Human factor has to be adjusted in institutional framework, and therefore, both have to compliment each other .We need to remember , any excellence of an institution is from excellence of human resource only , regardless of origin of geographically defined place...

Sure, institutions are either or product of the human mind or are constituted during the learning process as human society or civilisation progresses. Like any concept, the institutions always stay in a state of flux. There is nothing permanent. Human thoughts change, human conditions change. Therefore, new institutions are needed or reformation of old ones. Since, we could not fully comprehend human nature, behaviour and personal ethics, an institution cannot be foolproof, certain people are able to manipulate these institutions to their personal advantage. The institution fails because it was not instituted for that.

Failure as the lack of success is the deficiency of a desirable quality/effect to which an institutional policy was meant. If police, as a part an agency of an institution to protect life, property and dignity of people, start taking the bribe, letting guilty go and implicating innocent ones, it is an institutional failure. Or, a democracy meant for people to have an independent opinion and express it (election is held on this very premise) starts to punish descent in different guises or let not people express their mind, it is a failure of a democratic government, i.e. an institution. Institutions and their failure are works of humans. In this way both are important.

Human factor is the sole for every step in the institution other wise it will be mechanical one

I agree with you @Ishag

Which of these is more cruiser or important in achieving organisational objectives, Institutional framework or the human factor in the institution?

Agreed institutional framework is important. But comparatively finding human factor is more important because in order to achieve organizational objectives, institutional framework needs to be developed & implemented by internal / external people (e.g. consultant) and needs to follow through / adhered / complied by internal / people within the institution.

It seems that human are made of institutions as a single man is very little than an institution controlled by some group or class of persons. It is a time of distortion of society anf arise of institutions. Society is based on equality, but instituions on a system and governance

Human is supreme, but it has turned into a resource for spme another fellows.

Equality and rights of members shoild be maintained for successful institutions.

To achieve "organisational objectives", the "Institutional Framework" has to take the "human factor" into account. On the other hand, the "human factor" may need some "adjustment" as an "Institution" is more than a collective of individualists.

(Writing so: I'm highly individualistic but still have to accept some common standards from the institutions I work with.)

Hello

My opinion is that the institutions were created to help the people and to advise the elected people. When institutions are made to serve certain people then they stop working efficiently and a distorted image is created both for the people and for the people elected by the people. It is not a pleasure to work in an institution and to crush the ineffective, and so avoid the option of choosing the government. Unmarried people are eliminated to avoid creating unnecessary noise. Therefore, in most countries, administration systems do not work. That is why the most frequently changing jobs are in the institutions after elections. For institutions to work, morality and honesty are required, which has been going on in recent years.

With respect

Emil Yankov

Any institution is nothing but made of human. If institution is blamed human are blamed.

If institution head is sincere and strict persons all who work there automatically work with sincerity. If head himself corrupted gone case.

One should be strict and honest then only we can make progress.

Human factor

Hi,

The design, the organization and the execution are due to the man. So it's the man in the center of any activity or organization.

Regards!

HI believe that the comparison, in this case, is questionable, because the human factor is primary and not secondary to achieve the objectives.

Best regards!

Dr. Adel OUESLATIi,

I think that institutions are a nice cover for individually done crimes of any kind, from corruption to crimes against humanity.

The other excellent cover is a set of proper ideologies (the -isms).

Some times an institution has been established to promote an -ism, thus two ways of cover are tight together.

One of the main factors to establish any firm is availability of Human, so my answer is surely HUMAN.

Regards, Emad

The employees are the institution or organisation not the walls and furniture, so the human factor is the key to running a successful organisation.

Best regards,

Debra

hi

i think that the human factor is the sole for every step in the institution other wise it will be mechanical one

You have rightly pointed out.

If an institution fails it is the collective responsibility of all the workers, their management and leadership lacuna.

If individuals doesn't shoulder the responsibility of keeping the respect of organization in work spectrum any institute will collapse.

Its the human factor which is more important rather than anything else for either success or failure of an institute.

