Abakporo, R (2017) Challenges of foreign investments in Nigeria's emerging housing construction industry. DM thesis, Colorado Technical University, USA.
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to explore the challenges of foreign investment in emerging economies, specifically the Nigerian construction industry, using the SLEPT analysis model, an investigation of the social/cultural, legal, economic, political, and technological influences on a business. To obtain data for the research, the work adopted a qualitative method through phenomenological design. The findings revealed numerous challenges and opportunities across cultural, organizational, and governmental levels. Since there are not many phenomenological studies that directly explored the challenges of foreign investment in the Nigerian housing construction industry, across the cultural, operational, and governmental levels of the economy, these results can provide the groundwork for further studies to track foreign investment success and the Nigerian economic development.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
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| Thesis advisor: | Royal, C |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | investment; Nigeria; phenomenological study |
| Index terms: | phenomenological study, emerging economy, Nigeria, investigation, residential construction, foreign investment, construction industry, economic development, qualitative method |
| Subjects: | economic analysis, economic development, Geography, data collection methods, research design and methodology, industry analysis, construction integration, methods and analysis |
| Topics: | International Construction, Research Practice, Business Strategy, Sustainability, Geographical Context |
| Descriptive scope: | 4 PCTA |
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