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Dynamic relationship between oil price and macroeconomic variables: evidence from oil exporting and oil importing countries in Africa. (2021)
Thesis
OKORO, C.N. 2021. Dynamic relationship between oil price and macroeconomic variables: evidence from oil exporting and oil importing countries in Africa. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-1678042

This study examines the asymmetric long-run and short-run relationship between oil price and key macroeconomic variables, within the context of net oil-exporting and importing countries in Africa. Using quarterly data ranging from 1996(Q1) to 2016(Q4... Read More about Dynamic relationship between oil price and macroeconomic variables: evidence from oil exporting and oil importing countries in Africa..

Social capital and engagement in Nigerian small business marketing. (2021)
Thesis
JAMES, I.N. 2021. Social capital and engagement in Nigerian small business marketing. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-1447143

This study explores social capital and engagement in Nigerian small business marketing. It examines how Nigerian small business owner-managers develop and use social capital in the network of relationships to overcome marketing constraints. Social ca... Read More about Social capital and engagement in Nigerian small business marketing..

An investigation of poor women's micropreneurship and their experiences of microfinance in rural south-east Nigeria. (2021)
Thesis
UKANWA, I. 2021. An investigation of poor women's micropreneurship and their experiences of microfinance in rural south-east Nigeria. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-1447375

This study set out to understand how one of the poorest, most disadvantaged groups - rural African women - perceive and experience microfinance in the context of extreme poverty. The study employed a qualitative method and purposefully sampled thirty... Read More about An investigation of poor women's micropreneurship and their experiences of microfinance in rural south-east Nigeria..

Mobilising identity: entrepreneurial practice of a 'disadvantaged' identity. (2021)
Journal Article
JAMES, I., XIONG, L. and ANDERSON, A.R. 2022. Mobilising identity: entrepreneurial practice of a 'disadvantaged' identity. European management review [online], 19(3), pages 436-449. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/emre.12451

We examine how female migrant entrepreneurs overturn disadvantage through social resourcing. We argue they are disadvantaged by the intersectionality of their identities; that social constructions and ensuing entrepreneurial expectations are a poor f... Read More about Mobilising identity: entrepreneurial practice of a 'disadvantaged' identity..