THE RELEVANCE OF MARKETING IN POST-CONSOLIDATION BANKING IN NIGERIA: AN ILLUSTRATIVE APPROACH BY AMINU‚ S. A.‚ A LECTURER IN THE DEPARTMENT OF MARKETING‚ LAGOS STATE POLYTECHNIC‚ ISOLO CAMPUS asabiod2001@yahoo.com Abstract The purpose of this article is to assess the relevance of marketing in post-consolidation banking in Nigeria. The study highlighted the fact that prior to the consolidations in 2004‚ majority of the banks paid little or no attention to marketing. However‚ with successful
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Volume 5• Number 1 • January - June 2012 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE‚ INTEGRATION‚ AND MANUFACTURING PERFORMANCE: A CONCEPTUAL MODEL AND PROPOSITIONS Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos rafaelte@unisinos.br Rafael Teixeira Xenophon Koufteros Texas A&M University xkoufteros@mays.tamu.edu Xiaosong David Peng Texas A&M University xpeng@mays.tamu.edu ABST R AC T: One major characteristic of studies in operations and supply chain management literature is a focus on how integration can
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A conceptual model for assessment national competitiveness in the post conflict countries “The case of Afghanistan” Mohammad Rezaei “mohamedrezaei@gmail.com” Abstract A country ’s economic development level depends on National competitiveness; therefore improving the competitiveness of post conflict nations is essential for economic recovery. National diamond model of Porter and its approaches has been used in most type of countries with several studies and Model has been repeatedly confirmed;
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Hofstede’s cultural Dimensions and tourist behaviors A review and conceptual Framework Las dimensiones culturales y la conducta turística según Hofstede: análisis y marco conceptual Lalita A. Manrai1 Ajay K. Manrai Received: January 14‚ 2011 Accepted: September 18‚ 2011 Abstract This paper develops a conceptual framework for analyzing tourist behaviors and identifies three categories of behaviors based on the applications of Hofstede’s cultural dimensions and the processes underlying these
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THE THREATS TO THE RELEVANCE OF MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANTS IN TODAY’S BUSINESS. The management accountant is faced with a lot of threats which are further highlighted below: 1. Problem of information 2. Lack of required managerial skill 3. Use of obsolete technological know how 4. Inadequate training 5. Problem of uncontrollable cost 6. Problem of Cost allocation 7. Low Salary Scale/Remuneration 1. Problem of lack of information There is a saying that “if you are not updated you
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DOI 10.1007/s11042-013-1693-4 Complementary relevance feedback-based content-based image retrieval Zhongmiao Xiao & Xiaojun Qi # Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013 Abstract We propose a complementary relevance feedback-based content-based image retrieval (CBIR) system. This system exploits the synergism between short-term and long- term learning techniques to improve the retrieval performance. Specifically‚ we construct an adaptive semantic repository
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Conceptual Design For a Strategic Human Resources Quality Management System Dr. Sherif A. Mazen (*) Dina I. El-Kayaly (*) ABSTRACT As companies begin to compete in the challenging business environment of the new millennium‚ an ever-increasing reason for success lies in the function of effective human resource management (HRM). Controlling these resources (physical‚ organizational‚ information and human) gives the company the competitive advantage. The main purpose of this paper is to deliver a decision
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UDC: 519.866;330.11;330.35 JEL Classification: O47‚ E23 Keywords: potential output‚ production function‚ labor share‚ total factor productivity Cobb-Douglas Production Function: The Case of a Converging Economy Dana HÁJKOVÁ – Czech National Bank and CERGE-EI (dana.hajkova@cnb.cz) Jaromír HURNÍK – Czech National Bank‚ Institute for Economic Studies‚ Faculty of Social Sciences‚ Charles University‚ Prague‚ and Faculty of Economics and Public Administration‚ University of Economics‚ Prague (jaromir
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International Management Review Vol. 5 No. 2 2009 The Value Relevance of Fixed Asset Revaluation Reserves in International Accounting Gyung Paik Brigham Young University‚ Provo‚ Utah‚ USA [Abstract] The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of the U.S. has recently proposed that all U.S. firms be required to issue financial statements in accordance with IFRS by 2014. Under IFRS‚ the rules for measurement of fixed assets are presented in IAS 16‚ which allows firms to choose either
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UDate and Time of Submission 12/12/2011‚ 04.30 pm Why should we be ethical? The relevance of ethics in life Biz Ethics IIMK Group a‚ Section D Ankur dey Tarafdar‚ PGP/15/204‚ Ankur Kaithal‚ PGP/15/205‚ Bagya Lakshmi‚ PGP/15/212 Gauri Chodankar‚ PGP/15/215 Jayntwin Katia‚ PGP/15/224 Why should we be ethical? - The importance of ethics in life Abstract As Albert Schweitzer puts it “Ethics is nothing else but reverence for life”. The introduction of ethics in our life is an unconscious process
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