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| Paper Type | : | Research Paper |
| Title | : | Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility on the Performance of Organizations |
| Country | : | Nigeria |
| Authors | : | Chinwe Lovina Duaka |
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: | 10.9790/5933-1004040109  |
Abstract: The study assessed the impact of corporate social responsibility on the performance of organizations. Cooperate Social Responsibility (CRS) is one of the most prominent concept in the literature and in short, indicates the positive impacts of businesses on their stakeholders. Critics argue that Corporate Social Responsibility (CRS) distracts from the fundamental economic role of businesses. Others argue that it is nothing more than superficial window-dressing: others argue that it is an attempt to pre-empt the role of governments as a watchdog over powerful multinational corporations. Corporate Social Responsibility policy would function as a built-in, self-regulated mechanism whereby business would monitor and ensure its adherence to law, ethical standards, and international norms. Business would embrace responsibility for the impact of its activities on the environment, consumers, employees, communities, stakeholders and all other members of the environment community growth and development, and voluntarily eliminating practices that harm the public sphere, regardless of legality..
Keywords: Corporate, social responsibility, performance, organization
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| Paper Type | : | Research Paper |
| Title | : | Ownership Structure on Firm Performance: Special Reference to Manufacturing Companies in Colombo Stock Exchange |
| Country | : | Sri Lanka |
| Authors | : | DDK Sugathadasa |
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: | 10.9790/5933-1004041017 |
Abstract: Any country, the use of effective corporate governance is significant towards its economic development. Therefore, designing of corporate governance mechanisms for effective decision-making is dominant. The concept of corporate governance covers large number of distinct economic relations and among them, corporate ownership structure plays a vital role at corporate level. In line with that, this study investigates the effect of ownership structure on firm performance of listed manufacturing companies in Sri Lanka. The study was used secondary data for conducting this research at the time of 2017 to 2018. Ownership structure consists with three.........
Keywords: Ownership Structure, Firm Performance, Corporate Governance
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[2]. Alipour, M., and Amjadi, H. (2011). "The Effect of Ownership Structure on Corporate Performance of Listed Companies in Tehran Stock Exchange: An Empirical Evidence of Iran", International Journal of Business and Social Science, Vol. 2 No. 13.
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| Paper Type | : | Research Paper |
| Title | : | Financial Deepening and Manufacturing Sector Performance in Nigeria (1981-2017) |
| Country | : | Nigeria |
| Authors | : | AKINMULEGUN , Sunday Ojo || AKINDE , John Abiodun |
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: | 10.9790/5933-1004041827 |
Abstract: The depth of financial sector in developing countries had been a source of concern in recent times as evident by the inability of large proportion of citizens and businesses in these countries to access financial services as expected. Thus, this study investigated the effect of financial deepening on manufacturing sector performance in Nigeria from 1981 to 2017. The study employed time series secondary data sourced from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) statistical bulletin and World Bank Development Index. Manufacturing sector performance, (dependent variable), was proxied by ratio of manufacturing........
Keywords: Financial deepening, manufacturing, credit, private sector, interest rate.
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| Paper Type | : | Research Paper |
| Title | : | Anti-Money Laundering and Financial Crimes in Nigeria |
| Country | : | Nigeria |
| Authors | : | Ahmed Tijjani Ibrahim, Phd |
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: | 10.9790/5933-1004042834 |
Abstract: This paper is an evaluation of the strategies and future directions of money laundering in Nigeria. It examines the various ways in which legislation and law enforcement in Nigeria are struggling with and tackling the issues and problems of money laundering in the face of organised crime and terrorism. In this paper, the concepts of money laundering and financial crimes in Nigeria, with a special focus on strategies as well as future direction of control, are explored in some depth. This work has established that Nigeria has a substantial anti-money laundering framework; however, it suffers from some weaknesses. These weaknesses are caused by the poor relationship between anti-money laundering units, the Anti-Organised Crime Department of the Nigeria police, the financial sector..........
