Browsing by Author "Ekore, J. O."

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An African perspective on gender and adjustment issues in firms' entrepreneurial orientation
(2011-06) Ekore, J. O.
The paper reviewed earlier attempts that consider female and males on entrepreneurial development. A specific contextual difference in their reaction to cultural expectations in organizational practices and entrepreneurial traits was considered from African perspective which has not enjoyed much attention in entrepreneurial adjustment discussions. The paper revealed that certain cultural practices reinforced by stereotype largely determine the difference between male and females' adjustment to a firm's entrepreneurial orientation. This necessitated the proposition that men and-women would differ in their adjustment to the dimensions of entrepreneurial orientation, especially in an African country. A major conclusion reported in the paper is that any firm that seek to promote entrepreneurial orientation need to consider the employees adjustment as an important variable
Career interest survey of secondary school students in Niger-delta region of Nigeria
(Harvesting global scientific knowledge for development of African Higher education, 2014-01) Ekore, J. O.
The study examined the career interests of secondary school students in the Niger-Delta area of Nigeria. The survey research utilised qualitative and quantitative methods for data collection. A total of 860 (male-49.1%) female-50.9%) respondents attending private schools in Warri and Port-Harcourt participated in the study. Both descriptive and inferential methods were used for data analysis. Male students were found to be more interested in studying engineering related courses while the females showed greater interest in Health Sciences. Further analyses however) showed no significant difference based on gender in terms of pursuing a career interest. Most of the participants indicated course preference based on potential for financial benefits. It implies that career guidance and policy formulation need to consider interest as a factor in result oriented planning and intervention towards the educational development of the Niger-Delta
Co-morbidity of alcohol and psychiatric problems: impaired moral-ethical self as sources of irrational beliefs among custodial patients
(2013) 0ttu, I. F. A.; Afolabi, A. B.; Ekore, J. O.; Osinowo, H.
Alcohol and drug problems are pervasive throughout the world and constitute major disruptive conditions to people's social and family lives. This study examined the comorbidity of substance use and psychiatric problems among patients in a psychiatric setting. The central hypotheses in this study are that substance abuse impairs one's moral-ethical self which in turn leads to a cicious circle of behaviours, especially the generation of irrational beliefs: Confirming the hypothesis that the emergence of a psychiatric condition through alcohol and drugs is a product of irrational thoughts and beliefs, the study established a significant negative correlation between moral-ethical self and irrational beliefs (r = -335; P <.05). It was also confirmed through Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) that there is a significant main effect of impaired moral-ethical self on generation of irrational beliefs. (F{1,42) = 6.10; <.05), Main effect of unimpaired moral-ethical self was not significant. Also, a t-test for independent samples show a statistically significant difference between high moral-ethical patients and low moral-ethical patients (t = -,199, df (44), p<.05). Participants with low moral-ethical self relapse more into bouts of irrational beliefs than a comparative group. The results were discussed in relation to past findings and health policy to reduce substance related psychiatric problems among people
Dietary management of diabetes: a practical approach for primary care physicians in Nigeria
(Medical education research Africa, 2008-11) Ekore, R. I.; Ajayi, .I O.; Ekore, J. O.
Dispositional and situational factors predicting psychological adjustment among fresh students (JAMBITES) in universities
(2013-12) Ekore, J. O.
Psychological adjustment of new students to universities has become an increasing concern to stakeholders (parents, management, teachers, and the students). A major reason is that those who are unable to adjust effectively can get involved in prostitution and cultism- two major problems that are major concern to university administrators in Nigeria. This necessitated the investigation of the influence of dispositional and situational factors on psychological adjustment of jambites' (freshmen). The study involved a sample size of 250 selected from fresh students in the University of Ibadan. The two hypotheses tested with multiple regression statistics were confirmed. Both personality and family background are significant predictors of psychological adjustment among jambites (R2=0.94; p<.05, R2=0.16; p<.05 respectively). It was concluded that all the personality traits contained in the Big five (McCrae & Costa, 1997) are significant predictors of psychological adjustment. Similarly, family background issues are major influences in students' psychological adjustment when they get into the university. The need to do family background and personality profile for newly admitted students was suggested in order to identify those who require assistance for effective adjustment in the university
Dispositional factors in adjustment among cadets of Nigerian military academy
(Department of Educational Management, University of Ibadan, 2014-01) Ekore, J. O.; Atafo, D. O.
