The ethics of a company can be measured by different theories. Some of these theories can be used to measure Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (Shell Nigeria). The first ethical measure discussed is utilitarian reasoning‚ also referred to as cost-benefit analysis‚ which compares the costs and benefits of a decision. Secondly for the human rights theory‚ were the rights of the stakeholders respected? Third‚ the ethical theory of justice is measured by whether the benefits and costs
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Porter Five Forces – Degree of Competition The UK banking industry is made up of three distinct types of competition which include the following (OFT‚ 2010): · Retail banks - Accept deposits and use these funds to make loans as well as offering other financial products to consumers and firms. Lloyds Banking Group‚ Virgin Money‚ Metro Bank‚ · Universal banks which not only offer retail banking services but also offer wholesale and investment banking services. For example: Barclays‚ HSBC
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Porter analysis of Zara Zara fashion chain‚ with 546 stores in 30 countries today from which 340 are outside Spain- and 2914‚3 millions of total sales in 2002‚ is undoubtedly the group’s locomotive (Inditex‚ 2003). In 2002 it represented 33% of the group’s total stores‚ accounted for 72% of the group’s total sales and contributed to the holding’s total profits for 540.4 millions (Inditex FY2002 Results Presentation‚ 2003). Moreover‚ Zara with 75-90 new stores within 2003 takes the lion’s share
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE AND ECONOMIC GROWTH: EVIDENCE FROM NIGERIA BY Sheriffdeen A. TELLA‚ Ph.D Department of Economics‚ Faculty of Management Science‚ Olabisi Onabanjo University‚ PMB 2002‚ Ago-Iwoye Ogun State‚ Nigeria satellang@yahoo.com and Lloyd Ahamefule AMAGHIONYEODIWE‚ Ph.D* Department of Economics Faculty of the Social sciences University of the West Indies‚ Mona Kingston 7‚ Jamaica. lamaghionyeodiwe@yahoo.co.uk and Bolaji Adesola ADESOYE Department of Economics‚ Faculty of
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The term entrepreneur ( /ˌɒntrəprəˈnɜr/) is a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon as the person who pays a certain price for a product to resell it at an uncertain price‚ thereby making decisions about obtaining and using the resources while consequently admitting the risk of enterprise. The term first appeared in the French Dictionary "Dictionnaire Universel de Commerce" of Jacques des Bruslons published in 1723. Over time‚ scholars have defined
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its advantages and disadvantages to Nigeria. Introduction: Nigeria is a country located in West Africa; it has a population of about 160‚027‚000 (World Economic Fact Book 2010). Its main produce is oil and petroleum; the country is also a key producer of rice‚ cocoa and palm-oil in West Africa. (See Appendix 1).Nigeria belongs to a number of economic blocs
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Applied Econometrics and International Development. AEID.Vol. 5-2 (2005) MONETARY POLICY AND MACROECONOMIC INSTABILITY IN NIGERIA: A RATIONAL EXPECTATION APPROACH FERIDUN‚ Mete * FOLAWEWO‚ Abiodun OSINUBI‚ Tokunbo Abstract Generally‚ both fiscal and monetary policies seek at achieving relative macroeconomic stability. Based o countries’ experience on n the role of monetary policy in controlling economics instability‚ this study examines the efficacy of monetary policy in controlling
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of Capital Market on Economic Growth in Nigeria (19802008) Usman Owolabi Akeem‚ Phd Faculty of ManagementScience‚PMB4000‚ LAUTECH‚Ogbomoso‚Nigeria e-mail-labisky@yahoo.com‚ Tel:+2348036675099 Abstract The capital markets play important roles in the economy growth of the market. A well functioning market insures that both corporation and investors get or receive fair prices for their securities. It examine the impact of capital market on the Nigeria economy and also examine how stock exchange
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Youth Unemployment in Nigeria INTRODUCTION Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa and the eighth most populous country in the world with a population of 154‚ 729‚000 citizens. Our nominal GDP is $207. 116 billion and we have a nominal per capita income of $1‚ 4011. Nigeria also has the second largest economy in Africa. If I may ask‚ is this country not blessed? Yet‚ it is still plagued by youth unemployment which had been one of our major problems in recent years. Both government and
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Elections in Nigeria are nothing but dramatised rituals that seek to legitimate the power structure of the ruling class By NGOVE‚ PETER PEVER Being an M. Sc seminar presentation in the department of Political Science‚ Benue State University‚ Makurdi. ABSTRACT The concept of election has been defined in this work as the process by which the people choose their leaders. Nigeria’s democratic experience has been faced with the question of credibility of our electoral process and elections
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