2017 Archive
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Title: EVALUATION OF THE IMPACT OF GOVERNMENT POVERTY ALLEVIATION PROGRAMME IN NIGERIA.pdf Author: OZARA AKUMA Abstract: This project work focuses on “evaluation of the impact of government poverty alleviation programme in Nigeria. In the course of this work, five research questions were stated. The findings are that NAPEP has generally impacted positively on the living standard of Nigerians, and that effective monitoring of NAPEP is a necessary condition for its success. The following recommendation are made, that the government should adopt punitive measures and show its willingness and readiness to punish those specialized in the act of sabotaging governments’ efforts at addressing the problems of poverty in the country, project personnel should be well educated and equipped and that most communities do not have access to electronic and print media optimally for their benefits, because they are uneducated. Therefore, other means of communications, like enlightening them in their local languages and the use of local announcers could do some magic. View |
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Title: SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING & COMMUNICATION EFFECTIVENESS OF TELECOMMUNICATION FIRMS IN RIVERS STATE.pdf Author: Ozuru, Henry. N., PhD., Nwuju, Linus Mbakwe & Iwunze, Joy Treasure Abstract: This paper evaluates the relationship between social media marketing and communication effectiveness of telecommunication firms in Rivers State. It is an empirical work made up of quasi-experimental design, through the use of cross-sectional survey to collect data from different points in order to come to a logical conclusion. The target population include all the four telecom firms in Rivers State (MTN, GLO, Etisalat and Airtel). Forty (40) copies of questionnaire were distributed among the respondents. Upon retrieval and data cleansing, thirty eight (38) copies of the constructed questionnaire were found usable. The findings show that system interactivity and message personalization have significant relationships with customer commitment. Premised upon this, it concludes that social media marketing relate strongly and positively to customer patronage of telecom firms in Rivers State. The paper finally recommends social media marketing strategies should be a thing of necessity for any telecom firms that want to remain competitive in the industry. Keywords: Social media marketing, communication effectiveness, system interactivity, Message personalization and customer commitment. View |
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Title: FORENSIC ACCOUNTING AND WHITE COLLAR CRIME.pdf Author: Enofe, A. O, PhD., Edogiawerie, O.U, Ombu,A & Imonitie, O.M Abstract: This study attempted to ascertain the role of forensic accounting in reducing or preventing white collar crime. A survey research design was adopted in the study and a sample of 90 respondents was taken from diverse groups of private and public employment, internal and external auditors, as well as the top management staff which formed the study population. The statistical tool employed was SPSS which was used to analyze the bio-data, while ordinary least square (OLS) through the use of Eviews was used to analyze the responses from respondents.The study found that forensic accounting (FOR) has a negative but insignificant relationship with the dependent variable WCC. Also, while internal control system (ICS) and fraud auditing (FA) both had positive relationship with WCC, only ICS positive relationship with WCC is significant while FA is not significant. The study recommended that white-collar criminals should be punished as harshly, or harsher than violent criminals. This will deter others from indulging in such illicit acts. This will also in a way pacify the victims that suffer greatly from such acts. Keywords: Forensic accounting, internal control system, Fraud auditing, White collar crime theory. View |
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Title: EFFECTS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ON BANKING OPERATIONS IN OSUN STATE NIGERIA.pdf Author: Akinola, Amos Olusola & Adebayo, Aderemi Olalere Abstract: The study examined the effects of information technology on banking operations in Osun State of Nigeria. Survey questionnaire was administered and data collected were descriptively and inferentially analysed using Percentage, Pearson Product Correlation and Regression Analyses. Results showed that there is significant relationship between information technology and banking operations and that there is positive correlation between information technology and customers’ service in Osun State. The study concluded that efficient deployment of information technology will affect not only banking operations but also customers’ service. It is therefore recommended that banks should proactively deploy state of the art technology to enhance their operations to meet the banking needs of their teeming customers, while government should raise the bar in the provision of basic infrastructure that will sustain information technology drive of banks. Key-words: Bank Operations, Customers Service, Customers Satisfaction, Queuing, Globalisation. View |
