Management of Public Enterprises in Nigeria A Case Study of NTA, Awka

ABSTRACT 

Management in all ramifications has been noted as a critical and indispensable element in all organizations. Nevertheless, public enterprises are in dilemma of some management constraints, which tend to hinder their goals and objectives. Against, the background of the above explication, this research work empirically explored into the management of public enterprises in Nigeria with a particular reference to Nigeria Television Authority, Awka. The purpose of which is to investigate the management problems of NTA, Awka and as well proffer solution to such problems. However, in order to investigate this, relevant data were collected through both primary and secondary sources such as direct interviews and well structured questionnaire distributed to some staff in various departments of the organization. Also other information was gathered from books, journals, newspapers, unpublished materials and internet to complement the primary data. From the analysis of the data, the findings shows that there are factors that constitutes management problems of the company. Among the critical factors are managerial inefficiency and government interference, bureaucratic corruption, poor staff relationship, lack of motivation, conflicting objectives, lack of training and development, excessive control nepotism. These were identified as impediments of operational efficiency of NTA, Awka. As a result of these problems the following recommendations were made. Management should accelerate the growth of the company through increase in skill and knowledge acquisition. Also training and motivation is important. Government should curtail its excessive interference and control on the affairs of this organization. It was also recommended that adequate measure should be in place to check the menace of corruption in the company. Furthermore, improvement should be encouraged in staff relationship. Achievement of efficiency and effectiveness depends to the extent management deviates from the above mentioned problems; otherwise, achievement of goals and the task of promoting economic growth and development will ever remain a dream.

TABLE OF CONTENT

Title page - - - - - - - - i

Certification page - - - - - - - ii

Approval Page - - - - - - - iii

Dedication - - - - - -- - - iv

Acknowledgement - - - - - - - v

Abstract - - - - - - - - vi

Table of Contents - - - - - - - vii

CHAPTER ONE: Introduction

1.1 Background to the Study - - - - - 1

1.2 Statement of the Problem - - - - - 7

1.3 Objective of the Study - - - - - 12

1.4 Significances of the Study - - - - 13

1.5 Scope and Limitations of the Study - - - 14

CHAPTER TWO: Literature Review and Methodology

2.1 Literature Review - - - - - - 16

2.1.1 The Concept of Management - - - - 16

2.1.2 The Public Enterprises - - - - - 41

2.1.3 Reasons for the failure of Public Enterprises - - 58

2.1.4 Factors Affecting Management of Public

Enterprises in Nigeria - - - - - 64

2.1.5 Gap in the Existing Literature - - - - 69

2.2 Hypotheses - - - - - - - 70

2.3 Operationalization of the Key Concepts - - - 71

2.4 Methodology - - - - - - - 72

2.5 Theoretical Framework - - - - - 76

CHAPTER THREE

3.1 Background information on NTA Awka - - - 81

CHAPTER FOUR: data presentation, Analysis and finding

4.1 Lack of good Knowledge of Management and Operational Efficiency of NTA, Awka - - - - - 93

4.2 Government Interference, Conflicting Objectives, bureaucratic Corruption, Lack of Motivation and Lack of Training and Development are the Management Problems of NTA, Awka - - - - - 104

4.3 Management Inefficiency and Poor Performance are the effects of Management Problems on the Operational Efficiency of NTA, Awka. - - - - - 113

CHAPTER FIVE: Summary, Conclusion and Recommendation

5.1 Summary - - - - - - - 125

5.2 Conclusions - - - - - - - 126

5.3 Recommendations - - - - - - 127

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