SELF-EMPLOYMENT SKILLS POSSESSED BY BUSINESS EDUCATION STUDENTS OF COLLEGES OF EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN CROSS RIVER STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract One of the goals of NCE business education programme is the acquisition of both physical and intellectual skills which will enable individuals to be self- reliant and useful members of the society. In spite of available business opportunities, and conducive environment for businesses to thrive in Cross River state, Business Education graduates are yet […]

REWARD MANAGEMENT AND ORGANISATIONAL PERFORMANCE IN SELECTED UNIVERSITIES IN ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA

ABSTRACT   This study assessed the relationship between reward management and organizational performance in selected universities in Enugu State. The specific objectives of the study were to: (i) ascertain the extent to which employee benefits affect morale of employees’ of universities in Enugu State, Nigeria, (ii) ascertain the extent to which staff development opportunities affect […]

REVIEW OF MENTORING PROGRAMME AS AN ALTERNATIVE APPROACH FOR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND TO MENTORING To understand the concept of ‘mentoring’ it is first necessary to determine what exactly mentoring is.  This however seems to be easier said than done with Clutterbuck (1996:1) noting that ‘the biggest problem for researchers into mentoring is still defining what it is’ and Roberts (2000:3) using the term […]

REENGINEERING NIGERIA PUBLIC SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS FOR EFFICIENCY

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1       BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Most Nigerian Public Sector Organizations have disappointed a vast majority of Nigerians. These organizations, especially those that provide power and energy have provided very poor services in the country. The operating costs and debts of these organizations have risen dramatically that they have sparked a nationwide call […]

PROSPECTS OF SMALL AND MEDIUM SCALE ENTERPRISES UNDER THE MICROFINANCE PROGRAMME OF THE PRESENT ADMINISTRATION

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1   BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The Nigeria economy appears to have been reaping the advantages obtainable from Small Scale Enterprises. These include stimulation of indigenous entrepreneurship, transformation of traditional industry, e.tc. The experiences in many parts of the world point to the direction that Small Scale Enterprises can make positive impact […]

PROMOTION OF GOOD INDUSTRIAL RELATION IN ORGANIZATION IN CASE STUDY OF UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIAN TEACHING HOSPITAL ITUKU OZALLA ENUGU STATE

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1     INDUSTRIAL RELATION: This means the relationship between employers and employees in course of employment in industrial organizations. However, the concept of industrial relations has a broader meaning. In a broad sense, the term industrial relations includes the relationship- between the various  Unions, between the state and the Unions as well as […]

PRODUCTION PLANNING AND PRODUCT QUALITY CONTROL A CASE STUDY OF NIGERIAN BREWERIES PLC

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1     Background of Study Production which is concerned with creation of utility provides for activities that produced goods through forms, time and place. This is the reason for Olayinka and Aminu’s (2006: 345) opinion that production is not complete in the absence of adequate technological capacity, strength or Ageing condition of equipment […]

PROBLEMS OF RECRUITMENT IN THE NIGERIAN CIVIL SERVICE: (A STUDY OF ANAMBRA STATE)

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The word civil service in Oxford Dictionary means the government in a country.  The civil service handbooks (1976:15) also defines “Civil Service as a body or an organ of government, which enjoys continuity of existence and they all work on pensionable appointment, it comprises of all servants of […]

PRIVATIZATION AND COMMERCIALIZATION IN NIGERIA: ISSUES, PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS

INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The privatization and commercialization of public enterprises is a policy that was initiated in the Nigerian economy by the Babangida Administration.  Today it is pursued in different forms in a number of developing and developed nations around the world. In Nigeria privatization and commercialization of public enterprises continues to be […]

PERSONNEL OUTSOURCING AND ORGANIZATION’S COMPETITIVENESS

ABSTRACT The study sought to determine the nature of the relationship between personnel outsourcing and organizational competitiveness, ascertain the extent to which commercial banks outsource their personnel services, identify the areas in which commercial banks outsource personnel services, determine the benefits from outsourcing personnel services. The study had a population size of   613, out of […]