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Bureaucracy As A Tool For Effective Performance In A Public Sector
[A CASE STUDY OF KWARA STATE POLYTECHNIC ILORIN]
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4.0 THE CONCEPT OF PUBLIC SECTOR
The concept of public sector is just like any other social science concept has been defined in different ways by different scholars.
Public sector is generally offers to as government services which includes civil service government parastatals, police and armed forces.
According to Joel (2000), the term public sector is generally used to denote an undertaking in which government has a large interest of ownership and management.
The united Nation defined public sector as an economic undertaking especially agricultural or commercial concerns which are owned (wholly or in part) and controlled by the State.
The new Age Encyclopedia (1977) defined public sector as regulated industrial that provides essential services and have natural tenderness towards monopoly.
Olanrewaju (2000), according to president Roosevelt, any business organization clothed with the power of government can be called a public sector.
Public sectors has also been defined as organization set up coordinated directed and controlled either or partially by the government in order to provide for the populace certain services through such organization.
Generally, public sector can be defined as any institute that is owned, manage coordinate and finance through tax payer’s money by the government with the aim of providing essential services to the public.
These institute are not profit-oriented and they are usually established by art of parliament with which there are well-spelt out responsibilities and functions.
These various definitions reveal that, there is no ambiguity on the meaning of public sectors.
The emphasis on ownership and control by the government, whether federal state or local governments.
An institute financed and controlled by public authorities is regarded as a public sector. Such institutions are public organization with specific or general responsibilities aimed at accelerating the development if the economic and socio activities of the country.
Public sectors are thus, a combination of public ownership, public accountability and business as managed for public-ends.
They are powerful agent of development and are important for the distribution of resource, wealth and influence.
Usually, policies regarding the activities of these institute and there programmes and performances are determined by government agencies and commission.
Public sectors are often referred to as owned enterprises (S.O.E.S) or public corporation.
Example of public sector in Nigeria are:
ï¶ Nigerian railway corporation (NRC)
ï¶ Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN)
ï¶ Defense Industrial Corporation (DIC)
ï¶ federal and State Medical Central
ï¶ Nigeria port Authority (NPA)
ï¶ Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)
ï¶ Nigeria telecommunication Limited (NITEL)
ï¶ Nigeria Textiles Mills
ï¶ Nigeria Sugar Company, Bacita
ï¶ Nigeria Bank For Commercial and Industry
ï¶ Unity Bank PLC
ï¶ Central Bank of Nigeria
ï¶ Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN)
ï¶ National universities Commission (NUC)
ï¶ National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) Etc.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]ABSTRACTThis research project examine on entrepreneurship as a panacea for employment generation with a case study of Femtech.The concept of entrepreneurship was first established in the 17oo’s, the meaning has evolved ever since. Simply equate it with starting one’s business. An entrepreneur is one who is willing to bear the risk of a new venture if there is a significant chance for profit. When we carry out the objective of the study we realize that entrepreneurship development ... Continue reading---
TABLE OF CONTENTS - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]TABLE OF CONTENTSTitle page Certification Dedication Acknowledgements Table of contents CHAPTER ONE1.0 Introduction 1.1 Statement of the problem 1.2 Objectives of the study 1.3 Importance of the study 1.4 Scope and limitation of the study 1.5 Definition of the terms 1.6 Organization of the study REFERENCES CHAPTER TWO2.0 Literature review 2.1 Definition of Bureaucracy 2.2 Importance of Bureaucracy ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]CHAPTER ONE1.0 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY1.1 INTRODUCTION The performances of most organizations both private and public section are mostly depend in organization structure. Bureaucracy in any organization brings efficiency and effectiveness to that organization design. Bureaucracy was popularized by max Weber in 1922 in his work the theory of social and economic organization. According to him “bureaucracy means office power†because it adapted its name fro ... Continue reading---
BIBLIOGRAPHY - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]BIBLIOGRAPHYALbrow, M[1970] Bureaucracy Maemillan LondonAyodele, S[2009] The nerves of public Administration Gebpo press Ilorin.Balogun, M.J[1982] Public Administration in Nigeria development approach Maemillan London.Ernest, M. [1992] power and money. A Marxist theory of Bureaucracy; version London.Ludwing, V.M. [1992] Bureaucracy, Yale university press, is BN 978-0-86597-663-4.Obafemi, J.O [1996] Essential terms in public Administration Berende, Ilorin.Olarewaju, A.k [2000].Critic Issue in T ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER TWO - [ Total Page(s): 3 ]Max Weber (1952), touted the bureaucrazation of an organization as superior be any other form in precision, efficiency and effectiveness and lastly reliability.i. Precision: Bureaucracy ensures precision of the channel of communication and coordination or the organization business which is designed to be vertical or horizontal as the case may be, inform and established a rigid application of sanction, timelines in the performance of the public service which appears in the performance of th ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER THREE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]CHAPTER THREE3.0 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY Methodology is very vital aspect in research study. The data collected through the research instrument.This will then yield result concerning the phenomenon (the variables) being studies, it is therefore the responsibility of the researcher to choose the appropriate statistical method of data analysis to use for the study. The method of analysis available are many depending in the type of information sought which ranges from Simple to higher and more c ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FIVE - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]CHAPTER FIVE5.0 SUMMARY, RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSION5.1 SUMMARYThis study had enable the appraisal of existing problems as associated with traditional approach to organizational performance of public sector looking at Kwara state polytechnic as its ease study. It also take a look at some data provided or gattered basically for reliable conclusion, however, this study had provided some research methodology which examine bureaucracy as a tool for effective performance in pu ... Continue reading---
