Volume 03 Issue 2 (Jul 2015)
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Entrepreneurial networks as culturally embedded phenomena
Entrepreneurship research concerning networks has largely focused on network structure, content and governance. We believe that further research is required in order to gain a richer understanding of why specific network forms and types originated. The purpose of this paper is t…
BOP theory in an emerging market economy: India under the microscope
Poverty is a universal phenomenon which does not go well with the progressive 21st century and hence the worldwide efforts to overcome the problem. At the beginning of the 21st century (2002), the late professor C.K. Prahalad had propounded a path breaking theory of poverty alle…
Entrepreneurial competencies effect on Small and Medium Enterprises performance through the mediation effect of psychological contracting of outsourcing.
This study aims to study the entrepreneurial competencies, international outsourcing relationship components and SME performance factors, and to develop a model to test the relationship between entrepreneurial competencies and Psychological contracting of outsourcing, between ou…
Dynamic interaction between inflation and credit Rationing: the case of Nigeria
This study examines the dynamic interaction between inflation and credit rationing in the case of Nigeria for the period 1970-2011. It uses time-series data obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Statistical Bulletin in its analysis of examining the long run and causal…
Cultivating alternate mindsets to enhance organisational Well-being and creativity
In contrast to the traditional mindset (TMS)—the conscious awareness, controlled mental processes, and analytical-logical manipulation of symbols—an alternative mindset (AMS) is viewed as the pre-conscious mental processes (i.e. associative,…
Impact of economic partnership agreements: the case of EACs manufactured imports from EU
This study uses a partial equilibrium model to analyse the impact of East African Community elimination of import duty on imports of manufactured products from the European Union on preferential basis under the proposed EAC-EU Economic Partnership Agreement. Results show possibi…
A theoretical reflection of celebrity endorsement in Nigeria
The use of celebrities such as movie stars, sports heroes, entertainers, music experts and all the likes as endorsers by marketers in promoting brand awareness, recognition, and preferences, has become the order of the day in advertising practices both in developed and developin…
Dynamic relationships between oil revenue, government spending and economic growth in Oman
This paper investigates the short-run and long-run relationships between three main macroeconomic variables in Oman using the Johansen multivariate co-integration techniques as well as the stationary VAR for the period between 1971 and 2013. The results indicate that there is a…
Chinese steel production and shipping freight markets: A causality analysis
This paper provides statistical evidence in support of the view, widely held in the dry industry, that there is a lead-lag relationship between Chinese steel production and dry bulk freight rates. Furthermore, this raises an important question about the direction of their relati…