Wilfred Isioma Ukpere

University of Johannesburg | uj · Faculty of Management

This study investigates in a country-specific and comparative manner the interactions among foreign remittances, economic growth rate, foreign direct investment inflow and foreign trade giving attention to the impact of divestment. This study that is contextualised in Africa's two leading economies of Nigeria and South Africa covers the period 1971...

The study explores ECOWAS quest for regime survival in the aftermath of the collapse of the democratic government in the Republic of Niger, being the fifth country in the row in West Africa within three (3) years. It sought to unveil the latent reasons behind ECOWAS stand, interrogate whether it was acting as a proxy and identify the linkages betwe...

This study examined the Effect of selected macroeconomic variables on External Reserves Management in Nigeria (1981-2022) with external reserves as a dependent variable and international crude oil price movement, exchange rate volatility, inflation, monetary policy rate, public expenditure, economic growth, external debt service payment, and trade...

Globalisation is a broad concept that has continuously impacted various aspects of human endeavours. Globalisation has influenced the realignment of business strategies as well as impacted the availability of jobs in many countries. In modern organisations, managers must understand how current globalisation impacts employment situations. Since the...

This study investigated the correlation between motivation and job satisfaction. The study conducted a detailed analysis of the intrinsic and extrinsic elements that influence the motivation and job satisfaction of administrative staff. The study employed a quantitative method and utilised correlation for data analysis. Data on the factors that inf...

Trade unions plays a pivotal role in championing the rights and well-being of workers, including the enhancement of job safety performance. The study investigated the impact of trade unions’ presence in the enhancement of job safety performance of workers in the Maritime industry in Lagos state. Proportionate random sampling technique was employed...

Due in large part to their involvement in operationalizing the business aims and strategies of organisations, workers are currently the most valuable tangible asset. It takes efficient, unbiased, and fair employer-branding systems to boost productivity and accelerate the growth of these workforces. This study therefore explores non-financial employ...

This paper undertakes a conceptual overview of system thinking in workplace safety and health with the intent of bridging the gap between theory and practice. It is based on the premise that there has been so much discussed in theory without very little to practice, thus, making the modern workplace more hazardous and challenging. This study relied...

The study aimed to assess the extent to which work satisfaction and organisational commitment influence employee turnover, both individually and concurrently. The assessment was conducted quantitatively through the utilisation of an online survey methodology to gather data from a sample of 249 respondents who were randomly chosen from the organisat...

This paper examines the present 4IR's predictive elements for sustaining organizational performance (OP) in Nigerian banks. Therefore, in light of the existing 4IR, this article suggests strategies for improving and sustaining OP in Nigerian banks. The report promoted a quantitative research method based on a survey study design. The findings indic...

The correlational impact of intra-organizational social capital, job burnout, and organizational reward in sustaining employee performance in the 4IR was evaluated in this paper. Four Hundred (400) employees of the following four businesses in the Nigerian states of Oyo and Lagos were given questionnaires on purpose: First City Monument Bank Plc, B...

The psychological, behavioral, and technological impacts of adopting online modalities in the Universities within the post-COVID-19 and 4IR era were assessed in this paper. The current researcher obtained informed consent from the 125 academic staff members from five universities in four provinces—the University of Pretoria, University of Johannesb...

The connection between oil price and stock returns in a developing economy was analyzed in the current study. Given the regular market turbulence that causes investors to lose money, it is unquestionably important to investigate the link between prices of oil and stock returns in line with recent series. We demonstrate that the two variables (Price...

The effects of organizational culture, psychological safety, and perceived leadership integrity on employee voice in organizations are evaluated in this paper. Ten (10) companies in South Africa and Nigeria's financial, service, and manufacturing sectors served as the sample for this research. Intentionally, surveys were disseminated to 200 employe...

In the recent past, the quest for tools that can motivate a workforce has become increasingly important. Based on the cultures and reputations of organisations, employer branding (EB) has evolved as one of the most comprehensive instruments in doing so. Consequently, management and behavioural scientists have compelling concerns about EB given its...

Despite the increase in business performance research, only some studies have examined the combination of innovative work behavior, Leadership 4.0, and corporate social responsibility as performance factors in Nigeria’s banking industry in the current 4IR. This study aims to sustain performance in the banking industry of Nigeria. Four hundred (400)...

