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OUTSOURCING MANAGEMENT THE DILEMMA OF SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

ABSTRACT The practice of outsourcing management in industry and organization is universally acknowledged as effective instruments for competitiveness. Even in small and medium enterprises (SMEs). This study tries to look at the role outsourcing management can play in the development of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), their current dilemma that prevent them from becoming active players in the regional and global markets. The study also highlight the benefit, risk and ...

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MANAGING THE HUMAN RESOURCES OF BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS IN A DEPRESSED ECONOMY – A CASE STUDY OF MB ANAMMCO LTD EMENE ENUGU

ABSTRACT Human Resources Management exists to help employees and organisations reach their numerous goals. In the course of doing this, they face many challenges arising from the demands of the employees, the organisations and the society. And, in a depressed economy like Nigeria, it takes an effective and efficient human resources manager to meet these challenges proactively. The purpose of human resources management is to improve the productive contribution of ...

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ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE AND PERFORMANCE (A CASE OF FIDELITY BANK PLC ENUGU)

ABSTRACT The impact of culture on organizational performance cannot be over flogged. Culture is observable as a set of behaviour among a particular group of peoples. The collective rules by which an  organization operates  define  its  culture. These rules are formed by shared behaviours, values, beliefs and norms. It forms the basis for how various units within an organization perceives and reacts to situations. Culture serves as a binding force ...

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“CORPORATE GOVERNANCE PRACTICES: THE IMPACT OF BUDGETARY CONTROL TECHNIQUES IN NIGERIAN ORGANIZATION

ABSTRACT This  research  work  is  concerned  on  “Corporate Governance Practice: The Impact of Budgetary Control Techniques in the Nigeria Organization”. Specifically, the researcher identified four objectives to be achieved in the course of the research work. The researcher in the course of this research work employed the use of both historical and survey research design. The researcher  divided the question into two part: the impact and performance measures of corporate ...

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THE ROLE OF NATIONAL DIRECTORATE OF EMPLOYMENT AND SMALL SCALE ENTERPRISES IN REDUCING UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE ECONOMY

ABSTRACT The  purpose of  this study was  to  investigate the role of National Directorate of Employment and Small Scale Enterprises in reducing unemployment in the economy. Emphasis was placed on the role of government agencies like the National Directorate of Employment and related policies in curbing the menace of unemployment in the economy. The methodological approach adopted  was  the  survey  method.  The  literature  reviewed  the works  done  by  eminent  scholars, ...

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MANAGING DAY-TO-DAY EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE (A CASE STUDY OF NIGERIAN TELEVISION AUTHORITY ENUGU)

ABSTRACT The focus of this work is to establish the best ways of managing the performance employee. The public sector in Nigeria has suffered setbacks which are largely attributed to ineffective and inefficient management. Performance management is a tool which focuses on managing the individual and work environment in such a manner that an individual/team can achieve set organisational goals. It is a relatively new concept in human resource management. ...

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DETERMINANTS OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN SMALL FIRMS

ABSTRACT The project is on the determinants of human resource management practices in small firms. The brief background of the study captures U.C block industry as a case study. The type of staff required for small scale business is mainly unskilled staff with little or no qualification but with the physical strength to match the work profile. The major problem of the study is declining performance of firms in the ...

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HUMAN RESOURCE FORECASTING AND VIABILITY OF SMALL BUSINESS ENTERPRISES IN RIVERS STATE NIGERIA

Abstract This research is on human resource forecasting and viability of small business enterprises in Rivers State Nigeria. Specifically, the study aimed to pursue the following objectives: compare performance of small businesses in Rivers state before and after professional future recruitment drives, ascertain the effect of succession planning on business failure in small business enterprises, determine the difference in the mean growth rate of small business enterprises in Rivers state ...

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STRATEGIC PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT A TOOL FOR PUBLIC SECTOR TRANSFORMATION

ABSTRACT The objective of this research work is to examine Strategic Performance Management as a tool for public sector transformation with reference to Federal Inland Revenue Service, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control and the Nigerian Communications Commission. Data for the research were collected through primary and secondary sources. The collected data were analyzed in tables and simple percentages, while the hypothesis were tested using the Chi-square ...

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THE IMPACT OF GLOBALIZATION ON MANAGEMENT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

ABSTRACT Globalization is the term used to describe the growing worldwide interdependence of people and countries. This process has accelerated dramatically in the past decades largely due to advances in technology. With  the  advent  of  globalization,  trade  barriers  between  countries  have  come  down,  movement between countries has become easier and world’s major financial markets have been integrating. This growing worldwide integration has produced diverse  consequences –  economic, political, cultural, environmental ...

