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BUDGETING AND BUDGETARY CONTROL IN BUSINESS ORGANISATION (A CASE STUDY OF EMENITE NIGERIA LIMITIED EMENE ENUGU BRANCH)

ABSTRACT This research work conducted with special reference to the budgetary system of Emenite Nigeria Limited with the view to ascertain the major role budgets play in the achievement of profitability for an organization. Budget as a profit planning device sets standards of performance of manager, while budgetary control is a tool implored by management to keep track of actual performance to ensure budgeted standards are achieved. In the course of this research work 40 managers were taken ...

Motivational Imperatives in service industry (a case study of power holding company of Nigeria)

TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1     BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY  1.2     STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM  1.3     PURPOSE OF THE STUDY 1.4     RESEARCH QUESTION 1.5     HYPOTHESIS FORMULATION 1.6     SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY 1.7     SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS TO THE STUDY 1.8     DEFINITION OF TERMS CHAPTER TWO REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 2.1      THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE STUDY 2.1.1   THEORIES OF EMPLOYEE MOTIVATION 2.1.2   OTHER THEORIE OF MOTIVATION 2.1.3   ...

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN NIGERIA’S TELECOMMUNICATION SECTOR (A CASE STUDY OF GLOBACOM NIGERIA LIMITED ENUGU ZONE)

ABSTRACT                             The topic of the research is Corporate Social Responsibility in Nigeria’s Telecommunication Sector (A case study of Globacom Nigeria Limited, Enugu). The researcher used survey design in the study. The population of the study was one hundred and twenty; comprising of both staff and customers of Globacom .The sample size was ninety two and it was determined using the yaro Yamane formula. The research used both the primary and secondary...

CREDIT MANAGEMENT AND THE INCIDENCE OF BAD DEBT IN NIGERIA MONEY-DEPOSIT BANKS (A CASE STUDY OF UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC)

ABSTRACT This research work was undertaken to assess the credit management and the incidence of Bad debts in Money-Deposit Banks.This work was intended to achieve the following objectives: to appraise and determine the lending procedure of banks, to highlight the extent to which improper project evaluation influence  bad debt of Money-Deposit Banks. Relevant data were collected from both primary and secondary sources. Questionnaire was the main primary data collected instrument employed whi...

FEDERAL CHARACTER PRINCIPLE AND ITS IMPLICATION ON MANPOWER UTILIZATION: AN ANALYSIS OF RECRUITMENT EXERCISE AT THE FEDERAL CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (FCDA)

ABSTRACT This research project examined the federal character principle and it’s implication on manpower utilization with emphasis on recruitment process at the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA). In view of the above, the researcher investigated how public recruitment is carried out and how the federal character principle is applied in all public organization. The research methodology used, consist of random sampling technique, both primary and secondary source of data coll...

IMPACT OF INTERNAL CONTROL TO AN ORGANIZATION (A case study of power holding company of Nigeria Enugu)

TABLE OF CONTENT CHAPTER ONE 1.0INTRODUCTION 1.1BACKGROUND OF STUDY 1.2STATEMENT OF PROBLEMS 1.3OBJECTIVES OF STUDY 1.4RESEARCH QUESTIONS 1.5RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS 1.6SCOPE AND LIMITATION OF STUDY 1.7DEFINITION OF TERMS REFERENCES CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1THE EXTENT TO WHICH FRAUD AND ERRORS CAN BE PREVENTED OR DETECTED EARLY 2.1.1COMPONENT OF INTERNAL CONTROL. 2.1.2METHODS OF KEEPING BOOKS AND RECORDS 2.1.3INBUILT CONTROL TECHNIQUES 2.1.4MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES 2.2WEAKNESSES AND SPECIFI...

INFLUENCE OF INFORMAL GROUPS ON PRODUCTIVITY (A CASE STUDY OF UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA TEACHING HOSPITAL, ENUGU)

ABSTRACT Informal group came into existence through the interaction of people as a result of socialization. When individual meet and interact with one another, there is the tendency for individuals with similar interest and characteristics to form powerful cohesive groups in order to obtain organizational objectives. It therefore, the objective of this research was find out the relationship that existed between informal groups activities on productivity levels in organizations for effective ...

