemployment. It is of a note that entrepreneurs are the drivers of a nation's economy irrespective of government practices. It is based on this premises that the relevance of transition from informal to formal entrepreneurship practices must occur for the existence of economic growth. To bridge this gap in literature, a comparative study on venture management practices and expected performance for practicing entrepreneurs in the informal and formal sector is required.

Data set on interactive service quality in higher education marketing

Data in Brief, 2018

This paper provides data on the interactive quality of the educational services rendered in south... more This paper provides data on the interactive quality of the educational services rendered in south west, Nigeria. Data were gathered based on conclusive research design. Stratified and convenience sampling techniques were adopted. Responses were elicited from the alumni as regards to their perception towards the interactive quality; learning, group discussion, breadth, assignment, examination as well as social relationships. Interactive quality component of the Student Evaluation of Educational Quality (SEEQ) developed by previous scholars was adapted. The research instrument was confirmed to have all the necessary psychometric values considered appropriate for the study. Some descriptive statistical analyses were carried out to further clarify the data and provide the necessary platform for further analyses.

Capacity Building And Women-owned Small And Medium Enterprises' (Smes) Performance: Empirical Evidence From Southwest, Nigeria

Journal of Business and Entrepreneurship, Feb 24, 2021

Women entrepreneurs play a key role in national economies around the world, generate employment a... more Women entrepreneurs play a key role in national economies around the world, generate employment and value-added, and contributing to innovation. However, they have been marginalized, culturally excluded from having access to finance, networking, and social progress. This study, therefore, looks at the influence of capacity building on women-owned SMEs' execution. Particularly, the study determines the influence of financial inclusion strategy, social inclusion strategy, entrepreneurial orientation strategy, and networking skills strategy on women-owned SMEs' performance. The study adopts a quantitative methodology, and a structured questionnaire that contains an overwhelmingly closed-ended questionnaire was utilized to gather information for analysis purposes. Judgmental sampling procedures were utilized for information assortment, which is known as a nonprobability sampling procedure. Two hundred and twenty (220) questionnaires were recuperated out of three hundred (300) questionnaires dispersed, giving a recovery rate of 73.3%. Analysis of data was done via frequencies, percentages, correlation analysis, and ordinary least square. The results of the investigation reveal that capacity building components are major predictors of women-owned SMEs' performance. The study also confirms that the capacity building of women entrepreneurs in SMEs through an array of skills in financing, culture reorientation , risk-taking, and networking are strong predictors of women-owned SMEs' performance. This development indicates that if women who represent virtually half of the Federal Republic of Nigeria population exploit their full potentials and remodel Nigeria from a developing country into an industrial nation by 2030, they must give the most extreme inclination to capacity building.

Determinants of perceivedinformation need for emergingICTs adoption

The user has requested enhancement of the downloaded file. Smart Proof System Instructions It is ... more The user has requested enhancement of the downloaded file. Smart Proof System Instructions It is recommended that you read all instructions below; even if you are familiar with online review practices. Using the Smart Proof system, proof reviewers can easily review the PDF proof, annotate corrections, respond to queries directly from the locally saved PDF proof, all of which are automatically submitted directly to our database without having to upload the annotated PDF. Before completing your review..... Did you reply to all author queries found in your proof? Did you click the "Publish Comments" button to save all your corrections? Any unpublished comments will be lost. Note: Once you click "Complete Proof Review" you will not be able to add or publish additional corrections.  Login into Smart Proof anywhere you are connected to the internet.  Review the proof on the following pages and mark corrections, changes, and query responses using the Annotation Tools. Note: Editing done by replacing the text on this PDF is not permitted with this application.  Save your proof corrections by clicking the "Publish Comments" button. Corrections don't have to be marked in one sitting. You can publish comments and log back in at a later time to add and publish more comments before you click the "Complete Proof Review" button below.  Complete your review after all corrections have been published to the server by clicking the "Complete Proof Review" button below.