Training outcomes of cadets in Nigerian military academy may be well determined by their adjustment capacity. The discouraging statistics of graduation rote (59%- 63% over a 5-year period) at the Nigerian Defence Academy reflect adjustment problem. This necessitated the need to investigate dispositional factors in adjustment of cadets in the Academy. The cross-sectional study was designed as a survey using questionnaires with scales for data collection. It involved a sample size of 63 drawn from cadets in their first to the fourth year (100L- 400L). The proposition that those who score higher on core self-evaluation will significantly report better adjustment than others was confirmed (t=10.9, df=61, p< 001). There was no significant difference in adjustment between cadets who attended military secondary schools and those from secular (civilian) secondary schools. It implied that self-esteem, emotional stability, generalized self-efficacy; and locus of control need to be considered in policy to prepare cadets to effectively cope in the academy. It was suggested that the current selection method which does not discriminate type of secondary school attended need to be a sustained policy. Finally, assessment of the dispositional factors in cadets during skill development programme would be necessary in order to adequately prepare them on the traits because they are significant factors in adjustment
Entrepreneurial opportunities: questions and lessons for entrepreneurial adjustment
(2012) Ekore, J. O.
The paper presents a contextual view of attempts that consider entrepreneurial opportunities. Specifically, questions were generated and lessons for entrepreneurial adjustment considered. It was revealed in the paper that certain questions largely determine individual's adjustment to identifying entrepreneurial opportunities. It was proposed that psychological skills more than other variables would influence entrepreneurial opportunities identification and exploitation, especially in an African country. It was concluded that there is no permanent address for entrepreneurial opportunities. People are known to experience different level of adjustment when they engage in similar venture at the same location and same time. This has implication for those who seek entrepreneurship opportunities in terms of knowing what, where, when, and how to go about it. Therefore, they require psychological skills to minimize the negative impact of venturing into entrepreneurship
An exploratory study of the costs of job insecurity in Nigeria
(Routledge, 2010) Probst, T. M.; Ekore, J. O.
The vast majority of research on job insecurity has been conducted within Western Europe and North America. The purpose of the current research was to determine whether previously documented effects of job insecurity on attitudes, behaviors, and health-related outcomes would be replicated in a Nigerian sample of mill workers. Using survey data, results indicated that job insecurity was related to lower levels of coworker, work, and supervisor satisfaction; greater turnover intentions; and worse safety attitudes (knowledge and motivation), fewer safety compliance behaviors, and increased injuries. These results are discussed within the context of the Nigerian economy and culture
Gender differences and entrepreneurial factors in psychological adjustment during organizational restructuring
(2014) Ekore, J. O.
Typically, organizational restructuring come with change and the challenge of what to do when there is job loss. This can impact psychological well-being for both male and female employees. Hence, the study with a sample of 496 [233 (46.9%) males and 263 (53.1%) females]. Their mean age was 39.1 years (sd=10.31). Questionnaires were used for data collection. Two hypotheses were tested with ‘Pearson r’ and t-test. Results showed positive and significant correlation between entrepreneurial factors and psychological adjustment: Entrepreneurial role models (r = 0.28, df = 494, p<.001); promotion of entrepreneurship (r= 0.11, df=494, p<.05); entrepreneurial readiness (r= 0.11, df= 494, p<.05); and subjective norms (r= 0.16, df= 494, p<.05). Gender differences was found in psychological well-being (t = 24.7; df = 494; p<.001). Males (Ẋ=13.30) significantly differ from females ( Ẋ= 7.94) on psychological adjustment. Entrepreneurial factors showed positive relationship with psychological well-being. Gender was also important. Findings implied that the factors are relevant in employees’ psychological adjustment during organization restructuring. Therefore, in preparing workforce for exercise leading to job-loss, organizations need to consider these factors as important in their staff exit/ lay-off sensitization training. This would help them to cope with the change associated with restructuring.
Gender differences in perception of sexual harassment among university students
(Ife Centre for Psychological Studies, Ile Ife, 2012) Ekore, J. O.
