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Distinguishing between Employment Relations and Industrial Relations

               Abstract   In the review of the extant literature as regards industrial and employment relations approaches, it has been unveiled in this study that there exist differences in these approaches. These differences revealed shows that the shift from industrial relations to employment relations approach is not an “old wine in a new bottle” but a “new wine in a new bottle”. This study provides some justification for this viewpoint and recommends some positive acti...

The Media and Electoral Violence in Nigeria

Nigeria, and especially the developing countries have long been plagued with electoral violence since the return to civilian rule in the early 1990s; and the media, as a major conflict stakeholder, have often been fingered as a culprit as a double edged sword of either resolving or escalating the conflict. This paper seeks to examine the role the media plays before, during, and after a conflict, and how their actions and inaction affects as well shape the dimension of a conflict. INTRODUCTION...

PRODUCT INNOVATION AND COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE IN MANUFACTURING FIRMS IN NAIROBI COUNTY, KENYA

ABSTRACTThe study intended to find out the effect of product innovation and competitive advantage in manufacturing firms in Nairobi County. The study sought to do this through: -establishing the effect  of  number   of products  redesigned   on  the  manufacturing  firms’ competitiveness in Nairobi   County,   to   establish   the   relationship   between   product   innovation   and   the manufacturing firms’ competitive advantage in Nairobi County and to fi...

THE DRIVERS OF PRIVATE SECTOR DEMAND FOR CREDIT IN UGANDA FOR THE PERIOD 1980-2015

This research report studied the determinants of loan demand by the private sector in the Uganda. Employing a time series analysis using the Johansen methodology, the study identified one cointegrating relationship linking private sector demand for credit to GDP, lending rate, Broad money, Bank credit to government and risk premium of lending to the private sector hence the existence of a long run relationship between them. The long run model indicated private sector demand for credit is posi...

THE DETERMINANTS AND STABILITY OF MONEY DEMAND IN THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA

The ability to model a stable relationship between money and prices is fundamentally considered a necessary requirement for a monetary targeting framework. Having a stable money demand function helps to ensure that the desired impact of monetary policy is predictable. The study undertaken sought to explain the determinants of money demand in Uganda employing cointegration analysis to establish the existence of a long-run relationship between Money, income, a vector of interest rates, inflatio...

YOUTHS AS KEY PLAYERS IN NATION BUILDING AND NATIONAL UNITY: AN INSTANCE OF THE NATIONAL YOUTH SERVICE CORPS (NYSC)

One of the biggest troubles facing Nigerian administration and policymakers today is how to provide opportunities for youths in order to have good lives and donate to the monetary development of their countries. In 2011, youths, who are defined here as those between 15 and 24 years of age, constituted 21 percent of the more than 1 billion people in Africa, whereas another 42 percent was less than 15 years old. Slightly more than half of the African youth population is female, and there are m...

PARTY POLITICS AND DEMOCRACY: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY (U.S.A) AND THE PEOPLES DEMOCRATIC PARTY (P.D.P.) NIGERIA

Comparative studies are most times deemed to be a “seamless whole” and can either be qualitative or quantitative, comparative research as it is also called can take many forms. Two key factors are time and space, which involves historical comparism. This research project is a comparative study of two dynamic political structures in two different parts of the world, with quite a huge difference in time and space. Its looks farfetched as there has been no substantial paper on this research ...

Ratio Analysis as a Tool for Performance Evaluation of State Owned Enterprise: A Case Study of TransNamib

Abstract The study evaluates the performance of TransNamib using ratios analysis, to determine how the company performs by breaking further the information in the financial statements for the financial year 2012 and 2013. The study used descriptive to interpret secondary data which were obtained from TransNamib. Performance was measured using different financial ratios such as Liquidity, which indicated that the company position to pay its short term debts was very bad. Profitability ratios ...

Terrorism and Nigerian Economy; An Assessment of the Boko Haram Insurgency

Abstract This study investigate terrorism and Nigerian economy, an assessment of the Boko Haram Insurgency. The study adopted secondary method of data sourcing. The frame work of content analysis was used in analyzing the data collected from newspaper, leaflet, relevant text books, pamphlet, published and unpublished works etc. Findings from the study,  reveals that given the complex nature of terrorism, it has caused economic and psychological problems for countries all over the world. 

THE IMPACT OF JOB STRESS ON EMPLOYEE JOB SATISFACTION

ABSTRACT The purpose of the study is to determine the impact of job stress on employee job satisfaction. The study was to investigate the relationship between job stress and employee satisfaction. The descriptive survey research design was used because the whole population cannot be effectively studied. For the purpose of this research three banks was selected. A sample of one hundred (100) staff was selected using quota sampling technique, the data collected from questionnaire was analyzed w...

THE IMPACT OF PERFORMANCE TARGET ON EMPLOYEE JOB SATISFACTION

ABSTRACT The purpose of the study is to determine the impact of performance target on employee job satisfaction. The study was to examine how the working environment influence employee commitment in achieving a set target. The descriptive survey research design was used because the whole population cannot be effectively studied. For the purpose of this research, coca cola Nig Plc. was selected. A sample of eighty (80) staff was selected using quota sampling technique, the data collected from ...

THE IMPACT OF WORK ENVIRONMENT ON EMPLOYEE TURNOVER INTENTIONS

ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to examine the impact of work environment on employee turnover intentions. The study used Nigerian breweries Plc, Sang183361992o Ota, Ogun state. The main objective was to examine the impact of work environment on employee turnover intentions. The research methodology, used is a descriptive survey method adopted to achieve the research objectives. The target population was permanent and temporary staffs working in the organisation named above. The sample ...

THE IMPACT OF MOTIVATION ON EMP[LOYEE JOB PERFORMANCE IN AN ORGANIZATION (A CASE STUDY OF ACCESS BANK PLC, OKPARA AVENUE AND ABAKILIKI ROAD BRACH ENUGU)

This study is aimed at determining the impact of motivation on employees job performance in an organization (A Case study of Access Bank PLC).The purpose here is to investigate and identify factors responsible for the current state of affairs and seek to find practical solution for lack of staff motivation and job performance.

THE EFFECT OF MOBILE PHONE ON STUDENT’S ACADEMICSACTIVITIES AND LIFESTYLE AMONG THE STUDENTS OF OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY, ILE-IFE, OSUN STATE, NIGERIA.

TABLE OF CONTENTS Title Pagei Declarationii Certificationiii Dedicationiv Acknowledgementv Table of contentsvii List of tablesx Abstractxi CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1-6 1.1Background to the study1 1.2Statement of the problem5 1.3Research questions6 1.4Research objectives7 1.5Significance of the study7 1.6Scope of the study        7 1.7Clarification of concept8 CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW9-18 2.1Literature review9 2.2Effect of mobile phone on students’ academics activities 9 2.3Effec...

COMPUTERIZED ACCOUNTING AND QUALITY FINANCIAL REPORTING OF UGANDA REVENUE AUTHORITY, MBARARA MUNICIPALITY

This research report is about computerized accounting and quality financial reporting  of Uganda revenue Authority, Mbarara Municipality. The current rapid development  of information technology has had a dramatic influence on accounting information  system leading to the computerization of accounting system in most business firms for  the need to enjoy computer related benefits over manual systems. Though they have  not totally solved all the accounting needs since complaints are still ...


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