APPLICATION OF BUDGET IN THE MANAGEMENT OF GOVERNMENT ESTABLISHMENTS: A CASE STUDY OF AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA
APPLICATION OF BUDGET IN THE MANAGEMENT OF GOVERNMENT ESTABLISHMENTS: A CASE STUDY OF AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA
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1999-03
Authors
SUNDAY OMUYA, JEMILAYE
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Abstract
There are many establishments in Nigeria that depend
heavily on government subventions for their operations. Many
of our educational institutions are in this group of
establishments. The various level of government expend huge
amount of money in running primary, secondary and tertiary
institutions annually. Most particularly the task of running
a university is very enormous. It involves huge investments in
capital projects as well as recurrent projects. This heavy
financial requirements for many establishments may seem to be
almost adequately met at the initial stage because the
government usually releases enough funds for their take-off.
Consequently, there are no much problem and things would
normally work out well at this initial take-off.
With time however, it becomes highly necessary to do
serious planning because it is soon discovered that what the
government releases can hardly cover all the needs of the
establishments. This planning is very necessary to remove
wastage without incurring unnecessary costs. The planning
exercise requires the involvement of the top management staff
of the organization. Finance being the life wire of the
organisation especially has to be planned properly.
With the present economic situation of the country, any
organization that does not plan its finances properly is
heading for the rock. Even individuals plan their finances at
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the family level, business level or association level.
The essence of this study is to see how government
establishments can help themselves by properly planning their
finances with the use of a very important management tool
known as budget. Budget is not a new phenomenon in Management.
In fact, it is as old as management itself, but many
organizations especially government owned organizations have
not utilized this very important tool to its fullest value.
Hence this study is given the theme "Application of
Budget in the Management of Government Establishments: A case
study of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria", and it is the
believe of the researcher that it will contribute to knowledge
in no little measure. The study has shown that although the
university has proper budgeting procedures, it has no installed
adequate budgetary control system to curtail wastage
of financial resources at minimal level.
Recommendations are therefore offered to ensure not only
proper budget implementation, but also to provide for adequate
fund utilization.
Description
BEING A PROJECT SUBMITTED TO THE POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL,
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT
OF THE REQUIREMENT THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE
OF MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MR^Jl,
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
FACULTY OF ADMINISTRATION
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY,
ZARIA.
MARCH, 1999
Keywords
APPLICATION OF BUDGET,, MANAGEMENT OF GOVERNMENT ESTABLISHMENTS,, CASE STUDY,, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY,, ZARIA