scholarly journals Influence of Entrepreneurial Traits on the Performance of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Lagos State, Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 50-66
Author(s):  
Patrick S. Okonji ◽  
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Olufemi O. Olayemi ◽  
Ben E. Akpoyomare Oghojafor ◽  
D. Mgbe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Taking ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Training And Development ◽  
Government Policies ◽  
Significant Relationships ◽  
Lagos State ◽  
The Government

Factors such as political instability, government policies, infrastructural inadequacy and entrepreneurs’ non-possession of relevant personal characteristics are connected on the high failure rate of small businesses in Nigeria. On the back of these identified problems the study focused on Influence of entrepreneurial traits on the performance of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in Lagos State., Specifically, resilience, innovativeness, drive for achievement, and risk taking propensity were the entrepreneurship traits examined in relation to the performance of SMEs in Lagos state. Primary source of data through a questionnaire was used to achieve the stated objectives. Random sampling method was used to collate data of 125 entrepreneurs who participated in the study. Frequency tables and percentages were used for data presentation and the Regression analysis was used to test the formulated hypotheses, with the aid of statistical package for social sciences (version 21.0). The study summarised that there are significant relationships between the tested traits and the growth of SMEs in Nigeria. The study recommended that owner/ entrepreneurs should individually improve their skills in these critical traits’ areas. In addition, the government should provide institutional support in terms of training and development. Government should also create an enabling environment for business to thrive, through provision of infrastructures.

Best practice kebijakan e-government dalam mengimplementasikan pelayanan publik di era new normal

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-33
Author(s):  
Amelia Tasyah ◽  
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Septiya Septiya ◽  
Sabrina Jasriyani Putri ◽  
Reza Agung Fernanda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Community Participation ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Government Policy ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Government Policies ◽  
New Normal ◽  
The Government ◽  
Service Policies

Abstract Purpose: This research aimed to examine the extent to which the best practice of public service policies utilizing e-government and how much e-government policies need to be enforced in the new normal era. Research methodology: This research used a purposive sampling method. This research is qualitative data where the required data are statements and policies related to community participation in Bandar Lampung city. Results: The results show that many people do not understand e-government policy and its implementation is not optimal. Limitations: This study has limitations in accessing the number of respondents in taking research samples with qualitative techniques through questionnaires and their relationship to document studies. Contribution: This research is expected to be useful in improving public services amid a pandemic and being a consideration for the government in practicing an effective and efficient e-government policy as a form of implementing Best Practice, especially in regions of Indonesia.

From Prime Ministerial Power to Core Executive

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. A. W. Rhodes
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Prime Minister ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Government Policies ◽  
Approaches To Studying ◽  
The Core ◽  
Executive Politics ◽  
Core Executive ◽  
The Government ◽  
Different Parts

The core executive is a new concept replacing the conventional debate about the power of the prime minister and the Cabinet. It refers to all those organizations and procedures that coordinate central government policies, and act as final arbiters of conflict between different parts of the government machine. In brief, the ‘core executive’ is the heart of the machine. The chapter reviews the several approaches to studying the British executive: prime ministerial government; prime ministerial cliques; Cabinet government; ministerial government; segmented decision-making; and bureaucratic coordination. It then discusses several ways forward by developing new theory and methods. The Afterword discusses the core executive as interlocking networks, and the fluctuating patterns of executive politics.

Pakistan’s 22 Families

2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Government Policies ◽  
Capitalist System ◽  
The Government ◽  
Proper Perspective ◽  
Family Groups

In this chapter, Haq goes back to his 1968 presentation alleging 22 industrial family groups that had come to control a majority of industrial, banking and insurance sectors in the country. In this article, Haq explains that the study and the findings need to be viewed in the proper perspective, highlighting that the concentration of wealth was a by-product of the government policies and the primitive capitalist system in Pakistan. Haq clarifies that the slogan of the 22 families was rather taken too literally. For him, the 22 families were not the cause, but a mere symptom of the system that created them.

The 2016 Police and Crime Commissioner elections

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 41-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Joyce
Keyword(s):  
Public Awareness ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
Source Material ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Social ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Government

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse the 2016 elections for Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) and to compare them with those that took place in 2012. It seeks to evaluate the background of the candidates who stood for office in 2016, the policies that they put forward, the results of the contests and the implications of the 2016 experience for future PCC elections. Design/methodology/approach This paper is based around several key themes – the profile of candidates who stood for election, preparations conducted prior to the contests taking place, the election campaign and issues raised during the contests, the results and the profile of elected candidates. The paper is based upon documentary research, making particular use of primary source material. Findings The research establishes that affiliation to a political party became the main route for successful candidates in 2016 and that local issues related to low-level criminality will dominate the future policing agenda. It establishes that although turnout was higher than in 2012, it remains low and that further consideration needs to be devoted to initiatives to address this for future PCC election contests. Research limitations/implications The research focusses on the 2016 elections and identifies a number of key issues that emerged during the campaign affecting the conduct of the contests which have a bearing on future PCC elections. It treats these elections as a bespoke topic and does not seek to place them within the broader context of the development of the office of PCC. Practical implications The research suggests that in order to boost voter participation in future PCC election contests, PCCs need to consider further means to advertise the importance of the role they perform and that the government should play a larger financial role in funding publicity for these elections and consider changing the method of election. Social implications The rationale for introducing PCCs was to empower the public in each police force area. However, issues that include the enhanced importance of political affiliation as a criteria for election in 2016 and the social unrepresentative nature of those who stood for election and those who secured election to this office in these contests coupled with shortcomings related to public awareness of both the role of PCCs and the timing of election contests threaten to undermine this objective. Originality/value The extensive use of primary source material ensures that the subject matter is original and its interpretation is informed by an academic perspective.

