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Export of agricultural products and economic growth in Madagascar
Get PDFThis paper examines the impact of agriculture, especially coffee, vanilla, and clove exports on economic growth of Madagascar using time series secondary data covering 1990-2017. The study used Johansen co-integration and vector error correction model approach to estimate the long run and short run impact. The results showed that agricultural exports have short run mixed result on economic growth in Madagascar. Coffee and vanilla export has a positive effect on economic growth in the long run and in the short run. Though, clove export has also a positive long run effect on economic growth, it has a negative impact in the short run. These results will help the policy makers and investors in Madagascar for the decision making since results reveal increase export of agriculture can increase in GDP
An empirical analysis of government employees bank selection criteria in Hargeisa, Somalia: Using Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP)
Get PDFThis paper investigates bank selection criteria in Hargeisa, Somalia. This work motivation comes from the fact that not many researches have been done in this area in relevance to this topic. This study aims to explore and understand the government employees’ relative preference of bank selection based on the four selected criteria, namely, service provision coverage, Bank location, bank charges, and bank’s reputation. Therefore, the Analytic Hierarchy process opted as a research methodology for its objectivity of measuring subjective nature data mathematically. Analysis indicated that the Bank’s location has the highest significance for government employees. Thus, as a policy recommendation, this study advises banks in HARGEISA to consider their branch locations for more consideration of Government employees to their banks. Therefore, results got from this paper are reliable and can be used in future research works
Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment: Empirical Evidence from Saudi Arabia
Get PDFThe present study determines the factors affecting foreign direct investment using cross-sectional time-series data over 2000-2017 in the Saudi Arabian region. Moreover, it examines the long-run association of various independent variables with foreign direct investment. The study applies a three-tier process to empirically test the variables under consideration. First, it uses the augmented Dickey-Fuller test to check the stationarity of the trend analysis at the level and at first difference. Second, it uses White heteroscedasticity-consistent standard errors and covariance regression analysis. Finally, it applies Johansen’s co-integration analysis. The results indicate that all independent variables significantly affect foreign direct investment except infrastructure and market size at a 5% level of significance, and all the independent variables have a long-run association with foreign direct investment in Saudi Arabia
Analyzing the Dynamics of Residential Properties’ Rent in Ede, Nigeria
Get PDFRental movement is an important parameter in real estate investment and can influence the supply of rental accommodations in the property market. This study empirically analyzed the trend in rents and growth rates of five residential property categories comprising tenement room, one room self-contained, room and parlour self-contained, two bedroom flat and three bedroom flat to determine the property with highest trend and growth rate; and whether the growth rates across the five property categories differ significantly in the study area between 2002 and 2017. The study utilized residential properties’ annual rent as primary data. The primary data was collected through questionnaire administered on landlords who rented their properties within the study period and comprised rental values of five residential property categories between 2002 and 2017. Descriptive and inferential statistical techniques such as frequency table, chart, ANOVA and linear regression were used to analyze the data collected. The results revealed that annual rental values of all the selected residential properties maintained upward trend over the period studied. Three bedroom flat had the highest trend in rent and highest R2 value (0.89) implying it is the property whose rental values can be most ascertained with each successive year under study. The findings furthermore revealed that the average yearly growth rates of the selected residential properties ranged from 17.01% to 20.83% during the study period with three bedroom flat having the highest growth rate. The ANOVA result however suggested that the mean rental growth rates across the selected residential property categories at 95% confidence level were not significantly different F (4, 70) = 0.345 P = .847 > .05. This study brings to fore the localized rental income levels and the impacts they have on rental growth rates, which is necessary in the process of understanding investment returns in the residential submarket
Oscillation of θ-methods for the Lasota-Wazewska model
Get PDFThe aim of this paper is to discuss the oscillation of numerical solutions for the Lasota-Wazewska model. Using two θ-methods (the linear θ-method and the one-leg θ-method), some conditions under which the numerical solutions oscillate are obtained for different range of θ. Furthermore, it is shown that every non-oscillatory numerical solution tends to the fixed point of the original continuous equation. Numerical examples are given
Sampling Plans for Generalized Pareto Distribution
