This paper examines the evolution of management theories, philosophies and thoughts in Nigeria. It views management as a philosophy and practice that have existed in Nigeria even prior to the industrial revolution era in Europe. The study discusses management thought evolution in the...

This study examines the impact of Dynamic Capabilities and Network Resources on bank performances in the Nigerian business environment. The study utilizes a survey research design that gathers primary data from the respondents. Observed the assumption of normality, linearity and homoscedasticity...

: The positive relationship between firm size and export behaviour is often considered certain. However, the vast number of studies in this area shows discrepancies in the findings: the majority of them confirm a positive and statistically significant relationship, some studies found no...

In recent years cross-country differences in privatelly owned firms’ performance have been linked to divergence in economic performance at national level. In this vein, this study aims to investigate if a larger private sector enhances countries output level and economic growth, in accordance...

This study explores the impact of strategic orientation dimensions on new product development capability of firms in the agro-business industry. The study based on questionnaires administered to selected agro-based firms in Lagos and Ogun states (Nigeria) utilized descriptive statistics,...

For many individuals the two most important dimensions in their lives are family and work and, as such, it is understandable the potential of family firms. One of the barriers this type of business has to face is the succession. This process is regarded as key stage in the life of a family...

Notwithstanding, in the last two decades, there has been a noticeable increase in published work on the research field of Chinese economy. There are few studies, which analyze the evolution of Chinese economics research, and the weight of international economics within it, by resorting to...

Despite the extensive investigation regarding decentralization, the role of local governments in promoting firms’ internationalization doesn’t seem to have received adequate attention from literature, neither from the area of regional science nor from studies of international business. The...

Microcredit and microfinance emerged in the 1970’s in Bangladesh and other developing countries and expanded rapidly worldwide as a business model financially sustainable and able to fight poverty and social exclusion. Empirical evidence confirms microcredit ability to mitigate poverty but its...

Tourism is a growing and an extremely competitive sector. To be competitive, tourism firms need do innovate, responding to the more and more demanding tourist. Nonetheless, research on this field is limited and insufficient. In Portugal, the tourism sector is a highly strategic sector for the...