The investigation of gender differences in perception of sexual harassment among students was necessitated by the need to address interpersonal violence as a psychosocial problem. Though it has attracted much attention by universities in developed countries, it is not the case in Nigeria where the level of awareness among students and staff is low while the problem exists. The survey utilized a 12 item sexual harassment scale designed for the research. Data collection involved a sample of 420 respondents (both male and females) who are students in various faculties in the University of Ibadan. Findings revealed a high perception of sexual harassment on all the items, and females were higher than the males on all the sexual harassment items (t=2.57, df=418, p<05).This confirmed the predicted hypothesis that male and females differ in their perception of what constitute sexual harassment in the university. The need to establish a center to handle sensitization of the university community about the contents and consequences of sexual harassment on one hand, and its prevention and control on the other was recommended
Impact of personality and structural design on job satisfaction among bank workers
(2001-07) Ekore, J. O.; Balogun, S. K.; Tamen, F
The aim of the study was to examine the impact of personality and changes in office design on employees job satisfaction among bankers. The 98 participants were drawn from 4 commercial banks in 2 southwestern cities namely Lagos and Ibadan. The participants had a mean age of 51 years and standard deviation of 3.85 for males and a mean age of 32 years and a standard deviation of 3.3 for female participants. The instrument used for the collection of data were the introversion (extraversion scales of the Eysenck personality Questionnaire, and job satisfaction index. Result showed that Extroverts (mean = 65: 74) experienced significantly higher job satisfaction than introverts (mean = 58.84), F=(1,94) = 8.50, p<.05. Employees in open systems (mean=63.56) experienced significantly higher job satisfaction than those in closed systems (mean=57.32) F=(1,94)=6.29, p<.05. However, personality and office design did not show significant interaction effect on job satisfaction F(1,94)=1.25, p<.O5 The implication of the study are that banks and other service organization need to ascertain the suitability of their workers to different job conditions. Similarly, the importance of workplace/ environment design and its overbearing effects on employee productivity need to be recognized by service and manufacturing organizations
Influence of locus of control on conformity to authority in a multicultural organisation: a case of iita nigeria
(Department of Psychology, University of Ibadan, 2001-09) Ekore, J. O.
The study investigated the influence of locus of control on conformity to authority in a multicultural organisation. A total of 112 respondents drawn from the employees of IITA Nigeria participated in the study. In all, 69 (representing 61.6%) were males, while 43 (38.4%) were females with mean ages of 34 and 31.2 years respectively. The survey study adopted the expost facto design. Data collection was done by using questionnaires which contained the locus of control scale and conformance to authority scale (both ,by Rotters; 1990) with reliability coefficient values of 0.67 and 0.70., respectively. The first hypothesis was-confirmed (t = 24.2, df = 110, p<.05) indicating significant difference on conformance to authority between high and low scorers on internal locus control. However, the second hypothesis was rejected (t = 1.61, df =- 110, p > .05), indicating no significant difference between females and males on conformance to authority. The overall findings however showed that most of the indigenous employees in the organisation scored above average in terms of, their conformance to authority
Influence of sex-role expectations on perceived work performance among employees in multinational corporations in Nigeria
(Kamla-RaJ, Delhi, 2007) Ekore, J. O.
The study, which adopted ex post facto research design, investigated the influence of sex role expectations on perceived work performance. A total of three hundred (309) employees were drawn from two multinational corporations in Nigeria. In all, two hundred and five (205) were males representing 66.6%, while the remaining one hundred and nine (109) were females representing 33.7% of the total participants. Their age ranged between 19-58 yrs with a mean age of 31.40 yrs (S.D = 7.03). Two hypotheses were tested in the course of the study. The result obtained revealed that there was a significant difference between employees high on male expected characteristics and those low on male expected characteristics on perceived work performance, (t(2, 294,) = 2.339 ;P<.05). However there was no significant differences between employees form Procter and Gamble and those from Fan Milk on perceived work performance, (t(2, 294,) = 1.517 ; P >.05). Based on the outcome of the results obtained, conclusions were drawn and recommendations made with emphasis on the importance of employees’ characteristics in selection and placement in organizations
Job satisfaction and gender differences in university employees' attitude toward labour union
(2014-06) Ekore, J. O.
University labour unions are seen as powerful in Nigeria. Most of the industrial actions they embark upon on behalf of members have successfully brought about improvement on members conditions of service. But what is rarely understood is the university employees' attitude toward their unions and the possible roles played by individual and job factors. The study involved a survey design with sample size of 240 purposively drawn from staff members in the three main unions at the Univers ity of Ibadan. Results showed that female staff have more favourable attitude toward unions than their male counterparts. Similarly, those who indicated higher level of job satisfaction also reported more favourable attitude toward unions. Finally, the non-academic members of staff showed more favourable attitude toward their union than the academic staff. It was concluded that female members of staff, those higher on job satisfaction, and non-academic members of staff have more favourable attitude toward labour union. A major implication is that apart from the non-academic staff members being more cohesive, labour unions can promote their effectiveness by having females take up leadership positions. It was therefore concluded that there is the need to encourage females to take up leadership positions in university labour unions, while the academic staff union also need to learn from its non-academic counterpart on strategies for building cohesion among members which results in favourable attitude toward their union. Despite the major contribution in providing insight to attitude toward university's labour unions, future studies in the area should be encouraged to broaden the scope in order to enhance generalization of findings
Job status differences in employees' judgment of organisatiqnal restructuring policy effectiveness
(2008-04) Ekore, J. O.
