MANAGEMENT PROJECT TOPICS AND RESEARCH MATERIALS

• 181. ANALYSIS OF MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT AMONG ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF IN TERTIARY INSTITUT...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Until the early 1980s there was a general resistance to investment in manpower development in tertiary institutions. This is because of what Stahi (2004) posits was the belief that “employees hired under a merit system must be presumed to be qualified because they were already trained for their jobs, and that if this was not so it was evid...Continue Reading »

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• 182. ANALYSIS OF GROWTH STAGES IN SMALL FIRMS A STUDY OF SELECTED FIRMS IN ENUGU METR...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACK GROUND OF THE STUDY Every business passes through identifiable stages in its life span. Several growth strategies related to business management approaches have been presented in the literature. Managing growth is a major strategic issue for a growing firm (Arbaugh and Camp, 2000). Strategy is the most important determinant of firm’s growth (Weinzimmer, 2000...Continue Reading »

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• 183. AN INDEPTH REVIEW OF TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES FOR CUSTOMER VALUE MANAGEMENT

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Successful strategic positioning for the achievement of competitive advantage, as a means of achieving superior profitability and enhanced shareholder value, are critical issues of paramount importance in today’s business environment. They should be at the very top of the agenda for Chief Executive Officers, especially for those at the hea...Continue Reading »

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• 184. ASSESSMENT OF ENTREPRENEURIAL MINDSET ON THE SUSTAINABILITY OF SELECTED SMALL AN...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Interest in the functioning of the human mind can be traced back to Plato and Aristotle who dealt with issues of perception and motivation. While the Greeks may have contemplated the human condition, the modern study of the human mind can be traced back to Sigmund Freud (1900) and the psychoanalytic movement. He began the exploration of both conscio...Continue Reading »

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• 185. ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF OVERDEPENDENCE ON OIL REVENUE TO NIGERIA ECONOMY

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Oil is a major source of energy in Nigeria and the world in general. Before the advent of oil (Crude oil), agriculture used to be the mainstay of the Nigerian economy which plays a vital role in shaping the economic and political destiny of the country (Abolaji1985:2). In 1960s, agricultural products provided about 80% of the total export earnings a...Continue Reading »

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• 186. ASSESSING THE EFFECT OF WORK PLACE ENVIRONMENT ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the Study The workplace environment in which employees work and undertake most of their activities can impact on the performance. The quality and quantity of work generated by employees are influenced by the workplace environment. There are poor environmental conditions that can cause inefficient workers productivity as well as reduce their job satisfaction, ...Continue Reading »

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• 187. APPRAISING THE IMPORTANCE OF SMALL-SCALE INDUSTRY IN RURAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Before, the various governments of this country – Local, State and Federal had directed attention on the establishment of gigantic industries in the urban centres of the country. This they believed, though erroneously, that large scale industry is the only yardstick of measuring the economic power of any country. This crave for large scale...Continue Reading »

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• 188. APPRAISAL OF THE STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN NIGERIAN BANKING ORGANIZATION...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION: With the devastating global economic and financial crises, which had seen to the collapse of stocks and banks in many countries of the world, it is the belief of management and financial experts that for any Nigerian bank to survive it, it must adopt a wholesome strategic management practices in its corporate governance. Donli (2005) observed that traditionally, the role ...Continue Reading »

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• 189. APPRAISAL OF INVENTORY MANAGEMENT AND VALUATION IN THE COMPANY (A STUDY OF NIGER...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY It has been observed over the year that inventories constitute the most significant part of current assets of manufacturing companies in Nigeria and the world in general, moreover, in most industrial outlets raw material inventories account for over 50% of company’s cost of production. It is argued that a considerable amount of invested ca...Continue Reading »

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• 190. APPLICATION OF TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN THE BANKING INDUSTRY A STUDY OF UNITE...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY It is apparent that modern Nigeria cannot exist without the financial service industry. In the recent past, this study has experienced tremendous growth and undergone great changes. In the country, varying forms of deregulation, competition, more demanding customers and drive to exceed customer’s expectation have created an environment sig...Continue Reading »

