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Impacts of industrial democracy on organizational performance (case study of selected private and public sector organizations in Lagos State, Nigeria)

This study investigated the impact of industrial democracy on organizational performance. A structured survey instrument was used to collect data from a sample of 815 workers randomly selected from purposively selected work organizations. Both male and female respondents who had spent between 3 to 10 years and above in their organizations were used as subjects for the study. Three hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. Data were analyzed using Statistical Analysis System (SAS 9.2). Regression Analysis and Pearson Correlation coefficient statistical were used in testing the hypotheses. Simple percentage was used to analyse the demographic information collected from the respondents. Findings revealed that industrial democracy had positive impact on organization performance with the degree of influence being 93.06%. The finding also showed that there was significant relationship between industrial democracy and employee behaviour; and that industrial democracy did not undermine management power but rather strengthened it, since it accounted for 53.60% of the total strength of management power: Fcal> Ftab (211.37> 3.8925). It is therefore recommended that management should make industrial democracy part of its policy and ensure that it is practiced to the letter for better performance of the organization and the satisfaction of the employees

Organisational Communication, The Panacea For Improved Labour Relations

This paper examined the importance of organisational communication to overall effective labour relations. It looked at organisational communication and its role in labour relations between the parties involved in Labour relations for better business procedures and relationships. It explained the importance of organisational communication in enhancing better labour relations within the organisation and with people outside the organisation. It enumerated the various groups that are involved in industrial relations and how they could use organisational communication for better industrial relations. It established the importance of organisational communication to the overall success of any organisation. Communication is vital to all human relations including labour relations but it seems to have been taken for granted or treated as inconsequential. When good organisational communication is not given its pride of place in organisation, it would affect labour relations negatively. This paper looked at the importance of organisational communication to labour relations, its effects on organisational performance, and negative effects of lack of good communication between stakeholders in labour relations and concluded that organisational communication should be properly used by all concerned in industrial relation matters for better performance of the organisation and improved labour relations both within and outside the organisation

Socio-Cultural Factor As Determinant of Female Leadership Quality; Implications for Human Resource Development

This study investigates the influence of socio-cultural factors on the leadership quality of male and female leaders in work organisations that could enhance organisational effectiveness. A descriptive survey research design method was adopted for the study. One hundred and fifty respondents from five purposefully selected work organisations were selected for the study, thirty randomly selected respondents from each workplace. 145 well filled questionnaires out of the 150 were used for data analysis. The questionnaire used as the instrument for data collection was titled: ‘Socio-Cultural Factors and Gender Leadership Quality Scale’ (SOCFGLQS). Collected data were analysed and interpreted accordingly with the aid of descriptive statistical techniques such as total scores, frequencies and percentages. The hypotheses were tested using chi-square method of data analysis at 0.05 alpha levels. Findings reveal that female mother’s instinct promotes organisational effectiveness and that female leader’s staffcenteredness positively affects organisational performance. Also, employees’ job performance is significantly influenced by male headship. This shows that right leadership quality which could be an off-shoot of society’s culture could promote organisational effectiveness, and socio-cultural factors play great role in the quality of the leader and by extension the effectiveness of the organisation. It is recommended that the socio-cultural beliefs and practices that inhibit good leadership in workplace should be discarded and with good leadership training and holistic re-orientation, male and female leaders would perform maximally to enhance better relationship in the workplace for effective organisation performance.

Coding while black

The focus on the lack of diversity in technology has become a hot topic over the last several years, with technology companies coming under fire for not being more representative of the markets that they serve. Even The White House and President Obama has made this issue of technology diversity and recruiting more women and people of color a topic of discussion hosting several events at The White House aimed at finding solutions to this issue. The issue has become so prevalent in the news recently that technology companies have been asked to publish report cards disclosing the demographic breakdown of their employee workforce. Most of the major technology companies in Silicon Valley have vowed to dedicate themselves to becoming more diverse, and have instituted programs to do such. However, progress has been slow and the results have been disappointing. Although many attempts to fix this problem has occurred for decades there has been no panacea to emerge. Why are there so few minorities pursuing careers in technology? The answer to this question at the moment is unknown. Although many experts have offered theories, there is little in the way of agreement. As the numbers continue to dwindle and more women and people of color continue to pursue careers in other fields or depart from the technology industry, technology companies are challenged to increase the number of underrepresented minorities in their workforce and to come up with solutions that address this issue that has become so important to the future economic growth of the United States. Qualitative by design, this study examines the perspectives, insights, and understandings of African American software development engineers. Accordingly, participants in this research study provided key insights regarding strategies, best practices, and challenges experienced by African American software development engineers while developing and implementing application programs at American corporations. Participants’ perspectives provided an insightful understanding of the complexities of being an underrepresented minority in an American corporate information technology department

