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Governance and firm performance in Nigeria
"...The study relied much on publicly available data for a sample of 107 listed firms in Nigeria for the fiscal years 1998 to 2002. ...[The study] showed that ownership concentration has a positive impact on performance."
(Corporate Governance, 2009 (Volume 9, Issue 3),
14 pages)
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Social Security programs: Africa, 2009
The US Social Security Administration provides an update to information on how social security programs function in 44 African countries.
(US Social Security Administration, August 2009,
199 pages)
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Doctor in your pocket
The use of mobile health technology, or mHealth, in developing countries is helping the public health systems of these countries bring personalized medicine to their populations, this article says.
(The Economist, April 18, 2009,
5 pages)
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Credibility -- Africa's ultimate currency
Citing a case study of Coca Cola's successful expansion into Africa, this article explains how companies with similar plans for expansion can use the continent's oral tradition of communication to market their products.
(Communication World, March-April 2009,
5 pages)
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Medical tourism: Consumers in search of value
Medical tourism, or traveling to obtain medical care, is becoming more common, according to this report. In 2007, about 750,000 Americans traveled abroad for care and this number is expected to grow to 6 million by 2010.
(Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, July 2008,
32 pages)
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Public perceptions of health problems
In this survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Pew Global Attitudes Project, individuals in 47 countries were asked to identify the biggest health problems their countries face and their public health priorities.
(The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, December 2007,
80 pages)
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