Business Failure And Then Accounting Profession In Nigeria (a Case Study Of Selected Business In Port-harcourt) By

The Nigeria economy with the first half of the century experienced quite a lot business failure. Business failure can be defined as the inability of a particular business enterprise to continue to function as a ‘ going concern’’. This development has started generating anxiety by both international and local investors in arriving at investment decision. However, the task of identifying the root causes of corporate collapse is what this study seeks after. This study is carried out at ensuring a survival dosage of business in post- Harcourt through the use of accounting profession (auditing) to appraise operational performance.Some of the causes of business failure include mismanagement Bribery and corruption, and poor remuneration etc. the brain behind the failure of business in the political undertone in the management positions.Based on the findings in the study, the following conclusion were dawn, mismanagement, mode of appointment and selection of key officer, poor co-ordinates management device, government inference, and privatization and commercialization programme.Finally, it is recommended that business should appreciated the importance of audit as a tool evaluating performance, appointment of board of directors and top management officers should be based on skill, should also institute its commercialization and privatization programme in place etc.

 

TABLE OF CONTENT

COVER PAGE

TITLE PAGE

APPROVAL PAGE

 DEDICATION

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

ABSTRACT

TABLE OF CONTENT

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER TWO

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

(AUDITING).

CHAPTER THREE

RESEARCH DEISGN AND METHODOLOGY

CHAPTER FOUR

PRESENTATION OF DATA ANALYSIS

CHAPTER FIVE

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSION AND 

RECOMMENDATION

BIBLIOGRAPHY

APPENDIX: QUESTIONNAIRE