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Green Marketing in Emerging Markets, 2021
Journal of Managerial Psychology
PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of authentic leadership (AL) on employe... more PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of authentic leadership (AL) on employees' health via employees' perception of climate of authenticity (PCA) across two studies. In study 2, the authors additionally explore the moderating role of employees' neuroticism.Design/methodology/approachThe hypotheses were tested across two studies using two-wave survey data. In study 1 (n = 104), the mediation hypothesis was tested. Study 2 (n = 146) extended study 1 and examined the moderated mediation model.FindingsAcross both studies, AL is positively related to employee health, and employees' perceived climate of authenticity mediates this relationship. Study 2 additionally shows that employees' neuroticism moderates this indirect effect such that perceived climate of authenticity instigated by AL is particularly conducive for employees high in neuroticism as opposed to those low in neuroticism.Practical implicationsFindings emphasize the health-promoting ef...
How much of cultural diversity will be adequate to spice up the civil service and address some ch... more How much of cultural diversity will be adequate to spice up the civil service and address some challenges such as redundancy, poor engagement, nepotism and perceived ineffectiveness of the civil service in Nigeria is worthy of investigation. Civil services play an important role in a globalized business environment, where the war for talents is intense and competition for human resource is aided by regionalization, open market principles and an information technology driven environment. A study on cultural diversity is useful for managers, human resource practitioners and organizational behaviorists, to understand culture, people, and work engagement in the organizations. This study examined cultural diversity as predictors of work engagement in the Nigerian civil service sector.
Journal of Emerging Trends in Economics and Management Sciences, 2016
Managerial ethical behaviour in the public and private sectors need to take cognisance of possibl... more Managerial ethical behaviour in the public and private sectors need to take cognisance of possible value conflicts and ethical differences with respect to specific norms, attitudes and cultural expectations. This study is a comparative analysis of managerial behaviour in the public and private sectors in Nigeria. The objective is to determine how managers in either public or private organisations are encouraging honesty and openness among workers in their organisations. Four public and four private sector organisation are selected using stratified random sampling. A sample size of 350 was used for the analysis. The collected data for the study was analysed using Pearson Correlation Coefficient. The study concludes that encouraging openness and honesty by managers' will reduce unethical practices in either the public or private organisations in Nigeria. The study recommends that effective corporate governance mechanism and control system should be enshrined in the operations of t...
Proceedings of the International Conference on Business, Management and Finance, Mar 7, 2019
This study examines the emergence of corporate social performance through the path of corporate s... more This study examines the emergence of corporate social performance through the path of corporate social responsibility and identifies the seeming failure of both practices in alleviating the deprivation and poverty of community and environmental stakeholders in Ogoniland of the Niger Delta Region. The high expectation and desire for better standard of living in an oil producing community where governance, the rule of law and accountability mechanisms are limited has necessitated the call for a new approach to social contribution for societal development. The study employed a qualitative approach with semi-structured interview. Specifically, the study covered the villages traversed by the Shell-owned Trans-Niger Pipeline (TNP) in Tai, Gokana, and Khana Local Government Areas of Rivers State, Nigeria. The results of the study indicate that CSR interventions of the IOCs have not provided sustainable economic development for the host communities of oil and gas fields and the interventions of the IOCs are not considered by the communities to be sustainable. On the basis of the arguments and findings of this study, we introduce Social Performance (SP) with the capacity to improve the interactions between the host communities and the IOCs in Nigeria.
The sensitivity of organizational downsizing in ensuring the right number of employees in an orga... more The sensitivity of organizational downsizing in ensuring the right number of employees in an organization in relation to the level of work is such that managers need to be alert to. The study examined how organizational downsizing affects surviving employees in connection with morale, commitment, satisfaction and career development. Qualitative research method was employed in the study covering the banking, airline, manufacturing and oil industries in Nigeria. 50 employees participated in the study, selected through convenience non-random sampling technique. The study concluded that downsizing brings fear and uncertainty on the job for survived employees; they feel they will also be laid-off in subsequent downsizing exercises, which then affects their morale, commitment, satisfaction and career development. The study will benefit the reading public, to know the reasons and effects of organizational downsizing in a competitive business environment with scare resources. Cite This Article As: AKAIGHE G, GEORGE O (2017). Organisational Downsizing and Its Effects on Surviving Employees Inter. J. Econ. Bus. Manage. 5(1): 12-23.
