EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS OF ENTREPRENEURS AND PERFORMANCE IN SMALL AND MEDIUM SCALE ENTERPRISES IN LAGOS STATE NIGERIA.
ABSTRACT
The study examined the effect of educational qualifications on entrepreneurs and performance of small and medium scale enterprises in Mainland Local Government Area of Lagos State, Nigeria. In this study, relevant and extensive literatures were reviewed under sub-headings. The descriptive research survey was used in the assessment of the opinions of the selected respondents with the adoption of the questionnaire and the sampling technique. A total of 100 (One Hundred) respondents were selected and used as samples for this study, the respondents were made up of (50 males and 50 females). A total of four null hypotheses were generated and used in this study using both the percentage frequency counts and the t-test statistical tools at 0.05 level of significance. At the end of the data analyses, the following results were generated: hypothesis one found that there is a significant effect of educational qualifications and performance of entrepreneurs in small and medium enterprises in Lagos State Nigeria, hypothesis two showed that there is a significant gender difference in the management of small and medium scale enterprises due to educational qualifications of the entrepreneurs in Lagos State while hypothesis three indicated that the effective management of small and medium scale enterprises significantly depend on the educational qualifications of the entrepreneurs in Lagos State, Nigeria and finally, hypothesis four revealed that there is a significant gender difference in the successful management of small and medium scale enterprises in Lagos State, Nigeria.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TITLE Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â PAGES
Certification                                                                                               ii
Dedication                                                                                                 iii
Acknowledgement                                                                                     iv
Abstract                                                                                                     v
Table of contents                                                                                        vi
CHAPTER ONE: Â INTRODUCTION
1.1    Background of the Study                                                                  1
1.2    Statement of the Problem                                                                  9
1.3   Purpose of the Study                                                                         10
1.4    Research Questions                                                                          10
1.5    Research Hypotheses                                                                        11
1.6   Scope and Delimitation of the Study                                                  11
1.7    Significance of the Study                                                                   12
1.8   Definition of Terms                                                                           13
CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW
2.0    Introduction                                                                                      15
2.1            Concept of Education                                                                       19
2.2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Concept of Entrepreneurship
2.3            Conceptual Framework of Entrepreneur and Entrepreneurship           22
2.4            Entrepreneurship: Concepts, Theory and Perspectives                        24
2.5            Concept of Performance                                                                   35
2.6            Relationships Among The Various Perspective of Performance          43
2.7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Historical Growth of Small and Medium Scale Enterprise- Nigeria/Â Â Â Â 47
Global Scene.
2.8            Problems Militating Against the Development of Small and                53
Medium Scale Enterprises in Nigeria.
2.9            Benefits of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises in Nigeria.               55
2.10       Factors Affecting the Growth of Small Firms in Nigeria.                    56
2.11       Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) as a Panacea                 63
for Poverty Alleviation in Nigeria.
2.12       Summary                                                                                         65
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CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY
3.0    Introduction                                                                                      67
3.1    Research Design                                                                               67
3.2    Population of the Study                                                                     67
3.3    Sample and Sampling Technique                                                      68
3.4    Instrumentation                                                                                 68
3.5    Validity of the Instruments                                                                69
3.6    Reliability of the Instrument                                                              69
3.7    Administration of Instruments                                                           69
3.8    Procedure for Data Analysis Method                                                 70
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CHAPTER FOUR: DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF RESULTS
4.0    Introduction                                                                                      71
4.1    Descriptive Analysis of Bio-Data.                                                     71
4.2    Descriptive Analysis of Research Questions.                                     73
4.3    Testing of Hypotheses                                                                      79
4.4    Summary of Findings.                                                                      83
CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
5.1 Introduction                                                                                          85
5.2 Summary of the Study                                                                          85
5.3 Conclusions                                                                                          86
5.4 Recommendations                                                                                87
References                                                                                             89
Appendix                                                                                              93
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CHAPTER ONE
 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Study
In the present day economies of the world, small and medium scale enterprises have come to be recognized as veritable engines of growth, employment, poverty reduction and innovative development. Government of various nations and indeed, world economic development and financial institutions such as the Brethonwood Institution, International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, and the United Nations have all in recognition of the potentials of SMEs, embarked on deliberate developmental policies aimed at creating a productive base for world economies (Englama, 1997).
