Technical staff motivation in Nigeria : a strategic imperative
- Ogbo, Ann I., Orga, Christopher Chukwudi, Ukpere, Wilfred I.
- Authors: Ogbo, Ann I. , Orga, Christopher Chukwudi , Ukpere, Wilfred I.
- Date: 2013
- Subjects: Technical staff - Nigeria
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:6129 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/12430
- Description: The paper is focused on the strategies to motivating technical staff in Nigeria. Nigeria is an emerging economy with various challenges imposed by globalisation and climatic change agents. Strategies adopted and their efficacy in motivating technical staff are expected to result in better appreciating and handling of environmental/climatic changes, satisfaction and improved productivity of the staff. The study investigated the peculiar characteristics of technical staff, the effects of monetary rewards on the technical staff, the effects of ‘private practice’ and non-provision of work on technical staff. A sample of 110 technical staff was selected. The findings indicate that junior technical staff (artisans and foremen) preferred monetary rewards, while senior technical staff (technical officer cadre) preferred non-monetary rewards. More of the technical staff preferred provision of work and ‘private practice’ as motivational strategies/tools. It is concluded that a technical staff who is provided with work and who is allowed ‘private practice’ is more likely to be committed to his/her job and would avoid strike. It is recommended that technical staff should be given time of their own to engage in ‘private practice’ and should always be provided with job to avoid loss of skill.
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- Authors: Ogbo, Ann I. , Orga, Christopher Chukwudi , Ukpere, Wilfred I.
- Date: 2013
- Subjects: Technical staff - Nigeria
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:6129 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/12430
- Description: The paper is focused on the strategies to motivating technical staff in Nigeria. Nigeria is an emerging economy with various challenges imposed by globalisation and climatic change agents. Strategies adopted and their efficacy in motivating technical staff are expected to result in better appreciating and handling of environmental/climatic changes, satisfaction and improved productivity of the staff. The study investigated the peculiar characteristics of technical staff, the effects of monetary rewards on the technical staff, the effects of ‘private practice’ and non-provision of work on technical staff. A sample of 110 technical staff was selected. The findings indicate that junior technical staff (artisans and foremen) preferred monetary rewards, while senior technical staff (technical officer cadre) preferred non-monetary rewards. More of the technical staff preferred provision of work and ‘private practice’ as motivational strategies/tools. It is concluded that a technical staff who is provided with work and who is allowed ‘private practice’ is more likely to be committed to his/her job and would avoid strike. It is recommended that technical staff should be given time of their own to engage in ‘private practice’ and should always be provided with job to avoid loss of skill.
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Managing innovations in telecommunications industry in Nigeria
- Ogbo, Ann I., Okechukwu, Itanyi, Ukpere, Wilfred I.
- Authors: Ogbo, Ann I. , Okechukwu, Itanyi , Ukpere, Wilfred I.
- Date: 2012
- Subjects: Telecommunication - Nigeria , Management of technological innovations
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:5892 , ISSN 1993-8233 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/8008
- Description: Of all the challenges faced by managers today, the management of technological innovation (MTI) is one of the most demanding. Get it right and firms create value and profit. Get it wrong and firms can face serious and perhaps terminal problems, losing money, workers, and reputation. This will lead to revenue loss, company closures and increased unemployment. The objective of this study was to assess the level of innovation in Nigeria's telecommunications industry. The aim was to ascertain how innovative the operators in the industry are which in turn determines how competitive the industry is. Data was collected from available literature on the telecommunications industry. The study proved that there are innovative activities being carried out by the various operators but there is still a lot of room for improvement. The study also found out that government and regulatory authorities need to do more in the area of infrastructural development and policy formulation to ensure a level playing field for both the old and new entrants. The study recommended that all stakeholders in the telecommunications industry, especially the regulator, shareholders, sponsors/directors, top management, and the government, should ensure that there is an innovation strategy in place which should be managed to ensure a high level of productivity and competition amongst the various operators. The study concluded that most of the service providers do not have designed corporate innovation strategies or processes. Furthermore, there are no agents of innovation and innovation teams across the various organizations; champions who will assist the project manager with the implementation and tracking of ideas, innovations and changes. Therefore, there is the need by the various service providers to breakdown functional barriers in their various organizations. However, it is equally important for these organizations to minimize the impact of hierarchies so that a seamless flow of ideas is made possible.
