Research Papers/Topics in Industrial Relations and Personnel Management

Effects Of Store Environments On Customer Buying Behaviour. A Case Of The Midlands Spar

Abstract The research investigated the effects of store environments on the buying behavior of customers. Its main objective is to explore the effects of the physical components of the store environment on customer buying behavior. Literature was reviewed guided by given objectives and gaps were noted as the literature flows. The type of research design used in this study was exploratory, making use of a qualitative approach and a communicative technique of interviews. Data collection instrum...

AN EVALUATION OF THE SUPPLY CHAIN RISKS IN PROCURE-TO-PAY PRACTICES IN PRIVATE SECTOR

Abstract The later part of the twentieth century recognized that procurement function can strategically position firms and are unceasingly utilizing its developing role. There are outstanding indications in most markets that cost is the order winning criterion and there are also many other markets that form their winning criteria through on-time and ethical supply for goods and services. Surprisingly, procurement function not only ensure the need to supply timely or ethically but also to con...

Enhancing Employees' Productivity in the Public Sector by Deploying the Reward Management System

ABSTRACTi This research assessed the effect of reward management system on employee productivity in the public sector with special reference to a state-owned tertiary institution - Lagos State University. The research examined the role of reward management in enhancing the productivity of employees in the University. This is not to unconnected with the general belief that a just and efficient reward management system enhances workers’ morale and improves their effectiveness and performance ...