3. 3. 2 Secondary data
Extensive study and review of published and unpublished
documents, reports journals, newspapers and policy reports relevant to the
study was used. Secondary datais «A data gathering method that makes use
of pre-existing data» Richard M. Grinnell and Margaret Williams,
(1990:228).
This technique is important because it reviews the literature
and tries to canvas both global and national perspectives so that the
researcher could have a comparative framework for analysis and evaluation
(William, 1982:401).
Secondary data sources for this research work were drawn from
the permanent file of some surveyed enterprises. The permanent file included
among other documents and these includes the following: the statute, minute of
managers, the manual of procedures and other documents considered necessary for
this study.
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