Knowledge exchange as a predictor of business innovation among SMEs in Ogun State, Nigeria.

Purpose: Business innovation is the improvement made on the array of products and services of a firm. Thus, this study investigates the influence of knowledge exchange on business innovations among SMEs in Ogun State, Nigeria. Design / Methodology: The study adopted survey research design. The population of the study comprised 415 staff employed by 55 SMEs in the state. A sample size of 204 was determined with the aid of Taro Yamane determinator. A proportionate sampling technique was used to select respondents through the structured and validated questionnaire that was designed for data collection. Cronbach’s alpha reliability coefficients for the variables ranged from 0.70 to 0.88, while a return rate of 100% was achieved. Data were analysed with descriptive and inferential (simple linear and multiple regression) statistics. Findings: Findings revealed that knowledge exchange had a positive significant influence on business innovation of SMEs in Ogun State. Nigeria The result further indicated that all the measures of knowledge exchange were significant. Based on the findings, this study recommends that SMEs should make more provision for collaboration, improved communication, training and encouragement of staff so as to improve their current achievements in business innovations. Originality / Value: The study has been able to fill some gaps noticed in the literature and also provided empirical justification on the influence of knowledge exchange on business innovation. It has also help to generate new knowledge needed for policy and decision-making relating to accessing innovativeness in SMEs

Using Online Reference Management Tools to Combat Plagiarism in Higher Institutions in Nigeria

Academic dishonesty has always been known to plague institutions of higher learning the world over. However, issues of plagiarism come into limelight with increased access to the internet as more students and faculty rely on it for information. Although many within the academic environment engage in acts of plagiarism knowingly, some get involved unknowingly for lack of citation knowledge. While this may have been a big problem in the past, the story is different today as online reference tools now abound to aid novice researchers, while easing the work of the more experienced. This paper therefore, discusses how the academic community can take advantage of online reference tools as a measure to combat plagiarism