Every institution is a entity designed to solve societal problems. No institution stands for nothing, that is, all institutions, as a necessity, are, formed or established to meet human needs through production of goods or/ and services. Consequently, the problems to be solved inform the objectives of an institution. The objectives become the anchor, driving force, and focus upon which institutional activities are based. No institution goes out of what it is set to achieve because of time, infrastructure and financial implications, among others.

Thus, the objectives of an institution inform her framework. Institutional framework is like a guide or road map towards achieving stated objectives. Such framework include but not limited to institutional long and short time plans, policies and budgets. However, organizational objectives that inform framework cannot be achieved without human factor. Human factor is a major consideration that focused on human resources as predictors of organizational objective attainment. The kind of work to be done determines who to employ while the framework/employees job description is influenced by the objectives of the organization.

My responses are very useful to describe the situation in Nigeria. The reason is that, there is no clearly objectives for governance and that is why we lack accountability and transparency that give room to impunity. The process is faulty on the platform lack of political objectivity. It is very possible to blame the collapse of any nation or institution on the human factor, then I ask you, why are things working in advance countries? The answer is very simple, they vote their leaders into power based on the stuff they have to offer as clearly stated in their manifestos in line with the defense of the country's constitution. any institution that misses it on the platform of clearly stated and understood objectives cannot get it right because that is where it all started. We all remember that the beginning of failure is embedded in planning/objective.

Though all the three constructs are closely knitted, in which failure in one affects the others; yet, I strongly believe that Organizational Objective comes first in the rankling because it leads to other variables.

Thank you.

Thank you Adebayo. I agreed with you but organisational objectives can not be achieved without a structure put in place. A policy remains an assumption until action is taken to make it realistic. That is the action part of the whole process.

I am Agree with Mohammad Firoz Khan

of course, I think human factors to be considered to achieve any goal as human is the most difficult creature to manage. So pressure not always a fact rather the arts and skills thereby.

Both factors, Institutional framework and the human factor in the institution are very crucial or important in achieving organisational objectives.

Both the factors are responsible for achieving organisational goals. If the human factor is excellent but the institutional framework and organisational factors are not good, then all the best human factors will not be able to achieve the best results.

On the other hand if the institutional factors are excellent and up-to-date but the human elements are untrained then it becomes difficult to carry on the work of the organisations.

These two - institutional framework and human factors - are complementary and supplementary to each other.

The human factor plays a important role in adopting a constructive institutional framework conducive to attaining organizational goals.

It's like institutions framework mentouring and humans mentouring institutions.. roles should be played by a human for better institutions...

But when it comes to institutions, no human role, no institution and no discussions in the institutional framework..

Everything is part to one and other..

The problem of determining the hierarchy of assessments is difficult to determine. In general, the activities of the institution are evaluated by the sponsors, not by the human effect. The human effect is also often visible only after a long time. It is an open problem and requires a DISCUSSION.

I believe I have answered a variant of this question.

Humans create institutions to govern humans. In every society, clime or land, there is always a code of conduct.

Institutions cannot operate without the human aspect just as how a horse shoe cannot be functional without the horse.

Institutions are born from a need to maintain social law, order and harmony. Without strong, vibrant, just, unbiased institutions, humanity will run amok.

From a religious standpoint, God is orderly. Therefore it is expected for his creature (mankind), created in his own image and likeness to be orderly.

I agree nonetheless that the failure to curb corruption in Nigeria is as a result of institutional failures.

There is a perception which seems to be true that the more highly placed you are in politics in Nigeria, the easier it is to cart away tax payer's money without facing indictment or prosecution or with lax punishment which doesn't serve as a deterrent to others.

I am not an advocate of death penalty being practiced by certain countries, however, truth be told, the justice system in Nigeria is quite lax on political thieves.

Selective justice is what is being practiced (If you are in my camp and you are a thief, I would not prosecute you. I would rather prosecute another thief not in my camp or worse still witch-hunt my rival with false corruption charges in order to bring him/her down since such negative news spreads like wild fire in the media).

Institutions are built based on some underlying principles which if compromised breaches the validity of the institution thereby causing failures to occur.

