ASSESSMENT OF INFORMATION SOURCES AND SERVICES PROVIDED FOR THE BUSINESS NEEDS OF THE MICRO AND SMALL SCALE ENTERPRISES IN NORTH WEST GEO-POLITICAL ZONE, NIGERIA
ASSESSMENT OF INFORMATION SOURCES AND SERVICES PROVIDED FOR THE BUSINESS NEEDS OF THE MICRO AND SMALL SCALE ENTERPRISES IN NORTH WEST GEO-POLITICAL ZONE, NIGERIA
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2012-03
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YUSUFU, ABU
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Abstract
Business data/information consists of every factor influential to business operation. It
is influenced by a set of political, economic, social and technological factors which
are largely outside the control and influence of a business. The general objective of
this study was to investigate into business information need and services of micro and
small business enterprises in the North-West geo-political zone of Nigeria. The survey
research method was adopted for the study. From the parent population of micro and
small business enterprises, seven municipal areas of the geo-political zone were
randomly sampled. Research instrument used for collecting data was the structured
questionnaire which was constructed along the theoretical frame of the study.
Hypotheses were formulated to provide basis for inferences from the analysed data.
The SPSS Version 17 was used to analyse the data and for testing the hypotheses. The
Pearson and Product Moment Correlation and One-Way Analysis of Variance were
used for testing the observed inferences i.e. relationship and differences in the
subjective factors. The findings showed that although there has been increasing
attention on the part of government in recent years at promoting business
entrepreneurships by way of promoting micro and small businesses the study showed
that the effective provision of business information towards the need of small business
enterprises requires more articulated services. Subjective factors like awareness,
availability, accessibility and sources/services of information provided were found to
be significant determinants of information needs’ satisfaction of the micro and small
scale business entrepreneurs in the zone. These factors were found to determine the
level to which the entrepreneurs could be satisfied with the business information
available to them in the zone. The study recommended amongst others that Business
Information Centres (BIS) at strategic location should promote the information
activities geared towards satisfying the business needs of enterprises; the role of
government agencies in providing such services is therefore of vital importance.
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A PhD DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF POST GRADUATE
STUDIES, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA
IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF
THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (PhD) IN LIBRARY AND
INFORMATION SCIENCE
FACULTY OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA
Keywords
ASSESSMENT,, INFORMATION SOURCES,, SERVICES,, BUSINESS NEEDS,, MICRO,, SMALL SCALE ENTERPRISES, NORTH WEST,, GEO-POLITICAL ZONE,, NIGERIA.