...COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF SOUTH AFICA AND NIGERIA Africa is the second largest continent with vast resources and inhabits more than 12 percent of the world’s population. Although we know that the continent has plenty of resources, Africa remains the world’s poorest and most undeveloped continent. [1]Poverty is widespread, there is a great threat of communicable diseases such as HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis. Politically, I would say that the country is unstable as there were civil and liberation wars. The lack of development in africa is closely linked to the phenomenon of state weakness which underlines the need for improvement governance as prerequisite for development in Africa. And so corruption is widespread and human rights abuses are a norm among many governments in Africa. When we read about these two nations we see that, South Africa and Nigeria have a lot of influence on African Affairs. Nigeria and South Africa both are blessed their ethnicities and races, an asset to national and economic development. Nigeria and South Africa are both stratified societies. Both the countries were shaped by assumptions and definitions imposed by the British rulers. British imperial rule in both countries provided identities, languages and symbols for ethnic and racial groups. [2]In South Africa, for example, the colonists' policies deepened the differences between Zulus and Xhosas, Ndebele and Vendas, Tswana and Qwaqwa, etc. Also, those of mixed race were segregated from...
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...Socio-Economic and Political Challenges in Nigeria” Nigeria is a nation blessed with vast human and mineral resources. Ironically, her economy is struggling to leverage the country’s vast wealth to displace the economic and political challenges that affects its population.1 Beyond the recent impressive financial projections, a good number of Nigerians still live on less than $1.00 (One dollar) a day, which is about N160.00 (One Hundred and Sixty Naira), and more Nigerians have resorted to a life of crime with some becoming ready tools in the hands of some politicians. Poverty reduction and job creation, as promised by our political leaders, have not kept pace with population growth, implying social distress for an increasing number of Nigerians. Integrity and moral values have been jettisoned to few people, who have little or no impact in the system of government and corruption has been embraced as a tool of inordinate wealth accumulation. Social vices are committed with high level of impunity and the epidemic of the ‘get rich at all cost syndrome’ has infiltrated all age levels in our society, most especially the youths; future leaders of tomorrow. Undermining, “As a partridge that broods but does not hatch, so is he who gets riches, but not by right; it will leave him in the midst of his days, and at the end he will be a fool” (Jeremiah 17:11 NKJV). In ascribing reasons for these socio-economic imbalance and political instabilities in Nigeria, it would be important to note that...
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...Written Analysis & Communication Report on Larson in Nigeria Submitted to: Prof. Sanjay Gupta Submission Date: 07/09/2012 Submitted By: Dadhich Bhatt (20121017) SPM PGP-12 Batch TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. MEMO……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….3 2. ABBREVIATION…………………………………………………………………………………………………………4 3. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY…………………………………………..…………………………………………………..5 4. SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS…………………………………………………………………………………………….5 5. PROBLEM STATEMENT………..…………………………………………………………………………………….6 6. STATEMENT OF OPTIONS……..…………………………………………………………………………………...6 7. CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION.....…………………………………………………………………………………..6 8. EVALUATION OF OPTIONS………………………………………………...……………………………….………7 9. RECOMMENDATIONS…………………………………………………………………………………………………9 10. PLAN OF ACTION………..……………………………………………………………………………………………...9 11. EXHIBIT-1............................................................................................................................................................10 12. EXHIBIT-2............................................................................................................................................................12 13. REFERENCES......................................................................................................................................................13 To: Mr. David Larson From: Mr. Dadhich Bhatt Date: January...
