期刊名称：Researchers World - Journal of Arts Science & Commerce
印刷版ISSN：2229-4686
电子版ISSN：2229-4686
出版年度：2010
卷号：1
期号：1
页码：45-55
出版社：Educational Research Multimedia & Publication
摘要：The issue of financial management in Nigerian University theatres has become a crucial one in Nigeria today, and can not be glossed over. This is because the management of the Department of Theatre Arts/Performing Arts are crying of inadequate funding, and want the University authorities to increase its budgetary allocation to ensure sustainability. In wake of poor funding, University theatres ought to and should be thinking of becoming economically viable and source for generating additional revenues for the university and other investments opportunities. Undoubtedly, human resources alone are not adequate to effectively manage the University theatres. Perhaps, there is need for adequate finances to enable it stay afloat. Thus, financial management which is the bedrock of success in any organization becomes imperative in the management of University theatres in Nigeria. This paper is aimed at establishing the need to recognize and employ a good financial management system in running University theatres in Nigeria. In the process, the paper examines the potency of a good financial management system in managing University theatres in Nigeria, using the observatory, participatory and descriptive research methodologies. The paper offers some recommendations and concludes that the application of a good financial management system would ensure the proper management of the finances of the University theatres in Nigeria, and guarantee it sustainability.
关键词：Rethinking; Imperatives; Financial Management; University Theatre; Nigeria.
