Project Materials

STAFF DISENGAGEMENT AND ITS EFFECT ON THE MORALE OF WORKERS

ABSTRACT

A survey of the impact of disengagement on employee morale at the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria in Enugu is the focus of this project’s work. It sought to determine how much employee disengagement impacts the attainment of corporate goals. Distributing questionnaires to both senior and junior workers of the corporation under consideration was the tactic used to attain the study’s purpose. To go a step further, the researcher confirmed the answers and gathered additional information from people who preferred not to participate in written work by conducting oral interviews. Data analysis in the study made use of descriptive statistics, as shown in percentages and frequency tables. The study uncovered a lot of information, including why people disengage, what options there are, and the social and economic consequences of the exercise for both the person and the company. The study concluded that even employees who were “Lucky” enough to have “Escaped” disengagement can nevertheless experience low morale, insecurity, and a decline in their job performance. To keep employees from being disengaged, the majority of Laotian respondents (if not all) backed the commercialisation of the firm since they thought it would help the company produce funds internally and lessen its reliance on the government for funding.

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1 The Background of the Study

Formerly known as the Nigeria Broadcasting Corporation (NBCC), the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria was inaugurated on March 28, 1955, by Sir Lan Jacob K.B.E.C.B., the Director General of the British Broadcasting Corporation at the time.

A degree promulgated on February 28, 1979, altered the name from Nigeria Broadcasting Corporation to Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria.

In line with the current democratic presidential system in Nigeria, the degree was amended to an act of parliament No. 8 of 1979, with retrospective effect from April 1.

Enugu, Ibadan, Kaduna, and Lagos are home to four zonal stations set up by the Nigerian federal government in accordance with the aforementioned statute; one of these stations, the Voice of Nigeria (VON), operates independently but is responsible for the corporation’s external services.

It is presently in Abuja, the federal capital territory of Nigeria, that the federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria has its headquarters. Additionally, Radio Nigeria began broadcasting FM in Nigeria on July 1, 2001. In addition to being the sole broadcasting authority in Nigeria, the act that established the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria also stated that the corporation would be responsible for the following:

i. Broadcasting radio in a powerful medium wave that can be effectively received in multiple states of the federation at the same time; and

ii) The company must act in Nigeria’s best interest by providing this service as a public good.

iii) The company has to make sure that its services, taken together, represent the cohesion of the federation of states in Algeria while also adequately expressing the cultural traits and viewpoints of each state.

The corporation’s national nature is represented in both its legal name, the Federation Radio Corporation of Nigeria, and its on-air identification name, Radio Nigeria, which is exclusive to Nigeria.