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Budgeting and budgetary control as an enhancing tool for financial performance; case study of East Cantonment Pharmacy Limited.
A Thesis Submitted To The School Of Business In Partial Fulfillment Of The Requirements For The Award Of Master Of Business Administration Degree In Accounting.
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| spelling | oai:ir.knust.edu.gh:123456789/16385 Budgeting and budgetary control as an enhancing tool for financial performance; case study of East Cantonment Pharmacy Limited. ASANTE, EMMANUEL KONADU A Thesis Submitted To The School Of Business In Partial Fulfillment Of The Requirements For The Award Of Master Of Business Administration Degree In Accounting. Since the inception of budgeting and budgetary control in the 1920’s, every serious company has made them the central part of their planning and control system. Their ability to coordinate the allocation of resources through internal communication while at the same time serving as a means of expenditure authorization and evaluation base has made them the most important tool that is at managers’ disposal today when running a company (Banovic, 2005). The study sought to examine budgetary and budgetary control as an enhancing tool for financial performance at East Cantonment Pharmacy Ltd. A descriptive study design was used employing a quantitative approach and using a convenient sampling technique forty (40) respondents were selected for this study. The study employed the use of questionnaire and interview guide as main instruments for research. The data gathered was analysed using S.P.S.S. and displayed in percentages and tables. From the findings, Budgeting had an impact on cost effectiveness, increase sales, efficient use of resources, Purchases of products on time and as planned, ability to pay its workers, revenue increase and quality service delivery to customers. Respondents indicated that the organization have several challenges in Budget Preparation and Implementation due to the fact that cost of production is always increasing, Cedi is always Depreciating against foreign currencies, there are Price fluctuations due to inflation, Unexpected expenditures and wastage by production staffs as well as stealing. The effect of Poor Budgeting and Budgetary Control on East Cantonment Pharmacy Limited identified in the study is that it has reduced initiative and innovation. The study recommends that adequate information should be gathered and critically examined using every possible parameter before arriving at budget decisions. KNUST 2025-03-11T14:46:29Z 2025-03-11T14:46:29Z 2016-09 Thesis https://ir.knust.edu.gh/handle/123456789/16385 en application/pdf KNUST |
| spellingShingle | ASANTE, EMMANUEL KONADU Budgeting and budgetary control as an enhancing tool for financial performance; case study of East Cantonment Pharmacy Limited. |
| title | Budgeting and budgetary control as an enhancing tool for financial performance; case study of East Cantonment Pharmacy Limited. |
| title_full | Budgeting and budgetary control as an enhancing tool for financial performance; case study of East Cantonment Pharmacy Limited. |
| title_fullStr | Budgeting and budgetary control as an enhancing tool for financial performance; case study of East Cantonment Pharmacy Limited. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Budgeting and budgetary control as an enhancing tool for financial performance; case study of East Cantonment Pharmacy Limited. |
| title_short | Budgeting and budgetary control as an enhancing tool for financial performance; case study of East Cantonment Pharmacy Limited. |
| title_sort | budgeting and budgetary control as an enhancing tool for financial performance case study of east cantonment pharmacy limited |
| url | https://ir.knust.edu.gh/handle/123456789/16385 |
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