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Public Management Reforms in Nigeria: The Application of Managerialism and Its Limitations
Get PDFThe contention of this paper is the indispensability of administrative reforms. It contends with the fact that the need to position public administration for sustainable national development gives credence to the renewed global agitations for public sector reforms. Most country’s attempt at public sector reforms however, seem to draw on the experience of the private sector – Nigeria not been an exception. The objective of the paper therefore is to look at reforms generally and the need for reforms by organizations. The paper then looks at managerialism and its applicability in Nigeria’s public sector. The methodology used is the narrative approach which involves the use of secondary data primarily. It was revealed that various public sector reforms have been embarked upon in Nigeria before now and the reforms have in many ways contributed to a more efficient public sector in Nigeria. It was also revealed that managerialism depends on the will, commitment and strength of the political leadership; the support and the understanding of the general populace. It is therefore recommends among others, that cognizance be taken of the continuous need for the restructuring of the public sector and the general populace must be carried along
Intention to Use Green IT among Students
Get PDFThis research incorporates the Theory of planned behavior and Personality theory to examine factors influencing Green IT adoption by Malaysian students. The 5 variables from TPB, namely attitude towards Green IT, subjective norms toward Green IT, perceived behavioral control towards Green IT, intention to use Green IT behaviors and actual Green IT behavior. From the Personality theory, two variables i.e. consideration of future consequences and openness to experience were included. Empirical data was collected from 542 valid questionnaires. The results reveal that, all the variables influence the adoption of Green IT however attitude towards Green IT shows the strongest effect on intention to Green IT adoption while experience shows the weakness effect
The contribution of education to economic growth: Empirical analysis in the Middle East and North Africa region
Get PDFIn this paper we will focus on education. Indeed, most theoretical analyzes have confirmed that human capital has a positive and significant effect on growth. The paper aims to examine in time series the causality between human capital and growth in MENA’s region. For this, We carry out our empirical investigation by employing various human capital measures suggested in the literature. The results show that cointegration between education and economic growth exists only in Tunisia, Turkey, Morocco, Iran and Israel. However, in the other countries the causality does not exist because they don’t have effective means to improve their growth
E-Procurement Systems: Examining the Effect of End-User Satisfaction on Individual Performance
Get PDFEnd-user satisfaction and individual performance have been identified by many researchers as critical determinants of the success of information systems. As an escalating number of organizations now utilize e-procurement systems, there is a desire to understand their effect on individual end-user’s performance. Therefore, this research attempts to empirically examine a framework identifying the relationships between end-user satisfaction, and individual end-user performance, in addition to assessing the impact of three proposed antecedents of end-user satisfaction: professionalism, training and usability. Data gathered from 432 end-users of ePerolehan system in the Malaysian government agencies were utilized to examine the relationships proposed in the framework using the Partial least square (PLS) approach. The findings provide strong support for our model. Our results indicate three factors professionalism, training and usability significantly affect end-user satisfaction, while the higher levels of end-user satisfaction leads to improved individual performance
The Moderating Impact of Individual Ownership on The Relationship between Dividend Yield and Ex-dividend Day Excess Return
Get PDFThis study investigates the moderating impact of individual ownership on the relationship between dividend yield and ex-dividend excess return. Our sample includes US listed companies for years 2002 to 2010. A cross-sectional regression analysis is done to reveal the moderating impact of individual ownership. Our findings show that there is a positive relationship between dividend yield and ex-dividend day excess return in line with tax clientele theory. We also found that the relationship between dividend yield and the ex-dividend day excess return is positively moderated by individual ownership. These findings reveal that the positive relationship between dividend yield and ex-dividend day excess return stems from individual investors’ dividend tax misgiving in line with tax clientele theory. Moreover, we found a negative relationship between corporate size and ex-dividend day excess return that supports the short selling theory. We conclude that tax-induced dynamic trading theory is the premier justification of ex-dividend day pricing as the mixture of both tax clientele and short selling theories
The Influence of Work-Family Conflict on Turnover Intentions with Job Satisfaction as an Intervening Variable on Public Accountant Firms in Indonesia
