THE ROLE OF ACCOUNTANT IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF ORGANIZATION (A STUDY OF NIGERIAN BOTTLING COMPANY ONITSHA)

                                                                         ABSTRACT
                                                                   
The main purpose of this project is to find out the Role of accountants in the economic development of Nigeria with particular reference to the Nigeria Bottling Company Onitsha. The Role of accountants in the management of business organization varies and highly challenging. The accountants who make use of the concepts and principles of account concerns themselves with the recording, analysis, directing and co-operate the preparation of forecast, budget and other financial plans. Since the work of accountants has been identified as a necessity in the economic development of Nigeria, NBC in particular, this research is tailored towards identifying and recommending appropriately, the salient things which all users of accounting information must watch out for in all matters concerning the improvement of their organization. In all, hypothesis were formulated based on the specific components or facts of the accountants in NBC Onitsha and some final year students. Accounting related information were collected through review of relevant literature. From these, a questionnaire was designed and distributed to 50 employee of Nigeria Bottling Company Onitsha and 30 final years of accountancy students. Out of these a total of 30 and 10 respectively were recovered. A careful analysis of the responses revealed that accountants have a great significant role in the economic development of Nigeria. As a result of this findings of recommendations, organizations are advised to make the best use of accountants in their daily financial transaction in order to sustain the life of their business and forestall available misuse of funds and resources. To this effect, it is very expedient to employ well meaningful accountants in all organization, Nigeria Bottling Company in particular to ensure effective growth and development of our economy as a whole.






TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title page                                                                                                     i
Approval page                                                                                              ii
Dedication                                                                                                    iii
Acknowledgement                                                                                        iv
Table of Content                                                                                          vi
Abstract                                                                                                        ix

CHAPTER ONE
1.0    Introduction                                                                                          1   
1.1    Background of the study                                                                      1   
1.2    Statement of the problem                                                                     7   
1.3    Purpose of the study                                                                             8   
1.4    Research Question                                                                               9   
1.5    Research Hypothesis                                                                           10   
1.6    Significant of the study                                                                          10   
1.7    Scope of the study                                                                                11   
1.8    Definition of Terms                                                                                12   

CHAPTER TWO
2.0    Literature Review                                                                                  15   
2.1    Preamble or Introduction                                                                       15
2.2    Theoretical/Conceptional frame work                                                    16
2.3    Current Literature based on the variable                                               20
2.4    The need for Accounting Information to be kept in the economy and then based on the variable                                      26
2.5    Summary of the literature review                                                             30

CHAPTERTHREE
3.0    Research Methodology                                                                            32
3.1    Research Design                                                                                      32
3.2     Area of study                                                                                           33
3.3    Population of the study                                                                             34
3.4    Sample of the study                                                                                  34     
3.5    Instrument of data collection                                                                     35
3.6    Validation of the instrument                                                                       36
3.7    Distribution and retrieval of instrument                                                      37
3.8    Method of data analysis                                                                             38

CHAPTER FOUR
4.0    Data Presentation and Analysis                                                                 39
4.1    Finding                                                                                                       49
4.2    Presentation and Distribution of the finding                                                51
       
CHAPTER FIVE
5.0    Summary, Conclusion and Recommendation                                               53
5.1    Summary of the finding                                                                                53
5.2    Conclusion                                                                                                   54
5.3    Recommendations                                                                                       56
5.4    Limitations of the study                                                                                57
5.5    Suggestions for further research                                                                 58
Reference                                                                                                             59
Appendix                                                                                                               61
Questionnaires                                                                                                     62

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