FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES IN PORT HARCOURT
ABSTRACT The study examined the effects of financial management practices and financial performance of small and medium scale enterprises in Port Harcourt. The study adopted survey research design. Working capital management and capital budgeting are the dimensions of financial management practices…
Moderating Impact of Financial Performance on Capital Intensity Strategy of Tax Avoidance and Corporate Liquidity
There is a general misconception of interpreting the implicit inverse relationship between capital allowance size and tax liability to misjudge capital intensity strategy of tax avoidance as panacea for corporate liquidity. This paper investigated the influence of capital intensity strategy…
Thin Capitalization Strategy of Tax Avoidance, Bankruptcy risks and Corporate Ownership Structure of Listed Agricultural Companies in Nigeria
The moderating role of ownership structure is often ignored in associating thin capitalization strategy of tax avoidance with bankruptcy risk, thereby discouraging business firms from exploiting it. Against this backdrop, this study was undertaken to examine the moderating impact of…
ASSESSMENT OF MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS ON RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN IVO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EBONYI STATE (2000-2015)
The study on the assessment of Millennium Development Goals on Rural Development in Ivo local Government Area of Ebonyi State was undertaken with a view to address the problems of poverty, poor health and education standard, lack of basic amenities…
IMPARATIVE OF DEVELOPMENT CENTRES FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN EBONYI STATE: A STUDY OF SELECTED CENTRES (2007-2017)
The study titled “Imperative of Development Centres for Rural Development in Ebonyi State: A Study of Selected Centres (2007-2017)” examined how appointment of Coordinators of Development Centers by Ebonyi State Governors (2007 – 2017) affect rural development in Ebonyi State;…
EFFECT OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY ON OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY OF NIGERIA’S BANKING SECTOR
Innovations in information and communication technology (ICT) have brought rapid changes in modern banking operations. The banking environment occasioned by these innovations is also changing the perception of bank customers towards operational efficiency and customer satisfaction. This study was conducted…
FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY AND STOCK PRICES OF DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS IN NIGERIA
This study was carried out to examine the relationship between financial sustainability and stock market prices of listed Deposit Money Banks in Nigeria. The study, anchored on the Theory of Profit, adopted the correlational and longitudinal research approach. The population…