NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AS A STRATEGY FOR SALES GROWTH, PROFITABILITY AND COMPETITIVENESS IN UBA (NIGERIA) PLC

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.9        Background to the Study In Nigeria, the banking industry has been experiencing cyclical movements in its development patterns right from independence in 1960 to date. As a result of the importance of the banking industry in the economic development of the country, successive governments in the nation came up with different policies, … Read more

THE EFFECT OF FIRMS CHARACTERISTICS ON REAL EARNINGS MANAGEMENT IN THE LISTED INDUSTRIAL GOODS FIRMS IN NIGERIA

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1     Background to the study Accounting information has been the major input in capital allocation decisions of investors and lenders in the capital markets. Specifically, accounting earnings remain the strategic financial statement variable for assessing firm‟s viability and future prospects. For accounting earnings to be useful and relevance to investors and lenders it … Read more

VALUE RELEVANCE OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARD ADOPTION IN NIGERIA FINANCIAL SERVICE FIRMS

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study Accounting standards have changed greatly over the past decades with regard to the consistently increasing emphasis placed on measurement of assets base on fair valuation and pressing need for harmonization. However, in order to address the need of various users of financial information, locally formulated standards limit … Read more

EFFECT OF CREDIT RISK MANAGEMENT ON MARKET PERFORMANCE OF LISTED DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS IN NIGERIA

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the study Banks and banking activities have evolved significantly through time and with the introduction of money. Financial services like deposit taking, lending money, currency exchange and money transfers became important due to the role being played by money, as no good financial system can do without well-structured and … Read more

ASSESSING THE RELEVANCE OF ACCOUNTING ETHICS AS A COURSE IN BUSINESS RELATED PROGRAMME IN TERTIARY EDUCATION

ABSTRACT Education in Ghana has undergone numerous changes and has adopted different forms. This has affected so many professions accounting profession inclusive. In line with that, this work tried to assess the relevance of accounting ethics as a course in business related programme in tertiary education, Ghana using the University of Cape Coast. The work … Read more

EFFECTS AND ADMINISTRATION OF VALUE ADDED TAX IN THE NIGERIA ECONOMY

EFFECTS AND ADMINISTRATION OF VALUE ADDED TAX IN THE NIGERIA ECONOMY. (A STUDY OF FEDERAL BOARD OF INLAND REVENUE) CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION According to Journal of Economic and International Finance vol. 3(8), 492-503, August 2011, Nigeria is a developing country and emerging economy whose exports are mainly crude oil. Her other natural resources asserted by … Read more

ANALYSIS OF THE ACCOUNTING PROBLEMS OF MICROCREDIT BANKS

ANALYSIS OF THE ACCOUNTING PROBLEMS OF MICROCREDIT BANKS IN NIGERIA (A STUDY OF MICROFINANCE BANKS IN ABAKALIKI METROPOLIS, EBONYI STATE) CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1    BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY        Banking has hitherto been very essential to human invention and economically aid to the society as far as business transactions are concerned. Thus, bank can be … Read more

EVALUATION OF THE ACCOUNTING PROBLEMS OF MICROFINANCE BANKS IN NIGERIA

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1    BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY        Banking has hitherto been very essential to human invention and economically aid to the society as far as business transactions are concerned. Thus, bank can be seen as a service-oriented to individual and the society at large. That is the reason Peterson (2007) viewed banks as … Read more

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