How much of cultural diversity will be adequate to spice up the civil service and address some ch... more How much of cultural diversity will be adequate to spice up the civil service and address some challenges such as redundancy, poor engagement, nepotism and perceived ineffectiveness of the civil service in Nigeria is worthy of investigation. Civil services play an important role in a globalized business environment, where the war for talents is intense and competition for human resource is aided by regionalization, open market principles and an information technology driven environment. A study on cultural diversity is useful for managers, human resource practitioners and organizational behaviorists, to understand culture, people, and work engagement in the organizations. This study examined cultural diversity as predictors of work engagement in the Nigerian civil service sector.
The Niger Delta area is endowed with natural resources, principally, crude oil. However, the regi... more The Niger Delta area is endowed with natural resources, principally, crude oil. However, the region remains poor and underdeveloped due to environmental pollution by the multinational oil companies that invariably initiated or contributed to the Niger Delta crises of militancy and other civil unrests associated with crude oil. The study examined environmental pollution and corporate social irresponsibility of multinational companies in the Niger Delta. The research method adopted for the study is qualitative analysis, through primary and secondary sources of data. The study concludes that the MNCs have behaved irresponsibly towards the host communities through their philanthropic gestures rather than behaving responsibly by genuinely holding and treating the communities as real stakeholders. It is recommended that the time is now ripe for profit sharing to the Niger Delta region as stakeholders rather than corporate philanthropy. Also, the oil companies should take more steps to clean up the environment that have been polluted and upgrade their operations to eliminate oil spillages, gas flaring and other pollutions in the region while the government should wake up to its responsibilities to protect the Niger Delta region by enforcing sanctions for environmental pollutions.
Keywords and Phrases: Environmental Pollution, Corporate Social Irresponsibility, Militants, Nigerian Oil Multinational Companies, Niger Delta Region of Nigeria
This study examined the effect of reward and compensation on employee loyalty and performance in ... more This study examined the effect of reward and compensation on employee loyalty and performance in Asset Management Corporation of Nigerian (AMCON). A descriptive survey research design was adopted in this study. The sample for this study consisted of randomly selected 179 staff of AMCON. Data collected were analysed using descriptive statistic; and Chi-square testing. Results from the study revealed that compensation program does influence employees' performance in AMCON, that fair rewarding system does enhance employee loyalty in AMCON, Quality of work compensation and conducive working atmosphere do affect employees' performance in AMCON. It was concluded that there is a need for the management and employees of AMCON to promote fair and adequate compensation system. Thus, it was recommended that the management of AMCON should improve on their monetary and non-monetary incentives scheme and to ensure that employee motivation is well articulated and executed at all level of the organization for the purpose of employee loyalty, job satisfaction and improved employee performance at all times. Also, the management should introduce some level of innovation and flexibility into the company policies concerning employee's motivation, there is need for better and healthy relationship between the management and its Employees at all level and between the employees themselves.
Determining an appropriate salaries and wages in the Nigerian public university has been a thing ... more Determining an appropriate salaries and wages in the Nigerian public university has been a thing of general concerns in last two decades without any meaningful solution. Without doubt, all three unions in the Nigerian Public Universities: that is, ASUU, SANU and NASU have at one time or the other embarked on series of long and protracted strike action with a devastating effects on the national economy, students, parents as well as the universities itself. However, of note is the Academic Staff Union of University because of the prominent role they play in the administration of universities in Nigeria. A recent investigation by the researcher reveals that the two key actors in any university system are the lecturer and the student; and it therefore means that the role of lecturer(s) in smooth running of university system cannot be overemphasized. ASUU has variously been dealt a great blow when it comes to negotiation for an appropriate reward especially during the military era with little progress during the civilian regime. Worse still is
the case of state owned universities where implementation of any collective agreements reached between government and ASUU has always been a curse rather than blessing. Infact, the 2009 ASUU /federal government is yet to be implemented in most of the state universities and thus generating a lot of controversy, confusion and unending protracted strike actions by the individual state ASUU'S in view of the foregoing, this study therefore examine the collective bargaining challenges in the Nigerian public university: A Study of Academic Staff
of Universities Unions Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye, Ogun State.
