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Investigation Of The Level Of Covid-19 Safety Compliance Among Smes In Nigeria
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1.3 OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
This study in general is set to assess the
level of covid-19 safety compliance among in SMEs in Nigeria.
Specifically, this study seeks to:
Assess the different established covid-19 safety measures that SMEs comply on in Nigeria.
Examine if the owners of SMEs are strict at adhering to the covid-19 safety measures in Nigeria.
To determine the level of covid-19 safety compliance among SMEs in Nigeria.
1.4 RESEARCH QUESTION
What are the different covid-19 safety measures that SMEs comply on in Nigeria?
Is owners of SMEs strict in adhering to the covid-19 safety measures in Nigeria?
What is the extent of Covid-19 safety compliance among staffs and customers in SMEs in Nigeria?
1.5 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
This
study would heighten the level of awareness of SME’s owners and
employees on the need to comply to the covid-19 safety measures as they
are at a high risk exposure to the diseases while rendering commercial
services and product. It will compel chief executive officers, managing
director, and business owners on the need to ensure they put up
facilities and equipment that will enable the effective compliance to
this Covid-19 safety measures withing their business premises or
factories. It will enable government to ensure that authorities involved
like Covid-19 task force to do a regular check on Small and Medium
Enterprises to ensure that high compliance level is maintained which
will reduce the spread of this novel disease. Thus study will also serve
as a guide to academician for further academic purpose in this area of
research.
1.6 SCOPE OF THE STUDY
This study would assess the
COVID-19 safety compliance level among SMEs in Nigeria using Kilimanjaro
Fast Food and Pick Payless Supermarket in PortHacourt Rivers State as a
case study.
1.7 RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS
H0: The level of covid-19 safety compliance among SMEs is low
H1: The level of covid-19 safety compliance among SMEs is high
1.8 LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY
During the course of the study challenges encountered were exclusively but not delimited to the following numerous. These are
Inadequate
finance: the research was face with problem of inadequate fund which
hinder the researcher from shuttering to Access Banks within Lagos more
so in printing and collation of questionnaires
Time: time factor pose
another constraint since having to cope in this research which went
simultaneously within the time schedule of other academic work making it
impossible to undertake this study in large more representative skill
1.9 DEFINITION OF TERMS:
COVID-19:Corona
virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is defined as illness caused by a novel
corona virus called severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus 2
(SARS-CoV-2.
SMEs: Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are
non-subsidiary, independent firms which employ fewer than a given number
of employees.
SAFETY: the condition of being free and protected from risk or anything that is harmful
COMPLIANCE: compliance means adhering to stipulated rules, specifications, procedures, policies and laws
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