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This research is centered on Product Counterfeiting and the Survival of selected Pharmaceutical Firms. The poor consumer enlightenment campaign and security challenges make it difficult to combat the problem of Product counterfeiting, ineffective enforcement of the existing law, ignorance, corruption, lack of capacity in terms of work force, loose control system, non health professional in the drug business and lack of appropriate legislature. The study determines the nature of relationship between counterfeited product and attitude of the consumers with purchase intention. The study is anchored on Ajzen theory of planned behavior. The study employed descriptive research design, the primary source of data are the major instrument use for this study. Pearson product moment correlation was used to analyze the data with aid of SPSS version 22.The findings reveal that there is a positive relationship counterfeit product and the attitude of consumers with purchase intention. Base on the findings, the researcher recommends that government should equip the Agencies involve in combating Product counterfeiting proliferation with every logistics support needed to fight the nefarious crime.

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The objective of this research is to determine if the degree of implementation of TQM principles is associated with financial performance of selected SMEs in Anambra state as well as determine the specific TQM principles that propel successful financial and non-financial performance of SMEs in Anambra State. The research method used in this study is descriptive survey. The source of data was primary data. In order to solve the envisaged problem in this research, some research questions were formulated. The findings revealed the degree of implementation of TQM principles is associated with financial performance of selected SMEs in Anambra state as well as determine the specific TQM principles that propel successful financial and non-financial performance of SMEs in Anambra State. The study recommends that SMEs should initiate and implement companywide and customer centered TQM programmes to attain and sustain customers satisfaction and performance, TQM requires 100 percent commitment from everyone so SMEs should apply relevant mix capable of motivating all categories of staff for quality concern and optimum productivity and also ensure hiring right caliber of staff that possess the required know how, All stakeholder of quality control should ensure that the expenditure on quality control is justified through proper monitoring, checks and inspection of forestall customers complaint, defective and returned products, loss of goodwill and ultimately boosts performances of SMEs.

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