Browsing by Author "NURUDEEN, B. A."

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    A TEST OF PROACTIVENESS ENTREPRENEURIAL PRACTICE ON MARKET SHARE OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES IN NIGER STATE, NIGERIA
    (THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS, FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES, NIGERIAN DEFENCE ACADEMY, 2023-04) NURUDEEN, B. A.; HARUNA, T. M.; ZEKERI, A.; MUSTAPHA, N. M.
    Proactive entrepreneurial practice and market share are two critical components of enterprise productivity and problem-solving dynamism. A proactive entrepreneur anticipates market share growth and pursues business opportunities that will meet future needs. Unfortunately, this has not always been the case in our dynamic business environment. As a result, this study investigates the relationship between proactive entrepreneurial practice and market share of micro. Small and medium enterprises in Niger State From a total population of 425, 000 registered micro, small, and medium enterprises in Niger State. The study raw a sample size of 400 enterprises using the Yamane formula at a 5% level of significance. A five-point Likert type questionnaire was used and administered, as well as a Cronbach Alpha (a) test. Items on proactive entrepreneurial practice were found to be 829 (82.9%) reliable, while items on market share were 0.836 (83.6%). Findings showed that proactive entrepreneurial practice and market share are significantly and favourably correlated, and it was concluded that the regression line of Proac =051 + 0.999Ms can he used to predict the value of market share under different levels of competition. The study recommends that MSMEs owners in Niger State embrace the best practice of proactive measures in managing possible issues that may arise from the operations of different market forces by putting strategies and tactics in place that will automatically respond to unexpected challenges as well as promote the development and expression of entrepreneurial work behaviour among the employees engaged in their enterprises.
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    Effect of Smart Inventory Record Accuracy on Operational Efficiency of Olam Group in Kwara State
    (Faculty of Management Sciences, Federal University Dutsin-Ma Katsina State, 2023-12) NURUDEEN, B. A.; ABDULLAHI, U. A.; AFOLAYAN, A. K.; ONIKOYI, A. O.
    Businesses in their large throughout the world have recently encountered a number of difficulties, particularly with inventory management and control, which has had an impact on their operational performance. Accordingly, the study examined the effect of smart inventory and inventory record accuracy on operational efficiency of Olam Group Company in Kwara State. The study adopted crosssectional survey research design. The target population comprised 2,021 staff of the Company. While using 320 as its sample size generated through a Maccor Calculator. The study adopted primary source of data collection through the of a structured self-administered survey questionnaire which adapted, validated and used for collecting data for the study. From the distributed 320questionnaires 257 which represent 79.3 percent of the distributed questionnaires was retrieved and used for analysis. Data were analysed using descriptive and inferential (ANOVA and Regression Analysis with the aid of SPSS version 25.0) statistics. Finding revealed that inventory record accuracy have significant effect on operational efficiency with p-value of 0.001 (which is less than 0.05) and also smart inventory significantly influenced operational efficiency with p-value of 0.016 (whil is less than 0.05). The study concluded that smart inventory and inventory record accuracy significantly influenced operational efficiency of Olam Company Kwara State. The company recommended that the companies should ensure that stocks were sufficient to meet production requirements, accommodate cycle count and adoption sophisticates smart technologies in its operation.
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    PERCEPTION DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SERVING AND RETIRED FEDERAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES ON ACCESSIBILITY TO PENSION BENEFITS ON NIGERIA DEFINED CONTRIBUTORY PENSION
    (FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES, USMAN DANFODIYO UNIVERSITY, SOKOTO-NIGERIA, 2018-09) NURUDEEN, B. A.; LAWAL, I.
    This study is on the perception difference between retired and serving employees in Sokoto state on the Notification of Pension Monthly Contribution and Remittances as and when due on the Defined Contributory Pension Scheme (DCP). Employees of federal ministries, departments and agencies (MDA's) in Sokoto state served as the population of the study. Multi stage sampling technique was used to arrive at a sample of 735 respondents. Questionnaire was used to gather information from the respondents. The DCP is the independent variable while the dependent variable is the perception difference measured by the receipt of notification of pension monthly contributions as and when due by the employees and the retirees. Descriptive and inferential statistics were employed to present and analyze the data. The study found that serving employees and retirees in the MDA's have no differences expressed in perception in terms of receipt of notification of pension monthly contributions and remittances as and when due. The study therefore recommended among others PENCOM should take notification of pension monthly contribution and remittances very serious by way of mandating PFAs send statements of pension accounts to the clients as the notification of pension monthly contributions alerts contributors their status of pension assets. It also provides avenue for the employee to know his or her PFA's performance in-terms of accruable interest or commission to their assets. This is necessary before it becomes an issue likely to go out of hand.