Predicting the Effects of Economic Diversification on Sustainable Tourism Development in Nigeria

American journal of tourism management, 2013

Tourism is as of the largest economic sector, generates employ ment and foster growth in many cou... more Tourism is as of the largest economic sector, generates employ ment and foster growth in many countries. Nigeria, a mono economy country, generates eighty percent of the nation's foreign exchange and remains heavily dependent on crude oil. Ho wever, with tourism still at its infancy, Nigeria stands to benefit fro m diversifying the nation's economy through tourism. There is therefore the need to consider and put more efforts in developing the tourism sector to serve as added avenue through which the over reliance on crude oil can be outcome. The aim of the study is to investigate the role tourism wou ld play if the Nigerian economy is diversified through tourism. This was carried out using the quantitative method of data collection in combination with the use of relevant literature. The findings report the result fro m a linear model through the multiple regressions analysis for the prediction of tourism's prospect in the Nigerian economy if diversified. The study corroborates the literature and showed the empirical support of effects of tourism on the Nigerian economy and concludes that tourism would be of immense benefit to the Nigerian econo my.

Cassava attractiveness in Nigeria: a policy improvement approach

Journal of agribusiness in developing and emerging economies, Apr 12, 2020

Purpose-The study examined policy improvement and cassava attractiveness. The purpose was to dete... more

Managing Diversity for Organizational Efficiency

SAGE Open, 2020

The article examined "managing diversity for organizational efficiency." It sought to find out th... more The article examined "managing diversity for organizational efficiency." It sought to find out the extent to which diversity management influences organizational efficiency through the management of conflict, cultural diversity, and employees' perception of marginalization as well as teamwork and employee work attitude. The survey design was employed. A sample of 178 respondents from nine multinational companies in south-south Nigeria was employed. Research data were analyzed using structural equation modeling, with diversity management and organizational efficiency serving as latent variables. The results show that the management of cultural diversity, employees' perception of marginalization, and conflict significantly influences diversity management. Furthermore, diversity management and teamwork significantly influence organizational efficiency. The need for managers of diverse workforces to give priority to diversity management, to ensure its effective implementation, was suggested, among others.

Employee Relationship Management and Organizational Agility: Mediating Role of Employee Empowerment in Consumer Goods Sector

Journal of evolutionary studies in business, Jul 1, 2023

The study examines the mediating role of employee empowerment in the relationship between employe... more The study examines the mediating role of employee empowerment in the relationship between employee relationship management and organizational agility. The survey method was used in the study using a closed-end copy of the questionnaire to collect data from three hundred and fifty-eight (358) respondents via the Google Document platform. Structural equation modeling was used to analyze the data using the PROCESS macro program as a regression-based software package. The results show that employee relationships have a significant impact on organizational agility. It was also found that managing relationships with employees improves employee empowerment because it helps them achieve their organizational goals directly by allowing them to make decisions. Finally, there is a good link between employee empowerment and organizational agility. The results also indicate that employee empowerment has a positive and important relationship with employee relationships and organizational agility. This study establishes a strong role for employee empowerment as an intermediary between employee relationship management and organizational management. This means that all employers have the greatest competitive advantage of always empowering their staff with recognized world-class talent. The study has contributed to the body of knowledge by demonstrating the RBT's adaptability in a pandemic period to optimize employee motivation at the expense of acknowledging the instinct of organizational agility in a challenging era where change occurs without warning.

Understanding the Gender Preference on the Motivation of Informal Entrepreneurs: The Southwest, Nigeria Scenario

International Journal of Entrepreneurship, 2021

The gain of entrepreneurial practice has been the alleviation of poverty along with the reduction... more The gain of entrepreneurial practice has been the alleviation of poverty along with the reduction of unemployment in every economy. Various studies have embarked on the practice of entrepreneurship intent amidst other needs but the scarcity in the line of motivation has been a dredge in the entrepreneurial literature. To this end, this study responds to the need to venture into more data on the gender preference on the informal entrepreneur participation using the electronics market in a developing nation for the study. The study employed the use of the gatekeeper to employ the quantitative technique, using T-test analysis to riddle the involved patterns of discussion in the selected electronics market, southwest Nigeria. The two-sample showed that 435 male participants were found to be socially motivated (M=3.8587 SD=0.63775) compared to the 109 female participants in the selected informal market (3.3965, SD=0.76449). From the study result, it was also posited that the involvement of informal entrepreneurship in the electronics market was not a gender-based effect but a social drive as needed which needed to be infused for sustainable development in the nation. The study clearly shows that there are lapses in gender-based comparison in informal entrepreneurship and thus a need to fill the gap.

