Public Administration Research Papers/Topics

The State, Academia and Poverty: Towards a Schema for Effective Poverty Reduction in Nigeria

The phenomenon of poverty has always occupied the central discourse of many organised polities especially given its attendant consequences in a society where it is dominant. Scholars and practitioners have in various ways debated profusely on what causes poverty and its reduction process. While some hold the profound view that the causes of poverty are largely exogenous, others submit that the causes of poverty are endogenous. They largely ascribe poverty to government corruption with limited...

An Assessment of Power Sector Policies in Nigeria

In spite of the conscious steps taken by successive governments in Nigeria to combat power shortages and outages over the years, the problem of inadequate power supply in the country perpetuates. This study, therefore, attempted to assess the various policies initiated by the Nigerian government to improve on the provision of electricity in the country over the years. Data for the study were collected through secondary sources. The findings of the study revealed that since the National Ele...

A Review of Nigeria's Power Sector Policies

This paper examines the history of the Nigerian electricity market; the National Electric Power Policy of 2001 and its objectives; the Electricity Power Sector Reform Act of 2005; the measures taken to implement the objectives of NEPP 2001; the outcomes of these measures; the challenges impeding against the full actualisation of the objectives. It also considers the aim, implementation and evaluation of the National Integrated Power Project (NIPP); as well as the Nigerian government's rece...

Management of Disengagement and Accrued Benefits in the Public Sector of Nigeria: A Study of the Federal Civil Service

Abstract: This study examines the management of disengagement and accrued benefits in the public sector of Nigeria, with specific focus on the Federal Civil Service. In doing this, certain objectives which the study aims to achieve were itemized and an assumption is made. Data were collected through from secondary sources and analysed using content analysis. Some literatures were reviewed, and both the contributory and non-contributory schools of thought on pension were used to explain the e...

Relevance of the Social Contract Theory to the Nigerian System of Government

The main thrust of the social contract theory is that the government exists at the behest of the citizens to protect, and to promote the well-being of, the people. This study examines the relevance of the social contract theory to the Nigerian system of government. The term “social contract theory” is defined; the views of the trio of Thomas Hobbes, John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau on the social contract theory are presented; the relevance of the social contract theory to the current ...

The Role of Informal Organisation in Formal Organisations

The study of organisation is incomplete without the study of the human component of the organisation. It is the interest in the human aspect of organisation that has led to the study of the means and modes of interaction among the employees in, or the workforce of, an organisation as well as the ways in which these interactions affect the organisation as a whole, in its quest for goal-attainment. In other words, the interest in ascertaining the role of human relations in organisations brought...

CORRUPTION AS THE MAIN PLAGUE OF NIGERIAN CIVIL SERVICE; THE ANALYSIS IN RETROSPECT

Abstract This study examined corruption as a main plague of Nigerian Civil Service; The Analysis in Retrospect. Hermeneutics model of Analytical Conceptual pattern was adopted for this study. It deduces its facts from literature on records of activities proceeding of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) and Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) (which are the main anti-corruption agencies in Nigeria) and data from Transparency International on corruption. This st...

Exploring Factors Influencing the Adoption of Mobile Commerce

Abstract  This study presents an extended technology acceptance model that integrates innovation diffusion theory to investigate what determine user mobile commerce acceptance. This paper models the factors relationships such as perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, personal innovativeness, subjective norms, behavioral control and intention to adopt mobile commerce. The proposed model was empirically tested using data collected from a survey of mobile commerce consumers. Empirical da...

The Civil Service and Economic Development of Nigeria.

Abstract. The civil service has over the period lost its inherited professionalism, political neutrality and developmental meritocratic ethos. The multiplier effect of which is the failure of the efforts made to date to reform and revitalise the Nigeria civil service and create economic development in Nigeria. In this speech, Prof. Ikenna Onyido explored the contributions of the civil service to the legitimisation of the Nigerian state generally and to the attainment of the country’s goal o...

PUBLIC POLICY IMPLEMENTATION

INTRODUCTIONDefinition of Public Policy Implementation:What is Policy Implementation?•    Represents the stage where government executes an adopted policy as specified by the legislation or policy action. •    At this stage, various government agnecies and departments, repsonsible for the respective area of policy, are formally made responsible for implementation. •    Policy implementation is what happens after a bill becomes law. (Theodoulou and Kofinis, 2004)

THE IMPORTANCE OF CO-OPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT TO THE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION STUDENTS

ABSTRACTThis report provides a comprehensive summary of the basic information on the importance of the course co-operative development to the public administration student. It covers the nature and extent of the use of co-operatives its historical background on its development both in and out of Nigeria and equally show its relevance to the public administration students. The purpose is to make available, in  a single report, the information someone would need to acquire the understanding of...

THE MANGERIAL PROBLEMS OF NIGERIA RAIL WAY CORPORATION (N R C) (A CASE STUDY EASTERN DISTRICT)

ABSTRACT The development of an efficient transportation system is often regarded as crucial to the process of economic development of a country (Nigeria). This is because transport in any form is essential to the execution of daily economic and social activities in any given area.The Nigeria Railway corporation (N R C) which was established for this purpose of enhancing socio – economic activities in the country, is not living up to expectation. The corporation has been accused of ineffici...

STRATEGIES USED BY NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF INTER-GROUP CONFLICTS

ABSTRACT This paper examined the strategies used by Nigeria universities in the management of inter-group conflicts. Survey research design was used for the study while questionnaire was employed as data gathering instrument. Two research questions guided the study. The population of the study comprised all the individuals in Nigerian universities from which six universities and 520 subjects were drawn through stratified and cluster sampling techniques. Mean and standard deviation were used f...

THE ROLE AND EXTENT OF PUBLIC RELATIONS IN A COMPANY (A CASE STUDY OF PREMIER BREWERIES ONITSHA)

ABSTRACT The aim of this research was to find out what role and to what extent the public relations department of Premier Breweries Ltd Onitsha would play in trying to improve and maintain a good and cordial relationship between the organization and its internal and external publics through image promotion. The aim of every promotion in an organization as well as making the publics understand the importance of that organization. This falls in the folds of PR department of Premier Breweries On...

GOOD GOVERNANCE IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR OF NIGERIA (A STUDY OF THE NIGERIAN PUBLIC SERVICE)

INTRODUCTION Nigerian government have been trying to better the lives of their citizens as well as narrow the gap between the nation and the advance nations of the world. The most popular means of doing that is through formulation and execution of developmental policies in such areas as economic, political, educational, social, agricultural, etc which differ from one regime to another, sometimes with certain degree of continuity while sometimes without. The adoption of those development polic...


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