Keywords: Collective Bargaining, Challenges, Public University, ASUU.
Gender and behaviour patterns are fundamental cultural criteria in categorizing the human species... more Gender and behaviour patterns are fundamental cultural criteria in categorizing the human species. Under-valuing the potential and capabilities of workers as a result of gender stereotype has serious consequences for an organisation. The main purpose of the study was to gain a better understanding of the theoretical and empirical effect of gender stereotype on employees " performance, with focus on selected industries in Nigeria. The study was anchored on social role theory and role congruity theory. The study adopted a mixed research paradigm of qualitative and quantitative methods to gain a more robust investigation into gender stereotyping in the Nigerian work environment. Aresponse sample of 270 employees from 10 industries participated in the study with 10 female executive women amongst them answering the interview question on perception of their career paths as it relates to gender in their organisations. Stratified random sampling and convenience sampling techniques guided the sampling procedure. Narrative analysis and two sample t-test were used for the data analyses. The results revealed some complaints of gender discrimination and intimidation in the workplace and a significant effect of gender stereotype on employee performance. The study recommended that a strong policy against gender discrimination should be in place in organisations, to create and maintain a work environment with equal treatment for all employees irrespective of their gender. The study has implications for management, employees and the society at large. The reading public will become more aware of the effects of gender stereotyping on poverty, income inequality, injustice and underdevelopment of the society.
Green Marketing in Emerging Markets, 2021
Journal of Managerial Psychology
PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of authentic leadership (AL) on employe... more PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of authentic leadership (AL) on employees' health via employees' perception of climate of authenticity (PCA) across two studies. In study 2, the authors additionally explore the moderating role of employees' neuroticism.Design/methodology/approachThe hypotheses were tested across two studies using two-wave survey data. In study 1 (n = 104), the mediation hypothesis was tested. Study 2 (n = 146) extended study 1 and examined the moderated mediation model.FindingsAcross both studies, AL is positively related to employee health, and employees' perceived climate of authenticity mediates this relationship. Study 2 additionally shows that employees' neuroticism moderates this indirect effect such that perceived climate of authenticity instigated by AL is particularly conducive for employees high in neuroticism as opposed to those low in neuroticism.Practical implicationsFindings emphasize the health-promoting ef...
How much of cultural diversity will be adequate to spice up the civil service and address some ch... more How much of cultural diversity will be adequate to spice up the civil service and address some challenges such as redundancy, poor engagement, nepotism and perceived ineffectiveness of the civil service in Nigeria is worthy of investigation. Civil services play an important role in a globalized business environment, where the war for talents is intense and competition for human resource is aided by regionalization, open market principles and an information technology driven environment. A study on cultural diversity is useful for managers, human resource practitioners and organizational behaviorists, to understand culture, people, and work engagement in the organizations. This study examined cultural diversity as predictors of work engagement in the Nigerian civil service sector.
Journal of Emerging Trends in Economics and Management Sciences, 2016
Managerial ethical behaviour in the public and private sectors need to take cognisance of possibl... more Managerial ethical behaviour in the public and private sectors need to take cognisance of possible value conflicts and ethical differences with respect to specific norms, attitudes and cultural expectations. This study is a comparative analysis of managerial behaviour in the public and private sectors in Nigeria. The objective is to determine how managers in either public or private organisations are encouraging honesty and openness among workers in their organisations. Four public and four private sector organisation are selected using stratified random sampling. A sample size of 350 was used for the analysis. The collected data for the study was analysed using Pearson Correlation Coefficient. The study concludes that encouraging openness and honesty by managers' will reduce unethical practices in either the public or private organisations in Nigeria. The study recommends that effective corporate governance mechanism and control system should be enshrined in the operations of t...
