ZIK JOURNAL OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH

Employee Silence Behaviour, Predictive Roles Of Supportive Leadership, Affective Commitment And Proactive Personality Among Telecommunication Employees In Anambra State

2024-03-24T13:29:17+00:00

This study investigated employee silence behaviors: predictive roles of supportive leadership, affective commitment and proactive personality among telecommunication employees in Anambra State. Nowadays, the issues of keeping mute while organizations are retarding or on the verge of closure is on the increase. The analysis found that several factors emanating from individuals, organizations and culture such as fear, intimidation, ethnocentrism etc. The analysis also found that employee silence is extremely detrimental to organizations often causing an “escalating level of dissatisfaction” among employees, “which manifests itself in absenteeism, turnover and perhaps other undesired behaviors”. Communication is the key to an organization’s success. If employee silence does occur, communication suffers and as a result harms the overall functioning of
the organization. Three hundred and fifty-seven employees were conveniently drawn from five telecommunication firms in Anambra metropolis. They considered 145 males and 212 females in the study, with ages ranging from 25-56 years with a mean age of 40.5 years. The result of the study showed that Supportive leadership did not significantly predict employee silence behavior (β = .23, ΔR2 = .13, p< .451), Proactive personality did not significantly predict employee silence behavior (β = .16, ΔR2 = .02, p< .214) and affective commitment did not significantly predict employee silence behavior (β = .31, ΔR2 = .02, p< .810). In conclusion, it could be inferred that employees are more willing to talk or contribute important information to the growth of the firm, when managers are supportive, warm and friendly in their disposition, when management show affection and emotional connection with the employees and when the management are proactive in their behavior and actions towards employees.

Collective Bargaining and the Incidence of Trade Disputes in Teaching Hospitals in the South East

2024-03-24T13:22:54+00:00

Nigeria has suffered greatly from numerous healthcare workers trade disputes and strikes over the years. These have in no small measure affected the performance level of this sector and, has resulted in multiple avoidable mortalities and morbidities in Nigeria. This study examined how wage determination has influence these trade dispute in teaching hospitals in the south east. In addition to very limited research focus on teaching hospitals in the southeast of Nigeria, the success of solutions to salient wage related disputes in the health sector may lie in the ability to question emanating assumptions, and incorporate the understanding into meaningful health policies. The study employed cross sectional design and adopted convergent parallel mixed method research strategy. A total of 625 respondents were randomly drawn from the teaching hospitals. A structured questionnaire was used to obtain quantitative data while in-depth interview guide was used to acquire qualitative data from interviewees. Quantitative data was analyzed using the statistical package for the social sciences (SPSS) software while qualitative data was analyzed using thematic content analysis. The stated hypotheses were tested using chi- square (X²) statistics and results were presented in frequency tables, percentages, and charts. The outcome of this study revealed that trade disputes persist due to absence of transparent commitment by authorities charged with the responsibility of implementation of collective bargaining, and dearth of budgetary provision to implement collective agreement. Also reluctance by government to review wage periodically has escalated agitations in the health sector. findings also indicate that fractionalization of unions whereby each profession wants to be recognized and given precedence by government has ridden the health sector with disputes. It is on this score that this study recommends that government should imbibe the democratic culture of collective bargaining by showing willingness and intensify cooperation to bargain in good faith in order to find common ground and resolve disputes amicably. Also government and health managers should introduce an evenly spread of financial and non-financial benefits to the health workforce in the form of career development, special skills acquisition and other varieties of human capacity development programs. This can possibly stem industrial disputes among health professionals.

Black soot and Lifestyle as Determinants Of Specific Phobia And Obsessive Compulsive Disorders Among Residents of Port Harcourt.

2024-03-24T13:33:50+00:00

Black Soot is perceived to be public health concerns which cause public health problems that affect the residents of Port Harcourt, Rivers State psychologically. Therefore, the study examined Black Soot and Lifestyle as determinants of Specific Phobia and Obsessive- Compulsive Disorders among residents of Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The major purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between Black Soot and Lifestyle as determinants of Specific Phobia and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders among residents of Port Harcourt, Rivers State. 120 adult males and females, resident in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria participated in the study. The Symptoms Distress Checklist, Black Soot Anxiety Questionnaire, and Lifestyle Scale were instruments used for data collection. The sample comprised 55.8% females and 44.2% males, with age range of 18 to 50 years, mean age of 2.15 and standard deviation of .498. The study made use of correlational design and adopted Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient statistics and significance was accepted at P <.05 significance level. A significant relationship between black soot and specific phobia was found at (Mean = 6.9, 3.2; Std.D = 2.9, 1.4; r = .908, Sig = .000 P<.05). Also, a significant relationship between black Soot and obsessive compulsive Disorder at (Mean = 6.9, 3.2; Std.D = 2.9, 1.4; r = .907, Sig = .000 P<.05). However, a weak relationship between Lifestyle and Specific phobia at (Mean = 6.9, 1.4; Std.D = 2.9, 1.2; r = 359, Sig = .000 P<.05). The study did not find a relationship between Lifestyle and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder at (Mean = 6.9, 1.4; Std.D = 2.9, 1.2; r = .255, -1, Sig = .000 P<.05). It is recommended that residents should undergoroutine psychological screening.

Moral Disengagement and Gender as Predictors of Tendency to Commit Crime Among Adolescents in Anambra State

2024-03-24T13:26:11+00:00

The present study examined moral disengagement and gender as predictors of tendency to commit crime among adolescents in Anambra State. A total of 253 secondary schools students drawn from five different local government areas in Onitsha education zone, comprising 143 boys (57%) and 110 girls (43%) participated in the study. Their age ranges between 15 – 17 years with a mean age of 16.39 and standard deviation of 1.11. Two instruments were used for the study namely; Crime Behaviour Rating Scale (CBRS) and Mechanisms of Moral Disengagement Scale (MMDS). The study adopted correlational and cross-sectional research design. Linear regression was used to test the correlation. The first result showed that there is positive correlation between moral disengagement and tendency to commit crime among adolescents in Anambra State r=946**. The second result showed that there was a statistically significant difference between male and female adolescents in Anambra State, on their tendency to commit crime, t=6.688**. The third result showed that moral disengagement has a significant predicting influence on tendency to commit crime among adolescents in Anambra State, B= 946, t= 46.331. The study therefore recommended creating of leisure facilities for the youths, and creates free education, and also, the school management to create an office of student adviser to help the students.

Minimizing Cost of Production- Impact Of Graded Levels Of Non- Coventional Ingredients On Growth Performance Of Layers (Breadfruit Waste/Chaff)

2024-03-24T13:19:58+00:00

This study was conducted for 12 weeks (8-20 weeks) to evaluate the effect of graded levels of dried breadfruit wastes (chaff) on the growth performance of layers, using eight weeks (8) old pullets. One hundred and fifty (150) growing pullets were allotted to five dietary treatment (T1,T2, T3, T4 and T5). The dietary treatment contained, 0%, 5%, 10%, 15% and 20% levels of breadfruit waste respectively with thirty birds (30) per treatment at ten birds in three replicates under the randomized complete experimental design. Growth parameters such as body weight, feed intake, feed conversion ratio, feed efficiency and feed cost were monitored on weekly basis from 9th-19th weeks of age of the birds. The data obtained were subjected to analysis of variance. Results from grower's phase showed significant differences (p<0.05) among treatment groups for all the performance parameters measured except mortality. The study revealed that the inclusion of breadfruit wastes in the diets of layers does not have adverse effect on the growth of layers.