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Title: THE IMPACT CHALLENGES SOCIAL ORGANIZATION IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GBAALOO PYATAM OGONI (G.P.O) IGNATIUS AJURU UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION CHAPTER.pdf Author: Nzidee Adebue Williams (JP) PhD. & Peter N.Mba, PhD. Abstract: The Gbaaloo Pyatam Ogoni (G.P.O) is a social cultural organization which is one the components of social science in sustainable National development. This paper is actually to investigate the various contribution as well as the impact vis-à-vis the challenges of the social organizations. Apart from that, the paper is also to investigate the level of unity, corporation, vision oriented, how dynamic and purposeful leadership and well focused since the formation. At the end, the paper revealed that the “Gbaaloo Pyatam Ogoni has members in terms of social welfare services. Hence, this paper focuses on the contributions promotion of the entrepreneurship of tis members who have chosen some small scale enterprises for livelihood. View |
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Title: PRODUCT INNOVATION AND CUSTOMER PATRONAGE OF DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS IN PORT HARCOURT.pdf Author: Ozuru, Henry. N PhD. & Akani, Fyneface Nmecha PhD. Abstract: The study empirically examined the relationship between product innovation and customer patronage of deposit money banks in Port Harcourt. One hundred and thirty eight (138) copies of questionnaire were administered to the customers of various deposit money banks in Port Harcourt. 26 copies of questionnaire were invalid while 112 copies were successfully retrieved and valid for analysis using Spearman Rank Correlation Coefficient in testing the hypotheses with the aid of Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). Results revealed that there is a strong positive relationship between incremental innovation and customer patronage. From our findings it was concluded that there is a significant relationship between product innovation and customer patronage of deposit money banks in Port Harcourt. It was therefore recommended that the deposit money banks should appeal to customers with what they reckon with in other to reduce the time they take to accept new products. Keywords: Product Innovation, Incremental Innovation, Customer Patronage, Repeat Purchase, Perceived Value. View |
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Title: MACRO ECONOMIC AGGREGATES IN A DEVELOPING ECONOMY THE NIGERIAN EXPERIENCE 1981 TO 2015.pdf Author: Michael Ngei Mpia, PhD. & Echie, Goodluck Owakwe Abstract: The study examines the impact of macro-economic aggregates in a developing economy for 35years (1981 to 2015). We applied vector auto regression and co-integration model of analysis in this study. The macro-economic variables that were considered are inflation and interest rates, money supply and domestic debt while GDP was applied as proxy for a developing economy. The results from ADF indicates that the specification includes a constant which is viewed to be plausible on all the variables. The Johansen cointegration test reveals that the trace and max eigenvalue statistic fails to reject the series of at most 1 cointegrating relationship at conventional level. Furthermore, the major source of variation in GDP is own shock. Based on the above, the monetary authorities should be proactive on certain key policies on how to improve the economy because every policy taken that will bring about such an improvement is felt through the GDP. Keywords: Inflation rate, interest rate, money supply, domestic debt, GDP, economy. Adjustment. View |
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Title: MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES OF PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN THE NIGER DELTA REGION IMPLICATIONS FOR UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION IN NIGERIA.pdf Author: ROBERT-OKAH, I. PhD. Abstract: The study examined the management techniques of public universities in the Niger Delta Region: Implications for university administration in Nigeria. The design for the study was a descriptive survey. A sample of 350 faculty and administrative staff (152 and 298 from State and Federal Universities) which represented 43.4% and 85.1% was selected through the stratified random sampling techniques in four (4) faculties of education, management sciences, social sciences and humanities. Mean, standard deviation and rank order were used to answer five research questions while t-test was used to test three null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. Result revealed that Management By Objectives (MBO), Total Quality Management (TQM) and Team Management (TM) were the techniques of management preferable to public universities in the Niger Delta Region. t-test analysis of three null hypotheses indicated that they were all retained (not rejected). The study concluded that while MBO, TQM and TM were preferable to public universities in the NDR, PERT, PPBS and TSAT were not due to inadequate infrastructure to apply them. The following among others were therefore recommended; university administrators should be properly trained in management techniques: seminars, workshops and conferences should be regularly organized for university managers on techniques of management: adequate funding and infrastructure should be provided for better application of PERT, PPBS and TSAT and appointments into university management should take cognizant of qualifications in techniques of management. Key Concepts: Management techniques, Public universities, Niger Delta, University Administration. View |
