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Global Journal of Management and Business Research: G Interdisciplinary OnlineISSN:2249-4588 PrintISSN:0975-5853 DOI:10.17406/GJMBR ACaseStudyonArcadiaGroup ModelforStrategicManagement EffectiveTeachingInnovationModel DiffusionofDigitalPaymentSystem VOLUME18ISSUE4VERSION1.0 Global Journal of Management and Business Research: G Interdisciplinary Global Journal of Management and Business Research: G Interdisciplinary Volume 18 Issue 4 (Ver. 1.0) OpOpenen AAssociationssociation of Research Society © Global Journal of Global Journals Inc. Management and Business (A Delaware USA Incorporation with “Good Standing”; Reg. Number: 0423089) Sponsors:Open Association of Research Society Research. 2018. Open Scientific Standards All rights reserved. This is a special issue published in version 1.0 Publisher’s Headquarters office of “Global Journal of Science Frontier Research.” By Global Journals Inc. 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Allen Shoaf Professor Maura Sheehan B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Cornell University Professor, International Management Cornell University, Teaching Assistant in the English Director, International Centre Department, for Management & Governance Research (ICMGR) University of Florida, US Ph.D. in Economics UK Dr. Mehdi Taghian Dr. Carl Freedman Senior Lecturer B.A., M.A., Ph.D. in English, Yale University Faculty of Business and Law Professor of English, Louisiana State University, US BL Deakin Business School Melbourne Burwood Campus Australia Dr. Agni Aliu Dr. Tsutomu Harada Ph.D. in Public Administration, Professor of Industrial Economics South East European University, Tetovo, RM Ph.D., Stanford University, Doctor of Business Asociater profesor South East European University, Administration, Kobe University Tetovo, Macedonia Dr. Wing-Keung Won Dr. Xiaohong He Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, Professor of International Business Department of Finance and University of Quinnipiac Big Data Research Center BS, Jilin Institute of Technology; MA, MS, Ph.D.,. Asia University, (University of Texas-Dallas) Taiwan Dr. Carlos García Pont Dr. Söhnke M. Bartram Associate Professor of Marketing Department of Accounting and Finance IESE Business School, University of Navarra Lancaster University Management School Doctor of Philosophy (Management), Ph.D. (WHU Koblenz) Massachussetts Institute of Technology (MIT) MBA/BBA (University of Saarbrücken) Master in Business Administration, IESE, University of Web: lancs.ac.uk/staff/bartras1/ Navarra Degree in Industrial Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya Web: iese.edu/aplicaciones/faculty/facultyDetail.asp Dr. Bassey Benjamin Esu Dr. Dodi Irawanto B.Sc. Marketing; MBA Marketing; Ph.D Marketing Ph.D., M.Com, B.Econ Hons. Lecturer, Department of Marketing, University of Calabar Department of Management Tourism Consultant, Cross River State Tourism Faculty of Economics and Business Development Department Brawijaya University Co-ordinator, Sustainable Tourism Initiative, Calabar, Malang, Indonesia Nigeria Dr. Ivona Vrdoljak Raguz Dr. Yongbing Jiao University of Dubrovnik, Ph.D. of Marketing Head, Department of Economics and Business School of Economics & Management Economics, Ningbo University of Technology Croatia Zhejiang Province, P. R. China Dr. Charles A. Rarick Yue-Jun Zhang Ph.D. Business School, Professor of International Business Center for Resource and College of Business Environmental Management Purdue University Northwest Hunan University, China Hammond, Indiana US Dr. Albrecht Classen Dr. Brandon S. Shaw M.A. (Staatsexamen), Ph.D. University of Virginia, B.A., M.S., Ph.D., Biokinetics, University of Johannesburg, German South Africa Director, Summer Abroad Program, Medieval Europe Professor Department of Sport and Movement Studies Travel Course University of Johannesburg, South Africa Contents of the Issue i. Copyright Notice ii. Editorial Board Members iii. Chief Author and Dean iv. Contents of the Issue 1. ICT as an Equalizing Agent for SMEs Competitiveness in the Global Market. 1-13 2. Flipped Classroom at MBA-Effective Teaching Innovation Model for Strategic Management. 15-19 3. Human Resource Management (HRM) Practices: A Case Study on Arcadia Group, UK. 21-28 4. Diffusion of Digital Payment System in Rural India. 29-32 5. Safety and Health Management and Organizational Productivity. 33-42 v. Fellows vi. Auxiliary Memberships vii. Preferred Author Guidelines viii. Index Global Journal of Management and Business Research: G Interdisciplinary Volume 18 Issue 4 Version 1.0 Year 2018 Type: Double Blind Peer Reviewed International Research Journal Publisher: Global Journals Online ISSN: 2249-4588 & Print ISSN: 0975-5853 ICT as an Equalizing Agent for SMEs Competitiveness in the Global Market By Ekakitie Emonena, Sunny Delta State University Abstract- Although Information and Communication Technology (ICT) provides enormous opportunities such as storing, processing, retrieving, disseminating and sharing of information, its use within SMEs in developing countries is still plagued with many problems that hinder effective and efficient management towards the achievement of competitive advantage in the global market. The idea that there is a strong relationship between the process of globalization, information and communications technology and the development of entrepreneurship has long been established in the literature and research. In this paper, the study put the discourse of ICT and the process of globalization in the context of entrepreneurial development in Sub-Saharan Africa. Through a theoretical analysis of the extant literature, the study examined the forces shaping the global economy, especially the ubiquitous impact of ICT in terms of enterprise competitiveness. Arguments proferred points to the future of SMEs and entrepreneurial firms in Sub-Saharan Africa are anchored on the development of a viable ICT infrastructure. Secondly study examines the importance of ICT in enterprise development and its role in the development and growth of SMEs. Third, the paper examines the obstacles and challenges facing the adoption of ICT among SMEs and entrepreneurial firms in Sub-Saharan Africa.”. Keywords: entrepreneurship, global economy, information and communications technology, SMEs, sub-saharan africa. GJMBR-G Classification: JEL Code: M10 ICTasanEqualizingAgentforSMEsCompetitivenessintheGlobalMarket Strictly as per the compliance and regulations of: © 2018. Ekakitie Emonena, Sunny. This is a research/review paper, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/), permitting all non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. ICT
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