24 research outputs found
The Impact of Technological Innovation and Institutional Quality on the Environment in Nigeria
The study investigated the impact of technological innovation institutional quality on the environment in Nigeria The study spanned from 1990 to 2022 The key variables in the study were technological innovation as proxy by technological index institutional quality as proxy by six governance indicators and carbon emission as proxy for environment While the control variables include energy consumption and Gross domestic product The study first conducted a pre-estimation test using Descriptive statistics and Correlation matrix and Augmented Dickey Fuller test for stationarity while Ordinary least was used as major estimation techniques since it does not violates classical linear regression assumption The findings from the preliminary estimation shows that all data series are stationarity at levels The result form the best linear unbiased estimates indicate that environmentally related technological innovation destructively affects C02 emissions while energy consumption and economic growth positively impact C02 emission
The Global Financial Meltdown and Its Effects on Manufacturing Sector: the Nigerian Perspective
The world economy is facing the most severe financial crisis since the great depression of the last century. The risk of global recession has heightened significantly and volatility of commodity prices, which is the mainstay of most developing countries like Nigeria. This study examined the influence of the global financial meltdown on the Nigerian economy. It was discovered that the financial crisis will cause fall in commodity prices, decline in export, lower portfolio etc. Also, recommendation that will minimize these effects and jump start the economy was included. Keywords: Financial crisis, Recession, Volatility and Export
Leadership, Corporate Governance and Entrepreneurship Development in Nigeria:A Mutual Link
The study empirically examined the mutual link between Leadership, Corporate Governance and Entrepreneurship development in Nigeria using primary data by employing structure questionnaires to obtain information from the respondents in Lagos State as a population representative. In this research questionnaire were analyzed and interpreted using simple percentage table for tabular analysis and Spearman’s Rank Correlation Coefficient for the testing of the formulated hypotheses so as to know more about the topic understudy. It was proved in the research carried out that, effective leadership and good corporate governance determines the success of an organization. In the analysis, corporate governance policy has really helped Nigerian entrepreneur to grow financially. Also, effective leadership and good corporate governance was seen as a solution tools for global financial crises. We therefore recommend that, effective leadership and good corporate governance remains a solution tool for global financial crises, organizational problems and the right policy that enhances increased productivity that brings about economic growth and development globally. Key Words: Leadership, Governance and Productivity
Foreign Trade and Economic Growth in Nigeria: An Empirical Analysis
Abstract: This study empirically examine the impact of international trade on economic growth in Nigeria fro