The research work studied the impact of psychological characteristics and traits on entrepreneurial intention among pre-retirees in universities in Edo State. Information was elicited through the use of questionnaire and oral interview of two hundred and fifty (250) preretirees selected from public and private universities in Edo State. Findings revealed that preretirees have high psychological factors that can prompt startup at retirement. The high psychological factors only promote intention which is not sufficient to spur behaviour performance.
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The study looks at how investor decisions in the Nigerian capital market are affected by behavioral finance characteristics. In the study, a survey methodology was used with questionnaires. Prospect, heuristic, herding, and market factors that have a direct impact on investment decisions are among the behavioral aspects explored. We found that prospect, heuristic, and market-based factors mostly impact investing decisions and attitudes.
This paper empirically examined institutional investment behaviours in various investment securities, such as equity security, debt security, and the relationship between risk-free asset and risky asset of deposit money bank. Data were sourced from the annual financial statement of five most capitalized banks (Zenith bank, GTB, FBNH, Access bank and UBA) in Nigeria from 2011 to 2020.
The role of monetary policy is crucial for the survival of the industrial sector. This study focuses on examining the relationship between foreign exchange rates and firm survival in Nigeria. The research utilizes secondary data from the World Bank Development Indicators (WDI) and the Central Bank of Nigeria's Statistical Bulletin, covering the years 1986 to 2021. Industrial output (INO) serves as a proxy for firm survival, while the independent variable is the foreign exchange rate (FEX).
This research study focused on fuel scarcity and its impact on business organisations in the Edo-North district. The specific objectives of the study are to ascertain the relationship between fuel scarcity and the profit margin of a business organization; to examine the effect of fuel scarcity on the hike in prices of goods and services. The study adopted a survey research design, with the research instrument as a questionnaire formatted in line with the objectives of the study. The population of the study is three hundred and twenty-eight (328) respondents.
This study examined how entrepreneurial intentions are influenced by personal attributes such as family business background, degree of specialisation and length of exposure to entrepreneurship education of the final year students at the federal universities in the South-South geopolitical zone in Nigeria. Cross-sectional survey research was employed. The population of the study comprised all the final year students who had taken at least one entrepreneurship course in all the federal universities in the south-south geopolitical zone in Nigeria, irrespective of the course of study.
This study is an evaluation of the effect of compensation management on workers’ performance in the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS). The current trend and issues relating to motivation and reward prompted the interest of this study. The objectives of this study were to examine the significant relationship between compensation management and workers’ attitude to work and to determine the impact of compensation management on workers’ performance.
This study examines the relationship between Human Resource Management (HRM) practices and employee performance in quoted firms within the Nigerian context. The research population consisted of 1300 employees from various quoted firms across different sectors in Nigeria. A sample size of 250 employees was selected using a stratified random sampling technique. The study employed a quantitative research design, and data were collected through a structured questionnaire.
The purpose of the study was to model the mediating effect of employee engagement on the link between human capital development and job performance of academic staff of public universities in Edo State. It sought to determine the link between human capital development practices (such as employee empowerment, working conditions, and reward) and the job performance of academic staff and ascertain the mediating effect of employee engagement on the link between human capital development and the job performance of academic staff of public universities in Edo State.