It is a fact in materials management that continuity in production or provision of services on constant flow of required inventory. However, the question confronting the materials management remain, how much shall be ordered when the quality available is less than required to meet production demand or the quantity is less than order point and how best to plan and control the quantity of inventory needed at a given time.

he management of most organizations in Nigeria today have been facing the problem of not knowing how to achieve their corporate objectivesas a result of lack of proper strategic policy formulation. This problem which has defile may management approaches is what the researcher is aimed at solving.Many organizations spend most of their time realizing and reacting to ill expected changes and problems instead of anticipating and preparing for them. This is called crisis management. They use up their... read more

he findings from this study will be of great value to policy makers, stakeholders, board of directors and Human Resource Managers, bankers, etc as it will assess the relevance of policy formulation on organizational performance, clarify the challenges and the ways to meet them. It will act as a useful resource for the banking sector in understanding the need and usefulness of adopting appropriate strategic planning that ensures improved organizational performance. Researchers in related areas wi... read more

Small Enterprises: These are defined as enterprises which employ fewer than 50 persons and whose annual turnover and/or annual balance sheet total does not exceed N10 million. Micro Enterprises: These are defined as enterprises which employ fewer than 10 persons and whose annual turnover and/or annual balance sheet total does not exceed N2 million. Digital Marketing: This refers to all forms of internet advertising, internet payment system, internet marketing, internet customer s... read more

ime constraint was a limiting factor because the study is to be concluded within a short time. Availability of funds was also a limiting factor to the study since the researcher is self sponsored. There was no assurance that the respondents will return all the questionnaires duly completed, neither was there a guarantee that those who will be interviewed would respond to all the questions put forward to them comprehensively for fear that it would expose their noncompliance to the organisation. T... read more

he significance of this study is multidimensional. It will enable manufacturing firms to discover and maintain optimum level of investment in stock. It will inform store managers to know the ideal quantity of stock to order that is economical to organization and the most appropriate time to order for it. Organizations will be assisted to maximize their profits and minimize their risk of liquidity. Furthermore, the study will enable manufacturing firms to obtain the right size ... read more

e study is significant in multiple dimensions. To management of banks in Nigeria, the study through its findings will enlighten them on how to properly and constructively handle conflicts whenever they arise. It informs the banking sector on the causes of conflict and the appropriate resolution strategies to adopt to minimize incidences of conflicts for the betterment of employees and organizations. Employees will equally benefit from the study because it shows how their intra and inter-relati... read more

Management Style: This expresses the characteristic manner of execution of managerial work of managers in relation to controlled workers. Management style determines the way and manner upon which necessary tasks and departmental needs are met. Management styles in organization include Laissez-faire, autocratic, participative, transactional and transformational. Organizational justice: This refers to employee perceptions of fairness in the workplace. These perceptions can be classified in... read more

Training and development: this activity organized by the organization in other to improve and develop the skills of the employees in other to boost their performance. Also activities to help employee tackle certain technical assignments or tasks. Financial benefits: this include the basic salaries and bonuses that the organization has provided for the employees after they have performed a particular task being given. It also consists of incentive. For examples a manager has a task for th... read more

LECTRONIC PAYMENT: Ingenico (2012) defined electronic payment as a financial exchange that takes place online between buyers and sellers. electronic payment system as that payment by direct credit, electronic transfer of credit card details, or some other electronic means as opposed to payment by check and cash. Accordingly, an electronic payment system is any means used to make payment using an electronic network such as internet. CUSTOMER: a customer also known as a client, buyer, or p... read more

Researchers: The study will contribute to the expansion of the existing knowledge in this area of study. It would also provide useful referencing points for future researchers in this line of study and a sound basis for intellectual exercise. Government: The significance if ecommerce rubs on the government indirectly. Because the development of SMEs adds value to the national economy, ecommerce has been noted to be an opportunity if well exploited can act beneficial. So as the government... read more

The study will assist the management of entrepreneurial in Nigeria to recognise and understand how their operations are viewed from the standpoint of their customers. Also, knowledge of this will help them have positive views and also to take tactical actions to counter some of the fears the customers have. This will in turn help them increase their penetration level in the long run and improve their service quality. The study will also be beneficial to the government. As a ... read more

Human Resource: this is a single person or employee within your organization. Human Resources is also the organizational function that deals with the people and issues related to people such as compensation, hiring, performance management, and training. Personnel management: this is an administrative function of an organization that exists to provide the personnel needed for organizational activities and to manage the general employee-employer relationship.

Poor adoption rate of technological innovations may have contributed to their lack of access to sources of funding. The situation facing most SMEs in Nigeria gets worse by the inadequacy of infrastructural facilities thereby hampering industrial growth of SMEs in Nigeria. Could new technologies mean some progress for the SME sub-sectors in Nigeria? Do they stand to benefit a lot if they embrace the technological change brought by the social media networking sites? What impact would the adoption ... read more

The study will help the workers to know their area of weakness and improve accordingly. The study may echo the employees’ needs, so that employers and government would adjust to improve the situation. The study can also be useful to the future researchers, who might want to work in the area of staff productivity in Ogun State or somewhere else. The results obtained from this study will also provide information that will assist academic institutions and promote motivation and commitment of staf... read more

ut of which a total of 105 questionnaires was retrieved and analyzed using simple percentage. The researcher made use of simple Random Technique as the sampling procedure while the chi-square was used to test the hypothesis raised in this research. Findings in this study reveals that, every profit-driven organization should have a sound, effective and well-coordinated inventory management system because the business environment is rapidly changing, highly competitive and it drastically affects t... read more

delay in information circulation. In addition, time management allows for planning daily targets, setting deadlines and organizing tasks. However, the respondents indicated steps adopted by the management of Federal Medical Center to mitigate consequences of poor time management. These are organizing time management seminars and reduce bureaucracy in all activities. The length of time (years) in service at Federal Medical Center significantly contributed to effective time management and achievin... read more

all Scale Business: business that employs a small number of workers and does not have a high volume of sales. Such enterprises are generally privately owned and operated sole proprietorships, corporations or partnerships. Daily contribution: It is also known as Esusu. It is a form of micro financing capital accumulation. Participants in the Esusu pays the thrift collector a participation fee depending on the rate to which they contribute money. If they contribute daily they owe the thrif... read more

UDGETING could be adopted, but a more effective alternative system applicable would `MBO" management by objective, although to establish a system of MBO calls for a lot of efforts and participative approach to decision making by management and subordinate (MBO) is a process through which individuals in an organization works together to identify goals and objective and to coordinate these effort in attaining initially development in the 1950s, MBO has gone from being a fund in. the 1960s,and earl... read more

Registrar is the chief administration officer and his responsible to the rector for the general administration of the affairs of the polytechnic. Chief librarian is responsible to the rector for proper administration stocking of the librarian and other facilities. Director of works and services is responsible to the rector for maintenance of building and vehicles, capital projects e.t.c. of the polytechnic. The Chief Security Officer is responsible for the security of institu... read more