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Bad financial performance and inability to deliver value to customers on time.

CHAPTER ONE  INTRODUCTION 1.1BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY The construction industry is faced with the significant problems of high cost of project delivery, bad financial performance and inability to deliver value to customers on time. As a result, the industry has been criticized extensively for poor performance and inefficient productivity. A major factor contributing to this setback is rework. Rework is defined as the unnecessary effort of redoing an activity that was inaccurately done the fir...

THE ROLE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN THE MAINTENANCE OF SECURITY IN THE RURAL AREAS. (A CASE STUDY OF OKENE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA).

TABLE OF CONTENTS Title Page……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………..i Approval Page………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………ii Dedication………………………………………………………………………………………………………………�...

BUDGET AND BUDGETARY CONTROL AS TOOL FOR ACCOUNTABILITY FOR GOVERNMENT PARASTATALS

TABLE OF CONTENT Title Page i Approval page ii Dedication iii Acknowledgement iv Abstract v CHAPTER ONE 1.0 Introduction 1 1.1 Background of the study 1 1.2 Statement of the problem 4 1.3 Objectives of the study 4 1.4 Research Question 5 1.5 Hypotheses of the study 5 1.6 Significant of the study 6 1.7 Scope and Limitation - 7 1.8 Definition of terms 8 Reference 9 viii CHAPTER TWO 2.0 Review of related literature 10 2.1 Budgeting and budgets 10 2.2 Typology of budgets for planning and control ...

The impact of taxation on the growth of small and meduim sizes enterprise

UNIVERSITY OF BUEA FACULTY OF SOCIAL AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCES QUESTIONNAIRE                  Dear Respondent, my name is BETRAND YUKBUIN FEBMU. I am a Level 400 student, studying Accountancy at the University of Buea. I am currently carrying out a study for the purpose of writing a project as a requirement for the award of Bachelor Degree in Accountancy. The topic of study is “THE IMPACT OF TAXATION ON THE GROWTH OF SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZE ENTERPRISES”. Case study...

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL SURVIVAL (A Study of Selected Manufacturing Firms in Port-Harcourt).

ABSTRACT This study investigated the relationship between knowledge management and organizational survival in manufacturing firms within the moderating context of technology. The cross-sectional survey design was applied. Data was generated from a total of 93 employees of the target organization and analyzed. Hypotheses were tested using the Spearman rank order correlation coefficient. The results showed a significant relationship between the dimensions of knowledge management and organ...

Personality And Job Satisfaction: The Telecom Experience

ABSTRACT This study was conducted to explore whether personality affects an individual’s level of job satisfaction. The survey was carried out in the telecom industry. The sample size consisted of 25 respondents each from Visafone Nigeria Limited and Zain Nigeria. A total of four hypotheses were tested to meet the objectives of the research by means of chi-square. The research finding revealed that individual’s personality has a significant impact on the level of job satisfaction. In part...

Determinant Of Audit Quality In The Nigeria Private Sector

ABSTRACTThe broad objective of this study was to provide empirical evidence on the existence of the determinant of Audit Quality in the Nigeria Private Sector and the other explanatory variables (board composition, board size, ownership concentration, and institutional ownership). The study examined a sample of 20 companies for a period of five years from 2008-2012. The descriptive statistic was used to explain the distribution of the data for each of the variables, while the correlation matr...

The impact of cooperatives societies in promoting members' self reliance through small scale enterprises

we really want to know if there is impact of cooperatives societies to their members self reliance through small scale enterprise

Contribution of Microfinance Banks to Rural Economic Development: A Case Study Of Egor Local Government Area’s Of Edo State, Nigeria

ABSTRACTBanking generally has been known to play significant roles in any economy including the Nigeria Economy. Since the inception of the First Bank in 1984, the country has witnessed tremendous growth. However, this development has been lopsided to the detriment of the rural areas. This necessitated the establishment of Microfinance bank. The idea of Microfinance banking was borne out of the desire of government to involve the grassroots in the socio-economic development of the nation, Mob...

The Nigeria Police Force and Crime Control in Okpella, Etsako East Local Government Area, Edo State, Nigeria.

ABSTRACT This study focuses on the Nigeria Police Force and crime control in Okpella, Etsako East Local Government Area, Edo state, Nigeria. The general objective of the study is to investigate the impact of the police force on crime control in Okpella. Four hypotheses relating to the interrogatives in the statement of the problem and the objectives of the study are derived from this work as framework for answers. The study covers four villages of about thirteen villages that make up Okpella...

Determinants Of Transparency In Corporate Financial Reporting In Nigeria

ABSTRACTThe Research examines the determinants of transparency in corporate financial reporting in Nigeria. Given that the problem of obscure management  practices and financial scandals of firms in the manufacturing sector quoted in the Nigerian stock exchange formed the basis of this study, variables from management area and finance area of these firms are selected and their effect on the corporate transparency of the firm is examined. Board size and the number of years of existence of the...

Workers Attitude towards Changes in Organization (Nigerian Institute for Oil Palm Research (Nifor) as a Case Study)

ABSTRACT This research examines the workers attitude toward changes in organizations.  It also looks at change as a crucial endemic phenomenon in organizations.  Workers or employee behave differently, and the nature of their behavior can influence organizational performance either positively or negatively.  It states that an employee in the organization has selfish interest, with different ways of going about them.  The pattern applied in the pursuit of self interest by the employees co...

Contribution of Community Banks to Rural Economic Development. A Case Study of Ikpoba-Okha and Egor Local Government Area’s of Edo State, Nigeria

ABSTRACT Banking generally has been known to play significant roles in any economy including the Nigeria Economy. Since the inception of the First Bank in 1984, the country has witnessed tremendous growth. However, this development has been lopsided to the detriment of the rural areas. This necessitated the establishment of community Bank in 1990, by the central Bank of Nigeria. The idea of community banking was borne out of the desire of government to involve the grassroots in the socio-ec...

The Problems of Effective Utilization of Revenue available to Local Governments: Aninri Local Government Area as a Case Study

BACK GROUND OF THE STUDYNigeria as a sovereign nation operates a federal system of government i.e the federal government, state government and the local government councils. Onwo (1992) Observed that each level of the three tiers of government derive its powers not from the magnanimity of the central government but from the constitution; each level of government has defined responsibilities assigned to it by the constitution. The implication of this is that the three segments of governments a...

Staff Recruitment And Selection As A Means Of Enhancing Productivity In The Local Government ( A Case Study Of Ihiala South Local Government Area Of Anambra State)

ABSTRACTEffective recruitment and selection policy is a necessary tool employed by organizations to acquire the needed manpower requirements in an organization. The purpose of this research study is therefore to examine the relevance of recruitment and selection process to achieve the goals of an organization, taking Ihiala south local government area of Anambra State, as case study. The research design is both case study and survey. The population of the study is 80, out of which a sample si...


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