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The purpose of the study was to examine if leadership does play a role in the performance of an organization. This was examined at Konnected Ltd- a multinational engineering firm in Ghana. The study employed the qualitative approach to gather data from employees. A sample size of eleven (11) mid to top level management employees were... Continue Reading

Deviant behaviours in organizations is costing firms in terms of resource loss and goodwill. Deviant practices and its triggers are of concern to all stakeholders of organizations and this inform the current study to examine ethics and deviance in one of the Multinational Company (MNC) in the downstream oil and gas company, Sahara Group.... Continue Reading

The purpose of this study was to assess project management inefficiencies on organisational performance. There is a higher demand for improved performance of organisations being it profit making or not for profit making organisations. This performance depends largely on effective and efficient implementation of projects in these... Continue Reading

This study investigated the impact of the working environment on employees’ job satisfaction in the Judicial Service, Accra. Specifically, the study analyzed the direct and indirect relationship among work environment, variables of safety, relationship with co-workers and motivation on job satisfaction. Methodologically, the study was a... Continue Reading

The purpose of this study was to investigate the challenges of Board of Management  in management of staff and students personnel in public secondary schools in  Gatundu South District. The objectives were to assess the roles of board members in  management of staff and student personnel, assess the influence of board members  level of... Continue Reading

This research topic – Marxism in Festus Iyayi’s Violence and Ngugi wa  Thiongo’s Devil on the Cross – explores the representation of Marxism in African  fictions. Almost all African nations have slipped the noose of colonialism; this has  influenced African leaders who continually perpetrate the principles and system of  self... Continue Reading

Architecture is a social form of art while literature can either be a written or verbal form of art.  Reflecting on the literature of a particular region can help to better understand the  fundamental basics of the architecture of such region. Just as the Architecture of a region is a  reflection of the people’s culture and way of... Continue Reading

This research work presents A Journey of Self-Discovery reflecting the times of Sefi Atta’s novel Everything Good Will Come. It has examined the growing up of a child from adolescence to adulthood. This research is subjected to textual analysis, using post-colonial paradigm as the framework with a view to highlighting the enduring need... Continue Reading

In 1835, Auguste Conte, in his treatise on The Positive Philosophy, stated that “the essence of God’s wisdom in creating Eve (woman) was not to undermine Adam (man) but to establish a balancing force between the creator and the created.It is, therefore, a truism that a woman is, by the very fact of her creation, a partner of man. It... Continue Reading

The study offers a reading on how silence has been presented as a strategy for trauma  enunciation in Abdulrazak Gurnah’s selected novels: Paradise (1994) and Desertion (2005). It  also explores how migration and racial differences have led to the muteness of the characters.  This is in order to fill the critical lacuna that exists in the... Continue Reading

This research investigated management and use of grey literature in academic libraries in Niger State. The purpose of it is to identify types of grey literature, examine methods of acquisition, processing, preservation and utilisation. In addition, to ascertain management challenges and strategies for improvement. Research questions were... Continue Reading

This research is aimed at describing an aspect of syntax of Kaninkon language. And our focus is negation in the language. Kaninkon is a language spoken in Jema’a local government area of Kaduna State, Nigeria. The native speakers call themselves kyung (Kaninkon). Although, the Kaninkon is not a major group in Nigeria, yet the speakers are found... Continue Reading

This research is aimed at discussing the general overview of verb phrase in Migili language. This research work is divided into five chapters which are relevant aspects of the theory of syntax. TABLE OF CONTENTS Title Page          i Certification          ii Dedication          iii Acknowledgements          iv Table of... Continue Reading

Lákõökö iśë yìí yóò là wá lóye yóò sí tún fún wa ní ìmõ kún ìmõ nítorí ôgbön kò pín sí ibìkan bí a bá śe ń wádìí nýkan náà ni ìmõ wa yóò máa gbòró sí nítorí ôgbön kò pín síbí kan. Yàtõ sí èyí iśë yìí yóò mú ìmõ êkö têsíwàjú nítorí pé àwôn òýkõwé ti śiśë... Continue Reading

Introduction to the History of Gùngáwá People and Language. Gùngáwá is an adopted name for the Bàrèshe people by their Hausa neighbors which means Island dwellers because of their nearest to rivers and lakes.   The people call themselves Bàrèshe, Tsureja or Yáúráwa but officially called Gùngáwá. The names of the language are... Continue Reading

This research is aimed at discussing the general overview of Noun Phrase in Migili language. This research work is divided into five chapters. Chapter one which is the introductory part include: the historical background, socio-cultural profile, the scope and organization of study as well as the theoretical framework, the data collection method... Continue Reading

This long essay aims at studying questions formation in Ìjà-Kórò, it will cover the general introductions of the study, the sound inventory of the language, the distribution of those sound and transformational generative grammar, this research work is divided into 5 chapters. Chapter one is the general introduction, presenting the background... Continue Reading

GENERAL BACKGROUND This chapter will examine the general background of the study and described the speakers of the language in respect of their historical background and socio-cultural profile.  It also, introduces us to the genetic classification of Kofyar, the scope and organization of the study together with the theoretical framework.  The... Continue Reading

This research focuses on the phonology of Yukuben, a language spoken by about 25,000 speakers in Sabongida Yukuben of Takum Local Government Area in the east of Taraba State in Nigeria, and North West Province, Menchum division, west of Furu-Awa, near Nigeria border in Cameroon. In the absence of a population census, a rough estimate would put... Continue Reading

TABLE OF CONTENTS Title Page                                                                           i Certification                                                                         ii Dedication... Continue Reading

Syllabification is the process of segmenting a word into syllables. This research work investigated syllabification in the Ekid language, syllable structures and the phonotactic constraints that govern the distribution of segments in syllable initial, medial and final position. The research methodology employed was descriptive research... Continue Reading

  The title of this work is .  This language is used by the Ika people of Delta State. It’s central focus  is to find out how numerals are derived in the language and the different  morphological processes it undergoes in the modification of number  names other than the basic ones. The motivation behind this... Continue Reading

The Èfik language is a Lower Cross language spoken in Cross River State of Nigeria. The study examines the segmental, suprasegmental and phonological processes of the Èfîk languge to establish the exact phonemic status of the language with spectographic evidence. Goldsmith's Autosegmental phonology (1976) is adopted as the theoretical frame. A... Continue Reading

Preamble In traditional grammar, words are the basic units of analysis. Grammarians classify words according to parts of speech and identify and list the forms that words can be grouped. Although the matter is really very complex, for the sake of simplicity we will begin with the assumption that we are all generally able to distinguish words from... Continue Reading

INTRODUCTION 1.1General Introduction This study discusses the phonology of Bànsárà language, a language spoken in Ogoja Local Government Area of Cross-River state, Nigeria. Phonology is that branch of linguistics that studies the organization of speech sounds in human language. It is the component of grammar that accounts for the general... Continue Reading