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APPRAISAL OF INTERENAL CONTROL AS AN EFFECTIVE GUIDE TO MANAGEMENT DECISION MAKING (A CASE STUDY OF EMENITE LTD ENUGU)

ABSTRACT This research work was undertaken to assess the appraisal of internal control; as an effective guide to management decision making. The work was intended amongst other things to achieve the following objectives: The accuracy of internal controls in safeguarding assets; The accuracy in preventing and deterring errors and defalcations; whether the controls serve as a check on authorization, execution and recording procedure, whether the controls serves as a effective guide to managemen...

AN EVALUATION OF FAMILY BUSINESS AND CHALLENGES OF SUCCESSION

INTRODUCTION  The succession system involves planning, selection and preparation of the next generation of managers, transition in management responsibility gradual decree in the role of previous managers and finally discontinuation of any input previous managers. In contrast to the above process, management succession can be by crisis. The crisis may be brought about by the death or disability of the found, or hiring of an outside manager in an attempt to finally fix things gone wrong in t...

THE CONTRIBUTION OF SMES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF NIGERIA ECONOMY AN OVERVIEW OF NIGERIA ECONOMY BETWEEN 2010-2017

TABLE OF CONTENTS Approval Pageii Dedicationiii Certificationiv Acknowledgementv Table Of Contentsvi Chapter One1 1.1Introduction1 1.2Statement Of The Problem3 1.3Objectives Of The Study4 1.4Research Questions4 1.5Significance Of The Study4 1.5Scope Of The Study5 1.6Limitation Of The Study5 1.7Research Methodology5 1.7.1Population Of The Study5 1.7.2Sampling Technique And Sample Size6 1.7.3Sources Of Data6 1.7.4Research Instruments6 1.7.5Method Of Data Analysis6 Chapter Two8 Literature Revie...

ENTREPRENEURSHIP AS A PANACEA TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT A CASE STUDY OF GWALE LOCAL GOVERNMENT, KANO STATE

TABLE OF CONTENTS Approval pageii Dedicationiii Certificationiv Acknowledgementv Table Of Contentsvi CHAPTER ONE1 INTRODUCTION1 1.1Background to the Study1 1.2Statement of the Problem4 1.3Objectives of the Study6 1.4Research Questions7 1.5Significance of the Study8 1.6Scope of the Study8 1.7Limitations of the Study9 1.8Research Methodology9 1.8.1Population of the Study9 1.8.2 Sample Size and Design10 1.8.3Method of Data Collection10 1.8.4Method of Data Analysis11 CHAPTER TWO12 LITERATURE REV...

Improving strategic planning skills to sustain competitive service delivery in GTBank

ABSTRACT This study examines improving strategic planning skills to sustain competitive service delivery in GTBank. Both primary and secondary data were used for the analysis of the study.  Primary data was collected using interviews and administration of questionnaires on a purposive sample of 150 staff.  Secondary data was collected from journals, magazines, textbooks, internet, etc. The study revealed that the bank has drawn up several strategic plans and religiously implemented t...

THE ROLE OF INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL AUDITORS IN BUSINESS ORGANISATION (A CASE STUDY OF OLORUNTOGBE INNOVATIVE LINK COMPANY LIMITED OWO, ONDO STATE)

ABSTRACTThe practice of auditing has its origin in the necessity for the institution of some system of check upon persons whose business it was to record the receipt and disbursement of' moneys on behalf of others. In the early stages of civilization the methods of account were so crude, and the number of transactions to be recorded so small, that each individual was no doubt able to check for himself all his transactions, but as soon as the ancient states and Empires acquired any coherent or...

The Impact of Agriculture on Economic Growth in Nigeria: 1980-2014

AbstractThe study examines the impact of agriculture on economic growth in Nigeria from 1980 to 2014. Agriculture played a dominant role in the economic growth of the country, providing employment opportunity, raw materials for industries and providing foreign exchange earnings for the country. Though little emphasis was placed on agricultural productivity in the advent of crude oil, the impact of agriculture on economic growth has been significant. The study therefore examines some policy pr...

Nigeria Economy: A Concern

Nigeria’s economy is in crisis. The naira has fallen over 50% in the last year alone. Oil revenues, the mainstay of Nigeria’s foreign earnings are at their lowest in the last two decades. Buhari did not create this situation – but he is Nigeria’s president, and it is his duty to fix it. Nigerians recognize that the missteps and actions of past governments are largely responsible for the current economic crisis but soon, they will stop looking backward and start asking harder question...

Nigeria Economy, A Concern

INTRODUCTION Nigeria is a West African economy with a long coastline along the Atlantic Ocean. The country shares international borders with Benin, Chad, Cameroon and Niger. Nigeria ranks 32 in the world in terms of total area. The terrain of the country consists of southern lowlands and plateaus in the central region. The south east region has a mountainous surface, while the north consists of plains. According to the 2009 estimates, the country has a total population in excess of 154 mi...

Small and Medium scale enterprises are veritable tool for economic growth and development impact on the economy

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) have been generally acknowledged as the bedrock of the industrial development of any country. Apart from the numerous goods and services, they provide a veritable means of large scale employment as they are usually labour intensive. (Yerima et al 2007). In developing countries, Nigeria have since the 1970‟s shown increased interest in the financing and promoting small and medium scale enterprises from three main reasons. ...

A RESEARCH PROJECT TO INVESTIGATE THE EFFECT OF AUTOMATION IN BANKING SERVICES (CASE STUDY CO-OPERATIVE BANK)

INTRODUCTION Today’s business environment is very dynamic and undergoes rapid changes as  result of technologies information, increased awareness and demands from customers business organization, especially the banking industry of the 21st century operates in a complete and competitive environment characterized by these changing conditions and highly unpredictable economic climate. Information and communication technology ICT is at the centre of the global change curve. Loudon and Loudon (...

Nigeria: Pathway to Poverty Alleviation.

Abstract This paper analyses Nigeria’s poverty alleviation strategies since 1960. There is an indication that despite attempts at curbing poverty through poverty alleviation strategies, Nigeria’s poverty level continues to increase in a worrisome dimension with poverty remaining a hydra-headed monster. The failure of these strategies to reduce Nigeria’s poverty burden has been attributed to several factors including corruption, the multiplicity of programmes which lead to overlapping fu...

AN EVALUATION OF THE IMPACT OF NAPEP ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF IMO STATE)

ABSTRACT The focus of this research “An Evaluation of the Impact of NAPEP on Entrepreneurship development in Nigeria” was to access the impact of entrepreneurship activities in Nigeria, a case study of Imo State. The programme was designed by the government to cater for unemployed youth and jobless person all over the country. To arrive at my conclusion, I administered a questionnaire with some primary and secondary data on different categories to know the percentage of the response to my...

AN INVESTIGATION OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF MICROFINANCE BANKING INSTITUTION TO CAPITAL FORMATION IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACT This research study concerns itself basically with the investigation with microfinance bank institution to capital formation in Nigeria, in analyzing this research study, unitary test was adopted and the instrument used for obtaining the data is secondary data from CBN statistical bulletin. The information collected from the secondary data, helps the researcher to analyse how micro-finance bank work and meet the expectation of the government and the people. Having the dependent vari...

Monetization Policy and workers Productivity (A study of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Anambra State)

ABSTRACT The research was on monetization policy and workers productivity. A study of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Anambra State. In view of the above, the researcher adopted the descriptive survey design in analyzing the study from where hypothesis were drawn for the study. thirteen question item questionnaire was distributed, collected and analyzed and the following findings were made, that monetization policy played a vital role on workers’ productivity, that the policy has not affected wo...


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