Managing Telecommunications for Development: An Analysis of Intellectual Capital in Nigerian Telecommunication Industry

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (01) ◽  
pp. 1650010
Author(s):  
Olunifesi Adekunle Suraj
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
Knowledge Creation ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
National Development ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Annual Growth Rate ◽  
Average Growth ◽  
Main Challenge ◽  
Telecommunication Companies

The study examines the role of intellectual capital (IC) management in explaining the mismatch between performances of the Nigerian telecommunications industry’s annual growth rate (16.3%) and that of the nation’s economic average growth rate (4.3%) over the last two decades (1986–2010). Through a previously published research instrument, data were collected from 320 managers from 29 telecommunication companies using stratified random sampling technique. The major findings of the study as highlighted by the regression analysis (Partial Least Square techniques) of the data, revealed that the sampled telecommunication companies lack the organisational know-how and communication aptitude to leverage their embedded organisational knowledge (Structural capital) into business performance ([Formula: see text], [Formula: see text]) notwithstanding their knowledge creation and retention strategies. Hence, Knowledge utilisation rather than knowledge creation appears the main challenge of the industry which has made it perform below expectation despite the industry’s tremendous infrastructural investment. The study thereby recommends that policy makers and telecommunication managers should begin to analyse the economic impact and contribution of IC in the sector as a means of boosting the sector’s corporate business performance in the overall aim of accelerating the nation’s economic development. Moreover, as a way of addressing this obvious managerial inadequacy, the study recommends the position of Chief Knowledge Officer to be saddled with responsibility of effectively leveraging knowledge generated in the industry for optimum organisational performance and national development.

Intellectual capital and business performance: the role of dimensions of absorptive capacity

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Syed Saad Ahmed ◽  
Jia Guozhu ◽  
Shujaat Mubarik ◽  
Mumtaz Khan ◽  
Essa Khan
Keyword(s):  
Absorptive Capacity ◽  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Realized Absorptive Capacity

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to empirically examine the mediating role of potential and realized absorptive capacity in intellectual capital (IC) and business performance. It also investigates the direct impact of the components of IC on business performance. Design/methodology/approach Partial least square-structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) was used to assess the effect of IC dimensions on performance and to analyze the mediating role of absorptive capacity in this relationship. Data were collected from 192 managers using a survey questionnaire with Likert scale items. Findings The findings of the study show that potential absorptive capacity does not intervene in the relationship between the components of IC and those of business performance. However, realized absorptive capacity, measured as the transformation and exploitation of knowledge, played a positive mediating role in the relationship between the dimensions of IC and those of business performance. Social capital was also noted as a weak predictor of business performance, while human capital and organizational capital had a profound positive influence. Originality/value This study contributes to the literature on IC by examining the role of realized and potential absorptive capacity in the relationship between IC components and firm performance. This research also helps practitioners recognize the importance of transformation and the exploitation of knowledge for business performance.

scholarly journals Self-reliance Policy in Edible Oil and the Social Profitability of Pakistan's Oilseed Crops

1994 ◽  
Vol 33 (4II) ◽  
pp. 819-835
Author(s):  
Amir Mahmood ◽  
M. Ghaffar Chaudhry
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Edible Oils ◽  
Green Revolution ◽  
Edible Oil ◽  
Annual Growth Rate ◽  
Average Growth ◽  
The Social ◽  
Oil Sector ◽  
State Of Affairs ◽  
Unintended Outcome

Like many other South Asian countries the advent of the green revolution has led to increased productivity of many cash and food crops in Pakistan and a noticeable movement towards food-sufficiency, especially in case of wheat. One unintended outcome of these achievements has been the neglect of the oilseed and edible oil sector at all levels of research and government. With a widening in the edible oil deficit, Pakistan has become increasingly dependent on imported edible oils. At an annual average growth rate of9.6 percent, Pakistan's edible oil imports have risen from 466.94 million kg. in 1980-81 to 1045.95 million kg. in 1991-92. By contrast the import costs during this period have risen from Rs 2.62 billion to Rs 10.2 billion showing an annual growth rate of nearly 13 percent. This unhappy state of affairs has been the result of not only of the rapidly accelerating pace of edible oil demand but also of deceleration in the growth rate of domestic production [Government of Pakistan (1992)].

