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Abstract The survey research design was adopted to determine whether the financial management practices of small firms in Nigeria impacted on their profitability, growth and survival. Five independent variables (accounting systems, financial management information, working capital management, budgeting practices and managerial planning) were used... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the study  Small and medium enterprise (SMEs) are considered backbone of economic growth in all countries (Rajesh, Surash and Deshmukh, 2008). Small and medium enterprises play an important role in Nigeria’s economic growth, as they constitute 97.2% of the companies in Nigeria (Ministry of Trade and... Continue Reading

TABLE OF CONTENTS APPROVAL DECLARATION. ii DEDICATION iii ACKNOWLEDGMENT iv TABLE OF CONTENTS v ABSTRACT viii CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1 1.0 Introduction 1 Background to the study 1 .1 . I Historical Perspective 1.1 .2 Theoretical perspective 3 1 .1 .3 Conceptual Perspective 4 1.1 .4 Contextual Perspective 5 1.2 Problem Statement 5 1.3 Purpose of... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The study focused on the effects of financial management practices on the firm’s financial performance. This study was motivated by the decline in the profitability of the organisation despite the company making effort to implement cost cutting measures. As a result, the study investigated the effect of current practices in the areas of... Continue Reading

This research work examines the level of awareness of SME operators of business environment and its influence on their performance. The researcher intends to find out how the lack of knowledge of laws governing business operations and other external factors can hinder the successful operation of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises in Nigeria. The... Continue Reading

This research work examines the level of awareness of SME operators of business environment and its influence on their performance. The researcher intends to find out how the lack of knowledge of laws governing business operations and other external factors can hinder the successful operation of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises in Nigeria. The... Continue Reading

This research work examines the level of awareness of SME operators of business environment and its influence on their performance. The researcher intends to find out how the lack of knowledge of laws governing business operations and other external factors can hinder the successful operation of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises in Nigeria. The... Continue Reading

This research work examines the level of awareness of SME operators of business environment and its influence on their performance. The researcher intends to find out how the lack of knowledge of laws governing business operations and other external factors can hinder the successful operation of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises in Nigeria. The... Continue Reading

(A CASE STUDY OF GUINNESS PLC BENIN CITY) CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Cash flow is generally acknowledged as the single most pressing concern of the Small/Medium Scale Enterprise (SME). In its simplest form cash flow is the movement of money in and out of... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This research work deals with the impact of financial ratios and cash flow statement in measuring business performance. Due to certain constraint, the study is centered on selected enterprises in Enugu metropolis. The work has one of its objects to provide information that is useful to present to potential investors, creditors, and other... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This research work deals with the impact of financial ratios and cash flow statement in measuring business performance. Due to certain constraint, the study is centered on selected enterprises in Enugu metropolis. The work has one of its objects to provide information that is useful to present to potential investors, creditors, and other... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the study Environmental reporting is an inclusive field of accounting. It provides reports for both internal use, generating environmental information to help make management decisions in pricing, controlling overhead and capital budgeting, external use, disclosing environmental information of interest to the... Continue Reading

. CASE STUDY OF SME OPERATORS IN ILORIN METROPOLIS CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1.           BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Business Enterprises (SMEs) are seen as a driving force for the promotion of an economy (Khan and Jawaid, 2004) and they contribute immensely... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Financial management deals with how to get and utilise the funds in a business in a judicial manner in order for the business enterprise to be profitable. This means proper and efficient use of current assets and it’s an integral part in decision making when a business enterprise or organisation decide on what kind of investment to deal... Continue Reading

  The county governments continue to face challenges around the world. In the County  Government of Nakuru, the auditor general continues to document diverse financial  performance challenges. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of financial management practices on the  financial performance of county governments  in Kenya.... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Human resources are the source of achieving competitive advantage because of its capability to convert the other resources (money, machine, methods and material) in to output (product/service). The competitor can imitate other resources like technology and capital but the human resource are unique. People are one of the most important... Continue Reading

TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION .......................................................................................................................... ii APPROVAL ......... : ....................................................................................................................... iii DEDICATION... Continue Reading

The large scale maize farming is often faces diverse risks that undermine the financial  viability of the farming venture. These risks include variability in prices occasioned by  changes in market factors, risks of pests, climate change, theft, low yield and poor seed  quality. These risks work to undermine the financial performance of the... Continue Reading

The large scale maize farming is often faces diverse risks that undermine the financial viability of the farming venture. These risks include variability in prices occasioned by changes in market factors, risks of pests, climate change, theft, low yield and poor seed quality. These risks work to undermine the financial performance of the large... Continue Reading

TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION APPROVAL DEDICATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv TABLE OF CONTENTS V LIST OF ACRONYMS Xi ABSTRACT xii CHAPTER ONE 1 1.0 Introduction 1 1.1 Background of the study I 1.1 .1 Historical perspective .1.2 Theoretical perspective 2 1 .1 .3 Contextual Background 3 1.2 Statement of the Problem 4 1.3 Purpose of the study 4 1.4 Research... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The concept of strategic human resource management became popular in the 1980's with the development of Harvard Business school two models integrating strategy and human resource management. These models identified mission strategy, organization strategy, and human resource management as core elements necessary for a firm to function... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The purpose of this project is to examine the effect of cash management and cash control in business organization in Nigeria and its important base on managing the cash outflow. I use Cadbury Nigeria limited. As a cash study in order to discuss with the management and how they have been able to overcome the effect in organisation. The... Continue Reading

Table of Contents Declaration .............................................................................................................................. i Approval ................................................................................................................................ ii Dedication... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT  The study was to correlate between financial controls and cash flow management among small scale enterprises in Nakawa division. It was guided by the following objectives; to determine the profile of small scale enterprises in terms of ownership, gender, years in existence and type of goods dealt, to determine the quality of financial... Continue Reading

IN KWARA STATE   CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Financial literacy remains an interesting issue in both developed and developing economies, and has elicited much interest in the recent past with the... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1       Background of the Study Financial literacy remains an interesting issue in both developed and developing economies, and has elicited much interest in the recent past with the rapid change in the finance landscape. Atkinson and Messy (2005) defined financial literacy as the combination of... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of MAPs on financial performance among SMEs in Uganda with reference to the Britania Allied Industries Nakawa Division. Specific objectives included: investigating the extent to which MAPs were employed by Nakawa Division SMEs, identifying the roles played by MAPs in Nakawa Division... Continue Reading

                                                        Abstract: The study investigated the impact of cash accounting basis on financial statement transparency in tertiary institutions in Nigeria using Ekiti State as a case study. The population of the study includes relevant staff in the... Continue Reading

                                                        Abstract: The study investigated the impact of cash accounting basis on financial statement transparency in tertiary institutions in Nigeria using Ekiti State as a case study. The population of the study includes relevant staff in the... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Financial literacy remains an interesting issue in both developed and developing economies, and has elicited much interest in the recent past with the rapid change in the finance landscape. Atkinson and Messy (2005) defined financial literacy as the combination of consumers’/investors’... Continue Reading