ABSTRACT
In this research work,
an attempt is made to assess community development from the stand point isi-uzo
LGA that is entrepreneurship ability. It is focused on determining the
degree of relationship between entrepreneurship and communities development.
The objectives of the
research include to carryout a general evaluation of the role of
entrepreneurship in Isi-uzo Local Government Area in Enugu State to as certain
the level of their involvement in economic and social development and the
determination of the factor hindering entrepreneurship ability towards
communities development, their effect and remedies.
Collection of data was
based on the determined sample size of respondent of practicing curt of
entrepreneurships in Isi-uzo LGA and some government officials.
The views of respondents
were sampled through questionnaire oral observation. Secondly, sources were a
total of thirty six (36) copies of questionnaire were administered and
collected by the research. Chi-square pattern were used in analyzing the data
collected and table used in arrangement and presentation for easy
interpretation.
The study reveals that
entrepreneurship aids communities development through increased productivity.
Some other findings were that increase in productivity which in return affect
per capital income output and increase our standard of living.
This reduced by high
population growth rate and Nigeria entrepreneur attitude of not investing in
capital goods which are more lucrative , which affected the null hypothesis and
accepted the alternative hypothesis that entrepreneurship lead to community
development through per capital income and increase standard of living.
Some hindrance of
entrepreneurship to communities development were also indicated. There
are number of other problems revealed in the finding of the study and which the
researcher has proffered some recommendations.
Entrepreneurs should be
enlightened on the role towards the nations development, this can be done
through education and enlightenment programmes.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE
1.0
Introduction
1.1 Background of the Study
1.2 Statement of the
Problem
1.3 Purpose of the
Study
1.4 Research question
1.5 Significance of the
Study
1.6 Scope of the
Study
1.7 Limitation
1.8 Definition Of
Terms.
CHAPTER TWO
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE.
2.0 History
of Isi-Uzo Local Government Area
2.1
Entrepreneur and entrepreneurship
2.1.1 Forms of
Entrepreneurship
2.1.2 Forces for and
Against Entrepreneurship
2.1.3 Risks and Hazards
Facing Entrepreneurship
2.1.4 Comparing
Entrepreneurship in Nigeria with others
2.2
Entrepreneurship and Community
2.2.2 Need for
Entrepreneurship to the Communities
2.3
Development
2.4
Entrepreneurship and Community Development
2.5
Benefit, Functions and Traits of entrepreneurship
2.5.1 Function or Tasks
2.5.3 Traits Facing
Entrepreneur
2.6
Facilities Availability to Entrepreneurs in
Isi-Uzo
2.7
Enterprises Available in Isi-Uzo
LGA
CHAPTER THREE
3.0
RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHOLOGY.
3.1 Research
Design
3.2 Area of the
Study
3.3 Population of the
Study
3.4 Sample and Sampling
Procedure.
3.5 Instrument for Data
Collection.
3.6 Validation of the
Instrument.
3.7 Reliability of the instrument
3.8 Method Of Data collection
3.9 Method of data
Analysis.
CHAPTER FOUR
4.0
PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND DATA
4.1 Questionnaire Presentation and Analysis
4.2 Testing Of
Hypothesis.
CHAPTER FIVE
5.0
DISCUSSION OF RECOMMENDATION AND CONCLUSION
5.1Discussion of Research /
Findings
5.2Conclusion
5.3Implication of the Research of Finding
5.4Recommendations.
Bibliography
Appendix
Questionnaire
CHAPTER ONE
1.0
INTRODUCTION
1.1BACKGROUND OF STUDY
Prior to the advent of
any form of money, entrepreneurship had started with trade by barter. When
people produced more products than they needed as such, they had to exchange
these surpluses with others who also wanted to dispose of their surplus. According
to Schumupter (1961), entrepreneurship can be described as a creature and
innovative response to the environment. Such response can take place in any
field of social endeavor for instance, in business industry, agriculture,
education and social work.
According to Paul Wilken
(1979), entrepreneurship is seemingly a discontinuous process of combining
resources to produce change in production while Robert Hirich et al (1986) said
that entrepreneurship will be viewed by developing the necessary time and effort
assuming the accompanying financial, psychic and social risks and receiving the
resulting reward of monetary and personal satisfaction.
In Nigeria, both
states and federal government are now placing much emphasis on the promotion of
indigenous small-scale enterprise with a view of encouraging entrepreneurship.
The government has a policy of providing special support and protection to
these enterprises. It is anticipated that these new enterprises would grow and
produce some of the good that the country has until now imported. This
conserving our dwindling foreign exchange earnings. Furthermore, it seems
ridiculous to ask what development means given the problems facing Africa and
the countries generally. According to the Oxford Advanced Learners dictionary,
development means the action or process of developing or being developed.
According to Brookfield
(1975), he defined development in terms of progress towards a complex of
welfare goals, such as reduction of poverty and employment and diminution of
inequality score; therefore community development is structural and
organizational transformation of the society. It is a process of moving away
from underdevelopment and rising out of poverty. Every society aims towards
development and Nigeria is no exception. Community development can be viewed
from diverse perspective positions. Modernization, growth changes
transformations process etc is achieved by the individual, groups, organization
and government of a given society.
In this study therefore,
an attempts is made to assess community development in Isi-Uzo Local Government
of Enugu State, and also to use an entrepreneur as a strategy for the community
development. Entrepreneur must adopt strategy in other to achieved a set
goal and objectives strategy mean in Unik approach in which manager applied in
other to achieved an objectives, of an organization.
So therefore,
entrepreneurship development goes along with a strategy in community
development.
