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Item Constraints to growth and sustainability of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (Msmes) in Nigeria: Perceptions of entrepreneurs and experts.(African-Asian Rural Development Organisation, New Delhi, India, 2015) Toluyemi, S. T.; Adigbole, Ezekiel; Kasum, A. S.It was observed that most studies on the constraints of MSMEs are based on perceptions of existing entrepreneurs. However, these researchers believed that the question of why there is a poor expansion of MSMEs in Nigeria can be more appropriately answered by the existing entrepreneurs while the issue of poor rate of establishment of new MSMEs can be better answered by potential entrepreneurs. On the other hand, the experts can give a balanced position. Hence, the study adopted panel study by considering the responses of the potential and existing entrepreneurs as well as that of the experts. The study revealed that the constraints of MSMEs in Nigeria are generally high. However, the supply side constraints are the highest followed by government and regulations. The least constraints are the demand side constraints. The factors that are rated very high are funding and access to credit, market and marketing, risks and return ratio and inadequate technical and managerial skills, corruption, inadequate entrepreneurial knowledge and skills and attitude as well as poor macro-economic environment.Item The impact of compliance with sustainable development related Accounting Standards on financial position and market value of Nigerian quoted companies.ent related(Faculty of Management and Social Sciences, Ibrahim Babangida University, Lapai, Niger State., 2011-12) Kasum, A. S.; Aliu, Olanrewaju Atanda; Salam, M. O.The study is a follow-up to the presentation at the 16th AISDRC in Hong Kong, which among others critiques suggested that other performance indicators, besides profitability are studied in relation to sustainability. The study and still is against this background that sustainability development practices may involve financial outflows and hence, may be an unattractive investment to managers. This present study evaluated the impact of corporate compliance to accounting standards that are deemed to enforce sustainable development practices and can therefore imply sustainable development practices by companies on financial position and market value of quoted companies in Nigeria. Forty-four companies that have existed since financial reporting standardization began in Nigeria were studied over five years, using regression statistical technique. The coefficient of determination (R2) results showed that sustainable development practices of companies relates in a very insignificant extent better asset worth and improved market values.Item A study of the effectiveness of pension fund administrators in Nigeria(Kogi Journal of Management, Published by the Faculty of Management Sciences, Kogi State University, Anyigba, Kogi State., 2011-06) Aliu, O. A.; Osemene, O. F.; Abdulraheem, A; Yahaya, K. A; Kasum, A. S.The study was carried out to assess how effective one of the operators of the new contributory pension scheme. Pension Fund Administrators (PFAs) - has been discharging their responsibilities. This survey was performed using purposive sampling technique to their responsibilities. This survey was performed using purposive sampling technique to select active contributors and retirees from the new and the old schemes. Questionnaires were administered to respondents who were made to answer relevant questions hitherto rated on a 5-point Llkert scale. Responses were analyzed using Z-statistics and Mann-Whitney test. Results showed that PFAs were not doing enough in the areas of updating the respondents on the movements in the pension fund and notification on the investment strategy to which their funds were channeled. All other roles such as level of customer service delivery rendered by PFAs, notifying respondents on fund performance and prompt payments were carried out satisfactorily. The study revealed among other things that employment sector, employment status and pension scheme of the respondents had significant influence on the performance of PFAs while the PFA type does not. Consequently, the study recommended among other things that PFAs should provide more strategic investment opportunities and information to contributors to increase their confidence in the new pension scheme.Item A study of the effectiveness of Pension Fund Administrators in Nigeria(Faculty of Management Sciences, Kogi State University, Anyigba. Kogi State., 2011-06) Aliu, O. A.; Osemene, 0. F.; Addulraheem, A.; Kasum, A. S.The study was carried out to assess how effective one of the operators of the new contributory pension scheme. Pension Fund Administrators (PFAs) - has been discharging their responsibilities. This survey was performed using purposive sampling technique to select active contributors and retirees from the new and the old schemes. Questionnaires were administered to respondents who were made to answer relevant questions hitherto rated on a 5-point Likert scale. Responses were analyzed using Z-statistics and Mann-Whitney test. Results showed that PFAs were not doing enough in the areas of updating the respondents on the movement in the pension fund and notification on the investment strategy to which their funds were channeled. All other roles such as level of customer service delivery rendered by PFAs, notifying respondents on fund performance and prompt payments were carried out satisfactorily. The study revealed among other things that the employment sector, employment status and pension scheme of the respondents had significant influence on the performance of the PFAs while the PFA type does not. Consequently, the study recommended among other things that PFAs should provide more strategic investment opportunities and information to contributors to increase their confidence in the new pension scheme.