ABSTRACT
Despite an impressive level of privatization activity across Africa and the upsurge in search of the operating performance of privatized firms in both develop and developing economics, our empirical knowledge of the privatization program in Africa is limited. The purpose of this study is to appraise the post privatization cost and operating performance of some privatized public enterprises in Nigeria. /\ survey research design was adopted for the study, sixty five internal audit and thirty five accounting. Totally one hundred was randomly sampled and stratified among the staff of Oando pie Enugu state. Three research questions and hypothesis tested at 0.05 percent level of significance guided the study. Frequencies, percentages, mean and standard deviation were employed to answer the research questions while Z-test statistics were used to test the hypothesis. Tl was found that privatization of unipetrol has led to efficient and improved cost performance, and proper accountability to share holders. We conclude and recommend among others that effective cost performance and proper accountability to share holders is very necessary in privatized public enterprises and that government should privc the entire necessary enabling environment for the privatized company to carry out their activities without unnecessarily increasing their cost.
TABLE OF CONTENT
Title page
Declaration II
Certification
Dedication
Acknowledgement
Table of content
Abstract
Chapter one
1.0 Introduction
1. I Background to the study
1.2 Statement of the problem
l.3 Objectives of the study
1.4 Research question
1.5 Research hypothesis
1.6 Significance of the study
1.7 Scope of the study
1.8 Limitation of the study
Chapter two
2.0 Review of related literature
2.1 Conceptual framework
2.1.1 The nature and concept of public enterprise
2.1.2 Performance of public enterprises in Nigeria
2.2 Theoretica I framework 13
Empirical review 16
2.4 Gap in literature 23 \
Chapter three 26
3.0 Research methodology 26
3 .1 Research method 26
3 .2 Source of data collection 26
3 .2.1 Primary sources of data 26
.2 Secondary sources of data 27
3.3 Arca of study 27
3.4 Population of the study 27
3.4.1 Sampling design and technique 27
3.5 Instrument for data collection. 29
3 .6 Reliability of the test instruments 29
3.7 Validity of the research instrument 29
3.8 Method of data analysis 29
Chapter four 31
4.0 Analysis of data and testing of hypothesis 31
4. l Data presentation and analysis 31
4.2 Test of hypothesis 42
4.3 Tabulated results 60
Chapter five 62
5.0 Summary, conclusion and recommendation 62
5. t Summary 62
5.2 Conclusion 62
5.3 Recommendation 63
Rerences
Appendix I
Appendix II
UCHE, M (2020). EFFECT OF COST STRUCTURE ON PERFORMANCE IN PRIVATIZED PUBLIC ENTERPRISES IN NIGERIA. Repository.mouau.edu.ng: Retrieved Nov 24, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/effect-of-cost-structure-on-performance-in-privatized-public-enterprises-in-nigeria
MOUAU/ACC/14/18182, UCHE. "EFFECT OF COST STRUCTURE ON PERFORMANCE IN PRIVATIZED PUBLIC ENTERPRISES IN NIGERIA" Repository.mouau.edu.ng. Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 27 Apr. 2020, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/effect-of-cost-structure-on-performance-in-privatized-public-enterprises-in-nigeria. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
MOUAU/ACC/14/18182, UCHE. "EFFECT OF COST STRUCTURE ON PERFORMANCE IN PRIVATIZED PUBLIC ENTERPRISES IN NIGERIA". Repository.mouau.edu.ng, Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 27 Apr. 2020. Web. 24 Nov. 2024. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/effect-of-cost-structure-on-performance-in-privatized-public-enterprises-in-nigeria >.
MOUAU/ACC/14/18182, UCHE. "EFFECT OF COST STRUCTURE ON PERFORMANCE IN PRIVATIZED PUBLIC ENTERPRISES IN NIGERIA" Repository.mouau.edu.ng (2020). Accessed 24 Nov. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/effect-of-cost-structure-on-performance-in-privatized-public-enterprises-in-nigeria