CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1     BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY         Corporate social responsibility has become a common practice among most financial institutions in Nigeria. It is one of the newest management strategies where companies try to create a positive impact on society while doing business. Holme and Watts (2000) defined CSR as the continuous commitment by business […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1     BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY         The advent of globalization characterized by widening consumer choice has intensified competition in both local and international markets. Consumers were now exposed to a wider range of generic products which enabled them to choose products of high quality at low prices. One of the strategies that could […]

THE IMPACT OF ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE ON ORGANIZATION PERFORMANCE CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1     Background to the Study There are different types of organizations which exist to serve different purposes and to satisfy the variety needs of stakeholders of the organization. The type of organization is dependent on its ownership, shapes and sizes. For example, firm of […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1     Background to the Study The Nigerian government has over the years embarked on series of policy and institutional reforms aimed at enhancing the low of finance from the banking sector to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) as well as those involved in the petty business (Micro) activities and to entrepreneurial ventures […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1     Background to the Study Job dissatisfaction among workers seems to be a problem for many workplaces to some degree over the world. The factors explaining job dissatisfaction seem instead more similar across the various private and public sectors worldwide. It may be difficult to explain job dissatisfaction without using the measures […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1     Background to the Study Employees are the most important asset a company has. They are the face of the company and the most visible part to customers. For employees to do their job well, they need to be motivated and interested in what they are doing. Things that are usually believed […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1     Background to the Study Motivation is defined as all internal and external driving forces that makes the individual to perform an activity, what determines the limits and forms of activity and which give it its activities oriented towards achieving certain goals [Duică, 2008: 142]. The question is whether the motivation really […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1     Background to the Study Job satisfaction is the attitude of an employee towards their job, in other words job satisfaction is an affective or emotional response toward various facets of one’s job. A person with a high level of job satisfaction holds positive attitudes towards his or her job, while a […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1     Background to the Study The success of any organization depends largely on the ability of managers to provide motivating environment for its employees. The challenge for most managers today is to keep the staff motivated in order to perform well at the workplace. By understanding the needs of employees’, particularly in […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1     Background to the Study All businesses and particularly financial institutions have been affected to some degree in what is happening in the global market place. Now, not only do organizations aim to satisfy the customers but they attempt to do this more efficiently and effectively than their rivals in the competitive […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study Business like people, are not established equally. There are some organization in Nigeria that would be greatly missed if they ceased to exist, but life would go on. There are some business that if they fold up it would cause vast sections of economies and societies to […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1     Background of the Study In today’s global economy, the success of the national economy depends on the crucial role of organisations’ competitiveness, transparency and governance structure which operate within her territory, since organisations are the entities that create economic value (ICAN, 2009). Indeed, the need for trust and transparency in the […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1   Background of the Study In every society, there must exist some problems. These problems could be in the areas of politics, commerce, education, agriculture, communication, housing, transportation, health etc. In order to solve these problems as they might exist at given points in time, government is always seen formulating policies in […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF STUDY Small and Medium Industries (SMIs) have been widely acknowledged as the springboard for sustainable economic development. According to UNDP (1974), developing countries including Nigeria, have since the 1970s shown increased interest in the promotion of small and medium scale enterprises for three main reasons: the failure of past […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND STUDY In the era of Globalization, market economy, hyper competition and rapid changing environment, the success of an organization depends on the employees’ performance. Employees’ performance is an essential requirement if an organization is to maintain its efforts towards the realization of predesigned goals. According to Humana Resource Philosophy employees […]