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- Authors: Ogbo, Ann I. , Okechukwu, Itanyi , Ukpere, Wilfred I.
- Date: 2012
- Subjects: Telecommunication - Nigeria , Management of technological innovations
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:5892 , ISSN 1993-8233 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/8008
- Description: Of all the challenges faced by managers today, the management of technological innovation (MTI) is one of the most demanding. Get it right and firms create value and profit. Get it wrong and firms can face serious and perhaps terminal problems, losing money, workers, and reputation. This will lead to revenue loss, company closures and increased unemployment. The objective of this study was to assess the level of innovation in Nigeria's telecommunications industry. The aim was to ascertain how innovative the operators in the industry are which in turn determines how competitive the industry is. Data was collected from available literature on the telecommunications industry. The study proved that there are innovative activities being carried out by the various operators but there is still a lot of room for improvement. The study also found out that government and regulatory authorities need to do more in the area of infrastructural development and policy formulation to ensure a level playing field for both the old and new entrants. The study recommended that all stakeholders in the telecommunications industry, especially the regulator, shareholders, sponsors/directors, top management, and the government, should ensure that there is an innovation strategy in place which should be managed to ensure a high level of productivity and competition amongst the various operators. The study concluded that most of the service providers do not have designed corporate innovation strategies or processes. Furthermore, there are no agents of innovation and innovation teams across the various organizations; champions who will assist the project manager with the implementation and tracking of ideas, innovations and changes. Therefore, there is the need by the various service providers to breakdown functional barriers in their various organizations. However, it is equally important for these organizations to minimize the impact of hierarchies so that a seamless flow of ideas is made possible.
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The effect of workforce diversity on organizational performance of selected firms in Nigeria
- Ukpere, Wilfred I., Ogbo, Ann I., Kifordu, Anyibuofu Anthony
- Authors: Ukpere, Wilfred I. , Ogbo, Ann I. , Kifordu, Anyibuofu Anthony
- Date: 2014
- Subjects: Diversity in the workplace - Nigeria , Organizational performance - Nigeria
- Type: Journal
- Identifier: uj:5479 , ISSN 2039-2117 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/13456
- Description: Workforce diversity includes the differences and similarities of the employees. Organizational performance is the extent to which the organizational objectives and goals are being achieved. Most business organizations fail in Nigeria because galvanizing diverse workforce to work as a team has been ineffective in terms of policy, training, exposure and approach to specific and overall goals. This has made profitability index difficult to measure in Nigeria. The objectives of the paper are: To determine whether workforce diversity has a positive influence on customer related issues; and to ascertain the effect of education as a tool, on the management of workforce diversity to enhance high profitability index. Findings revealed that workforce diversity has a positive effect on customer related issues in an organisation. In addition, it is found that education as a tool could be effectively utilized in managing workforce diversity to enhance high profitability. Workforce Diversity has been identified as a tool to improved organizational performance and has been as old as the first organization in Nigeria right from the barter system era of the early 1750 and at the industrial revolution and scientific management periods of 1911 to the modern epoch. A combination of the use of secondary data, oral interview, and content analysis was adopted. A spearman’s rank correlation coefficient of 0.95 was obtained. Findings in line with the objectives revealed positive influence of workforce diversity on organizational performance of the selected organisations in Nigeria. Conclusion and recommendation was drawn along that regard.
