The role of management. The contributions of small business enterprises to the growth and development of nigeria’s economy (a case study of selected sbes within ikeja local government area)

THE ROLE OF MANAGEMENT. THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF SMALL BUSINESS ENTERPRISES TO THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF NIGERIA’S ECONOMY (A Case Study of Selected SBEs within Ikeja Local Government Area)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TITLE PAGE                                                                                      1

ABSTRACT                                                                                        2

TABLE OF CONTENTS                                                                      3

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION

1.1     BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY                                              5

1.2     STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM                                             9

1.3     OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY                                                   10

1.4     SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY                                              11

1.5     RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS                                                       11

1.6     SCOPE AND LIMITATION OF THE STUDY                              12

1.7     ORGANIZATION OF STUDY                                                     13

1.8     DEFINITION OF TERMS`                                                         13

REFERENCES                                                                         15

CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW

2.1     CONCEPT OF LEADERSHIP                                                    16

2.2     LEVEL OF LEADERSHIP                                                         18

2.3     LEADERSHIP ABILITY                                                             22

2.4     TRAIT THEORY                                                                        26

2.5     BEHAVIOURAL THEORY                                                         28

2.6     LOKERT LEADERSHIP THEORY                                             36

2.7     SITUATIONAL THEORY                                                           38

2.8     IELDER’S CONTINGENCY THEORY                                        38

2.9     QUALITIES OF A GOOD LEADERS                                         40

2.10   LEADERSHIP IN NIGERIA                                                       46

2.11   LEADERSHIP AND EMPLOYEES/ORGANIZATION

PERFORMANCE                                                                      48

2.12   LEADERSHIP ROLES; ITS FUNCTIONS AND

RESPONSIBILITIES TO EMPLOYEES PERFORMANCE           50

2.13   FUNCTION AND RESPONSIBILITIES                                       52

2.14   EMPLOYEES MOTIVATION                                                     53

CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3.1     INTRODUCTION                                                                      55

3.2     RESEARCH DESIGN                                                                55

3.3     POPULATION                                                                           55

3.4     SAMPLE AND SAMPLING TECHNIQUES                                 56

3.5     SOURCE OF DATA                                                                  56

3.6     RESEARCH INSTRUMENT                                                      56

3.7     VALIDATION OF RESEARCH INSTRUMENT                           57

3.8     RELIABILITY TEST                                                                  57

3.9     METHOD OF DATA ANALYSIS                                                57

3.10   LIMITATIONS OF THE METHODOLOGY                                  38

CHAPTER FOUR: DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION

4.1     INTRODUCTION                                                                      59

4.2     DATA ANALYSIS                                                                      59

4.3     DATA PRESENTATION                                                            59

4.4     QUESTIONNAIRE CLASIFICATION                                          63

4.5     HYPOTHESIS TESTING                                                           64

4.6     HYPOTHESIS ONE                                                                  64

4.7     HYPOTHESIS TWO                                                                  66

CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, FINDINGS, RECOMMENDATION AND CONCLUSION

5.1     SUMMARY OF FINDINGS                                                        69

5.2     RECOMMENDATIONS                                                             72

5.3     CONCLUSION                                                                         73

BIBLIOGRAPHY                                                                       75

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