Articles

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Research Article

ISLAMIC FINANCE IN NIGERIA: A GEM IN THE DIRT OR A HOARSE

Oladimeji Johnson Abiodun^*, Alexander Ezekiel

The study evaluates the strategies adopted by Islamic banks in Nigeria to enhance performance using mixed-methods approach combining SWOT AND PESTEL analyses with survey data to evaluate the competitive strategies. The findings revealed several strengths including innovative financial products, effective differentiation from conventional banks, exceptional customer service and a strong online pres...

Dec, 2023 pp. 124-139

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Research Article

INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURIAL SUCCESS: THE CASE OF LAGOS STATE SELECTED SMALL & MEDIUM ENTERPRISES SMEs

Olufemi Olabode Olayemi^*, OSOBU, Olufemi Ebenezer, EZEBUIRO Kelechukwu

This study examines innovation and entrepreneurial success with special reference to selected SMEs in Lagos State. The rationale for the study is to investigate how various types of innovations (product, process, marketing and administrative innovation respectively) influence entrepreneurial success. To this effect, this study adopts a descriptive research design which allows for the usage of ques...

Jun, 2023 pp. 124-139

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Research Article

Health Care Service Delivery for Rural Areas in the Digital Era: Challenges and Prospects

Justina Sam-Okere^*, Miriam Sam-Okere

Public and corporate management in the digital era whether in the urban or rural areas have the challenge of ensuring effective and efficient sustainable service delivery based on global best practices. The aim of this research is to critically examine the challenges that public and corporate management encounter in the bid to deliver quality services in rural areas using modern technological gadg...

Dec, 2022 pp. 132-141

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Research Article

Exploring the Effect of Social Media as Omnichannel on Retail Marketing in Kebbi State

Musa Abdullahi^*, Abubakar Muhammad Magaji

Omnichannel as an emerging concept provide a seamless, unified customer experience. Hence, the main purpose of this study was to analyse the effect of social media platforms as Omnichannel on retail marketing, with retailers currently experiencing the transition from multi channel to Omnichannel and its several implications. The study adopts a qualitative and quantitative research technique by rev...

Jun, 2024 pp. 135-155

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Research Article

Effect of Risk Management on Financial Performance of Listed Deposit Money Banks in Nigeria

Ahmed Abdullahi Ibrahim^*, Haruna, Mohammed Aris

This study examined the effect of risk management on the financial performance of listed deposit money banks in Nigeria. The study used an ex post facto design, targeting 19 listed deposit money banks in Nigeria as of 31st December 2022. A sample of 14 banks was purposively selected, meeting the criteria of being listed before 31st December 2014 and having complete annual reports for the 2014-2023...

Jun, 2024 pp. 138-165

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Research Article

EFFECT OF CAPITAL STRUCTURE ON FIRM PERFORMANCE: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Haruna Muhammed Musa^*, Tahir Dahiru Muhammed

This study provides a systematic review of the literature on the effect of capital structure on firm performance. A total of 100 articles are identified, reviewed and analyzed, including both empirical and theoretical studies. The findings suggest that there is no clear consensus in the literature on the effect of capital structure on firm performance. Some study finds a positive relationship, whi...

Dec, 2023 pp. 140-158

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Research Article

EFFECT OF COMPENSATION ON EMPLOYEE PRODUCTIVITY: A CASE STUDY OF AL-HIKMAH UNIVERSITY, ILORIN, KWARA STATE

Talihat Imam Umar^*, Mariam Adeyemi Aremu, Azeez Tunbosun Lawal, Victoria Ayoola Ademilua

Compensating employees adequately plays a pivotal role in enhancing their effectiveness within an organization. Consequently, their contribution becomes indispensable to the overall functioning of the company. This study evaluates the impact of compensation on employee productivity in the context of Al-Hikmah University. The research design encompasses both descriptive and inferential methodologie...

Jun, 2023 pp. 140-161

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Research Article

A Review of AAOIFI Standards on Accounting for Sukuk Issuance

Naja’atu Bala Rabi’u^*, Olorunpomi Omolola Olayemi, Kabiru Isah Dandago

This paper reviews the provisions of the three Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI)’s standards on Accounting for sukuk issuance; Financial Accounting Standards (FAS) 33 and 34 as well as Governance Standard (GS) 12, with a view to appreciating their major provisions for ensuring high quality financial reporting, their expected impacts to accountability ...

Dec, 2022 pp. 142-152

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Research Article

Re-examining the Perceived Complexity of Public Administration and its Implication for Research in the Discipline

Audu Aminu^*, Muhammad Babuba Sa’adatu

The intricate nature of Public Administration as a discipline is well established in literature but a concern that stems from such disposition is its implication for the discipline‟s research tradition/methodology. This paper attempts to contribute to the longstanding debate of what constitute the research tradition of Public Administration by first re-examining the question of why Public Administ...

Jun, 2024 pp. 156-169

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Research Article

DIMENSION IN ENVIROMENTAL DISCLOSURE RESEARCH: REVIEW OF CURRENT DEVELOPOMENT.

Yahaya Umar Usman^*, Adamu Musa Zakari

This study adopts archival research design to examines contemporary dimension in corporate environmental disclosure research. The study systematically reviews existing literature from database of Elsevier, JSTOR. Emerald and Research Gate, sample of 45 current articles publish in last five years were selected from 115 articles. The study reveals that there is a steady rise in publications in the t...

Dec, 2023 pp. 159-174