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- Authors: Ukpere, Wilfred I. , Ogbo, Ann I. , Kifordu, Anyibuofu Anthony
- Date: 2014
- Subjects: Diversity in the workplace - Nigeria , Organizational performance - Nigeria
- Type: Journal
- Identifier: uj:5479 , ISSN 2039-2117 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/13456
- Description: Workforce diversity includes the differences and similarities of the employees. Organizational performance is the extent to which the organizational objectives and goals are being achieved. Most business organizations fail in Nigeria because galvanizing diverse workforce to work as a team has been ineffective in terms of policy, training, exposure and approach to specific and overall goals. This has made profitability index difficult to measure in Nigeria. The objectives of the paper are: To determine whether workforce diversity has a positive influence on customer related issues; and to ascertain the effect of education as a tool, on the management of workforce diversity to enhance high profitability index. Findings revealed that workforce diversity has a positive effect on customer related issues in an organisation. In addition, it is found that education as a tool could be effectively utilized in managing workforce diversity to enhance high profitability. Workforce Diversity has been identified as a tool to improved organizational performance and has been as old as the first organization in Nigeria right from the barter system era of the early 1750 and at the industrial revolution and scientific management periods of 1911 to the modern epoch. A combination of the use of secondary data, oral interview, and content analysis was adopted. A spearman’s rank correlation coefficient of 0.95 was obtained. Findings in line with the objectives revealed positive influence of workforce diversity on organizational performance of the selected organisations in Nigeria. Conclusion and recommendation was drawn along that regard.
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The impact of effective inventory control management on organisational performance : a study of 7up Bottling Company, Nile Mile Enugu, Nigeria
- Ukpere, Wilfred I., Ogbo, Ann I., Onekanma, Ifeyinwa Victoria
- Authors: Ukpere, Wilfred I. , Ogbo, Ann I. , Onekanma, Ifeyinwa Victoria
- Date: 2014
- Subjects: Inventory control - Management , Seven-up Bottling Company (Nigeria) - Inventory control , Perfomance
- Type: Journal
- Identifier: uj:5471 , ISSN 2039-2117 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/13447
- Description: This study took into consideration the relationship between effective system of inventory management and organization performance in the Seven-up Bottling Company, Nile Mile, Enugu. The researchers were motivated to embark on this study, in order to bring to fore the importance of effective inventory control system on organizational performance as it relates to the bottling company. A total of eighty-three respondent constitute the sample for the study. Four research questions and four hypotheses were generated and tested at 10% (that is 0.10) significant level using descriptive statistics and non-parametric test. The result of the analysis showed that flexibility in inventory control management is an important approach to achieving organizational performance. It was found that organizations benefits from inventory control management by way of easy storage and retrieval of material, improved sales effectiveness and reduced operational cost. The study also found that there is a relationship between operational feasibility, utility of inventory control management in the customer related issues of the organization and cost effectiveness technique are implemented to enhance the return on investment in the organization. Effective inventory control management is recognized as one of the areas management of any organization should acquire capability. It is recommended that organizations should adopt the inventory keeping method that best suit their operations.
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- Authors: Ukpere, Wilfred I. , Ogbo, Ann I. , Onekanma, Ifeyinwa Victoria
- Date: 2014
- Subjects: Inventory control - Management , Seven-up Bottling Company (Nigeria) - Inventory control , Perfomance
- Type: Journal
- Identifier: uj:5471 , ISSN 2039-2117 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/13447
- Description: This study took into consideration the relationship between effective system of inventory management and organization performance in the Seven-up Bottling Company, Nile Mile, Enugu. The researchers were motivated to embark on this study, in order to bring to fore the importance of effective inventory control system on organizational performance as it relates to the bottling company. A total of eighty-three respondent constitute the sample for the study. Four research questions and four hypotheses were generated and tested at 10% (that is 0.10) significant level using descriptive statistics and non-parametric test. The result of the analysis showed that flexibility in inventory control management is an important approach to achieving organizational performance. It was found that organizations benefits from inventory control management by way of easy storage and retrieval of material, improved sales effectiveness and reduced operational cost. The study also found that there is a relationship between operational feasibility, utility of inventory control management in the customer related issues of the organization and cost effectiveness technique are implemented to enhance the return on investment in the organization. Effective inventory control management is recognized as one of the areas management of any organization should acquire capability. It is recommended that organizations should adopt the inventory keeping method that best suit their operations.
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