For instance, the Police should be an institution with high sense of pride, selflessness and dedication to duty. A policeman or woman is meant to be not owed salaries but well taken care of by the government, given special benefits and compensation. The police should be seen as respectable, just and dependable.

The Nigerian situation of today is a far-cry from this. Many reports have gone on about extortions and bribery. It has become a social norm to see a policeman/woman openly receiving kickbacks from various commuters on the road. Monies are collected in a threatening manner. If you do not comply, you are delayed, made to face ridicule and worse still imprisoned with cooked-up charges. If you are not careful, you will be jailed for doing absolutely nothing wrong. If you unfortunately land in a Police cell you are made to pay exorbitant sums for bail which is supposedly free.

This situation has made majority of the commuters yield to their demands. The few that have the capacity to refuse this treatment are lawyers, army personnel, personnels from other security outfits and senior government officials.

Why would the police institution not fail? Why will crime rate not increase? Jungle justices that go on in the streets are as a result of the unreliability of the Nigerian police. A three-year old in Nigeria knows that the police collects fifty (50) naira on the streets. What more evidence do you need to state that the police institution has to a large extent failed Nigerians.

I have only written about the Police Institution. This same rot is in most government agencies and establishments.

So back to the question, "Which of these is more crucial or important in achieving organisational objectives, Institutional framework or the human factor in the institution?" I will say both.

Faulty institutions (biased, unjust, weak) are bound to fail. Humans that are to uphold institutions must understand the underlying principles that make the institution what it is and adhere to these principles in the strictest sense.

It is only when these two are married (Institution + human factor) that organizational objectives can be fulfilled.

Thank you Mr Dimowo for that great response. The Nigerian Police Force is an abnormal institution and sanitizing this institution required a systemic overhauling of the entire system right from the recruitment process. It seems the system does not allowed for honesty and those who try to be honest most times paid dearly for it.

Let us imagine a corruption free Nigeria. What will you expect?

No policemen extorting commuters on the road; No policemen collecting bribes in order to look the other way; Justice being served in the law courts; No partiality or selective justice; Social justice is upheld - no oppression of the poor by the rich; Jobless touts are no longer seen in various bus stops; Law and order is maintained at all times; Public funds are utilized by government officials in a transparent manner; Political office holders earn salaries like civil servants and not the get-rich-quick monies currently accrued to them; All forms of sentiments and discrimination (racial, tribal, ethnic, religious) are put to naught; The son of nobody that knows nobody becomes somebody in life.

Your expectations will most likely fall into one or more of these and many more. Now let us examine the issue. Are all these expectations not possible in Nigeria? What is holding us down? I will say it is our societal values.

Societal values play a vital role and are quintessential in building good, reliable, long lasting institutions.

Gone are the days when a young boy is found with something not his and he is rebuked, disciplined, made to face ridicule (as a determent onto others) and made to return the stolen item.

In Nigeria of today, such thieves are called various pet names "Smart guy", "Jasi", "Sure boy", "Ori e wan be", "Yahoo-yahoo", "The Don", "Big boy" and so on.

Our political thieves are even honoured with chieftaincy titles, institutional honors, awards of recognition and the likes.

This shows a high level of societal moral decadence. Then tell me why will the institutions not fail? Is it when a policeman on patrol is expected to deliver some amount of illicit money to someone in the office who also delivers to his boss and this continues up the hierarchy (Any upright policeman that fails to do this is sidetracked, punished, loses on promotion and so on).

My dad was upright in his work. For this reason, he was stagnated for 14 years on one position because he was not used to giving bribes or kick backs. His far juniors in service got ahead of him because they could wangle their way through the ruling caucus of the government establishment.

Is it when as a leader you decide to be upright but receive massive opposition from the people whose rights you are defending in the first instance. They even try to do away with you. A typical example is Dr. Dora Akunyili (Blessed memory) who was the Director-General of NAFDAC before she was replaced. How can you as such a leader cope?

The corruption in Nigeria is a chain which is bottom-top (with time it has become top-bottom). People at the bottom support you to get to the top with the aim that once you are there you defend only their interests and loot as much as possible for yourself, themselves and the entire lineage (I read a report sometime ago which stated that the wealth of Nigeria is controlled by 250 families who have been ruling since 1960).

