CAPACITY PLANNING AND PERFORMANCE IN THE NIGERIAN BREWING INDUSTRY IN SOUTHEASTERN NIGERIA

CHAPTER ONE 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Capacity Planning has enhanced the performance of the brewing industry in Nigeria right from 1946 when Nigerian Breweries Limited set up the First Brewery in Nigeria (Nigerian Breweries PLC, 2011). The direction has been to increase the number of breweries. Guinness Nigeria Plc set up a Brewery in … Read more

BENCHMARKING AS A PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY IN THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY (A CASE STUDY OF THREE MANUFACTURING FIRMS IN ABA, ABIA STATE)

CHAPTER ONE                                       INTRODUCTION 1.1    BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Organizations vary in their performances. Some register high performance while some register low performance. Even, some organizations’ performances show a cyclical trend over a long period of time. However, high performance can be maintained for a relatively long period if organizations take necessary measures to avoid … Read more

BARRIERS TO EFFECTIVE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL IN PUBLIC SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS (A CASE STUDY OF WARRI PETROCHEMICAL COMPANY)

CHAPTER ONE 1.1   BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Public sector organizations are government owned enterprises established to provide specialized products and /or services in the economy. People from diverse interests are appointed by government to make policies as well as handle the day to day running of these organizations. Usually, the aim of government in establishing … Read more

TRAINING, DISCIPLINE AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATION IN A BUREAUCRATIC ORGANIZATION: A CASE STUDY OF WARRI REFINERY AND PETROCHEMICAL COMPANY (WRPC)

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1       BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Training, discipline and performance evaluation are some of the features of personnel management in a typical bureaucratic organization. Ubeku, (1975), sees human resources as the most valuable assets of an organization. If they are not properly managed, the attainment of organizational goals may be difficult. In … Read more

THE ROLE OF MOTIVATION ON ORGANISATIONAL PERFORMANCE

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY At the dawn of this new millennium, Miner (2003) concluded that motivation continues to hold a significant position in the eyes of scholars. “If one wishes to create a highly valid theory, which is also constructed with the purpose of enhanced usefulness in practice in mind, it … Read more

THE IMPACT OF THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT ON THE PERFORMANCE OF NIGERIAN MANUFACTURING FIRMS ADAPTATION APPROACH

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1       BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY In his theory of evolution, Charles Darwin sought to explain the nature of the relationship that exists between organisms and their environment. The theory “suggested that environmental change forces each species to incremental, but continuous, mutation or transformation. Through such a change, a living entity can adapt … Read more

THE IMPACT OF RESEARCH FINDINGS IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY A CASE STUDY OF NIGERIAN BREWERIES PLC

CHAPTER ONE          INTRODUCTION 1.1    BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The world started in a particular spot where  the first human beings were placed by the  Almighty Creator – God. History and theology told us that man had all he needed in the Garden of Eden where God kept them until the fall … Read more

THE IMPACT OF PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL ON EMPLOYEES PRODUCTIVITY: A CASE STUDY OF CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION   1.1       Background of Study In every business organization, the performance of the employees is important in achieving organizational goals. The success of every business organization can therefore be attributed to performance appraisal. Performance appraisal is one of the basic tools that make workers to be very effective and active at … Read more

THE IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE: A CASE STUDY OF PHCN

CHAPTER ONE                                       INTRODUCTION 1.1    BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY In an organization, there are two discernable groups of workers – the superiors and the subordinates. The superiors or managers are require to guide and at the same time motivate the subordinates by raising their zeal to carry out their assigned tasks. This is the managerial … Read more

THE IMPACT OF KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT IN THE PERFORMANCE OF COMMERCIAL BANKS IN NIGERIA: A CASE STUDY OF GUARANTY TRUST BANK

  CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF STUDY Knowledge is increasingly being recognized as the new strategic imperative of organizations. The most established paradigm is that knowledge is power. Therefore, one has to hoard it, keep it to oneself to maintain an advantage. The common attitude of most people is to hold on to one’s knowledge … Read more