ESUT JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

Exploring the Empirical Link Between Globalization, Health and Sustainable Development in Nigeria

Tue, 14 Mar 2023 07:15:10 +0000

This paper explored the link between globalisation, health and sustainable development in Nigeria by examining the effects of globalisation on population health, and subsequently traced its transitory effect on sustainable development. The study is founded on a combination of Modernisation theory and endogenous mortality and life expectancy. The Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) bound testing approach to cointegration method of estimation was employed in the empirical analysis given the outcome of the order of integration of variables in the model, which run between order zero and order one (I (0) and I (1)). Findings revealed that global factors negatively and significantly determine population health; Nigeria currently lies in the negative quadrant of the effects of these factors, and this has adverse effects on efforts towards sustainable development.

Psychological Ownership and Organisational Fairness as Predictors of Work Motivation among Bankers in Ibadan Metropolis, Oyo State, Nigeria

Pius E AFACHUNG, Emmanuel E UYE, Taiwo D AJISAFE, Peter O. OLAPEGBA — Sun, 09 Apr 2023 09:00:49 +0000

Predictors of workers’ motivation have a long history in organizational development. Studies conducted to determine the predictors of work motivation have produced diverse and inconsistent results. Therefore, this study investigated psychological ownership and organizational fairness as predictors of work motivation among bankers in Ibadan metropolis. Cross-sectional survey design was adopted while purposive sampling technique was used to select three banks: First Bank of Nigeria, Access Bank, and Guaranty Trust Bank. Three instruments: Work Motivation Scale, Psychological Ownership Scale, and Organizational Fairness Scale were used to collect data from 283 bankers from the study population. Data collected were analysed using zero-ordered correlation, multiple regression and t-test of independent samples to test the three hypotheses at a p < .05 level of significance. The result indicated that psychological ownership (r =.58, p <. 05) and organizational fairness significantly correlated with work motivation among bankers in Ibadan metropolis. Also, psychological ownership and organizational fairness jointly predicted work motivation [R² = .35, F (2.280) = 75. 48, p <.05]. Furthermore, psychological ownership (β = .53, p <.05) and organizational fairness β = .13, p <.05) independently predicted work motivation among the study population. However, gender of the bankers did not influence the level of their motivation in the organisation. The study concluded that organizational ownership and organizational fairness are strong predictors of work motivation among bankers in the study population. The study recommends that bank management should put concrete polices such as bonus sharing and contributory pension funds to boost psychological ownership and organisational fairness among bankers.

Energy Sector Performance and Real Sector Activity in Nigeria

Sunday Virtus Agu, Lawrence Chike Azike, U. Chris Kalu — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 07:07:27 +0000

In spite of the remarkable achievements in the Nigerian economy, the supply of electricity has remained the poor same and this has led to a shift in other alternative sources of power which require burning of fossil fuels and has consequently increased toxic emission. This paper examined the relationship between energy sector performance and real sector activity in Nigeria between 1986 to 2021 using the dynamic autoregressive distributed lag and Granger causality approaches. The model included variables are manufacturing value added (the dependent variable) and electricity consumption, the real gross domestic product, foreign direct investment, population growth and private sector credit as explanatory variables. The finding showed that electricity consumption (performance) has a positive but insignificant impact on manufacturing value added (productivity), while both foreign direct investment and real gross domestic product have positive and significant impacts on manufacturing value added. Furthermore, the Granger causality result showed bidirectional causality between electricity consumption and manufacturing value added and unidirectional causality between manufacturing value added and private sector credit. This paper recommended among others the need for monetary and fiscal policy interactions promote real sector- manufacturing productivity, thus, the Central Bank of Nigeria and Bank of Industry can provide credit incentives at lower cost for industrialist and manufacturers.

