Ascriptive influences on pay and employment conditions: a survey of British multinationals and indigenous employers in Nigeria

Abstract

Abstract Differences in pay and employment conditions might differ significantly among the various types of employers. In a developing country, such differences could be due to ascriptive factors which are enabled by the historical development of colonialism. As foreign employers continue to dominate indigenous ones, the latter are put at a disadvantage in the conditions offered to employees. This paper provides evidence on the strength and persistence of such features in Nigeria by attempting a differentiation of the assessments of employees of British multinationals and other types of employers in Nigeria.