ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to examined the influence of performance appraisal on employee motivation and productivity in the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) Apapa, Lagos. The study was carried out in Nigerian Ports Authority, Apapa, Lagos State. A total of 150 questionnaires were distributed and gotten back after completion. Data were collected using Employee Productivity Scale, (EPS) (Chen and Tjosvold, 2008), Performance Apprasal Scale (PAS) (Pearce and Porter, 1986) and The Multidi...
ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to examine and analyze the emergence of cyber bulling in Nigeria and its effect on self-esteem among adolescence. The study was carried out among four senior secondary school students in Lagos metropolis. Specifically, Birch Freeman High School, Anglican Girl Senior Secondary School, Lagos Progressive Senior Secondary School and Kliffon Senior Secondary School students in Lagos State. A total of 200 questionnaires were distributed and gotten back after comp...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the influence of parenting styles and personality traits as predictors of aggressive behaviour among adolescents in Makurdi metropolis using the cross sectional survey design. A total number of 213 adolescents comprising of males and females were randomly drawn from different areas and secondary schools in Makurdi metropolis. The study used three standardized instruments which include; Big Five Inventory (BFI) developed by John and Srivastava (1999), Parental ...
Abstract This study the influence of peer and gender on adolescent health risk behavior in Makurdi local government. The study employed cross sectional survey method. Two hundred and thirty two (231) participants were selected using simple random sampling among Adolescents in Makurdi Local Government. Their age ranges from 12-17 .The study used two instruments which include (i) Peer group caring interaction scale (ii) Health risk assessment (HRA) scale. Results from the hypotheses tested show...
ABSTRACT This research was conducted to investigate the influence of hypercompetitiveness and birth order on interpersonal relation. Hypotheses were generated from Karen Horney and Alfred Adler s’ theories about hypercompetitveness and birth order respectively. Birth order was defined in terms of three groups only: first, middle and last borns. Participants (N= 300) students sampled from Yaba College of Technology and University of Lagos. The instruments that were used are Hypercompetitive ...
ABSTRACT This research examined the influence of parenting style and religiosity on altruism among adolescents. The participants for the study were recruited using convenience sampling technique and they consisted of 192 males and 208 females between ages 13-20 years from three secondary schools and four tutorial centers namely: Ifed Comprehensive College, Lagos Baptist Senior Secondary School and Fitjoy Academy; Success Assured Tutorial, Santos Tutors, Bright Future Academy and Erudite Tuto...
ABSTRACT The study is aimed at examining how the big-five personality traits influence Organizational Citizenship Behaviour. This emanated from the series of speculations as to whether or not Organizational Citizenship Behaviour are been influence by individuals personality in Nigeria. The number of participants used for this study were 100 consisting of 66 males and 34 females. Using the big five inventory (BFI) and the organizational citizenship behavior scale, five hypotheses (there would ...
Abstract This study investigated the relationship between perceived organizational politics, perceived organizational support and counterproductive work behavior among Vandeikya Local Government Staff. The study adopted survey research design. A total of 400 participants completed their questionnaires and returned to the researcher. The participants comprises of male 309(76.5) and female 9(23.5) the sampling technique used was Taro Yamane sampling technique. The instrument for data c...
The paper takes a look at islamophobia in Nigeria and how it helps to shape voters consciousness in each subsequent Nigerian elections. INTRODUCTION The term islamophobia was derived from two distinct terms, Islam, which refers to a religion practiced by Muslims, followers of the teachings of Prophet Mohammed, and phobia, which means fear or an object or a given situation. Islamophobia is the fear/ hatred of Muslims or people who practice Islam. It is an intense dislike/fear of Islam, especi...
INTRODUCTION The orphanage home is one of the numerous social institution that have emerged over the year to carter for some of the social needs of orphanage associated with such problems. Motherless babies have nowadays become common because of the moral decadence of the society young people who cannot cater for themselves find themselves put in the family way they end up find abandoning those innocent helpless babies. The increasing hardship because of the present ec...
INTRODUCTION Human Resource is a management approach that is aimed at understanding how psychological and social process interacts with the work situation to influence performance. Human relations are the first major approach to emphasize information work relationship and work satisfaction. As global workplace becomes a reality, companies, both large and small require human resource. The oppressive nature or informal, email and mobile phone now ensures that a manager is continually fed with i...
BACKGROUND Behavioural problems are bad, unacceptable behavioural in a given society. Behavioural problems (maladjustment)is defined as bad or unsatisfactory adjustment of behaviour (Webster Encyclopedia unabridged dictionary, 1994). Ross (1980) views behavioural problems to be presented when a child emits behaviour that deviates on arbitrary and relative social norm in that it occurs with a frequency or intensity that authoritative adults in the child’s environment judge under the cir...
Table of content CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to Study 1.2 Statement of Problem 1.3 Purpose of the Study 1.4 Research Questions 1.5 Research Hypotheses 1.6 Significance of the study 1.7 Scope of the Study 1.8 Operational Definition of Terms CHAPTER TWO REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 2.0 Introduction 2.1 Concept of attitude 2.1.1 Characteristics of attitudes 2.1.2 Components of attitudes 2.1.3 Formation of attitudes 2.1.4 Expressi...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the Study of Factors Influencing Divorce. There are many factors in a marriage that can influence a divorce, this study revealed that marital infidelity plays a remarkable role in divorce among couple. It also showed that other causes of divorce ranges from childlessness, cruelty, undue interference from mother In-law and poverty. They also asserted that sexual deprivation is among the factors that can influence divorce. A total of 100 participants compri...
ABSTRACT This study investigated gender and locality on altruistic behavior among adults. A total of 100 participants comprising 50 males (25 rural and 25 urban), 50 females (25 rural and 25 urban) were used. The participants who were within the age range of 25-55 years has a mean age of 41 years. A 15 tem questionnaire designed to measure-altruistic behavior was used. A 2 x 2 factorial design was adopted based on 2 levels of gender as factor; male/female, and 2 level of locality as a facto...