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MA 58 COVID-19 and Survival Strategies of Small Businesses in Nigeria

 COVID-19 and Survival Strategies of Small Businesses in Nigeria Senol Dane Murat Akyuz Michael Isaac Opusunju   ABSTRACT Introduction: The study examined the effect of COVID-19 on the survival strategies of small businesses in Nigeria. Materials and method: The applied survey research design with a close ended questionnaire which was administered to the respondents who were the owners of small businesses in Benue State of Nigeria. The variables used were number of deaths, number of confirmed cases and number of recovery cases which were used as measures of COVID-19 while survival strategies were measured with retrenchment strategies, investment strategies and ambidextrous strategies. The population of the study is the entire small businesses in Benue State of Nigeria and the sample size of 297 was derived using Taro Yamane formula. The variables were tested for reliability and result showed that all the variables were reliable. The study used regression with the aid of SPSS v...
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MA 57 Experiencing Malaria Earlier Aggravates the COVID-19 Symptoms

Experiencing Malaria Earlier Aggravates the COVID-19 Symptoms Senol Dane Murat Akyuz     ABSTRACT Introduction: In the present study, the effects of the frequency of experienced malaria and flu/cold on the symptom severity in patients with COVID-19 were investigated. Materials and Method: Subjects were those who experienced COVID-19 and recovered. Eighty-one subjects were included in the study. All of them were voluntarily to participate in this study (51 men and 30 women). Out of 81 cases, 48 were expat and 33 were Nigerian. Data was collected by using an online survey. The survey was shared by using social media. Results: The number of symptoms and overall symptom severity were higher in people with 2 or more malaria than in people with 1 or zero malaria in the last year. However, there is no difference between people with 2 or more flu and people with 1 or zero flu. Conclusion: These results show that to have malaria disease before aggravates COVID-19 symptoms. Therefore, i...
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MA 56 Causal Effect Between Balance of Payment and Foreign Direct Investment in Oil and Gas Sector in Nigeria

  Causal Effect Between Balance of Payment and Foreign Direct Investment in Oil a nd Gas Sector i n Nigeria Michael Isaac Opusunju Nile University of Nigeria, Department of Business Administration Murat Akyuz Nile University of Nigeria, Department of Business Administration Abstract The study examined the effect of balance of payment on foreign direct investment on the oil and gas sector in Nigeria.  The study used ex-post facto research design and the population is made up of 5 oil and gas foreign investors in Nigeria. The sample size is the 5 oil and gas foreign investors. The study relied on reports from Central Bank of Nigeria for secondary data. The study employed various procedures in analysing the data such as correlation ma...
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MC 09 Government Trade Policies and Foreign Direct Investment

 Government Trade Policies and Foreign Direct Investment Murat, Akyuz , Ph.D, Department of Business Administration, Nile University of Nigeria Opusunju, Michael Isaac, Ph.D. Department of Business Administration, Nile University of Nigeria opusunjumike@gmail.com     ABSTRACT  The study examined the nexus between government trade policies and foreign direct investment. The study proxied government trade policies as tax policy, balance of payment and trade openness while foreign direct investment is proxied as equity capital, re-investment capital and intra company loan. The study adopted conceptual research design. The study collected data from past literature review and article published in reputable international or local journals. The study developed a conceptual model to explain the relationship that existed between the variables. The findings showed that government trade policies attract foreign direct investment while foreign direct investment attract governmen...
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