This paper reviews the definitions of science put forward by different scholars, its myriad functions, its social duties and responsibilities, and the role played by science communication to the masses. It discusses the historical role played by science in ushering in social and intellectual revolutions particularly in the context of Europe and other developed societies, and the need to replicate them elsewhere. It also discusses the scope and the nature of work carried out in the fields of s...
Dividend policy is an important aspect of the organization’s corporate policies about which many researchers argued. It has become one of the most debatable topic for researchers due to the vagueness of its theories on the significance of dividend policy while indicating firm’s value. In this competitive environment the challenge to financial experts is to develop a dividend policy aiming at maximizing shareholder’s wealth by efficient utility of investment. So, there is a need to find ...
Abstract The study was on the justification of local government autonomy on socio-economic development of Sagamu local government area. The general objective of the study was to establish the nature of relationship between financial control mechanisms and autonomy with a view to exposing the contradictions between policy objectives of government and the actual realization of the objectives of local government in Ogun State. The specific objectives of the study were to: to establish whether ...
INTRODUCTION Prices go by many names. It is all around us. The price of a worker is wages, incomes taxes are the price we pay for the privilege of making money. In economic theory, prices policy tends to be relegated to a secondary role and attention is devoted to other dimensions of competitive strategy. It is important to be clear what we mean by price. According to Ode (2011), the term price simply means the amount of money that you actually pay in order to buy a good or service so that ...
This study focuses on investigating the relationship between the Inspectorate Cadre ranking system and the decline in discipline, professionalism and work performance in the Nigeria Immigration Service (a case study of Osun State Command). The research employed the Likert type questionnaire to collect data from a target audience of one hundred and seventy six (176) officers and men of Osun command. This data was subjected to a quantitative analysis. Also, the formed hypotheses were analysed ...
ABSTRACT The main thrust determines the impact of population growth towards environmental quality in zimbabwe from period 1980-2016. In this regard, the study was prompted by the decline or deterioration on the state of environmental quality that has been characterised by high temperature and changing weather patterns brought about by population growth in Zimbabwe.Prior researchers conducted on this field of study have offered diverging views re...
The study, titled "Impact of Employee Motivation on Organizational Performance with a Focus on Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC)," aimed to examine the relationship between employee motivation and various performance outcomes at EEDC. Specifically, the research explored how non-financial rewards influence loan recovery, how job security affects customer satisfaction, and how increases in salaries and wages contribute to improved profitability. A descriptive research design was ado...
Abstract The aim of this study was to investigate the Ethiopia coffee marketing performance. To examinethis objective, this study considered a time series data from the period of 1985 to 2017 usingOLS estimation with a necessary tests and application. The study used volume of coffee export asa dependent variable, while terms of trade, trade openness, and real gross domestic product areconsidered as independent variables. The study concluded that terms of ...
Attachment theory presents different propositions for comprehending how children behave in the classroom. While in their infant stage, children start developing expectations of the way their needs will be met by the caregiver through continuous interaction. There are higher chances that children are exposed to traumatic events when in their early childhood. Due to these traumatic events they experience, children face instabilities in relation to domains that comprise the emotional basis for d...
Abstract Cattle keeping duties are the most frequent task of children in rural Ethiopia. At worst, there are many children who are trafficked within and outside country borders for forced herding activities. This study explored child labor in a rural setting among employed child cattle keepers (in Amharic it refers to the Qenja) in Andabet Woreda focusing on perspectives of the Qenja towards the work, their tasks, and challenges they experienced. This study employed a qualitative ap...
This research paper explains the usage of the N-LIST E-resources among the student and faculty members of the various select Degree Colleges affiliated to Panjab University, Chandigarh. A questionnaire method was used as a tool for collection of data from the 32 select degree colleges in Punjab and Chandigarh. The total data was collected from the 466 out of 513 respondents. The total response rate is 90.84%. Out of 466 respondents, total 286 are users (faculty and student) respondents ...
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) as defined by the National Council of Industries referto business enterprises whose total cost excluding land is not more two hundred million naira(200,000,000) only. It has been argued that SMEs are an effective instrument for economic growthand development in development as well as less developed countries (Beyene, 2002; Nitani, 2005)this is because SMEs contribute significantly to the Gross Domestic Product (GD...
Contemporary U.S. politics, especially after the 2016 election, have become more polarized than they ever were, with political candidates reflecting this. President Trump was one of the most inflammatory candidates ever to run for President, and on the left, polarization has proceeded as well, if more slowly—Trump, and before him, the Tea Party, is the face of the mainstream Republican Party, whereas more extreme left-wing figures such as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders ar...
Effective management practices allow business organizations to thrive in unpredictable business environments. Today, the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed business organizations to intense pressure from intense market volatility. Effective managers have utilized different strategies to ensure continuity of work processes in organizations. For instance, the remote working strategy has allowed managers to address the problem associated with lockdown and interaction restrictions. Virtual collaborati...
This subject brings together the relationship between workplace, culture, management, and leadership. It analyzes differences in methods, theories, and approaches as propounded by scholars in time past. How it contributes to business growth, the relationship amongst people within a community or work environment, and various applicable principles needed to build an organization, as it relates to Etco Nigeria limited leadership and management style. TABLE OF CONTENT Table of Content Introduct...