Social & Management Sciences

Social & Management Sciences Research Papers/Topics

OPERATIONAL RISK MANAGEMENT IN NIGERIA BANKS’ (A CASE STUDY OF GUARANTY TRUST BANK PLC)

ABSTRACT The specialty literature says that the risk is an essential element for any economic activity. It can be removed, but it can be administrate. This is why everybody says that „the one that doesn’t risk is the one that risks the most” because he loses winning and development chances for his business.  A success strategy for a financial institution must have programmes and administrative procedures for banking operational risks, in order to minimize the appearance probab...

EFFECT OF IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC SECTOR ACCOUNTING STANDARDS (IPSAS) IN MINISTRIES, DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES

ABSTRACTOver the years, the Nigerian society has been filled with stories of wrong practices such as stories of ghost workers on the pay roll of Ministries, Extra-ministerial Departments and Parastatals, frauds, embezzlements and setting ablaze of offices housing sensitive documents and corruption leading to none or poor accountability of individuals in public offices of the country. One of the most researched and least understood variablesin public sector accounting of the nation is how...

An Assessment of Roles of Non-Governmental Organisation on Community Development Projects inEdo South Senatorial District of Edo State

ABSTRACTCommunity development entails the provision of infrastructural facilities to the people. The provision of these social amenities can be attained through a number of ways and/or organizations which includes, the government, community development associations, Non-Governmental Organisations. Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) are non-governmental, nonprofit making and self-governing, set out to ameliorate the plight of the people in dare need of life sustaining facilities in the soci...

An Appraisal of leadership style and its effectiveness in organisational performance

ABSTRACTOver the years organisational performance and effectiveness has been linked directly or indirectly to the type of leadership style employed in such organisation, establishment or firms. It is easy to understand that in every organisation there exist two chambers-the higher or senior personnel and the lower or junior personnel. Most times commands, instructions and directives flow from top-down. So in as much as the lower or junior staffs depend on the top management for directive...

NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND ITS IMPACT ON PROFITABILITY IN BANKING INDUSTRY

ABSTRACTThis research is title “New Product Development and its impact in Banking Industry” with special reference to Bank PHB Plc. Kaduna Branch, Kaduna. The objective of this work is to assess thee impact of New Product development as it affects the profit of organization. product and new product development process, the attributes and characteristic of service, product life cycle and strategy, product success and failures also discussed the customer profitability in banking industry. T...

NEGOTIATION AS A TOOL FOR EFFECTIVE MATERIAL PRICING

IntroductionOne of the fundamental responsibilities of procurement function in an organization is source selection. It deals with the entire process of how prospective suppliers are being surveyed, evaluated and determine policies relating to those who can most suitably meet the requirement of the organization, before they are being considered for a buyer and supplier relationship. However, this assessment is base on a number of essential instrument which price is one of the such.Price in gen...

NEGOTIATION AS A COST REDUCTION TECHNIQUE IN MATERIAL PROCUREMENT AT NIGERIAN BOTTLING COMPANY PLC

ABSTRACTNegotiation as a reduction technique in material procurement is to ensure that high cost incurred in material procurement is manage hence the negotiation is one of the tool in spend cost management to optimise profit in every organization. Lack of knowledge to some guide when negotiating by procurement manages lead to high cost of finished product and it makes the product not to compete well with its competitors in the market. The impact expected at the end of negotiation is to minimi...

MOTIVATIONAL TOOLS AND THE PRODUCTIVITY OF OFFICE PROFESSIONALS

ABSTRACTThis study titled “Motivational tools and the Productivity of Office Professionals” a survey study of selected organization in Kaduna metropolis, examined in depth, motivational tools and the productivity of office professionals. Various literature were reviewed. Questionnaires were used and distributed to the respondents. Based on the population of 136 and the researcher collected 130 questionnaires for analysis, the analysis was based on four points scale to obtain a mean value ...

MORALE AND OFFICE PROFESSIONAL’S PRODUCTIVITY

ABSTRACTThis study was undertaken to find out the impact of Morale Office professionals in an organization. It was a survey study of Kaduna Polytechnic (College of Environmental Science) in Kaduna Metropolis several books and journals related to the topic were reviewed. Four (4) research questions were formulated to guide the researcher in the study. Data was collected from one hundred and fifty-six (156) respondents out of 200 questionnaires administered. Statistical table and Likert four po...

MONETARY POLICY AND INFLATION IN NIGERIA ECONOMY

ABSTRACTThis research work is an attempt to examine the role of Central Bank of Nigeria in the monetary policy and inflation of Nigeria Economy. The research work provide a background to the origin and formation of Monetary policy in fighting inflation and highlighted the major functions and activities performed by the Central Bank of Nigeria in order to achieve their main objectives. TABLE OF CONTENTSTitle page Declaration Approval pageDedication Acknowledgement Abstract Table of conten...

A Comparative Study of the Role of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises in the Economic Growth of an Economy

ABSTRACT This study was aimed at examining the role being played by the small and medium scale enterprises towards economic growth of an economy with E-nugu state as our case study.  From the study, it was observed that indeed, small and medium scale enterprises contribute to the economic development of Enugu state. Lack of adequate finance was identified as one of the mayor problems hampering the development of small and medium scale enterprise in Enugu state. In order to provide a soun...

A Study of Job Prospects of Secretaries in Some Selected Business Organisation in Enugu State

ABSTRACTIn this study, the objective of all objectives of the researcher is to study the job prospects of secretaries in some selected business organization in Enugu State.  In cause of our study, we are able to study these business organizations in Enugu.  They are:ANAMMCO NIGERIA PLC, ENUGUUNILVER NIGERIA PLC ENUGUNIGERIA BREWERIES ENUGUTo carry out the research, the researcher was able to discover the job prospects of secretaries.i. Who is a secretary?ii. Modern technology innova...

A Survey of the Unemployment Problems Amongst Graduates of Institution of Higher Learning in Enugu Urban

ABSTRACT In this research, it is assumed that unemployment is a factor inherent in the nation’s economic system, first because intentionally or unintentionally the policy-makers do not deliberately resort to measures capable of reducing unemployment to acceptable level.This research is concerned with wags and means of denitrifying the causes and measures of curbing the problem created by unemployment. To do this, this research will specifically investigate the incidence of unemployment...

Contribution of Modern Communication Equipment to Job Efficiency of the Secretary (A Case Study of First Bank of Nigeria Plc)

The impact created by modern communication equipment generally to the economy especially to the job efficiency of the secretary is to be research     With the introduction of modern equipment, so much has been achieved. The secretary cannot be very effective in the discharging of her | his duties without equipments. This calls for the  aculareness of these equipments to different organizations where the services of the secretary is needed. In this study, we will discuss th...

Auditing as an aid to Accountability on the Public Sector (A Case Study of Union Bank Plc in Enugu State)

This seems to be a national issue. The increasing incidence of fraud, embezzlement and misappropriation of funds and property by accounting officers and chief executives in the public sectors of the Nigeria economy pose pertinent questions as to whether auditing plays any significant role towards ensuring proper accountability and judicious use of funds.  Investors and other people concerned, therefore, deserved to be assured that the resources which they put at the disposal of those acc...


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