ABSTRACT This research studied the impact of regional and international peacekeeping operations on intra-state conflict. It especially studied the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the United Nations in the resolution of the Liberian conflict of 1989-2003, and the Sierra Leonean conflict of 1991-1999. The research is carried out using the Case Study Design which involves the detailed examination of a single phenomenon at a time. Case studies thus enable a comprehensive un...
ABSTRACT Performance appraisal has been view by human resource practitioners as an effective tool for human resource management (HRM). Yet effective in the other hand remains a practical challenge to managers and employees because of cognitive, behavioural and motivational factors. This study was aimed at looking into the performance appraisal and productivity in Abia State Polytechnic, Aba. The study commenced with the introduction, where the researcher discussed the background to the study ...
ABSTRACT This study investigates the impact of macroeconomic variables on stock prices in Nigeria. Since most of the previous studies in this area did not consider the topic at the individual firm’s level, the work therefore made an attempt to unravel the complex relationship between stock prices and macroeconomic variables at the market level as well as at the individual firm’s level. Secondary data on stock prices of selected firms, Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) stock price index and si...
ABSTRACT The study investigated personality type, parenting style and socioeconomic status as predictors of adolescents’ delinquency behaviour among three hundred and sixty (360) secondary school students from Nsukka Local Government Area. They consist of both male and females aged 10 – 17 years with a mean age of 13.5 years. Three instruments were used such as; Type A behaviour scale, parental bonding Instrument and the Self report delinquency scale. Multiple regression analysis was used...
ABSTRACT This study was on investment management practices and growth of public enterprises in Enugu state, Nigeria. The objective of this thesis was to identify investment management practices employed in public enterprises in Enugu State; and explain how the adoption of appropriate investment management practices promoted the growth of the enterprises. The purpose of this study was to analyse any observed growth of public enterprises in Enugu State in terms of the extent to which they emplo...
ABSTRACT This study examined the impact of staff training and development on employees’ work attitudes in Anambra State Local Government system. It worked on the contention that the low performance of employees in Anambra State Local Government system was as a result of the existing poor attitudes to work put up by the employees. The study therefore concerned itself with the primary task of finding out the extent at which local government training and development programmes has been able to...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the effect of family responsibility on work commitment of professional women workers. Two hundred (200) women employees engaged in the financial institutions were used as participants. One hundred and twenty (120) were unmarried while eighty (80) were married. Among the married ones, thirty-eight (38) had children while forty-two (42) had no child. The participants were selected using stratified random sampling method. The instrument that was used is the Organ...
Abstract IDPs worldwide are amongst the most vulnerable groups in society. They face a number of challenges and these include poverty, food insecurity, acute water shortages, inadequate educational and health facilities as well as marginalization. In the wake of such challenges this has given rise to the intervention by civil society in the form of programs and projects aimed at improving the livelihoods of these IDPs and empowering them. The aim of the research is to analyse the role played ...
Abstract Zimbabwe is facing a huge amount of inequity in terms of labour relations due to the Supreme Court ruling of 17 July 2015 by Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku in the case of Nyamande and Anor V Zuva. This instability within parastatals has become a common feature as the ruling triggered mass terminations on notice without benefits. Morale within the work place subsequently hit a low and by the end of September 2015 it had led to over 30 000 job terminations. The rights workers had pr...
ABSTRACT The study focuses on the electoral system , election management and democracy in Zimbabwe.The study primarily focuses on how the electoral system in Zimbabwe influence democracy.Essential to this research is to critically look at the factors that impede the electoral system to achieve democracyThe research questions were therefore a replica of the objectives of the research so as to come up with a feasible research with worthy recommendations in the last vii chapter.It must be noted ...