ABSTRACT
This research work is conducted as part of the requirement for the award of a Higher National Diploma (HND) in financial studies (Accounting).
It highlights the authors effort in finding out the ways which management audit is used as a tool of achieving organizational objectives in our everyday organizations.
The entire work is divided into five chapters, chapter one is an introductory analysis of the topic, then the background of the study, significance, scope and limitation, the purpose and hypothesis.
The second chapter i.e chapter two dealt with the Literature Review and Theoretical consideration. Here related past works were reviews and the theoretical consideration on the present study was also brought into focus. As well as scope and nature of management audit and the result of auditing management.
Then, chapter three contains an explanation of how and where the needed information for the study was obtained and how the sample size was determined and the limitations encountered in the course of conducting the research. It also contains the method of investigation.
Chapter four dealt with the presentation and analysis of data collected during the field survey, after which the postulated hypotheses were tested.
Lastly, chapter five makes up the summary, conclusion and recommendations.
TABLE OF CONTENT
Title pagei
Approvalii
Dedicationiii
Acknowledgementiv
Abstractvi
CHAPTER ONE
1.0INTRODUCTION1
1.1Background of the Study2
1.2Statement of Problem6
1.3Objectives of the Study7
1.4Research Questions7
1.5Hypothesis8
1.6Significance of the Study9
1.7Scope and Limitation of the Study10
1.8Definition of Terms11
References13
CHAPTER TWO
2.0REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
2.1Definitions14
2.2Scope of Management Audit16
2.3Audit Personnel17
2.4Purpose of Management18
2.5When to Audit Management19
2.6Issue of the Management Audit20
2.7Procedures/Techniques of Management Audit23
2.8Problems of Management Audit24
Reference27
CHAPTER THREE
3.0RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY
3.1Sources of Data28
3.2Interview Question29
3.3Method of Investigation29
3.4Determination of Sample Size32
Reference34
CHAPTER FOUR
4.0DATA ANALYSIS
4.1Test of Hypotheses35
References78
CHAPTER FIVE
5.0SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
5.1Summary79
5.2Recommendation82
5.3Conclusion84
Bibliography85
Appendix87
