Examining the Implication of Pension Reform on Retirement Plan of Employees in the Nigerian Civil Service Sector (Published)
Accountability in the Government service sector through appropriate reform is expected to boost efficiency and good governance. However, the possibility of negative consequences of reforms has necessitated fear of retirement among civil service employees in Nigeria. This study examines the implication of civil service reform on the retirement plan of employees in Nigeria. Primary data was collected from 674 respondents using a structured questionnaire. The primary data were collected from sampled employees to gather appropriate information that is directly related to reforms in the Ministry of Education, the Nigerian civil service. The results indicate that the reform carried out in the civil service sector has no positive relationship fear of retirement expressed by the employees. The results confirm the need for Government and regulatory authorities leads to the conclusion that the reform did guarantees job security at the top and middle levels of the service sector.
Keywords: Employees, Nigerian civil service, pension reform, retirement plan, sector
Implications of Employee Participation in Decision Making for the Performance of Local Government Administration in Nigeria: A survey of selected local governments in Enugu state (Published)
The paper is on the Implications of employee participation in decision making for the performance of local government administration in Nigeria. Three local governments in Enugu state were selected for the study. The paper is an empirical research using survey design approach with a population of 1972 drawn from Enugu East (526), Enugu North (746), and Enugu South (649) local government areas. A sample size of 331 employees was used. The instruments used for data generation was structured questionnaire and frequencies and percentages were used for analysis. The findings of the study include that employees’ participation significantly increases the quality of service delivery, reduces work error, increases job satisfaction, enhances better policy implementation, and better directs employees’ efforts towards organizational goals. Challenges facing employees’ participation include assumed poor knowledge and skill of employees; lack of trust of employees by top management that limit their participatory space; management unwillingness to share information with junior staff; and the traditional top-down decision making approach to management.
Keywords: Decision Making, Employees, Implementation, Local government Administration, Participation, Performance
Implications of Employee Participation in Decision Making for the Performance of Local Government Administration in Nigeria: A survey of selected local governments in Enugu state (Published)
The paper is on the Implications of employee participation in decision making for the performance of local government administration in Nigeria. Three local governments in Enugu state were selected for the study. The paper is an empirical research using survey design approach with a population of 1972 drawn from Enugu East (526), Enugu North (746), and Enugu South (649) local government areas. A sample size of 331 employees was used. The instruments used for data generation was structured questionnaire and frequencies and percentages were used for analysis. The findings of the study include that employees’ participation significantly increases the quality of service delivery, reduces work error, increases job satisfaction, enhances better policy implementation, and better directs employees’ efforts towards organizational goals. Challenges facing employees’ participation include assumed poor knowledge and skill of employees; lack of trust of employees by top management that limit their participatory space; management unwillingness to share information with junior staff; and the traditional top-down decision making approach to management.
Keywords: Decision Making, Employees, Implementation, Local government Administration, Participation, Performance