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Title: RELEVANCE AND APPLICATION OF MULTIVARIATE STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES IN CONTEMPORARY BUSINESS MANAGEMENT RESEARCH A STRATEGIC DISCOURSE.pdf Author: John E. Chikwe, PhD. & Ibekwe Wechie Abstract: The study strategically explored various multivariate statistical techniques in contemporary business management research. Multivariate statistical techniques and analysis refer to a group of statistical techniques often put in use simultaneously to analyze three or more variables. The classification is categorized into dependency and interdependency assumptions. Whereas in dependency techniques, both dependent and independent variables exist, while in interdependency assumption, no single variable or group of variables is defined as being dependent or independent. The dependency techniques include: Multiple regression analysis, Discriminant analysis, Multiple analysis of variance (MANOVA) and Canonical analysis; while the independency in brevity is made up of: Factor analysis, Cluster analysis and Multidimensional scaling. In multivariate statistical techniques analysis, data could also be viewed and measured by ratio or interval scale i.e. being metric and interdependency techniques adopted. On the other hand, a nonmetric measure scale refers to ordinal and nominal, and dependency techniques assumptions come to play. In each case, investigations into their techniques usefulness, relevancy and adoption in contemporary business management research were also strategically explored in our present study and possible recommendations advanced. Key words: Multivariate Statistical Techniques; Dependency Techniques; Independency Techniques; Metric Techniques; Nonmetric Techniques; Strategic Review; Business Management Research. View |
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Title: MEASUREMENT OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THE NIGERIAN JUDICIARY.pdf Author: A.O Enofe, PhD., V.O Onyeokweni, E.R Omozuwa & O.J Onoyase Abstract: The objective of this study is to measure the performance of the Nigerian Judiciary. To achieve this objective, data were collected from primary sources with the aid of a well-structured questionnaire of three sections administered to one hundred and thirty (130) respondents. One hundred and thirteen (113) of the questionnaire were retrieved and analyzed with chi-square statistical tools. The study reveals that efficiency of service delivery, quality of judgments provided and the independence of the Judiciary has a great impact on the performance of the Nigerian Judiciary. This study recommends that the Judiciary performance should be frequently evaluated by Nigerian government, ministries, parastatals, corporate bodies and regulatory authorities as it can help increase the efficiency, effectiveness and accountability of Nigerian Judiciary system. View |
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Title: AGILE MARKETING FOR ORGANIZATIONAL RESILIENCE IN A DYNAMIC BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT A THEORETICAL REFLECTION.pdf Author: Ateke, Brown Walter & Nadube, Paul Meeting, PhD. Abstract: To survive. To thrive. To endure. These are cardinal objectives of firms; and all business firms strive to accomplish them. However, it is observed that whereas some organizations spring up and remain in the business landscape for several years, others come up and die away after a very short period of time. The aim of this paper is to advance agile marketing as a requirement for organizational resilience in the dynamic business environment. The paper, through an extensive review if literature found that, indeed, most proactive firms adopt agile marketing practices and processes to better their lot under the rapidly changing business conditions and also that agile principles are needed if firms must understand and respond to the demands of the environment speedily and seamlessly. The paper thus concluded that agile marketing enables firms to react promptly to changes in environmental conditions and enhances their competitiveness; and recommends that contemporary business firms should invest more in their environmental scanning efforts in order to be continually updated on the changes occurring in their environment so that they will be better placed to respond them. Keywords: Agile marketing, dynamic business environment, competition, organizational resilience. View |
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Title: POST-WAR MARGINALIZATION AND WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN NIGERIA.pdf Author: EKE VERONICA Abstract: Gendered literature, including scholarly articles, novels and poems, have consistently drawn attention to the fact that gender issues (especially women’s role and plights) during the 30 month Nigerian civil war (July 1967 – January 1970) have been under-reported and neglected in the academic firmament while enthroning masculinity of the war. Literature is replete with the fact that women’s economic roles during the war were both complementary and supplementary, as sustained the men in the war fronts. However, patriarchy-based economic marginalization has continued to envelop Nigerian women fifty years after war. This literature-based paper is poised to examine post-war marginalization and women entrepreneurship in Nigeria. Predicated upon social resilience theory, the paper attempts to unmask the significant role of women entrepreneurship as a panacea for post-war gender marginalization. It also examines challenges of women entrepreneurship and demands for successful women entrepreneurship. Far-reaching recommendations are also discussed. Keywords: Nigerian Civil War, post-war marginalization, social resilience, women entrepreneurship. View |
