http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/479 A collection of theses and dissertations produced by graduate students under the following programmes: PGDM, MBA, Msc. Business Administration, PhD. Business Administration, etc. 2026-07-17T11:00:09Z http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/606 The Mediating Effect of Motivation on the Relationship Between Talent Management Strategies and Public Universities Performance in Northeastern Nigeria. Sanni, Abdulkarim Praise There is a notable poor quality of teaching, research, and ranking in Nigerian public universities, and this is exacerbated by a shortage of talented professionals, poor motivation, and an incentive scheme that signifies poor performance. The adoption of talent management strategies to address these challenges has not been completely effective in improving institutional performance. This study examines the mediating effect of motivation on the relationship between talent management strategies and public universities performance in Northeastern Nigeria. The study used quantitative research methods for the investigation, and primary data were collected through questionnaire. The questionnaires were distributed to 359 academic employee selected using cluster and stratified random sampling techniques across faculties and schools in the surveyed institutions. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling. The findings revealed a significant positive relationship between talent management strategies (recruitment, career advancement, and training) and institutional performance. The findings also revealed that motivation partially mediates the relationship between recruitment, training, and institutional performance. However, motivation has no mediation on the relationship between career advancement and institutional performance. The implication is that, for public universities to become more efficient, authorities should continue to invest in talent recruitment, career advancement, and training strategies. The authorities should ensure that academic talents are widely selected based on qualifications, experiences, and competences; and their qualifications and experiences are adequately incentivized and remunerated to get them to perform at their best in teaching, research, and service to improve performance. The authorities should implement promotion guidelines meritoriously, improve talent welfare; and operationalize talent seminars, conferences, and workshops’ sponsorship across all cadres to promote quality teaching and research output. 2023-12-11T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/598 An Empirical Analysis Of Covid-19 Realities Influencing Small Business Behavior Usoh, Usoh E.; Adeyele, Bose; Essahmed, Sophia; Diah, Joseph P.; Suleiman, Aisha; Agwaru, Rabiu Ismail; John, Mary The novel coronavirus otherwise known as Covid-19 has opened the world to new abnormal “realities” that are posing serious business-related challenges to both national and global economies. This study examines the various realities--in the form of variables--associated with the Covid-19 pandemic and determines the influence of these realities on the behavior of micro, small and medium scale businesses. The data was collected using interview and structured questionnaire. The questionnaire was administered to 1883 respondents across five states in Nigeria using convenient sampling. Twenty-four variables were identified and Exploratory Factor Analysis was used to examine these variables reducing the number to sixteen influencing variables. Multiple Regression was used to determine the contributions of these variables to the behavior of micro, small, and medium scale businesses. The study findings indicate that eleven of these variables were statistically significant and eight significantly influence the behavior of these businesses. 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/595 Impact of Vertical Integration Strategy on the Financial Performance of Olam Nigeria Limited Clinton-Etim, Ndifreke The objective of the study was to provide empirical evidence regarding the impact of vertical integration on the financial performance of Olam Nigeria Limited. Data collected were gotten from Olam Nigeria Limited financial record and questionnaires administered to employees of Olam Nigeria Limited within the study sample frame. The secondary data was cross-sectional between the period of 2010-2018. While the administered questionnaire was to 183 employees of Olam selected using convenience and snowball sampling. An econometrics model was used to identify and evaluate the impact of vertical integration on financial performance. The study adopted an explanatory research design and quantitative measurement. The primary data was analyzed using a Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software version 20 was used to analyze the primary data, using frequency and percentage to describe the primary data. On the other, the secondary data analysis using an econometric-view statistical package series 7. Furthermore, the secondary data described using descriptive statistics, ordinary least squared regression to explain the independent variable’s impact on the dependent variable, and unit root to check if the regression was spurious; and determine stationarity to test the null hypotheses. The study findings indicated a positive impact of vertical integration components on financial performance measures in Olam Nigeria Limited. The findings supported the works of (Behesti & Hultman, 2014; Isaksen, 2007). Any firm considering vertical integration should consider their present financial status and the cost implication to the prospective benefit before embarking on the strategy as it is evidently capital intensive. 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/585 University Branding: Impacting factors for US-bound prospective Nigerian Students Usoh, Usoh Ekaette Today, Nigeria is becoming an attractive market for international students and this trend is rapidly growing as a result of the competition in the marketplace and its overall benefit, both to the university and the host country. According to UNESCO 2013/2014 report, about 36,260 Nigerian students traveled to the United Kingdom, Ghana and United States of America and in 2015 alone, about 9,494 Nigerian students traveled to the United States of America in search for higher education. It is gradually becoming very important for managers of higher education in Nigeria especially universities to have good understanding of the various factors that influence the decision of these potential Nigerian students to travel abroad for undergraduate studies. In view of this, this study seeks to investigate the major factors that influence the decision of Nigerian students to study abroad, especially in the United States of America for undergraduate degrees. Secondly, the study also examines how Nigerian universities can leverage on this consumer and market information to design and deploy a more effective branding strategy to attract this category of students in Nigeria and, in the long-term, from other countries. The sample population was selected using Judgmental sampling technique and the sample size was 314. The data was collected using a structured questionnaire. Factor Analysis—Exploratory Factor Analysis, was used in data analysis using SPSS version 20. The data analysis of this study outlined four major factors but two of these factors were considered reliable with Chronbach Alpha (α) 0.733 and 0.74. These two factors are: “University’s Geographic Location and Prestige” as well as “University’s Infrastructure and Environment.” The findings of this study indicate two major factors of consideration in the student decision making process. It also contribute to the understanding of the various influencing factors to study abroad decision as well as providing insight that will help strengthen universities’ marketing strategies. 2017-11-01T00:00:00Z