ABSTRACT It has been observed that the secretarial profession is becoming less popular in recent times. Various schools of thought have trend to offer explanations to this ugly trend. Some attributed it to the nature of this profession, others through that it has to do with the executive who is always bossing the secretary. This […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Employees’ productivity is the heart and soul’ of any organization. Any successful business knows much of its success is due to diligent workers with excellent productivity. Employees who put forth extra effort often make a big difference in company profits. The employees who do only what the […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY   Manpower occupies an indispensable position in every establishment, be it manufacturing or service organizations, like Dangote Sugar Refinery PLC. This means that without manpower no establishment can function. In essence, human effort is greatly desirable and fundamental in achieving the goals and objectives of the organization. The […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND STUDY One of the aims of setting up a business organization is to gain competitive advantage and to make profit. Without the employees discharging their assigned responsibilities, the objectives of the organizations may not be achieved easily and timely. Thus, employee performance is a crucial determinant of organizational goals. According […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1    BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY         Numerous price strategies can be seen everywhere in the modern society. Whenever we turn on the TV, look through a newspaper, or listen to the radio advertisements, different price strategies immediately jump into our sight. These include the mailboxes, the Internet, and many more. Advertisements provide us […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1          BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY         Civil society organizations (CSOs) play an increasing important role in governance and development around the world. In many countries, CSOs have become important actors in the delivery of social services and the implementation of other national development programmes to complement what States sometimes fail to provide to their […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1     BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY         Nowadays workplace conflict does not receive much attention in the people management literature but, to the extent that it does, a strong consensus exists that organizations are likely to pay a high price if workplace problems are not solved effectively (Ury et al. 1988). At the extreme, days […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1     BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Career development as a phenomenon is regarded as a concern to scholars, researchers, decision makers and human resources experts. These stakeholders in human capital development strive to manage issues such as recruitment, selection, training and development, promotion, and so on emanating from career development. Further, organizations in […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1     BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY         Electricity is a significant component of virtually any production process. As such, limited supply has the potential to, directly and/or indirectly, affect the economic activities of firms. In documenting such a crucial economic role of energy, a common approach in the literature is to measure the output […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1     BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY         Training of employee has become a major pre-occupation in modern organizational objective of growth. To achieve this basic objective of growth and profitability, it means that management as well as employees must improve their input into the organization. This is because the performance of an organization is […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1     BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Customer complaint is a customer’s expression of dissatisfaction towards a product, service or purchasing situation (Nakibin et al., 2011). Tronvoll (2012) calls it a formal or informal customer report regarding a problem with a product or service. Research has shown that, the way a company handles company […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1     BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY         Naturale (2007) states that stress is one situation when an individual reacts to or faces something different to a new opportunity, the restraints and the effort that needs to be put in according to the demand. This situation of stress can also be argued as a powerful […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1     BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY         The term motivation is derived from the Latin word ‘movere’ which means to move (Baron, Henley, McGibbon and McCarthy, 2012). Certo (2016) describes motivation as giving people incentives that cause them to act in desired ways. Motivation has also been described as the process of arousing and […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1     BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY         Employee retention is seen as a phenomenon which is increasingly getting the attention of many organizations (Hong et al., 2012) as it leads to a serious problem when high performing employees leave the organization. Organizations faced with adverse outcomes when good talented workers opt to leave and […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1           BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY         Empowerment of people is a major contributor to the development of subordinates by allowing them to do extremely well by investing in themselves, even at the risk of making mistakes (Page and Wong, 2000). Servant leadership theory emphasizes empowering employees, serving them and being committed to cultivating […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1     BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY         The public sector organizations have more often than not been faced with problem of how to manage the performance of their employees so that they can put up optimal performance at the workplace. The way and manner organizations handle performance appraisal processes, labour-management relations, employee sanctions or […]

ABSTRACT This study examined the impact of liquidity management and financial performance on the Nigeria insurance industry. Secondary data used in this study were carried from text books, journals, magazines and newspaper. Our findings indicate that there was a positive relationship between liquidity management and the profitability of the Nigeria insurance industry. Based on this […]

Abstract This study focuses on customers’ behavior and how it affect the growth of a business (a case study of Vivid Consuming pro, Afam Road Portharcourt).  A proper research was carried out to find out if customers’ behavior is influenced by lack of satisfaction in the services rendered by the business, to ascertain the factors […]

