CURRENT ISSUES IN EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT IN NIGERIA Edited by N. A. Nwagwu E. T. Ehiametalor M. A. Ogunu Mon Nwadiani A publication of the Nigerian Association for Educational Administration and Planning TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface and Acknowledgement …………………………….xi — xn SECTION 1: MANAGEMENT OF A FREE COMPULSORY SCHOOL SYSTEM 1 Chapter 1: Educational Management in Nigeria. ... ……..2-12 Prof. A. B. Fafunwa Chapter 2: Management
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presents a brief overview of the most relevant theoretical concepts of management control, accounting information systems, performance budgets and the roles of budgets. These general accounting concepts, applicable in both the private and public sector, are used to compose a research framework for analyzing the role of budgeted performance measures in Dutch local government. Organizational and management control Control, next to strategy formulation and objective setting, is one of the critical management
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7 Global financial shocks 7 Credit shocks and exposures 9 Reputation risks 10 Compliance and regulatory risk 11 Global market liberalization and consolidation 12 Geopolitical shocks 13 IT risks 15 Corporate governance and internal controls failures 16 Competition from non-bank banks and specialists and Increasing pressure on margins 20 Identification of issue, challenges and opportunities 21 Expansion in Baltic Countries and Poland 22 IT Development 26
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Great Britain. All rights reserved 0263-2373/96 $17.00 + 0.00 Effective Organizational Control'. A Framework, Applications, and Implications ERIC FLAMHOLTZ, Professor of Management, University of California at Los Angeles This article by Eric Flamholtz provides a framework for understanding the nature, role, functioning, design, and effects of organizational control systems. It represents a model of control which can be used to make this process more visible in organizations. It illustrates the
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Crown Cork & Seal in 1989 As many successful companies do, Crown Cork & Seal began with an idea—one that had the potential to improve the world in which we live. In 1891, a machine shop foreman conceptualized a superior method for creating bottle caps, and set about to do so. Crown Cork & Seal was born, and what followed were intermittent periods of triumphant achievements and costly missteps, soaring profits and depressing losses, eventuating in a successful company with rich tradition
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store and online location, and to make sure the website is PCI compliant so the customers will not put the consumer’s identity in danger of theft. In an effort to make the necessary changes, team A has reviewed the physical security section, access control section, the network security section of the security policy, and the security of information systems. Physical Security Physical Security viewpoints remain concerned with measures designed to deny or provide access to individuals from a physical
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high-end CD changers. BJB Manufacturing need to obtain a quality supplier if quality products with a local distributer as too be able to keep a constant supply of goods without having to run short during production. There also needs to be a quality control process implemented prior to production and assembly. Stakeholder Needs for BJB Products BJB Manufacturing Company strategy is to become the premier producer of high-end CD changers for the new and aftermarket automobile industry, which
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would produce more bad news. The CFO argued for setting realistic targets. However the CEO insisted that the company needed double digit growth, and pushed for aggressive targets. These aggressive targets were not supported by historical data or strategic assessments. In order to meet these targets, WorldCom began boosting its revenue through a wide range of accounting measures, including drawing down on reserves set aside for expenses. The economic situation at the time was not taken into account
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cash, accrual basis accounting, and unearned and accrued revenue. In week three several topics were discussed including, accounting information and tools, the balance sheet, calculating profit and loss, cash control and assessing financial performance. In week four we covered internal controls and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. We wrapped up the course discussing what motivates companies to invest. There was a great deal of information presented in this course especially considering it was crammed into
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“Entrepreneurs are born not made.” Critically analyse this statement with reference to the literature and to your experience of entrepreneurship. This essay aims to evaluate the various traits identified with entrepreneurs, and then establish whether entrepreneurs are born with these traits, or whether, they are shaped and developed through their life experiences. Put simply the purpose of this essay is to establish whether entrepreneurs are ‘born or made’. This essay focuses on two distinct schools
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