IIARD International Institute of Academic Research and Development

WORLD JOURNAL OF FINANCE AND INVESTMENT RESEARCH (WJFIR )

E-ISSN 2550-7125
P-ISSN 2682-5902
VOL. 9 NO. 2 2025
DOI: 10.56201/wjfir.v9.no2.2025.pg87.105

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Market Information and Management Control of Quoted Commercial Banks in Nigeria

Dr Greatness U Oji

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Abstract

This study examined the relationship between information and management control quoted commercial banks in Nigeria. The purpose was to examine the relationship between information and management control of economically important banks in Nigeria. The study modelled management control as the function of market information measured by sensitivity of market risk, corporate information measured by net book value of assets, economic information measured by value of money supply to net sales and external information measured by volatility of foreign exchange. Panel data ordinary least square was used as data analysis methods. The study found that 43.9 percent of the total variations in the management control are accounted for, by the explanatory variables while the remainder is attributed to variable that is influenced by other factors not included in the regression model. The t-statistics shows that incentives have negative effect on management control of the systematic important banks. The study concludes that information significant effect on management control of the important economic banks in Nigeria. The economically important banks should consider establishment policies for executive stockholding. This will enhance management in planning and managing forts that affect executive incentives for optimal corporate control. Management of the commercial banks should adopt good compensation structure, welfare, and incentive packages as these would positively motivate executives and consequently improve corporate control.

keywords:

Market Information, Management Control, Economically Important Commercial

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