Moderating Role of Perceived Organizational Support in the Relationship Between Work-Family Conflict and Work Engagement

I.N Azike, E.A Okonkwo, M.A Ezeh, N.V Okonkwo, C.E Ikpenwa — Sun, 30 Apr 2023 09:22:34 +0000

The study investigated the moderating role of perceived organizational support in relationship between work-family conflict and work engagement. Two hundred and fifty-nine (259) participants comprising women between the ages of 21 to 59 (M= 41.49, SD= 8.60) were drawn using criterion sampling technique from Enugu State Judiciary (High Court and Magistrate Court). The study was a cross-sectional survey in which 17-item Perceived Organizational Support Scale (Eisenberger, Huntington & Sowa, 1986), 32-item Work-family Conflict Scale (Okonkwo, 2014) and 17-item Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (Schaufeli & Bakker, 2003) were administered for data collection. Moderated multiple hierarchical regression was used as statistical test for data analysis. The results indicated that time-based work-to-family conflict (β = -.17, p< .05) negatively and strain-based work-to-family conflict (β = .17, p< .05) positively predicted vigor dimension of work engagement, strain-based work-to-family conflict (β = .16, p< .05) positively predicted absorption dimension of work engagement. Time-based, strain-based and behaviour-based family-to-work conflict (β = .27, p< .001) jointly predicted all the dimensions of work engagement (vigor, dedication and absorption). Independently, only time-based family-to-work conflict positively predicted all the dimensions of work engagement (vigor; β = .19, p< .05; dedication;β = .21, p< .05; absorption; β = .18, p< .05).Perceived organizational support (β = .17, p< .01) positively predicted all the dimensions of work engagement (vigor, dedication and absorption). Perceived organizational support did not moderate the prediction of work engagement (vigor, dedication and absorption) by work-family conflict (work-to-family conflict and family-to-work conflict). The results of this study were discussed; the implications of the study highlighted. Finally, it has been recommended that policy makers in Nigerian Judiciary especially Enugu State Judiciary should provide their workforce especially women with adequate support in order to enhance work engagement.

Moderating Role of Emotional Intelligence in Organizational Cynicism and Organizational Citizenship Behaviour in a Sample of Lecturers

C.E Ikpenwa, E.A Okonkwo, M.A Ezeh, N.V Okonkwo, I.N Azike — Sun, 30 Apr 2023 09:23:40 +0000

This study investigated the moderating role of emotional intelligence in organizational cynicism and organizational citizenship behaviour in a sample of lecturers. Three hundred and nineteen participants comprising 207 males and 112 females between the ages of 30 - 70 (M=51.61, SD =10.26) were drawn through multi-stage (cluster and criterion). The study was a cross-sectional survey in which Emotional Intelligence Scale (Davies et al, 2010), Organizational Cynicism Scale (Dean, et al, 1998) and Organizational Citizenship Behaviour Scale (Smith, Organ & Near 1983) were administered for data collection. Moderated hierarchical multiple regression analysis was used for data analysis. The results indicated that emotional intelligence and organizational cynicism jointly predicted organizational citizenship behaviour among university lecturers (ΔR2 = .067, P<. 01). Cognitive, affective and behavioural components of organizational cynicism jointly predicted organizational citizenship behaviour (ß=.22, P<. 05). Behavioural component of organizational cynicism independently predicted organizational citizenship behaviour (ß=.22, P<. 05). The dimensions of emotional intelligence (appraisal of own emotion, appraisal of others emotion, regulation of own emotion, regulation of others emotion and utilization of emotion jointly moderated the prediction of organizational citizenship behaviour by organizational cynicism (R2 = 0.155, ΔR2 = 0.30, P<. 001). Only utilization of emotion dimension of emotional intelligence independently and negatively moderated the prediction of organizational citizenship behaviour by organizational cynicism (ß = -.32, P<. 05). It has been recommended that policy makers in the University should create conditions that will boost the emotional intelligence especially utilization of emotions of lecturers in order to cushion off the negative effects of organizational cynicism on organizational citizenship behaviour of their workforce.

A Content Analysis on Discourses About Influence of Religion on the 2023 Presidential Election in Nigeria

