THE IMPACT OF WORKER’S PARTICIPATION ON ORGANIZATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY (A CASE OF ORIENT BROADCASTING SERVICE OWERRI)

CHAPTER ONE

1.0. INTRODUCTION

1.1. BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

It should be known that no organization will be extremely productive if the workers are not allowed to participate in the day-to-day activity of the organization. This work hereby x-rays the need and importance of workers participation in the organization and the consequences of its neglect.

The workers are the mirror image of any given organization be it small of large scale organization. The inability of workers participation has sometimes led managers into making unnatural decision even in areas affecting the subordinates.

Traditionally, managers influence the ordinary workers and specifically, their immediate subordinates in the organization. In Germany, around 1951, a law was enacted which provides for code termination and requires labour membership in the supervisory board and executively committee of certain large corporations. However, the participation of labour and organizational axtoities resulted to relatively and peaceful, labour management relations.

Additionally, labour management uses decision making by consensus in which lower-level workers initiates the idea and submit it to the next higher-level unit it reaches the desk of the top imitator for implementation. It is in this content the researcher tends to use Orient Broadcasting service as case study.

BRIEF HISTORY OF ORIENT BROADCASTING SERVICE OWERRI

Following the creation of Imo State from defunct Easter central, state in 1976, the Imo Broadcasting Service (IBS) was established by edict No. 15 of 1976. the administrative head master was temporarily located at No. 13/15 Ajoke Owerri from where it was finally moved to Egbu road location. The operational station was first established at government trade headquarters while the transmitter was installed at Orji. The IBS was centrally an Amplitude Modulation (AM) station and it transmitted on channel 721 Kilohertz in the medium waveband in March 2008. the IBC left in Egbu office to its present headquarters at Chief Achuke Udenwa Avenue – New Owerri.

The first Director – General of IBS was Engr. Augustine Alaribe, the first board Chairman was Dr. Onyike James Onyike the first head, interim management team is Mr. Richard Asiegbu while Nneoma Chief Mrs. Felicia Iheaka is the first female board Chairman. Below is the order of succession of the board Chairman and the Director – General so far.

Board Chairman

1. Dr. Onyike James Onyike (IBS) 1976 – 1979
2. Mr. Sam Nwaneri (IBS)      1979 – 1980
3. Chief H.B.C Ogboko (IBS)      1980 – 1983
4. Pro. J.K. Onoh (IBS)      1983 – 1984
5. Pr. Afigbo Afigbo (ITV)      1981 – 1985
6. Pro. Uju Afulezi (IBS)      1984 – 1985
7. Pro. A.O. Onyia (IBC)      1985 – 1992
8. Mr. Ralph Opera (IBC)      1992 – 1995
9. Mr. Chukwudi Kogah (IBC)      1995 – 1998
10. Mr. Ike Onyechere (IBC)      1998 – 2002
11. Chief Sanfo Nwankwo (IBC)      2003 – 2004
12. Chief Osita Izunaso (IBC)      2002 – 2003
13. Chief Dr. HBC Ogboko (IBC)      2006 – 2006
14. Nneoma Chief Mrs. Felicia Iheaka (IBC) 2009

Directors General

1. Engr A.S Alaribe (IBS)      1976 – 1979
2. Chief E.D Ogbuagu (IBS) 1979 – 1985
3. Engr. R.F. Obioha (ITV)      1981 – 1985
4. Chief Anyi Ude (IBC)      1985 – 1991
5. Mr. T.C. Okere (IBC)      1991 – 1996
6. Sir Chudi Okoro (IBC)      1996 – 1998
7. Mr. P.C.K. Okoro (IBC)      1998 – 1999
8. Mr. Chike Egbuna (IBC)      1999 – 2001
9. Ajie Chinedu Nzeribe (IBC) 2001 – 2002
10. Dr. C.T. Okenze (IBC)      2004 – 2007
11. F.A. Iheaka (Mrs) (IBC)      2007 – 2007
12. Mr. Richard Asiegbu HIMT (IBC) 2009

IBS remains a single channel station until 1984 when the Imo Television Authority (ITA) channel 59, which was established by law No. 23 of 1981 and located at New Owerri was merged with it and both formed the present Imo Broadcasting corporation (IBC). The merger was established by edict No. 8 of 1984 with Elder Anyim Ude as the first Director General.

Since its inception, the IBS has had eight Directors-general in addition to three interim management committee (IMC) Chairman as chief executive officers.

The incumbent Head, interim management is Mr. Richard Asiegbu. The corporation has also had fourteen governing boards. The last being inaugurated 2009 and headed by Nneoma chief Mrs. Felicia Iheaka.

The frequency modulation (FM) channel transmitting on 94.4 megahertz in the fm wave band was established in 1994 and it became the third channel of the IBC. The FM channel was later renamed the Orient 94.4 FM. Both the television and the FM channel transmit on 30 kilo watt capacity transmitters acquires by the immediate past state government under Government Achike Udewa. The present state government Ikedi Ohakim has improved on what was already on ground and has intensified effiorts towards the digitalization of IBC, in line with the Nigeria broadcasting corporations (NBC) directive.

• STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEMS

There has been lots of controversy as to whether workers participation in the organization is really necessary or not. Some writers argue that workers should participate more especially where it affect them or their jobs. It is expected that such participated will definitely yield greater ground for future, members of upper management.

In Nigeria experts that reputed the above assertion see the arrangement as a symptom of mal-honest and company oriented individuals are also not available at these lower organizational levels. But the big question is, qualified individuals really available? All this underlay the need for investigation study.

1.3  OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY

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