TY - JOUR AB - Nigeria's national development may be assisted by utilising indigenous conceptions of work in three different ways. The development of a Nigerian work ethic, based on the positive values to be found in the conceptions of work held by different language groups in the country, is one such method, which, by emphasising the similarities in work conceptions held by differing groups, could also aid national integration. Knowledge of work conceptions can be used by management to elicit a generally favourable attitude to work. Basically, this means making the best use of what Nigeria has, i.e. a policy of self‐reliance. VL - 5 IS - 3 SN - 0144-333X DO - 10.1108/eb012986 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/eb012986 AU - Alo Oladimeji I. PY - 1985 Y1 - 1985/01/01 TI - INDIGENOUS CONCEPTIONS, WORK ATTITUDES AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA T2 - International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy PB - MCB UP Ltd SP - 1 EP - 10 Y2 - 2024/09/19 ER -