in addition to its primary role of providing financial protection for other industries the insurance industry also serves as a medium for fund mobilization. in spite of the harsh economic environment in nigeria, the insurance industry has been crucial to the consummation of business plans and wealth creation.  however, the continued downturn experienced by many countries, in the last decade, se...

Employee attitude data from 35 companies over 8 years were analyzed at the organizational level of analysis against financial (return on assets; ROA) and market performance (earnings per share: EPS) data using lagged analyses permitting exploration of priority in likely causal ordering. Analyses revealed statistically significant and stable relationships across various time lags for 3 of 7 scal...

The aim of this study is to investigate the affect of firm size on profitability. In this study, data of 200 companies which were active in Istanbul Stock Exchange (ISE) between the years 2008-2011 has been used. “Return on Assets” (ROA) has been used as indicators of firm profitability and total assets, total sales and number of employees have been used as indicators of size. Multiple regressi...

In an evolving Nigerian banking industry, strategies are being adopted by the major players in order to achieve their long-term organizational goals-profitability and survival. In the light of this belief, much emphasis is being laid on the computerization of their banking operations. Within the last decade, the Nigerian banking industry has been at the forefront of computerization. This is wit...

Banks play important roles in promoting national development. In order to provide efficient services and to perform their statutory roles effectively, banks are required to comply with established standards. In Nigeria, the Statement of Accounting Standards (SAS), Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) and the Central Bank of Nigeria’s directives and regulations provide guidelines to banks in ...

drawing up the insurance contracts by insurance companies has led to disregard policyholder's rights. this means that insurers by inserting unfair terms in insurance contracts seek to make a contract that they gain special privileges for themselves. jurists as main opponents of injustice regard commitment not to insert unfair terms as one of the insurer's pre-contractual obligations i...