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MOTIVATION OF WORKERS FOR HIGHER PRODUCTIVITY IN THE BANKING SECTOR (A CASE STUDY OF UNION BANK PLC OKPARA AVENUE)

ABSTRACTThis aims at determining this effort of motivation on the attitudes and practices of workers towards achieving higher productivity with reference to UNION BANK PLC OKPARA AVENUE, ENUGU.The Union Bank Plc was chosen taking into consideration the position of financial institution in the banking sector today in Nigeria.  This bank having been recognized or looked at as one of the most successful in their sector.The study, therefore, seeks to find out how best to motivate the workers of...

CONTRIBUTIONS OF TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT TOWARDS THE JOB SATISFACTION OF SECRETARIES. (A CASE STUDY OF AFRIBANK) IN ENUGU STATE

ABSTRACT This research is aimed at providing an objective evaluation of the contributions of technological advancement towards the job satisfaction of secretaries.  During the course of the study, some related works of many renowned authors and eminent scholars were reviewed.    The bulk of information required for this study was gathered through various data collection methods. Prominent amongst them was the questionnaire method. Others were personal observations and discussion.  The p...

THE IMPORTANCE OF COST ACCOUUNTING IN MANAGEMENT DECISION MAKING

ABSTRACT This research work is on the importance of cost accounting in management decision making.  The existence of obvious mismanagement fraud and extravagance, scandalous embezzlement in our companies and even the government owned parastatals has led to the need to find out whether management in cost accounting has any impact or not in decision making. It is the interest of the researcher to find out is as follows: (i)Formulation of effective planning and control techniques. (ii)The app...

THE IMPACT OF VAT IN NIGERIA ECONOMY (A STUDY OF FEDERAL INLAND REVENUES SERVICE)

ABSTRACT This research work on the impact of value added tax in Nigeria economy is aimed at highlighting the important feature of value added tax its administration and collection in Nigeria. It also centers on the role which valued added tax collections have in government capital expenditure. Value added tax it is tax levied at each stage of production on firm. It is also a tax on the supply of goods and services which is eventually borne by the final consumer, but collected at each stage o...

THE IMPACT OF SUBSIDY REINVESTMENT AND EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMME (SURE-P) ON NIGERIA ECONOMY ( A CASE STUDY OF ENUGU-NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ENUGU STATE)

ABSTRACT The research work titled “Impact of Fuel subsidy and reinvestment programme (SURE-P) on Nigeria Economy, a case of Enugu North Local Government Area of Enugu state is carried out with the aim  of assessing the impact/effect of fuel subsidy discontinuation and the impact of sure-p of the government  on the masses. The study area has a population of 259,431 from which a simple size of 400 was selected using Taro Tamane’s formula. The study employed primary and secondary source of...

NAIRA EXCHANGE RATE, DEPRECIATION AND DOMESTIC INFLATION IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACT  The research work critically examined the extent to which naira exchange rate depreciation has affected domestic inflationary rate in Nigeria between the year 2000-2013. Therefore, in this study the researcher examined the trend of inflation and exchange and the relationship between the two variables. A model was specified to show the relationship between both variable. Also interest rate was included in the model as one of the variables that affects inflation. The model was then e...

MAN-POWER TRAINING AS AN AID TO MANAGEMENT IN A BUSINESS ENTERPRISES. (A CASE STUDY OF EMENITE NIGERIA LIMITED ENUGU)

ABSTRACT The purpose of this research work is to evaluated how manpower training programme contribute in aiding management in achieving the organizational objectives or goals. It is equally believed that recommendations of this research work will be useful to most business organization especially Emenite Niger Limited Enugu.  This research work was presented in three chapter. Chapter one, deals with  the introduction which contains. The background of the study brief history of Emenite  Ni...

The influence of customers complaints handling on marketing industry a comparative study of government and private enterprises in Nigeria.