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...Nigeria as it stands is in a chaotic state; a situation where there is total lack of organization and control, a situation where corruption is the order of the day, a situation where egoism rules rather than altruism, a situation where there’s no any visible formal system of government, and even if we pretend to have a government, this government is paralyzed, ineffective or better described, the Nigeria government is at the state of apathy; emotional emptiness, where human life has and given no value, where we danced away our sorrows, where we replaced grief with merriment, where our leaders party away while we die in hundreds, where casualty is lied about, and where terrorism is politicized at the expense of human lives. We should expect further less from a country that has been characterized despite its acclaimed democratization with inept leadership, nepotism, electoral malpractices, bigotry, religious crises, dishonesty, immorality, and favoritism among others. The problems facing the Nigerian nation-state are too many to mention but a few, the failure of leadership, unemployment, ethnicity and religious intolerance further disunite us, the lack of capacity to utilize natural resources, corruption which permeates not only every aspect of our political system but also, every aspect of our lives, and not long ago, militancy which leads to kidnapping, bunkering, and recently terrorism which has caused us more woes than any other. Though, they weren’t borne out of nothing, and...
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...omKennesaw State University DigitalCommons@Kennesaw State University Dissertations, Theses and Capstone Projects 4-1-2013 A Case Study of Corruption and Public Accountability in Nigeria Chinelo Okekeocha Kennesaw State University Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/etd Part of the Public Administration Commons Recommended Citation Okekeocha, Chinelo, "A Case Study of Corruption and Public Accountability in Nigeria" (2013). Dissertations, Theses and Capstone Projects. Paper 566. This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by DigitalCommons@Kennesaw State University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Dissertations, Theses and Capstone Projects by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@Kennesaw State University. A Case Study of Corruption and Public Accountability in Nigeria Chinelo Okekeocha A Practicum Paper Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Master of Public Administration Kennesaw State University May 2013 A Case Study of Corruption and Public Accountability in Nigeria Executive Summary In 2011, Nigeria was ranked 143th out of 182 countries surveyed by the Transparency International in its corruption perception index indicating the level of corruption in the country as compared to other countries. Although this came as an improvement from the previous years, it did not result from an improved system of governance, rather it was due to an increase...
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...INTRODUCTION Nigeria, officially 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 and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in the north. Its coast in the south lies on the Gulf of Guinea on the Atlantic Ocean. The three largest and most influential ethnic groups in Nigeria are the Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba. In terms of religion Nigeria is roughly split half and half between Muslims and Christians with a very small minority who practice traditional religion. The people of Nigeria have an extensive history. Archaeological evidence shows that human habitation of the area dates back to at least 9000 BCE. The name Nigeria was taken from the Niger River running through the country. This name was coined by Flora Shaw, the future wife of Baron Lugard, a British colonial administrator, in the late 19th century. Since 2002 there has been a spate of clashes in the north of the country between government forces and the Boko Haram militant group which seeks to establish Sharia law. Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa, the seventh most populous country in the world, and the most populous country in the world in which the majority of the population is black. It is listed among the "Next Eleven" economies, and is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. On October 1, 1960, Nigeria gained its independence...
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...ADEMOLA OLUTOSIN ONASHILE MBA Class Assignments on Aston Blair Inc. Case & Change Signature MBA Class Assignments Spring 2015 Business School, Seinäjoki Business Administration International Business TABLE OF CONTENTS table of contents 2 1 ASTON BLAIR INC. CASE 3 1.1 Introductory Background information on Aston Blair company & case 3 1.2 The problems facing Bacon at the end of the case 4 1.3 Evolution of the problems 9 1.4 Actions to be taken and the reasons for the actions 11 2 CHANGE SIGNATURE 10 2.1 Introduction: Leadership framework 10 2.2 Change signature 11 2.2.1 My Past Self language 13 2.2.2 My Developed Self 15 2..2.3 My Underdeveloped Self 16 2..2.4 My Future Self 17 2..2.5 Integration 19 References 21 1. ASTON BLAIR INC. CASE 1.1 The introductory background information on the Aston-Blair Company & case According to (Aston-Blair Case, 1993: M-6, 11), this case study in question ‘Aston-Blair Inc.’ focuses on a particular company which is the 3rd biggest in its industry in the US and its major specialization is on the manufacturing of precious metal alloys and other specialized alloy for commercial and industrial purposes. The establishment’s efforts and feats had been notably felt in the USA for its massive contributions in the metal industry whereby the circulation of its products like precious metal accessories’ have always reached the buyers and dealers nationwide uninterruptedly...