ABSTRACT This study focuses on the Effect of assets and liabilities on operating performances of listed breweries companies in Nigeria. A proper research was carried out to ascertain the impact of assets or liabilities on the financial performance of listed brewery companies in Nigeria, to evaluate the effect of credit turnover ratio (CTR) on operating […]

ABSTRACT This research presents the results of the impact of personal income tax. The population for the study consists of 100 people which were randomly selected, Data were gathered using a self -constructed questionnaire and the result gotten was analyzed using the simple percentage method.  The validity and reliability of instrument were ascertained. The result […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1  BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Despite the richness of natural oil resources, Nigeria is ranked the 20th poorest country in the world. Much of the country’s poverty and underdevelopment can be contributed to the misguidance in governance, mismanagement of resources, various political issues and lack of infrastructures (Adams et al., 2008). The […]

ABSTRACT This research presents the investigation into the impact of material management on the profitability of the manufacturing company, 7up Bottling company, Kaduna was used as the location for the study and a total of 100 staff was sampled. Data was gathered using a self -constructed questionnaire and the result gotten was analyzed using the […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND STUDY The broadest definition of corporate social responsibility is concerned with what is – or should be – the relationship between global corporations, governments of countries and individual citizens. More locally the definition is concerned with the relationship between a corporation and the local society in which it resides or […]

ABSTRACT Multinational Corporation is now globally accepted business firms which have adopted various cultures and take responsibility for her host community socially. The appraisal of multinational corporation to the contribution of community development became necessary to evaluate the extend of exploration carried out by multinational corporations in Nigeria. A review of related literature was carried […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1       BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The National Electric Power Authority was established by the NEPA Act of 1972. The Act authorized the merger of the activities of the Niger Dam Authority and the Electricity Corporation of Nigeria. The operative object clause is among other things: “to develop and maintain an efficient, coordinated […]

ABSTRACT The topic of the study is Human Resource Management in Hotel and Catering industry (A case study of Royal Palace Hotel Enugu). The researcher used both the primary and secondary data in the course of the study. The primary data was collected through the instrument of questionnaires and observation. The secondary data was sources […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1  BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY                                                                                              Increasing productivity in the public sector to match the levels of the private sector has been the call of the Civil Services Commission in Nigeria. According to Michie & Oughton (2003), research suggests that closing the productivity gap between the private and public sectors will require increased investment […]

ABSTRACT This study is aimed at examining the challenges of women in starting a business enterprise in Nigeria with reference to textile seller in Lagos Island. The specific objectives include: (i) to examine the factors that motivate women enterprise with the sector; (ii) to determine the relationship between the factors that motivate women entrepreneurs and […]

ABSTRACT This work is aimed at critically examining effective marketing communication as a tool for greater productivity in an organization a special reference to union bank Nigeria Plc eastern area was used as a case study. Literatures related to the subject were reviewed. primarily and secondary data  were collected  through the use of questionnaire interviews […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1   BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY The growth and stabilization of the Nigerian economy has not been stable over the years as a result, the country’s economy has witnesses so many shocks and disturbances both internally and externally over the decades. Internally, the unstable investment and consumption patterns as well as the improper […]

ABSTRACT The research focuses on investigating the information technology skills required of a secretary for effective job performance in Imo State civil service system. In order for effective job performance of secretaries this is research was carried out to investigate the required skills needed. Secretaries/office technology managers in today’s office/business cannot achieve a reasonable percentage […]

Chapter One Introduction 1.1            Background of the Study The issue of pay is critical in the contract of employment, which essentially is a double input –output exchange process. It is the very basic of any contractual relationship at work. The centrality of work place conflict often centers on the issue of pay. Compensation is one […]

Chapter One Introduction 1.1  Background to the Study Profit maximization was regarded as the primary mission and over-reaching economic motive of any business enterprises little or no attention was paid to the fact that, in pursuit of their profit objective, business enterprises have to be ask to assemble the resource from the local environment and […]

