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Financing Rural Energy Projects in Developing Countries: a case study of Nigeria
(De Montfort University, 2014-07)
The recent awareness created by the UN Secretary General on the need to provide universal energy for all by 2030, which culminated in the declaration of 2012 as the “International Year of Sustainable Energy for All”, laid ...
Spatio-Temporal Audit of Nigeria's Industrial Policies and Entrepreneurship Development Interventions from 1946 to 2013
(International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 2014-01-01)
Spatio-Temporal Auditing (STA) entails a critical examination of performance of economic policies and development programmes within a defined context, space and time. This paper employs the STA to critique Nigeria’s ...
Entrepreneurship Development through Corporate Social Responsibility – A Study of the Nigerian Telecommunication Industry
(De Montfort University, 2015-04)
Beyond the conventional meaning of CSR as a voluntary obligation for enhancing the social, economic and environmental wellness of the society, the developmental-oriented CSR is emerging and requires exploratory and empirical ...
Living with Sickle Cell Disease and Depression in Lagos, Nigeria
(De Montfort University, 2016-01)
Sickle cell disease (SCD) and depression are each major public health issues globally. Nigeria currently has the largest proportion of people with SCD worldwide, with up to 150,000 annual births. This study highlights the ...
An Investigation into Footwear Materials Choices and Design for people Suffering with Diabetes
(De Montfort University, 2014-09)
Use of appropriate footwear among diabetics and those with diabetic foot problems has been well documented to play a vital role in the prevention and treatment of established foot disease. The incidence and prevalence rates ...
Enhancing and developing sustainable tourism through landscaping in Nigeria
(De Montfort University, 2012)
The need to develop tourism and diversify as well as redirect the Nigerian economy away from crude oil as the sole foreign exchange earner is overwhelming for several reasons. Not only does tourism hold huge capacity to ...
Ethics and social responsibility in the Nigerian insurance industry: a multi-methods approach
(De Montfort University, 2010)
The concern about how business should behave as one of the dominant institutions in society, widely referred to as corporate social responsibility, has been a subject of interest among academics and practitioners all over ...
Designing for Sustainable Communities: The Abuja Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria
(De Montfort University, 2016-06)
The planned Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria - Abuja is the context of this research. Abuja was conceived and conceptualised under a Master Plan designed by Kenzo Tange and Utec to replace Lagos as the new Capital City ...
Assessing the Relationship between Sales Quotas and Moral Judgement of Insurance Salespersons: The Moderating Effects of Moral Values, Quota Failure Consequences, and Corporate Ethical Climate
(Journal of Emerging Trends in Economics and Management Sciences, 2013)
There is an increasing call for managers in the Nigerian insurance industry to espouse higher level of ethical behaviour to earn the trust of customers, regulatory agencies, and other stakeholders. Arguably, this will ...
Institutional shareholder activism in Nigeria: An accountability perspective
(Elsevier, 2016-03-30)
Research has identified institutional shareholders and shareholders’ associations as separate groups that are able to interact and promote accountability through shareholder activism. This study employs a qualitative ...