EFFICIENCY OF THE TAX SYSTEM ON THE BASIS OF TRANSPARENCY AND REFORM

2021 ◽  
Vol 298 (5 Part 1) ◽  
pp. 219-222
Author(s):  
Ludmila Oleinikova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Public Goods ◽  
Tax Evasion ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
National Level ◽  
Tax Base ◽  
Tax System ◽  
Tax Legislation ◽  
Improve Compliance ◽  
Factors Of Production ◽  
The Government

The expediency is reasoned of creating a competitive environment in the context of globalization and limited factors of production, forcing countries to compete with each other and take measures to attract owners of factors of production by forming the optimal combination of institutional, public goods and tax preferences, where only tax preferences are not the key to success in competition, as opposed to general conditions of taxation in combination with infrastructural, institutional and public goods. Emphasis is placed on the rapid digitalization of economic processes and the globalization of even small businesses through online platforms that will significantly affect the struggle in the field of economic and institutional competition. It has been proven that it is already necessary to respond to new challenges which are associated with tax evasion, erosion of the tax base, a significant geographical gap between the location of factors of production and the jurisdiction of profit. It is established that the answers to these risks lie both in the plane of institutional readiness and in the plane of the effectiveness of the application of tax administration tools, including control, as well as the synergy of measures at the macro and micro levels. The variety of tools used in world practice to improve compliance with tax legislation is studied and their division into categories is indicated. The expediency of using mechanisms to ensure the transparency of the tax system is substantiated, along with measures to assure the transparency of taxpayers before the tax authorities at the national level, as well as mechanisms to provide accountability and transparency of the tax authorities themselves to the government, parliament and taxpayers. It is proposed, taking into account foreign experience, in addition to quantitative indicators of tax effectiveness, to use supplementary indicators that characterize the work of tax authorities, considering economy, effectiveness, efficiency, which will deepen the level of tax system performance.

Impact of Covid-19 on women entrepreneurship in India

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 127-135
Author(s):  
Hiren Rana ◽  
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Dr. Ninad Jhala
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Business Model ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
Financial Crises ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Demand And Supply ◽  
The Government ◽  
Government Rules ◽  
Start Ups ◽  
Roll Back

The current pandemic of COVID 19 proliferated from China since December 2019 over the globe. Since then it has a significant effect visible on the global economy and living pattern of life. India is the fifth richest country abruptly affected after China and America. India is known for innovative start-ups and the business model collapsed due to the reduction in demand and supply chain because the sudden outbreak of COVID 19 resulted in complete lockdown. During COVID 19 pandemic, the government has taken new initiatives to reborn the entrepreneurs of India. However, many industries, small businesses, start-ups were rolling behind due to financial crises. There were no options for entrepreneurs to rely on the government rules, regulations to roll back in the market.

scholarly journals Pengaruh Good Corporate Governance dan Budaya Tri Hita Karana Pada Kinerja Bank Perkreditan Rakyat

2017 ◽  
pp. 17
Author(s):  
I Gusti Ayu Made Asri Dwija Putri ◽  
I.G.K.A Ulupui ◽  
Ni Gusti Putu Wirawati
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Research Result ◽  
Economic Problem ◽  
Good Corporate Governance ◽  
Result Show ◽  
The Government ◽  
Cultural Effect

The purpose of this study, namely to obtain empirical evidence that the implementation of corporate governance affect the performance of “Bank Perkreditan Rakyat” ( rural banks), and the role of local culture “Tri Hita Karana “to the BPR’s performance. The population is all BPR located in Badung and Denpasar. The samples using purposive sampling method. The data in this study were collected using a questionnaire are distributed directly to the object of research. “BPR” number into the sample in this study was 65 Banks. Data analyzed by model Multiple Regression Analysis. The research result show that the principles of corporate governance and the local cultural effect on the performance of BPR in Badung and Denpasar. “Bank Perkreditan Rakyat”. The implication of the study is important for the government to solve the economic problem using Corporate Governance and Tri Hita Karana concept.  

scholarly journals The Relationship between the Burnout Levels of Music Teachers and Their Personalities

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 38
Author(s):  
Deniz Beste CEVIK KILIC
Keyword(s):  
Sampling Method ◽  
Music Teachers ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Personality Types ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Significant Relationships ◽  
Convenience Sampling ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Qualitative Dimension ◽  
Research Show

The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between the burnout levels of music teachers and their personalities. The research consisted of 278 music teachers who were selected from various places throughout Turkey via subjective, convenience sampling method. For data collection, the ‘Personal Information Form’, ‘Adjective Based Personality Test’ and ‘Maslach Burnout Scale’ were used. The research involved both quantitative and qualitative dimensions. The data were analyzed by quantitative t-test, multiple regression analysis and Pearson's correlation coefficient. Data for the qualitative dimension of the research were obtained from semi-structured interviews conducted with 5 music teachers. Negative, significant relationships were determined between extroversion, conscientiousness, agreeableness, openness and general burnout, while a positive, significant relationship was determined between neuroticism and general burnout. The burnout variable was found to have a statistically significant effect on the openness, neuroticism and conscientiousness dimensions of the personality types. The effects of conscientiousness and openness dimensions were not, however, found to be significant. The music teachers who had characteristics of extroversion and conscientiousness were found to have higher levels of burnout if they have the characteristics of neuroticism that reduce their exhaustion. The findings of the research show that the effect of personality types on burnout is important.

Investment in management training and development by small businesses

1999 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 296-311 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Loan‐Clarke ◽  
Grahame Boocock ◽  
Alison Smith ◽  
John Whittaker
Keyword(s):  
Small Businesses ◽  
Management Training ◽  
Training And Development
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