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Title: UNDERSTANDING AND MANAGING DEFENSIVE STRATEGIES THE PANACEA TO SURVIVAL AND SUSTAINABILITY OF OIL AND GAS COMPANIES IN NIGERIA.pdf Author: JOHN E. CHIKWE, PhD. Abstract: This paper takes a random walk through the defensive strategies relevant literature by examining among other issues, the panacea to oil and gas companies survival and sustainability in Nigeria. Defensive strategies help much to fortify a company’s competitive position, as well as protecting its important valuable resources capabilities from imitation, and sustain the competitive advantage it does have. The adoption of different types of retrenchment strategies as this paper explored, are attempts to strategically regain control of ailing oil and gas companies. Divestiture (divestment) strategies have also been observed to be part of defensive strategies often adopted in order to rid a weak organization of unprofitable ventures. Divestiture has become a popular defensive strategy that will guide oil and gas to focus attention on their core and profitable businesses. Other types of defensive strategies such as turnaround, liquidation, captive company and abandonment strategies which oil and gas companies can adopt for their survival and sustainability were also explored. The paper therefore, conclude and recommends amongst others that, oil and gas companies in Nigeria should pay specific attention to feasible defensive strategies, in order to ensure the survival and sustainability of organizational objectives and mission. Key words: Defensive strategies; Oil and Gas Companies; Survival; Sustainability; Panacea; Divestment (Divestiture) Strategies; Competitive Advantage; Retrenchment Strategies. View |
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Title: EFFECT OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE MECHANISMS ON PERFORMANCE OF NON-FINANCIAL FIRMS IN NIGERIA.pdf Author: ABRAHAM OKETOOYIN GBADEBO Abstract: The study examined the effect of corporate governance mechanisms on performance of non-financial firms in Nigeria. Secondary data collected from published accounts were analysed with (random effects and fixed effects) using panel regression models through the use of STATA 14 software. Thirty four ten (34) non-financial listed firms on the Nigeria Stock Exchange were selected using the purposive sampling technique. The study covered the period 1990 to 2015. Independent variables used were board size; outside board directors, directors shareholding; independent audit committee, block holding; leverage and firm size while return on equity was adopted as dependent indicator. Findings from the study revealed that some corporate governance mechanisms (leverage; enlarged board size) have positive significant relationship on firm performance, while others (directors’ shareholding; block holding) have negative significant link with firms’ performance. However some corporate governance indicators (outside board directors; independent audit committee; firm size) do not have significant correlation with performance of the non-financial firms in Nigeria. Hence, the study recommends that firms should maintain a maximum of twelve directors (insiders and outsiders) who must be professionally qualified to perform oversight functions in order to enhance firm performance. The insider directors should also be encouraged to procure sizeable units of company’s shares so as to reduce the agency cost. Keywords: Corporate Governance Mechanisms, Firm Performance. View |
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Title: ENVIRONMENTAL INTERVENTION PROGRAMME AMONG UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATES IN RIVERS STATE UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION PORT HARCOURT.pdf Author: Samuel Gentle & Mina I. D. Abstract: This article, examines the prevalent environmental sanitation attitude in the Port Harcourt Metropolis, Rivers State with special focus on Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Rumuolumeni. It theorizes that the challenge of Refuse disposal in the school Metropolis will increase as the population of the students improves and recommends that government, companies and philanthropic individuals should assist in the building of more hostels to reduce the number of students in a room per hostel. View |
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Title: AN ANALYSIS OF TEXTUAL STYLES IN KEN SARO WIWA’S PITA DUMBROK’S PRISON.pdf Author: Oyinkepreye Sawyerr-George, PhD., Igbe Deinmotei Erefaghe & Zuokemefa Ayebaemi Patience Abstract: This paper examines the textual styles employed by Ken Saro-Wiwa in his novel, Pita Dumbrok’s Prison. The study asserts that textual style involves the collection of words and phrases in a work of art. Also, this article examines the stylishness of the novel in terms of its word order, sentence structure, language rules and grammar. Thus, this study is concerned with the organisational analysis of Saro-Wiwa’s Pita Dumbrok’s Prison. The novel is a story about Jebs Prison. Jebs is an island prison set up by the Organisation of African States and some Western nations as a correctional facility for the continent’s political prisoners. Also, there appears to be a concerted determination by Saro-Wiwa to use contemporary English language as a means of communication that conveys the story easily to the reader. He purposefully uses lexical and grammatical structures present in the novel to uncover the role of Western nations in the socio-political and economic development in Africa. Thus, this study will among other things look at lexical and grammatical futures, code-switching, uses the epistle technique, journey motif, and aporas of textual presentation present in the novel. View |