Assessing an Electronic Market in an Informal Economy

The study examined the electronics market in the informal economy of Nigeria. Computer village lo... more The study examined the electronics market in the informal economy of Nigeria. Computer village located in Ikeja, Lagos state was used as a study. The main objective of the study was to determine the role of electronics market in the informal economy of Nigeria. The study examined the economy opportunities available to would-be business owners/operators, business owners/operators owners and small-scale business entrepreneurs. Also, the constraints militating against these men and women mostly young ones were a major focus of the study. The participant observer method was used as a major research tool. In-depth interview/personal interview and administered questionnaire were also employed as a research methodology. Four hypotheses were formulated and tested. The findings of the study revealed that electronics market play a major role especially among the youth in the informal economy. The constraints faced by these young men and women include lack of appropriate preparation for the business world including skill acquisition ,lack of managerial awareness and the challenges prevalent in the informal economy. This includes unregulated and unorganised business activities, moonlighting.

Survival during Times of Disruptions: Rethinking Strategies for Enabling Business Viability in the Developing Economy

Sustainability, Oct 20, 2022

This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative... more

Exposure to and usage of e-banking channels

Journal of science & technology policy management, Nov 21, 2019

Determinants of perceived information need for emerging ICT adoption

The Bottom Line: Managing Library Finances, May 30, 2019

The user has requested enhancement of the downloaded file. Smart Proof System Instructions It is ... more The user has requested enhancement of the downloaded file. Smart Proof System Instructions It is recommended that you read all instructions below; even if you are familiar with online review practices. Using the Smart Proof system, proof reviewers can easily review the PDF proof, annotate corrections, respond to queries directly from the locally saved PDF proof, all of which are automatically submitted directly to our database without having to upload the annotated PDF. Before completing your review..... Did you reply to all author queries found in your proof? Did you click the "Publish Comments" button to save all your corrections? Any unpublished comments will be lost. Note: Once you click "Complete Proof Review" you will not be able to add or publish additional corrections.  Login into Smart Proof anywhere you are connected to the internet.  Review the proof on the following pages and mark corrections, changes, and query responses using the Annotation Tools. Note: Editing done by replacing the text on this PDF is not permitted with this application.  Save your proof corrections by clicking the "Publish Comments" button. Corrections don't have to be marked in one sitting. You can publish comments and log back in at a later time to add and publish more comments before you click the "Complete Proof Review" button below.  Complete your review after all corrections have been published to the server by clicking the "Complete Proof Review" button below.

Data article on institutional framework and business survivals of informal entrepreneurs in electronics market, Southwest, Nigeria

Data in Brief, Aug 1, 2018

The article presented data on how institutional framework has provided opportunities for the surv... more The article presented data on how institutional framework has provided opportunities for the survival of informal entrepreneurs. In other words, data were gathered based on how the informal entrepreneurs in the electronics market were able to manipulate or avoid law enforcement of cials thereby leading to sustainable fi business performance. Emphasis was laid on four southwestern states in Nigeria to determine the survivals of informal business. Data were gathered based on descriptive survey research design. The population of this study included all informal entrepreneurs in some selected electronics markets. Mean score and standard deviation were used as statistical tools for data presentation. The field data set is made widely accessible to enable critical or a more comprehensive investigation.

