The research examined psychosocial implications of Fulani herdsmen religio-organizational terrori... more The research examined psychosocial implications of Fulani herdsmen religio-organizational terrorism in Eastern-Nigeria (Biafra). Research participants were individuals or inhabitants affected by the Fulani herdsmen attacks. The research adopted analytical design. Instruments were secondary sources of information explored to collect facts. Fulani Herdsmen religio-organizational terrorism in Eastern Nigeria (Biafra) is characterised by religious/ethnic cleansing, physical injury and starvation, genocide, abduction and sexual abuse. Psychosocial theories reviewed were psychoanalysis, cognitive dissonance, frustration-aggression, and terror-management. Findings of the research were that Fulani Herdsmen terrorism leads to the following psychological results-mental health challenge, withdrawal tendency, life frustration, and trauma; as well as the following social results-social anxiety, tribal hatred, high insecurity/crime, and family disintegration. Recommendations were made to intensify security effectiveness and efficiency, as well as political will and synergy to stop Fulani Herdsmen religio-organizational terrorism in Eastern Nigeria (Biafra) in particular and Nigeria in general.
ABSTRACT: The study focused on locus-of-control and self-esteem vis-à-vis retirees’ coping behavi... more ABSTRACT: The study focused on locus-of-control and self-esteem vis-à-vis retirees’ coping behaviour in Anambra State, Nigeria. The study used Ways of Coping Checklist, Index of Self-Esteem, and Nowicki-Strictland Locus-of-Control Scale; cross-sectional factorial designs; two-way ANOVA statistics, random and snow-balling samplings, 56 retirees (26 males/30 females), 60-81 years retirees’ age-range and SD=1.98. Results: Self-esteem and Locus-of-control respectively had no significant influence on the retirees’ general coping behaviour in Anambra State, Nigeria; Self-esteem and locus-of-control combined had no significant influence on the retirees’ general coping systems; Self-esteem and Locus-of-control respectively significantly influenced only the retirees’ “avoidance coping” system; Selfesteem, locus-of-control, and their combined effects contributed 98%, 98%, and 90% respectively to retirees’ “avoidance coping” system; finally, Self-esteem and Locus-of-control respectively did not significantly influence retirees’ “problem-focused coping”, “social support seeking coping”, “self-blame coping”, and “wishful-thinking oping” elements of coping system. Recommendations: Effective coping with retirement should involve improved self-esteem, and constructive/positive locus-of-control of retirees.
Objectives of the study were to investigate lecturers' lifestyle and university ownership... more Objectives of the study were to investigate lecturers' lifestyle and university ownership variables, and stress experiences accompanying the variables. Participants (110) were sampled using incidental and cluster techniques: Federal University (46), State University (42), and Private University (22), Professors (12), Associate Professors (9), Senior Lecturers (30), Lecturer 1 (24), Lecturer 2 (14), and Assistant Lecturers (21) of cross-sectional and factorial designs, with multiple analysis of variance (MANOVA) statistics. Data were collected using valid/reliable lifestyle , and stress experience inventories of 5-points Likert measurements respectively. Findings were: Lifestyle significantly predisposed lecturers to stress; lifestyle significantly predisposed lecturers to stress arising from relationship with colleagues, research stress, and teaching task stress; combination of lifestyle and university type significantly contributed to lecturers' stress experiences; finally, variations in the stress were caused by work environment stressors. Recommendations were for lecturers to adopt healthy lifestyle , while university work environment be improved.
The thrust of this paper focused on the soaring unemployment rate in Nigerian on the heels of fal... more The thrust of this paper focused on the soaring unemployment rate in Nigerian on the heels of falling gross domestic product which is a direct consequence of Nigerian mono-economy currently running as crude-oil economy. Against this circumstance, this study therefore focused on the problems of unemployment in Nigeria and the convergence utilization of entrepreneurship models to sensitize enterprising spirit among Nigerians for job and wealth creation especially creating a mindset away from the paranoid dependency on government’s white collar jobs. The study evaluated the components of Econo-psychological entrepreneurship model by Bird (1988) and Institutional ecology theory of entrepreneurial intentions by Meyer and Rowan (1977) especially where their utility converged in application to the real unemployment situation in Nigeria. It is hoped that the theoretical framework will enable stakeholders in Nigeria explore practical avenues of job creation through legislation and taking adv...
