Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the effectiveness of faith-based advocacy (FBA) as a tool for mitigating human trafficking in Nigeria, where trafficking has assumed epidemic dimension. The choice of faith-based advocacy is based on the recognition of religion as a tool for...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the possibility of fast-tracking sustainable economic growth and development in Nigeria through mainstreaming of the benefits of international migration and inflow of remittances from abroad. Design/methodology/approach – The methodology...

Purpose – Entrepreneurship development in Nigeria requires the adoption and assimilation of enterprise development models from nations with replicable success stories. Technology incubation centre (TIC) is one of the potent mechanisms that launched the “BRIC nations” – Brazil, Russia,...

This study examines the impact of capital structure on the performance of listed firms in the European region by considering different systems of legal protection. Based on 5,050 listed firms in eight European countries, the results of the study reveal that owners in low level of legal investor...

By considering different systems of legal protection this study examines the impact of capital structure on the performance of listed firms in European region. Based on 5050 listed firms in eight European countries, the results of the study reveal that the owners in low level of legal protection...

This study examines the impact of corporate governance on financial performance of Lebanese banks during five years (from 2006 to 2010). Based on 182 observations, a quantitative method of data analysis was employed to investigate the relevance of corporate governance mechanisms. The first...