Table of Contents

Entrepreneurship Education: Trends, Issues and Practice for Sustainable

Development in Nigeria.

Bagudu, Ahmad Ibrahim                                                                                 1-14

Appraising Management Theories and Practices in Nigeria

Adeyoriju, Rotimi, Adewumi, Samson Adeoluwa & Agbadudu, Joseph Edewor        15-33

Impact Of Monetary and Fiscal Policy in Controlling Unemployment

 in Nigeria

Okwara, Cornelius. C.                                                                                      34-57

An Exploration of the Effects of Cross Cultural Factors on

Expatriates Effective Execution of International Assignments

Agbo Melletus Uche Chukwu                                                                          58-84

AN EXPLORATION OF THE EFFECTS OF CROSS CULTURAL FACTORS ON EXPATRIATES EFFECTIVE EXECUTION OF INTERNATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS

Agbo Melletus Uche Chukwu

Department of Business Administration

Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike, Abia State, Nigeria.

ABSTRACT

Expatriates successful assignment has brought very complex and challenging issues currently faced by multinationals. Failed assignments are reported to be very high among expatriate. In light of this, this study provides new empirical evidence of recent expatriation management practices. The majority of the expatriates were dissatisfied with their living conditions and wanted an improvement in cross – cultural training. The major factors influencing expatriates’ low performance at work were security, expatriates’ maladjustment and culture shock experience. Furthermore majority of the expatriates reported that they were provided with host country’s culture and language training and therefore did not experience so much culture shock, but content analysis evidence showed that they did actually experience adjustments issues and culture shock and more focus was to be put in host country preparation. In conclusion, some recommendations for best practices were made.

Keywords:International assignments, Expatriates, Performance, Adjustment, Culture shock.

IMPACT OF MONETARY AND FISCAL POLICY IN CONTROLLING UNEMPLOYMENT IN NIGERIA

Okwara, Cornelius. C.

Department of Banking & Finance

The Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro

Email: collins.okwara@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

This paper examines the link between monetary and fiscal policy in controlling unemployment in Nigeria using Ordinary Least Square method of estimation between the period 1991 and 2015. The research work made use of money supply and government expenditure as independent variables while the dependent variable was unemployment rate. Data was sourced from National Bureau of Statistics and Central Bank of Nigeria Statistical Bulletin. A multiple linear regression was formulated as model for the study. The findings revealed that money supply and government expenditure have significant impact on unemployment rate in Nigeria as shown by t-test and their probabilities. The F-test also showed that the models are significant in explaining the relationship that exists between all the variables. Therefore, the study concluded that monetary and fiscal policies both have significant impact on unemployment in Nigeria. Based on the findings from the data analysis in this research work, one can conclude that money supply and government expenditure has an important role to play in reducing the level of unemployment that the country is faced with and that if monetary and fiscal policy tools such as these are properly managed and implemented the resultant effect will be positive. The study recommends that monetary policies implemented by CBN should promote favourable investment atmosphere. The use of capital expenditure as a tool for long term growth should also be considered by policy makers.

Keywords: Fiscal Policy, Monetary Policy, Money Supply, Government Expenditure, Unemployment.

APPRAISING MANAGEMENT THEORIES AND PRACTICES IN NIGERIA

¹Adeyoriju, Rotimi, ²Adewumi, Samson Adeoluwa & ³Agbadudu, Joseph Edewor

^1&3Department of Business Administration, University of Benin, Benin-city, Edo State, Nigeria

²School of Social Sciences, College of Humanities, Discipline of Industrial, Organisation and Labour Studies, Howard College Campus, Durban 4001, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Republic of South Africa

Email:rotimiadeyori@yahoo.com,adeolu.adewumi@gmail.com,edewor.agbadudu@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

This study examines management theories and practice and how well it can be applied to resolve some of the menace that has impacted negatively on Nigerian organizations. To achieve the above objective, this study reviews extant literatures on the concept of management and its origin, management theories and its relevance to practicing managers, problem associated with the development of indigenous management theories and practice as well as the concept of management and culture. By implication, there is need for a detailed empirical study to test the applicability of management theories and practice in Nigeria and to ascertain whether Nigerian managers are on course or not. Also, there is need for sociological research viewpoint on how to solve most of the menace (corruption, bad leadership, tribalism, ethnic violence etc) that serve as the bane of societal growth and development in Nigeria.

ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION: TRENDS, ISSUES AND PRACTICE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA.

Bagudu, Ahmad Ibrahim

Department of Office Technology and Management (OTM)

Federal Polytechnic Bali, Taraba State.

Email: zibagudu@yahoo.com

ABSTRACT                                                                                                                                          

The disturbing trends of massive graduate unemployment and social menace in the society, if well represented and put into practice would help the Government to solves and promote self-reliance (entrepreneurship education) for sustainable development in Nigeria’s tertiary institutions as an essential mean of equipping graduate to functions as job and wealth creators rather than job seekers. This paper stresses the importance of entrepreneurship education towards sustainable development in Nigeria and to reduce the problems facing the country from high rate of poverty, overdependence on foreign goods and technology, low economic growth among others. It highlight on the ways through which Nigerian youths, with knowledge and enterprise culture, could survive independently of government in the emerging competitive global arena with fewer jobs numberless job seeker.

Keyword: Entrepreneurship Education, Trends, Issues, Practice, Sustainable Development.