This paper explored the predictive effects of distributive injustice on corruption and office abu... more This paper explored the predictive effects of distributive injustice on corruption and office abuse among police officers in Anambra State Police Command. The participants of the study were 294 (two hundred and ninety four) junior cadre police officers (below the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police) who comprised 241 male-police officers and 53 female-police officers. The ages of the police officers ranged from 26 to 47 years, the mean age was 37.51 years with a standard deviation of 2.20. Data for the study was collected with the aid of organizational justice scale by Niehoff and Moorman (1993) and Unethical Behaviour Tendency Scale by Tang and Weatherford (1997). Predictive design and multiple regression analysis were adopted as the design and statistical tool for the study respectively. The result confirmed that both corruption and office abuse dimensions of unethical behaviour were significantly predicted by distributive injustice among junior cadre police officers. Artic...
This study examined employee citizenship behaviour and counterproductive workplace behaviour as c... more This study examined employee citizenship behaviour and counterproductive workplace behaviour as correlates of employee participation in decision making among workers in the private sector establishments in Awka city, Anambra State, Nigeria. 496 participants comprising of 222 males and 274 females were used as respondents for the study. The participants' ages ranged from 26 to 54 years with a mean age of 34.90 years and standard deviation of 3.45. The participants were sampled using simple randomization sampling technique. The problem of the study guided the formulation of two hypotheses and data was collected using employee participation in decision making inventory by Ojukuku & Sajuyigbe (2014), organizational citizenship behaviour questionnaire by Podsakoff, Mackenzie, Moormam & Jetter, (1990) and counterproductive workplace behaviour questionnaire by Spector, Fox, Penney, Bruursema, Goh, and Kessler (2006). The design of the study was correlational survey design while Pearson...
European Journal of Training and Development Studies Vol.7 No.1, pp.23-44, January 2020, 2020
Objectives of the study were to investigate lecturers' lifestyle and university ownership var... more Objectives of the study were to investigate lecturers' lifestyle and university ownership variables, and stress experiences accompanying the variables. Participants (110) were sampled using incidental and cluster techniques: Federal University (46), State University (42), and Private University (22), Professors (12), Associate Professors (9), Senior Lecturers (30), Lecturer 1 (24), Lecturer 2 (14), and Assistant Lecturers (21) of cross-sectional and factorial designs, with multiple analysis of variance (MANOVA) statistics. Data were collected using valid/reliable lifestyle , and stress experience inventories of 5-points Likert measurements respectively. Findings were: Lifestyle significantly predisposed lecturers to stress; lifestyle significantly predisposed lecturers to stress arising from relationship with colleagues, research stress, and teaching task stress; combination of lifestyle and university type significantly contributed to lecturers' stress experiences; finally,...
This study invested empirically the effect of examine the impact of globalization on industrial g... more This study invested empirically the effect of examine the impact of globalization on industrial growth in Nigeria between the periods of 1981-2014. Ordinary least square (OLS) method of data analysis was adopted. The data used were soured from Central Bank of Nigeria Statistical Bulletin. The variables were on industrial sector output as the dependent variable, while foreign direct investment, exchange rate and trade openness as the independent variables, co-integration approach to determine the long-run equilibrium relationship of the model and error correction model to correct the error of the model. From the model it was discovered that FDI Explains that a unit increase in FDI will increase the industrial output by 7 units. INTR shows that a unit increase in interest rate will bring about a unit increase in the industrial output. EXCH shows that decrease in industrial output resulting from a unit decrease in the exchange rate. The study recommends an. In order to be competitive g...