Proceedings of the International Conference on Business, Management and Finance, Mar 7, 2019
This study examines the emergence of corporate social performance through the path of corporate s... more This study examines the emergence of corporate social performance through the path of corporate social responsibility and identifies the seeming failure of both practices in alleviating the deprivation and poverty of community and environmental stakeholders in Ogoniland of the Niger Delta Region. The high expectation and desire for better standard of living in an oil producing community where governance, the rule of law and accountability mechanisms are limited has necessitated the call for a new approach to social contribution for societal development. The study employed a qualitative approach with semi-structured interview. Specifically, the study covered the villages traversed by the Shell-owned Trans-Niger Pipeline (TNP) in Tai, Gokana, and Khana Local Government Areas of Rivers State, Nigeria. The results of the study indicate that CSR interventions of the IOCs have not provided sustainable economic development for the host communities of oil and gas fields and the interventions of the IOCs are not considered by the communities to be sustainable. On the basis of the arguments and findings of this study, we introduce Social Performance (SP) with the capacity to improve the interactions between the host communities and the IOCs in Nigeria.
The sensitivity of organizational downsizing in ensuring the right number of employees in an orga... more The sensitivity of organizational downsizing in ensuring the right number of employees in an organization in relation to the level of work is such that managers need to be alert to. The study examined how organizational downsizing affects surviving employees in connection with morale, commitment, satisfaction and career development. Qualitative research method was employed in the study covering the banking, airline, manufacturing and oil industries in Nigeria. 50 employees participated in the study, selected through convenience non-random sampling technique. The study concluded that downsizing brings fear and uncertainty on the job for survived employees; they feel they will also be laid-off in subsequent downsizing exercises, which then affects their morale, commitment, satisfaction and career development. The study will benefit the reading public, to know the reasons and effects of organizational downsizing in a competitive business environment with scare resources. Cite This Article As: AKAIGHE G, GEORGE O (2017). Organisational Downsizing and Its Effects on Surviving Employees Inter. J. Econ. Bus. Manage. 5(1): 12-23.
How much of cultural diversity will be adequate to spice up the civil service and address some ch... more How much of cultural diversity will be adequate to spice up the civil service and address some challenges such as redundancy, poor engagement, nepotism and perceived ineffectiveness of the civil service in Nigeria is worthy of investigation. Civil services play an important role in a globalized business environment, where the war for talents is intense and competition for human resource is aided by regionalization, open market principles and an information technology driven environment. A study on cultural diversity is useful for managers, human resource practitioners and organizational behaviorists, to understand culture, people, and work engagement in the organizations. This study examined cultural diversity as predictors of work engagement in the Nigerian civil service sector.
The Niger Delta area is endowed with natural resources, principally, crude oil. However, the regi... more The Niger Delta area is endowed with natural resources, principally, crude oil. However, the region remains poor and underdeveloped due to environmental pollution by the multinational oil companies that invariably initiated or contributed to the Niger Delta crises of militancy and other civil unrests associated with crude oil. The study examined environmental pollution and corporate social irresponsibility of multinational companies in the Niger Delta. The research method adopted for the study is qualitative analysis, through primary and secondary sources of data. The study concludes that the MNCs have behaved irresponsibly towards the host communities through their philanthropic gestures rather than behaving responsibly by genuinely holding and treating the communities as real stakeholders. It is recommended that the time is now ripe for profit sharing to the Niger Delta region as stakeholders rather than corporate philanthropy. Also, the oil companies should take more steps to clean up the environment that have been polluted and upgrade their operations to eliminate oil spillages, gas flaring and other pollutions in the region while the government should wake up to its responsibilities to protect the Niger Delta region by enforcing sanctions for environmental pollutions.