Ogochukwu Onyenekwe, Chioma Okpara — Sun, 30 Apr 2023 09:24:41 +0000

In most countries of the world, certain discourses top the media agenda prior to national elections. This is the case in Nigeria where such discourses on religion or ethnicity still play a major role capable of swinging election victory in any direction.This study examined the discourses surrounding religious story headlines preceding 2023 presidential election in Nigeria using content analysis of three prominent and widely read newspapers in Nigeria. The purpose of the study was to identify how religion influenced the discourse preceding the 2023 presidential election. Data was collected by using coding sheets to study the news headlines of three (3) major national online newspapers namely ThisDay online newspaper, Punch online newspaper and Guardian online newspaper for a period of ten (10) months (January, 2021 to October, 2021). Results from the analysed data showed that the newspapers within the period under study had a number of news story headlines regarding the upcoming 2023 elections from diverse angles. Out of the 120 editions of the first quarter in the study, story headlines with religious discourse featured once (0.83%) in ThisDay online newspaper but not in Punch nor Guardian online newspapers. In the second quarter, out of the 123 editions, story headlines on religious discourse featured twice (1.63%) in ThisDay online edition and once in Punch (0.81%) online newspaper but none in Guardian online newspaper. In the third quarter, out of 61 editions, story headlines on religious discourse featured six times (9.84%) in Punch online newspaper and once (1.64%) in Guardian online newspaper but none in ThisDay online newspaper. The study concludes that much attention was not given by the media to religious discourses pertaining to the 2023 presidential elections. This may suggest that the Editors of such newspapers did not consider granting much attention to religious discourses during this time due to editorial policy on such perceived volatile subjects in a perceived secular Nigeria or not yet the ripe time for agenda setting.

Cloud-Based Collaborative Suite and Employee Enablement as Digital Transformation Strategies for Achieving Organizational Sustainability among Insurance Companies in Nigeria

John Aina, Kamal Ganiyu, Kale S. Oloriegbe — Sun, 30 Apr 2023 09:25:45 +0000

Cloud based collaborative suite and employee enablement as digital transformation strategies for achieving organizational sustainability among insurance companies in Nigeria. A descriptive research technique was used in the study. This study population consists of all insurance companies observed to be the healthy ones amongst the existing companies from Fifty eight (58) insurance companies duly registered in Nigeria. A purposive sampling method was considered appropriate for the study as the sample size consists of 200 employees (Two hundred) working at the ICT and Cyber security Unit of all the Insurance offices fully digitalized in Nigeria. The findings of the study from regression analysis revealed that digital transformation (i.e. cloud based collaborative suite and employee enablement) has influence on sustainability of insurance companies in Nigeria. The study concludes that cloud based collaborative suite and employee enablement as a digital transformation strategy has impact on Sustainability of insurance companies. The study recommends that insurance companies should ensure adequate digitalization to guaranty improved market penetration.

New Generation Technology and Digital Accounting Tools as a Digital Transformation Strategy for Nigerian Insurance Companies' Organizational Sustainability

Kamal Ganiyu, John Aina, Kale S. Oloriegbe — Sun, 30 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Formulating a digital transformation plan that acts as a primary idea to digital changes inside a corporation is an essential technique. Digital revolution is causing a tsunami of change in the economic and financial sectors, affecting society as a whole. The study examines the influence of digital transformation strategies on sustainability of insurance businesses in Nigeria. A descriptive research technique was used in the study. This study population consists of all insurance companies observed to be the healthy ones amongst the existing Fifty eight (58) insurance companies duly registered in Nigeria. A purposive sampling method was considered appropriate for the study as the sample size consists of 350 employees working at the ICT and Cyber security Unit of all the Insurance offices fully digitalized in Nigeria, only 333 were retuned and fit for analysis. The findings of the study from regression analysis revealed that digital transformation (i.e. New Generation Technology Platform and Digital Accounting Tools) has influence on sustainability of insurance companies in Nigeria. The study concludes that new generation technology and digital accounting tools as a digital transformation strategy has impact on Sustainability of insurance companies. The study recommends that insurance companies should ensure adequate digitalization to guarantee improved market penetration.

Personality Traits an Essential Feature of Police Officers’ Job Satisfaction

Adaobi C. Eze, Onochie G. Elkanah — Sun, 30 Apr 2023 09:30:37 +0000

The study investigated personality traits (agreeableness, conscientiousness, openness to experience, extraversion, neuroticism) as essential features of police officers job satisfaction. One hundred and fourteen (114) police officers participated in the study and they were drawn from Enugu state police command using multi stage sampling technique (balloting & criterion). Participant’s ages range from 20 to 60 years with mean age of 31.01 and S.D of 6.19. Two instruments were used for data collection; Big Five Personality Inventory (John, Donahue, & Kentle 1991) and Hackman and Oldham’s (1975) job satisfaction scale. Two hypotheses were formulated and tested as the study adopted a cross sectional survey design and hierarchical multiple regression was used to analyse the data. Findings indicated that personality characteristics (extraversion) negatively predicted job satisfaction while (conscientiousness) positively predicted job satisfaction. The finding has some practical implication and could be used for recruitment, selection and career development purposes in the Nigerian police force.