FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES

This research work centered on the effects of stress on employees productivity, and performance using the Uniben table Water employees as a case study. Stress in this context has been recently known as a significant problem which that affect the job performance, productivity and also the employees’ health generally. Six research questions and two research hypotheses were adopted in this study. The major objective or purpose of the study is to examine or assess the effect of stress on employees’ productivity and performance among Uniben Water employees. In achieving this, the descriptive survey research design was adopted. The population of the study comprised of all employees of Uniben Table Water, of which has three departments; administrative department having 5 employees, Sales department having 32 employees and production department having 65 employees. This gives a total of 102 employees of Uniben Table Water. Data collected through the administered questionnaires, were analyzed using the descriptive statistics of frequency distribution and percentages and the inferential statistics of involved the use of ANOVA. From the findings, it was revealed that there is high level of stress felt among Uniben Table Water employee. Also the study also revealed that dysfunctional stress lowers the performance and productivity of employees as well as reduce job commitment. The researcher recommended there should be well defined job functions and clearly stated job roles, Management should also invest in stress management strategies that will help increase job performance and productivity and finally Management should improve working environment to enable carrying out of job functions easy and reduce stress

This study was carried out with the aim to examine employees’ engagement in decision strategy and organizational performance: a case of study of Zenith Bank Nigeria Plc. The specific objectives of the study were to determine the relationship between team work, information sharing, employee consultation, employee delegation, collective bargaining on organizational performance. To achieve this objective, a total of one hundred (100) questionnaires were administered to the respondents, and ninety-four (94) of the questionnaires were properly filled, returned and were used for the analysis. The data gathered from the administered questionnaires were analyzed using two methods, the simple percentages and the Ordinary Least Square (OLS). The hypotheses of this study were tested using Ordinary Least Square (OLS) regression technique. The findings from analysis revealed among other things that there is a significant relationship between employee consultation, collective bargaining and organizational performance. The study also revealed that there is no significant relationship between team work, information sharing, employee delegation and organizational performance. In line with the findings, the study recommended that management of banking sector should encourage the practice of team work by either sponsoring training of staff on team work or organizing seminars that will enhance the practice of team work, which will in turn promote organizational performance.

The study examined the impact of CEO domination and growth opportunities on the audit feespaid by Nigerian Commercial banks between 2015 and 2020.The secondary data sources wasemployed as extracted from the annual financial report of thirteen (13) listed commercial bankswhich made up the sample of the ordinary least square regression technique was employedfor theanalysis with the aid of Eviews 10 econometrics computer software. The result shows that CEOdirected- dominated boards and growth opportunities have a significant relationship withaudit fees. On the other hand, it was discovered that there exists no significant relationshipbetweenindependent boards and audit fees. The study recommends that non-executive directorsareincluded in the board of directors companies should engage in less complicated transactions, theboard should consist of members of diverse background, and an internal audit department shouldbe established

This study examined the impact of corporate tax revenue and foreign direct investment on economic growth in Nigeria for the period 1981-2019 using error correctionmechanism approach. Prior to estimation, descriptive analysis, unit root test andcointegration tests were carried out. From the estimate, it was found that corporatetaxrevenue and FDI positively and significantly impact on economic growth. Real exchangerate was also found to exhibit positive and significant impact on economic growth. Theerror correction term was negatively signed and statistically significant with about 53percent speed of adjustment. Cumulative sum of recursive residuals and cumulativesumof recursive residuals squares shows that the model is structurally stable. This wasthereafter followed by recommendations such as implementation of policy that enhancescorporate tax revenue and the creation of enabling environment that attract FDI inflows.

This study examines entrepreneurial innovativeness and its role in the performance of SMEs. The sample consisted of small and medium enterprises within Ugbowo communities in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria. The data was generated through primary source with the use of questionnaire. Descriptive statistics was used to summarize the characteristics of all variables in the administered questionnaires and the collected data was analyzed using the frequencies of the variables and percentages. The hypothesis was tested using the chi- square statistical technique. Based on the findings of the study, it is concluded that there is
a relationship between entrepreneurial innovativeness and the performance of SMEs in Nigeria. It was also revealed that there is a relationship between process innovation and the performance of SMEs. It was also recommended that SMEs in Nigeria prioritize social performance. This will save them the hassle of law suits by employees, customers, and regulatory agencies. Social performance will promote good host community relationships that will enable the SMEs to succeed in their operations.