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| Paper Type | : | Research Paper |
| Title | : | The Approach to Vector Autoregression Analysis In Explaining Financial Inclusion Relationship to Financial System Stability In Emerging Market Countries |
| Country | : | Indonesia |
| Authors | : | Lia Nazliana Nasution || Rusiadi |
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: | 10.9790/5933-1004043541 |
Abstract: The research aims to determine if financial inclusion through the Bank Z-score and Non-Performing Loan (NPL) lines can control the stability of financial systems in the Emerging Market state in both the short, the long and the longer term. The data analysis technique used is a vector autoregression (VAR) approach, with samples used by 5 countries, namely Brazil, Russia, India, China and Indonesia, the period from 2000 to 2017. Data used are GDP Percapita (GDPP), private credit ratio of deposits of banks and other financial institutions against GDP (CGDP), a ratio of current assets to deposits and short-term financing (LIQ), Non-FDI Capital Flow against GDP (NFDI), Bank Z-Score, and Non-Performing Loan (%). The results showed that financial inclusion through the Bank's Z-score line was able to control the stability of the financial system in the Emerging Market state in.......
Keywords: Bank Z-Score, NPL, Financial system stability, Emerging Market
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[4]. Huang, R., & Ratnovski, L. (2011). The Dark Side of Bank Wholesale Funding. Journal of Financial Intermediation, 20(2), 248-263.
[5]. Allen, F., Kunt, D., A., Klapper L., & Peria, M., S., M. (2012). The Foundations of Financial Inclusion: Understanding Ownership and Use of Formal Accounts. The World Bank Policy Research Working Paper.
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| Paper Type | : | Research Paper |
| Title | : | Cash Waqf to Alleviate Poverty Case in Rural Area of Afghanistan |
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| Authors | : | Sayed Wali Shah Mandozai |
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: | 10.9790/5933-1004044246 |
Abstract: Poverty is a common problem that approximately all developing countries are faced with this problem. Afghanistan is one of those countries which suffers from this problem. Afghanistan's poverty rate has worsened sharply over the past five years as the economy has stalled and the insurgency has spread, with more than half the population living on less than a dollar a day, a survey showed. The ALCS 2016-17 recorded a sharp deterioration in the welfare of the Afghan population. The proportion of the population living below the national poverty line (SDG indicator 1.2.1) increased from 38 percent in 2011-12 to 55 percent in 2016-17, (CSO, Afghanistan Living Conditions.......
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| Paper Type | : | Research Paper |
| Title | : | Effect of Financial Management Practices on Performance of Savings and Credit Co-Operative Societies in Mombasa County, Kenya |
| Country | : | Kenya |
| Authors | : | Simon Mutinda Muia || Morris Irungu Kariuki |
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: | 10.9790/5933-1004044757 |
Abstract: The study sought to establish effect of financial management practices on financial performance of Saccos in Mombasa county, Kenya. The study used descriptive research design and data was collected by administering questionnaires to a sample of target population. Data analysis was done using correlation and regression analysis. The research used regression analysis to investigate the association of cash management, financial planning, financial reporting and analysis and number of Sacco members on financial performance of Saccos in Mombasa county. Based on correlation matrix, cash management had a huge effect on financial performance of Saccos........
Keywords: Financial management practices, cash management, financial planning, financial reporting and financial performance
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[3]. Clement, O., & Martin, O. (2012). Financial practice as a determinant of growth of Savings and Credit Co-operative societies' wealth. (A pointer to overcoming poverty challenges in Kenya and the region). International Journal of Business and Social Science, 24(3), 204-219
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[5]. Kamande, K. M. (2015). The relationship between financial management practices and financial performance in the dairy industry in Kenya. Unpublished MBA project paper, University of Nairobi.
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| Paper Type | : | Research Paper |
| Title | : | Internally Generated Revenue and Infrastructural Development : Of what relevance to Lagos? |
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| Authors | : | Olayinka Olalekan M. || Phebe Irewole |
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: | 10.9790/5933-1004045874 |
Abstract: Revenue generation is one of the coredrivers of modern developmentand is key to developing modern economies. Hence, this study assesses the impact of internally generated revenue on infrastructural development in Lagos state.Data was sourced from State and Local Government Programme (SLGP) Consultants' Report 320and Lagos state ministry of Planning and Budgeting website.The result showed that there is a significant positive relationship between internally generated revenue and infrastructural development.Taxes, earnings and sales which are major components of internally generated revenue, do not have any significant impact on the infrastructural development..........
Keywords: Infrastructure, Revenue, Development, Taxation, Lagos state
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