ABSTRACT This project tends to examine the impact of motivation on staff performance in the public sector as it affects the achievement of organizational productivity with ministry of social development as a case study. This study looks into effort made by management in accomplishing the said objectives. To achieve this purpose questionnaires and oral Interview […]

Abstract The topic of this study is “The Roles of Managers in Effective and Efficient Management of The Organization” “A case study of Nigeria Breweries Plc, Ibadan, Oyo State. The company has a population of about 200 staffs. Yaro  Yamani formular was used to find the sample size which is 150 and that was the […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Within the world of business, the main “responsibility” for corporation has historically been to make money and increase shareholders value. In other worlds, corporate financial responsibility has been the sole bottom line driving force. However, in the last decade, a movement defining broader corporate responsibilities for the […]

ABSTRACT The cognitive systems of human that helps in improving thinking and decision making were based upon organization culture. The multifaceted set of beliefs, assumptions and values helps in presenting different level of culture by conducting business at an effective manner. This research work try to assess the relationship between organizational culture and employee performance. […]

ABSTRACT The mission statement is becoming an integral part of firms operating plans for both public and private firms within and outside Nigeria. This study was set to bring fore  effect of vision and mission statement on firms’ survival. The study employed a descriptive survey and a research questionnaire was used  for data collection; one […]

ABSTRACT The topic of this project is improving organizational performance through effective staff discipline and control (A case study of Ogun transport company OTC) Abeokuta. It discussed an overview of the concept of discipline and control, types and forms of disciplinary measures. It also discussed the various ways of improving disciplinary and control process. Finally, […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1   BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Salaries and wages administration is an essential factor that determine to success and failure of any organization. This system of motivating workers is very important for every organization to take proper consideration through salaries and wages as a factor of motivation can work to some extent, which […]

ABSTRACT In the service industry, the success or failure of the organisation depends on how they fulfill consumers’ needs and wants. The main purpose of this study is to determine the impact human resource management on total quality management. This study in an assessment of the purpose used deductive approach in which qualitative and quantitative […]

CHAPTER  1 INTRODUCTION 1.1     BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: The major issue here is the impact of training and development on workers productivity. According to Chukwuemeka  (2015:3,7), in his first published text other functions of management (incisive approach) the most valuable assets of any organizations are employees. Hey can as well called human resources. Employees are […]

ABSTRACT This study examined the impact of budgeting planning and control on productivity in NOCACO. The objective of this study is to bring light to the need for effective and efficient budget plans and control, and to find out how and to which the extent budgeting serve as a means of planning and control to […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1    BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The Nigerian capital market is a long term end of the Nigeria financial system just as the money market is its short-termed in other words, the capital market performs for the economy, at the long-term end, the functions which the money market performs at the short-term end of […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1   BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The assessment of conflict management on organization harmony cannot be over-emphasized as it has become a virtual tool used in promoting organizational development. Certainly for organizational development to take place there must be proper conflict management as such, conflict management has become indispensable in any organization or managerial […]

(A CASE STUDY OF POWER HOLDING COMPANY NIGERIA PLC) INTRODUCTION 1.0            BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Privatization of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) has become a key component of the structural reform process and globalization strategy in many economies. Several developing and transition economies have embarked on extensive privatization and commercialization programmes in the last one and a half […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Increasing competition is continually pushing businesses towards more efficient processes, and slimmer margins. Highly capitalized industries have to ensure that their resources are used most effectively. Yet at the same time, businesses must adjust to rapidly changing customer requirements and supply chain conditions. The key to achieving […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Supplier selection is a procurement planning activity which allows managers to search for and find credible sources of supply that can ensure the availability of materials, equipments, fools, components, protects, consumables, and services at the right price, quantity, at the right tine and place. In order to […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY This project work is titled Negotiation skills as tool for enhancing timely delivery of material. It is inevitable for every organization whether big or small, private or public to procure materials for production or for consumption. Such material can be raw material, finished goods or equipment which […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY One of the fundamental responsibilities of procurement function in an organization is source selection. It deals with the entire process of how prospective suppliers are being surveyed, evaluated and determine policies relating to those who can most suitably meet the requirement of the organization, before they are […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1    BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Working environment plays an important role towards the  employees ‘performance. Working environment is argued to impact immensely on employees’ performance  either towards negative or the positive outcomes (Chandrasekar2001). Every organization, either big or small is set up mainly for the attainment of some goals and objectives.  People […]