Keywords and Phrases: Environmental Pollution, Corporate Social Irresponsibility, Militants, Nigerian Oil Multinational Companies, Niger Delta Region of Nigeria
This study examined the effect of reward and compensation on employee loyalty and performance in ... more This study examined the effect of reward and compensation on employee loyalty and performance in Asset Management Corporation of Nigerian (AMCON). A descriptive survey research design was adopted in this study. The sample for this study consisted of randomly selected 179 staff of AMCON. Data collected were analysed using descriptive statistic; and Chi-square testing. Results from the study revealed that compensation program does influence employees' performance in AMCON, that fair rewarding system does enhance employee loyalty in AMCON, Quality of work compensation and conducive working atmosphere do affect employees' performance in AMCON. It was concluded that there is a need for the management and employees of AMCON to promote fair and adequate compensation system. Thus, it was recommended that the management of AMCON should improve on their monetary and non-monetary incentives scheme and to ensure that employee motivation is well articulated and executed at all level of the organization for the purpose of employee loyalty, job satisfaction and improved employee performance at all times. Also, the management should introduce some level of innovation and flexibility into the company policies concerning employee's motivation, there is need for better and healthy relationship between the management and its Employees at all level and between the employees themselves.
Determining an appropriate salaries and wages in the Nigerian public university has been a thing ... more Determining an appropriate salaries and wages in the Nigerian public university has been a thing of general concerns in last two decades without any meaningful solution. Without doubt, all three unions in the Nigerian Public Universities: that is, ASUU, SANU and NASU have at one time or the other embarked on series of long and protracted strike action with a devastating effects on the national economy, students, parents as well as the universities itself. However, of note is the Academic Staff Union of University because of the prominent role they play in the administration of universities in Nigeria. A recent investigation by the researcher reveals that the two key actors in any university system are the lecturer and the student; and it therefore means that the role of lecturer(s) in smooth running of university system cannot be overemphasized. ASUU has variously been dealt a great blow when it comes to negotiation for an appropriate reward especially during the military era with little progress during the civilian regime. Worse still is
the case of state owned universities where implementation of any collective agreements reached between government and ASUU has always been a curse rather than blessing. Infact, the 2009 ASUU /federal government is yet to be implemented in most of the state universities and thus generating a lot of controversy, confusion and unending protracted strike actions by the individual state ASUU'S in view of the foregoing, this study therefore examine the collective bargaining challenges in the Nigerian public university: A Study of Academic Staff
of Universities Unions Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye, Ogun State.
Keywords: Collective Bargaining, Challenges, Public University, ASUU.
Gender and behaviour patterns are fundamental cultural criteria in categorizing the human species... more Gender and behaviour patterns are fundamental cultural criteria in categorizing the human species. Under-valuing the potential and capabilities of workers as a result of gender stereotype has serious consequences for an organisation. The main purpose of the study was to gain a better understanding of the theoretical and empirical effect of gender stereotype on employees " performance, with focus on selected industries in Nigeria. The study was anchored on social role theory and role congruity theory. The study adopted a mixed research paradigm of qualitative and quantitative methods to gain a more robust investigation into gender stereotyping in the Nigerian work environment. Aresponse sample of 270 employees from 10 industries participated in the study with 10 female executive women amongst them answering the interview question on perception of their career paths as it relates to gender in their organisations. Stratified random sampling and convenience sampling techniques guided the sampling procedure. Narrative analysis and two sample t-test were used for the data analyses. The results revealed some complaints of gender discrimination and intimidation in the workplace and a significant effect of gender stereotype on employee performance. The study recommended that a strong policy against gender discrimination should be in place in organisations, to create and maintain a work environment with equal treatment for all employees irrespective of their gender. The study has implications for management, employees and the society at large. The reading public will become more aware of the effects of gender stereotyping on poverty, income inequality, injustice and underdevelopment of the society.