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Feb 29, 2024Open Access
The Ethiopian economy, largely reliant on the pastoralist system, is significantly impacted by its use in semi-arid regions, ensuring livelihoods and export markets. The study aims to assess the strengths, weaknesses, and overall impact of these initiatives on pastoral communities. Moreover, it explores the resilience factors exhibited by these communities, identifying cultural practices, adaptive strategies, and community-driven approaches contributing to their ability to withstand challenges. ...
Feb 28, 2024Open Access
In this study, capital market development and economic growth in Nigeria from 2003 to 2022 was investigated. The market capitalization rate was used as a proxy for stock market development, along with interest rates, and the RGDP as a measure of economic growth. In order to determine whether there is a substantial and positive association between Nigeria’s stock market de-velopment and economic growth, the study used the multiple regression analysis test. The empirical finding indicates that whi...
Jan 19, 2024Open Access
This article focuses on the development issues faced by African enterprises, particularly in relation to the delay in development compared to other continents. Entrepreneurship plays a crucial role in providing assets for these enterprises. According to the World Bank, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) account for a majority of businesses worldwide and contribute significantly to employment and global economic development. In emerging economies, formal SMEs can contribute up to 40% of national...
Oct 16, 2023Open Access
This paper explores the attitude of The Australian, a mainstream newspaper in Australia, towards China, the factors that caused the change of attitude and the shaping of China’s national image, by reading the China-related reports in it. Analyzing the data, the author finds that the newspaper’s China-related reports are mainly negative reports, and the fundamental reason lies in the different national interests of Australia and China, which leads some reports going against China’s idealiz...
Sep 27, 2023Open Access
This study delves into the challenge of hydrogen embrittlement in high-strength industries operating in hydrogen-rich environments. It investigates the response of high-strength steel 42CrMo4 to hydrogen loading using fatigue testing and diverse electrochemical conditions. Mechanical properties were analyzed through slow strain rate tests. The uncharged test-1 specimen exhibited robust mechanical attributes and a martensitic microstructure. However, heightened current density in tests-2 and 3 le...
Aug 29, 2023Open Access
This paper compares the Chinese-style modern production with that of other countries and analyses its universalities and particularities thoroughly. Firstly, in terms of universalities, China and capitalism share common features such as large-scale socialization, improvement of people’s livelihoods, automation of production, digitization of operations and emphasis on market orientation. Secondly, in terms of specificities, Chinese-style modern production insists on the leadership role of the Com...
Jul 28, 2023Open Access
Sustainable development in this contemporary world has been of much concern, with the occurrence noticed in entire aspects of human endeavour. To determine the magnitude through which the competence of entrepreneurs can influence sustainable economic development, the competence of SMME managers and operatives was evaluated in the eThekwini Municipal Area of KwaZulu-Natal, to ascertain how well they can make use of the resources available adeptly to certify their businesses impact sustainable dev...
Jul 20, 2023Open Access
Youth unemployment is a worldwide challenge that every economy is struggling with. In Africa, the agricultural sector presents lots of opportunities for the youth that can address youth unemployment. Despite the existing opportunities in Agri-enterprises, numerous challenges limit youths from seizing the opportunities. The most common challenge is limited capital for starting and operating Agri-enterprises. Financial institutions and other programs have developed financial products to support th...
Jun 16, 2023Open Access
The rising popularity of mobile payments can be attributed to the widespread use of smartphones and their applications. Despite its potential to simplify our lives, its adoption in African countries has been limited. This paper aims to enhance our understanding of the critical factors that influence the acceptance of mobile payments in Nigeria by exploring the impact of “network externalities” in addition to conventional technology acceptance factors. It posits that performance expectancy, effor...
Jun 16, 2023Open Access
The business environment in modern markets has changed dramatically. The constantly changing environment affects the overall efficiency and competitiveness of businesses. The way of pursuing business nowadays depends heavily on utilising new strategies, creativity, innovations and technologies. This paper is purposively designed to study the linkages between multisensory marketing factors, including sight, sound, taste, smell and touch experiences on non-financial performance in the foodservice ...
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