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The Impact of Remittances on Economic Growth in Nigeria

Remittance to less developed countries,

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EMPIRICAL STUDY ON MEASUREMENT OF PERFORMANCE OF NIGERIAN MONEY DEPOSIT BANKS

This study examines the performance of the Nigerian money deposit banks for the period 2008 to 2012. Past studies attempted to measure the performance and efficiency of the banking industry using different kinds of performance indicators such as outputs, costs, financial measures, economic measures to include Total Factor Productivity (TPF) among others. But in this study, the researchers focused on another aspect by adopting the Performance Indexing Model developed by Suat, Dilek & Oya (2011...

Accounting for employment generation and expansion: A tool for insecurity in Nigeria

An enduring outcome of observation processes is the enduring visibility of the need for the generation and expansion of employment. The current situations in Nigeria are underemployment, unemployment as well as insecurity. Among the broad causes of unemployment are absence of industrialization, poor agricultural system, high cost of qualitative education, rapid population growth, rural-urban migration in search for white collar job, mismatch between required and acquired skill and poor data b...

EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT REVENUE GENERATING EFFORTS AND THE PERFORMANCE OF UNIVERSITIES IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACT Considering the invaluable roles and contributions of education to the economic development of a nation, funding of education to enhance meaningful, social and national development should be a national concern. This paper attempts to examine the managerial efforts and efficiency performance of revenue generation efforts of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) by highlighting some of the problems facing funding education in Nigeria’s Higher Institutions. To achie...

THE IMPACT OF EMPLOYEES COMMITMENT ON ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE

ABSTRACT This research work focus on the impact of employees’ commitment on organizational performance with reference to Moon Light Bakery, Ado-Ekiti. The study of employees’ commitment plays a critical role in the smooth and efficient running of any organization. Increased employees’ efforts lead to higher productivity, performance and profitability. The main aim of this study is to measure the impact of commitment of organizational workers and performance in the Bakery industry in Ni...

THE IMPACT OF EMPLOYEES TURNOVER ON ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE

ABSTRACT   “Employee Turnover” as a term is widely used in business circles. Although several studies have been conducted on this topic, most of the researchers focuses on the causes of employees’ turnover, but little has been done on the examining the sources of turnover, effects and advising various strategies which can be used by managers in various organization to ensure that there is employee continuity in their organization to enhance organizational performance and competitiven...

EFFECTS OF WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT ON THE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF THE PHARMACEUTICAL FIRMS IN NIGERIA

Abstract Working capital management is a very sensitive aspect of financial management, its management is important to the survival of any business. The objective of this study is to examine the effect of working capital management on the financial performance of pharmaceutical firms in Nigeria. The study covers a period of eight years 2006 to 2013. Data for the study were collected through secondary sources using annual financial reports and bulletins of Nigeria stock exchange of the variou...

IMPLICATIONS OF POOR CORPORATE GOVERNANCE PRACTICE ON BANKING SYSTEM STABILITY IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACT The broad objective of this study is to investigate the implications of poor corporate governance practice on the banking system stability in Nigeria. Specifically, the study sought to; examine the effect of board composition on the banking system stability in Nigeria; to evaluate the effect of board size on the banking system stability in Nigeria; to ascertain the effect of bank size on the banking system stability in Nigeria. To achieve these objectives, ex-post facto research des...

PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS OF ESTABLISHING SMALL-SCALE ENTERPRISES IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACT This study, the problems and prospects of establishing Small-Scale Enterprises in Nigeria was undertaken to achieve some objectives which include; to ascertain the factors that constitute the problems of establishing small-scale enterprise and to proffer solutions to them as well as to ascertain whether or not small-scale enterprises contribute to economic growth and development using selected bakeries in Edo state as the case study. Data was collected and analyzed and it was discove...

WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT AND PROFITABILITY OF LISTED PHARMACEUTICAL FIRMS IN NIGERIA.

ABSTRACT Working capital management involves the management of the most liquid resources of the firm which includes cash and cash equivalents, inventories, trade debtors and other receivables. Most firms do not ensure optimal level of working capital and this has been a major obstacle to their overall profitability. The study examined the impact of working capital management on the profitability of Pharmaceutical firms listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange market. Correlation and ex-post fac...

ANALYSING CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR IN IMPROVING THE MARKET SHARE OF PZ CUSSONS NIG PLC BY Emea Frank Ekwe

The business environment has become very competitive in the 21st century due to growth in technology, infrastructure and access to information around the globe. This has made the environment very complex and consumer preferences keep changing because of low switching cost in the market.

ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF COACHING ON THE ORGANIZATIONAL SURVIVAL BY Emea Frank Ekwe

ABSTRACT Purpose: The expansion of coaching in firms reflects its potential use as a tool to improve the development of human capital and of the firm itself. Nevertheless, research into the effects of coaching is lagging some way behind practice and there is a need to establish a theoretical framework capable of explaining how the coaching process proceeds and its outcomes. The goal of this research is to analyze the effects of coaching in both, employees’ development, and organizational pe...

The Role of Insurance Risk Management in Economic Growth in Nigeria

The role of insurance sector in mitigating sudden and devastating occurrences thereby   stimulating   economic   growth   cannot   be   over   emphasised   both   in developed   and   developing   countries.   Recently,   several   interesting   lines   of research have begun to map the specific contributions of insurance industry to the economic growth processes as well as to the well-being of the poor with more emphasis on the relationship between insurance and economic growth.

Possible challenges and remedies of managing international business projects

Table of Content 1 Background 2 Introductions 3 Key drivers to executing a project successfully 4 Challenges, opportunities and remedies 4.0 Understanding the project scope of work (SOW) 4.1 Implementation 4.2 Cost estimation 4.3 Project scheduling 4.4 Negotiating the contract terms and project execution 4.5 Implementing an appropriate QA/QC scheme 4.6 Environmental safety and health requirement 4.7 The risk factor in managing international projects 4.8 Selecting and managing subc...

Relationship Marketing

ABSTRACT Relationship marketing developed from direct response marketing campaigns which emphasizes customer retention and satisfaction with a focus on customer loyalty and long term relationship. It is designed around developing strong connections with the customer by directly providing them the information that is tailored to their needs, wants and interest. The hallmark of relationship marketing is customer retention and brand loyalty that ultimately eliminates the extra cost of c...


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