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EFFECT OF BANK CONSOLIDATION ON KEY STAKEHOLDERS OF COMMERCIAL BANKS IN NIGERIA’S NIGER DELTA REGION

ABSTRACT This  study  examined  the  effect  of  bank  consolidation  on  managerial  roles  and  commitments, performance,  employment  of  human  resources,  worker  job  satisfaction,  shareholders  wealth  value creations and commercial borrower welfare in commercial banks in the Nigeria’s Niger Delta region. The study adopted the survey research design and oral interview. The respondents were drawn from managers, non-managers, commercial borrowers and shareholders of commercial banks in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region.  A  sample  ...

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RE-ENGINEERING THE LIVESTOCK INDUSTRY IN SOURTHERN NIGERIA

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1      BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Livestock farming is the science of the practice of rearing animals. The individuals that indulge in animal farming are called livestock farmers. A livestock farmer needs to know how to rear his or her animals and birds and he or she is involved in animal husbandry and how to tend his or her livestock. Many firms consist of several different sections, each ...

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CAPACITY PLANNING AND PERFORMANCE IN THE NIGERIAN BREWING INDUSTRY IN SOUTHEASTERN NIGERIA

ABSTRACT The study investigated the influence of capacity planning on the performance of brewery firms in South Eastern States of Nigeria. The specific objectives of the study were to determine the extent to which capacity planning enhanced the level of performance in the brewing industry in South Eastern Nigeria. The study examined the nature of the relationship between capacity requirement planning and materials requirements planning, to ascertain the extent to ...

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MANAGING ORGANISATIONAL POLITICS AND CONFLICTS IN AJAOKUTA IRON AND STEEL COMPANY

ABSTRACT This study was embarked upon to investigate the management of organizational politics and conflicts in Ajaokuta Steel Company. The research sought to find out the perception of the Junior and Senior staff of Ajaokuta Iron and Steel Company on the Management of politics and conflicts in the organization, impact of politics and conflict on the growth and operation of the organization,  extent to which politics and conflicts affect human ...

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ROLE OF SMALL SCALE ENTERPRISES IN INDUSTRIALIZATION OF ENUGU STATE

ABSTRACT Small Scale Manufacturing Firm, Small Firm, which is a part of small scale enterprises, under the aegis of right framework of industrialisation process, can take this country to an appreciable level of industrialisation. Evidence abound where small firm contributed much to industrialisation in other countries. This presupposes that a study of this kind, Role of Small Scale Enterprises in Industrialisation of Enugu State, is needed to highlight these roles ...

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STRATEGIC PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT A TOOL FOR PUBLIC SECTOR TRANSFORMATION A STUDY OF SELECTED FIRMS IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACT The objective of this research work is to examine Strategic Performance Management as a tool  for  public  sector  transformation  with  reference  to  Federal  Inland  Revenue  Service, National  Agency  for  Food  and  Drug  Administration   and  Control  and   the  Nigerian Communication  Commission.  Data  for  the  research  were  collected  through  primary  and secondary sourëes. The collected data were analyzed in tables and simple percentages, while the hypothesis  were tested using the Chi-square ...

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THE CHALLENGES OF LABOUR TURNOVER IN NIGERIA BANKING SECTOR (A CASE STUDY OF INTERCONTINENTAL BANK PLC)

ABSTRACT This study tends to unravel the challenges of labour turnover in the banking sector. One of the challenges and the most exasperating   puzzling   trend   is  the  avalanche  of   labour turnover in banking industry. It is worthy of note, that no organization can continue in business effectively without an enhanced production from its human resources. For effective analysis of the topic, Data were collected both from interview, journal   and   recent  ...

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REWARDS ON EMPOYEE JOB SATISFACTION IN THE BANKING INDUSTRY

ABSTRACT This study aims at examining and exposing the impact of non- monetary rewards  on  Job  satisfaction of  Employees in  selected  Banks  in  part Harcourt. The subject matter was introduced with the consideration of the background and cursory view of rewards to labour, the problems associated with it and what problems posed by such, that the research study would solve. It also periscopes the purpose and significance of the study. ...

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THE IMPLICATIONS OF RISK MANAGEMENT IN THE NIGERIAN FINANCIAL SERVICE SECTOR

ABSTRACT Businesses in the Nigerian financial services sector are continuously and relentlessly seeking the best and appropriate risk management strategies and/or techniques to be adopted, which would enable them to operate effectively and successfully within the harsh business terrain, surrounded by, and filled with risks and risk factors. This study took a critical examination at the risk management strategies adopted in the Nigerian financial service sector, while studying selected financial ...

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THE ROLE OF FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS IN THE ECONOMIC GROWTH OF NIGERIA

ABSTRACT Generally, policies and strategies of Nigerian government towards Foreign Direct Investments are shaped by two principal objectives of desire for economic independence and the demand for economic development. Multinational corporations are expected to bring into Nigeria, foreign capital in the form of technical skills, entrepreneurship, technology and investment   fund to best economic activities thereby, rising the standard of living Nigerians. The main issue in this project relates to understanding ...

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