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Entrepreneurship · BSc · REF. TA-0904

The Mediating Effect of Business Networking on Enterprise Development of Tech Startups in the Nigerian Oil and Gas Sector

Abstract

This BSc study investigates the subject matter outlined in the title above through a structured research design appropriate to the BSc level. Using primary and/or secondary data collection methods, the research examines the underlying variables, tests relevant hypotheses, and presents findings with implications for practice and policy. This is placeholder abstract text generated for catalogue preview purposes; the full document contains a complete, topic-specific abstract, literature review, methodology, data analysis, and conclusion.

Chapter One — 1.1 Background to the Study

Over the past decade, the relationship between business networking and enterprise development of tech startups has become a subject of considerable debate among scholars and industry practitioners alike, particularly within the context of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Sector where operating conditions differ markedly from more developed markets.

the Nigerian Oil and Gas Sector presents a useful setting for examining this relationship precisely because the conditions there — structural, regulatory, and behavioural — differ from those typically assumed in the broader literature, most of which draws on evidence from more developed economies.

1.2 Statement of the Problem

While business networking is widely discussed in policy and industry circles, empirical evidence on its actual effect on enterprise development of tech startups within the Nigerian Oil and Gas Sector remains sparse and, in places, contradictory. This lack of localized, rigorous evidence makes it difficult for decision-makers to know with confidence whether current approaches to business networking are helping or hindering enterprise development of tech startups — a gap this study sets out to close.

1.3 Objectives of the Study

  1. To examine the effect of Business Networking on enterprise development of tech startups in the Nigerian Oil and Gas Sector.
  2. To assess the extent to which business networking influences enterprise development of tech startups within the study area.
  3. To identify the challenges associated with business networking in relation to enterprise development of tech startups.
  4. To recommend strategies for optimizing business networking in order to improve enterprise development of tech startups.

1.4 Research Questions

  1. What is the effect of business networking on enterprise development of tech startups in the Nigerian Oil and Gas Sector?
  2. To what extent does business networking influence enterprise development of tech startups within the study area?
  3. What challenges are associated with business networking in relation to enterprise development of tech startups?
  4. What strategies can be adopted to optimize business networking in order to improve enterprise development of tech startups?

1.5 Significance of the Study

Beyond its academic contribution to the field of entrepreneurship, this study has practical value for management teams within the Nigerian Oil and Gas Sector seeking to understand how business networking translates into measurable outcomes around enterprise development of tech startups. It is equally useful to students and future researchers looking for a localized empirical reference on this relationship.

1.6 Scope of the Study

The study is limited to an examination of Business Networking and its relationship with enterprise development of tech startups within the context of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Sector. It reflects a BSc-level scope of analysis and relies on data and perspectives available within that scope; generalizing the findings beyond this specific context should therefore be done with appropriate caution.

Chapters Two through Five, references and appendices are available for a one-time fee of ₦50,000.

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