CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY In an organization, there are two discernable groups of workers – the superiors and the subordinates. The superiors or managers are require to guide and at the same time motivate the subordinates by raising their zeal to carry out their assigned tasks. This is the managerial … Read more
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Knowledge management is concerned with the creation of structures that combine the most advanced elements of technological resources and the indispensable input of human response and decision making (Scarnbrough, 1999:70). Corporations have always had experience and integrate it with knowledge acquired from outside sources (Polanyi, 1958). … Read more
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF STUDY Knowledge is increasingly being recognized as the new strategic imperative of organizations. The most established paradigm is that knowledge is power. Therefore, one has to hoard it, keep it to oneself to maintain an advantage. The common attitude of most people is to hold on to one’s knowledge … Read more
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Internet is one of the world’s most interesting and greatest achievements in the last millennium. The Internet was born in the 1960’s by the United State Defence and the Advanced Project Research Agency (APRA), which interconnected their Local Area Networks to form ARPA net. This was an … Read more
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY “Every organization needs the services of men to achieve its set goals. For these employees to put in their best towards the achievement of organizational goals and objectives they must be adequately motivated”, (Ugbaja, 1992:24). Motivation is that energizing force that compels or stimulates workers to … Read more
CHAPTER ONE 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Globalization refers to increasing global connectivity, integration and interdependence in the economic, social, technological, cultural, political and ecological spheres. Globalization is an umbrella term and is perhaps best understood as a unitary process inclusive of many sub- processes (such as enhanced economic interdependence, increased cultural influence, rapid … Read more
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the study The phenomenon of globalization begin in a primitive form when humans first settled into different areas of the world; however, it has shown a rather steady and rapid progress in the recent times and has become an international dynamic which due to technological advancement. Has increased in speed … Read more
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Employee’s performance appraisal is one of the most critical functions of a leader/manager and is a basic expectation of anyone in a supervisory role. In many organization staff are being appraised to ascertain how much each person contributed to the achievement of corporate goals and objectives. The … Read more
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The electronic method of payment or e-payment (e-commerce) has taken a centre stage in economic activities of countries of the world. In its bid to catch up with this trend in the world, Nigeria has adopted e-commerce. Investment in recent time, in the Nigeria capital market and … Read more
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Area All over the world, reasons for reforms in the public sector vary from country to country depending on the objective, peculiarity and the circumstance that the country finds itself. The issue of reform of the Nigerian downstream sector refining and distribution of petroleum products has been … Read more