CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Shash (1993) explains that a construction company can either negotiate with the client or use a competitive tendering process to obtain a contract. Fu and Drew (2002) suggest that competitive tendering is the most common method used for contractor selection. In competitive tendering process, a... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Construction projects are complex and risky. According to the literature, even profitable construction companies can fail due to poor cash flow. In order to survive in this rapidly changing environment, effective cash flow management is essential. Many unforeseen factors affect a construction project’s cash flow. The objective of the... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Construction projects are complex and risky. According to the literature, even profitable construction companies can fail due to poor cash flow. In order to survive in this rapidly changing environment, effective cash flow management is essential. Many unforeseen factors affect a construction project’s cash flow. The objective of the... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The growing need for construction of all types coupled with a tight monetary supply has provided the construction industry with a big challenge to cut cost. Nigerian construction industry is faced... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT  Maintaining steady cost projection on construction projects had been until recently an issue of serious concern, both to the client and project contractors. Cost deviation from initial Cost plan, had been prevalent on Construction sites. However, little or no efforts has made to curtail the phenomenon, it is against this background that... Continue Reading

Construction industry in Nigeria had been a major source of employment for 70% of labour in the country, thus it controls the capital flow, as well as labour resources, which has cost implications. Adequate management of these resources is considered an important aspect of project works; so also if the resources are adequately harnessed, issues... Continue Reading

Chapter one Introduction 1.1. Background of the Study Construction industry has complexity in its nature because it contains a large number of parties such as clients, contractors, consultants, stakeholders, shareholders, regulators and others. Construction projects in the Gaza Strip suffer from many problems and complex issues in performance,... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The main objective of this study is to determine the factors that affects competition in commercial banks. competition as a market situation which holds where there are a large number of business firms that are capable of supplying the same or similar services... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The main objective of this study is to determine the factors that affects competition in commercial banks. competition as a market situation which holds where there are a large number of business firms that are capable of supplying the same or similar services... 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 Cost estimating is a key activity in quantity surveying profession and in contractor's organisation. The research work is to investigate into current cost estimation practices of contractors in Akwa Ibom state. The objectives were to identify the techniques used in cost estimating by the... 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 importance of estimating process when dealing with construction projects cannot be over- emphasized. That is why, the greatest problem facing Quantity Surveying practice globally is that of achieving a correlation between conceptual estimate and the final project cost which is often used by some employers to determine the efficiency... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The importance of estimating process when dealing with construction projects cannot be over- emphasized. That is why, the greatest problem facing Quantity Surveying practice globally is that of achieving a correlation between conceptual estimate and the final project cost which is often used by some employers to determine the efficiency... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Treasury Single Account (TSA) came as a quick fix to regulating the level of accountability and transparency in the financial resources of the government of the country. Treasury Single Account (TSA) is a unified structure of government bank accounts enabling consolidation and optimal utilization of government cash resources. Through this... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Treasury Single Account (TSA) came as a quick fix to regulating the level of accountability and transparency in the financial resources of the government of the country. Treasury Single Account (TSA) is a unified structure of government bank accounts enabling consolidation and optimal utilization of government cash resources. Through this... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The aim of the study was to examine risk factors in accidents at construction sites at the Northern Region of Ghana. The research approach used for this study is quantitative approach. The study population consisted of site managers and project managers. Questionnaire and interview guide were used to gather primary data. Statistical... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The aim of the study was to examine risk factors in accidents at construction sites at the Northern Region of Ghana. The research approach used for this study is quantitative approach. The study population consisted of site managers and project managers. Questionnaire and interview guide were used to gather primary data. Statistical... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This study set out to investigate the impacts of intemal control on cash flow management, using the case study of pride microfinance limited. According to the Committee of Sponsming Organization (COSO) Framework, everyone in an organization has responsibility for intemal control to some extent. Virtually all employees produce information... 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