A comparative analysis of crisis reporting in the Malaysian and Nigerian newspapers

Chibundu, Ihediwa Samuel; Ishak, Md Sidin Ahmad

doi:10.1037/e518132013-044

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“…SMEs are recognised worldwide as the drivers of socioeconomic growth and development and facilitate integration into the global economy of many countries. They contribute significantly to the development of nations through job creation, higher production volumes and greater utilisation of local raw materials, gross domestic product (GDP) and gross national income (GNI), poverty reduction and improved standard of living, increased exports, innovation, and entrepreneurship skills (Chibundu, 2006;Bashir, 2008;Bashir, 2009). In African countries, SMEs makes up about 90 percent of the private sector and contribute more than 50 percent of the workforce and GDP (UNIDO, 1999;Katua, 2014).…”

Section: Conceptualisation Of Smes In Nigeriamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This is true in the case of Nigeria, given the fact that it is a very big and diverse country with a population of 182 million (NPC, 2017). Also, the manufacturing sector in Nigeria alone is made up of over 95 percent SMEs', 50 percent of which consists of SMEs' mainly into distributive trade, 10 percent are into manufacturing, 30 percent are into agriculture and 10 percent in service (Odeyemi, 2003;Udechukwu, 2003;Chibundu, 2006). It is therefore unrealistic to operate solely on the employee base definition in practice as prescribed by the Federal Government's MSME policy because what is known as SME in one region of the country might not be the same in another.…”

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Redefining SMEs in Nigeria: Bridging the Gap Between Theory and Practice

Ishieka¹

2023

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In Nigeria, the definition of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) varies between government agencies and sectors of the economy. These definitions have an impact on the survival of SMEs because of the associated implications on the formulation as well as the implementation of policies. This paper seeks to develop a framework towards developing a holistic definition of SMEs in the Nigerian Context and address some of the challenges arising from their external business environment. This alternative approach is developed by taking into consideration not only the nature and needs of SMEs in Nigerian through primary research, but also by examining some of the widely used definitions and key challenges available in the literature. This study argues that SMEs in Nigeria should be redefined using a holistic definition that will be beneficial to SMEs long terms sustainability and competitive advantage in the country.

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Section: Conceptualisation Of Smes In Nigeriamentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Conceptualisation Of Smes In Nigeriamentioning

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Redefining SMEs in Nigeria: Bridging the Gap Between Theory and Practice

Ishieka¹

2023

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“…So when the NST have chosen to focus and report about the used image repair strategies by Palestinian Presidents, it means that NST tended to help those presidents and support their image. NST is linked to United Malays National Organisation UMNO (Manan 2001), and it is considered as government-controlled newspaper (Chibundu 2013). That could reflect the willing of Malaysian government and media to support Palestine and the image of its presidents, which might affect the perception of people positively.…”

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“…The Malaysian newspapers can be categorised as: First, NST is a mainstream English-language broadsheet newspaper in Malaysia (Anuar 2005;Chibundu 2013;Jones 2012;Lavric, 2008;Zaharom 2000).…”

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“…Third, the large circulation of newspapers that supersede the regional boundaries has a great potential influence on the coverage of other media outlets (Scharrer & Bissell 2000). NST has wide coverage in Malaysia (Chibundu 2013), with a circulation of over 200,000 throughout the country. New Straits Times Press produces the New Straits Times, and also other newspapers such as the afternoon tabloid Malay Mail (Lavric 2008).…”

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Malaysian Media Coverage of Palestinian Presidents’ Image during Crises 1996-2016

Arandas¹

2023

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Maintaining a good image of political leaders is significant to ensure their political life. The image of political leaders, including presidents of any country, is threatened when they are facing critical situations. This study examines the coverage by the Malaysian media, specifically New Straits Times (NST), on the Palestinian Presidents, Yasser Arafat and Mahmoud Abbas and their portrayal towards several crises. Both image repair theory and framing perspective were used to guide the study. A total of 2715 news stories have been found about Palestinian issues in the 21 year period covered from 1996-2016. A total of 531 stories were related to Palestinian Presidents, 456 stories were on crises. This study employing content analysis has revealed three main crises faced by the Palestinian Presidents, namely political, social, and economic crisis. The political crises included: peace process, internal conflict, foreign pressure, Israeli attacks, Israeli blockade, Palestinian attacks, Israeli threats, clashes, demonstrations, Israeli spying, kidnapping, and relations breakdown. The social crises included: corruption, information leakage, cheating, false information, Israeli rumours, and Israeli slanders. The economic crises included only financial crisis. Palestinian Presidents have used all the main image repair strategies, namely denial, evasion of responsibility, reducing offensiveness, corrective action, and mortification.

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Organisational Tenacity: Optimal Positioning of Business Firms

2024

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The paper highlighted approaches to organizational tenacity. A reliable system allows the entrepreneur to remain optimistic in the face of unpredicted challenges. As such, a critical understanding and choice of approaches to resilience building has become a necessity. This study therefore presented a discuss on approach strategies-the offensive and defensive approaches-towards facilitating the optimization of resilience. This paper put forward an argument for a combination approach and concluded that the management of tenacity goes beyond the maintenance and restoration of organizational functionality to strategically reinventing as circumstances change. The study recommended that organisations should discard the traditional stand-alone defensive disposition towards aligning its strategies in line with changes in the business environment, and adopt a holistic approach to resilience building.

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A comparative analysis of crisis reporting in the Malaysian and Nigerian newspapers

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Redefining SMEs in Nigeria: Bridging the Gap Between Theory and Practice

Redefining SMEs in Nigeria: Bridging the Gap Between Theory and Practice

Malaysian Media Coverage of Palestinian Presidents’ Image during Crises 1996-2016

Organisational Tenacity: Optimal Positioning of Business Firms

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