1.0 Introduction
The task of achieving the objective of an organization has for many years remained a hard nut to crack by the management of most organization either dead or stagnant. This task, which is so much important in the life of any organization wishing to survive and grow, cannot be over –emphasized considering the dynamic nature of the world we are in today.
However, for any management system to effectively carry out this task of achieving the objectives of an organization, that management system must arm itself with the tool of policy adjustment to the environment changes or react to the demand of the environment.
It is based on this important note that the researcher is conducting research on the topic: policy making and implementation as a tool of accomplishment of organizational goals.
1.1 Background of Study
The selected establishment was established as a specialized organization by the Federal Government of Nigeria to carry out the objective of encouraging the advancement of learning and to hold out to all people without distinction of race, creed, sex or political background.
Also to develop and after academic and professional programmes leading to the award of diplomas, first degrees, post graduate, research and higher degree which emphasized planning, adaptive, technical, maintenance, development and adaptive skills in Agriculture, agricultural engineering and allied professional disciplines which will produce socially mature person with a capacity to improve on these disciplines and develop new ones and also to contribute to the scientific transformation of agriculture in Nigeria.
This organization act as agent and catalyst, through post graduate training, research and innovation for the effective and economic utilization, exploration and conservation of Nigeria's natural, agricultural, economy and human resources and to offer to the general population as a form of public service, the results of training and research in agriculture and allied discipline and to foster the practical application of result.
It also establish appropriate relationship with other national institutions involve in training, research and development of agriculture and to identify the agricultural problems and needs of Nigeria and to find solution to them within the text of overall national development.
It also provide and promote sound basic scientific training as a foundation for the development for agriculture and allied discipline taking into account indigenous culture, the need to enhance national unity, need to vastly increase the adequate preparation of graduate of self-employed in agriculture and allied profession. It also promotes and emphasizes teaching; research and extension service and out-reach programmes. In service training, containing education and on form adaptive research.
Also offers academic programme in relation to the training of manpower for agriculture Nigeria and organizes research relevant to training in agriculture with emphasis on small scale farming. It also organizes extension service and out-reaches programmes for technology transfer and establishes institutional linkage in order to foster collaboration and integration for training research and extension activities.
It also establish appropriate relationship with other national tertiary institutions involving in training, research development of agriculture and to examine and identify and possibly proffer solution to such a problem.
Finally, to undertake and see to the actualization of any other activities appropriate for university of agriculture.
1.2 Statement of the Problem
The management of most organization in the world today have been taking the problem of not knowing how they could achieve the objective of their organization in the face of the changing world so that their organization can survive and grow. This problem which has defiled many management approaches is what the researcher is aimed at solving.
1.3 Objective of the Study
The objectives of the study by the researcher as follows:
- To find out whether the objective of the organization are well defined.
- To ascertain the type of policy made in the organization.
- To investigate whether the policies made in the organization is in line with the objective of the organization.
- To examine if the policies made in the organization is effective enough to achieving the objective of the organization.
1.4 Significance of the Study
The importance of these study is to enable practicing management to know the important role, policy making and implementation, plays in the achieving the objective of an organization.
Secondly, it will enable management student to know the process of policy making and implementation and the important role it plays in achieving the objectives of an organization.
Thirdly, it will enable public policy makers to provide guidelines for the achievement of the objectives of government establishment or institution.
Finally, it will enable the general readers to know the process of policy making and the implement and the important role it plays in achieving the objective of an organizations.
1.5 Research Questions
It is the aim of the researcher to find answers to the following questions:
- What type of policy is made by the management to achieve the objective of the organization?
- Who are responsible for making the policy in the organization?
- Are those who made the policy effective?
1.6 Scope and Limitations of the Study
The study is limited to the topic policy making and implementation, as a tool for an effective organizational goal realization and to the selected establishment. in the course of this research works, the researcher encounters a lot of problem which include:
- Critical unwillingness of the authorities of the organization to allow the researcher to conduct the research for fear of revealing their secrets.
- The unwilliness of some of the employees to fill the questionnaires for year of being victimizing queried or asked.
- Financial constraints, which limited the researcher form putting up more comprehension approach to the study.
- The constraint, which so much limited the researcher from adopting a more comprehensive approach to the study.
- Non-availability of research materials, which limited the researcher from getting enough information for the literature review.
- Academic workload, which so much limited researcher from dung a through and comprehensive work.
1.7 Definition of Terms
Objectives:
They are the basic economic and social purpose for which an organization exists. They are also defined the ends an organization seeks to achieve.
Policy:
A plan of action achieved and objective.
Efficient:
The ability to achieve a result with minimum input.
Management:
The efficient utilization of the achieved objective of the organization.
Organization:
A business unit, set up to achieve certain objective.
Policy Making:
Is the process of developing an effective policy, the ability to achieve a result with minimum input.
Policy Implementation:
Is the process of implementing a chosen policy.
Tools:
Is an instrument for achieving an objective.
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