The study was designed to examine employees' status differences on their judgment of organizational restructuring policy effectiveness. The survey research was carried out in three companies in Lagos Metropolis, Nigeria. The companies were restructuring their operations by adopting a Total Quality Management Policy. A total of 217 respondents took part in the study. In the sample size, 146 are male respondents, while the remaining 71 are females. Questionnaires containing Perceived TQM Implementation Effectiveness (PTIE) scale and demographic characteristics sections were used for data collection. It was hypothesized that there will be significant differences in employees' judgment of the restructuring policy effectiveness based on their job statuses. The One-way Anova was used to test the hypothesis, which was confirmed by the results obtained (P<.05). It was concluded that senior level employees perceived the restructuring policy as effective more than the middle and lower level employees. Decentralisation of authority relations to empower lower level employees was consequently recommended
Knowledge of and attitude to foot care amongst type 2 diabetes patients attending a university-based primary care clinic in Nigeria
(2010-10-29) Ekore, R. I; Ajayi, I. O.; Arije, A.; Ekore, J. O.
Background: Individuals living with diabetes mellitus are at an increased risk of developing foot ulcers and cardiovascular complications or a neuropathy that may result in amputations. These complications have been shown to be already present in about 10% of diabetic patients at the time of diagnosis. Objectives: This study was carried out to determine the level of awareness and attitude to foot care among adult diabetic patients attending a university health centre (i.e. a primary care centre) and to emphasise the ever-present need for health education and promotion and early complication detection (especially of foot problems) among diabetic patients. Method: A descriptive cross-sectional, clinic-based study was carried out at the University of Ibadan Health Centre (Jaja Clinic). The study population consisted of consenting adult diabetic patients. Data were collected by the self-administration of structured questionnaires to eligible subjects and were analysed using the SPSS v.15software. Appropriate statistics were employed to analyse the collected data. Results: A total of 137 patients participated in the study and ranged in age from 37 to 75 years, with the mean ± SD age being 58.2 ± 9.2 years. Of the participants, 98 (71.5%) were men and 39 (28.5%) were women; all of the participants were married. The duration of illness ranged from 1 year to 20 years, with the median duration of illness being 3 ± 1.7 years. One hundred and twenty-six (92%) patients had never received any education on foot care from their healthcare providers, while 11 (8%) had received some form of foot care education. Among those who had never received any foot care education, 92 (73%) had been diabetic for 1–5 years, while the remaining 34 (27%) had been diabetic for 6 – 20 years. Of the foot care measures that were known, 35 (25.5%) patients knew to wash their feet daily and dry in between the toes thoroughly, 31 (22.6%) knew not to go outdoors barefooted, 27 (19.7%) checked their feet daily, 27 (19.7%) checked inside their shoes daily, 8 (5.8%) consciously made an effort to avoid injuries to their feet and 4 (2.9%) clipped their toenails with care. Conclusion: The results of this study showed that awareness of foot care measures is very poor among known diabetic patients and this is largely due to a lack of education of the patients by their health care providers.
Machiavellian personality dimensions and work ethics among bank employees in Nigeria
(2013) Ekore, J. O.
Work ethics which has been a major concern in Nigerian public and . private financial institutions is not known to be given much research attention on contemporary workplace issues that impact employee productivity. This necessitated the survey, which involved a sample size of 230. Participants that include male and females were drawn from employees of different branches of a commercial bank in Lagos. Using standardised scales for data collection, results of multiple regression analysis confirmed the first hypothesis which predicted that Machievallian personality would influence work ethics (R2 = .33; F [7, 221] = 13.58; p<.00l). The second hypothesis was rejected based on the t-test result which showed no significant difference between male and females on work ethics. It was concluded that the dimensions in Machievallian personality among dispositional characteristics are important factors that influence work ethics among bank workers, whereas being male or female is not a necessary factor. It implied that the personality dimensions are important characteristics to consider in behavior modification to achieve higher work ethics among employees. A major recommendation is the need to consider the assessment of employees during selection in order to incorporate their modification in induction training programmes
Personality in perspective
(Department of Psychology, University of Ibadan, 2005) Ekore, J. O.
The place of human resources in NEPAD objectives
(2005-04) Ekore, J. O.
The paper examines the strategic contribution of human resources towards achieving NEPAD objectives. Attempt has been made at reviewing the focus of NEPAD, and the importance of highly skilled professionals in driving through the goals and objectives contained in the African leader’ approach to solving the continent's problems. The paper also considers the current trend, of brain drain to other continents and future prospect of retaining highly skilled manpower to help in meeting NEPAD objectives. It was concluded that the human talents that abounds in the continent must be harnessed to overcome the myriad of problems which confronts Africa than going cap in hand to developed countries
Psychological aspects of death
(Nigerian psychological association, 1999) Tamen, F. I.; Taiwo, A. O.; Ekore, J. O.; Edewor, D.; Ojo, S.; Ojedokun, O.