Get PDFIn this paper, two sampling plans have been discussed, when the lifetime of the items follows the generalized Pareto distribution, Chain Sampling Plan (ChSP-1) and an improved group acceptance sampling plan (IGASP) using weighted binomial.The minimum number of sample size (n) and minimum number of groups (g) are obtained for two plans respectively. The plans are explain with the help of examples whereas the proposed plan compared with Aslam et al. (2010). The results and comparison are discussed with the help of tables and figure. It observed that sometime proposed plan Improved group acceptance sampling plan (IGASP) using weighted binomial, when the lifetime of the test items followsgeneralized Pareto distribution showed better results than existing plan, under the same parameter settings
A War of Strength: Femininity Against Masculinity in A Piece of News and Flowers for Marjorie
Get PDFBy comparing Eudora Welty’s short stories A Piece of News and Flowers for Marjorie, this essay attempts to discuss how femininity and masculinity are represented, as well as how femininity struggles against masculinity within families and society. In both stories, there are obvious conflicts between man and woman which lead to different tragic consequences. Welty is writing to show women’s agony and inferiority within the family and men’s absolute power of dominance on the one hand, she is also writing about men’s struggle and resignation within the family and the society on the other hand. This comparative reading of the short stories from the feminist perspective offers us a better vision of Welty’s theme: isolation and alienation split couples and beat down their fragile love
Integration of Knowledge Management in E-CRM: A Collaborative Study
Get PDFThe paper aims to present a collaborative study on Electronic Customer Relationship Management (eCRM) and Knowledge Management (KM) within four dimensions; technology, knowledge, customer and business based on Resource-based View Theory (RBV). With comprehensive knowledge about customer, SMEs organisations with web presence can provide more customised products and services to individual customers. Hence, the proposition of this paper is the success of e-CRM performance can be improved by interweaving knowledge management concept.
This approach is based on four models of CRM, eCRM and KM which are within four dimensions which are technology, knowledge, customer and business based on Resource-based View Theory (RBV). The study identified that CRM Development Stages Model and Balance Scorecard Perspective of eCRM Model provides better fit to the four resource dimensions which in turn can develop a KM-based eCRM model. This paper concludes that eCRM system designed to support KM must be linked closely to the ideas that within the domain of eCRM which can be decentralized and contextualized.This research had only focused exclusively on conceptual and models of past researches; a comprehensive user study, extensive performance and scalability testing is left for future work.A key contribution of this paper is the four models of CRM, eCRM and KM which are analyzed with the four dimensions i.e. technology, knowledge, customer and business based on Resource-based View Theory (RBV)
 
Managing and Leveraging Workplace Use of Social Media at a South African Supply Chain Company
Get PDFThe rapid growth of social media has drastically changed the way people communicate in their private lives and at work. Social media has become a part of our daily lives in both environments and serve as an emotional outlet on various topics. Due to this, there are legal risks associated with the use of social media in the workplace and proper management of this risk is required. Alternatively, this rapid growth also brings about numerous advantages which may be leveraged by organisations. Social media is expected to continue to evolve and expand. In the process, it will become more integrated into both business and personal lives. A qualitative approach was adopted and primary data gathered by means of interviews with the supply chain’s employees. Content analysis methodology was chosen for the analysis of the qualitative data and themes were developed. These themes were also compared to theory and conclusions were made. The main finding of the study was that social media interaction is inevitable, whether the organisation denies access to this technology. Employees will find a way to communicate via social media. The recommendations resulting from this study will enable the company to implement a proper social media policy whereby the employee will know the legalities of using social media and both the employee and the organisation covered against any probable legal risk. The company may also leverage the advantages of social media to the benefit of the organisation
ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION AND INDUSTRIAL GROWTH IN NIGERIA
Get PDFNigeria’s inability to diversify its economy and relying on a monoproduct-crude oil for economic sustenance over past four decades has impeded Nigeria’s resilience over shocks occasioned by disruptive changes in international oil prices. The main objective of the study was to assess the extent of relationship existing between economic diversification and industrial growth in Nigeria. The study used time series data covering a period of 18years (2000-2017) extracted from Central Bank of Nigeria statistical bulletin and adopted ordinary least square (OLS) multiple regression model for data analysis. Findings of the study revealed that there is a statistical significant relationship between economic diversification and industrial growth in Nigeria. This implies that economic diversification could accelerate industrial growth in Nigeria. The study recommends to Nigerian policy makers to treat economic diversification as a priority in national economic plan in order to accelerate industrial growth and sustainability of Nigeria’s economy