ABSTRACT Capital structure decision is a vital one in any organization that is striving to achieve profitability. Therefore, the main objective of this study is to examine the effect of capital structure on performance of quoted manufacturing companies in Nigeria. In achieving this, Secondary data source was employed; data was collected from the Nigerian stock […]

ABSTRACT The research on “The Impact of Kaduna international trade fair on the development on Nigerian economy” under taken to ascertain the Impact of the Kaduna trade fair on the economy of Nigeria, however, the aims or objectives of the research is to find out: what effect does Kaduna trade fair have on Nigerian economy. […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1     BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Inventory in the form of raw materials, work in progress and finished goods constitute significant proportion of assets of most organization. But why is it pertinent to keep any eye on these items in other words, why do we engage in inventory management? Inventory items cost money […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1   BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Credit generally denotes loans and advance made either directly by a credit (lender) or a debtor (borrower) on the principles of different payment. The banks as a lender, provides credit facilities by making funds available to customers in agreed terms and condition of payment. The gain of credit […]

ABSTRACT The study examines the impact of disaster Risk Management on the development of small scale business in Northern Nigeria. The research questions that guided this study were: How effective is disaster risk management on local institutions in Northern Nigerian? What is the implication of mitigating disaster risk on small scale business in Northern Nigeria? […]

ABSTRACT This research was designed to study the extent to which workers communicate effectively in Nigeria Bottling Company PLC (N.B.C), Benin City. The questionnaire method was the tool used in data collection from 70 respondents out of which 55 were used for data analysis. Results of the analysis showed that effective communication play an important […]

ABSTRACT The concept f corporate social responsibility has generated a lot of controversy over the years. While some executives and economists argue that the business of business is business alone, some strongly believe that business should become more involved with public interest. This study is thus an attempt to have insight into the extent do […]

ABSTRACT The topic of this project report on the Impact of job satisfaction on employee performance in Government Owned Enterprises (GOE’s). There was a time when it was considered sound economic policy for government to establish and invest in corporation and enterprises. It was then agreed that government owned enterprises were better for stimulating and […]

ABSTRACT The study of this research is effects of motivation and job satisfactiion on organizational productivity. A case study of federal polytechnic Nekede Owerri Imo State. Organizational motivation in the factor that leads to job satisfaction. It is important to increase motivation and job satisfaction among employees. The complexity in operations and functions requires that […]

EFFECTIVE HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AS A KEY TO THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF ORGANIZATION GOALS ABSTRACT In any organization human resources are the important assets. Every organization is human oriented, a factor without which the organization id reduced to nothing. Organization have their mission of being in existence and therefore could achieve these mission through the effort […]

FINANCIAL STATEMENT AS DETERMINANT OF PROFITABILITY IN BUSINESS ORGANISATION CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1       BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Finance is a field that deals with the allocation of assets and liabilities over time under conditions of certainty and uncertainty. In other way round of finance can also be defined as the science of money management. […]

IMPACT OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE ON FIRM PERFORMANCE IN NIGERIA 2000-2013 CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1       Background of the Study The issue of corporate governance and firm performance has dominated much of intellectual discussions in the last two decades. The discussions were not unconnected with the various corporate scandals that rocked giant corporations in the US and […]

EVALUATION OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN THE NIGERIAN BANKING INDUSTRY ABSTRACT Research into corporate governance in Nigerian Bank was born out of necessity to investigate the frequent collapse of some banks ever since the post-independence period. Bank failure is so disturbing because it sits at the centre of the economy. Upon further enquiry, this study arrived […]