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Ethnical And Social Responsibility Of The Purchasing Practice In Industries
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3. POOR QUALITY OF MATERIALS: In some
organization purchasing officers embezzle money in their purchasing
activities as against the interest of their company by buying poor
quality materials for the company’s use.
All the foregoing practices
constitute unethical behaviour. Unethical behaviour can be described as
anything on the part of the purchasing officerswho betrays the
confidence their employers and consumers repose on them. This unethical
acts have anti-social affects on the products by Nigerian industries.
Unethical
acts run counter to objectives of purchasing officers to abide by the
codes of conduct of the organization or professional body.
The
researcher therefore, focuses his study on how ethical and social
responsibilities of the purchasing practice for buyers in industries can
improve the level of productivity and the general standard of the
industries performance and to erase the notion that purchasers are
failures and further project the ethical and social conduct expected of a
professional buyer in industries.
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Golden
Guinea Breweries Plc, have their major roles which cannot be achieved
except purchasing principles and practice are fully employed. In many
organization the need for ethnical and social responsibilities of the
purchasing practice for buyers in Industries can easily be identified.
This is because the Industry, we observed the prevalent tendency among
some of the purchasing officers who embezzle money in their purchasing
activities as against the Interest of the company’s use. Besides, for
further experience on the job, which will attract more advancement and
responsibilities. Infact ethical and social responsibility is important
that without it the industry will suffer from managerial obsolescence.
Golden
Guinea Breweries Plc being a production firm has purchasers, stores
managers etc. It is a state government owned enterprise established to
meet the industrial and social needs of the state to a large extent, it
has been striving to achieve these goals, although there is still room
for improvement to this and there fore, the background of the study is
aimed at the finding out how effective the ethical and social
responsibility could help in achieving this goal.
1.2 THE RELEVANCE OF STUDY
Purchasing
provides services on which most economic activities depend. The extent
and efficiency with which such services are provided vary among
industries.
The need to keep pace with rate of development in the
modern world and enjoy the economic blessings engendered in industries
have led the researcher to investigate how ethical and social
responsibilities of purchasing can improve the level of productivity in
industries.
The research is also geared towards creating a sound
ethical and social responsibilities of the purchasing function in Golden
Guinea Brewery Industry. Also, this work is aimed to expose purchasers
in carrying adequate purchasing practices free of unethical practices in
Industry. The researcher went a step further to investigate and
recommend corrective measures for adoption.
1.3 THE SCOPE OF THE STUDY
The
activities of purchasing practice in industry among the industries are
the same throughout the country. They have problems and objectives,
except in policies and management style which are at individual
industries discretions, since this project explores how ethical and
social responsibilities of purchasing practice improves the level of
productivity in industries. However, there are a lot of industries in
Nigeria. And as a result it will be extremely difficult and impossible
for the researcher to study all of them considering the time given.
The researcher, decided to use Golden Guinea Brewery Plc Industry to enable him carryout an in-depth study of the organization.
1.4 THE OBJECTIVE OF STUDY
The
main objective of this researcher project is to investigate into how
ethical and social responsibilities of the purchasing practice at Golden
Guinea Brewery Plc can improve the level of productivity of the
establishment.
It is also a pre-requisite for the award ordinary
National Diploma and this will go a long way to serve as a source of
reference to students and lecturers alike in institutions of higher
learning.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This research project intends to explore the Ethnical and social responsibilities of the Purchasing Practice in Industries in Nigeria. I deemed it necessary since this research topic is unique to industries in Nigeria, an environmental practical research was carried on, in a brewery industry using Golden Guinea Breweries Plc Umuahia as a case study which was used to generalize the project objectives. This research work cannot be said to be exhaustive due to changing nature of our industries, and ... Continue reading---
