Griffith Open: No conditions. Results ordered -Date Deposited. 2024-03-28T20:12:28ZEPrintshttps://go.griffith.ie/images/sitelogo.pnghttp://go.griffith.ie/2021-07-28T22:42:55Z2021-07-28T22:46:02Zhttp://go.griffith.ie/id/eprint/474This item is in the repository with the URL: http://go.griffith.ie/id/eprint/4742021-07-28T22:42:55ZBrexit Realisation: Its Ripple Effect on Britain's Foreign Direct Investments.This research work sets out to study the impacts of Brexit on Foreign Direct Investors in the UK. Brexit is a portmanteau of the words Britain and exit which refers to the UK’s exit from the EU. The UK left the EU on the 31st of January after the June 2016 public vote –referendum with a 52 to 48% margin. Furthermore, the research aims to provide an evidence-based post Brexit projection for the UK economy and key government initiatives to make the economy thrive again. The dissertation conducted an extensive review of
relevant literatures to provide a background understanding of major events that led to Brexit. This also helped formed the conceptual framework which served as the basis for
further works into the study. The research work employed qualitative data sourced from various secondary sources. The
research approach involved the use of Documentary Research Analysis composite with Thematic Analysis method of study in processing, analysing, and appraising the research
outcomes. This research produced several key findings: An analysis of the number of abroad companies that invested in the UK before and after the referendum and the rate of
the countries fallout from the UK especially with the top investors – US, Germany and France. These countries began to reduce their investment in the UK after the referendum
as the prospect of a “no-deal Brexit” repeatedly sank sterling and further showed that the U.K. already suffers from Brexit. Similarly, the thematic analysis revealed that the implications on FDIs included uncertainty, fear, risk-ready, negative and positive reactions to Brexit. Thus, the economy has slowed, and many businesses have moved their
headquarters to the EU. In conclusion, the research work revealed that the impacts of Brexit on FDIs in the UK will
continue to evolve in the post Brexit era. Hence, a key policy priority for the UK government is to plan towards a sound management of the macroeconomic performance
indices in such a manner as to enhance keeping borrowing costs at reasonable levels as if the UK was still part of the EU. For instance, the findings of this research work can be utilized by the UK government to develop targeted interventions such as tax reduction incentives aimed at attracting new investors and initiatives to encourage any foreign EU corporate entity that chooses to remain in the UK. That the UK is exiting the EU is an auspicious opportunity to learn a few new things about international relations with its attendant legal implications as it affects international trade, which is central and pivotal for future research.Afolasade Alayoninuo Olufayo2021-06-07T13:03:36Z2021-06-12T12:12:29Zhttp://go.griffith.ie/id/eprint/415This item is in the repository with the URL: http://go.griffith.ie/id/eprint/4152021-06-07T13:03:36ZAn Analytical Study of Cryptocurrency and its
Connection with Money Laundering Policies and Financial Terrorism and the Impact of Anti Money Laundering Policies upon it.Globalisation and technological advancements have improved every aspect of human life and advancements in trade and business environments have been improved
exponentially. However, the development and advancement which has completely changed the method of business and trade is its financial transaction of the economic
exchange process and the most significant development in this field is virtual currency or cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin was created by Satoshi Nakamoto and it was approved for operation in economic transactions in 2009 and hence, it became the first kind of cryptocurrency the 21st century observed and established as the replacement for tedious economic transactions. However, there are multiple situations that observe a sudden drop of faith and belief in the cryptocurrency transactional process and multiple rampant scams and corruptions contributed to developing this notion about the cryptocurrency and its association with financial terrorism and other illicit
activities. Hence, with this research process, an outline has been selected so that all the loopholes and limitations of the anti-money-laundering policies could be identified with investigating the lack of central authorities in mind. This is the reason; a mixed
method analytical (quantitative-qualitative) study has been conducted with the inclusion of experts from the UK and Ireland as research participants and the data
collected from their interview and survey responses have been used to identify the answers this research finds through its comprehensive analysis.Muhammad Junaid Khali2021-04-20T14:34:26Z2021-04-20T14:34:26Zhttp://go.griffith.ie/id/eprint/382This item is in the repository with the URL: http://go.griffith.ie/id/eprint/3822021-04-20T14:34:26ZExamining the Relationship Between Employees Performance and Change Management in an Organisation: A case study of the Merger between Access bank and diamond bankGlobalisation is increasing at a rapid rate, bringing with it changes in technological, political, socio-cultural, economic, and legal environment. Thus making it very important for organisations to oversee these changes and create strategies to help them adapt to it thereby making the environment favourable in terms of competition and remaining relevant in the industries. This study focused on examining the effect of change management on employee’s performance, using the merger of access bank and diamond bank as a case study. One hundred and sixty questionnaires that addressed the research questions were administered to respondents and one hundred and fifty were collected and analysed using Structural Equation Modelling (SEM), a hypothesized relationship was
tested using STATA which allowed the testing of complex relationships between variables. The model showed that communication and employee job-fit had a significant
positive effect on employees performance, while leadership does not have a significant positive effect on employees performance but on employee-job fit. The study, therefore, recommends that organisations should select efficiently the process used to manage the merger and assign job roles that fit with the skills and knowledge of the employees following the merger, have different effective channels of communication that involves
employees across the organisation and for managers to lead efficiently during the change process thereby enhancing their performance.Kehinde Oreoluwa Ayinla2021-04-15T17:54:18Z2021-04-15T17:54:18Zhttp://go.griffith.ie/id/eprint/380This item is in the repository with the URL: http://go.griffith.ie/id/eprint/3802021-04-15T17:54:18ZAn Exploratory Study of the Effect of Workforce Diversity on Employee Performance: A Case Study of Oil Servicing Companies (SME’s) in Port.
