www.ccsenet.org/ijbm International Journal of Business and Management Vol. 6‚ No. 5; May 2011 Drivers for Information and Communication Technology Adoption: A Case Study of Nigerian Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Idisemi Apulu (Corresponding author) School of Technology‚ University of Wolverhampton Wulfruna Street‚ West Midlands‚ WV1 1LY‚ United Kingdom Tel: 44-776-578-5662 E-mail: i.apulu@wlv.ac.uk Dr. Ann Latham School of Technology‚ University of Wolverhampton Wulfruna Street
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on the Performance of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in South Africa Olawale Olufunso Fatoki Department of Business Management‚ University of Fort Hare‚ Alice‚ P.B. X1314‚ Eastern Cape‚ 5700‚ South Africa Fax: 927-40-653-2248 E-mail: ofatoki@ufh.ac.za KEYWORDS Human Capital. Social Capital. Financial Capital. SMEs. Performance ABSTRACT The study investigates the impact of human‚ social and financial capital on the performance of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in South Africa
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FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FDI - occurs when a firm invests directly in facilities to produce or market a product in a foreign country. Two main forms of FDI 1. Greenfield investment 2. Acquiring and merging with overseas firm US most favourable target for FDI inflows because of its; * Large and wealthy markets * Dynamic and stable economy * Favourable political environment * Openness to FDI Another way of looking at FDI (gross fixed capital) which summaries the tatal
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civil service and local government service. There have been introduction of measures that help in reducing the risks and transaction costs of lending to increase competition in the financial sector and strengthen the capabilities to serve small and medium enterprises. The government will provide seed capital and other financial resources for SMEs. Local government authorities will allocate and develop areas for use of SMEs. In the non-financial services sector‚ the Government has been able to encourage
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ase let 1 M/s. ABC Ltd is a medium-sized engineering company producing a large-range of product lines according to customer requirements. It has earned a good reputation as a quick and reliable supplier to its customers because of which its volume of business kept on increasing. However‚ over the past one year‚the Managing Director of the company has been receiving customer complaints due to delays in dispatch of products and at times the company has to pay substantial penalty for not meeting
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INTODUCTION Small and medium enterprise(SME’s) in India have a very important place in the Indian economy. Their contribution in terms of production‚ export‚ export‚ employment generation and all round growth of the country is well known. The role of SME sector in the nation building is well recognized not only in India‚ but also across the globe. The industrial engines of Japan‚ china‚ US‚ Germany and Taiwan are also driven by the SME sector. Finance/credit is the most critical component in any
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Approach Paper Evaluation of the World Bank Group’s Targeted Support for Small and Medium Enterprises January 7‚ 2013 Background and Context 1. The World Bank Group seeks to promote private sector led growth to generate employment‚ shared growth and poverty alleviation.1 International research indicates the important role SMEs Figure 1: SME Share of Total Employment‚ by Country Income Category play in growing economies.2 2. As income levels increase‚ SMEs tend to comprise a larger share of economy
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and therefore constantly effecting not only small and medium enterprises but all forms of business. Small enterprises are defined by having an annual turnover of £5.6 million or less‚ total fixed and current assets on its balance sheet of £2.8 million or less and 50 employees or less. They account for two thirds of employment in western economies which makes them particularly influential in the current economic climate. Similarly Medium sized enterprises can be defined by having an annual turnover
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organization 4 4.6 Inkwell Ltd-Key external stakeholders 5 5. THE ACCOUNTS DEPARTMENT 5 5.3 The accounts department-Key internal stakeholders 6 6. REVIEW OF THE ACCOUNTING SYSTEM 7 6.3 Working methods and practices 7 6.4 Recording keeping system 8 6.5 Training 9 7. INTERNAL CONTROL AND FRAUD ANALYSIS 9 7.1 Internal system of control 9 7.2 Fraud Analysis 10 8. RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE 10 9. COSTS AND BENEFITS ANALYSIS 12 9.2 COSTS 12 9.3 BENEFITS 13 APPENDIX 1-INKWELL (LTD)’S ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE
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documents‚ and overhead transparencies. These are just a few to mention. Most‚ if not all‚ visual aids used in the court room need mediums (or tools) for demonstration purposes. Some people like to use the old fashioned mediums of flip charts or simple handouts. Of course these are not as impressive or stand out as much as the modern day mediums. Other mediums include overhead projectors‚ computers‚ poster boards. Overhead projectors are for the use of transparencies. Overhead projectors
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