THE EFFECT OF CONSOLIDATION ON BANKS' OPERATIONS EFFICIENCY IN NIGERIA ( A CASE STUDY OF FIRST BANK PLC)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title page - - - - - - - - - - i
Declaration - - - - - - - - - - ii
Certification - - - - - - - - - - iii
Approval - - - - - - - - - - iv
Dedication - - - - - - - - - - v
Acknowledgment - - - - - - - - - vi
Table of Contents - - - - - - - - - vii
Abstract - - - - - - - - - - ix
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
- Background to the study - - - - - - - 1
- Statement of the problem - - - - - - - 4
- Research questions - - - - - - - - 5
- Objective of the study - - - - - - - - 5
- Statement of Hypothesis - - - - - - - 6
- Significance of the study - - - - - - - 6
- Scope of the study- - - - - - - - - 7
CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 Introduction - - - - - - - - - 8
2.2 A Review of Bank Concentration Theories- - - - - - 8
2.3 Empirical Works on Consolidation in Other Countries - - - 15
2.4 Regulatory and Legal Framework of Capital Adequacy - - - 39
2.5 Banks Distressed after the Consolidation Exercise - - - - 40
2.6 Post-Consolidation Challenges - - - - - - 40
CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.1 Introduction - - - - - - - - - 58
3.2 Resign Design - - - - - - - - 58
3.3 Population and Sample Size of the Study - - - - - 58
3.4 Source of Data Collection - - - - - - - 59
3.5 Method of Data Collection - - - - - - - 59
3.6 Method of Data Presentation and Analysis - - - - - 60
CHAPTER FOUR: DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS
4.1 Introduction - - - - - - - - - 61
4.2 Respondent Characteristics - - - - - - - 61
4.3 Data Presentation and Analysis - - - - - - 63
4.4 Test of Hypotheses - - - - - - - - 68
4.5 Discussion of Findings - - - - - - - 71
CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
5.1 Summary - - - - - - - - - 73
5.2 Conclusion - - - - - - - - - 73
5.3 Recommendations - - - - - - - - 74
Bibliography - - - - - - - - - 76
Appendix I - - - - - - - - - 79
Appendix II - - - - - - - - - 80