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• 191. APPLICATION OF THREATS, OPPORTUNITIES, WEAKNESSES AND STRENGTHS (TOWS) MATRIX ST...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY A major aim of enterprises is to build a market position strong enough and an organization capable enough in producing successful performance despite foreseeable events, potent competition, internal and external organizational problems (Nimmanphatcharin, 2003:13). Global competition requires that managers think of ways to change their organizati...Continue Reading »

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• 192. BUSINESS PROCESS REENGINEERING AND ITS IMPLEMENTATION. A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF TH...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study BPR could be described as a process that contributes to each company’s transformation in a bid to achieve a radical and dramatic improvement .BPR would continue to remain constant in our business activities as a means to restructure our aging processes to achieve the strategic objectives of increased efficiency, reduced costs, improved qua...Continue Reading »

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• 193. BUILDING HUMAN CAPITAL FOR THE SUSTAINABILITY OF MICROFINANCE BANKS IN NIGERIA

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The ability of any organization to execute its strategy and achieve its goals depends on how it can attract, organize, develop and manage its human resources effectively. Any organization that aspires to a positive change or improved quality service delivery would as a matter of necessity strive to engage quality human resources. Under a competitive...Continue Reading »

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• 194. BENCHMARKING AS A PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY IN THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY ...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Organizations vary in their performances. Some register high performance while some register low performance. Even, some organizations’ performances show a cyclical trend over a long period of time. However, high performance can be maintained for a relatively long period if organizations take necessary measures to avoid performance drawbac...Continue Reading »

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• 195. BARRIERS TO EFFECTIVE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL IN PUBLIC SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS (A CA...

  » CHAPTER ONE 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STDUY Public sector organizations are government owned enterprises established to provide specialized products and /or services in the economy. People from diverse interests are appointed by government to make policies as well as handle the day to day running of these organizations. Usually, the aim of government in establishing these corporations is to ensure tha...Continue Reading »

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• 196. BALANCE SCORECARD: KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS AS A PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT TOOL....

  » CHAPTER ONE. INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY From the beginning, it is important to understand why measuring an organization’s performance is both necessary and vital. An organization operating without a performance measurement system is like an airplane flying without a compass or a CEO operating without a strategic plan. The purpose of measuring performance is not only to know how a b...Continue Reading »

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• 197. ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE BANKING REFORMS ON THE NIGERIAN ECONOMY

  » chapter 1 1.0 Introduction There is a fair agreement in the literature that economic reforms, especially what came to be tagged structural adjustment programs (SAP), have almost always been mounted in response to national financial distress whose foundation could be traced to macroeconomic distortions (World Bank 1986). While such distress manifest mainly as deep economic deterioration (stagflatio...Continue Reading »

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• 198. COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE IN SELECTED BREWING FIRMS IN SOUTH EAST NIGERIA

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the Study The commencement of the Industrial Revolution is linked to a number of innovations, beginning in the second half of the 18th century. By the 1830s the following gains had been made in important technologies: textile, steam power, iron making, machine tools, chemicals, cement, gas lighting, glass making, paper machine, agriculture, mining, others are...Continue Reading »

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• 199. COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE LEADERSHIP STYLE OF EXPATRIATE AND INDIGENOUS MANAGERS

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Leadership is “organizing a group of people to achieve a common goal”. The leader may or may not have any formal authority, students of leadership across the world have produced theories involving traits, situation interaction, function, behavior, power, vision and value charisma and intelligence ,among others. The search for the charact...Continue Reading »

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• 200. CHANGE MANAGEMENT AS A STRATEGY FOR ORGANIZATIONAL GROWTH IN MANUFACTURING SECTO...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Modern organizations operate in a global competitive and an ever changing environment. They lose their effectiveness and competitiveness if they follow the traditional way of management. These organizations are expected to apply new solutions to the whole management system. The methods of management (Lean Management, Outsourcing, Spin Off, Agile Man...Continue Reading »

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