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» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Agriculture in Nigeria has remained the largest sector contributing nearly 39% to the gross domestic product for the past two decades and employing nearly 60% of its workforce. Over 80% of the country’s population in the rural areas is directly or indirectly dependent on agriculture for its livelihood (NBC,2005). The Nigeria livestock reso...Continue Reading »
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» CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION Many cultures throughout the world still rely on traditional medicinal plants for their primary health care. Almost all the modern medicines are derived from plant with medicinal values. It is a fact that traditional medicine has become an important means of healing various ailments [Farnsworth N, 1985]. Although modern means may be available in many developed countrie...Continue Reading »
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» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Moringa Oleifera (synonymimoringa pterygasperma Gaerther) belongs to an onogeneric family of shrubs and trees. Moringaceae and is considered to have its origin in Agra and Oudh, in the Northwest region of India, south of the Himalayan mountains. Although the name shigon for M.Oleifera is mentioned in the “shushruta sanhita” which was written in the beginning of...Continue Reading »
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» CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION Small ruminants like sheep and goats are important for a larger part of the tropical rural population (Tawfik, 2001). Goats are found to be the fourth largest world populated livestock (FAO 2001). Their production plays an important role as an income generating activity, particularly for smallholders, whilst being a source of animal protein to support the national prog...Continue Reading »
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» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1. BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY With increasing consumption awareness, consumers and customers are now paying more attention to their needs and the uniqueness ofproducts. In order to satisfy the needs and wants of consumers and increase satisfaction, manufacturers of products tend to adopt acustomized strategy. From the product management viewpoint, customization is a strateg...Continue Reading »
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» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Effective host community relations can only be achieved when an organization recognizes its interdependence with other institutions. Whenthe management recognizes the many ways its organization can impact on the local community and the extent of reciprocal dependence, itwill help to establish social balance. The practice of good community relati...Continue Reading »
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» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study Organizational sustainability is an approach that creates long term stakeholder value by implementing a business strategy that considersevery dimension of how a business operates in the ethical, social, environmental, cultural, and economic spheres. It also formulatesstrategies to build a company that fosters longevity through transparency and p...Continue Reading »
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» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Conflict is a struggle over claims, values, ideas, roles, beliefs, interest and scarce resources. It is inevitable among individuals and inorganizations because of the nature of human beings who differ in value orientation, attitudes and levels of understanding. Conflicts havebecome part of human organizations the world over. There are two major...Continue Reading »
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» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study Organizational performance is derived from the word job performance that means real work produced an employee within a specific timeperiod. Performance is a comparison between the works of the real compared to the standard set by the company (Dessler, 2000).Performance is the quantity and quality of produced or services rendered by a person in d...Continue Reading »
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» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study All human interactions are form of communication. In this business world, nothing can be achieved without effectively communicating withemployers, employees, clients, suppliers, and customers. If you look at the most successful business people in the world, you will seepeople who have mastered the art of communication.Business all over the world...Continue Reading »
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» CHAPTER ONEINTRODUCTION1.1 Background of the StudyDecision making by organizational managers in a global market is strategic for organizational survival and sustainability. It is as anintegral part of management and one of the determining characteristics of leadership (Dervishi & Kadriu, 2014). In today’s businessenvironment, few managers make decisions on the basis of well deliberated c...Continue Reading »
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» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Organizational performance comprises of the actual output or results of an organization as measured against its intended outputs, goalsand objectives. In other words, organizational performance comprises real results or outputs compared with intended outputs. Theanalysis focuses on three main outcomes, first, shareholder value performance; secon...Continue Reading »
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» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of Study The development of any nation depends to a very large extent on the calibre, organization and motivation of its human resources. In the specific case of Nigeria where diversity exerts tremendous influence on politics and administration, the capacity to increase the benefits and reduce the costs of this diversity constitutes a human resource manageme...Continue Reading »
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» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the study Business is very important to the society because the society depends on it for survival. Business provides the society with commodities needed to survive for the purpose of making profit. Hence, it becomes indispensable to the growth and development of every society (Bhat, 2009). One of the aims of every business is to ensure customer’s s...Continue Reading »
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» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the StudyDecision making is the most important activity of management of most organization ranging from small sole organization to multinational corporations whether in the private or in the public sector. This is the case of the Akwa Ibom Broadcasting Corporation where decision making is a core responsibility of the top management.Basically, the 21st century...Continue Reading »
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» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study All human interactions are form of communication. In this business world, nothing can be achieved without effectively communicating withemployers, employees, clients, suppliers, and customers. If you look at the most successful business people in the world, you will seepeople who have mastered the art of communication.Business all over the world...Continue Reading »
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» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study The role of organizational culture in employee performance is a topic that has received extensive coverage in the literature, although, from different viewpoints and with different findings as to its relevance Alvesson (2002) summaries four views on the relationship between organizational culture and performance. The strong culture thesis, where...Continue Reading »
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» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the study Increased globalization has captured the attention of not only entrepreneurs and business people but also government officials who are searching for international business advantages in an ever changing world. The active pursuit of FDI for the first time in Nigeria’s history is a signal that the rules of the game have changed under globalizati...Continue Reading »
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» CHAPTER ONE Introduction Background To The Study The role of Small and Medium Scale Enterprise (SMEs) in the national economy cannot be underestimated. These enterprises are beinggiven increasing policy attention in recent years, particularly in third world countries partly because of growing disappointment with resultsof development strategies focusing on large scale capital intensive and high im...Continue Reading »
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» CHAPTER ONE: GENERAL INTRODUCTION 1.0 INTRODUCTION Generally, humanbeings are the most precious part of civilization and most troublesome resources to manage in an organization. The responsibility build is more important than leadership in an organization. The development of people without leadership (in an organization is impossible because leadership is the back borne of the development. Leaders...Continue Reading »
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