October 2014

Millenium development goals and combating agricultural child labour in Nigeria

A simmering crisis in the Nigerian agriculture today involves labour and the crisis manifests itself in the degree of labour availability, labour demand and labour productivity. One of the major products of this crisis is the increased participation of children in paid, non-familiar agricultural jobs. They are frequently employed as farm labourers, bird scarers, food crop harvesters, processors and hawkers. More than...

Author(s): Ben-Chendo, G.N., J.I. Lemchi, F.O. Nwosu and N.C. Ehirim

October 2014

The impact of emotional intelligence on communication effectiveness: Focus on strategic alignment

In today's complex communication environment, emotional intelligence, communication effectiveness, and strategic alignment remain a key topic of concern among managers and employees worldwide. Communication effectiveness is a key for organization’s performance and progress. The interrelationship between emotional intelligence, communication effectiveness, and strategic alignment plays a vital role in the...

Author(s): Hassan Jorfi, Saeid Jorfi, Hashim Fauzy Bin Yaccob and Khalil Md Nor