Cognitive Style Profiles and Physics Achievement of senior secondary school students in Ogun State, Nigeria

This study analysed physics students’ cognitive styles and physics achievement of senior secondary school students. Five hypotheses were tested. The sample consisted of 107 Senior Secondary III physics students from four co-educational secondary schools in  Ogun State. These students were categorized as analytic and non-analytic learners based on their performance on the Sigel’s Cognitive Style Test (SICOST). Results revealed that most of the students (69%) were analytic, and a significant difference in physics achievement in favour of analytic students was found. Also, a significant difference in favour of analytic boys (as against non-analytic boys) was found. However, there was no significant difference between the physics achievement of analytic and non-analytic girls. Based on these, the first and second, fourth and fifth hypotheses were rejected while the third hypothesis was upheld. The study concluded that teachers should endeavour to find out students’ cognitive style and use strategies consistent with it. Keywords: Cognitive styles, physics achievement, senior secondary, students, profile

Pengaruh Massage Endorphine terhadap Kecemasan Pada Ibu Bersalin di TPMB Feby Jatinegara

Kecemasan yang sering terjadi pada ibu hamil saat menjelang persalinan yaitu merasa cemas dalam menghadapi proses persalinan ataupun pada masa perawatan dan penyembuhan.  Persalinan dipersepsikan sebagai proses yang menakutkan sehingga bisa menimbulkan rasa sakit yang luar biasa atau dengan kata lain munculnya ketakutan-ketakutan yang dialami oleh ibu hamil anak pertama karena belum pernah memiliki pengalaman mengenai persalinan. Desain penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah pra  eksperimental  dengan pendekatan one group pretest - post test design yaitu rancangan penelitian yang tidak menggunakan kelompok pembanding (kontrol), akan tetapi dilakukan observasi pertama (pretest) yang memungkinkan menguji perubahan - perubahan yang terjadi setelah adanya eksperimen (perlakuan) , dengan menggunakan 29 responden.  Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan pengaruh Massage Endorphine Terhadap  Kecemasan Pada Ibu Bersalin dengan analisis uji Wilcoxon yaitu didapatkan nilai signifikansi 0.000 (p<0,05), dapat disimpulkan terdapat perbedaan secara signifikan, pengaruh massage endorphine terhadap penurunan tingkat kecemasan ibu bersalin sebelum dan sesudah diberikan massage endorphine

IMPACT OF CONFLICT MANAGEMENT ON EMPLOYEES'PERFORMANCE IN A PUBLIC SECTOR ORGANISATION IN NIGERIA.

This study investigated the impact of conflict management on employees’ performance in a public sector organisation, a case of Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN). This study adopted the survey research design. A total of 100 respondents were selected for the study using stratified sampling technique. Questionnaire was used to collect primary data. Data collected were analysed using descriptive statistics. Hypotheses were tested through regression analysis and correlation coefficient. The findings revealed that effective conflict management enhance employee’s performance in an organisation and that organisation’s conflict management system influences employee performance in the organisation. It was recommended that organisation should embark on training and retraining of its employees in area of conflict management so as to create a conductive working environment for the employees and that there should be efficient and effective communication between and among all categories of the employees the organisation. This will reduce conflicting situations in the organisation

Effect of Gender and Science Anxiety on Nigerian Junior Secondary Students’ Academic Achievement in Basic Science

This study examined the effect of gender and science anxiety on students’ academic achievement in basic science at the Junior Secondary School level. The study was a quasi-experimental study. The population for this study comprised the Junior Secondary III (JSIII) students in Ogun State Junior Secondary Schools. The sample was One hundred and twenty (120) intact class of students (mean age 13.4years, SD=1.57) drawn from three co-educational Junior Secondary Schools in three Local Government Areas of Ogun state. Achievement Test (Φ=0.81) for Basic Science Students, and Science Anxiety Scale (= 0.96) were the main instruments used to collect data. Descriptive statistics, and Univariate Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), were used to analyze the data collected. There was significant main effect of science anxiety on the students’ academic achievement in basic science at o.o5 level of significance. There was no significant effect of gender on students’academic achievement in basic science. There was no significant interaction effect of gender and science anxiety on the academic achievement of students in Basic Science. Based on the findings, the authors proffered useful recommendations. Keywords: science anxiety, basic science, gender, science anxiety, students’ achievement