Education corruption displays ample evidence that warrants inefficiencies and absenteeism among teachers. Teachers are … of motivation to work and little commitment to the profession, and when there is lack of accountability in the education … sector. Because of the importance of education to society, international bodies emphasize the need for attracting, developing …

SMEs in Nigeria and make recommendations. Compensation is a primary motivator for employees. People look for jobs that not … compensation methods may hold an enterprise back from adequately compensating its best employees. With about 17.3m SMEs in Nigeria …

The study was designed to evaluate the effect of executive compensation management on productivity among SMEs in … enterprise back from adequately compensating its best employees. With about 17.3m SMEs in Nigeria good compensation management …

-credit among SMEs in Nigeria and make recommendations. Both the questionnaire and personal interview methods were used to generate … still very slow in lending to SMEs. They believe that SMEs are usually not properly organized and therefore consider lending … adequate collateral. These stringent loan processes frequently cut off many SMEs from having access to bank credit, and to …

This paper investigates the drivers and the effects of the internationalisation of innovation activities in SMEs based … competition and innovation-related location advantages for an SME’s decision to engage in innovation activities abroad. By linking … international innovation activities of SMEs. High innovation costs at home stimulate internationalisation of non-R&D innovation …

performance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). We evaluate the effectiveness of regional, national and European funding … a significant positive effect on SMEs' export performance. For funding programs run by regional authorities, we find … results suggest that public innovation programs should challenge SMEs to go for more ambitious innovations in order to …

This paper investigates the drivers and the effects of the internationalisation of innovation activities in SMEs based … important for international innovation activities of SMEs. Fierce home market competition turns out to be rather an obstacle …

and medium-sized firms (SMEs). While there is little doubt about the significance of technology competence for generating … successful innovations, inhouse R&D activities may be a particular challenge for SMEs due to high risk exposure, high fixed costs …, high minimum investment and severe financial constraints. SMEs may thus opt for refraining from R&D and relying more on …

This paper investigates the drivers and effects of the internationalisation of innovation activities in SMEs based on a … important for international innovation activities of SMEs. Fierce home market competition turns out to be rather an obstacle …