Offia Eberechi CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The subject of discovering the best performance being achieved whether in an organization by a competitor or by an industry in the 21st century strategy needed to gain competitive edge in an increasingly globalised business environment. Sequel to fierce competitions that ensued in the banking industry before recapitalization … Read more
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Human resources are easily recognized as the most important resources required for the production of goods and services, as well as the key to rapid socio-economic development and efficient service delivery. According to (Barney, 1995:50), human resources include all the experience, skills, judgments, abilities, knowledge, contacts, risk taking … Read more
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY For many years now, most organizations especially those in Enugu State may have been subjected to incompetence, unprofitability and unproductivity following the inabilities of the managements of such enterprises to determine the causes of the failure of such enterprises. It was Iwejuo (2002:18) that maintains that … Read more
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY There is no doubt that small and medium scale enterprises constitute the real fabric of a nation’s economy. Ever since the country’s (Political) independence, this has been so, and even today the entire economic system is exclusively held in place by small and medium scale … Read more
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study The relevance of training and motivation of manpower in industries is enormous and should be assessed with the view to proffering possible suggestions of improving organizational productivity. According to Lipsey (1989:20), economic growth is a reflection of growth of firms, industries and the local economies. Therefore, … Read more
CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Strategic planning is the process of determining the major (bedrock) objectives of an organization and the policies and strategies that will govern the acquisition, use and disposition of resources to achieve those objectives. Steiner, et al in Imaga, E.U.L (2001). Strategic planning is a process … Read more
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the Study It is expedient to note that, over 90 percent of International Trade is done by sea or carried by ships. It is believed that on daily basis, these ships move millions of tons of cargoes comprising goods and commodities, fuel, crude oil, raw materials, machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, … Read more
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY There has been a source of controversy about Multinational Corporation over the years. Tatum (2010) holds that a typical multinational corporation (MNC) normally functions with a headquarters that is based in one country, while other facilities are based in other countries. In some perspective a multinational corporation … Read more
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the Study The earliest author to support and accept the benefits of succession planning was Henry Fayol. As the managing director of a large coal mine in France, Fayol became fascinated by the practice of management, and mapped out the principles for effective organizations through his fourteen principles of … Read more
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF STUDY All organizations need to establish proper governance, management, administration as well as financial structures and systems to ensure that they achieve their goals and objectives effectively and efficiently in the short term, and develop sustainable programme in the long-term (Ukpaka and Olukotun, 2008:1). Organizational Development (OD) is … Read more