Effects of Terrorism on the International Business in Nigeria
Oladimeji, Moruff Sanjo; Oresanwo, Adeniyi Marcus
Abstract
Terrorism has both direct and indirect effects on international business (IB). It could be noted that as
government spends much on the security in the country, businesses have become vulnerable to terrorist
targets, with important implications for the operations and performance of multinational firms. This paper
examines the effects of terrorism in relation to International Business. Random sampling method was used to
carry out the research work. A pilot study through test-re-test method was also carried out to test the
reliability of the instruments with Pearson’s product moment correlation coefficient with the following result
0.72 i.e. 72% for balance of payment, 0.68 i.e. 68% for foreign exchange earnings, 67.12% i.e. 67% for
foreign investors while 0.83 i.e. 83% for financial market. Four hypotheses were formulated, All the four
hypotheses were analyzed through the use of Statistical Programme for Social Sciences (SPSS)- All the
tested hypotheses were significant, showing that there is a significant relationship between terrorism and
international business. Some recommendations made includes the following; there should be public
enlightenment so that terrorist will realized that they are agent of economic destruction, provision of job
opportunity for the young ones, laws that create financing of terrorism (FT) offenses should be enacted and
freezing, seizure, and confiscation of the proceeds of crime, terrorist funding should be done and laws,
regulations, or other enforceable means that impose the required obligations on financial institutions and
designated non-financial business and professions and there should be provision of an appropriate
institutional or administrative framework and laws enable authorities to discharge their duties as expected
of them.
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