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RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN TALENT MANAGEMENT AND LABOUR TURNOVER IN NIGERIA BANKING SECTOR

ABSTRACT This study investigated relationship between talent management and labour turnover a study of Nigeria banking sector. Employees in Nigeria banking system are highly pressured to improve their present performance while little or no room is given for development of talent to improve future performance. This pressure is what brings about job insecurity, absenteeism, burnout and resignation hence the purpose of the study. The study used survey research design. A total of 320 respondents...

Effect of Reward on Organizational Commitment

16EFFECT OF REWARD ON ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT: A CASE STUDY OF LAGOS STATE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, NIGERIAABSTRACTThis study examined the effect of reward on organizational commitment with reference to Lagos State Internal Revenue Service, Nigeria. The case study is chosen because tax revenue is an instrument of economic development of most countries including Nigeria, that can put them on the road to sustainable development. The population of the study is 135 purposively selected staff o...

Impact of Leadership Styles on Succession Planning in SMEs in Lagos State

ABSTRACT Nigeria’s economy is dominated by Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Agriculture, Manufacturing, Commerce, Industry and Services. Despite the active involvements by SMEs in Nigeria economy. High mortality rate among SMEs is a matter of major concern. The main purpose of the study is to determine impact of leadership styles on succession planning in SMEs in Lagos state, Nigeria. The study specifically determined impact of (i) directive, (ii) transformational, (iii) participative...

Relationship between Talent Management and Labour Turnover in Nigeria banking sector.

Abstract It is commonly understood that engaged employees are motivated to contribute to the success of the organization. Literature also reveals that work engagement which comes from job satisfaction is derived from effective career management practices, which results in lower employee turnover and productivity of the organization. Survey research method was adopted. Simple random sampling technique was employed to select respondents from the stratums of managers and non-managerial staff fro...

The Development of Cost and Management Accounting - A Historical Perspective

Abstract The aim of this paper is to describe the historical origin and development of cost and management accounting. This study has successfully linked the modern management accounting systems to the past to ensure a better understanding. It was gathered that the existence of cost accounting as one of the oldest managerial tools dates back to the ancient times. The formal beginning of cost and management accounting is ascribed to the industrial revolution of the nineteenth century which was...

Luca Pacioli's Double-Entry System of Accounting - A Critique

Abstract What we know today as double entry bookkeeping is traceable to a man called Luca Pacioli, the author of the world’s first printed book-keeping treatise. As the origin of all subsequent book-keeping treatises throughout Europe, Luca Pacioli’s book-keeping tract is not only the source of modern accounting, but also ensured that the medieval Venetian method itself survived into our times. However, this study is aimed at critically examining the emergence of the double entry syst...

The Impact of Transfer Pricing on Financial Reporting - A Nigerian Study

Abstract The issue of transfer pricing arises where companies are divisionalised and have responsibility centres operating as strategic business units. This kind of situation is associated with the challenge of determining suitable prices for intra-group transactions. The transfer pricing problem becomes even more critical where a company has subsidiaries spread around the world especially in countries that have varying tax rates. Under this situation, it is common for multinational compa...

Rap Music As A Tool For Socio-political Change In Africa

Hip Hop/rap has proved to be a critical means to develop and disseminate political consciousness as can be seen from the lyrics of rappers like Nas, Common, Talib Kweli, Ice cube, and Hip Hop groups like De la Soul, The Roots, all in the United State of America.  In Nigeria, Eedris Abdul Kareem, Sound Sultan, Eldee the Don and I, (Street Poet), with some others have lyrically contributed to socio-political state of the country. My rap single released in 2007 titled Nigeria we hail, which has...

OFFICE MANAGERS ASSESSMENT OF RECORDS MANAGEMENT IN MODERN TIMES-CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS

The aim of this project is to x-ray office manager’s assessment of records management in Modern times: challenges and prospects. The researcher in order to carry out an effective and efficient research reviewed some relevant literature on the issue to form the theoretical aspect of the topic. The researcher adopted the questionnaire as the main instrument used for collecting data for the study. The questionnaire consists of twelve (12) questions which were submitted to the project superviso...

THE TECHNOLOGICAL IMPACT ON THE ADVANCEMENT OF OFFICE MANAGERS AT WORKPLACE

The aim of this project examines the technological impact on the advancement of office managers at workplace. The researcher in order to carry out an effective and efficient research reviewed some relevant literature on the issue to form the theoretical aspect of the topic. The researcher adopted the questionnaire as the main instrument used for collecting data for the study. The questionnaire consists of fourteen (13) questions which were submitted to the project supervisor for correction an...

THE IMPACT OF MORTGAGE INSTITUTIONS ON THE NATIONAL HOUSING POLICY AND DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA.

  ABSTRACT The subject matter of this research work examined the impact of Mortgage institutions on the National housing policy and Development in Nigeria. This study also examined the effect of mortgage finance and National Housing Fund on Nigerian Citizens towards acquiring their own houses. The work outlined and appraised critically the contributions of Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria and Primary Mortgage Institutions to Housing Development in Nigeria. The data for the research work wer...

The Relevance of International Financial Reporting Standards on the Quality of Financial Reporting in Nigeria

` ABSTRACT The aim of the study was to establish a relationship between the International Financial Reporting Standards and the quality of financial Reporting. The data required for this research work was basically the primary data, which was obtained through the use of questionnaire. Therefore, the research design used for this research work was the sample survey design. The population of this study was made up of the staff of the selected banks which was made up of male and female respo...

MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OF INVENTORY IN SELECTED MANUFACTURING FIRMS IN ONDO STATE, NIGERIA

ABSTRACT This study assessed the management and control of inventory in selected manufacturing firms in Ikeja, Lagos state. To achieve this, the main objectives of the study were to assess the inventory management method currently in use by the firms and recommend modern and effective methods that will mitigate the inventory-related challenges confronting the firms. The population of the study comprised of 185 staffs of the three selected manufacturing firms and the calculated sample size was...

THE CONSEQUENTIALISM OF THE POLITICAL CULTURE OF GERONTOCRACY AND GERONTOPHOBIA

Abstract The existence, persistence and practise of Gerontocracy prevalent in the political dispensation and sector has given birth to Gerontophobia of the Youths which has ultimately affected Youth’s participation in Politics and detrimental to national growth and development. This research work x-rays the consequences of operating a Political Gerontocratic System of Government in African Nations and Nigeria in a particular way, as it works against Democracy and induces Gerontophobia in th...

Impact of deposit money banks agricultural credit on agricultural productivity in Nigeria

This paper examined the impact of deposit money bank agricultural credit on agricultural productivity in Nigeria using an error correction model and annual time series data for the period 1981-2014. The results indicate that an equilibrium relationship exists between the variables. In addition, we find that deposit money bank’s agricultural credit impacts positively and significantly on agricultural productivity in the long-run, but this impact is quite negligible in the short-run. We al...


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