Public Administration Research Papers/Topics

An Assessment of causes and consequences of corruption on Nigeria Economy(1998 -2009)

CHAPTER ONE BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY 1.1   INTRODUCTION 1.2    All state whether benevolent or repressive control the distribution of valuable benefit and the imposition of onerous costs. The distribution of the benefit and cost is generally under the control of public official who possess discretionary power. Private individuals and firms who want favourable treatment may be willing to pay to obtain it. Payments are corruption if they are illegally made to public agents with the goal o...

Performance Management in Ghana’s Local Government: A Case Study of Ada East District Assembly.

ABSTRACT  There has been an increasing interest in public management about the performance of local governments in contemporary times. It has become necessary to implement performance management policies as a way of improving performance in the public sector in general and local governments in particular. It is recognized that Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) play very pivotal role in the socio-economic development of areas under their jurisdictions. The first objectiv...

Challenges of Water Supply in Urban Ghana: An Assessment of the Coping Strategies in Adentan Municipality

ABSTRACT  In most developing countries, it has been recognized that conventional water utilities have fallen short in providing adequate water services to populations especially to urban residents. The little water produced by these water utilities is not evenly distributed. In Ghana, Adentan Municipality is a typical community that is presently faced with inadequate water supply due to the inability of the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) to supply water to the area. Most households in th...

Mainstreaming Climate Change into Development Plans of Local Assembly’s in Transitional Zones of Ghana: A Case Study of Tain District Assembly

ABSTRACT This study sought to examine the extent to which and how climate change programmes are being mainstreamed into Local Assembly’s Development Agenda (LADA) in the Tain District Assembly (TDA). A case study design within the qualitative research method was adopted. Multi-stage sampling involving purposive technique was employed for the study. In-depth interviews were the instruments of primary data collection. The study found out that climate change concerns are yet to be well integr...

Impact of Work Environment and Job Supervision on Employees

TABLE OF CONTENTS CERTIFICATION ............................................................................................................. II DECLARATION .............................................................................................................. III DEDICATION ................................................................................................................. IV ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ...............................................................................

AN ASSESSMENT OF THE STRATEGIES FOR EFFECTIVE HUMAN RESOURCES TRAINING AND UTILIZATION IN THE NIGERIAN PUBLIC ORGANIZATION (A CASE STUDY OF UNN)

ABSTRACTThe study focused on the assessment of strategies for effective human resources training and utilization in the Nigerian public organization. As a strategic as well as operational activity of the human resources management that has been for long denied adequate attention, the researcher used four specific objectives to capture the over all objective of the study. The relevance of the study lies on the fact that it among other things explored the areas of strength and weaknesses in the...

Evaluation of Manpower Planning (A Case Study of Ogbomosho South Local Government)

TABLE OF CONTENTS Title Page Certification Dedication Acknowledgement Table of Contents CHAPTER ONE 1.0      General introduction or background of the body  1.1      Introduction 1.2     Statement of the problem 1.3     Purpose / objective of the study 1.4     Scope and limitation of the study 1.5    Organization of the study 1.6    Definition of term or operation / term References                                                              ...

Democracy and Good Governance the Nigeria Experience 1990 to Date

TABLE OF CONTENTS Certification  Dedication  Acknowledgement  Table of contents CHAPTER ONE 1.1Introduction 1.2Statement of the study 1.3Purpose of the study   1.4Significance of the study 1.5Scope of the study 1.6Definition of terms 1.7Organization of the study 1.8References CHAPTER TWO 2.0Literature review 2.1What is government 2.2Types of government 2.3Importance of government References CHAPTER THREE 3.0Research methodology  3.1Sample and population of the study 3.2Source of data 3....

The Effectiveness of Local Government as Third Tier of Government in Nigeria (A Case Study of Offa Local Government Area Kwara State)

TABLE OF CONTENTS Title of page i Certification ii Dedication iii Acknowledgement iv Abstract vi Table of Contentsvii CHAPTER ONE  1.1 Introduction 1 1.2 Statement of the Problem 1-2 1.3 Objectives of the Study           2-3 1.4 Significance of Study4 1.5 Research Hypothesis 4-5 1.6 Scope and Limitation of the Study 5-6 1.7 Organization of the Study 6-7 1.8 Definition of Terms 7-9 Reference 10 CHAPTER TWO  2.0 Literature Review11 2.1 Introductions 11 2.2 Historical Development of Local...

Personnel Management in Public Sector Organization (A Case Study of Kwara State Transport Corporation)

TABLE OF CONTENTS Title page                                                                                i Certification                                                                                       ii Dedication                                                       ...

Problem of Revenue Generation in Nigeria (A Case Study of Ilorin West Local Government Council, Kwara State)

TABLE OF CONTENT Title page Certification Dedication Acknowledgement. CHAPTER ONE: GENERAL INTRODUCTION 1.1    Introduction 1.2    Statement of the problem 1.3    Purpose objective of the study. 1.4    Significance of the study. 1.5    Scope and limitation of the study. 1.6    organization of the study plan of the study. 1.7    Definition of terms or operational terms.           Reference CHAPTER TWO- LITERATURE REVIEW. 2.1    Introduction. 2.2    Theore...

The Importance of Conducive Office Environment as A Criteria for Optimum Performance of Workers (A Case Study of Baruteen Local Government)

TABLE OF CONTENT Title Page i Certificationii Dedicationiii Acknowledgmentiv Table of contentv CHAPTER ONE 1.1Introduction 1.2Statement of the problem 1.3Purpose/Objective of the study 1.4Significance of the study 1.5Scope and limitation of the study  1.6Organization of the study 1.7Definition of terms References CHAPTER TWO 2.0Literature Review                                                                                                   ...

Motivation as Tools for Enhancing Employee Productivity in an Organization (A Case Study of Ilorin East Local Government)

TABLE OF CONTENTS Title pagei Certificationii Dedicationiii Acknowledgementiv Table of Contentsv CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTON 1.1Introduction  1.2Objective of the study 1.3Scope and limitation of the study 1.4Significance of the study 1.5Operation definition of Terms 1.6Organization of the study Reference CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1Conceptual meaning of motivation 2.2Theories of motivation 2.3Rewards 2.4Understanding the subordinate Goals 2.5Effective communication Reference CHAPTER THREE...

The Effectiveness of Planning in the Public Sector (A Case Study of Kwara State Ministry of Agricultural Ilorin)

Title page Certification Dedication Acknowledgment Table of contents CHAPTER ONE 1.1    Introduction 1.2    Aims and Objectives 1.3    Scope and Limitations of Study 1.4    Research Methodology 1.5    Definition of terms 1.6    Organization of the study References CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1    Introduction 2.2    Theoretical framework 2.3    Current trends in thinking 2.4    Summary of the chapter References CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 3.1    I...

Impact of Labour Turnover on Organizational Productivity (A Case Study of N.N.P.C. Ilorin)

  PROPOSAL This study was carried out to analyse the impact of labour turnover on organizational productivity (N.N.P.C Ilorin)  organizations the questionnaire, direct interview, textbooks, and journals were the basic source of data collection, this was statistically treated using the simple percentage one of the major caused of turnover in the organizational productivity, on this basis management should ensure that all factors that can cause job satisfaction are put in place to enhance o...


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