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| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR |
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| Author |
KOLAPO, Olaronke Esther |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Effect of Government Quality on Corporate Financial Distress in Nigerian Industrial Goods Sector |
| 250 ## - SUPERVISOR |
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| Supervisor |
Dr. Taleatu Akinwumi |
| 260 ## - IMPRINT |
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| Place of publication |
Ibafo |
| Department (College) |
Accounting |
| Date of publication |
2022 |
| 300 ## - COLLATION |
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| Pagination |
ix; 58pgs. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
ABSTRACT<br/>Nigeria is no exception to the issue of corporate scandals and failure of top firms around the <br/>world. Different sectors of the Nigerian economy have recorded significant cases of <br/>corporate failure. Cadbury Nigeria plc. Scandal in 2005 and recent Evans Medical plc. <br/>Hence this study's main objective is to investigate the effect of governance quality on <br/>corporate financial distress among listed firms in the Nigerian industrial sector. The study <br/>employed an ex post facto panel quantitative research design, which involves collecting data <br/>from fifteen (15) listed companies in the Nigerian industrial goods sector over a period of <br/>seven years (7) covering 2014-2020. Data analysis included computation of percentages, <br/>mean and standard deviation as well as logistics regression analysis. It was found that board <br/>independence has no significant impact on corporate financial distress. It was found further <br/>that board meeting has a significant relationship with corporate financial distress. However, <br/>the study revealed that board gender has no significant effect on corporate financial distress. <br/>More findings revealed a significant relationship between board expertise and corporate <br/>financial distress. . The study recommends that the management should appoint more nonexecutive directors on the board and the management should appoint more female directors <br/>on the board.<br/>Keywords: Governance quality, corporate financial distress.<br/> |
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| Main Subject |
Social Science |
| Subdivision (1st) |
Accounting |
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