Fostering Effective Workforce Diversity Management in Nigerian Organizations: The Challenge of Human Resource Management

The paper provides a conceptual understanding and significance of diversity and especially workplace diversity in Nigeria, drawing on previous studies. Naturally, the practice of human resource management (HRM) cannot be divorced from the socio-cultural, economic, political and legal environments of the nation. As the giant of Africa, with a population of about 180 million, about half of whom are of working age, Nigeria is an attractive market for multinationals from across the globe, and simultaneously fast becoming a melting pot of cultures and a nation where businesses should be booming but for the gross mismanagement, corruption and inept leadership. One of Nigeria’s most critical challenges, therefore, is the effective management of its workforce diversity, a litmus test for the maturity of HRM. The role and the capacity of function HRM in managing workplace diversity in Nigeria is critically assessed and based on an integrated conceptual framework, the challenges of managing workplace diversity in Nigeria is discussed and future research directions are indicated

Work-Family Conflicts: Assessing a South African Sample of Urban Employees

The article explores the scope and impact of employees’ work responsibilities on the family life and vice-versa. It describes the coping styles adopted by a sample of urban employees and the efficacies of these styles. A semi-structured questionnaire and in-depth interviews were the means of collecting data from 48 respondents who were either dual career couples or single parents. The findings reveal that virtually all the respondents experience serious work-family conflicts, especially with managing their time, domestic chores, and stress. The challenge is for the employer, the employee, trade unions and partners to support each other to alleviate work-family conflicts. The findings are important given the focus of South African government on emancipating and empowering women through legislation and the setting up of national women. The contributions of women would be undermined, if family-work conflicts such as identified here were not addressed

Faculty commitment,effectiveness of job responsibilities and the moderating role of institutional support:A survey dataset

Themainobjectiveofthispaperistopresentthedatasetwhichdepicts facultycommitmentandeffectivenessofjobresponsibilitiesina changingworldandthemoderatingroleoftheuniversity'ssupport system.Thepopulationofthestudyconsistedallthe1912Faculty membersofsixselectedprivateuniversitiesinSouthwest,Nigeria [5]. The samplesizedeterminationformulaby [5] wasadopted,resultingin the selectionof400respondentstowhomastructuredquestionnaire wasadministeredaccordingly.Only343copiesofthequestionnaire werevalidandusedforthisdataset.Structuralequationmodeling, whichcombinesfactoranalysisandmultipleregression,was used to presentthestructuralrelationshipbetweendependentand indepen- dentvariables.Whenthedataisanalysed,itwillhelptodeterminethe degreeofrelationshipandthestrengthofsignificancebetweenthe observedvariablesandthelatentconstructs

Third World Firms in Third World Countries

The emergence of trans-national firms based in third world countries operating in other developing countries is a growing phenomenon of late. The literature on multinationals which usually focuses on investment from the developed countries, is yet to catch up on this new trend. The few studies to date indicate that this new category of multinationals has several distinct characteristics which distinguish them from the trans-national firms based in developed countrie

Correction to: The interrelationship between LST, NDVI, NDBI, and land cover change in a section of Lagos metropolis, Nigeria

This article was inadvertently published shortly after the initial submission of the correction. There had been a correction in Eq. 3 and Tables 8, 9, 10 when the whole team of authors finalized the corrections. The authors have limited the analysis of variation in LST, NDVI, and NDBI, and their relationship with land cover to the Landsat 8-derived data only (2013, 2016, and 2019). Consequently, the year 2002 has been excluded from the initial tables 8, 9, 10, 11. Given here are the corrected equation and table

Computational study of the inhibitory potential of Gongronema latifolium (benth) leave on farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase, a target enzyme in the treatment of osteoporosis. A molecular modelling approach

Background & Aim: Osteoporosis is an increasing medical threat which is referred to as a systemic skeletal disorder that is characterized mainly by low bone mass and microarchitectural wear of bone tissue and strength, which eventually results in an increase in the fragility of bone and makes bone to be susceptible to fracture. Osteoporosis is known globally as a severe health problem affecting approximately 200 million people worldwide. Therefore, a pharmacological solution is urgently needed. Studies have shown that farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase is a crucial enzyme in the mevalonate pathway that causes bone resorption, thus serving as a key pharmacological target. Experimental: Gongronema latifolium’s (Benth) phytoconstituents were screened against the mevalonate pathway enzyme farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase computationally using molecular docking, pharmacokinetics screening and Molecular Mechanics/Generalized Born Surface Area approach to identify compounds with the better inhibitorypotentials against this target in this study. Results: The study resulted that five compounds; hyperoside, rutin, epigallocatechin-3-gallate, kaempferol-3-arabinoside, and isoquercetin show a better inhibitory potential by binding to the active site of farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase compared with a co-crystalized ligand. These hit compounds were further subjected to pharmacokinetics studies to predict their drug-likeness and toxicity characteristics which show that all hit compounds except Rutin are drug-like leaving Kaempferol-3-Arabinoside as the most drug-like hit compound compared to the co-crystallized ligand. Recommended applications/industries: This study suggests that G. latifolium leaf could be a good plant source for a drug-like compound that may treat osteoporosis by inhibiting the farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase, in the mevalonate pathway, thereby stopping bone resorption

Effects of population density on the growth and egg-laying capacity of the African giant land snail.

The effects of the population density of adult African giant land snail, Archachatina marginata on the egg-laying capacity and the growth of the brooders and hatchlings were investigated for 9 months. Ten culture pens were stocked with snails at 20%, 40%, 60%, 80% and 100% capacity with each group in 2 replicates. Average weight gain of brooders was highest in pens stocked at 40% population density while the lowest was in pen stocked at 100%. Average number of eggs laid per snail and average number of eggs per pen followed the same trend in the study. The highest average number of eggs laid per pen was obtained in pens stocked at 60% population density (586) while the least was from pens at 20% population density. The result was same for average number of eggs laid per snail i.e. 7.5 eggs in pens stocked at 60% and 4.1 eggs in pens stocked at 20%. There was no significant difference in the weights of hatchlings in the different pens.Keywords: African giant land snail, population density, egg laying capacity, captivity

Evaluation of HIV infection in febrile patients visiting health centers in Lagos, Nigeria.

ObjectiveAcute febrile infections compatible with malaria are the most prevalent presentation at sub-Saharan African health clinics, accounting for 30-50% of outpatient visits. Acute human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection can mimic acute malaria symptoms. As a result, screening people with malaria symptoms for HIV infection is critical. The goal of our study was to find out how common HIV infection was among feverish patients.ResultsOut of the 310 individuals screened, 9 (3.0%) had HIV-1 infection, with 5 (55.5%) being females and 4 (44.4%) being males. This study found no evidence of HIV-2 infection or HIV-1/HIV-2 co-infection. HIV infection was found in 1-3% of patients with probable malaria at different sites in Lagos, Nigeria