This study examined the effect of venture capital investment on SMEs in Ekiti State. The study employed small and medium-sized firms as the dependent variable and long-term investors, investment banks, and financial institutions as the independent factors. Using a stratified s...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2025/v25i61831
This study examines the influence of tax compliance costs and tax incentives on the financial performance of manufacturing industries. Descriptive survey research design was used in carrying out this study, with total population of 947 Managers and Accountant of manufacturing ind...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2025/v25i51828
Aims: This study aims to analyze the influence of argument quality, source credibility, and kindness on consumer well-being and purchase intention of influencer Tasya Farasya's followers on the TikTok application. Background: In social media, the term influencer is known and refe...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2025/v25i51829
Reflecting the influence of intellectual capital and intangible assets, the change from the industrial to the knowledge economy has resulted in a boom in company market value. Conventional financial measures are inadequate in reflecting the actual worth of these assets. The compl...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2025/v25i51825
Nigeria has a very high population, and this high population is accompanied by increase in demand for cement but despite the comparative advantage we have in the production of cement we still have traces of cement importation in Nigeria. Thus, this paper investigated the impact o...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2025/v25i51826
The uniqueness of Nigeria’s business environment has not allowed firms to holistically incorporate all these components in achieving financial and operational performance. Knowing fully well that Nigeria has a wide and multidimensional business spread. This study examines into th...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2025/v25i51827
The gig economy, characterized by short-term, flexible jobs facilitated by digital platforms, has rapidly transformed labor markets worldwide. While this shift offers workers greater autonomy and access to diverse income opportunities, it also raises concerns about job security,...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2025/v25i51819
One-third of India’s horticultural produce, in terms of fruits and vegetables, gets wasted every year. This is mainly because of the poor facilities of cold storage. There are also wide fluctuations in the pricing of agricultural products, mainly onions and potatoes. The entire e...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2025/v25i51820
The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) in India governs and supports the growth of small businesses and rural industries through its four statutory bodies. The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) promotes and develops khadi and village industries, f...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2025/v25i51821
Political stability in a country can have an impact on state-owned companies because state-owned companies are often used as cash cows by politicians, which can cause financial distress in state-owned companies. Financial difficulties or financial distress in companies can be inf...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2025/v25i51822
This research investigates the customs clearance procedure for containerized cargo at the Port of Kribi, Cameroon, using a quantitative explanatory approach to determine delay factors, evaluate their socio-economic consequences, and recommend policy-sensitive changes. Data collec...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2025/v25i51823
In Kerala, major chunk of state income obtained through migration and remittance. Remittance received by the state has manyfold socio-economic consequences. This paper verifies trends and patterns of remittance in Kerala by using Kerala Migration Survey (KMS) as prime data source...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2025/v25i51824
The tea plant is an evergreen shrub or tree which produces shoots which can be harvested through guided pruning to maintain a plucking table. The leaf buds and the internodes of the plant are also plucked along with the leaves which are then processed and cured by various methods...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2025/v25i51817
This study investigated the relationship between the characteristics of audit committees and financial performance of Nigerian manufacturing firms. Data was gathered from the annual financial statements of the chosen manufacturing enterprises and statistics from the Nigerian Exch...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2025/v25i51818
Southeast Asia is entering the digital decade, where the digital economy is growing rapidly due to shifts in consumer and business behavior, with an estimated impact on the internet economy reaching US$1 trillion by 2030. E-commerce is one form of representation of the digitaliza...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2025/v25i51814