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...This paper examines leadership practice in Nigeria from a feminist perspective. The paper briefly x-rayed Nigeria’s problems from a feminist perspective and come to the conclusion that, majority of these problems are caused by the default androcentric social practices allowed by patriarchy and masculinism, it is important to proffer solution to these problems using the same feminist theoretical frame-work. Hence, this paper attempts long lasting solution to the problem of leadership as it confronts Nigeria. FEMINIST PERSPECTIVE ON SOME NIGERIA NATIONAL ISSUES This section looks at some of the issues that concern Nigeria leadership and development problems and try to look at them from a feminist perspective in order to chart a new paradigm at...
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...Report of Online Discussion WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP ROLES Coordinated by the Division for the Advancement of Women Department of Economic and Social Affairs United Nations Hosted by WomenWatch With support from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) 19 November to 15 December 2007 Disclaimer: The views expressed in this report reflect the opinions of participants to the online discussion and not the official views of the United Nations Contents 1. Introduction................................................................................................................................ 3 2. Theme One: Status of women in leadership positions globally ....................................................... 5 2.1. Country experiences ................................................................................................................5 2.2. Ability of women in leadership positions to influence change .....................................................6 2.3. Instruments and methodologies to measure impact ..................................................................8 3. Theme Two: Factors that influence women’s access to decision-making positions —views from public administration, the judiciary and the private sector................................................................. 9 3.1. Representation of women in the public sector.........................................................................10 3.2. Representation...
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...No.18 ISSN: 1857 – 7881 (Print) e - ISSN 1857- 7431 MOTIVATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES IN NIGERIA Isah Mohammed Abbass Department of Political Science, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria Abstract In every organization, whether large or small, governmental or non-governmental, employees work enthusiastically or with zeal and cooperate amongst themselvesand with the leadership to achieve the laid down objectives. This is primarily due to the job satisfaction they derive in the conduct of their routine activities. The local government system, within the so-called three tiers of governmental structure in Nigeria, is the neglected step-child in the entire governmental arrangement. The nexus between motivation and employees in the local government has beena neglected theme of study in Nigeria. In most cases, the condition of employment in the local governments has always been taken as given within the prevailing orthodoxy of governance. This papertherefore,attempts to explore the kinds of motivations whichthe employees of local government should be provided with:This is done within the context of institutional claims by these employers and how the validity of such claims, or the lack of it impact upon employees spirit and performance against set down goals, mission and vision of the organization. Keywords: Local government, Employees, Nigeria Introduction In order to achieve a maximum output or productivity, employers in any organization ...
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...knowledgeable about a specific problem and spurred by this knowledge to solve the problem. It involves turning a passion into business, hence, it could be said, that most entrepreneurs ventured into business essentially to fill up an existing gap or service area, out of their individual drive or passion. In the process, they may finally end up building business empires, which they were not set out to do originally. From the foregoing, we can add that monetary gains though important are not in most cases paramount, but the overriding interest to fill a gap and create sustainable solutions influences entrepreneurship ventures. In Nigeria, being an entrepreneur conjures different perceptions; to most, he is a hustler, a get- rich- quick skimmer. To a certain degree one may not entirely fault holders of these warped views because most entrepreneurs in Nigeria venture into entrepreneurship for the wrong reasons and through the wrong approach. The high rate of unemployment in the country has in no small measures contributed to this incidence of gate crashing. The irresistible lure for quick money is another...
