Intrapreneurial Practices and Performance of Cameroonian SMEs

This study analyzes in the Cameroonian context the influence of intrapreneurship on the performance of SMEs in order to take stock of it and question the levers for accelerating intrapreneurial behavior in this population of companies For this purpose it uses a sample of 131 SMEs extracted from the database of the National Institute of Statistics INS of Cameroon and mobilizes after analyzing descriptive statistics binomial logistic regression models to measure the impact of the variables of intrapreneurship on the financial and economic returns of the SMEs in the sample If the results show that intrapreneurship has a positive effect on performance as has been shown in similar work undertaken in Europe or Africa its implementation remains embryonic in Cameroonian SME

Impact of the shift from NCHS growth reference to WHO(2006) growth standards in a therapeutic feeding programme in Niger.

OBJECTIVES: To describe the implementation of the WHO(2006) growth standards in a therapeutic feeding programme. METHODS: Using programme monitoring data from 21,769 children 6-59 months admitted to the Médecins Sans Frontières therapeutic feeding programme during 2007, we compared characteristics at admission, type of care and outcomes for children admitted before and after the shift to the WHO(2006) standards. Admission criteria were bipedal oedema, MUAC <110 mm, or weight-for-height (WFH) of <-70% of the median (NCHS) before mid-May 2007, and WFH <-3 z score (WHO(2006)) after mid-May 2007. RESULTS: Children admitted with the WHO(2006) standards were more likely to be younger, with a higher proportion of males, and less malnourished (mean WFH -3.6 z score vs. mean WFH -4.6 z score). They were less likely to require hospitalization or intensive care (28.4%vs. 77%; 12.8%vs. 36.5%) and more likely to be treated exclusively on an outpatient basis (71.6%vs. 23%). Finally, they experienced better outcomes (cure rate: 89%vs. 71.7%, death rate: 2.7%vs. 6.4%, default rate: 6.7%vs. 12.3%). CONCLUSIONS: In this programme, the WHO(2006) standards identify a larger number of malnourished children at an earlier stage of disease facilitating their treatment success

CROISSANCE ECONOMIQUE ET PAUVRETE : UNE APPLICATION DE L’INDICE DE CROISSANCE PRO PAUVRE AU CAS DU CAMEROUN

The purpose of this work is to evaluate the effect of economic growth on poverty reduction. The method used is Ravallion and Chen, which is based on the Growth Incidence Curve (CIC). In Cameroon, for the period 1996-2014, and in the light of the results of the Cameroonian Household Surveys (ECAM) carried out by the National Institute of Statistics (INS) in 1996, 2001, 2007 and 2014, it appears that economic growth was relatively pro-poor between 1996 and 2014. It benefited less from poor households than from rich ones. To this end, the Cameroonian state must make better choices of strategies targeting the poor

Snapshot of civil registration and vital statistics systems of Côte d'Ivoire

French version available in IDRC Digital LibraryIn Côte d’Ivoire, the National Office of Civil Status and Identification (ONECI) under the Ministry of Territorial Administration is responsible for civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS). A national coordination mechanism provides a forum for stakeholders in CRVS systems. Birth and death registration forms do not contain information for capturing vital statistics. This means the CRVS documents and vital statistics records are prepared separately. The National Institute of Statistics (INS) has the legal mandate to collect, compile, analyze, publish, disseminate, and coordinate the national statistics system. This policy brief provides a detailed breakdown of what data is captured and the functioning of the national statistics systems.Global Affairs Canad

THE INTEGRATED SHORT-TERM STATISTICAL SURVEYS: EXPERIENCE OF NBS IN MOLDOVA

The users’ rising need for relevant, reliable, coherent, timely data for the early diagnosis of the economic vulnerability and of the turning points in the business cycles, especially during a financial and economic crisis, asks for a prompt answer, coordinated by statistical institutions. High quality short term statistics are of special interest for the emerging market economies, such as the Moldavian one, being extremely vulnerable when facing economic recession. Answering to the challenges of producing a coherent and adequate image of the economic activity, by using the system of indicators and definitions efficiently applied at the level of the European Union, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) of the Republic of Moldova has launched the development process of an integrated system of short term statistics (STS) based on the advanced international experience.Thus, in 2011, BNS implemented the integrated statistical survey on STS based on consistent concepts, harmonized with the EU standards. The integration of the production processes, which were previously separated, is based on a common technical infrastructure, standardized procedures and techniques for data production. The achievement of this complex survey with holistic approach has allowed the consolidation of the statistical data quality, comparable at European level and the signifi cant reduction of information burden on business units, especially of small size.The reformation of STS based on the integrated survey has been possible thanks to the consistent methodological and practical support given to NBS by the National Institute of Statistics (INS) of Romania, for which we would like to thank to our Romanian colleagues

STRUCTURE DE GOUVERNANCE ET PERFORMANCE DES ENTREPRISES :UNE ANALYSE COMPARATIVE DES GRANDES ENTREPRISES PERFORMANTES (GEP) ET NON PERFORMANTES (GENP) AU CAMEROUN

The objective of our article is to highlight the similarities and divergences of governance between G.E.P and G.E.N.P in Cameroon. To achieve this, a performance index is constructed from secondary G.E data available at the National Institute of Statistics (INS), the Ascending Hierarchical Classification practiced makes it possible to obtain a sample of 76 G.E.P and 36 G.E.N.P. A retrospective survey is carried out among these 112 companies over the 2008-2012 period. After statistical tests of comparison of means and logistic regression, it emerges from the results that: the proportion of independent external directors is higher in the G.E.P than in the G.E.N.P; the number of directors sitting on the board of directors is higher in the G.E.P than in the G.E.N.P; foreign shareholding is higher in the GEP than in the G.E.N.P; Institutional shareholding is lower in G.E.P compared to G.E.N.P; The leaders are less rooted in the G.E.P than in the G.E.N.P. These results join the work of Djoutsa Wamba et al. (2017); Bughin et al. (2011); Faccio and Lasfer (2000)

Working Paper 123 - Labor Market Dynamics in Tunisia: The Issue of Youth Unemployment

This paper analyzes the dynamics of the youth labor market in Tunisia using unique labor force survey data from 2005 to 2007 that include a longitudinal component. It first shows that sustained economic growth will reduce youth unemployment over the next few years. Second, forecasts indicate that the growth of private sector services has the highest potential to reduce youth unemployment. Third, the analysis of labor market characteristics reveals that young graduates experience long unemployment as they cue for high-skill jobs. Moreover, the public sector remains the main provider of employment opportunities for many graduates, in particular for women.

Labor Market Dynamics in Tunisia: The Issue of Youth Unemployment

This paper analyzes the dynamics of the youth labor market in Tunisia using unique labor force survey data from 2005 to 2007 that include a longitudinal component. It first shows that sustained economic growth will reduce youth unemployment over the next few years. Second, forecasts indicate that the growth of private sector services has the highest potential to reduce youth unemployment. Third, the analysis of labor market characteristics reveals that young graduates experience long unemployment as they cue for high-skill jobs. Moreover, the public sector remains the main provider of employment opportunities for many graduates, in particular for women.labor market, Tunisia, unemployment, youth