The concerns with the increasing rate of preventable accidents occurrences in Nigeria's manufacturing sector required a renewed focus on occupational safety and health (OSH). Specifically, despite the number of interventions and the amount of spending on interventions, the effects have remained minimal. Also, despite the efforts of researchers and...

Extant literature has shown that firms’ decisions can exert a bearing on the effectiveness of their competitive strategy. This paper seeks to extend this body of literature by demonstrating how and under what circumstances a firm’s decision about transactional barriers, which it can impose on its customers, can impact the degree to which it can eff...

The work set out to deconstruct and reconstruct Ted Roberts Gurr’s (1970) theory of relative deprivation, frustration-aggression as contained in his work ‘Why Men Rebel’ (1970). The study used descriptive research design and evaluated the capacity of the theory, which was created to explain political violence in Africa and Asia in the colonial era,...

People now spend many years of their adult lives at jobs where they are exposed to various hazardous chemicals, unsafe acts, and other diseases because of population growth and rapid technological advancements. Occupational diseases and injuries may arise because of risk factors in the workplace. The study examined the effectiveness of health and s...

While literature is awash with evidence that links strategic human resource management to organizational performance, little is known on sustaining the relationship dynamics within a public sector context that is operating under polarized conditions. This study explores the challenges faced in implementing the human resource strategy within urban c...

This paper investigated community perceptions of tourism development and identified the relationship between tourism development projects and business opportunities in Tsatsane community, Lesotho. This investigation was done using a qualitative research method to understand the relationship between respondents’ perceptions of tourism development pr...

This paper assesses the relational impacts of attitude towards organizational change (ATOC), perceived social support (PSS), teleworking (TW), and self-harming behaviors (SHB) on the psychological health (PH) of married career women (MCW) post-Covid-19. The sample for this research was extracted from six (6) work organizations in the Lagos and Oyo...

These are the five examined businesses. They belong to the manufacturing, sales, information technology, and finance sectors. The cross-sectional questionnaire approach was used in this study, and surveys were distributed at random. Nonetheless, 486 of the 500 distributed surveys were located, deemed suitable for use, and subjected to Statistical P...

This paper centres on examining the link between emotional labour and dinning duration within the restaurant industry. In this study emotional labour practice was modelled as one of the crucial predictors of dining duration. This is a multiple case study methodology using a cross sectional approach. The target population was 480 dyads encounters in...

In recent times, there have been calls by scholars and experts for the need to investigate the influence of human capital development (HCD) on the workforce’s innovativeness and the sustainability of businesses. To respond to this call for empiricism, this study examines the impact of human capital developments (HCD) on deposit money banks’ (DMBs’)...

This paper evaluates the influences of financial behavior, work engagement, and work engagement on financial well-being within Nigeria's Banking Industry. Its sample was taken from four (4) banks The present researcher dispersed the questionnaires at random for this cross-sectional survey. Nevertheless, 382 of the 400 questionnaires sent met the cr...

While literature is awash with evidence that links strategic human resource management to organizational performance, little is known on sustaining the relationship dynamics within a public sector context that is operating under polarized conditions. This study explores the challenges faced in implementing the human resource strategy within urban...

Investigations on industrial parks appear to be slim with inadequate statistical data in spite of their growing connectedness with sustainability and the importance of their establishment. They were required to curb the overarching challenges of small and medium-scaled ventures (SMVs). To revert the status quo and justify the call for the timelines...

The taxi industry provides mobility and employment. Sustainable transportation must be served by innovative practices, namely new mobility types, appropriate infrastructure, and intelligent systems to manage livable environments. This study aims to determine the current practices and sustainable alternatives for taxi role players and the Department...

The study aims at examining the impact of workplace conflict on employee productivity in the healthcare industry. Workplace conflict is a dysfunctional stressor that undermines the endeavours, and performances of any workplace (Adewole & Adebola, 2010). While it adopted the descriptive survey design for the investigation, the participants were 4541...

This paper explores the effectiveness of moonlighting to improve the experiences of casual workers at a transnational manufacturing firm in Zimbabwe. Eight individuals, who varied in terms of gender, position held, age, and educational qualifications, participated in an exploratory qualitative study. Data was gathered on the effectiveness of moonli...

