ABSTRACT
This study, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria: Problems
and Prospects, was undertaken to find out if the SME sub-sector in Nigeria has
performed its critical role of driving the country’s industrial transformation and
development as it has done in other developed countries; and if not, why, and
also to identify remedial measures.
The study thus investigated the performance of the Small and Medium
Enterprises sub-sector of the Nigerian economy, its problems and prospects
and recommended measures to make the sub-sector virile and vibrant in order
to play the crucial role it is expected to play.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Title page I Declaration III Approval IV Dedication V Acknowledgement VI Abstract VII Table of contents X List of tables XII List of figures XIV List of appendices XV
CHAPTER ONE - INTRODUCTION A. STATEMENT OF GENERAL PROBLEM 1 B. BACKGROUND TO THE SUBJECT MATTER 13 C. CHARACTERISTICS OF SMEs IN NIGERIA 16 D. CHALLENGES OF THE SMEs 17 E. THE OBJECTIVES AND RATIONALE FOR THE RESEARCH 19 F. LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY 22 G. DEFINITION OF TERMS 23
CHAPTER TWO – LITERATURE REVIEW A. INTRODUCTION 26 B. ROLE OF SME SUB-SECTOR IN THE ECONOMY 30 C. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE SME SUB-SECTOR IN THE NIGERIAN ECONOMY 32 D. PROBLEMS OF SMEs IN NIGERIA 34 E. PROSPECTS OF SMEs IN NIGERIA 37 F. A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS BETWEEN INDIA’S SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIES (SSIs) AND NIGERIA’S SMEs 45 G. RESEARCH QUESTIONS 51
CHAPTER THREE - METHODOLOGY A. RESEARCH METHODS AND APPROACHES USED 55 B. JUSTIFICATION OF THE METHODS 59 C. INSTRUMENTS/TOOLS USED 61 D. RESEARCH POPULATION AND SAMPLE SIZE 63 E. SAMPLING PROCEDURES EMPLOYED 64 F. JUSTIFICATION FOR SAMPLE SELECTION PROCEDURE/ SAMPLE SIZE AND FOR USING THE SAMPLE SELECTED 66 G. STATEMENT OF HYPOTHESES 67 H. STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES USED IN THE ANALYSIS 69
CHAPTER FOUR – PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS OF DATA 70
CHAPTER FIVE – DISCUSSION OF THE RESULTS A. INTRODUCTION 85 B. WHY SMEs IN NIGERIA HAVE PERFORMED BELOW STANDARD 87 C. PROOF OF HYPOTHESES 94
CHAPTER SIX – SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS A. SUMMARY OF FINDINGS 100 B. CONCLUSIONS 103 C. RECOMMENDATIONS 105 References 114 Appendix I 117 Appendix II 120
NZURUMIKE, C. (2019). SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SMEs) IN NIGERIA: PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/chibuzor-lawrence-smes
NZURUMIKE, CHIBUZOR "SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SMEs) IN NIGERIA: PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS" Afribary. Afribary, 21 Aug. 2019, https://afribary.com/works/chibuzor-lawrence-smes. Accessed 06 Oct. 2024.
NZURUMIKE, CHIBUZOR . "SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SMEs) IN NIGERIA: PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS". Afribary, Afribary, 21 Aug. 2019. Web. 06 Oct. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/chibuzor-lawrence-smes >.
NZURUMIKE, CHIBUZOR . "SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SMEs) IN NIGERIA: PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS" Afribary (2019). Accessed October 06, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/chibuzor-lawrence-smes