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THE CHALLENGES OF PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT IN THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF MICRO INSURANCE BUSINESS IN NIGERIA

The challenges of product development in the growth and development of micro insurance business in Nigeria is a commercial complex, which is based on four chapter, while the underwriter should study the need of product developments and micro insurance in the entire environment and design the product (policies cover) that will help the insurance industry. TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE PAGE Title Pagei Certificationii Dedication iii Acknowledgment iv Table of Contentsv-ix CHAPTER ONE 1.0Introduction...

INVESTIGATION OF BALANCED SCORECARD ON THE PERFOMANCE OF SELECTED SMALL AND MEDIUM SCALE ENTERPRISES IN ILORIN

 Abstract  Small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) are very important in any economy and doubly so in a developing economy such as Nigeria, more also balanced scorecard is a framework which has been widely used during the last decade for performance measurement in different disciplines. There for the study aimed to investigate whether there is any relationship between the internal business process and financial perspective of balanced scorecard on the performance of SMEs in Ilorin; to exa...

Effect of Employee Relations on Organizational productivity

ABSTRACTThe   aim   of   this   study   was   to   determine   the   effect   of   employee   relations   onorganizational productivity. In every organization, activities revolve around twomajor groups, the employer and the employee, therefore co-operation is necessaryif the organization must realize its corporate goals.  Taking into account the aim ofthis study which is to look into the effect of employee relations  on productivity inan organization, you will see ...

THE IMPACT OF NGO in the development of communities

ABSTRACT The  increasing  role  of  Non-Governmental  Organisations  (NGOs)  in  the  development  of  communities and  the  attention  they  attract  globally  have  made  them  indispensable  in  the  current  political,  social  and economic  dispensation  in  Ghana  and  the  world  at  large.  However,  the  question  of  the  impact  of  NGOs‟ projects  or  interventions  on  rural  communities  has  been  a  major  issue  of  conc...

Public Perception of Employees’ Performance In Social Welfare Agencies in Nigeria: A Study of Enugu State

ABSTRACT   In recent times, the performance record of the employees of Nigerian public social welfare agencies has been a catalogue of disappointment and failure. This situation has, therefore, called for a drastic intervention through public perception to draw the attention of the employees to their responsibilities of providing services to the people in the most satisfactory manner and move the country forward in the attainment of the millennium development goals. This is the major premis...

EFFECT OF MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE IN SELECTED COMPANIES IN RIVER STATE

                                              ABSTRACT The study focuses on the Effect of Management information system and Financial performance of selected companies in river state. The role of Management information system (MIS) in business environment has evolved over time to become an integral part of its business operations in Nigeria. The use of information systems (ISs) has increased in the last 10 years not only by firms, but also by individuals and even govern...

Effect of Working Capital Management on the profitability of SMEs in Nigeria.

ABSTRACT The need for effective working capital management within Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) remain pivotal to profitability of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Lagos State. Most SMEs do not care about their working capital position, while only little have regard for their working capital position and most do not even have standard credit policy. In consonance with these, this study examined the effect of working capital management on the profitability of Small and Medium Enter...

Nigerian foreign policy review under military regime case study of Babangida's regime

 Nigeria’s foreign policy under General Ibrahim Babangida was one in which Nigeria played active role in the crises in West African sub-region especially Liberia and Sierra-Leone.  Nigeria’s involvement in the internal affairs of other countries got rekindled in 1988.  First was to settle the border conflict between Burkina Faso and Mali.  In this instance, Nigeria brokered a peace agreement acceptable to both sides but which was frustrated by France using Code d’ivore (Mohammed, 20...

A STUDY OF NIGERIA FOREIGN POLICY UNDER PEOPLE DEMOCRATIC PARTY ADMINISTRATION, 1999-2007

           ABSTRACT Following  return  to  the  democratic  rule  in  the  nation  back  into  the international system with intensity of his foreign trips and commitments, the country was  reconnected to the outside world through shuttle diplomacy which paved way for FDI flow into the country. In other to tackle the perennial problems in the country after years of international isolation, apart from economic domestic reform, the foreign policy approach and the shuttle dipl...

The Influence of e=Ethical Leadership Behavior, Leader-Member e=Exchange on e=Employee Job Involvement and Organizational Commitment

ABSTRACT This present study aims to examine the influence of ethical leadership behavior, leader-member exchange on employee job involvement and organizational commitment. A total of 250 participants from private owned organizations in Lagos state where use in the study, and 250 questionnaires were collected after the completion.  Data were collected using Ethical Leadership Scale (Brown Trevino, & Harrison, 2005), LMX-multidimensional scale (Liden & Maslyn, 1998), Job Involvement Questionn...

Remuneration and job satisfaction among Lagos state government teachers

ABSTRACT This present study investigated remuneration and job satisfaction among Lagos state government teachers. A total of 100secondary school teachers in both government and private schools (Alimosho Junior and Senior Grammar School, Eminent Comprehensive College, Dansol High School, Bachel International College, Abesan High School and Community Secondary School) Iyana Ipaja, Lagos state were used in the study, therefore a total 100 questionnaires were collected after the completion.  Da...

The Influence of Performance Appraisal on Employee Motivation and Productivity

ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to examined the influence of performance appraisal on employee motivation and productivity in the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) Apapa, Lagos. The study was carried out in Nigerian Ports Authority, Apapa, Lagos State. A total of 150 questionnaires were distributed and gotten back after completion. Data were collected using Employee Productivity Scale, (EPS) (Chen and Tjosvold, 2008), Performance Apprasal Scale (PAS) (Pearce and Porter, 1986) and The Multidi...

The emergence of cyber bulling in Nigeria and its effect on self-esteem among adolescence

ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to examine and analyze the emergence of cyber bulling in Nigeria and its effect on self-esteem among adolescence. The study was carried out among four senior secondary school students in Lagos metropolis. Specifically, Birch Freeman High School, Anglican Girl Senior Secondary School, Lagos Progressive Senior Secondary School and Kliffon Senior Secondary School students in Lagos State. A total of 200 questionnaires were distributed and gotten back after comp...

Planning framework in organisations and information flows within management control

In today’s world information is considered as important as other factors like capital, human resources and material. But the most important task is finding the right information which can support the business process and work task (Kurt Sandkuhl, 2007). The right information available to the right person and on the right time can make a significant difference in the work tasks and business processes in an organisation; in fact if the right information is not available to the user then he ha...

PRODUCTION PLANNING AND CONTROL OF OPERATIONAL COST OF MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACT    Scarce resources must be properly planned and controlled using scientific approaches to control cost of allocating them. The root cause of undue production and high cost of production can neither be easily traced using traditional method nor past experience even computer systems. This study used Linear Programming Model to plan production of Products of Adama Beverages Limited. The aim was to apply Linear Programming Model to determine the products and how many to produce to asc...


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