1. RELEVANCE OF STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT IN A COMPETITIVE BANKING ENVIRONMENT
Background of the study: Firms are facing turbulent operating environments characterized by changing technologies and markets that represent both problems and opportunities. Technology has catalyzed this change and innovation is increasingly becoming the norm to keep pace w... Read More
2. A COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF THE PRIVATISATION OF NIGERIAN PORTS: EVALUATING ITS EFFICACY AND COMPETITIVENESS
Background of the study: The market environment in which ports operate has undergone tremendous transformation in recent years, particularly as a result of the growth of vertical and horizontal integration within the international marine transport chain. This development has been... Read More
3. BRAND DIFFERENTIATION AND POSITIONING FOR MAXIMUM COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE (A STUDY OF DANGOTE NOODLES)
ABSTRACT: In the market place, no company can win if its market offering resembles every other company’s product. Companies must pursue relevant positioning and differentiation. As part of branding strategy, a company and its offering must represent a distinctive big idea i... Read More
4. THE INFLUENCE OF BRAND DIFFERENTIATION AND POSITIONING ON CORPORATE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
ABSTRACT: In the realm of commerce, it is an incontrovertible truth that no enterprise can emerge triumphant if its merchandise bears an uncanny resemblance to the offerings of its competitors. It is imperative for companies to diligently pursue the attainment of pertinent positi... Read More
5. A COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION ELUCIDATING THE JUXTAPOSITION OF NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND FEDERALISM IN THE CONTEXTS OF NIGERIA AND SOUTH AFRICA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: A very striking feature of every federal state is the existence of diversities. Whether federations are formed by integration of previously independent entities or through differentiation of a single entity into many components, the... Read More
6. TRENDS OF ICT (AUDIO-VISUALS) IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
Background to the study: The era of the teacher being a reservoir of knowledge is past. The world is moving at a jet speed as a result of advancement in technology. More, importantly, technology entails information and communication which can be defined as the ha... Read More
7. THE IMPACT OF PRODUCT DIFFERENTIATION STRATEGY ON SALES PERFORMANCE
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION: The World is fast becoming a global village and a necessary tool for this process is communication of which communication is a key player. The development in the telecommunication industry all over the world is very rapid... Read More
8. THE IMPACT OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) ON THE OPERATION OF AN ORGANIZATION
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Every organization, business, industry and government uses technology to convert its inputs into output to attain its organiz... Read More
9. THE IMPACT OF MARKETING STRATEGY ON THE PRODUCTIVITY OF AN ORGANIZATION: A CASE STUDY OF FIRST BANK NIGERIA PLC
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background to the study: To achieve a set of organizational goals and objectives, companies conceptualize, design, and implement various strategies. These strategies can be corporate, business, or functional. Marketing strategies constitute one of the... Read More
10. INFLUENCE OF LARGE CLASS SIZE ON CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT AND STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ABUJA MUNICIPAL AREA COUNCIL
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this two-phase, sequential mixed methods (QUAN-qual) approach was to analyze the relationship between large class size and academic achievement in secondary schools and how teachers perceive class... Read More
11. EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PATTERN OF PRESENTATION OF PARAGONIMUS INFECTION IN THE HUMAN HOST IN SOUTH EAST NIGERIA AND THEIR CORRELATIVE SONOGRAPHIC FINDINGS IN SOME ORGANS
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE ... Read More
12. EFFECT OF OBESITY-INDUCED TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA ON ADIPOCYTE FUNCTION
ABSTRACT: Obesity-induced inflammation has been linked to the onset of insulin resistance (IR), which is a strong risk factor for the development of T2DM. Recent studies have indicated that tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) plays a causative role in obesity-mediated IR via... Read More
13. EFFECT OF THE FLAVONOID QUERCETIN ON ADIPOCYTES
ABSTRACT: Obesity is an urgent global public health concern as prevalence rates continue to increase, especially among children. Obesity is defined at the cellular level as an increase in adipocyte number (hyperplasia) and size (hypertrophy). Both lead to the dysfunction of adipose tissue, which... Read More
14. EFFECTS OF HISTONE DEACETYLASE INHIBITORS ON VITAMIN D ACTIVITY IN HUMAN BREAST CANCER CELLS
ABSTRACT
Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of death among cancer cases in women worldwide. Ultimately, cancer is the result of a combination of environmental and genetic factors that contribute to alterations in cellular control of proliferation, differentiation and programmed... Read More
15. INFLUENCE OF PARENTAL DISCIPLINE ON EMOTIONAL ADJUSTMENT OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN OGBIA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Discipline has been defined as a set of rules and regulations... Read More
16. COMPARATIVE PHARMACOGNOSTIC STUDIES OF THE LEAVES OF SOLANUM INCANUM LINN AND SOLANUM MELONGENA LINN (SOLANACEAE)
ABSTRACT
Solanum incanum Linn. and Solanum melongena Linn (Solanaceae) are both shrubs or trees found in the sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East. Both are called „gauta‟ among the Hausa community of Northern Nigeria and „Tarku‟ among the Bura/Babar speaking people of Sout... Read More
17. DEVELOPMENT OF TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT MODEL FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM SCALE CONSTRUCTION FIRMS IN SOUTH-EAST NIGERIA
1.1Background of Study
Total Quality Management (TQM) is considered as an approach of continuous improvement in all quality aspects of the whole processes, goods, services and employees within the firm, and it aims at adding value to the delivered products to customers through continuou... Read More
18. EVALUATION OF SOME CYTOKINES AND IRON LEVELS IN PREGNANT AND POST PARTUM WOMEN WITH MALARIA PARASITAEMIA IN ABA NIGERIA
1.1INTRODUCTION
The term pregnancy refers to a state in which fertilized ovum implants into the maternal uterus and develops into a foetus.The period of development and growth of the foetus is known as gestation. During gestation, normal physiological processes such as changes in the cy... Read More