The influence of culture on entrepreneurial intentions: a Nigerian university graduates’ perspective

Culture influences entrepreneurship and it is becoming essential to determine its role in entrepreneurship development in different countries especially in those with cultural diversities like Nigeria where there are less studies. Nigeria included a compulsory variant of entrepreneurship education in the curriculum of universities to nurture entrepreneurial mind-sets. Despite the general recognition of the instrumentality and significance of entrepreneurship, there are no studies evaluating the programme or the role of culture in entrepreneurial intention development. This study applied an extended version of the theory of planned behaviour to examine the interaction between culture and entrepreneurship how this impact on the entrepreneurial intentions of graduates. This article analysed and reported results of the survey of 409 graduates from six universities using structural equation modelling-AMOS, analysis of moment structures. Findings indicate that culture has both direct and indirect effect on graduates’ entrepreneurial intentions. The study has implications for policy and practice

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The Profile of Research on Exporter–Importer Relationships: A Chronological Analysis

© 2018, © 2018 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.This article presents a chronological analysis of bibliographic and thematic aspects of exporter–importer business relationships research based on a systematic review of 211 articles published between the years 1975 and 2017 in business journals. The study findings indicate that, in terms of bibliographic aspects, this literature is characterized by (a) an increasing collaboration among different institutions and countries, despite a heavy concentration of authors from Europe and North America; (b) a predominance of a small number of scholars producing a substantial part of the literature; and (c) dominance of empirical articles with relatively moderate average impact. In terms of thematic aspects, behavioral dimensions and relationship characteristics constitute the nucleus of the literature, with research efforts focusing on their environmental and internal drivers and performance outcomes. These study findings carry significant implications for major stakeholders of the exporter–importer relationships research, including authors, editors, and conference organizers

The importance for retail market segmentation of price, sales, and cultural variability: evidence from Chinese cities for processed food purchase

This study provides empirical support for the theoretical expectation that the Chinese retail market is made up of heterogeneous segments for processed foods. Analyses of primary survey data on the purchases of over 3,900 customers from 16 supermarket retail outlets in three representative Chinese cities reveal significant inter-city differences in price levels, quantities purchased (sales), and cultural factors. These differences exist both at the aggregate level and for particular product types. The empirical evidence supports the need for geographical market segmentation analysis as a basis for target market selection and strategy formulation for retailing particular processed food and beverage products in urban China.Elton Li & S. Nicholas Samue