Journal of Investment and Management

Volume 9, Issue 1, March 2020

  • The Politics of Private Sector Investment in Local Economic Development: Local Governance and Regulatory Frameworks in Gurage Zone, Ethiopia

    Wassihun Gebreegiziaber Woldesenbet, Tilahun Tadesse Worku, Bekalu Wachiso Gichamo

    Issue: Volume 9, Issue 1, March 2020
    Pages: 1-11
    Received: Jul. 15, 2019
    Accepted: Aug. 07, 2019
    Published: Jan. 09, 2020
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    Abstract: Private investment is one of the prominent approaches to local economic development. The focus of this study is the exploration of the political elements of private investment in local economic development activities in the backgrounds of local governance. A combination of quantitative and qualitative research methods challenged the idea that priva... Show More
  • Privatization Modalities and Business Valuation: An Ethiopian Focus

    Fentaw Leykun

    Issue: Volume 9, Issue 1, March 2020
    Pages: 12-26
    Received: Jul. 24, 2019
    Accepted: Jan. 07, 2020
    Published: Feb. 04, 2020
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    Abstract: This paper has been ignited as a result of the current privatization movement by the Ethiopian government straight away as soon as the new prime minister comes into the position. The main motive of the government, behind the decision to privatize public enterprise to the local and foreign investor, was, inter alia, to limit government’s participati... Show More
  • Profit Maximization in a Product Mix Bakery Using Linear Programming Technique

    Kayode Olakunle Oluwaseyi, Atsegameh Elizabeth, Omole Ezekiel Olaoluwa

    Issue: Volume 9, Issue 1, March 2020
    Pages: 27-30
    Received: May 10, 2019
    Accepted: Jan. 13, 2020
    Published: Mar. 06, 2020
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    Abstract: Linear Programming is one of the optimization techniques in finding solutions to managerial decisions making. Linear Programming is a widely used mathematical modelling technique designed to help managers in planning and decisions making relative to resource allocation. This study applied linear programming technique to decision making problem in u... Show More
  • Influence of Factor Mobility on Chinese Multinationals’ ODI Mode Choice: Theoretical and Empirical Analysis

    Naixi Liu

    Issue: Volume 9, Issue 1, March 2020
    Pages: 31-39
    Received: Feb. 16, 2020
    Accepted: Feb. 26, 2020
    Published: Mar. 06, 2020
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    Abstract: ODI by Chinese multinationals’ has grown rapidly in recent decades, and the ratio of M&A investment to aggregate ODI flow has demonstrated a “W” shape history, while the global ratio has demonstrated an “M” shape history. The recent theoretical progress in new century supplied a new perspective focused on firm heterogeneity such as the firm’s facto... Show More