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    Violating Nigerian medical doctorcontract: Do I remain committed to my employer and nation?
    (AOSIS (Pty) Ltd, 2025) Fashola, Timileyin M; Aderibigbe, John K.
    Orientation: In recent years, the healthcare sector in Nigeria has faced significant challenges, including high turnover rates among medical professionals. Previous studies have only focused on monetary reasons for turnover, but there is a gap in understanding how psychological factors predict turnover.Research purpose: This study examined how psychological contract violation affects the intention to remain or leave among medical doctors in Nigeria. Motivation for the study: Having an understanding of how medical doctors navigate the breach of their contract and their commitment is important for improving retention strategies and subsequent overall healthcare system in Nigeria. Research approach/design and method: A cross-sectional survey research design was adopted and quantitative data were gathered from 362 medical doctors. More of the respondents (69.6%) were doing their residency. Main findings: Findings revealed that employee retention had a significant relationship with perceived breach and feelings of violation (p < 0.01). The dimensions of psychological contract violation accounted for about 53% variance in employee retention [R2=0.53; F (2, 359)=201.01; p < 0.01]; also, perceived breach and feelings of violation were significant independent predictors of employee retention. Practical/managerial implications: The study recommends that the Ministry of Health in Nigeria consider reviewing the bond and terms of the working relationship between medical doctors and employers to reduce the brain drain of medical doctors. Contribution/value-add: The study helps to connect psychological and organisational factors in the turnover rate of medical doctors, unraveling that non-monetary factors also play a crucial role.
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    Working-class postgraduates’ perceptions of studying while working at a selected university
    (AOSIS, 2022) Rockman, Dimitri A.; Aderibigbe, John K.; Allen-Ile, Charles O.
    The life of working-class postgraduates can be exhilarating and daunting, juggling the commitments of full-time employment and postgraduate studies. Insofar as can be established, little, if any, research has been conducted on exploring the experiences of such students in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. An in-depth investigation is necessary to assist management and academic institutions to support such students. The purpose of the study was to understand the selected working-class postgraduate students’ perceptions of studying while working simultaneously, as well as explore the experiences, challenges and coping mechanisms of the cohort of students.