ABSTRACTEmpirical evidence has shown that service firms typically lay behind manufacturing firms in their use of marketing. In comparison to manufacturing firms, services firms appeal to be generally less likely to have marketing activities carryout, less likely to perform analysis in the offering area, more likely to handling their advertisement internally than to go to experts, less likely to have an overall sales plan, less likely to develop sales training programmes, less likely to use ma...

The role of co-operative federations in national development (a case study of enugu state co-operatives federation enugu)

ABSTRACTThe role of cooperation federation in national development.  (A case study co-operatives federations in enugu state) was carried out in an attempt to find out the extent to which co-operative are involved in nation development. In pursuance of this research, the researcher organized the work into five chapters. Chapter one deals with introduction background of the study, statement of problems research question, significant of the study.  Among the objectives include determining the ...

FINANCING WOMEN CO-OPERATIVE GROUPS BY THE NIGERIAN AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT BANK (NACRDB) NOW KNOWN AS BANK OF AGRICULTURE (BOA) IN ENUGU STATE

ABSTRACT The project is on financing women co-operative Groups by Nigeria agricultural cooperative and rural development bank NACRDB with special references to Enugu state. The NACRDB, role in financing women co-operative groups is of significant important to the development and growth of the economy at large. However, certain factors mitigate the effective flow of this finance from the bank to the women cooperative. To find out these factors, a sample was drawn out of the population and 10 w...

AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF THE DETERMINANTS OF EXCHANGE RATE IN NIGERIA (1983-2007)

ABSTRACT This research work is on the empirical analysis of the determinants of exchange rate in Nigeria. (1983-2007). The main objectives of carrying  out this research is to find out the profile that exists between inflation, consumer price index and exchange rate determinant  in Nigeria. To do this successfully, two hypothesis was formulated thus: Ho: inflation has no significant impact on exchange rate in Nigeria. Ho: consumer price index has no significant impact on exchange rate dete...

AUDIT PLANNING AND CONTROL IN ACCOUNTING FIRMS A CASE STUDY OF AKINTOLA WILLIAM AND CO CHARACTERED ACCOUNTING OKPARA AVENUE ENUGU

ABSTRACT Modern companies can be very large with multination. The preparation of the accounts of such groups is a very complex operation involving the brinding together and summarizing of account of subsidiaries with differencing conventions, legal system and accounting and control systems. The examination of such account by independent experts trained in the assessment of financial information is of benefits to those who control and operate such organizations as well as to owners and outsid...

AN APPRAISAL OF PERFORMANCE OF SMALL SCALE ENTERPRISES IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: EVIDENCE FROM ANAMBRA SOUTH SENATORIAL ZONE, ANAMBRA STATE

ABSTRACT This study examines an appraisal of the performance of small scale enterprises in community development; evidence from Anambra South senatorial zone, Anambra state. Specifically, the study provides the reasons for going into SMEs; sources of financing SMEs; role of SMEs in community development and factors militating against SMEs in community development. The researchers distributed 143 questionnaires to the respondents that make up the sample size. The research questions were answer...

INFLUENCE OF GRADUATE ENTREPRENEURSHIP FUND (GEF) ON YOUTH ECONOMIC INCLUSION (A CASE STUDY OF SELECTED BOI BENEFICIARIES IN AWKA SOUTH L.G.A OF ANAMBRA STATE)

ABSTRACT This research work was designed to determine the influence of graduate entrepreneurship fund (GEF) on youth economic inclusion. a case study of selected BOI beneficiaries in Awka L.G.A .   The objectives of the study includes to evaluate the services (financial & non-financial) rendered to the youths who are beneficiaries of GEF program, determine the effect of GEF program on graduate level of income after their participation in the GEF program, examine the efforts of GEF program in...

THE ROLE OF FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS IN POVERTY ALLEVIATION IN RURAL COMMUNITIES

ABSTRACT The study assessed the role of female entrepreneurs in poverty alleviation in rural communities of Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria.  It specifically analysed the socioeconomic characteristics of women entrepreneurship and assessed the contribution of female-owned businesses to poverty alleviation in the study area. The main reason for this study was due to the fact that most studies on the relationship between businesses development and poverty alleviation...


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