ABSTRACT
This work was aimed at investigating the
effect of leadership in public sectors performance for cost effectiveness and thoroughness,
the researcher concentrated on the federal ministry of labour and productivity,
the causal compensative research design like employed and structured
questionnaires were administered to a
sample size of 103 workers representing employees on grade level of 01-16
spaning the prime department in the ministry. Some of the major recommendations
includes the removal of obstructive attachment that hinders democracy in the
public sector and the need to grant leaders the power to motivate any efficient
officer under them by way of promotion and monetary and non monetary incentives
rather than writing for a general promotion of workers.
TABLE
OF CONTENT
Title
page
Approval
page
Dedication
Acknowledgement
Abstract
Table
of content
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 Introduction
1.1
Background of the study
1.2
Statement of problems
1.3
Objective of the study
1.4
Research questions
1.5
Statement of hypothesis
1.6
Significance of the study
1.7
Scope of the study
1.8
Limitation of the study
1.9
Definition of the concepts and terms
CHAPTER TWO
2.0 Literature review
2.1 Introduction
2.2 The concept of leadership
2.3 Types of leadership
2.4 Leadership and motivation in organization
2.5 Determinants of leadership quality
2.6 Problems of leadership in Nigeria public sector
References
CHAPTER THREE
3.0 Research design and methodology
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Research design
3.3 Sources/method of data collection
3.4 Population and sample size
3.5 Sampling techniques
3.6 Validation and reliability of measuring
instrument
3.7 Method of data analysis
CHAPTER
FOUR
4.0 Presentation and analysis of data
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Presentation of data
4.3 Analysis of data
4.4 Test of hypothesis
4.5 Interpretation of result
CHAPTER FIVE
5.0 Summary, conclusion and recommendations
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Conclusion
5.3 Recommendation
References
Appendix
Questionnaires
CHAPTER
ONE
1.0 INTRODUCTION
An
element of directing as a managerial function which gives motivation as well as
discouragement to workers is leadership. No organization can function
effectively with efficient leadership because it is the leader that directs the
activities of the organization (Aka 2005). A leader shows the way that others
would follow so that the objectives of the organization will be realized.
The
efficiency of management on any corporate organization is measured in terms of
achievement of the organization objectives. To achieve these objective
management needs to corporate effectively with the various activities of the
workers and this can be achieved when there is effective leadership (Ugbaje
2004). An effective leader is visionary courageous and dedicated to the
services of an organization effective leadership requires that the manager or
supervisor should communicates effectively with his/her subordinate. Effective
leader communicate with all workers at all times. He reviews instructions from
the top management on organizational policy and passes information to the
supervisor who now oversees the activities of the subordinates. In the same way
the leader receives feedback from thee subordinates and send the information to
top management for necessary actions.
Another
important factor of leadership in the public sector is motivation an effective
leader is on who is able to motivate his followers to perform, to motivate
means to induce or cause an individual to act and work towards achieving a set
objectives.
Motivating the workers means that the leader
is making them achieve their aspiration in the work place or that the reward
system has led to the satisfaction of their needs. Thus the absence of
motivation means poor leadership and under this circumstance, it is difficult
to carry subordinates along, attaining the set objectives with therefore be a
fleeting illusion to be pursued.
The
public sector has earned the disrepute of performing poorly and this phenomenon
is attributed to poor leadership the government ministries, parastatals and
agencies are filled with leaders that lack vision, initiative innovativeness
and are rigid, consequently they fail to produce the ingredients for effective
leadership. To be effective and efficient these leaders have to adopt measure
that will facilitate communication, provide motivation and enhance labour
relation in these establishment.
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The
feedback ministry of labour and productivity has been in existence, (with
different names) since 1939 with the central purpose of ensuring cordial
relationship between management and employees in public and privates sector.
The body created after the start of second world war to coordinate resources
for the war efforts with and first and second labour inspector attached
to the governor’s office with growling water agitation over cost of living
allowance. The department of labour was establish on 1st Oct. 1942
it has headed by commissioner and two labour officer and was charged with
responsibility of labour movement, issues ensuring the orderly development of industrial relation and
enforcing protective legislations. The organization grew in the industrial
center of Enugu,
Kaduna and Lagos.