The emergence of entrepreneurship institutions, as a mechanism, is not only for sustainability, but access to micro-financing for entrepreneurs has also become pivotal owing to the heightened spate of economic degradation, growing poverty rates, and an upsurge in rural–urban migration, all currently occurring across the globe. This study adopted a...

This investigation seeks to answer the research question of how employee creativity (EC), employee polychronicity (EP), high-performance human resource practices (HPHRP), and perceived organizational culture (POC) impact work engagement (WE) inside organizations in the 4IR period. Nine (9) businesses in Nigeria’s Lagos, Ogun, and Oyo States served...

An enormous number of firms fail to deliver economically profitable growth in output even thoughthey may have strong managerial teams and adequate capital. In this paper, we provide new empiricalevidence to demonstrate a few fundamental factors that can account for the ability of a firm to achieveeconomically sustainable scaling. In a bid to achiev...

Organizations rarely function in a stable environment since they must deal with a variety of complexity, novelty, and volatility. To stay afloat, one must possess exceptional dynamism and adaptability to react correctly to these uncertainties. This leads to the adoption of certain policies and plans that facilitate the organization's intervention....

This paper evaluates the impacts of self-efficacy, employee attitude towards organizational change, Leadership 4.0, and perceived organizational support (POS) on employee acceptance of the organizational change (EAOC) within businesses in the 4IR era. The study’s sample was taken from ten (10) businesses in the Lagos and Oyo States of Nigeria. This...

The study presents a burden on theory and practice for discovering a reward criterion that achieves workspace morale in a hyperinflationary context. It aimed to determine the relationship between the individual components of rewards (extrinsic, intrinsic, and social) and workspace morale and the mediating role of employee engagement in a hyperinfla...

An enormous number of firms fail to deliver economically profitable growth in output even though they may have strong managerial teams and adequate capital. In this paper, we provide new empirical evidence to demonstrate a few fundamental factors that can account for the ability of a firm to achieve economically sustainable scaling. In a bid to ach...

The franchise business model enjoys much support in both developed and developing countries. It is considered by many as a key contributor to economic growth and is also perceived as a vital vehicle for job creation. Unemployment rates in Namibia are currently a cause for concern and approaches are needed to stimulate job creation. This study repor...

This study implemented a cross-sectional questionnaire method, and surveys were randomly distributed. Nevertheless, from the 400 surveys distributed, 388 were retrieved, concluded adequate for use, and analyzed using Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS version 28). This study indicated a substantial relationship between perceived DL, QWL...

Global warming has been escalating along with its major damaging effects. One such effect is its negative impact on economic growth. This paper is premised on the fact that, in addition to its threats to economic growth, climate change can affect financial institutions unfavorably and become a significant cause of financial risk. Therefore, this st...

This paper assesses the relational effects of perceived organizational support (POS), fear of COVID-19 (FOC-19), and work-related stress (WRS) on the safety performance of healthcare staff. The sample for this research was extracted from the University College Hospital (UCH) in the Oyo State of Nigeria. The participants were midwives, doctors, auxi...

Severe consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic reinforced the importance of occupational health and safety. Associated economic disruptions and the entrenchment of institutional dynamics that are at variance with workers’ interests have placed additional pressures on workplace wellness and safety measures. The connection between organisational produc...

This research investigates the impacts of organizational learning and resilience on adaptive performance within the banking industry during the 4IR. This study implemented a cross-sectional survey approach, having its sample (250 employees), purposively obtained from five (5) Lagos State of Nigeria's banks. These five (5) banks are First City Monum...

Given the uniqueness of the stock market in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and the fact that empirical conclusions have always been drawn based on more advanced stock markets, it becomes necessary to investigate the nexus between stock market performance and selected macroeconomic variables in SSA countries. With a purpose of unveiling the relationship b...

Downsizing is viewed as a deliberate and systematic organisational reduction of workforce to cut costs and improve performance. There has been ongoing turmoil in the employment relations fraternity for the past few decades, exacerbated by global economic recessions and the need for organisations to adopt new technologies. The effects manifested in...

Capitalism, as it is known is based on the concepts of competition, profit motive, private enterprises (self-interest) and scientific management. These key catalysts set the motion for capitalist expansion, exploration and exploitation. One notable area where capitalism has naturally done exceptionally well based on its characteristics, is within t...