The study examines the impact of deposit money banks activities on industrial development in Nigeria. The study was embarked upon given the vital role played by the deposit money banks in the growth and development process of developing countries, like Nigeria were the banking sector is the main pillar of financial system. In specific terms, it examines the impact of: credit to the private sector (CRP), interest on loans and advances (ILA), bank lending rate (BL) and inflation rate (INF) on industrial development (INDO). The regressant, industrial development which is proxy by industrial output (INDO), was regressed on the regressors – credit to the private sector (CRP), interest on loans and advances (ILA), bank lending rate (BL) and inflation rate (INF). Using EViews 9.0 econometric package, the ordinary least squares (OLS) regression equation for a time series data of 41-years range, 1981 to 2021. Overall, the study's findings appear to provide evidence that credit to private sector is a critical factor influencing industrial sector development in Nigeria, whereas interest on loans and advances, bank lending rate and inflation rate were found not to be critical factors influencing the development of Nigeria's industrial sector. Based on the findings, the study recommends that the managers of industries should continue to take advantage of bank loans and other debt instruments in order to boost their performance significantly. In addition, industrialists should depend more on local sources of raw materials in order to reduce their foreign exchange cost. Also, inflation rate targeting policy to ensure that the level of inflation remains within acceptable and productive level should be sustained

This research aims to explore the role of audit committee characteristics in shaping the speed and timeliness of financial reporting in Nigerian deposit money banks. Specifically, the study evaluates the impact of audit committee independence, meeting frequency, financial expertise, and technology expertise on the timeliness of financial reports. The population of this study is all companies listed on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange Group and the sample size is the thirteen (13) deposit money banks listed on the Nigerian Exchange Group. Employing a correlational research design, this study draws data from secondary sources, primarily the annual financial reports and returns of 13 deposit money banks listed on the Nigerian Exchange Group. The analysis encompasses a ten- year period, from 2013 to 2022. Employing binary logit regression, descriptive statistics, and Pearson Product-Moment Correlation Matrix, the study examines the interrelationships between variables and evaluates the impact of audit committee attributes on financial reporting timeliness. The findings reveal that audit committee financial expertise and technology expertise are significantly positively correlated with the timeliness of financial reports. However, no substantial correlation is established between audit committee independence or meeting frequency and financial reporting timeliness. Based on the study's outcomes, organizations are advised to prioritize the inclusion of audit committee members with financial and technological expertise as financially literate committee members can contribute to more efficient and timely financial reporting and technologically savvy committee members can address technological challenges that may affect timely reporting.

The need for businesses to ensure achievement of set performance objectives and survive the complex, dynamic and highly competitive business environment are among the factors that made Accounting Information System (AIS) relevant in financial performance and business management. Question on the capability of accounting information generated to improve financial performance has been raised in past studies. This study examined the effect of AIS on the financial performance of Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) in Nigeria. The study adopted a survey research design with the employees of all licensed commercial DMBs in Nigeria as the study population. The sample size comprised Thirteen (13) DMBs in the operations, information technology, finance and control functions. The data collected through the use of secondary data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics using the ordered logistic regressions. The study established that there was a significant positive effect of AIS
on financial performance (β=1.946, 1.815, 2.596 and 4.310;W (402) =5.195, 4.756,12.872 and 26.303; p= 0.023, 0.029, 0.000 and 0.000;R2 = 0.464).The study concluded that accounting information system contributed significantly to financial performance across all DMBs in Nigeria and that AIS practices are similar in DMBs in Nigeria. The study recommended that management of DMBs should consider improvement of AIS an ongoing process and carry out periodic evaluation of investment in technology relating to accounting information. It also recommended that regulators should improve on policy guidelines on the processing of accounting information that will ensure faithfully represented output.

The study is on the impact of capital structure on the performance of quoted insurance firms in Nigeria. The study adopted the panel data regression method. The outcome of the study revealed that total debt to total assets ratio has a negative significant impact on performance of Nigerian insurance firms, short-term debt to total assets ratio has a positive significant impact on performance of Nigerian insurance firms, long-term debt to total assets ratio has a negative significant impact on performance of Nigerian insurance firms. The study however recommends that in order to continue to be profitable and competitive, top management of every insurance company needs make wise financial decisions. In order to finance their operating activities, listed insurance companies must step up their efforts to rely more on internally generated money.

This study attempts to empirically examined the impact of the global economic meltdown on the Nigerian capital market performance. The study used financial deepening as proxy for economic meltdown, exchange rate, inflation rate and market capitalization as proxy for the Nigerian capital market. This study made use of Secondary data. The data were sourced from the CentralBank of Nigeria statistical bulletin for the period 2007 to 2022. Descriptive statistics and Granger causality test were adopted for analyses. It was found that financial deepening during the considered period has no significant causality effect on the Nigerian capital market performance. It was also observed that during the considered period, exchange rate has no significant causality effect on the Nigerian capital market performance, while inflation rate has no significant causality effect on the Nigerian capital market performance. The study recommends that, government and regulatory authorities should implement policies to improve the declining market capitalization by injecting more funds into the market and encouraging more foreign investors to participate and invest into the market.