Offia Eberechi CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The 19th century saw astonishing developments in communication technology originating in Europe. In 20th century information technology developed rapidly due to the scientific gains directly tied to military research and development, as they did in part due to World War II (Musiime and Biyaki, 2010). Today’s business … Read more
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Over the years, managers are increasingly realizing that they have to establish a balance between employees’ contribution to the organization and the organization’s contribution to the employees. Developing this balance is one of the main reasons to reward employees. Organizations that follow a strategic approach … Read more
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF STUDY This study aims at highlighting the effective utilization of management information technology and tools by most banks. This is as a result of the need to tender best services to customers and achievement of organizational goals or objective. However, despite the various sophistication of information technology and the … Read more
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY An organization is set up with the purpose of achieving certain objectives. Objectives can only be achieved when the resources is put to the best use. This calls for efficient management. The function of management is to coordinate the various factors in such a manner that they … Read more
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The term organization has been defined in several ways. Leavitt (1962:55-70) defines it as a specific configuration of structure, people, task and techniques. Structure describes the form of departments, hierarchy and committees. It influences the organization’s efficiency and effectiveness and thus organizational structure refers to the institutional … Read more
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study The concept of Lean Management can be traced as far back in history as the industrial revolution when machines, having shorter through-put times, replaced humans (Hobbs, 2004: 14). Jones, Roos, and Womack (1991) found that “After World War II, Eiji Toyoda and Taiichi Ohno at the Toyota … Read more
ABSTRACT The purpose of this work is to highlight The Effect of Knowledge Management on Organizational Performance specifically the study aimed to pursue the following objectives to determine the relationship between knowledge management and organizational performance; to evaluate the importance of training and development in the Nigerian manufacturing sector; to ascertain the impact of motivation … Read more
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY As the world is a global village, businesses are becoming more competive; and more business organizations are adapting to practices, that will give them an edge over their competitions. Organizations strive to adopt business ethics/code of conduct that will not only be responsive to the internal business environment, … Read more
ABSTRACT The focus of this study is on the effect of down-sizing on workers’ performance in selected organizations in Enugu state. The objectives of the study are to: Determine the causes of down-sizing in Enugu State. Assess the role of human resources in down-sizing: Analyze how down-sizing affects the performance of workers: Identify the category … Read more
CHAPTER ONE 1.1 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Debt operationally, is defined as the Obligations owned by one country to another country, denominated in either local and /or foreign currency only or in both, comprising both domestic and external obligations (DMO,2002). Debt management in Nigeria refers to the technical as well as the … Read more