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DEPENDENCY AND UNDERDEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA: THE NIGERIAN EXPERIENCE

AbstractDependency and underdevelopment in Africa is our main thrust which we try to relate the above to the Nigerian context. Dependency as we all know is a product of underdevelopment which is prevalent in Africa in general and Nigeria in particular. It is certain that Nigeria is an independent nation, but it does not reflect in all the facts in the society since the super structures that form the society and state are dependent on foreign policy and factors.As we can see in this research w...

CORRUPTION AND UNDERDEVELOPMENT: (A CASE STUDY OF HALLIBURTON)

Abstract A man can be born again; the springs of life can be cleansed instantly…if this is true of one, it can be true of any number. Thus, a nation can be born in a day if the ideals of the people can be changed [William Jennings Bryan]. Nigeria is one of the Countries in Africa that loses billions of dollars yearly because of corruption. She was ranked the second most corrupt country in the world in 2004 [Olu-Olu, 2008]. In 2005 and 2008, Nigeria was ranked 13th and 17th respectively out ...

The performance of Nigerian manufacturing sector on economic growth in Nigeria

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Manufacturing sector plays a catalytic role in a modern economy and has many dynamic benefits crucial for economic transformation. In typical advanced countries, the manufacturing sector is leading, sector in many respects. It is an avenue for increasing productivity related to import replacement and export expansion, creating foreign exchange earning capacity; and raising employment and per capital income which causes unique consumption patterns. Furthermore, it creat...

The Impact of Motivation(monetary incentive) on workers' performance

BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Every successful organisation depends on the extent of effective performance of its employees and such performance will depend on a large extent on the employee’s knowledge and skills of the workers and employees. However these skills used in measuring the performance of an employee is not good and sufficient enough. The important thing is to understand what motivates an employee who then reveals how his/her abilities are activated and how potentials are released. T...

THE ROLE OF JOB SATISFACTION ON WORKERS PRODUCTIVITY

INTRODUCTION The nature of hospitality refers to the sharing of food, drink and accommodation to the people who are not regular members of a household. These people here can be strangers, neighbours, outsiders etc. basically, the host provides food, drink and shelter in their own home and share them with guest without concern for financial payback. Telfer (1996)  The hospitality industry is comprised of commercial organizations that specialize in providing accommodation and/or food and/or dr...

A CRITICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE SURVIVAL STRATEGIES OF DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS IN A DEPRESSED ECONOMY WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE FIRST BANK OF NIGERIA PLC

INTRODUCTION The practice of banking and financing in Nigeria is culturally rooted and dates back several centuries ago. In the 1940s, the traditional financial institutions provide access to credit for rural and urban low- income earners. They are mainly of the Informal Self Help Groups (SHGS) or Rotating Savings and Credit Associations (ROSCAs) types. The informal financial institutions generally have limited outreach due primarily to paucity of loanable funds. In order to enhance the flow...

THE INFLUENCE OF STRIKE ACTION ON EMPLOYEES PERFORMANCE AND PRODUCTIVITY. (A CASE STUDY OF UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, NSUKKA)

ABSTRACTThe influence of strike action on employee‟s performance and productivity. Strike generally could be defined as the refusal to work by employees of an establishment to protest from certain inadequacies in their conditions of service. Strike is a work stoppage caused by mass refusal of employee to work. To solve this research problem, the workers should be given their pride of place and be put in the “hall of fames” because the workers are the light house of the world who should ...

THE IMPACT OF STRIKE ACTION ON THE ACHIEVEMENT OF TRADE UNION OBJECTIVE

Abstract Strike action also called labour strike or industrial action is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal of employee(s) to work. A strike usually takes place in respond to employee grievances. Strike became important during the Industrial Revolution, when mass labour became important in factories and mines. In most countries, they were quietly made illegal, as factory owners had far more political power than workers. Most western countries partially legalize striking in the late 19...

THE IMPACT OF EMPLOYEES PARTICIPATION IN DECISION MAKING IN NIGERIAN PUBLIC SECTORS. (A CASE STUDY OF POWER HOLDING COMPANY OF NIGERIA (PHCN) ENUGU)

ABSTRACT In a centralized organization, employees are not allowed to participate in decision making. This is because it is feared that they are not competent and as a result will not contribute meaningfully in decision of the organization. The essence of this project research is to assess the impact of employees participation in decision making in Nigerian public sector. The study was designed with descriptive survey method. Questionnaire interview including library materials were also used ...

THE IMPACT OF CHANGE MANAGEMENT IN NIGERIAN BANKING INDUSTRY A STUDY OF UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA (UBA) STATION ROAD, ENUGU)

ABSTRACT  The research topic of this study is the impact of change management in Nigerian Banking Industry, A study of United Bank for Africa (UBA) station Road, Enugu. The research was a descriptive research, the researcher made use of primary sources and secondary sources of data. The primary sources of data was obtained through questionnaire and oral interview while secondary sources was sourced through texts books ,journals and magazines The population of the study was seventy seven (77)...

SALARIES AND WAGES ADMINISTRATION AS A TOOL FOR IMPROVING EMPLOYEE’S PERFORMANCE IN AN ORGANISATION. (A CASE STUDY OF OLAMABORO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KOGI STATE)

ABSTRACTThis work is concerned with salaries and wages administration in Nigeria public sector, a case study of Olamaboro Local Government Area of Kogi State. It is on this premise that the study is set to evaluate and highlight the significances of salaries and wages as factors towards achieving the aims and objectives of an organization. The employers of labour are aware of the fact that salary is also one way of motivating workers in an organization. The research design used in this study ...

REWARD SYSTEM, EMPLOYEE TURNOVER AND PRODUCTIVITY IN NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA NSUKKA)

ABSTRACTThis project is mainly concerned with the relationship of wage policy, employee turnover and productivity. It’s generally agreed that human resources are very vital to the success or otherwise of any firm, hence, there is need for adequate for human resources.The use of University of Nigeria Nsukka as my case study is because it’s a University with record of high productivity level and it has also shown a very efficient employee development. Evidently, there must be something wort...

MANPOWER PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT AS AN EFFECTIVE TOOL FOR ACHIEVING ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS. (A CASE STUDY OF STAR PAPER MILL LTD, ABA)

ABSTRACTThis research focuses on Manpower Planning and Development as an effective fool for Achieving Original Goals, using star paper Mill Ltd Aba as the case study. The problems of this study are numerous, to which one is the absence of administrative control in achieving the overall approved programs. The objective of this study is to map out enough manpower planning time and skills that will help manager gather information that will help them after ascertaining the organization manpower p...

IMPACT OF GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE ON NIGERIAN ECONOMIC GROWTH

ABSTRACTThe work was on the impact of Government Expenditure on Nigeria Growth (1981 – 2010) dealing with secondary data from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the National Bureau of Statistics Regression Analysis with (OLS) technique was used. Our findings indicate that there is a positive correlation between Inflation, Money Supply, Government Consumption Expenditure. While Money Supply and LGDP-I has a positive impact on the dependent variable (GDP). But the GE (Government Expenditur...

THE ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF UNEMPLOYMENT AND INFLATION ON BALANCE OF PAYMENT IN NIGERIA

AbstractThe major goals of macro-economic policy are: to achieve full employment in other words maintain a low and stable level of unemployment. To maintain a relative stable level of price payment position at a fixed stable exchange rate of growth.Practically, inflation which is a persistence increase in general price level is one of the macro-economic problems facing Nigeria today. According to Ewa Udu and Agu G.A it began in Nigeria during and after the Nigeria civil war (that is from 1965...


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