Business Inefficiencies and Youth Unemployment in Ethiopia: A Case Study of Mettu Town
Journal Title: Business Ethics and Leadership (BEL) - Year 2019, Vol 3, Issue 2
Abstract
This paper summarizes the arguments and counterarguments within the scientific discussion on the issues of unemployment in Ethiopia. The main purpose of the research is to examine the trend and determinants of unemployment in context of the inefficient manner of business in Ethiopia particularly in Mettu Town. The other specific objectives are to examine the current situation and trends of unemployment, to examine socioeconomic characteristics of unemployment and to identify the major factors that are responsible for unemployment in Mettu town of Ethiopia. Systematization of literary sources and approaches for solving the problem has widely been used that indicates that there is a contradictory scalier of unemployment in Ethiopia. The relevance of the decision of this scientific problem is how population growth, urbanization, and higher education increase unemployment in the country during the adoption of new business policy. Investigation of the unemployment topic in Ethiopia in the paper is carried out in the following logical sequence measuring the population growth; urbanization and education, which have an impact on unemployment. Methodological tools of the research methods were comparative analysis using statistical tools and techniques used in years of research 2018-2019. The object of the research are the regions specified systematically because namely they were elaborated. The paper presents the results of an empirical analysis of the unemployment trend and its determinant, which showed that there is a contradictory paradox among parameters. The research empirically confirms and theoretically proves that unemployment, particularly among youth, is creeping ahead in the region because of population growth, rapid urbanization and business inefficiencies as well. The results of the research can be useful for policymakers, academicians and researchers.
Authors and Affiliations
Satya Narayan Singh
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP597590
- DOI 10.21272/bel.3(2).93-106.2019
- Views 122
- Downloads 0
Shaping Virtues Leadership to Enhance Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability. Insights from a Case Study
The work addresses attention to the leadership attributes that allow managers and entrepreneurs to develop authentic CSR-oriented strategies and foster sustainability. After tracing the theoretical framework, the work pr...
Evaluation of Customer Service Quality
The article proposes an approach to evaluating the quality of customer service based on a system of criteria of reliability, reactivity, competence, and empathy of personnel, organization of the process of providing serv...
ICT and IT Initiatives in Public Governance − Benchmarking and Insights from Ethiopia
Aim: The paper mainly aims to identify Benchmark Practices of ICT and IT initiatives in Public Governance, Specifically the Case of India and others. Also, it attempts to describe the status quo of ICT and IT initiatives...
Gender Sensitive Practices as Effective Tools for Implementing the Equality Policy: The Experience of Ukrainian Universities
The article is based on the experience of creating a gender-sensitive environment at Sumy State University in order to integrate the gender aspect into policies, programmes, and projects related to learning activities an...
Performance Appraisal Fundamentals, Practices and Challenges in Public Sector: Case of Adigrat Town, Ethiopia
PURPOSE & AIM: In Ethiopian Context, the modern Performance Appraisal practices and its implementation are still in its nascent stage, and there exists a gap in understanding the mechanism of performance appraisal proces...