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Received: 12/10/2017 Accepted: 12/12/2017 Published: 31 Dec 2017
Citation: THE ACCOUNTANT AND ECONOMIC RECESSION IN NIGERIA: EVIDENCE FROM BAYELSA STATE. Account Tax Rev 2002; 1(1):239-271 doi:
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Abstract
Accountant and economic recession in Nigeria. To achieve this purpose, a review of the extant literature was made and it was hypothesised that the Accountant has no significant relationship with economic recession in Nigeria. In this study, two thousand three hundred (2300) trading businesses and individuals in government employment in Bayelsa State of Nigeria, were selected through purposive sampling. The data for this study were generated through the administration of questionnaire designed in 5-point Likert scale. Findings indicate that Nigeria is still in economic recession and the accountant is not effective in his role expectations. In addition, a significant relationship exists between the accountant and economic recession in Nigeria, which suggests that increased effectiveness in accountant role expectations can lead the country out of recession. Accountant must therefore be more committed to his role with high level of competence, integrity, transparency, and probity.
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