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Influence Of Political Environment On Firms’ Corporate Performance: Evidence From Selected Manufacturing Firms In Oyo State, Nigeria

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  • Idowu Emmanuel Olubodun

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The array of incidences of corporate failure and poor performance witnessed in the economy recently cannot be unconnected to the activities in the political environment surrounding business operations. Thus, the study focuses on the influence of the political environment on firms’ corporate performance with evidence from selected firms in the manufacturing sector of the Nigerian economy. The study used research survey using questionnaire to elicit data from the middle and top managers about their perception of the effect of political environment measured by government regulations, legislation, policy and security on corporate performance using multiple regression techniques. The individual effect of each of the proxy for the independent variable on the dependent variable was mixed. The study reveals that political environment has a significant effect at p

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  • Idowu Emmanuel Olubodun, 2019. "Influence Of Political Environment On Firms’ Corporate Performance: Evidence From Selected Manufacturing Firms In Oyo State, Nigeria," International Journal of Management and Marketing Research, The Institute for Business and Finance Research, vol. 12(1), pages 37-50.
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    Keywords

    Political Environment; Corporate Performance; Manufacturing Sector;
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    JEL classification:

    • M10 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - General
    • M19 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Other

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