A scenario that explains the top-bottom approach of corruption in Nigeria can best be illustrated by a joke (not exactly as it is) I read sometime ago:

A donor agency donated some school textbooks to a secondary school for free, the principal decided to make money by selling the free books to students.

The principal instructed the class teachers to sell the books at 250 naira with the plan of pocketing 200 naira and paying 50 naira commission to secure the silence of the class teachers.

The class teachers decided to outsmart the principal by selling the book for 500 naira to the students.

The students upon getting home told their mother that the book costs 700 naira (with the mind of spending the extra 200 naira on frivolities).

Then, their mother told their father immediately he returned from work that the children were required to compulsorily purchase a book costing 1000 naira and so on...

Imagine, a book that was originally free gained 1000 naira cost due to corruption. This is the corruption tragedy of Nigeria.

The solution to Nigeria's corruption problems and other challenges lies in the hands of the citizenry. The problems plaguing us as a nation are a chain of problems that need to be tackled with all sincerity one after the other.

Nigeria will be better only when moral virtues are upheld and evil vices scorned and put to naught.

We as a people, as a nation need to set our differences aside and build our nation on the paths of peace, prosperity and progress.

May God help Nigeria.

The human factor is the fundamental underpinning for the success of any organisation.

Jude, can you relate your answer to the situation in the Nigerian Police Force?

Factors militating against the NPF include dearth of adequate equipment, inadequate & irregular training of personnel, political interference, inadequate personnel etc. All these can be linked to the human factor and the Nigerian political leadership is unwilling to do the needful in order for the NPF to function effectively. In addition, the ranks & file of the NPF is also complicit and they continue to serially break their own rules & regulations and the Nigerian constitution in so many cases. No matter how the NPF is reformed, if the human factor is not given adequate attention by way of instant penalties for identified misdemeanours, very little will change

Okay Jude. why are the officers rule breakers?

Potentially that power can corrupt maybe? I keep thinking of the Zimbardo Stanford experiments where they put college students in prisoner / guard roles and within a surprisingly short time frame the “guards” were manipulating/abusing the “prisoners” in similar ways that we’ve seen in actual American prisons.

So so does that mean that we purely conform to roles as per how they are dictated by institutional structure? I’d say no in the end (so long as at least one iota of ethics and mindfulness/empathy factor into the equation. Perhaps the Stanford students in the Zimbardo experiment more readily adopted their roles as abusers/abused because they were just that — roles.) Ive recently begun working as a PA for a kink/fetish filmmaker I’ve been learning heaps about the community and the psychology behind those in the lifestyle (be patient... the connection is coming up).

Take, for example, the kinksters who engage in a master /Slave relationship (yes... the terminology is distasteful and would probably benefit from an update. Simultaneously, those who practice this in my experience dont care and would tell any language critic to shove it). First, you must realize that those who practice this particular form of SM (sadomasochism) —practice it ethically at least, and those who don’t are predators and highly dangerous— have become able to divorce exploitation/abuse/patriarchal modes/ownership from the terms. Second, even if the master/slave dynamic moves beyond “the bedroom” so to speak and into daily practice (I remember the first time I saw a master ”discipline“ her slave it was damned shocking and I couldn’t quite wrap my head around why someone would voluntarily enter into such a role especially in day-to-day life) it is still a fantasy/scene/role that the two are sharing. Yes, the requirement for due diligence, ethical practice, personal responsibility and above all negotiation are all paramount to such an extreme type of kink, but my point and the point at which this digression dovetails is that here you have a human factor entering into established roles but through honest negotiation the framework of the roles/relationship don’t overtake the individual personalities as with the Zimbardo experiment.

