The paper examined the general operational mode of the multi-national/trans-national corporations in Africa with a view to addressing African underdevelopment. The methodology adopted was content analysis, where relevant records were critically reviewed and analyzed. The major findings revealed...

This study evaluated the extent World Bank sponsored Agricultural Development Project has gone in Nigeria with a view to identifying the areas of problems. In pursuant of this objective, survey research method was adopted. Data collected through questionnaire were presented in tables and...

Democratic governance and politics in Nigeria appear to be problematic due to ethnic consciousness and militarism in democratic practice. Ethnicity is the soldiering slogan or concept employed by the elites in Nigeria to mobilize and unify a category of people who have a common culture, myth of...

Following the apparent intense competition and dynamic turbulence in the business environment, maintaining productivity and sustaining performance are paramount. The objective of the study was to determine the relationship between Total Productivity Maintenance and the Performance of selected...

Micro and Small enterprises (henceforth, MSEs) play a key role in economic growth and industrial development of a country. They make vital contributions in improving economic and social sectors of a country through stimulating large scale employment, investment, development of indigenous skill...

Despite the belief that outsourcing strategy has been at the core of managerial practice and literature for a long time, authors do not agree on a clear understanding of the nature of its effect on firm's performance. This study therefore explored the long-term effect of outsourcing strategy on...

This study assessed the effect of Total Quality Management principles on the Profit after Tax of selected corporate organizations quoted on the Nigerian Stock Exchange. Exploratory research design was employed. Secondary data were obtained from the Nigerian Stock Exchange Fact Book (2011 and...

The frequent turnover in the insurance companies and under-performance of the financial planners has led to inability in meeting up with company production target. The focus of this research is to determine the significant relationship between training and turnover reduction. It determined the...

This study is an empirical work that focused on the social economic impact of unemployment in Nigeria. The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of unemployment on socio-economic development of the country with particular attention to poverty situation and Gross Domestic Product...

This paper examines the role of public private partnerships (PPPs), a new development paradigm used by some Sub Saharan African countries as agents of their economic transformation. Some PPP contracts in East African countries namely Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya were studied. Also PPPs in Lesotho...