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Islamic financing/banking in the Nigerian economy

Clifford Obiyo, Ofurum - In: International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern … 1 (2008) 3, pp. 227-234

laws according to the dictates of Islam. This will not be easy in Nigeria, given her multi‐religious nature. The most …Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the concept of Islamic banking in Nigeria, against the backdrop of … Islamic banking in Nigeria would require: re‐shaping the society, restructuring of the economic system and re‐framing of the …

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Property development and the unresolved housing issue in northern Nigeria

Madichie, Nnamdi; Madichie, Okechukwu A. - In: African Journal of Economic and Management Studies 7 (2016) 4, pp. 568-591

Nigeria drawing upon the experiences of Bauchi, Gombe and Kaduna states. Design/methodology/approach Based on a longitudinal … investment efforts in northern Nigeria. It also benefits from insider accounts related to the author’s 20-years’ experience of … work both in both Nigeria and the UK. Findings The study highlights the salient factors that have brought about the housing …

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The rise and fall of accruals: a case of Nepalese central government

Adhikari, Pawan; Mellemvik, Frode - In: Journal of Accounting in Emerging Economies 1 (2011) 2, pp. 123-143

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to trace the rise and fall of accruals in the Nepalese central government, contributing to the literature on accrual accounting by looking at the developments in developing countries. Design/methodology/approach – The ideas of institutional theory have...

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The desocialising of economic theory

Jackson, William A. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 40 (2013) 9, pp. 809-825

Purpose – The paper aims to show that economic theory has become “desocialised” and separated from social theory through the adoption of individualistic methods and neglect of social relations and structures. It also seeks to assess the upshot of these trends, as well as the prospects for...

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Don't forget the bigger picture

Escott, Sarah; Newell, James - In: Journal of Health Organization and Management 21 (2007) 6, pp. 506-518

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the wider societal issues that can impact on the success of a TB programme. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is a qualitative study of the experiences of people involved in a community‐based DOTS programme in Lubombo, Swaziland,...

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Utterance as a tool for change agents: implications based on Bakhtin

Jabri, Muayyad - In: Journal of Management Development 29 (2010) 6, pp. 535-544

Purpose – This paper proposes a perspective of change agency that builds on the regenerative power of language achieved through ongoing talk and conversations associated with managing change. It seeks to elaborate on the role of speech in helping one to see change as a continuous stream of...

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Managerial ethos of the Indian tradition: relevance of a wisdom model

Ranjan Chatterjee, Samir - In: Journal of Indian Business Research 1 (2009) 2/3, pp. 136-162

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a broad historical review of critical wisdom literature of ancient Indian tradition and examine how these precepts can complement and enrich the contemporary managerial frames. Design/methodology/approach – The paper attempts to critically...

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Accounting ambiguity and structural change

Englund, Hans; Gerdin, Jonas; Abrahamsson, Gun - In: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal 26 (2013) 3, pp. 423-448

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present an emergent model showing the change potential inherent in the mirroring of time‐space bound metrics and numbers in management accounting (MA) and other cognitive frames. Design/methodology/approach – An observation‐based qualitative...

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Preparing for the future: Queensland 2020

Reif, Leona; Herman, Nusch; Graves, Genevieve - In: Foresight 5 (2003) 6, pp. 4-7

By applying a futures approach to ageing of the population, Queensland has the opportunity to plan for changing aspirations of all of society – working to achieve identified preferred outcomes for society, rather than planning for problems or just for a specific target group. Queensland 2020:...

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Documenting Essex‐Boy as a local gendered regime

Smith, Robert - In: International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship 5 (2013) 2, pp. 174-197

Purpose – As a social construct, entrepreneurship is portrayed as an unashamedly masculine endeavour. This forms the basis for much feminist research in entrepreneurship. Despite a sustained research effort in the field of gendered entrepreneurship research this polarised viewpoint remains...

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