Papers by Ehijiele Ekienabor (PhD)
The rise in external debt and the substantial movement of massive funds out of the country from p... more The rise in external debt and the substantial movement of massive funds out of the country from politicians, corporate bodies, and foreign investors have been a course of worry among Nigerians in the face of economic hardship. This study examined the effect of capital flight on economic growth in Nigeria. Hypotheses were developed and tested using secondary data from 1981 to 2019 from the Central Bank of Nigeria Statistical Bulletin. Data were analysed using the ordinary least square technique. Using the rule of thumb estimation, the result reveals a negative and significant relationship between capital flight and economic growth in Nigeria. This implies that increases in capital flight will have a significant negative effect on economic growth. Additionally, the study shows a significant negative relationship between external debt and economic growth in Nigeria. This implies that increases in external debt will have a significant negative effect on economic growth. The study recomm...
To deliver my best in whatever I do so and constantly work at making my performance even better t... more To deliver my best in whatever I do so and constantly work at making my performance even better thereby add to the success of the organization that I work for.
he research problem that the study addressed was the relationship Tbetween entrepreneurship and t... more he research problem that the study addressed was the relationship Tbetween entrepreneurship and three (3) variables speculated to exist among the Igbo of South East Nigeria. The identified variables were as follows: Personality Traits, Cultural Traits, and Socio-Economic Environment. The Research Objective was specifically to find out if indeed there were any significant relationships between entrepreneurship among the Igbos and the three variables. To operationalize or kick-off the study the researchers formulated three hypotheses in the null version, proposing that no relationships existed. For methodology, the primary data collected from a convenient sample of five hundred entrepreneurs was used. These research subjects were owners of business enterprises registered with their States' Corporate Affairs Commission in the five states of the geo-political zone. The registers provided the sampling frame. The instrument of data collection was a closed-ended questionnaire construct...
International journal of scientific and research publications, 2016
This study has examined the impact of World Bank, International Development Association and Inter... more This study has examined the impact of World Bank, International Development Association and International Finance Cooperation on the Nigerian economy for the period 1990 to 2010. The study uses unit root test to determine the stationary state of the variables using the Augmented Dickey-Fuller Test. It also employs the Johansen Co-integration and Error Correction Model (ECM) statistical techniques to establish both short-run and long run dynamic relationship between the endogenous and exogenous variables. The findings indicate one period lag of World Bank loan enhanced the Nigerian economy; International Development Association Grants and International Finance Co-operation positively influenced the economy of Nigeria in the period observed; though they were not all statistically significant. Premised on this, it is therefore recommended that the Nigerian government put stringent measures/policies to ensure the assistances from these bodies are well utilized to positively enhance the ...
Traditional banking services no longer position a bank considerably in a competitive space. Hence... more Traditional banking services no longer position a bank considerably in a competitive space. Hence intangible attributes such as the corporate image that is intrinsic and cannot be copied become an infallible option. The purpose of this study was to explore how corporate image can be effectively managed to achieve loyalty. The research was carried out through a qualitative methodology and findings were arrived at from subjective facts provided by 7 participants in a multiple case study strategy. The findings of the study reveled that major factors that encourage loyalty were fair transaction fees, efficiency, trust, friendliness, respect, convenience, customer relationship, time-saving, security, and online banking services. The findings also established that achieving total loyalty would be relatively possible by constantly innovating and improving services thereby de-motivating customers to switch or split their loyalty thereby keeping customers sufficiently satisfied through the p...
International journal of scientific and research publications, 2016
The research investigates the effect of foreign direct investment (FDI) on the manufacturing sect... more The research investigates the effect of foreign direct investment (FDI) on the manufacturing sector in Nigeria, and its importance in the Nigeria economy in general. The main issues in this paper relates to understanding the effects and impact of foreign direct investments on the manufacturing sector, as well as our ability to attract adequate funds, sufficient enough to accelerate the pace of our economic growth and development. In order to analyse the data, both econometric and statistical methods were used. The econometric regression model of ordinary least square was applied in evaluating the relationship between foreign direct investment and major economic indicators such as manufacturing output, exchange rate and interest rate. The model revealed a positive relationship between foreign direct investment and each of the variables (manufacturing output, exchange rate and interest rate). Foreign Direct Investment has a positive relationship on the manufacturing sector in Nigeria....
This is a quantitative research based on secondary sources of data. The study examines the influe... more This is a quantitative research based on secondary sources of data. The study examines the influence of Chief Executive Officer’s (CEO) compensation on a firm's performance. The objectives of the study were to determine if CEO compensation and firm size do significantly influence a firm’s performance. In other to elicit information to examine the relationship between the variables, the convenience sampling technique, with the combination of both the cross-sectional and time-series data (panel data) were used since they provide greater precision and guard against having an illusory sample. 10 banks quoted on the Nigerian Stock Exchange were sampled for easy accessibility of data. The least square regression technique was used to test the hypotheses of the study. Two hypotheses were tested using panel least square (EViews 8) and from the research work, we summarize the following results; there is a significant relationship between CEO compensation and firm performance ...
The research commences with the foundation of previous work that establishes that employee commit... more The research commences with the foundation of previous work that establishes that employee commitment does have an effect on organizational performance. The objective of the study was to establish the relationship between employee commitment (affective, normative and continuance) and organizational performance. The research was carried out through a quantitative methodology; using simple random sampling method in the selection of respondents. Analysis of data was carried out using multiple regression statistical technique (IBM SPSS Statistics 20) and cues to findings were arrived at. The findings of the study provided that affective commitment; normative commitment and continuance commitment all have a significant effect on organizational performance. The study recommended that organizations must exhibit a high level of commitment to its employees if the organization is to get employees to be committed. Consequently, firms should keep their employees sufficiently satisfied by provid...
The spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome cor... more The spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has already taken on pandemic proportions, affecting over 150 countries in a matter of months. Even though containment measures in China have reduced new cases by more than 90%, this reduction is not the case elsewhere, as the US, Spain and Italy have come off worse-off by the spread of the virus, and there is serious concern regarding the national health systems' capacity around the world and Africa, in particular, to effectively respond to the needs of infected patients who require intensive care for the COVID-19 illness. As a result, authorities around the world have resorted to the lockdown strategy to curb the spread of the virus. Therefore, the study aimed at investigating the effect of the lockdown strategy in curbing the spread of the COVID-19 virus in Nigeria. Consequently, the study found daily relative risk increase in cases, and daily relative risk...
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Papers by Ehijiele Ekienabor (PhD)