THE IMPACT OF ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE IN EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF NIGERIAN ORGANIZATION

ABSTRACT

The topic of this study is Impact of Organizational Structure in Effective Management of Nigerian Organization (A study of Nigerian Brewery Plc, Enugu State. The researcher adopted the descriptive survey design. The researcher used both the primary, and secondary sources of Data in the course of the study. The primary data was sourced through the instrument of questionnaire and oral interview while secondary data was sourced through texts books, magazines, journals and internet. The Population of the study is eight hundred and ninety while the sample size is one hundred and thirty-three. The findings revealed among others that organizational structure has a great impact in the effective management of organizations. The researcher recommended among others that organizations should endeavour to have well structured organization, in order to achieve the set up objectives.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Title page i Certification ii Dedication iii Acknowledgement iv Abstract v Table of content vi CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of the study 1

1.2 Statement of the problem 7

1.3 Objectives/Purpose of the study 8

1.4 Research questions 9

1.5 Significance of the study 9

1.6 Limitation of the study 10

1.7 Scope of the study 11

References 12

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CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

2.1 Theoretical framework of the study 13

2.2 Historical backgrounds 14

2.3 Current Literature on theories Postulated 16 References 40 CHAPTER THREE: DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY

3.1 Research Design 41

3.2 Sources of data 41

3.2.1 Primary sources 41

3.2.2 Secondary sources of data 42

3.3 The population of study 42

3.4 Sample design and determination of sample size 42

3.5 Method of data collection 45

3.5.1 Questionnaire design, distribution and collection of responses 46

3.5.2 Secondary method of data collection 46

3.6 Methods of data presentation and analysis 46

References 47

DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS

4.1 Data presentation 48

4.1.1 Demographics characteristics 48

4.2 Presentation according to key research question 48

CHAPTER FIVE SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION

5.1 Summary of findings 58

5.2 Conclusion 59

5.3 Recommendations 59

Appendix 61

Bibliography 63

Questionnaire 64