Nigerian Journal of Management Studies

Knowledge Management Approaches and Employees’ Performance in BUA Sugar Refinery, Lagos State, Nigeria

2025-04-24T16:18:58+00:00

This study examines how the knowledge management approach from the perspective of knowledge acquisition, sharing, and retention relates to employees’ performance in BUA Sugar Refinery in Lagos State, Nigeria. The study employed a cross-sectional survey research design with a survey strategy. Primary and secondary data sources were utilised for the study and were obtained by administering a questionnaire structured in a close-ended format in the case of primary data while the secondary data were obtained through relevant literature. The simple random sampling was employed in sampling the respondents and data were obtained through a questionnaire administered physically to a sample of 164 respondents determined through the Yamane formula from a total population of 280. However, only 110 copies of questionnaire were returned and were utilised for analysis using descriptive statistics involving frequency distribution table and percentage while correlation analysis was employed to test the formulated hypotheses at 5% level of significance. The study findings revealed that knowledge acquisition (r =.389, p < .05), sharing (r =.448, p < .05) and retention (r =.376, p < .05) significantly relate to employees’ performance respectively. The authors, therefore, recommends among others that management should encourage and support employees who attempt to embark on knowledge acquisition through learning and training programmes as such endeavours would help employees to acquire new knowledge that can be deployed to improve services to the organisation.

Workforce Planning and Healthcare Service Delivery in Lagos University Teaching Hospital

2025-04-18T11:40:39+00:00

Workforce planning is a critical strategy for enhancing healthcare service delivery, particularly in teaching hospitals. This study investigated the effect of workforce planning on healthcare service delivery at Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH). A cross-sectional research design and a quantitative approach were adopted, with primary data collected using a structured questionnaire administered to 326 respondents from various departments within the hospital. Regression analysis conducted through the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) was used to test the research hypothesis. The findings revealed a significant effect of workforce planning on healthcare service delivery (F = 29.424, p = 0.000; Beta = 0.289). Despite the limitations of the study, the empirical findings contribute to the understanding of workforce management strategies in healthcare environments. The study underscores the necessity for teaching hospitals to adopt comprehensive workforce planning practices to meet evolving healthcare demands and ensure optimal service delivery.

Impact of Shifting to Renewable Energy on the Performance of Manufacturing Companies: A Panacea to the Removal of Oil Subsidy

2025-04-18T11:54:01+00:00

The research analyses the impact of shifting to renewable energy on the performance of manufacturing companies following the removal of the fuel subsidy. The study adopted quantitative research methods utilising unit root tests, heteroscedasticity tests, logistic regression analysis and Chow tests to investigate renewable energy adoption effects on manufacturing performance. Data from Trading Economics, the World Bank, and commodity websites reveal an insignificant relationship between fuel subsidy removal and GDP (p = 0.1362); however, the structural break in 2015 demonstrates significant changes as shown by the Chow test (p = 0.0001). Importation shows a significant relationship to GDP (R² of 65%, p-value of 0.0001). The study using logistic regression (Nagelkerke R² = 52%, p = 0.003) shows that switching to renewable energy sources makes factories more productive. This supports both the resource-based view (RBV) and the energy transition theory. The study recommends two policy directions to support its findings, which include cutting down local product imports, as the significant relationship between GDP and importation is likely to be from high taxes received from imported goods, and funding renewable energy projects, including solar farm development, as well as providing energy subsidy programmes. Governments should implement incentive programmes and infrastructure upgrades to support Nigeria's energy transition because this will enhance economic stability throughout the country.

Work Pressure and Drug Abuse in the Workplace: A Conceptual Review

2025-04-18T12:12:50+00:00

Drug use in the workplace is a behaviour displayed by employees to cope with work-related pressures. Based on the review of existing literature, this paper concluded that work pressure is caused by some Organisational factors, and employees resort to drug abuse to cope with work-related pressures. The availability of substances in the workplace, the work environment's culture, management control, job dissatisfaction, work group influence, and inadequate regulations are some of the workplace factors identified as contributing to drug use among employees. It was also noted through the lens of social control theory that turning to drug use in response to workplace pressure could result in absenteeism, low productivity, losing one's job, showing deficient performance, and psychological problems. The paper suggested that every Organisation's human resource management department can lessen pressures at work enacting strict laws to deal with the phenomenon of drug use in the workplace.