Harcourt, Rivers State, NigeriaThis study explored workforce diversity management and employees job performance in the oil and gas servicing SMEs in Port Harcourt Nigeria. With the objectives to investigate the manifestations of workforce diversity in oil and gas servicing companies in Nigeria, explore the effect of workforce diversity management on employees’ performance, examine the prospects and challenges of effective diversity management in the oil and gas servicing sector in Nigeria. Workforce diversity showcases the fact that there are different kinds of
people and they differ in several ways both seen and unseen ranging from age, gender, marital status, social status, disability, sexual orientation, religion, personality, ethnicity, and culture. The study found that workforce diversity in the oil and gas SMEs in Port
Harcourt manifests through; gender discrimination against woman, ethnic or tribal consideration in recruitment, placement and promotion, a dichotomy between degree
holders and diploma holders like the Higher National Diploma (HND), a division between the contract staff and permanent staff. The study adopts a pragmatic philosophical orientation, with a mixture of quantitative and qualitative methods. Data was collected through structured and semi-structure interviews. The study recommends among others; women involvement in the upstream, mainstream and downstream aspects of the oil and gas sector. This can be achieved by subjecting them to the relevant training and automating the operations in the sector as is obtainable in developed countries, there is need to balance the disparity between degree and diploma holders in recruitment and promotion by
ensuring that such exercise is based on performance. A periodic competence gap analysis will enable the employees know what the requirement for a certain position is; this will inspire the employees to seeks further certification or qualifications.Magdalene Amagada2021-04-14T18:04:50Z2021-04-14T18:04:50Zhttp://go.griffith.ie/id/eprint/377This item is in the repository with the URL: http://go.griffith.ie/id/eprint/3772021-04-14T18:04:50ZAn Exploratory Study on the Effect of Corporate Social Responsibility on Consumer Trust: A Case Study on Selected Banks in Lagos Nigeria.Ayotobi Olaide Akala2021-02-21T18:27:42Z2021-02-21T18:27:42Zhttp://go.griffith.ie/id/eprint/360This item is in the repository with the URL: http://go.griffith.ie/id/eprint/3602021-02-21T18:27:42ZA Study of the Attitude of Malaysian Tertiary Education Students towards Entrepreneurship: Impact of Entrepreneurial Education, Government Entrepreneurial Policy, and Entrepreneurial Culture & Environment.This dissertation focused on exploring the development of entrepreneurship in Malaysia. This dissertation revealed the attitudes of student at tertiary education
towards entrepreneurship in Malaysia by uncovering the development and impact of entrepreneurial education, government entrepreneurial policy, and entrepreneurial culture & environment in Malaysia.
This dissertation aimed to develop a conceptual framework to examine the factors influencing and encouraging the creation of new entrepreneur. This research built
on existing literatures relates to entrepreneurial development. The conceptual framework is intended to provide a starting point for scholars for further relevant research applicable in Malaysia.
The approach taken by the dissertation was mainly exploratory in nature. The dissertation was investigated through a triangulation method, a combination of
quantitative and qualitative data collection. Quantitative studies were conducted through questionnaire survey and the questionnaire was framed based on the
research objective and reflection of literature review. The questionnaire survey was completed via a purposive sampling method involving local students at tertiary
education in Malaysia. Qualitative data was collected through interview with five Malaysian entrepreneurs with tertiary education qualification. Conclusion was established by analysing the impact of entrepreneurial education, government entrepreneurial policy, and entrepreneurial culture & environment to tertiary education students in Malaysia. In addition, strengths and shortcomings of the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Malaysia have been identified and highlighted
which require quick action to be taken by the government, academic institution, public and private sector.Keen Leong Yap2021-02-12T01:15:23Z2021-02-12T01:15:23Zhttp://go.griffith.ie/id/eprint/345This item is in the repository with the URL: http://go.griffith.ie/id/eprint/3452021-02-12T01:15:23ZAppraisal of the Roles of Corporate Governance in Financial Institutions: An Irish Perspective.The Role of Corporate Governance in Financial Institutions is the fulcrum on which this research work revolves. Corporate Governance entails that those at the helm of company’s affairs such as directors are accountable, responsible and sensitive to the
stake of shareholders in the Organization, creditors, the entire public and the society, which is in fact, quite fundamental to any company. I will be considering one
pertinent geographical region in this research which is Ireland and will be dividing my research into five chapters: Chapter one will describe the preliminaries such as the background of the study, statement of the problem, statement of hypothesis, the aims and objectives, scope and limitation of my research. The basis of the aforementioned chapter is to lay a proper foundation for my research work whilst I will review myriads of relevant literatures in Chapter two and these literatures will be reviewed under conceptual, empirical and theoretical frameworks. The rationale of review of the literatures is to decipher the gap in these literatures and how my research will fill in the identified gaps. In Chapter three, I will examine the
appropriate research methodology that is apt for my research and will also identify the appropriate research design, population of the study, sample size, sampling
technique and method of data collection and analysis.
