Browsing by Author "Ekore, J.O."

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Attitude towards savings, cooperative loans and monetary investment as predictors of psychological well-being among university non-academic staff
(Academic Journals, 2013-09) Ekore, J.O.; Omisore, O.O.
The study explored attitude towards savings, loans and monetary investment in predicting psychological well-being of non-academic university employees. A sample of 230 that comprised 122 male (53%) and 108 females (47%) were the respondents. Their age ranged between 21 and 55 years, with a mean of 38 (SD=10.4). Participants were administered psychological well-being, attitude towards savings, attitude towards cooperative loan and attitude towards monetary investment scales. Attitude towards savings, co-operative loan and investments significantly predicted psychological well being (R2 =.226; F (3,225) =23.17; P<.01). Attitude towards co-operative loan and attitude toward savings significantly predicted psychological well-being independently (t= 6.04; β=.358; P<.05 and t=3.24; β=.210; P<.05 respectively). Attitude towards savings and cooperative loans play significant role in university employees’ psychological well being. It implied that having big savings and access to credit facility do enhance the psychological well-being of employees, whereas monetary investments may not. This might be attributed to the instability of capital markets where investment remain fluid and uncertain. Therefore, public institutions are encouraged to emphasise training and sensitization programmes where employees can learn more about attitude toward personal financial management because of the role in their psychological well-being
Dispositional factors in cognitive emotional response among employees of telecommunication companies: implication for counseling.
(2008) Ekore, J.O.; Amusan, A.O.
The study examined dispositional factors in cognitive emotional response among employees in telecommunication companies in Nigeria. This was necessitated by the desire to understand the coping strategies of employees and the factors that influence their choices which have not been considered in performance improvement studies. of the telecommunication industry in Nigeria. A sample size of253 was selected through accidental sampling technique from two telecommunication companies in Lagos. Instruments used for data collection are: cognitive emotional response questionnaire (CERQ), self-esteem and the proactive attitude scales. Pearson correlation and t-test were used to test the hypotheses generated. Findings revealed significant relationship among proactive attitude, emotion focused coping strategy and problem focused coping strategy. Self-esteem significantly influenced the choice of emotional- focused coping strategy. Age of employees was also found to be a factor in the type of coping strategy adopted. Based on these, it implies that adjustment of employees largely depend on personal factors they bring to the workplace. Therefore, it was recommended that there is the need to incorporate intervention services in the organizations to offer employees opportunities for result-oriented counseling that would guide them in choosing coping strategies when faced with stressful experiences at work
Effect of employee's needs and organizational design on perception of TQM effectiveness
(2002) Balogun, S.K.; Ekore, J.O.
The paper assesses the effect of two psychological variables (employees needs and organizational design) on employees' perception of TQM effectiveness. A total of 80 respondents drawn from two organizations in Lagos practicing TMQ participated in the study. Data were collected by means of questionnaires. Four hypotheses were tested and confirmed by the results from findings. Employees' needs and organizational design showed significant impact (at P<0.01) on employee's perception of the effectiveness of TQM practices in the sampled organizations. Growth need had the most significant effect on the perception of TQM effectiveness in the study
Entrepreneurial training
(Sage publications, 2012) Ekore, J.O.
Fear of entrepreneurship among university graduates: a psychological analysis
(2012-06) Ekore, J.O.; Okekeocha, O. C.
