{"title":"Constraints to Effective Management of Secondary School Libraries: A Case Study of 2 Private and 2 Public Schools in Owerri Municipal LGA, Imo State Nigeria","authors":"I. Ijeoma, P. Akanwa","doi":"10.3923/PJSSCI.2012.113.116","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3923/PJSSCI.2012.113.116","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38543,"journal":{"name":"Pakistan Journal of Life and Social Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88277286","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Kaizen Cost Management Technique and Profitability of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) in Ogun State, Nigeria","authors":"O. Jayeola, A. Sokefun, B. Oginni","doi":"10.3923/pjssci.2012.147.154","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3923/pjssci.2012.147.154","url":null,"abstract":"The study examines the relationship that exists between Kaizen cost management technique and profitability of small and medium scale enterprise in Ogun State, Nigeria. It evaluates the nature of Kaizen cost management technique and how it can be adopted to reduce and control operational costs of SMEs. The study adopted primary data and a sample of 269 respondents consisting of small and medium scale enterprises were purposively chosen from Agro-allied, confectionery, general trading and transport business in Ogun State Nigeria. The study population comprised 2,685 enterprises obtained through a preliminary survey of SMEs in the three senatorial districts of Ogun States namely Ogun West, Ogun East, Ogun Central. A structured questionnaire was used to elicit information on relevant variables from respondents. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) was adopted to analyze the questionnaire. The result of statistical test of hypothesis shows that there is a significant relationship between Kaizen cost management technique and profitability of SMEs. A further test of significant relationship between cost components and profitability of SMEs using Regression Analysis shows that only fixed cost reliably predicted the average annual profit by a factor of 0.099. Key-words -: Kaizen, cost management, technique and Profitability","PeriodicalId":38543,"journal":{"name":"Pakistan Journal of Life and Social Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77095053","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Does the Composition of Public Expenditure Matter for Growth in Nigeria: A Vector Error Correction Approach","authors":"P. Eregha, P. I. Sede, F. O. Onotaniyoh","doi":"10.3923/PJSSCI.2012.125.131","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3923/PJSSCI.2012.125.131","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38543,"journal":{"name":"Pakistan Journal of Life and Social Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80849856","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Seyed Javad Emamjomeza, Mahmoodreza Rahbargazi, Reza Mahmoodogh, A. Abbaszadeh
{"title":"Studying the Relationship between National Pride and Political Participation among the Youth of Isfahan","authors":"Seyed Javad Emamjomeza, Mahmoodreza Rahbargazi, Reza Mahmoodogh, A. Abbaszadeh","doi":"10.3923/PJSSCI.2012.155.160","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3923/PJSSCI.2012.155.160","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38543,"journal":{"name":"Pakistan Journal of Life and Social Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74749559","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Beyond Corruption: The Rationality of the West and Morality of the East as Viable Development Attitude for Nigeria as an African Nation","authors":"I. Ukpokolo","doi":"10.3923/PJSSCI.2012.117.124","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3923/PJSSCI.2012.117.124","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38543,"journal":{"name":"Pakistan Journal of Life and Social Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83683534","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Legitimizing the State in Africa: The Democratic Imperative","authors":"Laz Etemike","doi":"10.3923/PJSSCI.2012.108.112","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3923/PJSSCI.2012.108.112","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38543,"journal":{"name":"Pakistan Journal of Life and Social Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86839075","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Globalisation and Economic Growth in Nigeria: A Multi-Dimensional Analysis","authors":"O. Fidelis, E. Olukayode","doi":"10.3923/PJSSCI.2012.89.95","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3923/PJSSCI.2012.89.95","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38543,"journal":{"name":"Pakistan Journal of Life and Social Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91292589","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Role of Media and the Cultural Education to Protect the Environment: Implications for Religious Perspectives","authors":"N. Mohammad","doi":"10.3923/PJSSCI.2012.96.102","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3923/PJSSCI.2012.96.102","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38543,"journal":{"name":"Pakistan Journal of Life and Social Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90252206","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Indigenous Knowledge as an Instrument of National Power","authors":"R. Ajetunmobi, V. E. Yonlonfoun, T. Omotere","doi":"10.3923/PJSSCI.2012.103.107","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3923/PJSSCI.2012.103.107","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38543,"journal":{"name":"Pakistan Journal of Life and Social Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77358880","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bundit Wannaprapa, Wirat Pansila, Chalermpol Tansakul, Frank Shelp
{"title":"Tertiary Prevention of Hypertension Through Empowerment Health Behavior of Ambulatory Patients at Selected Primary Care Units of Nakhonratchasima Province, Thailand","authors":"Bundit Wannaprapa, Wirat Pansila, Chalermpol Tansakul, Frank Shelp","doi":"10.3923/PJSSCI.2012.63.68","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3923/PJSSCI.2012.63.68","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38543,"journal":{"name":"Pakistan Journal of Life and Social Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78178504","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}