AN APPRAISAL OF THE CONVERGENCE OF PENSION FUND ADMINISTRATION IN NIGERIA WITH INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Pension generally is a way of catering for the welfare of retirees. It is a periodic income or annuity payment made at or after retirement to employees who has become eligible for benefits through age, earnings and service.According to Alo (2004), many countries of the world are … Read more

THE EFFECT OF COST ACCOUNTING TECHNIQUES ON PERFORMANCE OF SMES

THE EFFECT OF COST ACCOUNTING TECHNIQUES ON PERFORMANCE OF SMES A SURVEY OF SELECTED SMALL AND MEDIUM FIRMS IN PORT HARCOURT CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the Study The business environment has become intensively dynamic and increasingly unpredictable in recent decades and,correspondingly, managing company has become more demanding. Cost Accounting is a task of collecting, … Read more

ACCOUNTING FOR PEACE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA

ACCOUNTING FOR PEACE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA, THE NORTH EAST CASE CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The term peace is relative and the conditions for peace dier from one society or nation to another. However Ibeanue (2005) asserted that peace is a process involving activities that are linked to increasing development … Read more

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING A PANACEA ON THE CORPORATE PERFORMANCE OF BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The impact of financial reporting on the corporate performance of a business organization is becoming more apparent to user groups of financial statement. Accounting is a not an exact science neither are business operations without some subjective and judgmental errors when it comes to reporting them. A financial report … Read more

THE EFFECT OF VALUE ADDED TAX ON PRICE STABILITY IN NIGERIAN ECONOMY

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY In most developing countries including Nigeria government participation in economic activity is usually significant. One of the ways through which government has intervened in Nigerian economy is through the establishment of public enterprises and statutory bodies. In Nigeria, public enterprises are engaged in a wide spectrum of economic … Read more

Growth and popularity of Naire Marley songs among students

Growth and popularity of Naire Marley songs amongt students EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This synopsis is on the Growth and popularity of Naire Marley songs amongst students. The chapter one of the research will extensively dwells on several variable such as background to the study, statement of the problems, objectives of the study, research questions, scope and … Read more

PRODUCTIVITY IMPACT OF DIVIDEND ON SHAREHOLDERS

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the study The dividend of shareholders and its impact on productivity has been severally been called into question. Most school of thoughts has it that dividend of shareholders does not have a significant impact on their productivity level while other school of thoughts are of the contrary opinion. Dividend overtime … Read more

EFFECT OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE ON THE PERFORMANCE OF COMMERCIAL BANKS IN TERMS OF PROFITABILITY

INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study From time immemorial, there wasn’t any need for corporate governance due to the fact that business institutions were owned and managed by their sole owners. In recent times, the owners have employed professionals to manage and direct the affairs of their institutions in anticipation of giving account of their … Read more

THE ADOPTION LEVEL OF MODERN MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING TECHNIQUES BY SMALL AND MEDIUM SCALE ENTERPRISES SMES IN KWARA STATE

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the study The small and medium scale enterprises sector has been recognized worldwide for its role in economic advancement through various ways like; wealth generation, employment creation, and poverty reduction. Small and medium scale enterprises are a fundamental part of the economic fabric in most developing countries, and they … Read more