I recognize ive strayed a fair bit from the original question or the subsequent one that was raised, but institutions with strong organizational/institutional culture form deep bonds with their stakeholders (take, for example, how Sweet Briar College almost shut down but due to alumni/student/faculty/community involvement they managed to oust the board of regents that wanted to close the schools doors). Through transparency, transformational leadership, and encouraging heterogenous team development that hold a clear value as far as innovation are concerned (and, once again, a foundational cornerstone of empathy and clear negotiation...) we can possibly avoid falling into the trap of becoming what our role dictates and purely adapt to institutional frameworks. If we were truly satisfied with such pure forms of control, exploitation would be even worse than it is and there would be no protests, no demonstrations, no coups, no revolutions; we’d all settle possibly. Homogeneity and repetition breed stagnation and death; diversity (not just in terms of race or creed but of experience as well) risks more, may struggle initially, but eventually(if successful) rises up and begins to innovate.

(apologies if I’ve digressed too much or rambled off topic for a spell there. mea culpa)

Institutional factors are always there but in some cases the same institutional factors play a positive role and in others it plays a negative role!

Proper treatment of the human factor is most important. Even if the institution is lacking in something or the other but the treatment of the human factor is good the institution will be able to overcome that.

Organisations need to use the human resource in a constructive manner and not abuse the human resource!

Dear Kayode Asaju

Thanks, for rising and sharing this question.

I thank that the integrating between the institutional framework and the human factor in the institution is the turning point toward achieving organizational objectives.

Best regards.

Institutions are products of human unification to get a common result by a common objectives. When unification is disturbed by selfishness of individuals (units) in forms of corruptions etc., institutions are weakened. Institutions are necessary for humankind, but humans are selfish by origin. And that is the reason for economical gaps between people in an organization and the society.

Government institutions have systemic problems worldwide. May be less in developed countries, and more in the countries under development. The main problem is a lack of an efficient ongoing control in following an institution's policy, budget, and judicial transparency in performing an institution's functions.

The key point is in establishing out of government controlling bodies for most of the government institutions. They could be either under a Parliament, or President office, or under a Supreme court, and staffed with legal, economy, investigation specialists, former/retired employees of a related institution, key parties' representatives, known public figures, and alike.

Something like that, or a similar level of control would elevate financial disciplines, efficiency of a government as a whole, and eliminate the bulk of fraud, corruption, personal illegal enrichment, negligence and irresponsibility at work.

Hi Kayode

Corruption is the hall mark of undemocratic despotic regimes. Leaders are not accountable and cannot be hold responsible for anything as all judicial systems and media are under their tight control. Leaders have to give bribes and all sort of latitude to their supports to stay in power. Some may think there can be a benevolent dictator, however, without giving out benefit to his supporter such person cannot survive. Since they swallow their country's wealth, the only thing they can give is to let their supported to steal kill to gain and bribe. Petty criminals will attach themselves to this official and exasperate the situation. As corruption gets more widespread the nation loses its moral compass and such behaviour becomes acceptable, but not condoned. Reversing loss of morality would take one or two generations- 50 or more years.

That you can ask this question shows how infant is our ‘science’ on organisations….I am joking with some friends that the difference between Stalin’s times and our times is that whereas lies & promises about the numbers remain the same, Stalin would have shot the managers on the spot if they had failed so monumentally to deliver on their promises, while nowadays there is no responsibility and managers are usually promoted to deliver havoc to other organisations. And by the way, while corruption had always existed even in advanced political systems, the international system today is based on corruption; it nurtures it. And corruption is invented by neoliberals in order to justify that the idiotic blueprint they promote and the social havoc this blueprint generates is not created by the policies the neoliberals advocate, but by some hard to discuss concepts, such as ‘corruption’ ( I made an analysis of the silliness of their blueprints for eastern Europe here: https://brill.com/view/journals/gjcl/3/2/article-p137_1.xml?language=en ) Obviously that in developing countries what is identified nowadays as corruption had always played some sort of social role but it becomes increasingly ugly due to different constraints (corrupted governments are not necessary bad for economy, it just happens they are so in the neoliberal order, where different restrictions placed on the state diminish the pie available to citizenry and significant demographic and other challenges put additional pressures on these diminished pies….so on one hand it is an increase in trade and whatever, which generate additional sources for corruption, and on the other hand diminished resources for population….when you are poor, the opulence of state officials is even more striking). And to respond your question, there is no easy way to exit this tantrum, other than by being innovative, something which the ideological blueprint of institutional failures make impossible to address.