The organization of Nigerian, civil service is greatly influenced by her experience with Britain as her former colonial master. It is patterned alongside British structure, except for certain modifications, necessitated by administrative exigencies, structural demands and political considerations. The civil service is organized in a pyramidal form with upper echelon, down to the lowest ranks. …
Table Of Contents Antecedence Of Public Development In Nigeria Civil Service In The Traditional Governments Or Precolonial Public Administrative System Administrative System Yoruba Administrative And Political System Administrative System Of The Yorubas Igbo Administrative And Political System The Benin Administrative And Political System Efik Administrative And Political System Civil Service In The Colonial Administrative Antecedence …
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Ego Defence Mechanisms, or adjustment or metal mechanisms, as they are sometimes called, consist of some of the several ways of responding to frustrations and conflicts. They are ways of finding out-let to repressed and frustrated desires. They enable individuals to ward off or reduce tensions and anxieties arising from frustration, and thus, protect their …
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The emergence of modern states has created weighty responsibility for governments. The government is the institution through which the will of the state is formulated. The question is what is the will of the state? And how are they formulated and implemented? We want security, peace, good roads, clean water, good education activity and employment. …
Table Of Contents Meaning Of Frustration Reactions To Frustration Meaning Of Frustration Frustration is emotional reaction to failure or obstacle toward a goal. Thus, frustration occurs when there is a blocking of or interference with goal-directed activity or the absence of reward being expected; i.e. disappointment in the face of expected reward. A wide range …
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Every science, whether physical or social science, has a method of study. Such a method or methods evolve following researches and empirical experiences, which are sometimes, peculiar to the discipline and its subject matter. Psychology, which is a science of behaviour, has accordungly evolved different methods of studying its subject matter – “behaviour”. These methods …
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Personality is the complex interplay of an individual’s socio-physiological traits and attributes, which are manifested, in the unique adjustment to his social environments. The definitions hereunder as given by some competent authorities in the subject will suffice to explain the concept of personality better: 1. “Personality is the dynamic organization within the individual of those …
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Our immediate experience of the world around us by the means of our sensory Systems is called perception. The inputs given by the sensory systems are often organized, transformed, and elaborated to enable us interpret and perceive the world and the objects there in, as we understand them. Psychology, as its definition goes, is the …
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The behaviour of man (and even those of other animals) cannot be analysed in mechanical terms. Such behaviours can be better understand by analyzing the motive(s) behind them. These are several motivating factors that continue to inspire and prompt the human behaviour. Some of these motives are innate or inborn, while some are acquired through …
The factors influencing production have been discovered after several experiments. Some of these factors help production and increase it, while others hinder and retard it. Basically, these factors can be divided into the personal and environmental categories. 2 Factors Influencing Productivity In Industries And Other Work Environments Personal Factors Environmenal Factors Personal Factors Influencing Productivity …
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