ABSTRACT
This research work is conducted as part of the requirement for the award of a Higher National Diploma (HND) in financial studies (Accounting).
It highlights the authors effort in finding out the ways which management audit is used as a tool of achieving organizational objectives in our everyday organizations.
The entire work is divided into five chapters, chapter one is an introductory analysis of the topic, then the background of the study, significance, scope and limitation, the purpose and hypothesis.
The second chapter i.e chapter two dealt with the Literature Review and Theoretical consideration. Here related past works were reviews and the theoretical consideration on the present study was also brought into focus. As well as scope and nature of management audit and the result of auditing management.
Then, chapter three contains an explanation of how and where the needed information for the study was obtained and how the sample size was determined and the limitations encountered in the course of conducting the research. It also contains the method of investigation.
Chapter four dealt with the presentation and analysis of data collected during the field survey, after which the postulated hypotheses were tested.
Lastly, chapter five makes up the summary, conclusion and recommendations.
TABLE OF CONTENT
Title page i
Approval ii
Dedication iii
Acknowledgement iv
Abstract vi
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 INTRODUCTION 1
1.1 Background of the Study 2
1.2 Statement of Problem 6
1.3 Objectives of the Study 7
1.4 Research Questions 7
1.5 Hypothesis 8
1.6 Significance of the Study 9
1.7 Scope and Limitation of the Study 10
1.8 Definition of Terms 11
References 13
CHAPTER TWO
2.0 REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
2.1 Definitions 14
2.2 Scope of Management Audit 16
2.3 Audit Personnel 17
2.4 Purpose of Management 18
2.5 When to Audit Management 19
2.6 Issue of the Management Audit 20
2.7 Procedures/Techniques of Management Audit 23
2.8 Problems of Management Audit 24
Reference 27
CHAPTER THREE
3.0 RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY
3.1 Sources of Data 28
3.2 Interview Question 29
3.3 Method of Investigation 29
3.4 Determination of Sample Size 32
Reference 34
CHAPTER FOUR
4.0 DATA ANALYSIS
4.1 Test of Hypotheses 35
References 78
CHAPTER FIVE
5.0 SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
5.1 Summary 79
5.2 Recommendation 82
5.3 Conclusion 84
Bibliography 85
Appendix 87
