ABSTRACT This research work was carried out to assess the effectiveness of Microfinance Banks’ enhanced service delivery to small scale enterprises in Imo State. The survey research method was adopted for this study. A 35 items questionnaire was used in studying the population size of the managers of 58 registered small and medium scale enterprises in Imo State, which include companies dealing in farming such as fishery, piggery, poultry and cassava processing industry. Also, other firms t...
ABSTRACT This study determined the time management techniques required by managers and supervisors in business organizations in the Enugu metropolis. A survey design was used. Four research questions and four null hypotheses guided the study. The population comprised 167 managers and supervisors purposively sampled from 25 medium and large organizations. A questionnaire validated by five experts was used for primary data collection. The instrument’s internal consistency was measured using ...
Abstract This study seeks to assess the career readiness of Office Technology and Management students in polytechnics in Anambra, Ebonyi and Enugu state. Career readiness is a measure of the extent to which the OTM students possess the skills and attitudes needed for advancing in their career path. The career readiness of the students was measured using six indicators; office skills, managerial skills, entrepreneurial skills, ICT skills, communication skills and socio-psychological skills. T...
Abstract The main purpose of the study was to investigate parenting skills needed by young parents in Enugu State for proper child upbringing. Specifically, it investigated feeding, health care, emotional, physical exercise, sleep/rest and safety skills needed by young parents in Enugu State. A descriptive survey research design was adopted. The population comprised 625 young and older parents with 245 young and older parents as the sample size. The questionnaire was used for data collection...
ABSTRACT The study was carried out to determine the practical skills in the repairs of four selected digital electronic appliances required of electronic students in technical colleges in Edo State. The gadgets studied were mobile phones, laptop computers, DVD home theatre sound system and LCD television. In line with these gadgets, four research questions were raised and answered using mean and standard deviations, while four hypotheses comparing the mean responses of electronic teachers in...
Abstract The study was conducted to determine the extent of application of working capital management practices in small and medium scale enterprises in Enugu State. Four research questions were developed and answered by the study while four null hypotheses were formulated and tested at p ≤ 0.05 level of significance. The study adopted descriptive survey research design and was carried out in Enugu State. The population for the study consisted of registered 150 small and medium scale busi...
Abstract This study was designed to determine the effects effect of simulations using MATLAB on the achievement and gender of electronic technology education students in tertiary institutions in Nigeria. Two Research questions and two hypotheses tested at .05 level of significance guided the study. A pre-test, post-test, non-equivalent control group, the quasi-experimental research design was adopted. A total of 254 students were involved in the study. The instruments used for data collectio...
Abstract This study was designed to determine comparative effect of computer tutorial and simulation techniques on achievement, interest and retention of automechanics students in technical colleges in Lagos state. The study was a pretest, posttest, non-equivalent control group quasiexperiment which involved groups of students in their intact classes assigned to treatment groups. Six research questions and nine hypotheses, tested at 0.05 level of significance, guided the study. The populati...
Abstract This study focused on Mechanisms for enhancing the competencies of the building technology education students in the universities in South-East Nigeria as the solution to the persistent problems of craftsmanship in the building industry. Seven purposes of the study were formulated for this study. In line with these purposes of study, seven research questions guided the study. The study adopted a survey research design. The area of the study is South-East Nigeria, with a concentrati...
ABSTRACT The major purpose of the study was to determine the extent to which advertising influences the sale of shopping goods in Bayelsa-state. The study answered four research questions and tested four hypotheses at a 0.05 level of significance. The population of the study consisted of 145 proprietors of shopping goods in Bayelsa state. The entire population was studied, hence no sample was taken. A structured questionnaire consisting of 40 items was developed and used for data collection....
Abstract This study was carried out to determine the on-site job-related tasks required by building technology graduates of block/bricklaying and concreting in Lagos State. The study adopted a survey research design. The population for the study consisted of 527 persons comprising 492 registered builders and 35 teachers of block/bricklaying and concreting. A stratified random sampling technique was used; the sample consisted of 93 registered builders and 35 block/bricklaying and concreting t...
Abstract This title of the study was designed to determine the accounting skill needs of Business Education graduate for teaching Financial Accounting in secondary schools in Bauchi State. The study adopted survey research design which involved Financial Accounting teachers in the government-owned senior secondary schools. The population of the study was 228 Financial Accounting teachers in Bauchi State. Six research questions and three null hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 lev...
Abstrcat The purpose of this study was to determine the work skill needs of fabrication and welding craftsmen as perceived by related industries in Kaduna state. The study adopted a survey research design. The population of the study consists of two groups, group one comprised of 87 fabrication and welding technical teachers in the 5 Technical colleges and 19 secondary schools in the state offering fabrication and welding subject. The second group comprised of 12 Industrial fabrication and ...
Abstract The study was conducted to determine the impact of Fadama II project services on skill acquisition in agricultural practices among rural farmers in the North Central Zone, Nigeria. To enable the researcher to achieve the purpose of study nine (6) research questions were generated and answered, also five (5) hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. Ex post facto Research The design was adopted for this study. The area of the study was the North Central zon...
ABSTRACT The main purpose of this study was to determine the working capital management practices required by Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) for effective operations in Delta State, Nigeria. Six research questions were raised for the study which include; what are the sources of financing working capital required by SMEs for effective operations and six null hypotheses were formulated for the study which include; there is no significant difference between the mean responses of mana...