Leadership and Motivation
ICAN Business, Management and Finance

QUESTION 3 Chidi Okonkwo is the newly appointed Head of Human Resources at Prestige Microfinance Bank Limited, a rapidly growing financial institution with branches in Enugu, Onitsha, and Owerri. The…

QUESTION 1 Adekunle Bello was recently appointed as the Managing Director of Zenith Agro-Allied Industries Limited, a medium-sized food processing company headquartered in Kano. Upon assumption of of…

QUESTION 2 The Lagos State Government recently established the Lagos Urban Renewal Agency (LURA), a public sector entity charged with coordinating infrastructure development across Lagos metropolis. …

Alhaji Musa, the CEO of a Kano-based conglomerate, consistently inspires his team with a compelling vision, encourages innovation, and develops each employee's potential beyond their own self-interest…

A branch manager of a Nigerian commercial bank notices that two employees performing identical roles receive different salaries — Mr. Eze earns ₦480,000 per month while Mrs. Adeyemi earns ₦360,000 per…

Under the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) 2020, the Board of Directors of Emerald Resources Plc wishes to implement a long-term incentive plan for its executive directors to align their motiva…

Victor Vroom's Expectancy Theory of motivation is based on three variables. A senior tax consultant at a Big Four firm in Abuja believes that working overtime will improve her performance appraisal sc…

The Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRCN) Nigerian Code of Corporate Governance 2018 recommends that the remuneration of executive directors should be determined by which committee to ensure i…

Dangote Cement Plc's HR Director is reviewing its motivation strategy. Douglas McGregor's Theory Y assumption, as opposed to Theory X, would support which of the following HR policies?

A manufacturing company in Port Harcourt employs 200 workers. Following the implementation of a new piece-rate incentive scheme, average monthly output per worker increased from 500 units to 650 units…

The situational leadership model developed by Hersey and Blanchard identifies four leadership styles matched to follower readiness levels. A newly recruited graduate trainee at a Nigerian insurance co…

Zenith Manufacturing Ltd, a Lagos-based company, has a production manager who sets specific, measurable targets for each worker, monitors performance closely, and rewards or punishes based on results.…

According to Abraham Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, a newly employed accountant at a Nigerian audit firm is primarily motivated by receiving a competitive salary that covers rent, food, and transportati…