ABSTRACT This study is concerned with exploring the relationship between job performance and motivation using data from five federal ministries in Nigeria. The aim is to build a behavioural model of the relationship between job performance and motivation. The conceptual model of the study is that job performance is a function of motivation Personal characteristics are proposed as mediating factors. The model is from the standpoint of middle level officers and their bosses in the Nigerian publ...
ABSTRACT Zimbabwe is facing interwoven economic challenges, to the extent that financial distress amongst banks has been rampant owing to perennial liquidity constraints. The research focus was on identifying the determinants of bank liquidity for commercial banks in Zimbabwe during dollarization. The broad categories of determinants of liquidity entail the bank-specific factors and macroeconomic factors. The research adopted an explanatory research design and 16 commercial banks were used as...
ABSTRACT The research sought to assess the adequacy of Zimbabwe’s tertiary education in addressing industry skills requirements using Midlands State University as a case study. The research was premised on the obtaining stakeholder approach to tertiary education. The Midlands State University is guided by its mission to be a stakeholder driven institution of which industry as absorbers of university graduates is a key stakeholder. The research therefore sought to evaluate the extent to whic...
ABSTRACT An appraisal Of Commercial Banks in Financial Small Scale Industry in Nigeria. A case study of First bank of Nigeria plc. This study is to ascertain the extent to which commercial banks have helped to finance small scale industries in Sokoto. To achieve this study adopted a survey research which employed the use of simple random sampling technique was employed and SMEs where selected which constitute the sample size of the research. Structured questionnaire was designed to faci...
ABSTRACT The study examines the role of commercial banks in Agricultural development in Nigeria, spanning from 1986-2010. The study used Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) techniques for analyzing the findings, from the study, support the view that commercial bank loans do not reach real farmers. Commercial banks loan to the Agricultural sector has a positive growth and significant at 5% level, contributing 67.65 percent variations in Real Agricultural output in Nigeria. Real interest rate a...
ABSTRACT This study is to examine impact of product innovation on the performance of manufacturing company with a specific reference to Nigerian Bottling Company Plc, Kaduna. The fundamental objectives of the study are to identify the impact of product innovation on the sales of Nigerian Bottling Company Plc, to determine how product innovation improve on the profit of the organization and to ascertain the level of consumers’ satisfaction of the company. The primary and secondary sour...
ABSTRACT Concern for investment in the manufacturing sector in Nigeria has continued to grow; but little is probably known about its entrepreneurial and strategic management postures this study examines the relationship between entrepreneurship, strategic management practices (scanning intensity, planning flexibility, locus of planning, strategic controls, financial controls, scenario planning and corporate self-concept) and firms performance in the manufacturing sector in Nigeria. Data were ...
ABSTRACT It is a sad truth that the employees of just about every business, in every business, will occasionally encounter team members who are taking part in unethical behaviours. Such unethical behaviours include a wide variety of different activities. Among the most common unethical business behaviour of employees are making long-distance calls on business lines, duplicating software for use at home, falsifying the number of hours worked, or much more serious and illegal practices such as ...
ABSTRACT The study examined the technological capabilities and support services available at the Industrial Development Centres (IDCs) in Southwestern Nigeria. It also assessed the factors influencing the provision of the services to the Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) as well as the effect of the technology on the enterprises. This was with a view to proposing appropriate strategies for enhancing effective provision of such services to the SMEs. The study covered SMEs in Lagos, Ogu...
ABSTRACT This study assessed the impact of performance appraisal systems on performance in public institutions in Tanzania. Particularly the study aimed at determining the extent to which the appraisal process and the results of performance appraisal yield the expected results that have impact on Performance in Public institutions, taking LAPF Pensions Fund as a case study. The study employed an explanatory case study research and cross-sectional survey design. The methods used in data colle...
ABSTRACT This study aimed at assessing the challenges in mobile marketing advertisement in Tanzania taking Vodacom Company in Mwanza city as a case study. This study specifically focused on assessing the acceptance of mobile advertisements by examining customers‟ acceptance of mobile advertisements, to determine their attitudes towards marketing advertisements and to identify challenges in mobile advertisement through mobile services. The study adopted cross sectional design to get in dep...
ABSTRACT This study seeks to analyze the effectiveness of training and development programs on employee performance, particularly in the public sector in Tanzania. The research was conducted at Dodoma Municipal Council (DMC) in Dodoma Tanzania. The study specifically aimed to identify factors affecting implementation of a training program, to find out how trainees perceived the implementation of a training program in the study area, to document how training plan process is carried out at the...
ABSTRACT Service quality and customer service are a key determinant of customer satisfaction and eventually high revenue through purchase decision on TANESCO services. The objective of the study was to assess customers‟ satisfaction with customer service at TANESCO. The study adopted qualitative research under the case study design to suit the nature of this study. The case study approach was considered to be appropriate for this study because issues related to customer services are comple...
ABSTRACT This study was conducted to investigate the contribution of projects funded by capital development grants on socio-economic development in Dodoma region. The main purpose of the study was to asses the impact of projects funded by capital development grants on economic development in Dodoma region. This study used a sample size of 135 respondents (60 local government officials, 3 village chairman and 74 village residents). A cross-sectional survey method was adopted in order to colle...