MODERN INFORMATION MANAGEMENT PRACTICES OF SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SMES) IN ENUGU METROPOLIS

📄 Project Abstract

This research study aimed at determining the Modern information Management practices of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMES), in Enugu Metropolis. Specifically, the study sought to determine the information generating practices, the information processing practices, the information disseminating practices, the information storage practices and the information retrieving practices of SMEs in Enugu Metropolis. Five (5) research questions and two (2) null hypotheses were formulated in line with the objectives to guide the study. The instrument used was the questionnaire and the population comprised 1023 respondents, which was made up of 321 employers and 702 employees in the 117 accredited SMEs in Enugu Metropolis. One hundred and twenty seven (127) employers and four hundred and eighty seven (487) employees were randomly selected from the sixty (60) companies studied. Data collected were analyzed using mean, standard deviation and t-test. The major findings include: Asking of questions en...