The topic of this research work is challenges of management in Technological Development in Nigeria Aluminium industry was used as case study.
The research was divided into five chapters.
Chapter one starts by introducing the topic of the study. It goes further to explain why the study is important. Although all companies in Nigeria as a whole make up the study area, however for reason explain therein, the scope in limited to Enugu and also one company Aliminium Manufacturing Company (ALMACO). Limitation that hindered the smooth conduct of the study were also enumerated.
Chapter two focuses to what other people, both Nigerians and people of other lands have written about management and technology both problems and challenges there from. It goes further to explain what is written by individuals as constituting the implication of technological endencies and the need for challenges and also the constraint on technological development in Nigeria.
Chapter three treats the research design, area of study, population of study, sample determination, source of data collection and instrument for collecting data.
Chapter four is where the data were presented and analyzed under the leading data presentation and analysis therefore acts as the prelude to chapter five which is a very important chapter.
Chapter five contains discussion of findings which will explain the out come of the study, what has been found as being problems and challenges posed by technological development in ALUMACO.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE
Introduction 1
References 9
CHAPTER TWO
Review of Related Literature 10
development in Nigeria 22
within Nigeria firm 30
References 38
CHAPTER THREE
Research design and methodology 40
References 45
CHAPTER FOUR
Data presentation and analysis 46
References 53
CHAPTER FIVE
Discussions, recommendation and conclusions 54
References 57
Bibliography 58
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Human societies as the develop envolve technique, methods and strategies that enable them master their environment and ensure that survival. To the materials available to than, they apply these techniques, methods and strategies to achieve a mix that optimally serves their need within the limits of their perception. As their awareness increases and new materials are discovered the limits of these perception widen.
Better procedures are found adapting action to circumstances and means to ends. Inevitably, a cidre of people emerge to perpetuate and guarantee the application of these discoveries. Improved techniques for betterment of that society results. This process depicts a unique relationship between three key elements technology, management and development.
Technologies are some of the ways in which a social group provides itself with the materials objects of its civilization. More closely defined, technology is the body of skills knowledge and procedures for making, using and doing useful things the techniques for accomplishing recognized purposes.
By this definition, technology transcends the technical artifacts (machines, factories etc) by which it is often associated and goes on to embrace the simple ways by which primitive cultures tend for themselves as tey strive to surive in hostile natural environment. Drucker’s 1968 P.66 views technology as the craft and science of any organized human activity.
Management will be considered as meaning:
As a process and activity, management is concerned with the provision, and development of resources be it men, materials or money, as a group of people, it is the institution vested with responsibility, power and authority to perform the tasks implied by the process, such tasks are performed with which the enter prise interacts. Within these environments lie the challenges of development and change.
Advance learners dictionary defines development as “the process or state of causing things to grow larger, further or more mature and organized, of unfolding things”. Thus between the fast and present things develop. Development take place, as the present becomes the future.
Development is characterized by change, by a break in continuity, a rearrangement, or break through. Something different emerges and relationship are restructured, demands increase and challenges arise.
Consequently, problems of adjustiment are created and attachments to things and phenomena increase.
Derek French and Heather seqard dictionary of management, (pan books Ltd London, 1975) p. 247 Loc. Cit, A.S Hornby etal. Oxford Advanced learners Dictionary of Englush (ELBS and Oxford university press, London, 1973) P. 239.
Technologies change, methods change, people change and organizations change as human beings try to do things better to grow and to improve. These changes interact with each other and with the environment to produce muse change and developments. Within this general frame work of definitions and delineations, the researcher will find out the implications and challenges of technological development for managers operating within Nigeria.
It must be admitted that even though technology and management have significant universal characteristic individually and in their interrelationships most of their effects have meaning and importance only when considered against particular socio-cultural backgrounds. Technological development and its management necessarily imply different things in Nigeria as distinct form other countries and culture.
The challenges differ and the required managerial action must reflect the environmental conditions.
To satisfy the inquiring nature of this study the following pertiment questions are posited or asked.
In reading the importance of the advancement in technology to any organization, the fundamental question that arises is how can an organization be managed so as to tap or exploit this intricate and sophisticated technology. Therefore the aim of this work are;
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