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Multinational oil companies in Nigeria and Corporate Social Responsibility in the HIV/AIDS response in host communities

Uduji, Joseph I.; Okolo-Obasi, Elda N.; Asongu, Simplice - 2019

We assess the impact of corporate social responsibility (CSR) of multinational oil companies (MOCs) on HIV/AIDS … not significantly impacted on factors behind the spread of HIV/AIDS in rural communities. This implies that the impact of … inclined downward. The findings suggest that CSR offers an opportunity for MOCs to help address HIV/AIDS prevalence through a …

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Intelligence, Human Capital and HIV/AIDS : Fresh Exploration

Kodila-Tedika, Oasis - 2015

This study complements existing literature on the relationship between HIV/AIDS and human capital by introducing …. Four main HIV/AIDS measurements are regressed on intelligence for a maximum of 195 cross-sectional averages over the past … decreases deaths from HIV/AIDS by almost the same rate as it reduces infections to the disease. Moreover, the HIV infection rate …

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Oil extraction and gender equality for social equity : the role of corporate social responsibility in Nigeria's coastal communities

Uduji, Joseph I.; Okolo-Obasi, Elda N.; Asongu, Simplice - 2023

We examine the impact of multinational oil companies' (MOCs) corporate social responsibility (CSR) on gender equality for social equity using a combined propensity score matching and logit model. The result indicates a significant relationship between CSR and gender equality for social equity in...

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Cult violence in Nigeria and corporate social responsibility in oil producing communities

Uduji, Joseph I.; Okolo-Obasi, Elda N.; Asongu, Simplice - 2023

Since the beginning of 2014, reports of cult violence have increased sharply in the Nigeria's oil producing communities. Hence, we set out to examine the role of corporate social responsibility (CSR) from multinational oil companies (MOCs) in mitigating the spread of cult group violence in the...

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Does CSR contribute to the development of rural young people in cultural tourism of sub-Saharan Africa? : evidence from the Niger Delta in Nigeria

Uduji, Joseph I.; Okolo-Obasi, Elda N.; Asongu, Simplice - 2018

Handicrafts are key cultural products consumed in the Nigeria’s tourism industry. Owing to low entry barriers, as handicrafts require a low level of capital investment, there is potential to develop viable linkages between tourism and local handicrafts sectors that create economic...

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Dollarization and the "unbundling" of globalization in sub-Saharan Africa

Ajide, Kazeem Bello; Raheem, Ibrahim D.; Asongu, Simplice - 2018

This study contributes to the dollarization literature by expanding its determinants to account for different dimensions of globalization, using the widely employed KOF index of globalization. Specifically, globalization is "unbundled" into three different layers namely : economic, social and...

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Enhancing ICT for productivity in sub-Saharan Africa : thresholds for complementary policies

Asongu, Simplice; Acha-Anyi, Paul N. - In: African journal of science, technology, innovation and … 12 (2020) 7, pp. 831-845

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Women's participation in the offshore and inshore fisheries entrepreneurship : the role of CSR in Nigeria's oil coastal communities

Uduji, Joseph I.; Okolo-Obasi, Elda N.; Asongu, Simplice - 2020

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to critically examine the multinational oil companies' (MOCs) corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives in Nigeria. Its special focus is to investigate the impact of the global memorandum of understanding (GMoU) on women involved in offshore and...

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The impact of CSR interventions on female education development in the rural Niger Delta region of Nigeria

Uduji, Joseph I.; Okolo-Obasi, Elda N.; Asongu, Simplice - 2019

The objective of this investigation was to assess the impact of multinational oil companies' (MOCs) corporate social responsibility (CSR) interventions in female education programmes in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. A total of 800 rural women were sampled across the region. The results from...

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Strengthening women's participation in the traditional enterprises of sub-Saharan Africa : the role of corporate social responsibility initiatives in Niger Delta, Nigeria

Okolo-Obasi, Elda N.; Uduji, Joseph I.; Asongu, Simplice - 2020

The purpose of this paper is to critically examine the multinational oil companies (MOCs) corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives in Nigeria. Its special focus is to investigate the impact of the global memorandum of understanding (GMoU) on development of rural women's traditional...

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