This study will focus on
entrepreneurship involvement and participation towards the achievement of
community development. Here emphasis will be laid on Isi Uzo Local Government
Area of Enugu State achieve community development. Through being both
economically and socially responsible by improving the society standard of
living, which is an aspect of community development.
Economic responsibility
of an entrepreneur to community development entails making profits, which leads
to the secondary responsibility of increased in productivity, GAP, per capita
income, employment, urbanization, industrialization and technological growth
while social responsibility will lead to community development through
improving the standard of living (i.e. health care, infrastructure, education,
security the etc). services and reducing poverty and illiteracy.
This project report is
on entrepreneurship and community development with a case study of
entrepreneurship. Here the researcher believes that with a reasonable profit,
the entrepreneur will satisfy the needs and wants of the society by improving
the standard of living. These improvements will lead to organizational
development and at the long run and improve to community development.
1.2 STATEMENT OF PROBLEM.
The problem where at on
this study are party stated as they quicken and case out the work of the
researcher. The following problems are involved.
1. The
researcher wants to known if the entrepreneur development in Isi Uzo local
government area is practicing internal and external control system.
2. The
researcher also want to know if economic responsibility of an entrepreneur to
community development affect profit making, increased in productivity and
income employment.
3. The
researcher wants to know whether the people in Isi Uzo local government area
are adequate in strategy means for government suicide.
1.3 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY.
The purpose of this
study, that made the researcher go into this topic are as follows:
1. To
find out the major reasons why the people of Isi Uzo local government area
failed in economic development of entrepreneur.
2. To
find a way or strategy that can help eliminate the steady decline of poor
communication network in Isi Uzo local government area.
4. To
determine the degrees of relationships between entrepreneurship and community
considering per capita income, inequality, poverty and standard of living.
5. To
examine in detail existing entrepreneurship organization to ascertain the level
of their involvement in social development.
6. To
identity and analysis hindrance of entrepreneurship ability to community
development.
1.4
RESEARCH QUESTION
To achieve the
objectives of the study the researcher would seek to provide answer to the
following question:-
1. Does
failure in practicing internal and external control system affect entrepreneur
development in Isi Uzo local government area.
2. Are
Nigerian entrepreneurship practicing the social responsibility concept in their
interaction with the society.
3. At
what measure will the people of Isi Uzo local government area use to checkmate
the poor failure of communication network?
4. Does
the attitude of the entrepreneur contribute to failure in economic development
in Isi Uzo local government area of Enugu.
1:5
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
This study will reveal at a glands the extent to which entrepreneurship have
fared in their economic and social development in Nigeria. It will give insight
to the hindrance of entrepreneurship in contributions to community development.
It will be value to entrepreneurship organization in ascertaining the success
or failure of their economic development function and serve as
feedback information for future development approach and
performance, also will afford entrepreneurship the opportunity of self
appraisal of their social responsibilities and roles so far, in meeting the
demand of living employment and good product quality to the economy as a whole.
This work is priceless since entrepreneurship are known to be hub around which,
any nation economy revolve. Entrepreneurship are key for economic growth,
development and stability all socio-economic activity evolves and revolves
around them.
The study will enable us
see not only the economic importance of entrepreneurship to community
development but fact that nothing but confusion and failure from the economy
will ensure when entrepreneurs are not socially oriented. It is hoped that
improvement in the social responsibility altitude of entrepreneurship will go a
long way to earning for the society in general, a favourable and progressive
socio-economic development. Entrepreneurs have been consistent on the sure of
employment and standard of living.
1:6
SCOPE OF THE STUDY
This study covers the
entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial organization in Izi Uso Local Government
Area and the community development roles. In doing this emphasis has been on
the economic and social aspect of entrepreneurship behavior in community
development. These include increased productivity, per capital income,
employment standard of living, industrialization, urbanization etc.
1.7 LIMITATION
OF THE STUDY
This study was conducted
under many constraints. The researcher was faced with difficulties arising from
delayed response. So the researcher sources his in formation in many places.
With this, another limitation of this research work were non-availability of
statistics and other government agencies were of little help to the researcher
with reveals to sourcing reasonable data problem is that simple information on
Nigerian economic and the entrepreneurship growth are not available, it
make one wonder why government is still maintaining such ministries and agencies.
For a study like this, huge sum of money is required, transport fare from Enugu
to Isi Uzo Local Government Area questionnaires production and so on. But
because of inadequate fund at the researchers’ disposal the questionnaire were
produced in few quantity.
Lastly the researcher
was faced with time constraints.
1.8 DEFINITION
OF TERMS
An entrepreneur as an
individual who has the ability to see and evaluate business opportunities
gather the necessary resource to take advantage of them and imitate appropriate
action to ensure success Meredith et al (1991)
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Entrepreneurship can be
described as a creative and innovation response to the environment schumpeter
1961.
COMMUNITY
The people living in one
place, district or country, considered as a whole.
SOCIETY
A society is a self
government group of people engage in abroad range of co-operative activities.
DEVELOPMENT
Development is a
progress toward a complex of welfare goal, such as reduction of poverty and
employment and diminution of inequality score.
STRATEGY
This denote a general
problem of action and a deployment of emphasis and resources towards the
attainment of the overall objective. O.G Agbo (2000)
SOCIAL
Related to activities in
which you meet and spend time with other people and which happen during the
time when you are not working.
Department | Business Administration and Management |
Project ID Code | BAM0354 |
Chapters | 5 Chapters |
No of Pages | 116 pages |
Reference | YES |
Format | Microsoft Word |
Price | ₦4000, $15 |
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