Planning As A Management Function In An Organization

ABSTRACT

This research work is aimed on planning as a management function in an organization (a case study of Doyin investment)

Chapter one introduce the topic of the project, the background to the study, statement of the problem, objectives of the study, significance of the study, research question, scope of the study, limitation of the study, definition of the terms, plan of the study.

Chapter two deals extremely with literature review, nature and definition of planning, types of planning, the process of planning as a function of management.

Chapter three contains the research methodology, historical background of the case study, population of the study, sample size, sources of data, and method of data analysis.

Chapter four deals with the data analysis and interpretation historical profile of case study, data analysis, testing of hypothesis.

Chapter five is concern with the summary, conclusion, recommendation. All the source of information i.e. bibliography

Table of content

Title page

Certification       

Dedication

Acknowledgement

Abstract

CHAPTER ONE

1.0.      Background of the study

1.1.      Statement of the problem

1.2.      Objective of the study

1.3.      Significance of the study

1.4.      Research question

1.5.      Scope of the study

1.6.      Limitation of the study

1.7.      Historical background of the case study

1.8.      Organization structure of the case study

1.9Definition of terms

 

CHAPTER TWO

2.0.      Literature review

2.1.      Nature and definition of planning

2.2.      Types of planning

2.3.      The process of planning as a function of management

2.4.      Importance of planning

2.5.      Problems of planning management

2.6 Definition and brief history of strategy

2.7 Marketing literature review

2.8 Human resources planning

2.9 Marketing Plan

2.10 Function of Managers

CHAPTER THREE

3.0.      Research methodology

3.1.      Population of the study

3.2.      Sample size

3.3.      Source of data

3.4.      Method of data analysis

CHAPTER FOUR

4.0 Presentation and interpretation of data           

Chapter Five

5.0        Summary, conclusion and recommendations

5.1    Summary of findings

5.2    Conclusion

5.3    Recommendations

References

Questionnaire

 

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.0   BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

• No organization plans to fail, but many fail to plan, planning is the first and perhaps the most important function of a management. The essence of planning is to prepare and predict future event goes beyond attempting to attain stated organization objection, it involves the development of strategy and procedures required for effective realization of the method of accomplishing the overall organization objection.

Organization theory believes that it’s necessary for us continually examine, criticize and think about then structure functioning and process in organization. It’s very important if organizations are not decay, moreover since organizations are dynamic they will always want to be update. Since man live in a society which needs order, organization is essential to human existence as its absence many usher in anarchy and chaos.

Man is central to organization and at the same time man need adequate planning in order to achieve the stated organization goals. And the study of organization theory although some believe that structure is just a mere frame work but it’s a study of man and is group that gives rise to organization theory.

In any organization selling’s planning has to be given the highest priorities simple because planning involve working out broad outlines, indicating the thing that need to be done and he method necessary for achieve them. Organization made up of clear consideration of a number of properties it process e.g. building collection of machinery legal document containing a statement on incorporation and human being who are bought together in a hierarchical set up making use of tools, equipment human and material resource in order to accomplished organization setoff objective mix never be accomplished without taking planning into cognizance. As said earlier on those organization who fail to plan will never achieve the set of objective, and planning is one of the management function in an organization will achieve his goal within a sophisticated short period of time.

• 1.1 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

The aspect and focus of this study by the researcher is to identify planning as a managerial function in an organization.

Hence in the course of the study, efforts will be made to find solution to following research question.

1. What is the benefit of planning?
2. What are the problems of planning?
3. What are the effects of planning?
4. How can planning help in order to achieve organization goals

1.2 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY

The aims and objective of any organization is to succeed and maximize profit which some establishment fail to achieve, but it’s possible if proper planning is considered. The objective of any organization are the aims that goals set out in plans are targeted towards it’s attainment of contain objective that plans are set out for, at the first instance. It’s also important to note that objective in enterprises should be identifiable quantifiable and achieve and achievable.

• 1.3 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

The significance of planning can be seen in two ways,

1             prominence of planning in the sequence of management entire organization the managerial process is that at the process is that at the time when planning is adequately does, it may result in a decision that prelude carried in for further managerial activity

2

Pervasiveness of planning is reveal when the need of action has been identified and indicated, this is because implementing plan affects the entire organization and subsequently the other managerial function organization and staffing, leading, controlling and coordinating. Essentially planning is required at every stage managerial process.

• 1.4. RESEARCH QUESTION

Planning as a managerial function in an organization has goes a long way to prove management efficiency which bridges the gap from where we are, to where we want to go with the selection of missions objective and the actions to achieve them, it require decision making that is choosing from among alternative future course of action which leads to the following hypothesis.

1

These would be proper monitoring of future occurrence that can affect the organization through the management.

2

Effective planning could improve productivity at the work place of the organization

3
Effective planning should lead to dedication.

4
It would bridges the gap from where we are to where we want to go [organization direction toward achievement of objective

5             Effective planning would provide a rational approach to achieving pre-select objectives.

1.5  SCOPE OF THE STUDY

The research work is trying to focus on detail analysis about the aims and objective of planning as managerial function in an organization, because of the short period given to the study, the project will be limited to be the uses and importance of planning as a managerial function of Doyin group of company Ilorin to find out how planning aids managerial in the future progress of the company.

1.6   LIMITATION OF THE STUDY

In any research study there are bound to be some limiting factor that may hinder the executive of the task. The likely problems that are bound to be encountered in the course of this study include the following.

FINANCE: Since contain cost have to be inevitably incurred in the process of sourcing for the required data at a located for away from here, the research, stays certainly pose contain problems.

TIME: Being a student having the sufficient time to collect the available data needed in course of the research it’s a bit difficult.

Also limitation the research work is carried out to know planning as a managerial function In an organization in Doyin group of company is structure and design to cover all paper conversion.

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