Globalisation has been perceived as the integration and spread of information, processes and technology across organisations and nations. It has accelerated transformation and change in organisations, with the effect of strengthening or, as the case may be, weakening employment relations within organisations. Globalisation has been characterised by...

This paper assesses the impacts of teleworking, perceived technostress, and job insecurity on the organizational performance (OP) of Nigeria’s business organizations in the post-COVID-19 era. The sample was obtained from 10 business organizations in the Oyo and Lagos States of Nigeria. This investigation espoused a cross-sectional scientific study...

Taking a leap from the perspective of organizational citizenship behaviour, pro-social behaviour examines how volunteering intentions such as helping or assisting colleagues, to how collaboration tendencies such as selfless or willful participation in workplace functions, events and issues can affect or influence administrative sustainability and l...

This study evaluates the impacts of work stress, risk-taking propensity, and resilience on psychological wellbeing in Nigeria's Police Force. Its sample was extracted from four (4) police stations in Ibadan, Oyo State of Nigeria. They are the Iyaganku, Eleyele, Orita Challenge, and Iwo Road testing ground police stations. This study has adopted a c...

Globalisation debate in recent years is characterised with trade literature, growth and formation of multinational companies, the internationalisation motive, market liberalisation and the impact of these on nation states’ labour markets (Giddens, 2004). Zimbabwe as a nation is not exempted from the impact of globalisation on its labour relations....

Existing literature has examined a plethora of factors that can affect the effectiveness, performance or nature of fiscal policy in an economy. In this paper we build on the fundamental tenets of micro-economic models to examine the potential ways cryptocurrencies can affect the effectiveness of a country’s fiscal policy. Our finding is that under...

This study adopted historical approach to political research and used secondary sources of information. This paper focuses on assessing financial challenges facing local governments in Nigeria. The study observed that insufficient allocation from the federation account, lack of effective revenue generation drive, mismanagement of funds, intrusion o...

This paper investigates perceived leadership 4.0, psychological capital (PsyCap), and high-performance human resource practices (HPHRPs) for sustainable organizational performance (OP) and employee psychological wellbeing (EPW) in business organizations.This investigation’s sample was obtained from twenty (20) organizations in Nigeria’s and Ghana’s...

This investigation examines the impacts of perceived workplace fairness, ethical leadership, and workers’ demographics on ethical behaviors within Nigeria’s public service. A sample was taken from ten local government areas of Oyo State, Nigeria. However, this investigation has utilized a survey study approach, where the researcher randomly dispers...

The study set out to affirm that Traditional Public Administration existed in pre-colonial Africa, specifically Nigeria. These pre-colonial administrative systems performed all the functions that are currently being executed by the modern public administrative systems, such as designing the best strategies for efficient delivery and the attainment...

This study evaluates the correlational effects of perceived leadership 4.0, workplace ostracism, innovative work behavior, and organizational performance within work organizations. The sample for this investigation was extracted from ten (10) organizations in Oyo and Lagos States, Nigeria. They are organizations from Nigeria’s service, financial, a...

The paper aims to establish the challenges facing the implementation of the Formal Sector Social Health Insurance Programme (FSSHIP) in South-East Nigeria as well as determine the level of awareness of FSSHIP among the federal workers in South-East Nigeria. The study relied on a survey approach. A sample size of 513 federal workers was determined u...

Globalisation led to the reduction of barriers between countries and intensified international interdependency such that developments unfolding in a faraway country now affect the rest of the world in economic, political and social aspects (Giddens, 1990). The Zimbabwean labour market and its national labour legislation has not been spared from the...

The risk that a borrower may not fulfil his/her borrowing obligation presents credit owner (lender) a default risk management opportunity to maximize the risk-adjusted rate of return and to maintain minimum exposure to default associated cost. This paper investigated respondents’ perception of the cost of credit default and examines requirements fo...

This study investigated the impact of succession management on small and medium enterprises’ (SMEs’) sustainability in Lagos, Nigeria. The study adopted a descriptive survey research method and its participants were selected from five SMEs across Lagos State, based on their number of years of operating, staff strength, and branch locations. The ent...

This study assesses the effects of employee voice, perceived leadership integrity, and work-related curiosity on counterproductive meeting behaviors within Nigeria’s work organizations. The study’s sample was taken from nine work organizations in Lagos and Oyo States of Nigeria. The nine work organizations were selected from Nigeria’s financial, ma...

