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SME INTERNATIONALIZATION AND THE CLOTHING AND TEXTILE INDUSTRY IN NIGERIA Project

Abstract The Study is an Assessment of the Determinants of successful Internationalization of the Clothing and Textile Industry in Nigeria. A secondary data research approach involving explanatory and descriptive designs was used to collect and analyse data from World Bank, United Nation, and Association of Nigerian Manufacturers. The findings are that internationalization is positively influenced by Network relationship and negatively influenced by infrastructure and export barriers which in...

Effect of Privatization and Deregulation on the Performance of NNPC, Enugu Project

This study examines effect of privatization and deregulation on the performance of NNPC, Enugu. The study investigated the effect of the deregulation on the prices and consumption of petroleum products, its returns on NNPC, as well as its impact on the living standard of Nigeria. The empirical analysis is restricted to the period between 2010 and 2016 during the period that policy was implemented. The study made use of Chi Square analysis tool and found out that, although the station has not...

MICRO FINANCE BANK SERVICES AND SME PERFORMANCE IN ABUJA

ABSTRACT This research took a dive into the role of micro finance bank’s services on the performance of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises in Abuja. The study focused on selected SME operators within Abuja Municipal council. The variables identified for the study were dependent and independent variables. The independent variables were micro savings and micro credit, and the dependent variable was SME performance based on the gross profit of the SMEs. Primary data method of data collection w...

Management Information System and Organizational Performance at PHCN Project

ABSTRACT This research study was undertaken to examine the impact of management information system on the performance of PHCN, Sokoto. The study focused on key management staff of the organization. The study identifies certain problems hindering the effective performance of PHCN, Sokoto and links it to either lack of MIS or its poor implementation, and by so identified the variables for the study as dependent and independent variables. The independent variables were the extent of practice an...

Impact of Training on Employee Performance in National Health Insurance Scheme

ABSTRACT This research work examined the impact of training on the performance of employees in National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Abuja. The study was limited to primary data obtained through the use of questionnaires from the staff of NHIS. Secondary sources of data were utilized for the study from relevant literatures. His problem of this study hinged on the need for every employee no matter their educational background or level within the company to benefit from training programs, t...

Performance Evaluation of Civil Servants through the New Public Management Project

This investigated the impact of the New Public Management (NPM) on the performance of civil servants under the civil service commission. The secondary data for this study was sourced from the Civil Service Commission Reform, and primary data from staff from Ministries Departments and Agencies in the FCT, Abuja. The researcher covered a time series of five years from 2013 to 2017 which covers the period of NPM introduction. The study made use of T-Statistics and discovered that  evaluating th...

Effect of Marketing Strategy on Consumer Purchasing Behaviour Project

Consumer purchasing Behaviour refers to the buying behaviour of the ultimate consumer. Many factors, specificities and characteristics influence the individual in what he is and the consumer in his decision making process, shopping habits, purchasing behavior, the brands he buys or the retailers he goes. A purchase decision is the result of each and every one of these factors. An individual and a consumer is led by his culture, his subculture, his social class, his membership groups, his fami...

Effective leadership style for managing shock in financial institutions Full Project

In the Nigerian business environment, financial institutions are constantly faced with the challenges of living up to economic expectations, complying with changing government monetary policies, and making profit at the same time. This study examined the effect of the business environmental factor on financial institutions, with a focus on tier one banks. Tier 1 banks are banks which the capital is easy to calculate or liquidate. The study made use of T Statistics and the study shows that ti...

WOMENS POLITICAL PARTICIPATION IN NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF KOGI CENTRAL SENATORIAL DISTRICT)

Abstract  This study investigates the factors that limit women’s participation in Nigeria’s politics using as a case study, the period between 2011 and 2016, with emphasis on Kogi central senatorial district. Among these factors are socioeconomic development, the country’s cultural heritage, historical legacies and institutional designs. The study engages both primary and secondary sources, including field survey and questionnaire. A total of 100 women were selected from the senatoria...

Effect of Value Added Tax on the economic development of Nigeria

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of Value Added Tax on the Nigerian economy as it relates to how it can improve government revenue and throws more light in its contribution to the economic growth and development of Nigeria. A review of literature relating to the impact, administration and collection of VAT in Nigeria was elucidated and questionnaires and oral interview were distributed.  A Simple percentage table presentation and chi-square were used to analyze...

EFFECT OF PROCUREMENT PRACTICES ON SERVICE DELIVERY, A CASE OF VRA, GHANA

This study was conducted to determine effect of procurement policy, procurement planning and sustainable procurement on service delivery. The study employed quantitative research approach and explanatory design. The target population for the study was staff and management of Volta River Authority. Structured questionnaire was used to gather primary data. The study used SPSS version 32.0 for the data analyses. The study found that 73.6% variations in service delivery were explained by Procurem...

Effect of Management Accounting Practice on the performance of manufacturing companies in Nigeria

ABSTRACT The study examined the effect of Management Accounting Practice on the performance of manufacturing companies in Nigeria. It evaluated the impact of Management accounting practices on financial performance of manufacturing companies in Nigeria and also investigated the influence of Management Accounting Techniques on the decision making process of manufacturing companies. The study adopted a descriptive survey design and also simple random sampling method to select the required sampl...

Chapter 1-5

ABSTRACT The debt-to-equity ratio of a firm determines how cash flows will be shared between debt holders and equity holders. In reality, capital structure of a firm is difficult to determine. Financial managers are difficult to exactly determine the optimal structure. The main objective of this study is to determine the effect of capital structure on the performance of quoted Manufacturing firms in Nigeria. The study used multiple regression analysis of the ordinary least square analysis in ...

THE EFFECT OF CARD READERS ON ELECTION CREDIBILITY IN NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF 2015 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS)

Abstract The study examined the effect of card reader on election credibility in Nigeria. Card reader was the most highly contentious and the real issue in the 2015 general elections in Nigeria. This project work has groups into five chapters. Chapter one deals with the background to the study; statement of the problem; (which the researcher discussed brief about the 2015 presidential election as the closest electoral contest since the country’s post – 999 transition to multi-party democr...


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