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...CHAPTER TWO REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 2.0 Introduction A review of related literature reveals considerable research on economic education as it is presently undertaken, as well as research on the characteristics of today’s instructors and students, all with implications for changes for the future of the discipline. 2.1 Economic Literacy One of the goals of economic education is fostering economic literacy among students, therefore, it is important to define economic literacy and relate this goal back to instructor’s style of teaching economics as well as what economic literacy means. One definition of economic literacy is the ability to go beyond classroom learning and to use economic concepts in one’s own life, even years after being in the classroom ( Salemi, 2005). 2.2 Economic Education Economics education involves the use of appropriate teaching methodology in the understanding of economics as a concept and facilitates the in-depth residual knowledge of the learners in order for them to contribute meaningfully to the growth and development of the society. Economics education involves imparting knowledge effectively by making use of learners centered approaches to promote learner self confidence in tackling economic problems (NOU,2012). 2.3 Present State of Economic Education There has been a great deal of research on economic education. Much of the research has focused on the effectiveness of economics courses, which in turn has...
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...INTERNATIONAL AND COMPERATIVE HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ASSIGNMENT 1 INDIVIDUAL REPORT Module Leader: MOIRA CALVELEY Content * Introduction……………………………………………………………………..3 * Hofstede culture thoery…………………………………..……………….4 * Labour Laws……………………………………………………………………..7 * Trade Unions……….…………………………………………………………..8 * Conclusion……….………………………………………………………………9 * Reflection….…………………………………………………………………..10 * Appendix………………………………………………………………………12 * Reference…………………………………………………………………….15 Introduction Employees working in an organisation are the human resource of the organisation. It is the most important resource of the organisation. It is the most important resource out of the various resources that are available to the organisation. Human resource management includes everything from planning the human resource; recruiting and developing them through continuous training. It may also involve retrenching the workers if management feels it essential to achieve objectives. Managing resources is quite complex in many countries as their exist lot of disparities due to difference in cultures, educational background, income levels etc. According to Flippo, Hrm is the planning, organising, directing, and controlling of the procurement, development, compensation, integration, maintenance and reproduction of human resource to the end that individual, organisational and societal objectives are achieved. International...
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...our leaders, and corruption among those in power and those in wealth. Wikipedia describes political corruption as “the use of power by government officials for illegitimate private gain.” (Wikipedia). Robert Tignor, writer of “Political Corruption in Nigeria before Independence” agrees that corruption is what is hindering a majority of the third world nations from actually making any progress. He says “Political Corruption is widespread in contemporary societies, and is regarded by some analysts of the Third World as the single most important obstacle to economic development and political integration.” (175). But is political corruption really the only thing that is holding nations back? Corruption among the so called “citizens” that are meant to stand for their country is vastly increasing. It is a cankerworm that has eaten too deep into the social fabric of nations and is still doing so. When we hear “corruption,” we often prefer to think political corruption, corruption among our leaders, and corruption among those in power and those in wealth. Wikipedia describes political corruption as “the use of power by government officials for illegitimate private gain.” (Wikipedia). Robert Tignor, writer of “Political Corruption in Nigeria before Independence” agrees that corruption is what is hindering a majority of the third world nations from actually making any progress. He says “Political Corruption is widespread in contemporary societies, and is regarded by some analysts of the...
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...effectively do this, the work shall comparatively assess Nigeria’s diplomacy under Presidents Obasanjo and Yar'Adua from 1999-2010. Seeking to see the effect their personality type had on the manner, trends and approach to Nigeria’s diplomacy during the period. On record President Obasanjo undertook a shuttle diplomatic effort across the globe especially between 1999 and 2002, this is said to have reintegrated Nigeria into the comity of Nations, where she was previously a pariah. How did his personality affect these efforts? Was his personality added value or reduced value? At the point of his death President Yar’Adua was ECOWAS chairman, previously in 2009 he attended the G20 meeting in Germany, visited President George Bush at the start of his term and other diplomatic engagements. How did his personality affect all these? On the whole how did the respective personality of both leaders affect Nigeria’s Diplomacy within the period under review? And what does the country now enjoy as a legacy of their efforts, specifically the nature of their individual personae and leadership style and what lessons could the country learn from all these. Indeed we shall undertake a comparative analysis of both leaders. We shall as well seek to evaluate what...
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