IOSR-JBM   Volume-23 ~ Issue-8 ~ Aug. 2021

Abstract: The study's main goal was to investigate the relationship between gender and the development of entrepreneurial capabilities. The specific goals are to establish a link between gender diversity and managerial skill development in selected SME, to investigate the link between age diversity and managerial skill development in selected SME, and to examine the relationship between age diversity and managerial skill development in selected SME. Primary data was used and 526 questionnaires were distributed to the registered small and medium business owners. The first data gathered from their various responses were analyzed using the descriptive and inferential statistical methods and ANOVA and multivariate analysis. The results show that R2 is adequate at 0.642, implying that.....

Key Word: Gender, entrepreneur, inequalities, ethnic, age, SME(s).

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Abstract: The study examined the effect of internal audit practices on allocative efficiencyof government organisations in Nigeria. The population of the study consist of 350 staff in the five surveyed government organizations in Nigeria. The study through the use of Monkey Survey, sampled 310 respondents from Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and validly used 310 respondents representing 89% response rate for data analysis. Risk assessment, Asset safeguard and Auditor's independence were used as the dimensions of internal audit practices in this study. The study used allocative efficiency as both dependent and measurable variable. The study used a questionnaire to elicit information from the respondents. The study........

Keywords: Internal Audit Practices, Risk Assessment, Asset Safeguard, Auditors' Independence, Allocative Efficiency, Government organizations

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Abstract: Background : The word stress is derived from the Latin word "stringi",which means , "to be drawn tight". In medical terms stress is described as ," a physical or psychological stimulus that can produce mental tension or physiological reactions that may lead to illness." Covid 19 outbreak adversely affected each and every individual around the globe. There are dramatic change happened in case of employment .Employee and employer are forced to accept the new changes. The changes in work space and work mode are the examples for these changes. The study mainly focused on employees stress in the second wave.
Materials and Methods : In this study the researcher collected data on stress relating to respondents financial insecurities, mental health.......

Key Words: Covid 19, Stress, ,Employees, mental health, physical health

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