eprintid: 4845
rev_number: 6
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datestamp: 2015-04-10 11:48:29
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type: article
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creators_name: Ige, A. Kolapo
creators_name: Adeyeye, Olufemi J.
creators_name: Aina, Olusola
title: An empirical study of the factors influencing
Industrial Conflicts in Nigeria (1980-2010)§
ispublished: pub
subjects: H1
divisions: sch_soc
full_text_status: public
keywords: Industry, conflict, trade union, bargaining, contract, employer/employee
abstract: The study examined empirically the factors that influence industrial conflicts in Nigeria
during the period 1980-2010. Earlier studies have isolated the economic and non-economic
determinants of conflict in developing countries but the impacts of the identified factors have
not been estimated The work attempted to bridge the gaps that exist between the theoretical
and empirical analyses. The study employed simultaneous equation model techniques
(SEMT) in which strikes and wage rates were made endogenous .As a descriptive study which
made use of three research questions and three hypotheses, 400 staff across six selected
companies in the six geo-political zones of Nigeria, after stratification, were chosen
randomly through simple random techniques. Secondary data were obtained from the
Federal Ministry of Labour, Employment and Productivity, Lagos and the National Bureau of
Statistics (NBS) Lagos. Results show that changes in wage rate, price expectation and union
membership concentration influence industrial conflicts in Nigeria. Also the simultaneous
equation model revealed that wages were significantly affected by strikes activity. Strike
activities were not affected by wages only during the period under study
date: 2011
date_type: published
publication: European Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences
volume: 10
number: 1
pagerange: 423-439
refereed: TRUE
issn: 2220-9425
official_url: http://www.JournalsBank.com
citation:   Ige, A. Kolapo and Adeyeye, Olufemi J. and Aina, Olusola  (2011) An empirical study of the factors influencing Industrial Conflicts in Nigeria (1980-2010)§.  European Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 10 (1).  pp. 423-439.  ISSN 2220-9425     
document_url: http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/4845/1/Adeyeye%204.pdf