MULTI NATIONAL COMPANIES AND THEIR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES IN THEIR HOST COMMUNITIES (A CASE STUDY OF SHELL COMPANY PORT-HARCOURT, RIVER STATE)

TABLE OF CONTENT Title page Approval page Dedication Acknowledgment Abstract Table of content CHAPTER ONE:   INTRODUCTION 1.1    Background of the Study 1.2    Statement of the Problem 1.3    Objectives/Purpose of the Study 1.4    Significance of the Study 1.5    Research Questions 1.6    Scope of the Study 1.7    Limitation of the study 1.8    Definition of Terms CHAPTER TWO:  REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURES 2.1    Theoretical Frame Work 2.2    Historical Backgro...

PROBLEMS AND PROSPECT OF MARKETING PETROLEUM PRODUCT IN NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC)

ABSTRACT The subject of this study “project†has been chosen because of its importance to the Nigerian economy, i.e. to examine the problem and prospect of marketing petroleum product in Nigeria using NNPC as a case study. Another objective may include examining the level and performance of NNPC in the marketing and distribution of petroleum products, to critically review refinery installed capacity supply and demand of petroleum products. The objective of this study is to find the...

PUBLIC RELATIONS AS A MANAGEMENT FUNCTION: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THREE PARASTATALS IN THE NIGERIAN AVIATION INDUSTRY

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to ascertain the extent to which public relations was practiced as management function by government Parastatals in the Nigerian aviation industry. Among other things, it sought to know the level of public relations personnel’s involvement in major management functions such as planning, policy formulation, decision-making, budgeting, staff recruitment and other staff matters, communication with external publics and so on. The survey research meth...

ROAD TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT AND CUSTOMERS SATISFACTION (A CASE STUDY OF PEACE MASS TRANSIT, PEACE PARK ENUGU ROAD NSUKKA, ENUGU STATE)

ABSTRACT Road Transportation was viewed by the researcher as a sine qua non in the economy whether developed or developing. Road transportation is seen as the engine of an economy. It links producers, suppliers, consumers and commuters. But poor, ineffective and inefficient road transportation system have crippled development and the collapse of many economic and social activities which have resulted in dissatisfaction among the customers in the industry. This is characterized by poor manage...

THE EFFECT OF INADEQUATE HUMAN RESOURCES ON THE PERFORMANCE OF GOVERNMENT ESTABLISHMENTS (A CASE STUDY OF MINISTRY OF FINANCE)

ABSTRACT This research work focuses on the effect of inadequate human resources on the performance of government establishment. The aim is to determine the causes of this inadequacy of human resources, the effects of the inadequacy and what could be done to improve the human resources of government establishment. The research is an outcome of an intensive research. In the cause of this research, the researcher was able to articulate the objective of the study, statement of the problem, signi...

THE ROLE OF RATIO ANALYSIS IN BUSINESS DECISIONS (A CASE STUDY OF O. JACO BROS. ENT. (NIG.) LTD., ABA, ABIA STATE)

ABSTRACT Accounting information provided by means of financial statements- The income statement and the Balance Sheet are often in summarized form.  Viewed on the surface, the truths about the results and the financial position of a business hidden in them remain veiled.  To be of optimal benefit and as well enable the users make well – informed decisions, financial statements need to be analyzed by means of ratios.  Therefore, in order to establish the role of ratio analysis in bu...

AN APPRAISAL OF MATERIAL MANAGEMENT AND RESOURCE UTILIZATION IN SEVEN-UP BOTTLINGCOMPANY PLC, KADUNA

ABSTRACT This research work is titled, An Appraisal of Material management and Resource Utilization in Nigerian Bottling Company Plc Kaduna. The study was conducted to bring a better understanding of the Material Management concept and reveal how they utilize their Materials. A survey of carrying out research was employed in the study, questionnaire was employed for instrument of data collection, and the population of the study is 102, while the sample size is 70. It was found out that materi...

An Assessment of Physical Distribution in the Performance of an Organisation

ABSTRACT This project work is centered on stock control as a measure for ensuring profitability in an organisation a case study of Kaduna refinery and Petroleum chemical. It begins with the first chapter that deals with the background of the study which gives brief introduction about the subject matter under study. Statement of problem which is the reason why the researcher under take the study to exploit such problem and come up with recommendation which will be beneficial to the organisatio...


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