Digital Transformation in the Nigerian Small Business Sector

Digital transformation is now impacting businesses in both the developed and developing worlds, and this chapter examines this phenomenon in the small business sector in Nigeria. Adopting an interpretivist philosophy, the methodology combines a survey of small business enterprises (SBEs) with in-depth case studies of three Nigerian companies. Ten critical influencing factors are identified, and a model (Engage-Deploy-Exploit-Transform – EDET) is developed and applied to the case studies to assess the status of digital transformation. The influencing factors provide a checklist for SBEs embarking on digital transformation projects, and the model can be used to assess progress and identify new opportunities for digital transformation at the business process level. The authors believe this to be a useful contribution to the growing literature in this field that can be used by both researchers and practitioners in similar developing-world contexts.

The Control System in the Hotel and Restaurant Business: Conceptual Approach

The topicality. In today’s crisis of hotel and restaurant business in terms of ensuring the effectiveness of the management component is relevant to the use of controlling as an element of crisis management in the hospitality industry, which allows you to take management to a qualitatively new level by evaluating, coordinating, coordinating, optimizing and monitoring all services. and divisions operating at the enterprise. The purpose of the article is to develop and substantiate the conceptual theoretical and methodological provisions and practical recommendations for improving the controlling system in the hotel and restaurant business. Research methods. In forming the methodology of conceptual vision of the controlling system in the hotel and restaurant business and the main directions of its application used a set of general and special research methods: methods of observation, modeling, analysis and synthesis, comparison, strategic analysis, abstract modeling and historical logic. Results. The key features of improving the controlling system at the hotel and restaurant business have been identified and substantiated. The stages of its creation are analyzed, in particular the stage of preparation, implementation and automation. The main conceptual principles of improving the controlling system in the field of hospitality are outlined. A conceptual adaptive model of improving the controlling system in the hotel and restaurant business has been designed and substantiated, which is characterized by complexity and cyclicity and consists of three circles (internal, middle and external), for each of which the parameters of flow and interconnection are defined. Conclusions and discussions. The scientific novelty of the obtained results lies in the design and substantiation of a conceptual adaptive model of controlling system improvement at hotel and restaurant business enterprises, which has a cyclical nature and allows to provide continuous and continuous improvement of both the controlling system and the enterprise as a whole. The practical significance of the obtained results is manifested in the possibility of applying the developed and substantiated theoretical and methodological and applied conceptual aspects in the real business practice of hotel and restaurant business enterprises in order to ensure their efficiency and competitiveness in the services market of Ukraine and abroad.

Factors Associated With Work-Life Balance of Working Fathers Involved in Small Business Enterprises: Evidence from Kathmandu Valley

Background: Work-life balance (WLB) can be considered as the systematic management of three important components like work-life conflict, work-life interference and work-life convergence. Objective: This study tries to examine the work-life balance of the working fathers involved in small business enterprises in Kathmandu valley. Method: Both descriptive and inferential analysis is used in the study which showed various results. The study adopted the descriptive approach. Respondents were sampled from working fathers in small business enterprises in Kathmandu valley. Non probability sampling technique was used to select 405 respondents. The questionnaire was used for data collection. Descriptive as well as inferential statistics were used for data analysis. Result: The study found that age, education level, business trainings and income level has positive significant relationship with work-life balance. The finding of this study shows that satisfaction and motivation towards working fathers is important factors for balancing the work-life and family life. Conclusion and Recommendation: The paper recommends that there should be inclusive climate in the workplace and policies supporting work-life balance should be forwarded.

Building a Mosque's Competitive Advantage through the Management of Imams of Mosque

Like business enterprises, mosques and other nonprofit organizations also need to have a vital source of competitive advantage to increase their worshippers' uniqueness and attractiveness. If it can be adequately managed, imam masjid can be one of the uniqueness and continuing excellence for the mosque. One of the best practices in managing mosque’ imams as a competitive advantage is Masjid Raya Hubbul Wathan Islamic Center in West Nusa Tenggara. This research examines differentiation strategies in managing imams at Masjid Raya Hubbul Wathan Islamic Center in West Nusa Tenggara and how imams in the mosque can be a source of sustainable excellence and not only temporary. This research was conducted using qualitative methods with a case study approach. The collected data is analyzed descriptively based on the theory of competitive advantage, differentiation, and the VRIO framework. Among the critical findings in this study is the differentiation strategy in the management of imams at Masjid Raya Hubbul Wathan Islamic Center in West Nusa Tenggara carried out by: (1) the existence of a measurable and selective imam recruitment process; (2) the availability of competent priests with extensive and varied numbers; (3) involvement of international priests; and (4) the existence of a system of appreciation, improvement, empowerment of good mosque imams.

Conclusion

In conclusion, the book reflects on what these different developments mean for international law. It describes an emerging “transnational legal order” promoting policy and practice in the absence of a binding regulatory instrument. It presents and addresses concerns and caveats over business enterprises incorporating rights versus co-opting rights. It is argued that self-regulation is a misnomer in that constituencies outside the corporation co-create conditions for enforcement. Information and activism that raised awareness concerning the adverse human rights impacts associated with particular business practices and have prompted change in many instances, at minimum the creation of a corporate code or policy that incorporates reference to human rights and speaks to responsibility. Less well articulated is accountability to victims of rights violations and access to remedy. Ensuring policies that are in place are put into practice and corporate performance is consistent with responsibility to respect remains a challenge. Mandating information can aid and accelerate efforts to ensure business enterprises take the responsibility to respect human rights seriously—a “smart mix” of strategies will be required, and we must appreciate that soft law and social pressure are an important part of the mix.