Global Journal of Human Resource Management Vol.8, No.1, pp.1-19, February 2020, 2020
This study examined psychological distress of Aguata suburban female bankers, Anambra State, Nige... more This study examined psychological distress of Aguata suburban female bankers, Anambra State, Nigeria, with the objectives of understanding the interplay of job-related tension, perceived organizational justice and organizational frustration, using 89 participants, age-ranged 26-56 years, mean age 39.19, and standard deviation 7.35, sampled through cluster sampling technique. Reliable/valid instruments used were Job-related Tension Scale, Perceived-Organizational Justice Scale, and Organizational Frustration Scale. Multiple regression statistic tested the hypotheses postulated. The findings were job-related tension had significant positive correlation and significantly predicted 50% with organizational frustration; as well as have negative correlation with perceived-organizational justice of the participants. Perceived-organizational justice did not significantly predict organizational frustration (21% only) of female bankers. Recommendations were: Psychological intervention mechanis...
European Journal of Business and Innovation Research Vol.7, No.1, pp.43-56, January 2019 ___Published by European Centre for Research Training and Development UK (www.eajournals.org) , 2019
ABSTRACT: The study examined “organizational effectiveness in media industry: A study of public a... more ABSTRACT: The study examined “organizational effectiveness in media industry: A study of public and private media organizations in Anambra State, Eastern Nigeria (Biafra)”. Data were collected with valid/reliable “Organizational Effectiveness Model Inventory”, through multi-stage sampling using 2x4 factorial designs. Multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA), and descriptive statistics were used. Results at p<.05 found no significant differences for organization type and overall organization effectiveness. Contrarily, betweensubjects tests were significant for organization type and “goal attainment” and “strategic constituency” organizational effectiveness, but not significant for organization type and the “system resources” and “internal process” organizational effectiveness. Private media organizations accounted between 13% - 17% and 14% - 18% organizational effectiveness for “goal attainment” and “strategic constituency” dimensions respectively than public media organizations. Findings’ major implication is that ownership of media industry does not influence archived organizational effectiveness. Improvement is recommended on the “system resources” and “internal process” organizational effectiveness. KEYWORDS: Organizational-Effectiveness, Media, Anambra State, Eastern-Nigeria, Biafra
The research examined psychosocial implications of Fulani herdsmen religio-organizational terrori... more The research examined psychosocial implications of Fulani herdsmen religio-organizational terrorism in Eastern-Nigeria (Biafra). Research participants were individuals or inhabitants affected by the Fulani herdsmen attacks. The research adopted analytical design. Instruments were secondary sources of information explored to collect facts. Fulani Herdsmen religio-organizational terrorism in Eastern Nigeria (Biafra) is characterised by religious/ethnic cleansing, physical injury and starvation, genocide, abduction and sexual abuse. Psychosocial theories reviewed were psychoanalysis, cognitive dissonance, frustration-aggression, and terror-management. Findings of the research were that Fulani Herdsmen terrorism leads to the following psychological results-mental health challenge, withdrawal tendency, life frustration, and trauma; as well as the following social results-social anxiety, tribal hatred, high insecurity/crime, and family disintegration. Recommendations were made to intensify security effectiveness and efficiency, as well as political will and synergy to stop Fulani Herdsmen religio-organizational terrorism in Eastern Nigeria (Biafra) in particular and Nigeria in general.
ABSTRACT: The study focused on locus-of-control and self-esteem vis-à-vis retirees’ coping behavi... more ABSTRACT: The study focused on locus-of-control and self-esteem vis-à-vis retirees’ coping behaviour in Anambra State, Nigeria. The study used Ways of Coping Checklist, Index of Self-Esteem, and Nowicki-Strictland Locus-of-Control Scale; cross-sectional factorial designs; two-way ANOVA statistics, random and snow-balling samplings, 56 retirees (26 males/30 females), 60-81 years retirees’ age-range and SD=1.98. Results: Self-esteem and Locus-of-control respectively had no significant influence on the retirees’ general coping behaviour in Anambra State, Nigeria; Self-esteem and locus-of-control combined had no significant influence on the retirees’ general coping systems; Self-esteem and Locus-of-control respectively significantly influenced only the retirees’ “avoidance coping” system; Selfesteem, locus-of-control, and their combined effects contributed 98%, 98%, and 90% respectively to retirees’ “avoidance coping” system; finally, Self-esteem and Locus-of-control respectively did not significantly influence retirees’ “problem-focused coping”, “social support seeking coping”, “self-blame coping”, and “wishful-thinking oping” elements of coping system. Recommendations: Effective coping with retirement should involve improved self-esteem, and constructive/positive locus-of-control of retirees.
