PLANNING AND DECISION MAKING IN THE NIGERIA PUBLIC SERVICE

Abstract

The purpose of this project is to examine the important and influence of planning in the Nigerian civil service with special focus on federal polytechnic Nekede. In pursuant purpose, the statistical techniques used for the analysis of the type of information and data required for the investigation of this research work the findings established includes;
1. There is effective planning and decision making in selected organization on school in the federal polytechnic Nekede, Owerri.
2. That there are positives impact of planning decision making on selected organization or school in the federal polytechnic Nekede Owerri.

 CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

• Background of the study

In designing an environment for effective performance of individuals working together in groups, the most essential task is to see that the purpose and objective and methods of attaining them are clearly understood Mullins (1993). If group effort is to be effectively accomplished within the time frame work, this is the work of planning the basis of all he managerial function. It evolves for enterprise as a whole and for every departmental goals and determining ways of achieving them (Image 1996). Robert Apple –by (1974) planning thus provides rational approach to present objectives, if strongly implies managerial innovation and ability to create something new. Kast and Rosenzweig (1985) planning is deciding in advance what to do, when to do, who is to do it and how result can be evaluated. It makes if possible for things to occur would not otherwise happen.
Although the future can seldom be predicted and the facor beyond control may interfere with the best laid plans until the planning events are left to chances. Heinz Weinch and Hanold Koontz (1994) planning I an intellectual demanding process, I requires the conscious determination of course of action and he basing of decision on purpose, knowledge and considered estimates. He managerial revolution of the past three decade has been tremendous on enterprises or business, government, education and other production managers discovered early that without planning by them mistakes should up within days as production lines came to half because as misfit part or absence of a needed component. Generally speaking planning as a widely function is a fairly recent development. Nearly everyone plans into the future, we are in an economic, technological, social and political era in which planning like other functions of the manager has become requisite for enterprise survival change and economic growth, opportunities, but they also bring risk especially in an area of worldwide rivalry to market resources and influences. It is a task of planning to minimize risk while taking advantage of opportunities. On the part of decision making process is viewed by many as one of the efficient managerial functions even I ordinary life, an individual’s focus before leaping to action. Whatever he/she does in an organization, he does through the making of decision that has tremendous impact on the future existence of the enterprise. Today, problems no longer need to be solved on the basis of lunch precedent or self interest for new tools of production and control are available which are capable of turning problem solving into a precise science. Even if a leader does not understand the new techniques, there is usually somebody in the organization that does obviously, decision about such critical matters as organization stock control, future fire casting or strategic planning should be taken after consultation with people who have the interest quantitative skills. The growing complexity of business problems has coincided with the development of technical tools for handing them. Information can now be gathered and systematically processed on the scale never possible before. By making use of such tools via the appropriate specialist, the leader can make for better decision. All level of management require basic information for decision making but the higher the position held in the hierarchy the need for that information is to be qualified and reliable too.  However, today’s decision making faces a multiplicity of factors estimates and value judgment, the impact of these variables can be pervasive and staging, the inevitability of approaching each decision situation with the most vital and helpful resources, he possesses one best judgment, all relevant information and fundamental economic tools concept and methodologies. Hence, the making of right decision is fundamental to good management practice. Ho develop effective and efficient decision strategy, the right question must be asked in order to get answer. But the question is what is the best approach to be adopted in finding the right question if the right answered is desired. It is therefore, the finding of the answer is this unknown, that is the object of this research.