Application of the Expectancy Theory and Labour Laws as Catalysts for Optimal Performance in Workplaces in Nigeria

2025-04-21T14:00:44+00:00

Labour leaders, as workers generally, are nowadays facing more challenges in the course of performing their expected roles at workplaces. One of the notable challenges faced by the labour could be traced to the application of the Labour Act which prescribes the principal or overriding purpose of establishing rules and regulations governing workplaces. Therefore, the study examined certain aspects of the Nigerian labour act in relation to optimum performance at workplaces. It is assumed that competence correlates performance. Whereas if the lack of competence in the area of application of labour Act could not be easily detected, an average labour/worker in organised industries would have performance at low ebb. In conceptualising performance therefore, the study examined some extant provisions of laws labour act, followed by the study of the expectancy theory model if same could be applied to impart knowledge for the immediacy of labour act towards optimum performance by the workers at the workplace level. The population for the study consisted one-third of all the registered unionised industries attributed to the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC). The main research instruments were two: Labour Act Tools (LAT) scale and Union Expectancy Theory Model (VETM) scale. Self-developed scales, using the essential provisions of the labour act, existing rules and regulations, were pilot tested using split-half method and they gave the reliability coefficient r = 0.75 for the LAT scale, and r = 0.67 for the VETM scale. The study revealed that labour Acts and other extant labour laws as examined in the study were potent factors in enhancing the effectiveness of the labour in performing at workplaces. Further, the outcome recommended the application of the expectancy theory model, which could timeously motivate labour to acquire knowledge in the area of labour law towards optimum performance in their overriding purpose of unionised representative activities.

Forensic Accounting Techniques and Corporate Governance Practices in Publicly Quoted Companies in Nigeria

2025-04-18T12:28:10+00:00

The study is designed to examine the effect of forensic accounting techniques on corporate governance of publicly quoted companies in Nigeria. The population is focused on finance professionals in one hundred and seventy-nine listed companies on the Nigerian exchange. The sample is made up of finance professionals scattered across selected public quoted companies. Questionnaire was administered and the analysis of variance and regression were used to examine the influence of forensic accounting practices on corporate governance of publicly quoted companies in Nigeria. The result reveals that forensic accounting techniques have a positive influence on corporate governance practices in public quoted companies in Nigeria. It is concluded from the study that forensic accounting techniques have a significant influence on corporate governance practices in public quoted companies in Nigeria. It is recommended that forensic accounting techniques be encouraged to enhance corporate governance practices among public quoted companies in Nigeria.

Workplace Incivility and Organisational Commitment in the Nigerian Context: A Pathway to Achieving Decent Work and Sustainable Growth

2025-04-18T12:40:45+00:00

This study investigates the relationship between workplace incivility and organisational commitment in Nigerian organisations, considering demographic variables such as age, gender, married status, and educational level. A cross-sectional design was used to collect data from 435 employees from four public sector organisations. The findings show a complex relationship between workplace behaviours and organisational outcomes. Contrary to previous research, hostility was revealed as a substantial positive predictor of organisational commitment. Privacy invasion, exclusionary behaviour, and gossiping were not significant predictors, although there were gender disparities in gossiping, with males reporting higher levels. Age was a favourable predictor of organisational commitment, but marital status and educational qualifications were negative factors. These findings highlight the significance of cultural and economic circumstances in determining organisational dynamics. The study emphasises the importance of personalised treatments addressing workplace incivility and demographic-specific retention methods. The findings provide complex insights into the links among workplace incivilities, organisational commitment, and demographic variables in the Nigerian context, highlighting the need for further investigation of these dynamics in diverse cultural situations.

Modelling the Adoption of Big Data Analytics Among Accounting Practitioners in Nigeria

2025-04-18T17:58:35+00:00

The competitive terrains in many organisations have changed as a result of rapid development in information technology. Accounting practitioners are not exempted from this because of the unprecedented level of unstructured and semi-structured large volume of data the firms are to manage to gain competitive advantage innovatively. This study is built on the technology acceptance model to investigate and model the adoption of big data analytics among accountants using constructs such as perceived benefits, technology complexity, data quality, and IT infrastructure. The study also examined the mediating role of top management support in adopting big data analytics. Cross-sectional research design was employed by designing and distributing questionnaire electronically to accounting practitioners working in selected organisations in Nigeria. Data obtained from 264 responses were analysed descriptively and the research model estimated using regression analysis to establish the links among the variables. The results showed that perceived benefits, technology complexity, and data quality positively and significantly impact BDA adoption. IT infrastructure has a positive but non-significant impact on BDA adoption. It is recommended that organisations harness the power of big data analytics to achieve increased data value and derive valuable insights from complex datasets to make informed business decisions.