Journal of Research Administration

1 Oladapo Ololade Abe, 2 Bright Onyedikachi Asonye PDF

Many public tertiary hospitals in sub-Saharan Africa face growing leadership gaps, frequent brain drain, and declining service quality. These challenges underscore the urgent need for structured succession planning to sustain organisational performance. Guided by the Resource-Based View (RBV), Human Capital Theory, and Institutional Theory, this study examined how Succession Planning Practices (SPP), through Talent Identification (TA), Mentoring (ME), Leadership Development (LD), and Career Patching (CP), influence Organisational Service Performance (OSP) among public tertiary hospitals in Ghana and Nigeria. A cross-sectional survey design was adopted, and data were collected from 731 clinical/medical, support/ancillary/technical and management/administrative staff across all the regions of the two countries. The data were analysed using Covariance Based Structural Equation Modelling (CB-SEM) in AMOS. Findings showed that all four dimensions of SPP had positive and significant effects on service performance: TA (β = .24, p < .001), ME (β = .36, p < .001), LD (β = .29, p < .001), and CP (β = .21, p < .01). The overall SPP-OSP relationship was also positive and significant (β = .62, p < .001). The study concludes that effective succession planning enhances leadership continuity, staff development, and institutional performance. It recommends that public hospital administrators embed structured mentoring and leadership development programmes into HR policy and succession systems. Although limited by cross-sectional design and self-report data, future studies should adopt longitudinal or mixed methods approach to validate these results across other emerging economies in sub–Saharan Africa.

1 Oladapo Ololade Abe, 2 Bright Onyedikachi Asonye PDF

Firms in emerging economies often struggle to stay competitive in fast-changing markets. While innovation and supply chain agility are widely seen as drivers of market leadership, we still do not fully understand how these forces work together in contexts like Africa. Guided by the Resource-Based View (RBV) and the Dynamic Capabilities Theory (DCT), our study set out to explore the links between innovation capacity, supply chain agility, and market leadership. Data were collected through surveys from firms in Nigeria, Kenya, and Ghana, and analysed using structural equation modeling. Our results showed that innovation directly supports market leadership, but surprisingly, supply chain agility did not significantly predict leadership. Also, innovation did not strengthen leadership through agility, suggesting that the assumed pathways may not hold in emerging markets. These findings imply that innovation is indeed a valuable resource (RBV), but its impact depends on how well firms turn it into dynamic capabilities (DCT). Our study was limited by its cross-sectional design and focus on three countries. Future research should use longitudinal data and explore other regions. Overall, our study highlights that innovation matters, but without strong systems and dedicated strategic direction, its benefits may not fully translate into agility and competitiveness.  

1Chavan Vitthal Ram and 2Dr. Sonal R. Zanwar PDF

Sweet orange pomace is a byproduct of juice processing industries and auspicious source of dietary fiber with potential to use in food application as a functional ingredient. The aim of this study was to analyze functional and structural characterize dietary fiber from sweet orange pomace. The dietary fibre was use for physicochemical composition, functional property evaluation and morphological analysis. The dietary fiber from sweet orange pomace revealed 58.7 % yield with 11.82 g/g water holding capacity, 2.7 g/g oil binding capacity, 24.18 ml/g swelling capacity and 1.16 g/cm3particle density. SEM evaluation of dietary fiber reflect the presence of coarse, flaky, ridges, irregular cavities and fibrous thread like structure at various magnifications. Elemental profile analysis of dietary fiber using energy dispersive spectroscopy revealed a carbon and oxygen were the dominant element in composition, which is consistent with polysaccharide material.  

1Prof.Vineetha Jacob, 2Ms.Silvy Mathew, 3Ms. Suby Iype, 4Ms.Rakhi.R.Nath, 5Ms.Mayamol.P.Mathew, 6Ms.Kesiya Merine Idicula PDF

The utilization of over the counter (OTC) medicine is popular practice all around the world. According to World Health Organization (WHO) ‘self - medication is the selection and use of medicines by individuals to treat self-recognized illnesses or symptoms’. During COVID 19 pandemic, a hike in self intake of medicine without prescription was observed. The study was aimed to determine the attitude and practice regarding the intake of over the counter medicines after the emergence of COVID 19 outbreaks among general population. The objectives of the study were to assess the attitude and practice regarding the use of over the counter medicines among general population and   to find out the association of attitude and practice with selected baseline variables. The data was collected from 120 people from a selected community at Pathanamthitta district, Kerala, India. Purposive sampling technique was used in this study. Analysis was done by using descriptive and inferential statistics.The study findings indicated that 53.33% of participant’s demonstrated   moderate practice, 46.67% exhibited   poor practice, and no individuals were found to have good practice. More than half (54.17%) of the samples had unfavourable attitude towards the use of OTC medicines and 45.83% had favourable attitude towards the use of OTC drugs. A significant association was found between annual income and practice score (χ2 = 13.31). A significant association was also found between level of education (χ2 =12.31), profession (χ2 =13.75), presence of co-morbidities (χ2 =14.11) and annual income (χ2 =43.04) with attitude score. Findings indicated a post-COVID-19 rise in OTC medication use compared to pre-pandemic usage.  

Mohammed A.K1.,Gana A.S2., Tolorunse K.D2 and Ishaq M.N1 PDF

The need for continuous development and screening of sugarcane familiesfor smut resistant is paramount. Because substitution of susceptible varieties by resistant genotypes is one of the most successful and reliable methods to combat smut disease. A study was conducted to screensixty sugarcane bi parental progenies (from twelve families) under smut infestation at NCRI Badge. The hybrid clones were arranged on Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with two replications at Badge and Edozhigi sugarcane field of NCRI. Analysis of variance reveals significant differences between the families for some traits. Average cane yield of 75.73 and 76.85 t/ha were recorded in Family 7 and Family 1(at Badge and Edozhigi).The best brixof 18.5% was recorded for family 2, 3, 10, 11at Badeggi and family 2 has the best brix mean value of 18.7% in Edozhigi.Combined smut index proved family 5 to be highly susceptible to smut infestation and only progenies of family 2 showed zero smut infestation. This study has demonstrated the potential of some sugarcane families and their progenies reaction to smut disease for subsequent evaluation in the national breeding program.