The gravamen of chapter three is to decipher the appropriate methodology that will be apt for this research. However, in Chapter four of this research, data collected from the field will be presented and analysed and appropriate findings stated. The nitty-gritty of Chapter four is to present and analyse the raw data gotten from the field in order to make a logical finding. The final chapter, which will be Chapter five, will conclude my research with recommendation, contribution to knowledge and suggested area for further research.Stanley Osita Onwuka2021-01-28T14:45:27Z2021-02-05T12:37:10Zhttp://go.griffith.ie/id/eprint/327This item is in the repository with the URL: http://go.griffith.ie/id/eprint/3272021-01-28T14:45:27ZCorporate Social Responsibility and its Impact in
Developing Countries: The Nigerian Perspective.In this research, it was shown that Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) can be described as a concept in which a company or organisation carries out business activities and makes a profit from a particular locality endeavour to contribute towards the sustenance of the society.
The concept as largely misconstrued places more emphasis on the need for companies to interact with the society and create social amenities with or without the active participation of the community for which it is created for in the first place.
However, during this research, it was discovered that it should mainly be a tripartite agreement where it would be more efficient where the government and the company should work hand in hand to ensure the initiatives are
possible with all socio-political and economic factors available, while the members of the society at best should be able to take over the administration
which is essentially aimed at giving the company a good exit strategy.
The research showed that there are lapses especially coming down to the fact that (CSR) in a developing country like Nigeria uses frameworks that do not
work based on our cultural and social background. This, in turn, led to the initiatives created to either go to waste or is mismanaged based on the fact that the people for which it is created for were either not carried along every step of the way, or did not show a need to participate based on the fact that they were not duly consulted.
The findings and discussions carefully layout instances that are not only aimed at making it practiced better in Nigeria but also states recommendations that will make it more attainable in today’s world.Osaretin Samuel Edosa2021-01-27T17:13:53Z2021-02-05T12:35:06Zhttp://go.griffith.ie/id/eprint/326This item is in the repository with the URL: http://go.griffith.ie/id/eprint/3262021-01-27T17:13:53ZGDPR & Data Privacy: Impact of Data Protection in Irish Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs).Data privacy and protection is a concept which is developing due to the fast-paced evolution of information technology. The substantial reliance on technology especially due to the COVID-19 pandemic has peaked considerably. However, data protection laws such
as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is enforced to issue penalties in the event of any data breaches. Since the enforcement of the GDPR, all businesses have been mandated to implement the guidelines into their operations. However, the focus for the
GDPR implementation and compliance have been majorly on large companies who are high regulators of data collection, processing, harvesting and storage. These large companies have contributed to a series of data breaches and violation of data privacy and protection laws put in place to curb such occurrences.
The question therein lies about the state of implementation and compliance of small and medium sized businesses in Ireland. There is minimal attention on Irish SMEs to implement and comply with the GDPR. This study focuses on the impact, challenges and compliance
of Irish SMEs in relation to data privacy and protection. It explores the importance of cyber and digital security to these businesses in relation to securing the personal data of their customers, employees and the business. It also portrays the opinions of the Irish SMEs about the General Data Protection Regulations and its relevance to their business operational standards. This study also presents the data analysis and findings derived
from the interviews granted by willing Irish business representatives, managers and owners. It shares their perspectives and what they have experienced with the GDPR
implementation and compliance. These perspectives were critically examined and evaluated for the purpose of this study.Pretty Falayi2021-01-26T13:21:03Z2021-02-05T12:28:12Zhttp://go.griffith.ie/id/eprint/323This item is in the repository with the URL: http://go.griffith.ie/id/eprint/3232021-01-26T13:21:03ZThe Governing of Corporate Social Responsibility: The Role of the Regulator.This research explores the role of the regulator in the governing of corporate social responsibility. In order to achieve this, extant literature on the concept, debates and role of government was reviewed in order to identify the gap in knowledge posed by the research question “What is the role of the Regulator in the governing of orporate Social Responsibility?”. A force field analysis was used to develop the conceptual framework upon which the research was built. To answer the research question, qualitative data was gathered using the semi-structured interview method from four respondents. The interviews were transcribed using MAXQDA and analysed and a deductive research approach was used to identify recurring themes from the responses given by the
interviewees. Given the nature of the research, an interpretivist research philosophy was employed. The research found that CSR as a moral obligation and as a business strategy are inextricably interdependent, secondly that there is no optimal level of regulatory
involvement in CSR, it depends on the industry and finally that the pathway to a more socially responsible business lies in education over regulation. The implications of the findings were discussed, limitations of the research identified and recommendations for
further research as well as the use of the findings in practice were given.Uchechukwu Dinah Agarry