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Title: INFLUENCE OF PATIENT TOWARD NAFDAC IDENTIFIED COUNTERFEIT DRUGS IN PORT HARCOURT CITY LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF RIVERS STATE IMPLICATION FOR COUNSELLING.pdf Author: Sunday Nsirimobi Ordu,PhD. Abstract: The study investigated the perceived attitude of patient towards NAFDAC identified counterfeit drugs in Port Harcourt City Local government area of Rivers State. Three hypotheses were raised to guide the study. The study adopted a descriptive survey design using three hundred (300) patients drawn from four (4) healthcare centres through a purposive random sampling technique. Instrument for data collection was a self-developed questionnaire of 10 items questionnaire scale with responses anchored on the modified four likert points of strongly agree, agree, strongly disagree and disagree. The instrument was validated by the experts in measurement and evaluation in Department of educational psychology Guidance and Counselling in Ignatius Ajuru University of Education Port Harcourt. Independent t-test was used to test hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that gender, level of education and socio-economic status significantly influenced the attitude of patients towards counterfeit drugs. Therefore, the study recommended that all heaths workers especially non doctors and the less educated ones in the private sector must be made to mandatorily undergo regular trainings on counterfeit drugs detection conclusion were made. View |
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Title: ORGANIZATIONAL POLITICS INTENTION TO LEAVE AND CAREER SUCCESS A STUDY OF FEDERAL UNIVERSITIES IN SOUTH EAST NIGERIA.pdf Author: Onwuemeodo Atuoma Ukachi, Robinson Johnson Chinweuche & Dike Celestine Abstract: The aim of this study to examine empirically the relationship between organizational politics, intention to leave organization and career success in Nigeria using both correlation and regression analysis. The sample comprises 80 lecturers in four Federal universities in the South East geopolitical zone. Consistent with theory and many previous works, the results show that organization politics and career success are negatively and highly significantly related. The results also show that intention to leave has a highly significant positive relationship with organizational politics but has a highly significant negative relationship with career success. Key words: Organizational politics, career success, intention to leave organization View |
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Title: THE EFFECT OF NON OIL REVENUE ON ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA FURTHER EVIDENCE FROM ARDL MODEL.pdf Author: Nwabeke Chidinma Elizabeth, Iheadindu Princess Amarachi & Egwu Charles Chukwudinma Abstract: The aim of the present study is to investigate the relationship between non-oil tax revenue and economic growth in Nigeria. In particular, the study analyzes the effects of personal income tax and company income tax on real GDP from 1981 to 2016 using annual data. The autoregressive distributive lag framework is employed. The results show that both personal income tax and company income tax have an insignificant positive effect on real GDP. We, therefore, recommend that Federal Government should tighten its belt on its non-oil revenue sources so that income tax leakages could be minimized. Key words: Non-oil revenue, personal income tax, company income tax, real GDP View |
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Title: THE EFFECT OF FINANCIAL DEEPENING ON STOCK PRICES IN NIGERIA EVIDENCE FROM VAR.pdf Author: Chikezie Benedicta Chinyere, Amadi Chukwudi Onyere & Oriko Bonaventure Ofasia Abstract: This paper seeks to determine the impact of financial deepening on stock prices in Nigeria from 1995:01 to 2016:06 using a VAR approach. The variables are monthly closing prices of the NSE-ASI, GDP and CPS/GDP. The results indicate that although, the data are all differenced stationary, there is no evidence of cointegrating relations between the variables. When unrestricted VAR(1) is estimated, the coefficients are found to be stable as all VAR roots lie inside the unit circle. The Granger causality test suggest evidence of a bidirectional feedback causality between stock prices and credit to private sector as a ratio of GDP, and weak unidirectional causality from stock prices to money supply as a ratio of GDP. The results suggest that stock prices are positively related to GDP but negatively related GDP. However, while the effect ofGDP is significant, the effects of GDP is insignificant. Finally, in agreement with several studies, own shocks explain almost all of the error variances in stock prices. The study, therefore, recommends that the Nigerian monetary authorities should give more serious attention to credit supply instruments than those of money supply, and this should be balanced with other macroeconomic variables if any meaningful changes in the stock market can be induced. Keywords: Financial deepening, stock prices. View |