The wrong man on the wrong job can lead to poor organizational performance and eventual closure or liquidation of the organization. The main objective of this study is to find out the effect of recruitment and selection on employees'... more
The wrong man on the wrong job can lead to poor organizational performance and eventual closure or liquidation of the organization. The main objective of this study is to find out the effect of recruitment and selection on employees' performance in Diamond Bank Plc Abuja, FCT. The study made use of survey research design. The entire population of the study is three hundred and forty-four (344) comprising of all the staff of fifteen (15) Diamond bank branches in Abuja. Taro Yamane formula was employed to arrive at a sample size of one hundred and eighty-five (185). The primary source of data was mainly used and out of 185 questionnaires distributed only 129 were retrieved and used for the analysis. Multiple regression and correlation matrix were used to analyse the data. A normality test was also carried out on the data. The e-view statistical software package, excel and SPSS were employed for these purposes. The findings reveal that there is a significant positive relationship between recruitment and employees' performance in Diamond bank Plc branches in Abuja, also there is a significant positive relationship between selection and the performance of employees in Diamond bank branches in Abuja. It was concluded that improvement in the recruitment and selection process in diamond bank plc will improve the performance of employees in Diamond bank branches in Abuja. The study recommends that the management of Diamond bank should pay more attention to the employment agencies being used by the bank for recruitment exercises to ensure that the best candidates are recruited from the beginning as this will improve the performance as well as reduce the high labour turnover being experienced by the bank.
The paper provides an anthropological analysis of the socio-political system of the Kingdom of Benin during the longest and most important period of her history: from coming to power of the ruling up to now Second (Oba) dynasty presumably... more
The paper provides an anthropological analysis of the socio-political system of the Kingdom of Benin during the longest and most important period of her history: from coming to power of the ruling up to now Second (Oba) dynasty presumably in the 13th century till the British colonial conquest in 1897. The course of this system formation and its basic characteristic features are outlined. It is argued that the Benin Kingdom of the 13th – 19th centuries was a supercomplex society which yet was not a state, as it was lack of the latter’s fundamental parameters. Particularly, the Benin society was not based on suprakin (territorial) social ties and there was no professional (bureaucratic) administration in it. The kin-based extended family community always remained this society’s focus, and the supracommunal institutions were built up by its matrix, what is impossible in a state. So, notwithstanding its overall socio-cultural supercomplexity, Benin was not a state but rather a specific alternative to it, labeled “megacommunity”. Its structure can be depicted as four concentric circles forming an upset cone: the extended family, the community, the chiefdom, and finally the kingdom. A number of other African and non-African examples of this underconceptualized and understudied by now type of socio-political organization are offered.
The examined the effect of structural adjustment programme on the performance of small and medium scale enterprises in Nigeria. The research design adopted for the study is ex-post facto and the population of this is all the small and... more
The examined the effect of structural adjustment programme on the performance of small and medium scale enterprises in Nigeria. The research design adopted for the study is ex-post facto and the population of this is all the small and medium scale enterprises in Nigeria. The population of the study is 72838 and was used as the sample size. Structural adjustment programme was measured by import substitution policy and export promotion policy and small and medium scale enterprise performance was measured by SMEs output. The study covered a period of 32 years from 1986-2017. The statistical tools adopted in this study were descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, unit root test and Regression. The analysis was conducted using e-view statistical software and the finding indicates that there was a negative and significant effect relationship between structural adjustment programme and performance of Small and medium scale enterprises in Nigeria. The study also found that LIM has a positive and significant effect on LSMEOPT in Nigeria. Also, LEX has a negative and significant effect on LSMEOPT in Nigeria. The study suggested that Government in Nigeria should reduced the adoption of SAP in Nigeria but should only embark on import substitution since before the adoption of SAP, Nigerian introduced indigenization policy in 1977. Government of Nigeria should designed policy that discourage the people of Nigeria to purchase SMEs manufactured products from the richer countries. They should only sell their primary products on the world market, but their foreign exchange reserves should not be used to purchase the manufactures products from abroad.
The study examines the effect of internet banking on non financial performance of First bank Nigeria Plc, Abuja. The study used survey research design and employed the use of structured questionnaire administered to the employees of 41... more
The study examines the effect of internet banking on non financial performance of First bank Nigeria Plc, Abuja. The study used survey research design and employed the use of structured questionnaire administered to the employees of 41 branches of First Bank Plc, Abuja. A population of 2231 employees was targeted and a sample size of 337 was derived using Taro Yamane formula. Point in time data was collected from primary source and Ordinary Least Square was adopted in analysing the data. Findings reveal that internet banking proxies such as cheap internet costs, 24 hours internet services and ICT competence of customers contributed significantly to the performance of First Bank Nigeria plc Abuja. The study concludes that the effect of internet banking on the performance First Bank Nigeria Plc, Abuja is significant. It is therefore recommended that First Bank Nigeria Plc, Abuja should continue to adopt internet banking since it contributes significantly to their operational performance.
The study examines the effect of internet banking on non financial performance of First bank Nigeria Plc, Abuja. The study used survey research design and employed the use of structured questionnaire administered to the employees of 41... more
The study examines the effect of internet banking on non financial performance of First bank Nigeria Plc, Abuja. The study used survey research design and employed the use of structured questionnaire administered to the employees of 41 branches of First Bank Plc, Abuja. A population of 2231 employees was targeted and a sample size of 337 was derived using Taro Yamane formula. Point in time data was collected from primary source and Ordinary Least Square was adopted in analysing the data. Findings reveal that internet banking proxies such as cheap internet costs, 24 hours internet services and ICT competence of customers contributed significantly to the performance of First Bank Nigeria plc Abuja. The study concludes that the effect of internet banking on the performance First Bank Nigeria Plc, Abuja is significant. It is therefore recommended that First Bank Nigeria Plc, Abuja should continue to adopt internet banking since it contributes significantly to their operational performance.
The study of colonization in West African societies has mostly negated and neglected the gender factor. The emphasis has either been patriarchal or simply gender neutral. Yet the women in West African societies bore the yoke of... more
The study of colonization in West African societies has mostly negated and neglected the gender factor. The emphasis has either been patriarchal or simply gender neutral. Yet the women in West African societies bore the yoke of colonization as much as they paid the price of the colonial enterprise. In the process, West African women demonstrated uncommon resilience that kept the indigenous productive processes and economic systems afloat in the face of the marauding globalization. This study examines the role and place of Uzairhue women of Benin Province in sustaining the internal dynamics of the indigenous economy and society, and by extension, the African agency in the face of the export oriented transformation of colonization. It also interrogates the internal dynamics that motivated the activities of the women. Finally, it concludes that the historical reality of Uzairhue women under colonial rule contradicts the thesis of stagnation and change that dominates colonial studies in West Africa, and makes bold to posit that, on the contrary,they represent an embodiment of cultural resilience and its struggle for survival. It therefore recommends that a critical review of the place and role of women in contemporary affairs of the region be undertaken as a possible way out of the region’s crisis of development.