Fraud is rampant in a nation like Nigeria, reflecting virtually all national areas. Hence, organizational behavior researchers are attracted to reducing this fraudulent behavior. Therefore, this paper investigates the effect of frugality and materialism on employees' attitudes towards fraudulent behaviors within the work organization in Lagos and O...

In response, employees exercise additional efforts within an organization environment as they perceive that an organization gives opportunities or resources and treats them according to the standard of exchange. Drawing on need theory, social exchange theory, and the two-factor theory, this paper, examines the influence of employee participation in...

This paper examines the relationships among organizational factors (organizational culture, commitment, and support) and employeebehaviors (organizational citizenship behavior and workplace deviant behavior) within Nigeria's public sector. The current researchers drew the study's sample from 6 public service ministries within Oyo and Lagos States o...

The current investigationexamines the influences of work stress, coping strategies, and employee demographics on the perceived quality of life among female bank employees within Nigeria’s banking industry. The study’s sample was drawn from a selection of banks (Zenith Bank Plc, Guarantee Trust Bank Plc, Full-Range Microfinance Bank Limited, United...

This paper investigates employee engagement, authentic leadership and human capital factors' influences on the creative behaviors of bank employees within Nigeria's banking industry. This investigation's sample was taken from a selection of banks (Guarantee Trust Bank Plc, First Bank Plc, and United Bank For Africa Plc) across the Lagos and Ibadan...

Agenda 2030 is the Sustainable Development Goals with 17 indicators. Like its predecessors, Millennium Development Goals (MDGs),with only eight goals yet African states could not achieve half of the eight goals then and may not get close to a quarter of the SDGs because of the pathologies of development which are legendary in Africa. This study eva...

The current paper examines the influencing factors in sustaining psychological wellbeing amongst married career women in Ibadan, Nigeria. Hence, this paper proposes increasing and sustaining psychological wellbeing amongst married career women in Ibadan, Nigeria. The paper espoused a quantitative research approach based on a survey research design....

The tourism sector is currently one of the hardest hit by the pandemic, with impacts on both travel supply and demand. The transport system forms a key part of tourism, including the tourist experience at a destination. This research sought to understand how the taxi industry operates within the City of Johannesburg under the government restriction...

This paper examines the influence of work-related stress, social support, fear of COVID-19, and demographics in promoting mental health (MH) amongst healthcare workers (HCWs) in Nigeria. Hence, it adopted a survey research design. The results showed that work-related stress, social support, fear of COVID-19, and demographics strongly and jointly in...

In recent years domestic airlines are improving their services, and the major airlines in Nigeria are ahead of others based on superior strategies; in fact, some airlines are not fully utilized, which affects their profitability, while others are highly utilized. Market dynamics and regulatory forces are the key variables that influence airline att...

Despite the surge of studies on employee achievement motivation, there is little research that looks at the combination of self-efficacy and social adjustment as predictors of achievement motivation in Nigeria. Hence, this paper examines the influence of self-efficacy and social adjustment on achievement motivation in Nigeria’s banking industry. Th...

This paper examined factors constraining the effective performance and sustainability of cooperative credit and thrift schemes in the local government areas (LGAs) in Enugu State. The study used a survey of 269 households drawn from 17 LGAs in Enugu state. The current researcher tested the study’s hypotheses by conducting a descriptive statistic th...

This paper explores the impact of frugality and materialism on workplace deviant behaviors in business organizations. The investigation sample was drawn from selected business organizations (Stanbic IBTC Bank, Globacom Limited, International Alpha Limited, and Nextzon Business Services Firm) across the Ibadan and Lagos cities of Nigeria. This study...

Obviously that less motivated teachers are less productive and less disposed to perform their best, despite their acquired teaching experiences in secondary schools. Drawing on equity theory, valence expectancy theory, and the two-factor theory, this paper examines the influence of minimum wage and prompt salary payment on teacher effectiveness in...

This paper examined the growth and unemployment linkage from a gender-classification perspective using the Nigerian economic environment. The autoregressive distributed lag model in its baseline form, the bound test, and error correction representation were used as the estimation approach. Annualized time series spanning 1981 to 2017 were used for...