INTRODUCTION
This project is all about assessing the impact of planning and controlling as a management function on the survival of small scale business.
Management is universal in the modern world. Every organization requires the making of decision, the coordination of activities, deciding in advance when, why how and who does what, setting of standards, measuring performance against standard and reviewing the standards.
Numerous managerial activities have their own particular approach to specific types of problems which fall under headings such as production and operation management human resources management, management of health delivery system and others. According to Nwachukwu (2007) management is the act of getting things done through and with others.
CHAPTER ONE
1.1BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
1.2STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
1.3OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
1.4STATEMENT OF HYPOTHESIS
1.5SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
1.6SCOPE OF THE STUDY
1.7Definition of Terms
CHAPTER TWO
LITERATURE REVIEW
2.0Introduction
2.1CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
2.2PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT
2.3THE PROCESS AND FUNCTIONS OF MANAGEMENT
2.4PLANNING AND CONTROL
2.5NATURE AND SCOPE OF PLANNING
2.6THE PLANNING SYSTEM
2.7KEY ELEMENTS OF PLANNING
2.8THE NEED FOR PLANNING
2.9THE PLANNING PROCESS
2.10CONTROLLING
2.11THE NATURE AND SCOPE OF CONTROL
2.12THE NEED FOR CONTROLS, THE IMPORTANCE OF CONTROLS
2.12.1 THE CONSUMMATION OF PLANS
2.12.2FACILITATION OF DELEGATION
2.12.3IMPROVED EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY THROUGH STANDARDIZATION
2.12SAFEGUARDING COMPANY’S ASSETS
2.12STANDARDIZATION OF QUALITY
2.13INSTRUMENTS OF CONTROL
2.13.1BUDGETING IS A KEY CONTROL INSTRUMENT
2.13.2REPORTS
2.13.3MANAGEMENT BY OBJECTIVE MBO
2.14MANAGEMENT EFFECTIVENESS
2.15FACTORS AFFECTING MANAGEMENT EFFECTIVENESS
2.16EFFECTIVENESS OF MANAGERIAL PRACTICES FOR BUSINESS SURVIVAL
CHAPTER THREE
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.1RESEARCH DESIGN
3.2RESEARCH POPULATION
3.3SAMPLE SIZE AND SAMPLING TECHNIQUE
3.4METHOD OF GATHERING DATA
3.5JUSTIFICATION OF METHOD USED
3.6METHOD OF DATA ANALYSIS
3.7JUSTIFICATION OF INSTRUMENT USED
CHAPTER FOUR
DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS
4.1DATA PRESENTATION
CHAPTER FIVE
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
5.1SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
5.2CONCLUSION
5.3RECOMMENDATIONS
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