Exploratory Analysis of Economic Dimensions of Ebola Epidemics in Health Care Management

Social Science Research Network, 2015

The current epidemic giant that has currently made HIV-AIDS of a less priority compared to its ol... more The current epidemic giant that has currently made HIV-AIDS of a less priority compared to its old standing among deadly virus is the Ebola Virus. What occurred as a small insignificant issue has currently gained the ability to slow the growth of developing economies at a fast declining rate. With its daily interference in the three most affected countries namely Liberia, Sierra-Leone and Guinea, there was a need for drastic measures to be taken for it not to replicate the cases among surrounding nation. With the aid of globalization, the Ebola virus made its way into Africa most populous nation, Nigeria. Though currently described as an Ebola virus free nation by the world health organization, this paper looks at the trend of the theoretical trend the Ebola virus around the world before landing and leaving its mark in the nation. Measures were prescribe to be available for such future occurrence with the basic knowledge that the virus is covert until a suitable host is found.

Globalisation and Ebola Disease: Implications for Business Activities in Nigeria

Social Science Research Network, Jul 28, 2016

With the Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa, it is expected that whatever the transmitting cause... more With the Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa, it is expected that whatever the transmitting cause and spread of the virus, it has affected the economic, political and socio-economy activities with an immense strain on the health sector. The scope of this study is the most populous nation in Africa, Nigeria. The quantitative method adopted provided results from questionnaires, which were analysed and resulted in providing the underlined significant role of globalisation in the development of Nigeria business activities and socio-psychological impact of the epidemic virus on globalisation. This is in line with the cross-border spread of the disease in generating bilateral strain amongst the affected countries, thus been envisioned from the spread of Ebola Virus. In the course of the paper, epidemics of such degrees in the past were reviewed by looking at how they surfaced, resurfaced and combated. The paper stresses on the role of globalisation in spreading, maintaining and eliminating the virus and its socioeconomic implications in Nigeria and her related activities. This paper concludes that Nigerians are aware of the socioeconomic benefits and ills of globalisation and they are convinced that the country had been impacted by it. Notably, disasters are proposed to be preventable with adequate systemized agency who will be saddled with epidemic control in Nigeria, resulting in a continuous notable success rather than having a haphazard control mechanism with business activities in negativity aside its disruption.

STIMULATING INNOVATION AMONG SMEs IN AN INFORMAL CONTEXT: THEROLE OF INDUSTRIAL CLUSTERING

The focus of this research is to examine the role of industrial clustering in stimulating innovat... more The focus of this research is to examine the role of industrial clustering in stimulating innovation among SME operators. A sample size of 65 owners/managers of technology-based small and medium enterprises were surveyed through the use of structured questionnaire. Linear and standard multiple regression were adopted in analysing the research instrument. The statistical analysis revealed that industrial clustering is an essential determinant of new product creation, product innovation and process innovation as patts of SMEs activities. Therefore, it is recommended that SMEs in Nigeria strengthen clustering activities with special lenses on issues tliat enhance new product creation, achieve higher levels of product innovation and continually ensure process innovation.

INDUSTRIAL CLUSTERING AND PERFORMANCE OF SMEs IN NIGERIA: DOESFIRMAGEAND SIZE HAVE ANY INFLUENCE?

Entrepreneurial characteristics amongst university students: insights for understanding entrepreneurial intentions amongst youths in a developing economy

