This paper offers insight into the demographic profiles of expatriates for successful cross-cultural adjustments in the context of Nigeria. It considers the following demographics: age, gender, marital status, international work experience, and time spent in the host country. The study adopted cross-sectional survey research by utilizing a questionnaire to collect data from one hundred and fifty-two (152) expatriate residents in Nigeria, who relocated from 22 different countries and who have worked and lived in Nigeria for over six months. The paper discovered that marital status, international work experience, and length of stay in Nigeria rather than age and gender are the demographic profiles influencing and required for the successful cross-cultural adjustment of expatriates in the Nigerian context. It concludes that the more organizations recruit, select, and deploy expatriates whose demographic profiles reflect the higher length of stay/time in Nigeria, higher level of interna...

There is a growing concern about the pervasiveness of counterproductive work behaviours among employees in many organisations. In spite of its damaging consequences and negative impacts on organisational wellbeing, counterproductive work behaviours usually go unnoticed or unreported perhaps due to its illegal nature. This study examined the forms and level of prevalence of counterproductive work behaviours among local government employees in Edo State, Nigeria. It also ascertained the relationship between psychological contract breach and counterproductive work behaviours. A cross-sectional research design was employed, and data were gathered through the use of a questionnaire which was administered on 319 sample respondents, out of which 282 questionnaires were retrieved and found usable, representing a response rate of 88.4%. The data obtained were analysed using statistical tools such as mean, standard deviation and ANOVA analysis. The results of the study revealed that the forms of counterproductive work behaviour investigated (i.e. sabotage, withdrawal, theft and abuse) are exhibited at a moderate level among

PurposeDuring the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic lockdowns, stay at home or work from home, many have argued that the westernised non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPI) do not provide remedial in low-income countries like Nigeria, where informal job seekers, street traders, informal labourers and artisans depend mainly on the informal economy. By applying social solidarity (SS) and community-based approach (CBA), the authors evaluate individual acts (trust, altruism and reciprocity) during the lockdown and how these practices evolve from individual approaches to collective actions.Design/methodology/approachThis study reflects on pragmatism research paradigm that enables researchers to maintain both subjectivity in their reflections and objectivity in data collection and analysis. The authors adopt a qualitative method through purposeful and convenience sampling procedure. Data were analysed thematically to identify elements of SS, individual acts, collective or community actions a...

The paper investigates the impact of work related stress on employees’ commitment. Its’ objective is to determine if there is a relationship between work stress and employees' commitment to the investigated organization. The research, which is crosssectional, made use of questionnaires to elicit data from 162 staff of Benson Idahosa University. These data were analyzed using the regression statistical technique. The analyses revealed that work stress was negatively correlated to affective, continuance, and normative commitment. The findings underscore the importance of reducing and managing work overload, lack of autonomy and role conflict which are antecedents of work related stress as a way of improving employees’ commitment to the organization.

This study empirically investigated the influence of perceived Organisational support on job involvement in selected universities in Edo State. The specific objective was to ascertain if perceived employer support, perceived supervisor support and perceived fellow employees support have any influence on the level of job involvement in selected universities in Edo State. Three hundred and eighty-four (384) sampled employees from four selected universities in Edo State were involved in the study. Data collected from the sampled employees were analysed using multiple regressions. The findings of the study revealed that the dimensions of perceived Organisational support investigated, that is, perceived employer support, perceived supervisor support and perceived fellow employees support have significant influence on employees' job involvement in the selected universities. The study recommended that management of universities in Edo State sustain and possibly increase their level of support provided for employees in other to attain optimal employee performance.