The interconnection between labour productivity and real wages in Azerbaijan

2021 ◽  
pp. 29-35
Author(s):  
E. E. Alakbarov ◽  
A. G. Suleymanova
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Labor Productivity ◽  
Support Services ◽  
Labour Productivity ◽  
Annual Growth ◽  
Simultaneous Increase ◽  
Annual Growth Rate ◽  
Real Wages ◽  
Average Growth Rate ◽  
Average Growth

The presented article analyses the interconnection between real wages and labor productivity in Azerbaijan in 19 types of economic activity, as well as in the sub-sectors of the manufacturing in the period of 2010–2019. In general, the average annual growth rate of labor productivity in the economy, including mining, construction, professional scientific and technical activities, and entertainment and recreation activities (2010–2019) was negative. The average growth rate of real wages was negative in the construction and activities of administrative and support services. Simultaneously, the average annual growth rates of real wages were compared with labor productivity, and it was determined that the growth rate of labor productivity is approximately proportional to the growth rate of real wages. However, in 2019 real wages exceeded labor productivity which was due to the simultaneous increase in the minimum wage of the country in 2019.

scholarly journals ANALYSIS OF THE COSTS AND RETURNS BETWEEN MAIZE AND CASSAVA BASED FARM ENTERPRISES IN EKITI STATE, NIGERIA: THE ROLE OF THE CHURCH

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 256-263
Author(s):  
T. T. Bello
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Farm Income ◽  
Annual Growth Rate ◽  
Average Growth Rate ◽  
Maize Production ◽  
Average Growth ◽  
Farm Product

The performance of the agricultural sector in Ekiti state despite all the measures taken to improve it has become unsatisfactory. It has become a matter of concern to all and sundry in the agricultural sector in Ekiti state. Available statistics show that the annual growth rate of agricultural component of the gross domestic product (GDP) declined from 9.2% to 2.1% between 1998-2010. Moreso, the average growth rate in maize production of -9.75% is far below the expected 4.14% average growth rate of 3.8% below the average population growth rate of 3.8% per annual. Similarly, the average annum growth rate of maize production is also far below the average growth rate in food demand. Against these backdrops, it become necessary to examine the profitability in maize and maize/cassava farm enterprises in Ekiti state, Nigeria and subsequently make recommendations based on the results of the study. A multistage random sampling was used to select 360 respondents from five local government areas of Ekiti state. Both primary and secondary data were collected for the Study Data were analysed using descriptive statistics, and costs and returns analysis. The results of the study show that both enterprises (i.e. maize and maize/cassava farm enterprises) are not viable. Also, the results reflect that about 75% of the farmers were illiterate with an average family of persons. The recommendations from the results of the study are: (a) the farmers are advised to select farm, then do the farming with the mixture of cassava with the view to enable them significantly increase their level of farm income.  (b) All the participatory members in the agricultural sector should adopt measures to reproduce the cost of farm product.

scholarly journals A Feasibility Study of Wholesale Market in Malaysia: Stakeholders’ Perspectives

2018 ◽  
pp. 216-219
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Feasibility Study ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Body Politic ◽  
The Body ◽  
Model Management ◽  
Annual Growth Rate ◽  
Wholesale Market ◽  
Average Growth ◽  
The Impact

The wholesale and retail sector in Malaysia is closely interlinked and it is one of the most important economic activities that generate the source of income for the country. It is also a sector that is classified under the services sector. During the 10th Malaysia Plan, this sector recorded an annual average growth rate of 6.7% and its contribution to the gross domestic product (GDP) increased from 13.9% in 2011 to 14.7% in 2013. In the 11MP, the subsector is expected to achieve an average annual growth rate of 5.8% and accounted for 14.7% of GDP. A wholesale market feasibility study was conducted to identify the needs of consumers and stakeholders in the wholesale market. In particular, the study reviewed the strategic position (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats) construction of wholesale markets and analysed the impact of the construction of wholesale markets in terms of market, technical, financial, and operating aspects on the socioeconomic development of the local population. Structured interviews were used to collect qualitative data from 15 respondents, 11 of whom from government agencies, 2 from an association, and 2 from the body politic. The interviews were audio-recorded and then transcribed verbatim. Analysis was performed on the transcriptions by identifying themes, which were then analyzed using the software ATLAS.ti 7. The findings indicate that the construction of wholesale markets has a positive viability in terms of all aspects (market, technical, business model, management and economy / finance) and will have a positive impact on the country’s social and economic development, particularly that of the locals.