Despite entrepreneurship being an attractive alternative to youth unemployment, university many university graduates are reluctant to embark on it as a career, even when the opportunity exists. This may be because of psychological factors that inhibit or even prevent entrepreneurship being considered as a desirable or even a viable career option. The present study examines the role of psychological factors, especially fear of failure as an entrepreneur, among university graduates, in this case in Nigeria. A specially-developed questionnaire was completed by 1100 university graduates (729 males and 371 females) with a mean age of 32 years. Findings confirmed core self evaluation as influencing fear of entrepreneurship. Also, pre-entrepreneurial intention, attitude, and capacity significantly predicted fear of entrepreneurship. The fact that these psychological variables affect the intention to become an entrepreneur, suggests that they need to be considered in the selection placement, and training of university graduates for entrepreneurship,' It is also because these variables play an important role in innovation, creativity, and adjustment to changes which are as inevitable in management as they are in entrepreneurship. Future studies need to cover more psychological variables and different samples
Influence of employees' sex, number of dependants and family responsibility on job involvement
(Ife Centre for Psychological Studies, 2004) Ekore, J.O.; Onomerike, F.
Having a paid job constitute an important component of human needs. When on the job however, the level of job involvement differ among employees. Some salient personal characteristics of employees are seldom considered in discussing job involvement in Nigeria. This necessitated this study, which investigated the influence of sex, number of dependants, and family responsibility on job involvement. A total of 200 participants drawn from two multinational corporations in Ibadan, Nigeria took part in the study that adopted the exposit factor design. Questionnaires were used for data collection. Females were found to be more involved in their job than the male workers that participated in the study. Number of dependants was found to have high positive relationship with job involvement. It was concluded that there is no justification for the gender stereotype that encourage the deliberate exclusion of females from certain jobs in organisations. Having high number of dependants does not hinder job involvement. The need for gender sensitive policies was recommended for Management of organisaiions
Influence of socio-demographic factors on reported job stress among pharmacy practitioners
(Nigerian journal of psychology, 2002-01) Taiwo, A. O.; Ekore, J.O.; Tamen, F.; Olatawura, 0.
The study examined the influence of socio-demographic factors of gender, years of experience at work and marital status on level of job stress associated with those in pharmacy practice. Participants were randomly selected from pharmacy units in Ibadan metropolis, comprising of one hundred and twenty pharmacists with ages ranging from 26 to 54 years (X = 37.08; SD = 8.79). The research instrument was a standardised occupational stress indicator developed by Cooper, Sloan and Williams (1988). This cross-sectional study used the expost-facto design. Two hypotheses were tested using t-test and 2X2 Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). Results revealed that Pharmacists who had spent more than 10 years on the job expressed higher level of job stress when compared with their counterparts who had spent less than 10 years {F (1, 116) = 4.01, P< .05). Married pharmacists also reported higher level of job stress than those who were single {t = -3.64, df= 118, P<.05). These findings with the implications were discussed. It was recommended that there is the need to assess job stress among pharmacists and need to implement stress management interventions at both the individual and corporate levels
Job differences in perceived occupational stress among University of Ibadan workers
(2004-11) Ekore, J.O.; Akingbola, O. O.
The study examined job differences in perceived occupational stress among University of Ibadan workers. Two hundred and eighty (280) participants were selected from the population of employees of the university. They responded to a stress scale developed/or the study. The Expost facto research design was adopted. Three hypotheses generated in the study were tested using appropriate statistical tools. Results obtained showed that. Academic Staff experienced higher level of stress than the non-academic staff On the contrary, gender did not significantly influence the workers 'perceived level of stress. The long serving employees experienced lower level of stress than the newer members of staff Conclusions were drawn and recommendations made bused on the findings
Personality as correlate of perceived job stress among electoral officers during elections
(2004-04) Ekore, J.O.; Aiyedun, H. O.
This study examined the relationship of personality (conscientiousness dimension) with electoral officers perceived job stress during election. The survey utilised the expost facto research design. A total of 346 participants responded to the questionnaires. In all, 254 (70.4%) were males and 101 (29.6%) were females. Their age ranged between 25 to 50 years with a mean age of 38. 7 (SD = 7.38). Structured questionnaires were employed for data collection and the hypothesis was tested using Pearson moment product correlation, Results showed that conscientiousness had significant positive relationship with job stress; which is an indication that personality quality play important role in electoral officers stress during elections (r = 0,71, P < 0,01). Based on the findings, recommendation was made