Insecurity and Business Performance: The Operation Management Challenge in Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria

Opusunju Michael Isaac; Akyuz Murat; Ibrahim Yusuf Ohida

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Insecurity and Business Performance: The Operation Management Challenge in Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria

Opusunju Michael Isaac, Akyuz Murat, Ibrahim Yusuf Ohida

Published in American Journal of Environmental and Resource Economics (Volume 4, Issue 4)

Received: 3 September 2019 Accepted: 8 October 2019 Published: 31 October 2019

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Abstract

The study examines insecurity and business performance: the operation management challenge in Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State using small business owners. The study used survey research design using structural questionnaire administered to the respondents who are small business owners in Ikot Ekpene. The study used regression analysis and correlation as statistical tools to analyse the data. The study found that there is a positive significant effect of insecurity on small business performance and also there is a significant relationship between operation management challenge and small business performance. The study suggested that Small business should try to adopt more principles of operation management in dealing with insecurity situation in Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State. They should monitored external and internal business environment because it posse challenge to operation management among the owners of small business in Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State.

Published in	American Journal of Environmental and Resource Economics (Volume 4, Issue 4)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajere.20190404.13
Page(s)	132-138
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Insecurity, Business Performance, Business Growth, Operation Management

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Opusunju Michael Isaac, Akyuz Murat, Ibrahim Yusuf Ohida. (2019). Insecurity and Business Performance: The Operation Management Challenge in Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria. American Journal of Environmental and Resource Economics, 4(4), 132-138. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajere.20190404.13

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Opusunju Michael Isaac, Akyuz Murat, Ibrahim Yusuf Ohida. Insecurity and Business Performance: The Operation Management Challenge in Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria. Am J Environ Resour Econ. 2019;4(4):132-138. doi: 10.11648/j.ajere.20190404.13

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Opusunju Michael Isaac

Department of Business Administration, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Nigeria
Akyuz Murat

Nile University Of Nigeria, Abuja, Nigeria
Ibrahim Yusuf Ohida

Department of Business Administration, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Nigeria

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Opusunju Michael Isaac, Akyuz Murat, Ibrahim Yusuf Ohida. (2019). Insecurity and Business Performance: The Operation Management Challenge in Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria. American Journal of Environmental and Resource Economics, 4(4), 132-138. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajere.20190404.13

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Opusunju Michael Isaac, Akyuz Murat, Ibrahim Yusuf Ohida. Insecurity and Business Performance: The Operation Management Challenge in Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria. Am J Environ Resour Econ. 2019;4(4):132-138. doi: 10.11648/j.ajere.20190404.13

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