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Bureaucracy As A Tool For Effective Performance In Public Sector
[A CASE STUDY OF KWARA STATE POLYTECHNIC, ILORIN]
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1.6 SCOPE OF THE STUDY
The scope of the study is limited to bureaucracy as a tool for effective performance in the public sector, with particular reference to Kwara State Polytechnic Ilorin.
And also the limitation of this research work is time constraints, financial constraints is another problem as additional page could not be added, owing to financial incapacitation.
1.7 LIMITATION OF THE STUDY
Chapter one comprise of background, introduction aim of the study, the importance of the study, research methodology, scope of the study, definition of terms used and organization of the study.
Chapter two deals with literature review.
Chapter three deals with presentation of data collection
Chapter four deals with historical background of kwara state polytechnic.
Chapter five comprise of recommendation and conclusion.
1.8 DEFINITION OF THE TERM
Bureaucracy: - combination of French and Greek words meaning office power.
Effectiveness: - according to oxford dictionary it means the state of quality of being able to perform or have an effort or being able to bring the result intended.
Efficiency: - according to oxford dictionary it refers to a state of quality of efficiency in task performance in practical application to public services.
Public sector: - it means what is generally referred to as government service which includes the civil service government parastatals.
Public service: - the public service include the government parastatals or government companies or corporation, public utility or social service oriented, state owned companies and mixed economy.
1.9 BRIEF HISTORY OF THE CASE STUDY
ESTABLISHMENT OF KWARA STATE POLYTECHNIC, ILORIN.
Kwara State by then had no institution of higher learning to provide middle level of man power for her development process. By 1972, Kwara State government, which was then known as kwara state college of technology, established by edict objectives of training middle level of man power for the acceleration of bureaucratic organization.
Max weber (1864-1920) first identified bureaucracy weber was a German national with interest in religion sociology, economic and political
Science. He carried the bureaucracy in French and Greek meaning bureau is French word for office, while cracy is Greek word for power.
The weber bureaucratic approach to organization established a relationship between legality instituted authority and their subordinate official.
Max Weber discussion on bureaucracy is associated with his analysis to the types of authority. He postulates three basic types of authority. He postulates three basic types of authority.
i. Charismatic
ii. Traditional
iii. And legal ration authority.
CHARISMATIC AUTHORITY: - is a type of authority that based on devolution to the specific and exceptional scarcity heroism or exemplary character of an individual. It is a transitory phenomenon associated with periods of social turn oil, the assentic personal native of the relationship between leaders and the followers makes the development of permanent institution possible and accordingly, it succumbs to process of routinization which transforms it to one of the other types of authority.
TRADITIONAL AUTHORITY: - the traditional and legitimacy of status of those exercising authority under them, while charismatic authority weakness lied on its instability.
The original background paper on the proposal to established a polytechnic stressed that polytechnic must be develop in term of what is needed and what is not needed, what is merely desirable.
The philosophy proposed for polytechnic was to combine commercial production of goods and service with training.
To new generation of technicians and technology whose district attributes would be self-reliance and prepare to set up their own business either individually or cooperatively generally accelerate economic development in kwara state.
The governor of kwara state officially changed the name of the institution from kwara state college of technology to kwara state polytechnic of Ilorin in 1987.
The polytechnic was planned to cater for 1,000 students, but now cater for about 13,000 students with about 2,000 staffs both teaching and non-teaching staffs of various grade made up of lecturers, administrator personnel, accountant, professional Liberian, engineer, medical personnel, security officer, hall officer, cleaners, messengers, drivers and craftsman
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]ABSTRACTThe main objective of the research work is bureaucracy as a tool for effective performance in the public sector. (a case study of Kwara state polytechnic, Ilorin)The first chapter of the project which is chapter one will explain the background of the study and statement of the problem, aims and objectives/ purpose of the study and scope and limitations of the study, organization of the study and explain the definition of the study terms operational terms.Chapter two of the study will dea ... Continue reading---
