Description
TABLE OF CONTENT
CONTENT PAGE
Title page …………. i
Approval Page …………. ii
Dedication …………. iii
Acknowledgement …………. v
Abstract …………. vi
Table of content …………. vii
CHAPTER ONE
1.1 Background of the study ………………………………. 1
1.2 Statement of the problem. ……………………………….. 3
1.3 Significance of the study …………………………………. 3
1.4 Objective of the study …………………………………….. 4
1.5 Research question ………………………………………. 5
1.6 Research Hypothesis……………………………………… 5
1.7 Scope and limitation of the study …………………….. 5
1.8 Definition of terms ………………………………………… 6
1.9 Reference ……………………………………………………….. 8
CHAPTER TWO
2.1 Review Of Related Literature ……………………………….. 9
2.2 Introduction………………………………………………… 9
2.3 What is fraud ……………………………………………… 11
2.4 types/forms of fraud …………………………………….. 13
2.5 Causes of fraud………………………………………. 24
- Approaches to the prevention and control of fraud 30
- Historical background of case study firms …… 33
2.8 Origin of firms……………………………………….. 37
CHAPTER THREE
3.1 Research methodology ……………………………….. 39
3.2 Research design ………………………………….. 39
3.3 Area of study ………………………………………………………. 40
3.4 Population of study ……………………………………………. 40
3.5 Sample size and Sampling………………………….. 41
3.6 Method of data analysis…………………………….. 42
3.7 Instrument for data collection ……………………. 43
3.8 Analytical tool ……………………………………………… 44
- Validity of the research instrument……………. 45
- Reliability of research instrument ……………… 45
CHAPTER FOUR
4.1 Introduction ……………………………………….. 46
4.2 Data Analysis ………………………………………… 47
4.3 Test of Hypothesis ……………………………………. 64
CHAPTER FIVE
5.1 Summary of findings …………………………………… 65
5.2 Conclusion ……………………………………………. 67
5.3 Recommendations…………………………………….. 68
5.4 Bibliography ………………………………………………. 69
5.5 Appendix 1……………………………………………………. 71
5.6 Questionnaire……………………………………………………… 72
ABSTRACT
This research work was undertaken to asses the corporate fraud prevention and detection in Nigeria firms a case study of selected firms. The work was intended to achieve the following objectives to identify some of this effect, causes and examine the factors that induce staff to commit fraud. Also to recommend control measures, strategies and preventive techniques that can be used against fraud. The data relevant to this research work was collected from publications constituting the sources of secondary data. A field study method of research was employed as to collect data used in the validation and negation of the research questions. The population study was estimated at one thousand five hundred and ninety; sample size and techniques are forty questionnaires which were administered to four study locations. Two hypotheses were tested using the chi-square method and percentages were used for validating formulated research question. We discovered among other things that most firms fraudulent practices caused by weak board and ineffective management was due to defective prevention techniques. We recommend among other things that every company should train an internal auditor on forensic auditing to check the activities of fraudsters while investigating the causes and other ways this problem could be minimized.