An Innovative Entrepreneurship Model to Promote Business Start-up via Research Project of Undergraduates in Nigeria

There are many facets to the concept of entrepreneurship. From the perspective of innovation, innovative entrepreneurship represents an invincible approach of developing, growing and sustaining at least, a new business enterprise, out of diverse business opportunities in an environment. This study recognises final year research project of undergraduates, in Nigerian Universities academic environment, as a promising avenue for the students to own businesses after graduation. To drive this, there is a need for a well-designed innovative entrepreneurship model. However, the extant literature is deficient of information on this phenomenon. Hence, this study conceptualises an innovative entrepreneurship model to be used in adding commercial value to final year research project of undergraduates in Nigeria. This is a qualitative research that is based on systematic review of relevant literature on entrepreneurship. The findings were in two parts the description of ingredients of the proposed model and an innovative entrepreneurship model for this study. For optimum application and outcome of the proposed model, the study concluded that the model could be adapted to fit into academic curriculum and strategic plan of each tertiary institution in the countr

Multitasking, but for what benefit? The dilemma facing Nigerian university students regarding part-time working.

Students working part-time while studying for a full-time university degree are commonplace in many Western countries. This paper however, examines the historically uncommon part-time working activities and career aspirations among Nigerian university students. In particular, how working is perceived to contribute to developing employability skills, and whether it is influenced by their self-efficacy. Survey data from 324 questionnaires was collected from a federal university, although the data analysis used a mixed-method. The findings indicate that despite low levels of part-time working generally among students, older, more experienced, higher level and female students, place a premium on the skills that part-time work can develop. Moreover, self-efficacy and being female, is a significant predictor in understanding part-time work and career aspirations. This study offers originality by focusing on students’ part-time work, the value working provides, and its link with career aspirations, within a relatively unexplored context of Nigeria

An Innovative Entrepreneurship Model to Promote Business Start-up via Research Project of Undergraduates in Nigeria

There are many facets to the concept of entrepreneurship. From the perspective of innovation, innovative entrepreneurship represents an invincible approach of developing, growing and sustaining at least, a new business enterprise, out of diverse business opportunities in an environment. This study recognises final year research project of undergraduates, in Nigerian Universities’ academic environment, as a promising avenue for the students to own businesses after graduation. To drive this, there is a need for a well-designed innovative entrepreneurship model. However, the extant literature is deficient of information on this phenomenon. Hence, this study conceptualises an innovative entrepreneurship model to be used in adding commercial value to final year research project of undergraduates in Nigeria. This is a qualitative research that is based on systematic review of relevant literature on entrepreneurship. The findings were in two parts – the description of ingredients of the proposed model and an innovative entrepreneurship model for this study. For optimum application and outcome of the proposed model, the study concluded that the model could be adapted to fit into academic curriculum and strategic plan of each tertiary institution in the countr

An Innovative Entrepreneurship Model to Promote Business Start-up via Research Project of Undergraduates in Nigeria

There are many facets to the concept of entrepreneurship. From the perspective of innovation, innovative entrepreneurship represents an invincible approach of developing, growing and sustaining at least, a new business enterprise, out of diverse business opportunities in an environment. This study recognises final year research project of undergraduates, in Nigerian Universities’ academic environment, as a promising avenue for the students to own businesses after graduation. To drive this, there is a need for a well-designed innovative entrepreneurship model. However, the extant literature is deficient of information on this phenomenon. Hence, this study conceptualises an innovative entrepreneurship model to be used in adding commercial value to final year research project of undergraduates in Nigeria. This is a qualitative research that is based on systematic review of relevant literature on entrepreneurship. The findings were in two parts – the description of ingredients of the proposed model and an innovative entrepreneurship model for this study. For optimum application and outcome of the proposed model, the study concluded that the model could be adapted to fit into academic curriculum and strategic plan of each tertiary institution in the countr

An Innovative Entrepreneurship Model to Promote Business Start-up via Research Project of Undergraduates in Nigeria

There are many facets to the concept of entrepreneurship. From the perspective of innovation, innovative entrepreneurship represents an invincible approach of developing, growing and sustaining at least, a new business enterprise, out of diverse business opportunities in an environment. This study recognises final year research project of undergraduates, in Nigerian Universities’ academic environment, as a promising avenue for the students to own businesses after graduation. To drive this, there is a need for a well-designed innovative entrepreneurship model. However, the extant literature is deficient of information on this phenomenon. Hence, this study conceptualises an innovative entrepreneurship model to be used in adding commercial value to final year research project of undergraduates in Nigeria. This is a qualitative research that is based on systematic review of relevant literature on entrepreneurship. The findings were in two parts – the description of ingredients of the proposed model and an innovative entrepreneurship model for this study. For optimum application and outcome of the proposed model, the study concluded that the model could be adapted to fit into academic curriculum and strategic plan of each tertiary institution in the countr

Cross-sectional study of the prevalence, causes and management of hospital-onset diarrhoea.

BACKGROUND:The National Health Service in England advises hospitals collect data on hospital-onset diarrhoea (HOD). Contemporaneous data on HOD are lacking. AIM:To investigate prevalence, aetiology and management of HOD on medical, surgical and elderly-care wards. METHODS:A cross-sectional study in a volunteer sample of UK hospitals, which collected data on one winter and one summer day in 2016. Patients admitted ≥72 hours were screened for HOD (definition: ≥2 episodes of Bristol Stool Type 5-7 the day before the study, with diarrhoea-onset >48 hours after admission). Data on HOD aetiology and management were collected prospectively. FINDINGS:Data were collected on 141 wards in 32 hospitals (16 acute, 16 teaching). Point-prevalence of HOD was 4.5% (230/5142 patients; 95% CI 3.9-5.0%). Teaching hospital HOD prevalence (5.9%, 95% CI 5.1-6.9%) was twice that of acute hospitals (2.8%, 95% CI 2.1-3.5%; odds ratio 2.2, 95% CI 1.7-3.0). At least one potential cause was identified in 222/230 patients (97%): 107 (47%) had a relevant underlying condition, 125 (54%) were taking antimicrobials, and 195 (85%) other medication known to cause diarrhoea. 9/75 tested patients were Clostridium difficile toxin positive (4%). 80 (35%) patients had a documented medical assessment of the diarrhoea. Documentation of HOD in medical notes correlated with testing for C. difficile (78% of those tested versus 38% not tested, p<0.001). 144 (63%) patients were not isolated following diarrhoea onset. CONCLUSION:HOD is a prevalent symptom affecting thousands of patients across the UK health system each day. Most patients have multiple potential causes of HOD, mainly iatrogenic, but only a third had medical assessment. Most were not tested for C. difficile and were not isolated