Abstract Financial Statement Analysis and Interpretation is a very vital instrument of good management decision-making in business enterprise. Good decisions ensure business survival, profitability and growth. Without financial statement analysis in investment decisions, an enterprise is likely to make decisions, which could spell its doom. Poor or lack of qualitative financial statement analysis could lead to investment returns, low profitability and even inability to identify viable...
ABSTRACT This research examines “the review of motivation as a management tool for increasing the productivity of employees, a case study of Emenite Limited, Emene, Enugu State. The researcher adopted descriptive survey design. The population of the study is 224 while the sample size is 144. The researcher used both primary and secondary sources of data. In view of this, four research questions were formulated to generate expected answers. Literal works were reviewed for proper understa...
ABSTRACT This research work was conducted on with special reference to the impact inventoryvaluation methods has on financial report statements of manufacturing companies. For a longtime now the Accounting profession has not been able to come up with any particular technique or method to be used uniformly in valuing inventory. This research work examined if the method used was as a result ofthe prevailing economic circumstances. A survey research design was adopted for the study; data colle...
DEFINITION OF FINANCE According to Hornby (2001), finance is the money needed to support an activity, project, programme etc. and or the management of money. Finance is a term for matters regarding the management, creation, and study of money and investments. Finance can be broadly divided into three categories: public finance, corporate finance, and personal finance. There are many other specific categories, such as behavioural finance, which seeks to identify the cognitive (e.g., emotional,...
Macroeconomics is the study of economics as a whole. In other words it is the study of aggregates or averages covering the entire economy. It is also known as the theory of income and employment or simply income analysis.
AbstractThe purpose of this study was to determine the development and implementation strategies and policies of Information Commons in Ahmadu Bello University, Library Zaria. The data was collected from both primary and secondary sources. Two survey instruments were used to collect the primary data. The Instruments include interview and documentary. The data was qualitatively presented and analysed through phenomenology research method. The study found that, provision of collaborative spaces...
ABSTRACT This study has been done with the aim establishing the relationship between accountability procedures and performance of Local Government programmes, a case study of National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) in Rukungiri district. The study adopted both qualitative and quantitative approaches to analyze the data from respondents. The population included the stakeholders of NAADS with the experience in handling activities of NAADS in Rukungiri district. These respondents were su...
ABSTRACT This study dealt on Auditors role in safeguarding the going concern concept in Nigeria. The burden of preparing the financial statement lies with the director, the auditor is required to report on these financial statements. A lot of people have failed to understand that the role of an auditor is not to detect fraud or error but the key role of an auditor is to “examine the financial statement prepared by the director of the company and report on it to shareholders. This study soug...
Title page i Declaration ii Approval iii Dedication iv Acknowledgements v Abstract vi List of Tables x List of Figures xi List of Appendixes xii CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 Background to the Study - - - - - - - 1 1.2 Statement of the Research Problem - - - - - - 4 1.3 Objectives of the Study - - - - - - - 6 1.4 Research Questions - - - - - - - - 6 1.5 Research Hypotheses- - - - - - - - 7 1.6 Scope of the Study - - - - - - - - 7 1.7 Significance of the Study - - - - - - - 7 ...
TABLE OF CONTENT TITLE PAGE i APPROVAL PAGE ii DEDICATION iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv TABLE OF CONTENT v CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY 1 1.2 STATEMENT OF PROBLEM 9 1.3 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 10 1.4 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY 11 1.5 SCOPE AND LIMITATION OF THE STUDY 12 1.6 STATEMENT OF HYPOTHESIS 13 1.7 DEFINITION OF TERMS 15 CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 INTRODUCTION 16 2.2 CONCEPT OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT 18 2.3 THE NEED FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT 19 2.4 SOURCES OF LOCAL GOVER...
ABSTRACT The study investigates the impact of government expenditure on economic growth of Nigeria from the period 1980-2011. The objective was set to address the problem of utilization of revenue targeted to improving the economic condition of Nigeria. The review of theoretical and empirical literature provided a basis for the selection and specification of model which was used to show if government capital and recurrent expenditure has positive or negative impact on economic growth. The dat...
ABSTRACT This research’s main objective is to study the dynamic relationship between population growth and unemployment in Nigeria. The study is of utmost importance as it addresses a strategic aspect of the economy and also considering the fact that the country has been experiencing a slow growth rate and a severe decline in development. A regression model is used to describe the statistical relationship between population growth and unemployment. It is hypothesized that population growth ...
Chapter One 1. Introduction World Bank (1991:31) defined development as “a sustainable increase in living standard that encompasses material consumption, education, health and environmental protection”. Social scientists, particularly economists and sociologists, have for centuries been preoccupied with the subject matter of development. The economists have traditionally considered an increase in per capital income to be a good indicator of development (Hewick and Kindleberger, 1984; Kayo...
ABSTRACT Government expenditure has remained a significant and unavoidable instrument for fiscal policy. While government expenditure has been instrumental in driving most economies yet the impact and sectoral outcomes vary across countries. This study therefore investigates the impact of public health and education expenditure on their sectoral outcomes. Under-5 mortality rate and total school enrolment were used as health and education outcomes respectively. The study used vector error corr...
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Many developing countries are currently undergoing substantial macroeconomic adjustment. It is not clear how such programmes are affecting government expenditures and hence longer-term economic growth and poverty reduction. Thus, it is important to monitor trends in the levels and composition of government expenditures, and to assess the causes of change over time. It is even more important to analyze the relative contribution of various ex...