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27
Nov
2015

Isomorphic pressures of Cluster Institutions on ERP adoption: A study in SME cluster of Indian knitwear industry

Journal of Enterprise Resource Planning Studies
The demand for more productivity, cost efficiency and the competition has forced the knitwear garments cluster to adopt technologies such as ERP. The knitwear garment industry acts as a cluster and possesses unique characteristics. The industrial clusters experience an institutional isomorphic pressure that forces them…
25
Nov
2015

A Novel Optimization Model Based on the Unification of Proximity and Semantic Similarity in Grid Computing

Journal of Software and Systems Development
Resources in Grid computing are geographically distributed across the world through a wide area network under various virtual organizations. Due to the distributed nature of the Grid, the selection and allocation of the optimal resources from the available resource are challenging. However, the overall Grid…
17
Nov
2015

Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Development in Low Income African Countries

Journal of South African Business Research
Low income economies are characterized with high investment returns and therefore should attract foreign investment to primarily fill the existing gaps of productive factors which vividly reveals the basis for their underdeveloped status. The main objective of the study is to ascertain the impact of…
17
Nov
2015

Indigeneous Financing; an Effective Strategy for Achieving the Entrepreneurial Objectives of SSEs

Journal of Entrepreneurship: Research & Practice
This paper examines the effectiveness of Esusu scheme as a strategy for achieving the entrepreneurial objectives of SSEs using selected entrepreneurs in Ado-Odo Otta, Ogun State, Nigeria as a case study. The paper adopted an exploratory method of research design and empirical analysis.  It reviews…
13
Nov
2015

Internal Migration and Welfare among Street Traders in Nigeria

Journal of South African Business Research
This study examines the employment and income opportunities being enjoyed by migrants and non-migrants in street trading sub-sector of the urban informal economy in Nigeria.  The welfare implication of such employment was also examined in the study using both the logistic model and the modified…
13
Nov
2015

Testing the Competing Entrepreneurial Intention’s Antecedents on Public University Students

Journal of Entrepreneurship: Research & Practice
This study focused on the entrepreneurial intention’s antecedents in higher-education level. It examined the effect of need for achievement, self-efficacy, and risk-taking propensity on intention to be entrepreneurs. It used a sample of 204 public university students and analyzed the proposed hypotheses by using multivariate…
13
Nov
2015

Genetic Diversity Between and Within Sudanese Zebu Cattle Breeds Using Microsatellite Markers

Research in Genetics
The aim of the present study was to assess the genetic variation and establish the relationship between and within three Sudanese zebu cattle breeds using panel composed from 9 bovine specific microsatellite markers recommended by the International Society of Animal Genetics (ISAG). The study was…
05
Nov
2015

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Adrenalitis Leading to Adrenal Insufficiency in a Patient with AIDS, Disguised by Concomitant Corticosteroid Administration: A Case Report

International Journal of Case Reports in Medicine
Background: Recognition of Cytomegalovirus related primary adrenal insufficiency in patients with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) requires a high clinical suspicion in patients already on glucocorticoids, especially if the glucocorticoids are to be withdrawn.Case Presentation: We report the case of a 67 year old man with…
27
Oct
2015

Countryside Microfinance – Opportunity for a Sustainable Rural Development

Journal of Eastern Europe Research in Business and Economics
The researcher who assumes the risk of getting an overview of the analysis of the functioning of crediting system in rural areas would have, from the very beginning, some scientific disappointment that our today officials may challenge them. The only aspect, somehow giving hope, is…
27
Oct
2015

Exploring the Hindrances to Women Entrepreneurship, Development and Prosperity in Nigeria

Journal of Entrepreneurship: Research & Practice
There was gender imbalance for a long time in the control of wealth in Nigeria particularly in the north because entrepreneurship used to be male-dominated; only men used to own businesses and controlled factors of production. This infamous trend has however dwindled especially in the…