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The Impact Of Corporate Governance And Leadership On Entrepreneurship Development In Nigeria<br />

accountability, honesty fairness, etc which will <strong>in</strong> turn br<strong>in</strong>g about <strong>in</strong>creased production economic growth <strong>and</strong><br />

development.<br />

V. Summary, Conclusions And Recommendations<br />

5.1 CONCLUSIONS<br />

Impacts <strong>of</strong> leadership <strong>and</strong> corporate governance on entrepreneurship development us<strong>in</strong>g Zenith Bank<br />

<strong>and</strong> Bank <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>dustry as a survey have been reviewed <strong>in</strong> this research work.<br />

However, different theories or approaches to leadership, importance <strong>of</strong> leadership, variables affect<strong>in</strong>g<br />

leadership effectiveness, mean<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> leadership <strong>and</strong> corporate governance, theories <strong>of</strong> corporate governance,<br />

effects <strong>of</strong> corporate governance on growth <strong>and</strong> development, characteristics <strong>and</strong> pr<strong>in</strong>ciples <strong>of</strong> corporate<br />

governance, legal <strong>and</strong> regulatory framework for corporate governance <strong>in</strong> Nigeria, etc were reviewed <strong>in</strong> order to<br />

know more about the importance <strong>of</strong> effective leadership <strong>and</strong> good corporate governance so as to enjoy more <strong>of</strong><br />

the benefits accrued to these terms.<br />

The gathered <strong>in</strong>formation <strong>in</strong> this research work through questionnaire were analyzed <strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong>terpreted<br />

us<strong>in</strong>g simple percentage table for tabular analysis <strong>and</strong> Spearman‟s Rank Correlation Coefficient for the test<strong>in</strong>g<br />

<strong>of</strong> the formulated hypotheses so as to know more about the topic understudy. It was proved <strong>in</strong> the research<br />

carried out that, effective leadership <strong>and</strong> good corporate governance determ<strong>in</strong>es the success <strong>of</strong> an organization.<br />

In the analysis, corporate governance policy has really helped Nigerian entrepreneur to grow f<strong>in</strong>ancially. Also,<br />

effective leadership <strong>and</strong> good corporate governance was seen as a solution tools for global f<strong>in</strong>ancial crises.<br />

Therefore, it is hereby concluded that, effective leadership <strong>and</strong> good corporate governance rema<strong>in</strong>s a solution<br />

tool for global f<strong>in</strong>ancial crises, organizational problems <strong>and</strong> the right policy that enhances <strong>in</strong>creased productivity<br />

that br<strong>in</strong>gs about economic growth <strong>and</strong> development globally.<br />

5.2 RECOMMENDATIONS<br />

In the course <strong>of</strong> carry<strong>in</strong>g out this research work, many factors were found responsible for <strong>in</strong>effective<br />

leadership <strong>and</strong> poor corporate governance <strong>in</strong> the small <strong>and</strong> medium scale entrepreneurs, <strong>and</strong> global f<strong>in</strong>ancial<br />

crises. For this reason, the follow<strong>in</strong>g recommendations were made to help the Nigerian banks <strong>and</strong> small <strong>and</strong><br />

medium scale entrepreneurs to grow <strong>and</strong> wax stronger.<br />

There is need for more awareness on the importance <strong>of</strong> good leadership <strong>and</strong> corporate governance to<br />

embrace corporate governance be<strong>in</strong>g a system that encourages efficient use <strong>of</strong> available scarce resources <strong>in</strong><br />

order to achieve organizational objectives <strong>in</strong> the small <strong>and</strong> medium scale <strong>in</strong>dustries (SMI) <strong>and</strong> other sectors <strong>of</strong><br />

the economy; The top management staff <strong>of</strong> every organization should do away with fraudulent acts <strong>and</strong><br />

unethical behaviours; There should be more severe punishment for the leaders or top manager that <strong>in</strong>volved <strong>in</strong><br />

any fraudulent acts; As it was proved that, <strong>in</strong>effective leadership <strong>and</strong> poor corporate governance h<strong>in</strong>ders the<br />

development <strong>of</strong> small <strong>and</strong> medium scale entrepreneurs, government should encourage <strong>and</strong> educate them by<br />

organiz<strong>in</strong>g sem<strong>in</strong>ars, workshops, public lectures, etc about the dangers <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>effectiveness <strong>and</strong> mismanagement.<br />

It was found that corporate governance aids the achievement <strong>of</strong> an organization‟s budget through adequate<br />

implementation <strong>and</strong> monitor<strong>in</strong>g, every organization is hereby advice not to h<strong>and</strong>le corporate governance system<br />

with levity but with all seriousness to achieve greater result.<br />

5.3 SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER STUDIES<br />

The researcher hereby suggests that, further studies on the topic – impact <strong>of</strong> leadership <strong>and</strong> corporate<br />

governance on the bank<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>dustry <strong>and</strong> entrepreneur development, should be carried out <strong>in</strong> other <strong>in</strong>dustries,<br />

sectors all over the federation for comparative analysis s<strong>in</strong>ce this study is restricted to Zenith Bank <strong>and</strong> Bank <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>in</strong>dustry both <strong>in</strong> Lagos State.<br />

However, the f<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>gs <strong>and</strong> recommendations <strong>of</strong> such studies will be <strong>of</strong> immense benefits to students,<br />

other researchers or scholars, <strong>in</strong>dustrialist, entrepreneurs, bankers, political sector, <strong>and</strong> the entire nation if so<br />

strictly adhered to or implemented.<br />

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