Like nearly all sociologists, anthropologists, philosophers, and social theorists in the twentieth century, Alfred Reginald Radcliffe-Brown (born 17 January 1881 in Birmingham – died 24 October 1955 in London) spent much of his career describing what his anthropology was not. Adam Kuper similarly attempts to disentangle the misunderstood Radcliffe-Brown from the true theorist.
ABSTRACT Many studies have been conducted on decision making, but little has been known about participatory decision making as an essential ingredient in the quest for better organizational management. Research has shown that participatory decision making contribute to better decisions and strategies. Thus, this paper is an attempt to investigate the influence of participatory decision making in Wema Bank Uyo, Akwa-Ibom State branch. The subordinate aim is to find out if employees of the Bank...
INTRODUCTION The concept and theories of and productivity has always been a central problem for leaders and managers, this is because of the relative importance and effect of motivation to productivity in an organization. Unmotivated employees are likely to spend little or no effort on their jobs, avoid workplace as much as possible, exit the organization if given the opportunity and produce low quality product on the other hand employees who feel motivated to work are likely to be persistent...
INTRODUCTIONPlanning is an activity we perform before taking action. It is an anticipatory decision making process of deciding what to do and how to do it before action is required. Its purpose, he continued, is to facilitate progress and improve performance and that planning allows integrated, consistent, and purposeful action. Although mistakes can be avoided and problems can be anticipated and overcome before crises arise, but that planning must be based on prudent foreca...
INTRODUCTIONTime is a dimension in which events can be ordered from the past through the present into the future, and also the measure of durations of events and the intervals between them. Time has long been a major subject of study in religion, philosophy, and science, but defining it in a manner applicable to all fields without circularity has consistently eluded scholars. Nevertheless, diverse fields such as business, industry, sports, the sciences, and the performing arts all incorporate...
ABSTRACTThis research work examines the Accounting standards in Nigeria and how far the Board as gone with the adoption of International Financial Reporting Standard. The important of Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria and IFRS is to increase the foreign direction of investment and assurance of easier access to external confidence in the quality assurance system of financial reporting in public and private section entities in Nigeria, In the course of this research work we observed what N...
AbstractAgainst the background of the deepening crisis of the Nigerian academy, this paper undertakes a critical analysis of the intellectual dimensions of corruption in Nigeria. It argues that the incorporation of the academy, particularly its intellectual components, into the ‘corruption enterprise’ has impacted on corruption discourses and analyses – most notably the polarisation into two realms, the public and the private. This characterisation represents in itself a distinct dimens...
Abstract: Given the hazardous nature of the construction industry world over, the need for an effective safety management system which aims at forestalling the risks and hazards inherent on site has been reiterated by recent studies and applicable laws. Studies however show that level of effectiveness differs from country to country; industry to industry and from company to company. This study therefore undertakes both qualitative and quantitative investigation into the safety management...