ROLE OF PLANNING AND CONTROL TO MANAGEMENT EFFICIENCY AND PRODUCTIVITY

(A STUDY OF PZ INDUSTRIES NIGERIA PLC, ABA)

By

NWOSU OBINNA PAUL FPO/ND2/R2/PAD/011/473

Presented To

Department of Public Administration

This research work is an attempt made to enforce the role played by planning and control to management efficiency and productivity. The incessant business and reluctant growth of some companies or enterprise can be linked to deficiency in planning and control. In view of these, this topic is designed to guide managers in companies re-focus their policies towards the utilization of firm’s fund and to administer work. This work introduces the issue of stating the problems, definition of some operational items and significance of study etc. finally, the researcher discussed the procedures adopted in carrying out this research, the summary of finding about company and recommendation for the company was made for further research. In the summary of the findings, the researcher tried to look at the planning and control of PZ Industries Plc by investigating the various guidelines used by the enterprise. Here it was emphasized that effective planning and control leads to continuous existence, increase in market share and profit maximization of the organization. It was recommended that adequate and qualified managers should be employed to handle firm effectively in planning and controlling of resources of the enterprise.    
 

TABLE OF CONTENT

Title page                                 i
Approval page                                 ii
Dedication                                 iii
Acknowledgement                             iv
Abstract                                     v
Table of contents                             vi

CHAPTER ONE
1.0    Introduction                             1
1.1     Background of the study                    1
1.2     Statement of the problem                4
1.3      Purpose of the study                     5
1.4      Significance of the study                     6
1.5     Research question                         8
1.6      Scope of the study                         8
1.7    Limitations of the study                    9
1.7    Definitions of terms                     11

CHAPTER TWO
LITERATURE REVIEW                        
2.0    Introduction                             13
2.1     Nature of planning and control            16
2.2     History of universal basic education board     26
2.3      Steps in planning                          19
2.4      The process of planning                    24
2.5      Control process                        26
2.6     Types of plan                             29
2.7    Control steps                            32
2.8      Solution to the problems                     35
2.9    Principles of planning                    35

CHAPTER THREE
3.0    Research Design and Methodology            39
3.1      Design of the study                         39
3.2      Area of the study                         40
3.3     Population of the study                     40
3.4    Sample size and sampling technique        41
3.5     Instrument for data collection              42
3.6      Validity and reliability of the instrument        45
3.7     Distribution and retrieval of the instrument     46
3.8      Method of data collection                 46

CHAPTER FOUR
4.0     Data presentation and analysis            47
4.1     Data Presentation                        48
4.2    Data analysis                            55
4.2    Discussion/Analysis of finding            56

CHAPTER FIVE
5.0    Summary of findings, Conclusion and Recommendations                        58
5.1     Summary of the findings                    59
5.2     Conclusion                             60
5.3     Recommendations                        61
References                            63
Appendix                                65
Questionnaire                             66