» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The current volatile business environment and intense competition call for strategic and pragmatic approach towards employee development, engagement and effective utilisation. Contemporary organisations, especially the service industr…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY The world is suddenly faced with the need to make a sharp break from old habits and deliberately learn new ways of doing things. Technologies that were startling innovations yesterday, such as personal computers and phone fax answering machin…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Whether public or private, the organization’s survival is based on its ability to bring on board and sustain high quality workforce over a period of time. Many organisations are currently facing mounting pressures to ensure their su…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study Industrial conflict is constant and an inevitable part of any organization. The concept is associated with the "conflict theory" as organizations deal with people competing for self interest. However, strike, an extreme form of industrial c…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study The performance and growth of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) is a major driver and indices for the level of industrialization; modernization; urbanization, gainful and meaningful employment for all those who are able and willing to work,…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study Organisations are increasingly demanding more and more from their employees such as taking initiative, speaking up and accepting responsibility because of more intensive competition, higher customer expectations, more focus on quality indicat…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study The human resource is the most vital component that influences the productivity in an organization. In this epoch of dynamic changes and intricacies, employees are rightly called the source of attaining and sustaining comp…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY In recent times, world attention is being focused on the importance of human resources development as panacea to problems associated with economic growth of nations. This is due to the fact that the growth of tangible capital stock of a nat…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study Workers in the contemporary society are expressing a strong desire to pursue more than just a job. They are looking for employment opportunities that promise an extension of their interests, personality and abilities. They…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study In the early 1900’s, conflict was seen as an indicator of poor organizational management which needed to be avoided, in the mid 1950’s, it was accepted passively and perceived as normal and expected; manager focused on resolving confl…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study One of the most popular tools used in the contemporary productivity enhancement programme is the application of performance appraisal systems. However, since appraising is considered to be a particularly controversial management practice an…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Performance of multiple roles is part and parcel of an individual’s professional life. As employees perform multiple roles, they have to face multiple demands put on them by others; both within and outside the organization (Shailaja & Kuma…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study Education is regarded as an instrument par excellence in achieving national development. Hence, No nation can rise more relevant than it’s education. As a result of this, countries in the world are investing heavily on education to po…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study In recent years, computers have been used extensively for various reasons by wide user groups. School age children use computers for entertainment, communication, and education, etc. Over the past few years, due to improvements in tec…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the study The era of the teacher being a reservoir of knowledge is past. The world is moving at a jet speed as a result of advancement in technology. More, importantly, technology entails information and communication which can be defined as the hand…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT This study explored the influence of personality traits on students’ academic performance in secondary schools in Lagos State. The study adopted descriptive research design. Questionnaires was the major tool for data collection and data collected were analyzed using the statistical tool…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study The term competence first appeared in an article authored by R. W. White in 1959 as a concept for performance motivation. Over the years other scholars have also adopted the use of the term competence. Some scholars describe it as a combinati…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the study It is widely accepted that education is one of the leading tools for promoting economic development as it covers some processes individuals go through to help them develop and use their potentials (Adeyemi and Adu, 2010). Furthermore, Okeke…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study That education is the single most important building block on which a nation’s development is founded is an understatement. Indeed, it is the fulcrum, around which all the nation’s enterprises and endeavours revolve. The extent to which t…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study Education is widely regarded as a basic human right, a key to enlightenment, and a source of wealth and power (Mugenda and Mugenda, 1999). Education is critical to industrial and technological development, with the history of developed nati…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study The purpose of education is to equip the individuals to reshape their society and eliminate inequality. In particular, secondary school education is an important sector in national and individual development. It plays a vital role in …Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Introduction Teacher evaluation is a function of human decision making resulting from a value judgment about how good or weak a particular work performance is using information that compares the actual work performance with predetermined performance standard…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Human life, which is the best creation of god, has got two aspects: The biological and sociological or cultural. While the former is maintained and transmitted by food and reproduction, the latter is preserved and transmitted by education. …Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study The era of the teacher being a reservoir of knowledge has past. The world is moving at a jet speed as a result of advances in technology. Importantly, technology entails information and communication which may be defined as the handling…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Unemployment, both of the educated and the uneducated manpower, has become one of the most topical and thorny issues in contemporary Nigeria. The unemployment situation has changed from previous position marked by prolonged period of …Continue Reading »