Journal of Education and Training, Oct 29, 2020

Purpose-The purpose of this research is to explore the entrepreneurship profile of Turkish univer... more Purpose-The purpose of this research is to explore the entrepreneurship profile of Turkish university students and to make an evaluation for their entrepreneurship orientation by comparing them with non-entrepreneurially inclined students. Design/methodology/approach-In this study, six traits, namely need for achievement, locus of control, risk taking propensity, tolerance for ambiguity, innovativeness and self-confidence, are used to define the entrepreneurial profile of students. The study is conducted on a random sample of fourth year university students (n ¼ 400) from two Turkish universities. The question "what are you planning to do after graduation?" was asked to students in order to discriminate between those who are entrepreneurially inclined and those who are not. Respondents who have a response saying that "I'm planning to form my own business venture" are accepted as potential entrepreneurs. Then, the entrepreneurial traits of these students are subjected to a comparative analysis with other students who do not plan to start their own businesses, and thus are not included in the group of potential entrepreneurs. In short, a 40-item questionnaire is administered to students, with questions related to demographic variables, entrepreneurial inclination, and six entrepreneurial traits above cited (with Likert type items). Findings-The results of the t-tests showed that, except for tolerance for ambiguity and self-confidence, all entrepreneurial traits are found to be higher in entrepreneurially inclined students, as compared to entrepreneurially non-inclined students. That is, these students are found to have higher risk taking propensity, internal locus of control, higher need for achievement and higher innovativeness. Research limitations/implications-The study comprises fourth year students only, and the percentage of students in the sample who wish to be entrepreneurs is quite low (18 per cent). Also, there are only two universities included in the sample. Further study can be conducted on a wider basis to lead to more general conclusions. Practical implications-This study provides insight into entrepreneurship education, as to which entrepreneurial characteristics can be developed to raise good entrepreneurs. Originality/value-This study contributes to understanding the differences between characteristics of entrepreneurially inclined and non-inclined students at the edge of graduation.

Moderating effect of employees’ retention on the influence of contributory pension scheme on employees attitude

Organizational Psychology, 2021

Purpose. This study explores the relationship between the contributory pension scheme, employee r... more Purpose. This study explores the relationship between the contributory pension scheme, employee retention, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment with unique reference to Osun State people in Nigeria. Study design. A descriptive cross-sectional research design was adopted and closedended questionnaires were employed to collect data for analysis purposes. Data were analyzed with the aid of Structural Modeling of Equation (PLS-SEM). Findings. The findings of the research expose that the contributory pension scheme has no essential effect on job satisfaction and organizational commitment among Osun State workers in Nigeria. However, the research findings divulge that employee retention moderates the relationship between contributory pension scheme, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment amongst Osun State employees in Nigeria. Based on the results, the study suggests that the state government needs to implement the pension scheme and remitting pension contributions as well as pay the benefits to the pensioners as when due. Thus, this will go a long way to alternate the mind-set of employees to work. Research limitations. This study limited to one state, which can be expanded to all 36 states of the federation in future studies. Also, this study makes use of quantitative techniques only, which can also be modified to mixed-methods. Value of the results. The study demonstrates that the contributory pension scheme has no significant impact on job related attitudes among Nigerian workers. However, the retained and experienced workers are capable to key into the scheme.

Constructing an Intellectualprospect of Venture Managementpractices: A Divide Between Informaland Formal Electronicsentrepreneurship

The practice of venture management has recorded success in the United States of America and India... more The practice of venture management has recorded success in the United States of America and India. This brought about the turnaround of businesses, both prospect and existing formal business operators in these nations. In the case of Nigeria, banks and other financial institutions have ended up providing advice to successful firms to acquire business organisation in distress and at times are the leaders in that particular industry, thus bringing about unemployment. It is of a note that entrepreneurs are the drivers of a nation's economy irrespective of government practices. It is based on this premises that the relevance of transition from informal to formal entrepreneurship practices must occur for the existence of economic growth. To bridge this gap in literature, a comparative study on venture management practices and expected performance for practicing entrepreneurs in the informal and formal sector is required.

Insurgency in a Developing Economy: A Conceptual Proposal on its Effects on Business Activities in Nigeria

Student Paper, 2014

Nation thrives when her economy is safe and secure to conduct business practices. The place of in... more Nation thrives when her economy is safe and secure to conduct business practices. The place of insecurity in a nation is of prime effect if business activity is to be conducted in and with her. The inability of a Nation to finance her investment are all due to economic backing she is to derive from her reserves. The case of insurgency is not limited to a continent or a particular religious group. It is actually being exhibited by the young overzealous, religious fanatic’s located in those areas. Listed in the study were the top fifty-two insurgencies in the world. Nigeria is being chosen for the study based on the case of insurgence occurrence within her boundaries. the proposed study further identifies the parameters to be measured in line with the topic of the study.