Introduction The following case study is based on a company named SEMCO. SEMCO is best known for its industrial democracy and innovative business management policies. The objective of this case study is to analyze the transformation of SEMCO`s autocratic style of management to a decentralized‚ participatory style. Let us study in brief. History of SEMCO SEMCO‚ A Brazilian manufacturing company‚ invented by the founder’s entrepreneur son‚ Ricardo Semler‚ turning it into one of the worlds most
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INTRODUCTION Nigeria’s economic development blueprint is all about vision 20:20. The vision 20:20 economic transformation blueprint is a long term plan for stimulating Nigeria’s economic growth and launching the country onto a path of sustained and rapid socio-economic development. The blueprint articulates Nigeria’s economic growth and development strategies for the eleven-year period between 2009 and 2020‚ and will be implemented using a series of medium term national development plans. NV20:2020 is a
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SHELL COMPANY OIL SPILLS IN NIGERIA By MOHAMMAD MOHIB SIDDIQI H00034532 Executive Summary Shell is one of the global energy and petroleum companies around the world. The strategy of Shell Company is to generate more profit for the organization and to move forward the business investments so that Shell Company is sustaining a competitive situation in the Global market and to provide revenues to the shareholders by meeting
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AUTONOMY IN NIGERIA By Adelana‚ Olamide Samson olamidelana@gmail.com +234 802 286 8888 Local Government is one of man ’s oldest institutions. The earliest form of Local governments exists in the form of clan and village meetings. In fact‚ democracy itself originated and developed along the lines of local governance initiatives in the ancient Greek city states. One of the major functions of LG is to bring about meaningful development in the rural areas. As agents of rural development‚ LGs are
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Management of Primary and Secondary Education in Nigeria Table of Contents ` Page Table of Contents:……………………………………………………… iv Opening Address: Professor Ayodele Falase ……….……… viii Welcome Address: Professor D.F. Elaturoti…………………… x Goodwill Address: Professor E.G. Fagbamiye ………………… xii Goodwill Address: J.B. Babalola ………………………………. xvi Management of Secondary School Education in Nigeria: Problems and Challenges — W.O. Ibukun .........………………………………….. 1 The Organization and Management
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interference in the internal affairs of other nations; and regional economic cooperation and development. In pursuing the goal of regional economic cooperation and development‚ Nigeria helped create the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)‚ which seeks to harmonize trade and investment practices for its 15 West African member countries and ultimately to achieve a full customs union. Over the past decade‚ Nigeria has played a pivotal role in the support of peace in Africa. It has provided the bulk
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PERILS AND POLITICS IN A NATION (NIGERIA AS CASE STUDY) Preface The growing violence and tension in Nigeria in the recent era demand scholastic exploration to explain the phenomenon and also it could be used to elucidate the ‘tap-Roots’ of the Nigeria states of violence‚ terrorism in a democratic dispensation its impacts on the nation stability. These studies examine the underlying root causes of violence‚ which has recently turned into the act of terrorism in Nigeria. Drawing from these indications
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4.2 MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS OF MINERALS TO THE ECONOMY IN NIGERIA Mineral resources contribute majorly to the Nigerian economy in d following ways; 1) Sources of raw material for allied industries As we can see from the minerals highlighted above‚ minerals are major source of raw materials in industries e. g gold used for jewelries‚ limestone for cement‚ and so on. Organic deposits like coal and petroleum products like natural gas are used in powering machines in the industries. The raw materials
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Nature and Magnitude of Maternal health in Nigeria: Maternal health is directly linked to the numbers of pregnancies and deliveries. Ewetan and Ese (2014) stated “Every single day‚ Nigeria loses about 2‚300 under-five years old and 145 women of childbearing age” (p.1). Thus‚ maternal health is one of the main public health issues in Nigeria. According to World Health Organization (WHO) (2013)‚ as shown in Figure 1‚ the maternal mortality rate in 1990 was 1200 per 100 000 live births‚ but that rate
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CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1. BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The reforms in the financial system in Nigeria which heightened with the 1986 deregulation‚ affected the level of financial deepening of the country and the level relevance of the financial system to economic development. Nnanna and Dogo (1998) However‚ the rapid globalization of the financial markets since then and the increased level of integration of the Nigerian financial system to the global system have generated
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