scholarly journals Development of Internet Supply Chain Finance Based on Artificial Intelligence under the Enterprise Green Business Model

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Jun Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Annual Growth Rate ◽  
Average Growth Rate ◽  
Average Growth ◽  
Green Development ◽  
Green Gdp ◽  
Green Business ◽  
The Impact ◽  
First Time

At present, China’s economic development has made unprecedented progress, but it is also facing a severe situation, and the environmental carrying capacity has almost reached its limit. For this reason, the government vigorously promotes the construction of ecological civilization and advocates green development, circular development, and low-carbon development. Enterprise green operation is a business activity that integrates environmental protection into the whole process of enterprise operation and management. It requires the guiding ideology of business operations and every link of business management to be based on environmental protection. The purpose of this article is to solve the problems between the development of corporate GDP and green protection and analyze the impact of green business development policies on China’s corporate GDP. In order to further clarify the impact of green development on social development of Chinese enterprises, this paper investigates the economic and environmental aspects of green transformation enterprises nationwide. The research results show that China’s green enterprise development has achieved remarkable development achievements. The average growth rate of China’s green development GDP in recent years has begun to significantly exceed the average growth rate of green GDP over the same period. The average annual growth rate of the enterprise’s total economic growth of green environmental protection GDP has reached 11.58%, surpassing the average growth rate of the green GDP economy of the same period of 0.12%. Chinese companies have also achieved impressive corporate achievements following the implementation of the national guidelines for green development. For the first time in 31 inland provinces, municipalities, and autonomous regions in China, chemical companies have achieved green production, and the average GDP growth rate has reached 8.75% for the first time.

scholarly journals A striking growth of CO2 emissions from global cement industry driven by new facilities in emerging countries

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cuihong Chen ◽  
Ruochong Xu ◽  
Dan Tong ◽  
Xinying Qin ◽  
Jing Cheng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Middle East ◽  
Growth Rates ◽  
Developmental Stages ◽  
Construction Material ◽  
Emerging Countries ◽  
Cement Industry ◽  
Annual Growth Rate ◽  
Average Growth ◽  
New Facilities

Abstract Global industrialization and urbanization processes enabled a diverse cement production boom over the past three decades, as cement is the most important building construction material. Consequently, the cement industry is the second-largest industrial CO2 emitter (~25% of global industrial CO2 emissions) globally. In this study, the Global Cement Emission Database, which encompasses anthropogenic CO2 emissions of individual production units worldwide for 1990-2019, was developed. A recently developed unit-level China Cement Emission Database is then applied to override China’s data and the combination of two database is used to reveal the unit characteristics of CO2 emissions and ages for global cement plants, assess large disparities in national and regional CO2 emissions, growth rates and developmental stages from 1990-2019, and identify key emerging countries of carbon emissions and commitment. This study finds that globally, CO2 emissions from the cement industry have increased from 0.86 Gt in 1990 to 2.46 Gt in 2019 (increasing by 186%). More importantly, the large CO2 emissions and the striking growth rates from those emerging countries, including most of developing countries in Asia and the Middle East and Africa, are clearly identified. For example, the Middle East and Africa, including mostly developing or underdeveloped countries, only represented 0.07 Gt CO2 in 1990 (8.4% of the total), in contrast to 0.26 Gt (10.4% of the total) CO2 in 2019, which is a 4.5% average growth rate during 1990-2019. Further, the intensive expansion of large and new facilities since 2005 in Asia and the Middle East and Africa has resulted in heavy commitment (90.1% of global commitment in 2019), and mitigation threats in the future considering their increasing emissions (national annual growth rate can be up to >80%) and growing infrastructure construction (~50% of clinker capacity operating ≤10 years). Our results highlight the cement industry’s development and young infrastructure in emerging economies; thus, future increasing cement demand and corresponding carbon commitment would pose great challenges to future decarbonization and climate change mitigation.

