Improving organisational effectiveness in Nigeria public enterprise
International Journal of Development Research
Improving organisational effectiveness in Nigeria public enterprise
The purpose of the research work is to highlight ways of improving organisational effectiveness in Nigeria public enterprise. specifically, the study aimed to pursue the following objectives : to determine the effect of organisational culture on organisational effectiveness in Nigeria public enterprise, to ascertain the nature of relationship between corporate ethic and organisational Effectiveness in Nigeria public enterprise, to determine the effect of strategic management on organisational effectiveness in Nigeria public enterprise. The Study had population size of 840 ,out of which a simple size of 270 was realised using taro Yamene formula at 5% error to tolerance and 95% level of confidence. Instrument used for data collection was primarily questionnaire and interview. The total numbers of 270 copies of the questionnaire were distributed while 204 copies were returned. The descriptive research design was adopted for the study. Three hypotheses were tested using linear regression and Pearson product moment correlation coefficient statistical tools. The findings indicate that improved financial performance and reduced operating cost are the positive significant effect of culture on organisational effectiveness. There is a positive relationship between corporate ethic and organizational effectiveness. Improved product quality and return on investment are the positive significant effect of strategic management on organisational effectiveness. the study concluded that every organization, regardless of industry or size, seeks to be more effective and achieve superior results and such can be achieved through application of strategic management, effective reward system, effective leadership and corporate ethic. The study recommends that Nigeria public enterprise managers should be trained in environmental scanning so that opportunities and threats could be identified timely and so that the necessary medium and tactical plans could be developed to implement the changes necessary to achieve long-term plans.