Using a sample of 10 selected banks annual reports covering 2005-2010,

The study examines how strategic interventions mediate in the relationship between strategic leadership behaviors and firm performance of SMEs in Nigeria. A survey of 834 registered operators of SMEs through structured questionnaire was used and data were analysed using mediation analysis through structural equation modeling. The results showed that strategic leadership influence performance through strategic interventions decomposed into organisational learning and cultural values. It showed that the mediator exerts stronger effect on performance than the independent variable. It revealed further that strategic interventions are significant in its causal effect on performance of SMEs than strategic leadership. The implication is that the operators should not only encourage employee to be optimistic in future accomplishment and stimulate a sense of logic to create the notion of problem solving, but also must inculcate the culture of paying attention to employee talents and needs for performance improvement.

The study examined the effects of emotional exhaustion on employee performance among academic staff of tertiary institutions in Ekiti State, Nigeria. A descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study comprised 2609 academic staff of tertiary institutions in Ekiti State. The sample size of 1214 respondents was employed and it was determined by the Yamani sampling model. Data used for the study were gathered through the structured questionnaire. Data gathered were analyzed using multiple regression. The result showed that time constraint has a significant effect on employee performance. Both work pressure and physical ailment has a negative effect on employee performance (t=3.454, t= -2.776 and t=-2.910, p<0.05). The study concluded that emotional exhaustion is significantly related to employee performance among academic staff of tertiary institutions in Ekiti State, Nigeria.

The study explores the potential influences of strategic orientation constructs of entrepreneurial, market and technology orientations on telecommunication firms’ performance using data obtained through structured questionnaires from 57 line managers and 300 customers of these firms. The data collected were subjected to the structural equation modeling technique. The results revealed that strategic orientation has a positive significant relationship with firm performance. Specifically, it showed that only technology orientation has a significant influence on telecommunication firms’ performance. The study contributes to the understanding of the rationale behind which set of strategic orientations should be implemented for improved level of performance in the telecommunication sector.