MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS OF RURAL WATER SUPPLY IN NIGERIA
(A CASE STUDY OF WATER CORPORATION ENUGU)
ABSTRACT
A research abstract on Management and Operational Problems of Rural Water Supply in Nigeria (A Case Study of Water Corporation Enugu). The study was carried out under five chapters heading which were of significant to water corporation Enugu, the researcher and also other forth coming researcher. The population of the study include staffs and resident/consumers within Enugu rural water corporation. Thus, the population of the study is 200 which the sample size of is 133. It was determine using Bourleys formular method. Data collected were presented on a simple table and analyze using chi-square method. After a proper analysis of the data, the researcher discovered the following:
Moreso, the researcher discovered that rural water corporation do not have enough working material based on the findings, the researcher recommend that:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION 1
CHAPTER TWO
LITERATURE REVIEW 8
2.1 The Nature and Scope of Management 8
2.2 Characteristics of Management 10
2.3 Objectives of Management 13
2.4 Functions of Management 15
2.5 Management as a Position 20
2.6 Management as a Job 22
2.7 Levels and Skills of Management 25
2.8 The Role of Management Theory 27
2.9 Problems of Rural Water Supply in Nigeria 28
2.10 Solution to the Problems of Rural Water Supply 30
CHAPTER THREE
RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY 32
3.1 Research Design 32
3.2 Area of Study 33
3.3 Population of the Study 33
3.4 Sample and Sampling Procedure 34
3.5 Instrument of Data Collection 35
3.6 Validity of Research Instrument 35
3.7 Reliability of Research Instrument 36
3.8 Method of Data Collection 36
3.9 Method of Data Analysis 36
CHAPTER FOUR
DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS 38
4.1 Presentation and Analysis 38
4.2 Test of Hypothesis 48
4.3 Summary of Findings 57
CHAPTER FIVE
DISCUSSION, RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSION 58
5.1 Discussion of Findings 58
5.2 Implications of the Research Findings 60
5.3 Conclusion 61
5.4 Suggestion for Further Studies 62
Bibliography 63
Appendix 64
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Management has been defined in many ways by different authors. The dictionary of management defines it as “The process of organizing, using and controlling human activities and other resources towards specific ends”. Making the most effective use of available resources whether in form of machines, money or people. The people responsible for the management of an organization, ie. for the directing, planning and running of its operations for the implementation of its policies and the attainment of its objectives.
According to Koontz (1991) management is the planning, organizing, leading and controlling of human and other resources to achieve organizational goal effective and efficiently. An organizations resources include assets such as people and their skill, know-how, and experience, machinery: Raw materials, computers and information technology and patents, financial capital and loyal customers and employees.
According to Norbert M. (2010) Management is all business and organizational activities is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively. Management comprises planning, organizing, stuffing, leading or directing and controlling an organization (a group of one or more people or entities) or effort for the purpose of accomplishing a goal. Resourcing encompasses the development and manipulation of human resources financial resources, technological resources and natural resources.
Nwandu E.C. (2008) With the view that since organizations can be viewed as systems, management can also be defined as human action, including design, to facilitate the production of useful outcomes from system. This view opens the opportunity to manage oneself, a prerequisite to attempting to manage others.
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF ENUGU WATER CORPORATION
Enugu State Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWASSA) created by an act of the state assembly in June 2001, having operated as a project since 1988. The agency has a Managing Director, and sectional heads. The bill establishing the agency provided for a Board of Director which was yet to be constituted. The agency has six departments namely, finance and administration, sanitation, water supply, planning monitoring and evaporation, community mobilization/health education and corporation.
The Enugu state water corporation has two categories of staff, those directly hired by the agency and the seconded staff. Funding of the Agency by the State Government appears irregular and rather too low. The methodology adopted for the assessment was a mixture of interaction session with members of staff of the agency, and interview with senior government officials.
Water is essential and useful for multi-purpose (such as for domestic, industry, commercial and so on). Indeed, there are different sources for generating water for usage which is regulated by government body known as water board corporation. The organization has being in operation over thirty years to ensure that, the general publics get water even during off-season (dry season).
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEMS
Despite the functional role management in effective and efficient water supply in Enugu state, the rural areas water supply is face with a lot of challenges such as broken pipes, poor channels construction, poor maintenance and repair, poor financing, poor management, high rate of corruption, lack of adequate supervision, poor quality drinking water and so on. Thus, the above mention problems are what the researcher will be addressing in the course of the above study.
1.3 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY
The objective of the study includes the following:
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