1.1 BACKGROUND OF STUDY Financial Statement Analysis is a method of reviewing and analyzing a company’s accounting reports (financial statements) in order to gauge its past, present or projected future performance. This process of reviewing the financial statements allows for better economic decision making. Globally, publicly listed companies are required by law to file their financial statements with the relevant authorities. For example, publicly listed firms in America are requir...
ABSTRACT This research work is focused on the effect of government regulations on export business in Enugu Metropolis. Microfinance provides people with capital to start and or expand their businesses as small businesses with microfinance support have grown into Medium Enterprises creating employment opportunities for others. The general conceptual framework, theoretical framework, empirical literature methods were used by the researcher during the course of gathering data. Research design...
ABSTRACT This research is focused on impact of microfinance bank on unemployment in Nigeria. Microfinance provides people with capital to start and/or expand their businesses, as small businesses with microfinance support have grown into medium enterprises creating employment opportunities for others. Survey research design was used to carry out the study. This study reveals that there is a casual relationship between lending and loan recovery in microfinance banks and there is a significant...
INTRODUCTION An efficient capital market is one in which it is not possible to earn a higher return on assets (shares, bonds, treasury bills, options, etc.) invested in than the market return Allen, Brealey and Myers (2011). In an efficient market all available information on assets is incorporated into the stocks and the investors cannot earn a risk-weighted return. In strongly efficient markets, current prices of stocks reflect all information which does not have to be publicly available....
ABSTRACT The study examined the effect and relationship between Accounting information system, financial decentralization and quality of financial reporting in Kampala city council. The AIS and financial decentralization were the independent variables while quality of financial reporting was the dependent variable. The study adopted a triangulation design consisting of a correlation design which was quantitative in approach and cross sectional in nature. The study population consisted of two...
TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION APPROVAL I DEDICATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv TABLE OF CONTENTS v LIST OF TABLES viU LIST OF FIGURES ix CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.0 Introduction 1 1.1 Background to the study 1 1.1.1 Historical perspectives 1 1.1.2 Theoretical perspective 3 L1.3 Conceptual perspective 4 1.2 Contextual perspective S 1.3 Statement of the problem S 1.4 Purpose of the study 1.SResearch Objectives 6 1.6 Research questions 6 1.7 Scope of the Study 7 1.7.1 Geographical scope 7 1.7.2 Theoret...
Abstract This study investigated the effect of adapting to change and organizational growth in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in selected Micro-Finance Deposit Taking Institutions (MDis) in the central region in Uganda. The parameters of change included technology, innovation, research and development and competent management. Growth was considered in terms of revenue, profitability and liquidity. The population consisted of 150 respondents with a sample size of 109. Data was...
ABSTRACT The study sought to examine the Micrqflnmwe services on women entrepreneurship in South Western Uganda: A case stud~v of Kisoro District. The study objectives were; to assess the effects of microfinance services on women entrepreneurship in Kisoro District, Uganda, to investigate the business challenges facing microfinance services on women entrepreneurship in Kisoro District, Uganda and to examine the various financial strategic practices that micro finance institutions use to ii~fl...
ABSTRACT The study sought to examine the computerized accoimtirag and financial reporting in financial institutions in Uganda: A case study of Stanbic Bank, Wandegeya Branch. The study objectives were; to establish the computerized accounting systems being used at Stanbic Bank, Wandegeya Branch, to establish the contributions of computerized accounting on financial reporting at Stanbic Bank, Wandegeys Branch and to examine the relationship between computerized accounting and financial re...
ABSTRACT The study sought to examine the Microfinance services on women entrepreneurship in South Western Uganda: A case study of Kisoro District. The study objectives were; to assess the effects of microfinance services on women entrepreneurship in Kisoro District, Uganda, to investigate the business challenges facing microfinance services on women entrepreneurship in Kisoro Distric4 Uganda and to examine the variousfinancial strategic practices that micro finance institutions use to influen...
ABSTRACT This research aims at providing an insight of the accounting system in the public sector, a study of Board of Internal Revenue of Enugu state. The purpose of this research is to examine the Board whether it is efficient and effective. The method employed for data collection in this study is survey method which include: questionnaires direct interview and the methodology used to determining the sample size is sample percentage. The statistics were employed to analyze method employed...
ABSTRACT Despite the improved access of financing institutions to SMEs, their performance has stood very low in Tanzania. This prompted this study to assess the impact of capital structure on performance of SMEs in Tanzania. The study particularly examined the impact of long-term debt, short-term debt, and equity on performance of SMEs in Tanzania. The study adopted causal research design compounded by the quantitative approach to generate data from SMEs registered by BRELA that were selecte...
ABSTRACT This study examined the factors influencing taxpayers’ voluntary compliance in Dodoma Region. The specific objectives of this were to find out the effect of cost on taxpayers ‘voluntary tax compliance, to determine the effect of the tax rate on taxpayers’ voluntary compliance, to find out the influence of the electronic tax administration system on taxpayers’ voluntary compliance, to determine the extent to which tax system promotes taxpayers’ voluntary compliance and to f...
ABSTRACT This study focused on the contribution of computerized internal control systems to the public sector financial management in Dodoma City. The general objective of the study was to assess the contribution of computerized internal control systems in the public sector financial management. The study employed a case study design, which provided opportunity to deeply study on the individual case of Dodoma City Council. Data were collected through questionnaire and interviews. The sample ...
ABSTRACT This study informs of the attitude toward Self-Service Technologies among retail customers of commercial banks in Tanzania using the data generated from the retail customers of the National Micro-finance Bank. It attempts to uncover the types of Self-Service Technologies offered by National Micro-finance Bank, the attitudes of retail customers towards Self-Service Technologies, and the most preferred SelfService Technologies offered by the bank. The cross-sectional design was used ...