Later a ministry of labour we created in addition to the development of labour
and this two were emerged of first April 1958. After independence in 1960, the
ministry of employment of labor and productivity in 1979 and the ministry of
labour and productivity 2007, however, 1979, the federal government had ensure
that many establishment of this important ministry is established in some state
o the federation.
1.2 STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
The Nigeria public
sector is reputed as lacking effective leadership and this has adversely
affected the performance of the comporation organization. The leadership
problem leading to this phenomenon may be related to the following: -
1. Lack
of vision, initiative and willingness as well as commitment .
2. Poor
and ineffective communication with subordinates.
3. Lack
of motivation on the subordinates.
4. Poor
management employee relation and
5. Poor
working conditions and physical work environment.
1.3 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
The objectives of the study
are: -
i.
To examiner the nature of leadership public
sector.
ii.
To examine the factors affecting leadership.
iii.
To examiner the role of leadership in the
public sector.
iv.
To identify leadership problems in the public
sector.
v.
To suggest ways of ensuring effective
leadership in the public sector.
1.4 RESEARCH QUESTIONS
i.
What type of leadership exist in the public
sector?
ii.
What is the role of leadership in the public
sector?
iii.
What factors militate against effective
leadership in the public sector?
iv.
What factors effects leadership in the public
sector?
v.
How can effective leadership be ensure in the
public sector?
1.5 STATEMENT OF HYPOTHESIS
Ho: Most
leaders in the public sector are not democratic.
Hi: Most
leaders in the public sector are democratic.
Ho: Ineffective
leader system is not responsible for poor leadership.
Hi: Ineffective
leader system is responsible for poor leadership.
1.6 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
The
significance of this study derived from its usefulness to government management
and students firstly, the government with understand from the study why there
is poor leadership performance in Nigeria public sector. This by
identifying and revealing all the
factors leading to poor leadership performance in the public
organizations the government can be the information to adopt policies and
programme that will ensure effective and efficient leadership in the public
sector. The recommendations will go a long way be useful in this regards.
Similarly,
management of private enterprise will benefit from the study. They can
understand the reason for poor leadership in their establishment. They can then
provide remedies.
Finally,
student and other general public will wish to carry out related studies in the
future will also benefit from the study. This is because the project report
will serve as data bank for them. Furthermore, the research findings can
provide the basis for further studies.
1.7 SCOPE OF THE STUDY
The scope of this study
covers types of leadership factors militating against leadership problems determinant
of leadership quality and leadership role in the public sector especially in
the federal ministry of labour and productivity.
1.8 LIMITATION OF THE STUDY
In carrying out this study
the following limitation were experienced.
1. Uncooperative
attitude of the individuals: This factor arising from the fact that many
workers interview in ministry were afraid of official reprisals, if they give
information on the types of leadership they have. It was therefore difficult
for the researcher to get adequate primary data for the study.
2. Lack
of fund: The study could have been expanded to the private sectors and other
areas of public sector, but the researcher did not have adequate fund to cover
all additional expenses that would have arisen consequently, the study was
restrict to fled department in the federal ministry of labour and productivity.
3. Time:
Finally, the study was carried out within a limited period of time. this is
because of the demand placed on the researcher by other academic work, the researcher
did not have ample time to the study.
1.9 DEFINITIONS OF TERMS
LEADERSHIP: This is an abstract quality in
human beings to induced his followers to do what ever he is directed to do with
zeal and confidence. Also leadership is the activity of influencing people
willingly for group objectives.
ORGANIZATION: It is defined as a method of
coordinating activities aimed at achieving an objective. An organization is
cohesive body established for a specified purpose such like government owned
organ, which means in itself and organization established or financed through
public fund.
MOTIVATION: Is the need or drive with an
individual that drives him or her towards goal oriented action. The extent of
drive depends on the perceived level of satisfaction that can be achieve by the
goal.
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