http://www.digital.lib.esn.ac.lk//handle/1234/16115 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 12:34:51 GMT 2026-04-21T12:34:51Z http://www.digital.lib.esn.ac.lk//handle/1234/16158 Factors affecting Deposit Money Banks’ Credit to Manufacturing Sector in Nigeria ADEMOLA, M.; Oluwasey, Abimbola This study examined the effect of inflation rate, liquidity ratio, loan to deposit ratio and prime lending rate on banks’ credit to manufacturing sector in Nigeria. Annual time series data spanning from 1986 to 2021 sourced mainly from CBN Statistical Bulletin was used. The study employed Augmented Dickey-Fuller test and Autoregressive Distributed Lag estimation techniques. Findings revealed that inflation and prime lending rates have positive but insignificant effect on banks’ credit in the long run. Also, liquidity ratio has positive significant effect in the short run, but affects banks’ credit negatively in the long run. Moreover, results showed short run causality from explanatory variables to deposit money banks’ credit. The study concluded that inflation rate, liquidity ratio, loan to deposit ratio and prime lending rate are critical factors that influence banks’ credit to manufacturing sectors. Therefore, it is recommended that the Central Bank of Nigeria should formulate favorable monetary and macroeconomic policies in order to encourage banks’ lending to manufacturing firms in Nigeria thereby enhancing economic growth. Sat, 01 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT http://www.digital.lib.esn.ac.lk//handle/1234/16158 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z http://www.digital.lib.esn.ac.lk//handle/1234/16157 AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF THE LAW OF DEMAND IN THE NIGERIAN CAPITAL MARKET (1985-2020) Babarinde, Gbenga Festus; Olatunji Ajao, James; Hassan, Haruna This study tests the applicability of the law of demand in the Nigerian capital market by analyzing annual time series data between 1985 and 2020. We specifically evaluated the nexus between price and quantity (unit) of securities demanded in the Nigerian stock market by applying Toda-Yamamoto Granger causality technique and Vector Autoregression (VAR) model. The study is based on ex-post facto research design. The annual time series data used in the study were obtained from Central Bank of Nigeria (2020)’s statistical bulletin. From the VAR analysis, we found that stock price exerts positive and significant effect on the quantity of securities traded in the Nigerian capital market. However, quantity of securities demanded is negatively signed but not a significant predictor of prices of securities demanded in the Nigerian capital market. Also found in this study is a unidirectional causality flow from price to quantity demanded in the Nigerian Stock Exchange. It can therefore be asserted that there is a short-run unidirectional causality flowing from price to quantity of securities traded in the Nigerian capital market. Going by the positive coefficient of price (26.91891), our finding is not in tandem with the law of demand which states that there is an inverse relationship between price and quantity demanded. Rather than inverse relationship, this study provides evidence of a direct (positive) association between price and quantity demanded in the Nigerian capital market. In other words, the higher the price, the more the quantity of securities demanded in the Nigerian capital market, suggesting a situation of abnormal demand. Sat, 01 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT http://www.digital.lib.esn.ac.lk//handle/1234/16157 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z http://www.digital.lib.esn.ac.lk//handle/1234/16156 Managing Supply to Meet the Global Demand for Coconut-based Products at ABC (Private) Limited Bhagya, B.; Wijesuriya, M.; Weerasekera, S. The purpose of the research paper is to identify the prominent factors relevant to supply shortage and provide recommendations to ABC (Pvt) Ltd in order to overcome the shortage in the supply of coconuts and it will facilitate the company to cater the international market for coconut-based products. Researchers have developed what are the reasons for inadequate supply? and how the supply shortage can be reduced? as research questions in order to address the problem of supply shortage in coconuts compared to the international demand. Moreover, qualitative research followed by a phenomenological research strategy was conducted to solve the research problem and in-depth interviews with the internal and external parties of ABC (Pvt) Ltd were held for the data collection. Correspondently, thematic analysis was used to analyse the data. Finally, the research has identified prominent reasons for the lack of supply of coconuts and provided recommendations along with the incorporation of the partnership model. The applicability and the preferences of deploying partnership model as Supplier relationship Management (SRM) theory as and with the aim of reducing the sup shortage in coconuts in which it will assist ABC (Pvt) Ltd to satisfy the international demand for coconut-based products were discussed under the study. Sat, 01 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT http://www.digital.lib.esn.ac.lk//handle/1234/16156 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z http://www.digital.lib.esn.ac.lk//handle/1234/16155 Impact of social networks on social proactiveness among the non profit organizations in Sri Lanka Shafna, A.M.; Kodithuwakku, K.A.S.S Social networks have emerged as a key paradigm for entrepreneurial performance in non-profit organizations. The aim of the study was to determine whether social networks and social proactivity among non-profit organizations are related. On the basis, existing literature was reviewed. One-hundred and ten non-governmental organizations in the Ampara District, Sri Lanka, were studied through data collected from owners or managers of the organizations. addition to using percentages and a descriptive methodology, non-parametric regression was also employed to analyze the data in the study. Findings revealed, social networks and social proactivity among non-profit organizations in Sri Lanka has significant positive association. The study suggested that the government and policymakers in Sri Lanka should create better policies and provide NPOs more target-oriented support. This study contributes to filling a gap in the literature by identifying the importance of social network for social proactiveness of non-profit organizations. Sat, 01 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT http://www.digital.lib.esn.ac.lk//handle/1234/16155 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z