Attitudes of Nigerians Towards Government-Owned Properties
Chapter One
OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
The objectives of the study are;
- To find out the problems and important issues associated with the Nigerian’s abandonment of government properties in the Institute of management and Technology Enugu
- To identify those vital causes of such negligence and attitudes that impede the development of the Institute of management and Technology, Enugu.
- To ascertain the relationship between attitudes of Nigeria and government-owned properties
CHAPTER TWO
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
INTRODUCTION
The concept of personnel refers to people in formal organizations who were employed for the purpose of realizing the organizational goals. However, it must be noted that these individuals go into the organization with their own desires; after all, work is not an end but a means to an end. So, the employee is in the organization with the hope that while helping to fulfill the objectives of the organization, conditions or opportunities would be created for the individual to realize his personal aspirations. This may have informed the unanimity among authorities with regards to the definition of personnel management. This is conceptualized as involving a host of activities aimed at guiding, directing and motivating the employees of an enterprise towards the accomplishment of the goals of the enterprise while at the same time helping them collectively or severally to realize their personal aspirations (Flippo, 1980:5; Armstrong, 1984: 13; Obisia, 2004: and Ania, 2005; 2). Although, as we have stated, the government of the day enunciates and implements its policies, programmes and projects, through the instrumentality of the public service, our focus in this unit is the Civil Service which is a major component of the public service and is equally accepted as the government’s central bureaucracy. It is instructive to note that practices in other agencies and parastatals reflect, to a large extent, the situation in the Civil Service. Within this context, we have organs and /or bodies that play major roles in the management of staff, which will be of importance to us
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Successful property management is a demanding activity which requires relevant understanding, ability and appropriate technical and organisational skills as well as resources to successfully maintain and improve property value through to its obsolescence. Property assets, which include land and buildings, are a key resource for all types of organizations, including local authorities and central governments. In the same way as other resources – human, financial and information – contribute to the success of these organizations, and so does the property resource. According to Scarrett (1995) “property management seeks to advice the establishment of an appropriate framework within which to oversee property holdings to achieve the agreed short and long-term objectives of the estate owner and particularly to have regard to the purpose for which the estate is held. The basic needs will be to carry out such tasks as negotiating lettings on suitable terms; initiating and negotiating rent reviews and lease renewals, overseeing physical maintenance and the enforcement of lease covenants as mentioned in chapter one. These activities will take place within an agreed strategic framework where there is a need to be mindful of the necessity of upgrading and merging interests where possible, recognising other opportunities for the development of potential and fulfilling the owner’s legal and social duties to the community”. Not only is a large amount of capital devoted to these assets, they can also add value to an organization through effective and often creative management.
CHAPTER THREE
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Research design
The researcher used descriptive research survey design in building up this project work the choice of this research design was considered appropriate because of its advantages of identifying attributes of a large population from a group of individuals. The design was suitable for the study as the study sought to attitudes of Nigerians towards government owned properties
Sources of data collection
Data were collected from two main sources namely:
(i)Primary source and
(ii)Secondary source
Primary source:
These are materials of statistical investigation which were collected by the research for a particular purpose. They can be obtained through a survey, observation questionnaire or as experiment; the researcher has adopted the questionnaire method for this study.
Secondary source:
These are data from textbook Journal handset etc. they arise as byproducts of the same other purposes. Example administration, various other unpublished works and write ups were also used.
Population of the study
Population of a study is a group of persons or aggregate items, things the researcher is interested in getting information on attitudes of Nigerians towards government owned properties. 200 staff of a case study of Institute of Management and Technology (IMT), Enugu was selected randomly by the researcher as the population of the study.
CHAPTER FOUR
PRESENTATION ANALYSIS INTERPRETATION OF DATA
Introduction
Efforts will be made at this stage to present, analyze and interpret the data collected during the field survey. This presentation will be based on the responses from the completed questionnaires. The result of this exercise will be summarized in tabular forms for easy references and analysis. It will also show answers to questions relating to the research questions for this research study. The researcher employed simple percentage in the analysis.
CHAPTER FIVE
SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
Introduction
It is important to ascertain that the objective of this study was to ascertain attitudes of Nigerians towards government owned properties. In the preceding chapter, the relevant data collected for this study were presented, critically analyzed and appropriate interpretation given. In this chapter, certain recommendations made which in the opinion of the researcher will be of benefits in addressing the challenges of attitudes of Nigerians towards government owned properties
Summary
This study was on attitudes of Nigerians towards government owned properties. Three objectives were raised which included: To find out the problems and important issues associated with the Nigerians abandonment of governments properties in the institute of management and technology Enugu, to identifying those vital causes of such negligence and attitudes that impede the development of the institute of management and technology, Enugu, to ascertain the relationship between attitudes of Nigeria and government owned properties. In line with these objectives, two research hypotheses were formulated and two null hypotheses were posited. The total population for the study is 200 staff of a case study of Institute of Management and Technology (IMT), Enugu. The researcher used questionnaires as the instrument for the data collection. Descriptive Survey research design was adopted for this study. A total of 133 respondents made heads of departments, senior local government, senior lecturers and secretaries were used for the study. The data collected were presented in tables and analyzed using simple percentages and frequencies
Conclusion
Property has become one of the most important resources in today’s context of investment and one should always strive towards improving property-concerned management practices. As much as goals in the management of property have to be set in relation to organizational and service objectives of individual organizations, the importance of operational property should not be undermined and thus becoming a lesser priority for it does not produce tangible returns. The entire contribution of this kind of property should be well understood by the managers and as such appropriate strategic goals set accordingly. The property personnel have to be broad thinking enough to formulate and execute the strategy and there should be a structure to assist in efficient implementation and as well as systems that provide key decision-makers with information that allows them to evaluate their actions. The basis for proper decision-making with regards to the concerned activities is having relevant information and comprehension thereof in order to make sound decisions. It is worth making mention of the fact that the management team from the government did not know the expected lifespan of the buildings they manage. In principle, property managers should know the expected lifespan of their properties for sound decision-making might require this information. Moreover, in property management, relevant expertise is a requirement for it may not be easy for any other person to understand the concerned requirements.
Recommendation
The Nigeria government administration has to appreciate that property is the key resource to the government in every respect and it is recommended therefore that they adopt appropriate measures in order to improve and maintain their property in a habitable state. Many organisations and or local governments have introduced numerous measures in order to improve their practice related to operational property, including; sound reviews of the rental systems for the assets, improving maintenance by engaging in planned maintenance programmes, valuations of the portfolio and asset registers becoming widespread, occupier audits and so forth. The Nigeria government has also to appreciate that property is a resource and adopt these measures in order to improve and maintain their property value.
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