Browsing by Author "Olota, Oluwayomi Omotayo"

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    EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF WORK LIFE BALANCE ON WOMEN ACADEMIC CAREER GROWTH IN SELECTED UNIVERSITIES IN KWARA STATE
    (Department of Business Administration, University of Lagos, Akoka, 2019) Olota, Oluwayomi Omotayo; Abdul, Falilat Ajoke; Oladipo, Ganiyu taiwo; Hauwau, Bello
    In the past, women were confined to their husband's home taking care of household responsibilities but with the advent of industrialization, women role has drastically increased. This new roles creates an imbalance in one domain. The study investigated work life balance among female academicians in selected universities in Kwara state. The populations of female lecturers were 204 out of which 135sample size. A structured Questionnaire was used as an instrument of data collection. The findings of this study discovered that 1) the relationship between management support and women career advancement is significant since alpha level of 0.05 is greater than the p-value of 0.000 2) the relationship between childcare and working mother's commitment is significant since alpha level of 0.05 is greater than the p-value of 0.000 3) the correlation co-efficient gives (r=0.792) meaning that there is a perfect positive relationship between flexible workings hours and job engagement of working mother. The special findings of the research are that majority of the female lecturers of selected universities in Kwara don't have career plans and career orientation. This study recommend the use of paternity leave by spouse immediately affect their wives gives birth to increase spouse support, increase managerial/organizational support in term of implementing work life balance policies, provision of childcare facilities at the work place would help working mothers put their mind at rest and improve their commitment, implementation of flexible working to increase their engagement and commitment to the organization.
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    PERCEPTION OF SUPPORTING STAFF OF SMALL MEDIUM ENTERPRISES ON JOB SATISFACTION IN KWARA STATE, NIGERIA
    (Faculty of Management Sciences, University of Maiduguri., 2015-12-05) Oladipo,Ganiyu Taiwo Ph.D.; Aun, Isaac Iortimbir Ph.D.; Olota, Oluwayomi Omotayo
    Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria particularly the block making industry face many challenges, ranging from managerial, financial to operational. These problems are more pronounced at developmental phases than when they are well entrenched in the market. This study is therefore designed to ascertain the level of job satisfaction as perceived by the supporting staff. A total of 465 out of 500 SME respondents in the block making industry completed the questionnaire; systematic random sampling technique was used for the selection of the SMEs. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize the socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents while one sample independent t-test was used to analyze the data collected. The finding of the study revealed that the one-sample independent t-test indicated all the measures of job satisfaction are found to be significantly high (p-values = 0.000) as perceived by the supporting staff. The study concludes that government needs to strengthen SMEs support institutions such as Bank of Industry to operate in full capacity as the "apex" bank and allied banks must administer individual loan to SMEs to upgrade the position of SMEs development in Nigeria. In light of the above, the study recommended that the job satisfaction of the supporting staff should not only be maintained but also improved by providing financial incentives to motivate them and getting them more involved in the policy-making process of the enterprises.