scholarly journals Systematic Assessment of Mycobacterium avium Subspecies Paratuberculosis Infections from 1911–2019: A Growth Analysis of Association with Human Autoimmune Diseases

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 1212 ◽  
Author(s):  
Temitope C. Ekundayo ◽  
Anthony I. Okoh
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Autoimmune Diseases ◽  
Mycobacterium Avium ◽  
Mycobacterium Avium Subspecies Paratuberculosis ◽  
Meat Products ◽  
Collaboration Network ◽  
Experimental Medicine ◽  
Annual Growth Rate ◽  
Average Growth ◽  
Research Attention

Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) is an understudied pathogen worldwide with continuous implications in human autoimmune diseases (ADs). The awareness of MAP appears to be low in many places and its research is at infant stage in many countries. The lack of worldwide coverage of the MAP research landscape calls for urgent research attention and prioritization. This present study aimed to assess MAP global research productivity with an emphasis on its implications in ADs via bibliometric and growth analytic frameworks from authors, countries, institutions, international, disciplines and collaboration network perspectives. MAP primary articles were retrieved from the Scopus database and the Web of Science from 1911 to 2019 via title-specific algorithm. Analytic results of dataset yielded a total of 3889 articles from 581 journals and 20.65 average citations per documents. The annual growth rate of MAP research for the period was 6.31%. Based on a country’s productivity (articles (%), freq. of publication (%)), the USA (887 (22.81%), 26.72%), and Australia (236 (6.07%), 6.07%) ranked the top 2 countries but Egypt and Germany had the highest average growth rate (AGR, 170%) in the last 3 years. MAP studies are generally limited to Europe, Australia, Asia, South America and few nations in Africa. It had positive growth rate (30%–100%) in relation to type 1 diabetes mellitus and rheumatoid arthritis ADs; food science and technology, immunology, agriculture, pathology, and research and experimental medicine, wildlife, environments, virulence, disease resistance, meat and meat products, osteopontin, waste milk and slurry/sludge digestion subjects; but negative growth (−130% to −30%) in ulcerative colitis and Parkinson’s disease and no growth in multiple sclerosis, sarcoidosis, thyroid disorders, psoriasis, and lupus. The mapping revealed a gross lack of collaboration networking in terms of authorship, (intra- and inter-) nationally and institutionally with a generalized collaboration index of 1.82. In conclusion, inadequate resources-, knowledge- and scientific-networking hampered growth and awareness of MAP research globally. The study recommends further research to strengthen evidence of MAP’s epidemiologic prevalence in ADs and proffer practical solution(s) for drug development and point-of-care diagnostics amongst other extended themes.

scholarly journals Strategic perspectives of rural households development in Ukraine

2020 ◽  
pp. 101-108
Author(s):  
О. Dmytryk
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Rural Households ◽  
Mortgage Lending ◽  
Rural Household ◽  
Average Annual Growth Rate ◽  
Annual Growth ◽  
Annual Growth Rate ◽  
Average Growth ◽  
Manufactured Products

