Developmental papers
Developmental Papers
Monetary Policy Changes and the Performance of Listed Manufacturing Firms in Nigeria (716)
Author/s: Ahmed Modu Kumshe Bukar Zanna Waziri Ijeoma Ogochukwu Anaso
Track: Performance Management
Paper Type: Developmental Papers
Keywords: Monetary Policy Changes, Performance, Manufacturing Firms
Abstract: Manufacturing firms in Nigeria face many challenges caused by changing government policies which affect their survival. This study will examine how the changes in monetary policy instruments affect their financial performance. Thus, data on the operating profits, production costs and return on assets will be collected from the annual reports of selected manufacturing firms listed on the Nigeria Stock Exchange. Similarly, data on money supply, foreign exchange and interest rate will be collected from the Central Bank of Nigeria Statistical bulletins. The study will use the panel data regression to analyse the secondary data collected on all the variables for the period 1999-2017.
The National Lottery A model for Performance Management and Productivity (950)
Author/s: Mouhamed El Bachire Thiam Jonathan Liu Thanasis Spyriadis Chungwen Li Ibrahim Sirkecy Brian Hook
Track: Performance Management
Paper Type: Developmental Papers
Keywords: N/A
Abstract: This proposed developmental paper focuses on the work of the Heritage Lottery Fund HLF with social enterprises in the UK. Despite the strong growth in the number of social enterprises following the recent crisis, and the increasing amount of money the HLF contributes in our society, very little is known about the way the HLF successfully measure the performance of enterprises that do not seek profit maximisation, and how it manages the differences in performance measures applied in the different organisation they grant money. Although some performance measurements methods such as social return on investment are used in project evaluation in general, the Heritage Lottery Fund has not used it in projects it has backed including that of Ming Ai London Institute. In this paper, the authors introduce a research project that will, on one hand, seek to investigate the challenges faced by the Heritage Lottery Funds approach towards funding public services, and on the other, seek to explore the methodologies and measures used to determine if the outcomes of the funds allocated by the National Lottery is appropriate. This study will us the case of Ming-Ai London Institutes project funded by HLF as a case study in order to provide advances in the field of performance measurement for social enterprises, an area of the literature that has had little academic attention.
Elections, Political Variables And Economic Performance (1004)
Author/s: Ijeoma Ogochukwu Anaso
Track: Performance Management
Paper Type: Developmental Papers
Keywords: Political business cycle, monetary policy, fiscal policy, minimum wage, government expenditure
Abstract: The political business cycle has been researched as far back as 1975. Even though the model and variables considered have evolved, much of existing research are still in developed economies. This developmental paper attempts to briefly review the literature on political business cycle and to set a foundation for an empirical inquiry into the nature of the concept in Nigeria, the electoral cycle and the various contexts under which the political business cycle will be more evident.
Integrating Institutional Theory In Performance Management Studies (1014)
Author/s: Jean Egbegi Pauline Loewenberger John Clark
Track: Performance Management
Paper Type: Developmental Papers
Keywords: Performance management, Institutional theory
Abstract: This paper presents a critical analysis of performance management literature and its underpinning theory through an in-depth analysis of the literature on performance management and the findings from an exploratory study on the interpretation of performance management within the Nigerian public health sector. The primary purpose of this paper is to highlights the need to integrate institutional theory within a performance management study because this would provide an in-depth understanding of the contextual factors affecting performance management within a study context. The implication of an in-depth understanding of the contextual factors would benefit practice or the enactment of performance management contextually because managers who are responsible for its enactment would have an in-depth understanding of the contextual factors within its context which would allow them to consider an alternative approach for the enactment of performance management. Theoretically, this provides a gateway for further performance management studies within the context
The role of Trust, Social Capital and Networking in the performance of the internationalisation of SMEs (1162)
Author/s: Yalda {Vicky} Haji-Ghassemi
Track: Performance Management
Paper Type: Developmental Papers
Keywords: N/A
Abstract: The importance of internationalisation has heightened as it is recognized to help SMEs grow and expand in an increasingly competitive environment (Graves & Thomas, 2008; Enterprise & Industry Online Magazine, 2010). However, the costs of internationalisation continue to be a major barrier to SMEs and they cannot internationalise in the same ways as multinational organisations (Arbore & Ordanini, 2006; Knight & Cavusgil, 2004; Morrissey & Pittaway, 2006). For example, Rieckmann et al. (2019) argue that social capital is an important resource for SMEs given that SMEs need to compensate for particular limitations given their size in comparison with multinational organisations. Therefore, it is important for SMEs to place emphasis on research on how SMEs internationalise (Rieckmann et al., 2019). Little existing research makes the process of researching SMEs complex (Wilkinson et al. 2010). Thus, several gaps are apparent in the literature concerning the strategies SMEs could employ to internationalise, particularly it is argued further research is needed on how SMEs can integrate Networking, Social Capital and Trust to help SMEs internationalise (Lins et al., 2017; Rieckmann et al., 2017), given how they are not able to internationalise the same way as SMEs. Therefore, this paper will explore Networking, Social Capital and Trust and how their roles influence and support SMEs in the performance of the internationalisation process. Further research is required on how SMEs can integrate Networking, Social Capital and Trust to help SMEs internationalise (Lins et al., 2017; Rieckmann et al., 2017).