Objectives of the study were to investigate lecturers&#39; lifestyle and university ownership... more Objectives of the study were to investigate lecturers&#39; lifestyle and university ownership variables, and stress experiences accompanying the variables. Participants (110) were sampled using incidental and cluster techniques: Federal University (46), State University (42), and Private University (22), Professors (12), Associate Professors (9), Senior Lecturers (30), Lecturer 1 (24), Lecturer 2 (14), and Assistant Lecturers (21) of cross-sectional and factorial designs, with multiple analysis of variance (MANOVA) statistics. Data were collected using valid/reliable lifestyle , and stress experience inventories of 5-points Likert measurements respectively. Findings were: Lifestyle significantly predisposed lecturers to stress; lifestyle significantly predisposed lecturers to stress arising from relationship with colleagues, research stress, and teaching task stress; combination of lifestyle and university type significantly contributed to lecturers&#39; stress experiences; finally, variations in the stress were caused by work environment stressors. Recommendations were for lecturers to adopt healthy lifestyle , while university work environment be improved.
The thrust of this paper focused on the soaring unemployment rate in Nigerian on the heels of fal... more The thrust of this paper focused on the soaring unemployment rate in Nigerian on the heels of falling gross domestic product which is a direct consequence of Nigerian mono-economy currently running as crude-oil economy. Against this circumstance, this study therefore focused on the problems of unemployment in Nigeria and the convergence utilization of entrepreneurship models to sensitize enterprising spirit among Nigerians for job and wealth creation especially creating a mindset away from the paranoid dependency on government’s white collar jobs. The study evaluated the components of Econo-psychological entrepreneurship model by Bird (1988) and Institutional ecology theory of entrepreneurial intentions by Meyer and Rowan (1977) especially where their utility converged in application to the real unemployment situation in Nigeria. It is hoped that the theoretical framework will enable stakeholders in Nigeria explore practical avenues of job creation through legislation and taking adv...
This paper explored the predictive effects of distributive injustice on corruption and office abu... more This paper explored the predictive effects of distributive injustice on corruption and office abuse among police officers in Anambra State Police Command. The participants of the study were 294 (two hundred and ninety four) junior cadre police officers (below the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police) who comprised 241 male-police officers and 53 female-police officers. The ages of the police officers ranged from 26 to 47 years, the mean age was 37.51 years with a standard deviation of 2.20. Data for the study was collected with the aid of organizational justice scale by Niehoff and Moorman (1993) and Unethical Behaviour Tendency Scale by Tang and Weatherford (1997). Predictive design and multiple regression analysis were adopted as the design and statistical tool for the study respectively. The result confirmed that both corruption and office abuse dimensions of unethical behaviour were significantly predicted by distributive injustice among junior cadre police officers. Artic...
This study examined employee citizenship behaviour and counterproductive workplace behaviour as c... more This study examined employee citizenship behaviour and counterproductive workplace behaviour as correlates of employee participation in decision making among workers in the private sector establishments in Awka city, Anambra State, Nigeria. 496 participants comprising of 222 males and 274 females were used as respondents for the study. The participants' ages ranged from 26 to 54 years with a mean age of 34.90 years and standard deviation of 3.45. The participants were sampled using simple randomization sampling technique. The problem of the study guided the formulation of two hypotheses and data was collected using employee participation in decision making inventory by Ojukuku & Sajuyigbe (2014), organizational citizenship behaviour questionnaire by Podsakoff, Mackenzie, Moormam & Jetter, (1990) and counterproductive workplace behaviour questionnaire by Spector, Fox, Penney, Bruursema, Goh, and Kessler (2006). The design of the study was correlational survey design while Pearson...
