Designing for Quality and Innovation in FMCG: The Case of Chicki-Chunk
AshEse Journal of Business Management
Vol. 2(3), pp. 082-095, December, 2016
ISSN 2059-7835
© 2016 AshEse Visionary Limited
CASE REPORT
Corrie J. Block1* and Barin N. Nag2
1Monarch University, Zug, Switzerland
2Towson University, Towson, Maryland USA; Monarch University, Zug, Switzerland
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Received November, 2016; Accepted December, 2016.
Abstract
This paper analyses a case study of a decentralised product design and manufacturing process for replicable principles for duplication of the process by other product designers. This study consists of a literature review woven into an in-depth case study, with analysis. The study finds that the product design and manufacturing process that led to the success of the case under study is rooted in NPD, manufacturing, and innovation theory, and proposes replicable processes for further testing. The paper provides a survey and analysis of manufacturing design, product design, and innovation evaluation, integrated into a case study which identifies core concepts for replication.
Key words: Product Quality, Product Innovation, New Product Development, Regionalisation, Fast Moving Consumer Goods.
An assessment of ownership structure, management and Profitability in Business: A case study of selected SME's in south-western geo-political zone in Nigeria
AshEse Journal of Business Management
Vol. 2(3), pp. 076-081, December, 2016
ISSN 2059-7835
© 2016 AshEse Visionary Limited
Full length Research
Isaac Olugbenga Fadeyibi1 and Oye Abioye2*
1Department of Business Administration, College of Management and Social Sciences, Fountain University, Osogbo, Nigeria2School of Business, University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George BC, Canada.
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Received October, 2016; Accepted November, 2016.
Abstract
This paper examines the influence of corporate governance, effect of ownership structure and business management on the profitability of small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) and the overall impact on companies for economic development of south-western, Nigeria. The research methodology involves an empirical study of an estimated410 sampled SMEs data,drawn fromthree major South-Westernstates of Nigeria, namely Lagos, Ogun and Oyo. In addition, an independentstatistical samples t-testmodelwas used as an analytical tool to investigate the differencesin profitability of SMEs between owner managed businesses and those entities managed by business managers. The resultsfrom comparative analysis providestatisticalevidence which suggests that businesses managed by managers compared with owner managedbusinesses had a slight higher profitability performance. Furthermore, researchfindings also revealed thatowner managed businessescompare favourably with business managers’ control entities which indicates aninsignificantor an indistinguishable difference.
Keywords: Corporate Governance, Structure, Business Ownership, Management, Profitability, SMEs, Economic development.