The article studies the peculiarities of functioning of rural households, the substantiation of strategic scenarios for their development and the development of an effective mechanism for strengthening their role in the formation of agri-food resources of Ukraine. Taking into account the current state of the agricultural sector and real conditions of rural households existence, several alternative ways of their development are defned: individual (independent) development; integration of rural households with agricultural and processing enterprises; cooperation with other rural households and with small businesses. The analysis of the structure of agricultural production in terms of rural households that can be consumer oriented, consumer – production oriented and production oriented allows us to conclude that a long-term development of rural households will lead to a change in their commodity proposal. The results of the design analysis of the average growth rates of all three resource components showed: the average annual growth rate of labour remuneration - 24.3%; average annual growth rate of fnancial assistance - 21.5%; average annual growth rate of rural household income - 14.6%; the average annual growth rate of total revenues (resources) - 18.7%. Having used the statistical package "STATGRAPHICS",we analyzed the tendencies of decrease of incomes share of rural households from own labor and capital; as well as growth of incomes from hired labor. Having used the ARIMA model, we made a forecast until 2025, and found that the share of population incomes from rural households will decrease to 20.2%. However, the decrease in income from own labor and capital should be offset by an increase in income from remuneration of labor received in the real sector of the economy. In addition, the share of gross output of households in the total gross output of agriculture is calculated. The Brown model (exponential smoothing model) with the parameter alpha = 0.3639 was used for the forecast. According to the results of calculations, it can be concluded that in the future the share of gross agricultural output will decrease and may reach 35.7% by 2025. Today it is also obvious that production oriented rural household, in conditions of increase of marketability level and effective mechanisms for the sale of manufactured products, can be the base for the development of entrepreneurship in agricultural production. This can be created through the organization of a system of purchasing manufactured products from the population, or through the organization of a system of consumer cooperation. Based on this, we believe that the development of land mortgage lending is important to meet fnancial resources needs of small agricultural producers in Ukraine, to achieve maximum economic effect from the realization of land potential, and as a result, to reduce risks in agricultural production. The mechanism for solving this problem, to our opinion, is the creation of mortgage funds of entity at the state level or at the level of united territorial communities. Key words: rural household, incomes of rural households, family farms, rural territories, mortgage lending, cooperation.

scholarly journals INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL DAN SPIRITUAL CAPITAL TERHADAP BUSINESS PERFORMANCE PADA PERUSAHAAN MANUFAKTUR DI BANTEN

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-31
Author(s):  
Achmad Nasrullah ◽  
Erlina Sari Pohan
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Spiritual Capital

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan penerapan Modal Intelektual dan modal spiritual terhadap Kinerja Bisnis pada perusahaan manufaktur di Provinsi Banten. Tujuan khusus dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui hubungan Sumber Daya Manusia dengan Modal Pelanggan, untuk mengetahui hubungan Sumber Daya Manusia dengan Modal Struktural, untuk mengetahui hubungan Modal Pelanggan dengan Kinerja Bisnis, untuk mengetahui hubungan Modal Struktural. dengan Kinerja Bisnis. Sampel yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah 66 perusahaan manufaktur di provinsi Banten, dan unit analisisnya adalah Manajer Keuangan, Manajer Pengembangan Sumber Daya Manusia, dan Manajer Produksi. Data yang diperoleh dalam penelitian ini adalah data primer dengan instrumen penelitian seperti kuesioner. 120 kuesioner yang ditugaskan, kuesioner yang kembali dan memenuhi kriteria penulis adalah 66 kuesioner. Penelitian ini menggunakan PLS (Partial Least Square) sebagai alat untuk menguji hipotesis dengan Model Luar dan Dalam. Pengolahan data ditemukan bahwa hasil kuesioner sebagai data primer yang mewakili masing-masing variabel memiliki tingkat reliabilitas yang baik, yaitu di atas 0,5. Demikian pula, konsistensi internal antara variabel independen dan variabel dependen memiliki nilai validitas baik keduanya lebih besar dari 0,7. Untuk pengujian hipotesis didapat hasil bahwa Human Capital terkait dengan Capital Pelanggan positif signifikan, yang dibuktikan dengan t-statistik lebih besar dari t-tabel, yaitu pada 4,053> 1,96. Human Capital terkait dengan Capital Struktural positif signifikan, yang dibuktikan dengan t-statistik lebih besar dari t-tabel, yaitu pada 7,925> 1,96. Modal Pelanggan memiliki hubungan positif yang signifikan dengan Kinerja Bisnis, yang dibuktikan dengan t-statistik lebih besar dari t-tabel, yaitu pada 5,664> 1,96. Modal Struktural terkait tidak signifikan positif dengan Kinerja Bisnis, yang dibuktikan dengan t-statistik kurang dari t-tabel yaitu pada 1,075 <1,96. Modal Intelektual Terakhir adalah hubungan positif yang signifikan dengan Kinerja Bisnis, yang dibuktikan dengan t-statistik yang lebih besar dari t-tabel yaitu pada 5,436> 1,96.

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