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INTEGRITY VS FOOD HR PRACTICE 1

 Arising out of the 1977 Indigenous Decree, the root of Nepotism was laid. Very typical of Nigeria's good policies that go wrong at implementation, 20 years - 30 years down the line, the flourishing companies taken over by Nigerians began to die because of our National Malady called NEPOTISM.

One of the fastest things that destroys organizations is the inability of organizations to follow their own rules, one of the things that aid this bad practices is Nepotism.

One controversial TRUISM is that after 20 years, all those foreign organizations now headed by Nigerians were now operating with ethnic heads of HR linked with CEOs.

Arising from the above is that HR Policies are selectively applied. I'll like to learn something new from this Content that 90% of these companies did not die from this practice by the new CEOs and their conniving HR Professionals.

What cannot be denied is that those who benefit from bad practices defend such evil with everything they have acquired.

Finally, for this week, correct yours truly that we have more than one organization that does not recruit her head of HR from outside.

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