1 CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study Today’s business organizations are characterized by increasingly dynamic technological and communications networked environment, continuous challenges such as competition, development, general instability, mergers and reengineering of work processes. These forces challenge organizations to re-evaluate their strategies, structure, policies, operations, processes, and culture. Sustained organiza...
Abstract The need to pursue development in the society has been an issue of paramount concern. Almost in every place, people seek out ways through which their societies can be developed. In all the toil for a developed society, one crucial aspect that has been neglected is that of macro-human resource planning. This study unveils the importance of macro-human resource planning to societal development, using Shogunle community as a case study and adopts a descriptive survey method for its data...
People differ in their abilities and their aptitudes. There is always some difference between the quality and quantity of the same work on the same job being done by two different people. Performance appraisals of Employees are necessary to understand each employee’s abilities, competencies and relative merit and worth for the organization. Performance appraisal rates the employees in terms of their performance. Performance appraisals are widely used in the society. The history of performan...
Abstract Stress has become a major concern of the modern times as it can cause harm to employee’shealth and performance. Work related stress costs organization billions of dollars each yearthrough sickness, turnover and absenteeism. So it becomes necessary for every organization toknow the factor causing stress among the employees as well as how they cope up with stress tomake the employee more participative and productive. This research study was conducted tofind out the factors causing st...
Abstract Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to Investigate Policy Alignment and Coherence in Nigerian Public Limited Companies; considering their access to public funds and the effectiveness of existing statutory and regulatory provisions-if adequate to secure sustainable performance and growth. While some organizations may put appropriate HR policies in place and claim to engage in practices that support effective and efficient delivery of business objectives, how many can pass the test ...
ABSTRACT Copyright management under the law in Nigeria is an area of law that has not yet been fully explored. This is not because the law is not known, but because people are so reluctant to deal with the law and also the awareness has not so much been canvassed. Copyright faced lots of problems in Nigeria and these problems are causing losses of income to musicians, authors, actors, publishers, amongst others. However, in order to understand the reasons behind this development, where the c...
INTRODUCTION Job evaluation is a method for comparing different jobs to provide a basis for grading and pay structure. It is an assessment of the relative worth of various jobs on the basis of a consistent set of job and personal factors, such as qualifications and skillsrequired and it aims at determining which jobs should get more pay than others. Several methods such as job ranking, job grading and factor comparison are used in job evaluation. Research indicates, however, that each method...
ABSTRACT This research work examined effect of training and development on organizational effectiveness in selected organizations in Lagos State. In any organization employees contributes major assets. The active role they play towards a company's success cannot be underestimated, As a result, equipping these unique assets through effective training and development becomes imperative in order to maximize the job performance and position them to take on the challenges of today's competitive b...
ABSTRACT The study analysed the profile of economic growth in Nigeria with respect to human capital development. It determined the effect of education spending on economic growth in Nigeria; investigated the effect of health care spending on economic growth in Nigeria between 1980 and 2016. Secondary annual time series data on total government spending on education, total government spending on health and economic growth which covered the period of 1980 and 2016. Data were obtained from Cen...
The purpose of the study was to determine the effect of performance incentives on employee efficiency in Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) in Dutsin-Ma Local Government Area (LGA) of Katsina State, Northwest-Nigeria. The population of the study comprised the sixty (60) employees of all the DMBs in Dutsin-Ma LGA of Katsina State, Nigeria (vis-à-vis First Bank Nigeria Ltd., United Bank for Africa PLC and Unity Bank PLC), of which a sample of 52 respondents was drawn using the proportional stratum all...
Abstract The purpose of the study was to determine the effect of performance incentives on employee efficiency in Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) in Dutsin-Ma Local Government Area (LGA) of Katsina State, Northwest-Nigeria. The population of the study comprised the sixty (60) employees of all the DMBs in Dutsin-Ma LGA of Katsina State, Nigeria (vis-à-vis First Bank Nigeria Ltd., United Bank for Africa PLC and Unity Bank PLC), of which a sample of 52 respondents was drawn using the proportional s...
In this data article, an analysis on the strategies for talent retention in Covenant University and the corresponding effects on employ- ees ’ attitude to work was presented. The study population inclu- ded the academic staff of Covenant University, which has a population of 530 employees, but a sample size was determined using Yamen's formula. The data obtained through survey ques- tionnaires were analysed using Statistical Package for Social Sci- ences (SPSS). Linear regression was used t...
Abstract This study seeks to unveil the similarities and differences between situational and transformational leadership theories/styles and went further to illustrate circumstances under which each styles would produce organisational effectiveness. The study concluded by stating that a leader/manager should be able to identify the appropriate style to adopt in every circumstance in order to attain organisational effectiveness else more harm than good would be done to the organisation.
Executive Summary The recent quest for businesses to go global and establish their presence internationally has been attributed to globalization. Various organizations have become multinational corporations in a bid to participate in the global playing field. These multinational corporations have a common goal which is to have a competitive advantage over their rivals, especially those who operate in the same sector or industry. A successful establishment of an MNC’s presence overseas is di...
Executive Summary The recent quest for businesses to go global and establish their presence internationally has been attributed to globalization. Various organizations have become multinational corporations in a bid to participate in the global playing field. These multinational corporations have a common goal which is to have a competitive advantage over their rivals, especially those who operate in the same sector or industry. A successful establishment of an MNC’s presence overseas is di...