Browsing by Author "Babalola, Sunday Samson"

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    The impact of emotional intelligence on workers' behaviour in industrial organizations
    (University of Zululand, 2012-01) Akintayo, Dayo Idowu; Babalola, Sunday Samson
    The study investigated the influence of emotional intelligence on workers’ behaviour in industrial organizations. This was for the purpose of determining the appropriate management strategies that could foster improved job performance, job involvement, satisfaction and commitment among the workforce in Nigeria. The study adopted ex-post facto research design. A total of 652 respondents were selected for the study using proportionate stratified sampling technique. A set of questionnaires with five sub-scales was utilized for data collection. The hypotheses generated for the study were tested at 0.05 alpha level using Pearson Product Moment Correlation and t test statistics. The findings of the study revealed that there was a significant relationship between emotional intelligence and workers’ job performance, job satisfaction, job involvement and organizational commitment. The study recommended that organizational support system should be encouraged in order to foster commitment, job involvement, improved job performance, satisfaction and commitment among the workforce. Labour and management education that could incorporate psychological issues that can enhance emotional intelligence such as burnout, stress, interpersonal relations and conflict management should be organized for workers on a continuous basis, in order to foster workers’ retention and development.
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    The influence of organisational factors and work-family conflict on organisational commitment among working parents
    (University of Zululand, 2015-01) Babalola, Sunday Samson; Oladipo, Samuel E.; Chovwen, Catherine O.
    This study investigates the influence of organisational factors and work-family role conflict on organisation commitment among working parents. The participants in the study comprise 200 employees of banking, armed forces, educational, and health institutions with a mean age 37.52 years. About 57% are men while 43.5% are women. Validated scales are used for data collection with data analysed using appropriate test statistics. Results reveal that employees with high workfamily conflict are more committed to their jobs, while there is no significant difference in organisational commitment between the senior and the junior staff. Other findings suggest workers in the banking institutions significantly score higher on organisational commitment than workers in other work sectors. The findings are discussed in line with the existing literature while the study recommends a need for effective organisational policies and practices in improving and encouraging organisational commitment.
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    The role of trust, innovation and knowledge management in entrepreneurial survival strategies : a study of selected cybercafé micro-entrepreneurs in Ibadan, Nigeria
    (University of Zululand, 2012-01) Babalola, Sunday Samson; Omobowale, Ayokunle Olumuyiwa
    The field of Information communication technology (ICT) is very young in research terms, especially in developing economies. The business aspect of ICT is developing fast, but the challenge of stifling completion has made it imperative for the micro-entrepreneur to adopt various strategies to keep afloat. Therefore this paper examines how the concepts of trust, innovation and knowledge management have aided the cybercafé micro-entrepreneurs through a case study. The study reveals the uniqueness of the micro-entrepreneurs to effectively develop trust, use knowledge management strategies and innovation in advancing their entrepreneurial outfits.