Browsing by Author "Sogunro, O. E"

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    CORPORATE ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND PERCEIVED PERFORMANCE OF LUBRICANT COMPANY IN KWARA STATE
    (FUDMA Journal of Management Sciences, A Publication of the Faculty of Management Science, Federal University of Dutsin-Ma, 2023-09-06) Adebaayo Adeyemi Abdulwasiu; Sogunro, O. E; Mojisola, M. A
    This study investigated the effect of corporate entrepreneurship and perceived performance of lubricant company in Ilorin metropolis. A cross-sectional survey design was put in place for the study. The unit of analysis was Lubcon manufacturing company in Ilorin, Kwara state while the staffs of the company were the respondents. Systematic, simple random and snowbell sampling techniques were employed to collect the needed data for the study. Sample size was of 217 staff of the company. Descriptive and Inferential statistics were used to analyze the data collected for the study with the aid of Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 21. Regression analysis was used to test the hypotheses. Corporate entrepreneurial variables include; innovativeness, risk taking and proactiveness. The findings of the study revealed that corporate entrepreneurial variables made up of innovativeness, risk taking and pro-activeness was found to be a predictor performance of Lubcon manufacturing firm in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria. The study found that corporate entrepreneurship has positive effect on organizational performance in the study area. It therefore recommended among others that the company should encourage education of employees on risk identification, evaluation and management that add value to them. This will encourage risk taking propensity, innovation, pro-activeness, competition and creativity; thus lead to growth.
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    Entrepreneurial Characteristics and Business Performance of selected Small and Medium Enterprises in Kwara State
    (Nigerian Journal of Rural Finance and Entrepreneurship (NJRFE), Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, 2023-09-09) Adebayo Adeyemi Adeyemi; Sogunro, O. E; Mojisola, M. A
    The study investigated and evaluated effects of entrepreneurial characteristics on business performance case study of selected small scale business in Offa local government. The study sought to find out how entrepreneurial characteristics could affect the performance of small startup business of selected entrepreneurial firms in Offa local government. In addition, it identified certain factors which contribute to entrepreneurial characteristics among selected performance of small startup business, Kwara. A total of 109 questionnaires was distributed and 102 was returned back to the researcher, the study made use of survey method, hypothesis was tested to guide the study and the responses of this research were numerically quantified, tabulated and analyzed using regression analysis via SPSS application package. The results of this study revealed that Risk taking and Innovativeness are the major factor that affects the Sustainability and Survival of selected startup business in Ilorin East local government. Also the study recommends that selected entrepreneurial firms should take the issue of entrepreneurial characteristics serious as this will have a significant effect on the Sustainability and Survival of small startup business in Offa local government.