CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Waste generation and disposal, according to Flaomo (1995), are part of the functions of any developing economy. Waste, both from domestic and commercial sources has grown significantly in the society in the past decade. Each time an individual shops at the store and open market, he contributes … Read more
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Managing diversity and employee morale have had early influences. Management of diversity naturally has been of some concern to organized history throughout the history of civilization. Most of the early contributions came from practitioners such as Taylor and Fayol. Taylor is the father of scientific management and wrote … Read more
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Management is an issue that has invited a lot of study aimed towards finding ways of achieving results/attaining desired goals. It is an instrument used by organization to achieve specified goals. It is been influenced by diverse environment, social, political, economic and psychological factors. Organizations … Read more
ABSTRACT Businesses in the Nigerian financial services sector are continuously and relentlessly seeking the best and appropriate risk management strategies and/or techniques to be adopted, which would enable them to operate effectively and successfully within the harsh business terrain, surrounded by, and filled with risks and risk factors. This study took a critical examination at … 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 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 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
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the Study It is expedient to note that, over 90 percent of International Trade is done by sea or carried by ships. It is believed that on daily basis, these ships move millions of tons of cargoes comprising goods and commodities, fuel, crude oil, raw materials, machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, … Read more
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the Study The earliest author to support and accept the benefits of succession planning was Henry Fayol. As the managing director of a large coal mine in France, Fayol became fascinated by the practice of management, and mapped out the principles for effective organizations through his fourteen principles of … Read more