THE IMPACT OF MANAGEMENT STYLE ON THE EFFICIENCY OF SELECTED GOVERNMEMT OWNED COMPANIES

THE IMPACT OF MANAGEMENT STYLE ON THE EFFICIENCY OF SELECTED GOVERNMEMT OWNED COMPANIES
(A STUDY OF ENUGU METROPOLIS )

The research titled “The Impact of Management Style on the Efficiency of Selected Government Owned Companies In Enugu State” started with the introduction, where the researcher discussed the background of the study including finding out the impact of management style on the efficiency of some government owned companies. To find out the management style adopted by the companies under study, to find out why there is poor attitude  to  work  in  those  companies,  to  find  out  where  there  is  poor performance  and  improper  accountability  in  these  companies  and  to ascertain the causes of the manager’s inefficiency and instability. The significance of the study include that the study will be immense help to the managers  to  understand  the  impact  of  management  style  on  their companies. The companies covered where Enugu State Water Corporation, Enugu State Printing and Publishing Company and Sunrise Flour Mill. Under  the  literature  review,  the  researcher  discussed  the  theoretical framework  of  the  study,  the  objective  of  governments  in  business, performance  of  government  owned  companies  in  Nigeria  etc.  The population was 700 and the sample size used was128 employees from the three  companies.  The  sample  size  was  determined  using  the  Yaro Yammani’s  Formula.  The  major  instrument  of  data  collection  is  the questionnaire.  The  researcher  presented  the  data  in  tables  using frequencies  and  analysized  the  data  using  inferential  statistics,  the hypothesis were tested using the Chi-Square formula. The summary of findings  include  that  the  management  style  adopted  by  these  three companies were mainly permissive autocratic and directive democratic. The researcher concluded by saying the management style has a great impact  on  the  efficiency  of  government  owned  companies.  The accommodations  included  that  the  state  government  owned  companies should be managed by people who have the necessary  experience and training.