Get PDFThe purpose of this study is to examine the influence of work-family conflict on turnover intentions with job satisfaction as an intervening variable. Work-family conflict has two dimensions, i.e. work interfering with family (WIF) and family interfering with work (FIW). Turnover intentions may arise because of jobdissatisfaction and work-family conflict. This research used convenience sampling technique in the data collection. Data were collected by a mail-survey on 97 auditors in Indonesian audit firms. Data were analyzed by Structural Equation Model (SEM) with SmartPLS 2.0 M3 (Partial Least Squares) program. The results showed that work interfering with family (WIF) affects job satisfaction, and job satisfaction affects turnover intention; whereas family interfering with work (FIW) does not affect job satisfaction and turnover intentions. The impact of work interfering with family (WIF) on turnover also can not be found
Evaluating Container Ship Routes: A Case For Choosing Between The Panama Canal And The U.S. Land Bridge
Get PDFFor container traffic from the Far East to Europe, shipping routes and transportation choices are about to be taken to a new competitive level. Ship sizes have increased through time, yet the Panama Canal has remained unchanged, struggling to keep pace with larger size traffic. Over that same time span, more logistical pressure has been placed on the U.S. as a land bridge for container traffic from Asia to Europe. However, the canal is set to open new locks to accommodate today’s biggest container ships, creating more choices for container traffic to many eastern Atlantic ports. In our work, we investigate choices for container ship transportation from the eastern Pacific to the western Atlantic based solely on time. Choices include traveling through the Panama Canal or using the U.S. as a land bridge (via truck and rail car). A breakeven methodology, given vessel size, is employed to discriminate between paths. Implications for decision-making are then presented and discussed. Interested parties of our work might include those investigating multi-modal integration opportunities, those seeking transportation efficiencies in water, truck and rail, and students as a case assignment in Transportation and Logistics courses
The Impact of Order Quantity on the Returns Policy in Supply Chain Coordination
Get PDFIncreasing orders is a major goal for manufacturers. For this, the coordination mechanism and returns policy are often viewed as useful tools. Accordingly, this paper analyzes the impact of order quantity on the returns policy in a supply chain. We investigate the effect of order decisions in the individual channel versus the coordinating channel. Moreover, we compare the difference between the returns policy and no-returns policy on the ordering decision. The results indicate that a retailer’s optimal order quantity in the coordinating channel is larger than that in the individual channel. Furthermore, when the returns policy is ignored, we find that the retailer’s optimal order quantity in the coordinating channel will be twice as large as that in the individual channel. In addition, the retailer does not always orders higher quantities when the manufacturer provides a returns policy. The higher quantities only exist in the two parties’ self-interested manner. However, in the joint model, the optimal order quantity of the retailer is the same before and after return. These results conclude that the returns policy is relevant and positive factor in the individual model, whereas it becomes irrelevant in the coordinated model
Impact of Packaging on Sales Volume, A Comparative Study of Made in Nigeria and Foreign Products
Get PDFGood quality packaging is a contributory factor to sales volume enhancement. This is however a reverse in the rural areas of Nigeria with the South East geo-political zone as study area. Hence locally made products are higher demand even at better package offer of foreign products. The research is executed based on 25 rural communities of the five South Eastern states of Nigeria, to determine the reasons for poor demand for better packaged foreign products and data were analyzed using the Likert ranking scale and the ‘t’ test statistics. These show that this reverse impact of packaging on sales volume is attributed to the high level of poverty in the rural area of Nigeria given low level of per capita income and high level of quantitative rather than qualitative education with attendant inability to read. Thus consumers are influenced by the affordability and availability of products in demand as such physical and aesthetic values as well as communication, functional and perceptional benefits and environmental, health and safety concerns of packaging are not much considered. This work recommends good consumer marketing research activities as aid to market segmentation and market offer positioning, based on the characteristics of Nigeria rural markets especially for the bridging of the gap in demand between made in Nigeria and foreign products; given the features and characteristics of package (packaging), for the realization of expected return on investment based on target market satisfaction
The Pitch Process: Toward a Greater Understanding of How Clients Select Their Advertising Agencies
Get PDFThe pitch is a central part of an agency’s new business activity. The paper explores the process used by advertisers when selecting an advertising agency. Using in depth interviews with senior advertising practitioners the study identifies five stages that occur; Search, Credentials, Opt, Pitch and Evaluate. The paper makes two contributions. First the research illustrates the main stages of the selection process and offers a model for further investigation and qualification. Second, the study highlights the dissatisfaction that some practitioners have with the process of agency selection. Implications of the findings are discussed and future areas of research considered