In an individuals life‚ 53 years is growth from a toddler through adolescence into adulthood and then maturity. This is the so-called jubilee’ at which success or progress is measured and celebrated. But for Nigeria as a country‚ it is not clear what we are celebrating; is it success‚ progress or maturity? Be that as it may I feel very strongly about the progress (or lack of it) so far recoded by the Country in the last 98 years‚ and I would rely mainly on my personal experiences in the last 50 years
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The Federal Republic of Nigeria‚ is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory‚ Abuja. The country is located in West Africa. The name Nigeria was taken from the Niger River running through the country. Nigeria is roughly split half and half between Muslims in the North and Christians in the South; a very small minority practice traditional religion. The people of Nigeria have an extensive history. Archaeological evidence shows that human habitation
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Contemporary Approaches Kaplan University Contemporary Approaches There are four contemporary approaches discussed here in our Unit 2 reading sociotechnical systems theory‚ quantitative management‚ organizational behavior‚ and systems theory. They are to help an individual are group organization. All of these approaches should be taken into consideration when striving to compete in competitive business environment. I think organization behavior is the most important because the approach is
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The economy of Nigeria is a middle income‚ mixed economy emerging market with well-developed financial‚ legal‚ communications‚ transport‚ and entertainment sectors. It is ranked 31st in the world in terms of GDP (PPP) as of 2009‚ and its emergent‚ though currently underperforming manufacturing sector is the second-largest on the continent‚ producing a large proportion of goods and services for the West African region. Previously hindered by years of mismanagement‚ economic reforms of the past
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Feudalism is present in Nigeria Feudalism has been around since the medieval life. The feudal system was a way of government based on responsibilities between the king or lord and vassal. The king would give large estates to his relatives‚ and these estates would range from his large assets to just a small piece of land; for example‚ farms‚ barns‚ animals and houses. And in return‚ what so ever the king asks the relatives to do they have to respond to it as the king commands. In my understanding
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Introduction The expansion of International Trade and the accessibility to foreign stock and debt market has given rise to an increase debate on whether or not there is need to be a global set of accounting standards. As companies compete globally for scarce resources‚ investors and creditors as well as multinational companies are required to bear the cost of reconciling financial statements that are prepared using national standards. It was argued that a common set of practices will provide a “level
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International Money Transfer in Nigeria (Kester Osahenye) Introduction With an estimated 145 million inhabitants (Nigerian Population Census December 2006)‚ Nigeria is unarguably the most populous country in Africa. Since the emergence of the nascent democracy‚ Nigeria now plays a pivotal role in African migrations. As Africa’s economic giant‚ Nigeria has also become increasingly involved in international migration to Europe‚ the US‚ the Gulf countries and South Africa. Yet Nigeria is a source and destination
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overcome skills shortages‚ but that is hardly a long-term solution. Increasingly‚ Chinese companies are adopting the types of HR strategies familiar to US organizations‚ as well as beginning to tie pay to performance and to reward top producers in critical positions. Meanwhile‚ as more firms increase their presence in India‚ the annual output of qualify graduates and engineers is falling further below demand. India is experiencing a demographically driven youth movement‚ a fast-growing consumer middle
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- Participatory Rural Appraisal Concepts Methodologies and Techniques Luigi Cavestro 10 October 2003 P.R.A. - Participatory Rural Appraisal 2 INDEX 1. PRA - PARTICIPATORY RURAL APPRAISAL....................................................................... 3 1.1. 1.2. 1.3. 1.4. 2. INTRODUCTION TO PRA. .............................................................................................................. 3 RRA - RAPID RURAL APPRAISAL ......................
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This is more of a subjective system of appraisal which depends on judgmental feedback of the supervisor. Generally a description is given about the employee in an adhoc manner. Straight ranking method In straight ranking system the supervisor is asked to rate his/her subordinates from best to worst based on a set criteria. This system is also subjective and based on judgment. Paired comparison method Using paired comparison system an employee is evaluated in comparison to other employees
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