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.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
TITLE PAGES
Certification ii
Dedication iii
Acknowledgement iv
Abstract v
Table of contents vi
CHAPTER ONE: 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
2.2
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
2.7
Historical Growth of Small and
Medium Scale Enterprise- Nigeria/ 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
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
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