Browsing by Author "Ibrahim, Hauwa Victoria"

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    EFFECTS OF CONTEXT FACTORS ON POST-SUCCESSION PERFORMANCE OF FAMILY BUSINESSES IN NIGERIA
    (Department of Entrepreneurship Studies, Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2020-09-09) Paul, Vincent; Abubakar, Lamino Hauwa; Ibrahim, Hauwa Victoria; Obere, Yahaya Muhammad
    This study surveyed the effect of context factors on post-succession performance of family businesses in Nigeria on post-succession performance of family businesses in Nigeria. In the study, post-succession performance were measured by successor understanding of business context, comprehensive perception of business cycle and environment and monitoring employee while survey design was adopted as research design. The population of the study is eight hundred and fifty eight (858) family businesses selected in Nigeria. The whole numbers of selected businesses were used as the target population for the study. The data collected were tested for reliability. The result of the reliability indicates a Cronbach Alpha of 82% which implies that the instrument was capable of measuring the views of the respondents with consistency. The data collected were analyzed using regression techniques. The analysis was done for each zone and their combined effects using panel regression. The study found that a unit increase in the level of successor understanding of the business results will increase performance. Also, increase in comprehensive perception of business cycle and environment and monitoring of employee will increase performance. In line with the findings and the conclusion above, the study thus recommends that successors should equip themselves with the understanding of the business environment and its cycles as well as ensuring that the right people are in charge through careful search and proper placement in strategic positions of the business. This will lead to a better focus thus resulting in improved performance and development of the businesses.
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    Women’s Economic Empowerment and Management of Household Food Security in Kogi State
    (Department of Entrepreneurship Studies, Nasarawa State University, Keffi., 2022-04-21) Ibrahim, Hauwa Victoria; Ame, Jacob Ojobo; Paul, Vincent
    The objective of this work was to determine women's economic empowerment and management of household food security in Kogi State. Primary data was used for the study, which was collected through the administration of a specially designed questionnaire. A survey design was adopted for the study where the population consist of women in Kogi State. A sample size of 384 was determined using Cochran sampling formulae which were increased to 422 to cover non-responses. A purposive sampling technique was used in the study. Data collected were analysed using frequency distribution, Pearson correlation, OLS regression and ANOVA to test the model fitness. Results from the study show that women's economic empowerment exerts a significant relationship with the management of household food security. Furthermore, the study recommended among other issues that to achieve more women's economic empowerment; the government, support more women with adequate agricultural assets that will aid in necessitating management of household food security in their homes and beyond and women should be enlightened on how to make use of credit facilities to prove their ability to manage household food security.