European Journal of Training and Development Studies Vol.7 No.1, pp.23-44, January 2020, 2020
Objectives of the study were to investigate lecturers' lifestyle and university ownership var... more Objectives of the study were to investigate lecturers' lifestyle and university ownership variables, and stress experiences accompanying the variables. Participants (110) were sampled using incidental and cluster techniques: Federal University (46), State University (42), and Private University (22), Professors (12), Associate Professors (9), Senior Lecturers (30), Lecturer 1 (24), Lecturer 2 (14), and Assistant Lecturers (21) of cross-sectional and factorial designs, with multiple analysis of variance (MANOVA) statistics. Data were collected using valid/reliable lifestyle , and stress experience inventories of 5-points Likert measurements respectively. Findings were: Lifestyle significantly predisposed lecturers to stress; lifestyle significantly predisposed lecturers to stress arising from relationship with colleagues, research stress, and teaching task stress; combination of lifestyle and university type significantly contributed to lecturers' stress experiences; finally,...
This study invested empirically the effect of examine the impact of globalization on industrial g... more This study invested empirically the effect of examine the impact of globalization on industrial growth in Nigeria between the periods of 1981-2014. Ordinary least square (OLS) method of data analysis was adopted. The data used were soured from Central Bank of Nigeria Statistical Bulletin. The variables were on industrial sector output as the dependent variable, while foreign direct investment, exchange rate and trade openness as the independent variables, co-integration approach to determine the long-run equilibrium relationship of the model and error correction model to correct the error of the model. From the model it was discovered that FDI Explains that a unit increase in FDI will increase the industrial output by 7 units. INTR shows that a unit increase in interest rate will bring about a unit increase in the industrial output. EXCH shows that decrease in industrial output resulting from a unit decrease in the exchange rate. The study recommends an. In order to be competitive g...
Global Journal of Human Resource Management Vol.8, No.1, pp.1-19, February 2020, 2020
This study examined psychological distress of Aguata suburban female bankers, Anambra State, Nige... more This study examined psychological distress of Aguata suburban female bankers, Anambra State, Nigeria, with the objectives of understanding the interplay of job-related tension, perceived organizational justice and organizational frustration, using 89 participants, age-ranged 26-56 years, mean age 39.19, and standard deviation 7.35, sampled through cluster sampling technique. Reliable/valid instruments used were Job-related Tension Scale, Perceived-Organizational Justice Scale, and Organizational Frustration Scale. Multiple regression statistic tested the hypotheses postulated. The findings were job-related tension had significant positive correlation and significantly predicted 50% with organizational frustration; as well as have negative correlation with perceived-organizational justice of the participants. Perceived-organizational justice did not significantly predict organizational frustration (21% only) of female bankers. Recommendations were: Psychological intervention mechanis...
European Journal of Business and Innovation Research Vol.7, No.1, pp.43-56, January 2019 ___Published by European Centre for Research Training and Development UK (www.eajournals.org) , 2019
ABSTRACT: The study examined “organizational effectiveness in media industry: A study of public a... more ABSTRACT: The study examined “organizational effectiveness in media industry: A study of public and private media organizations in Anambra State, Eastern Nigeria (Biafra)”. Data were collected with valid/reliable “Organizational Effectiveness Model Inventory”, through multi-stage sampling using 2x4 factorial designs. Multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA), and descriptive statistics were used. Results at p<.05 found no significant differences for organization type and overall organization effectiveness. Contrarily, betweensubjects tests were significant for organization type and “goal attainment” and “strategic constituency” organizational effectiveness, but not significant for organization type and the “system resources” and “internal process” organizational effectiveness. Private media organizations accounted between 13% - 17% and 14% - 18% organizational effectiveness for “goal attainment” and “strategic constituency” dimensions respectively than public media organizations. Findings’ major implication is that ownership of media industry does not influence archived organizational effectiveness. Improvement is recommended on the “system resources” and “internal process” organizational effectiveness. KEYWORDS: Organizational-Effectiveness, Media, Anambra State, Eastern-Nigeria, Biafra
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KEYWORDS: Organizational-Effectiveness, Media, Anambra State, Eastern-Nigeria, Biafra
KEYWORDS: Organizational-Effectiveness, Media, Anambra State, Eastern-Nigeria, Biafra