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THE BROADCAST MEDIA AND SUSTAINABLE DEMOCRACY IN NIGERIA: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES

INTRODUCTION It has been established that there is a very strong relationship between media performance and the conduct and vibrancy of politics and political activities in democracies. It is often said that in democracies, “the media have a complex relationship with sources of power and the political system” (McQuail, 2005). Both politics and the media have the singular aim of promoting the individual and collective interests of the general society. Thus, while politics serves as a route...

PROCESSES OF PRODUCTION AND TREATMENT OF PORTABLE WATER (A CASE STUDY OF ENUGU STATE WATER CORPORATION)

ABSTRACT This seminar “Processes of Production and treatment of portable water” was meant to study the purification of water and the technique employed in achieving a clean portable water for domestic and industrial use suitable for human consumption.  Having sourced materials for this research in internet and library, I proceeded to Enugu State Water Corporation where I found out that this seminar helped in exposing those criteria, maintained in order to obtain a portable water suitable...

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AS A STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT TOOL

ABSTRACT Numerous types of management tools can be applied to innovation management -conceptual and mathematical models, frameworks, checklists, benchmarking tool and specific techniques and methodologies. This paper reviews a variety of such tools, examines their take-up by and usefulness to industry and speculates on their relevance and applicability in complex product system industries. The development of many of the tools has been informed by the large body of research into the success an...

POLICY IMPLEMENTATION IN NIGERIAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION (A CASE STUDY OF UDI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ENUGU STATE)

ABSTRACT The main aim of the research is bordered on “Policy Implementation in Nigerian Local Government Administration.” Administration is seen as a situation where effort is combined to achieve or accomplish a common goal. Local government is the third tier of government in Nigeria, and is aimed at accelerating rural and community development. The literatures reviewed that policy making and implementation seem to be the most important phase in rural development. Policy implementation ga...

PERSONNEL POLICIES AND ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS: A THEORETICAL DISCOURSE

ABSTRACT The study was  motivated by the necessity to establish what constitute policies in organization. Personnel policies are a preplanned course of action establishing a guide to work towards acceptable outcomes and objectives in organizational. Effective impacting of policies in a company motivation team work, this team work in organization enable the organization to achieve effectiveness and efficiency in the objective of organization.    Sources of data include, primary and secondar...

MOTIVATION AS A MANAGEMENT TOOLS FOR INCREASING THE PRODUCTIVITY OF WORKERS. (A STUDY OF ESHDC)

INTRODUCTION Most organization ignore this drive that motivation is the success factor that make employees think more of organizational interest and less of individual interest.  Countries like Japan, American, Russia, China, and Europe are known for their technological advancement.  The secret behind the success of these developed countries is that they have developed a culture of motivating their labour force.  It is worthy to mention that a motivated worker is the most productive worker...

IMPACT OF BUREAUCRACY IN ACHIEVING ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVE (CASE STUDY OF POWER HOLDING NIGERIA, ANAMBRA STATE)

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to ascertain the impact of bureaucracy towards achieving organizational goals and objectives.  The survey method of descriptive research was used for the study. The main instrument used in data  collection for the study was a questionnaire the responses were attached in frequency tables and percentages were used to analyze the data.  The result of the analysis and interpretation revealed that bureaucracy has too much innovation and not rigidity, it see...

Impact of Ethical Leadership on Employee Job Performance.

Impact of Ethical Leadership on Employee Job PerformanceAbstractDespite the growing concern of researchers in the field of business ethics, cases of unethical practices have continue to manifest in corporate organisations. Corporate leaders engage in decisions that have resulted to lack of trust in the organisations leadership; and lack of commitment to organisation’s goals. This paper tries to examine the concept of ethical leadership, the characteristics of an ethical leader, ethical lead...

Implication of Terrorism on global peace and security: case study of the middle east experience

Abstract The objective of this study is to evaluate the implications of terrorism in the global peace and security with reference to Middle East region. In carrying out this study, a time series model and estimate were specified by the seemingly unrelated regressions (SURE) model (Zellner, 1962).  A consumer-choice model developed by Enders, Sandler and Parise (1992) is utilized to study the regional effects of terrorism on competitors’ market shares with appropriate impact on political an...

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (MIS) AS AN AID TO MANAGEMENT DECISION MAKING (A CASE STUDY OF JUHEL NIGERIA LIMITED)

ABSTRACT  This research work would be carried out to appreciate the role of management information system as an aid to management decision making.  The ignorance of management information system or its in certain business especially small scale business has led to unsound.  Management system, thereby affecting the effectiveness and efficiency of its operations.  This may lead to the non-effectiveness and efficient achievement of the firm’s objectives.  The objectives is to determine th...

IMPACT OF MARKETING RESEARCH IN SMALL SCALE COMPANY (CASE STUDY OF BIANCA COSMETICS, ENUGU)

ABSRACT The research is on the Role of Marketing in Improving a Company’s Performance, a case study of Bianca Cosmetics Company. In other to carry out the work effectively, some the following objectives were formulated: To know whether Bianca cosmetics conduct marketing research. To determine the impact of marketing research on the company’s profitability, primary and secondary data were collected to solve the research problem.   Questionnaires oral interviews were used as research instr...

GENDER EQUALITY AND FAIRNESS IN LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES IN NIGERIAN HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT, NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, ENUGU STATE

Abstract This study tries to investigate gender equality and fairness in leadership opportunities in Nigerian House of parliament, National Assembly, Enugu State House of Assembly and some selected State and Federal government establishments.  Gender equality means that woman and men enjoy the same status and have opportunities to realize their full human rights and potentials to contribute to sought to address among other objectives the following: to find out the ratio of men and women in l...

FEASIBILITY STUDIES AS A TOOL FOR SUCCESSFUL COOPERATIVE BUSINESS ENTERPRISES (A CASE STUDY OF SELECTED COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES IN ENUGU NORTH AND SOUTH, ENUGU STATE)

ABSTRACT The aim of this study is to make sure that new individuals going into cooperative formation appreciate the importance of feasibility studies to make a successful cooperative business enterprise. Cooperative business enterprise can only be achieved and sustained when a feasibility study is well prepared and define the kind of business that is about to commence. The product, the resources and also time  location for the business operation, the drive for investment can only take place ...

EFFECTS OF HUMAN RESOURCES TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT ON WORKERS’ PRODUCTIVITY IN NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF POWER HOLDING COMPANY OF NIGERIA, ENUGU STATE)

ABSTRACT Management gets involved in manpower training and development as one of its various activities, it is the work of the organization to develop its staff so that they can work efficiently.  This will keep increasing the organization’s productivity. Sincere in the three M(S) (men, money and material) needed in an organization, man happens to be part of it, human resources has it’s objectives as a result of this, they need to train and develop their employees to perform very well. �...

CRISIS MANAGEMENT IN THE NIGERIAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT SYSTEM (A CASE STUDY OF NKANU WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT)

ABSTRACT This research work is primarily aimed at examining the problems of crisis management in the Nigeria Local Government Administration Council, Nkanu West Local Government Area was used as a case study. The need for this research work arouse from the fact that, without properly managing the crisis that usually occur in the local Government Administration Area (which aimed at bringing government to social amenities) may not be achieved even partly. To achieve the above objectives, data w...


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