THE ROLE OF DUE PROCESS IN ORGANIZATIONAL GOVERNANCE (A SURVEY OF IMO STATE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION)
ABSTRACT
This research is an attempt to critically examine the role of due process in organizational governance, a survey of Imo State civil service commission. Due process is assuming a prominent position in organizational governance because any organization such as the civil service that does not employ due process in its governance has no direction. The purpose of this work is to determine the role of due process in organizational governance, the factors that affect the process and organizational governance in the civil service commission, the challenges facing due process and organizational governance in the civil service commission and how to maximize performance. In chapter one, the researcher highlighted the introduction of the study, chapter two, deals with literature review relating to the role of due process as analysed. The questionnaire was drawn up and with its data collected. The population of the study was three hundred and fifty seven staff of Imo State civil service commission and the sample size was determined by Yaro Yamen, both primary and secondary sources of data were used. The research questions were analysed with sample percentage and frequency table while the proposed hypothesis were tested using Chi-square from these, the following findings were made via promotion style, visible and invisible in organizational politics is one of the major problems / from findings, conclusions and recommendations were made that the EFCC and the ICPC should ensure that the interests of stake holders in the civil service are protected.
CHAPTER ONE
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The private and public ownership of means of production is a unique characteristics of the government controls the production of good and services that are considered essential in the country, usually granted to her through the inclusive right of construction. The products consumed at subsidized rate, as profit is not the prime reason for its production.
The private sector produces goods and services granted by the constitutions (residence right) at a profit. These two sectors work hand in hand (concurrent right) for the socio-economic development of the state. Following the poor performance of both sectors of the economy, which has dragged the integrity of the nation to the mud, in spite of the enormous revenues generation capacity from oil and other export. The Federal government, in the new democratic dispensation under the leadership of Olusegun Obasanjo, having noted the urgent need to revive the economy mandated the world bank to collaborate with some private sectors specialists to examine the economic activities in the country so that public officers will be discharged of their duties. This led to the formation of due process policy.
According to Obbot (2009). Due process implies that government activities and business are carried out openly, economically and transparently with any series of faces of procurement and another government services are made in such a ways that allows equitable distribution and ultilization of scarce resources. The structured adjustment programme (SAP) era, witnesses the growth of private ownership in Nigeria with the proliteration of modern corporation without the interference from shares holders. As a result of the separation of ownership and control registered under the company allied matter act (CAMA) of 1990, Sahaha.
Have lost their direct influence and involvement in the day- to- day running of the business, thereby encouraging managerial abuses and leading to corporate facture in both private and public sectors of the country, necessitating the need for business activities to be conducted in the best interest of the corporate governance is a policy which dues the protection of the interest of organization stakeholders.
1.2 STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
There has been considerable interest in organizational governance practices of modern corperation as a result of corperation facture occasioned by inefficient managerial function.
This study is therefore designed to identify the problem posed in organizations not following due process in their functions and practices which have affected performance adversely thus necessitating this study. This is as a result of the following problems:
Inadequate recruitment promotion and transfer on employee
Lack of cordial relationship between management and employee
Lack of legal framework for implementation of due process and organization governance.
1.3 OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
The main objective of the this study is to determine the role of due process in organizational governance in Imo State civil service commission .
Other specific objectives includes:
To ascertain the impact of inadequate recruitment promotion and trancfer on employee performance.
To find out the impact of the relationship between the management and employee
To examine the legal framework for implementation of the process and organizational governance
1.4 RESEARCH QUESTIONS
The following research questions were designed for this study.
How have inadequate recruitment, promotion and transferred to poor performance in organization governance.
What is the relationship between management and employee?
Hat are the concept and principles of due process.
1.5 STATEMENT OF HISTORY
The following research hypothesis were forned for this study:
Ho1: due process does not have significant impact on organizational governance
HA1: due process has significant impact on organizational governance
HO2: inadequate recruitment, promotion and transfer do not lead to poor performance in organizational governance
HA2: inadequate recruitment, promotion and transfer have led to poor performance in organizational governance.
1.6 SCOPE OF THE STUDY
The study on the role of due process on organizational governance was delimited to the concept of due process in imo state civil service commission. It also looked at how recruitment, promotion and transfer affect performance. It also looks at the concepts and principles of due process.
1.7 LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY
The following are the limitations of the sudy
Time restraints: this is a limited time frame available for the study which is as a result of short academic calendar of the school.
Behavior of respondents: in the organization, like the civil service commission, the behavior of top management is disheartening, in the course of this research, there was hoarding of necessary information by the respondents with limited the researchers
Financial constraint: while conducting this research work, at the time of administering the questionnaire, the research work was hindered as a result of lack of finance.
Academic: this is very important factor because equal attention has to be paid to other assignment.
Limited knowledge of statistic: getting the right estimation of a parameter calculated from a set of data gathered from a sample was a challenge
1.8 SIGNIFICANCE OF STUDY
The following are the significance of the study
Due process is significant to both the state government and the commission as well as the civil servants.
To the government, the study will provide useful guide on how the excesses of the commission will be checked so as to have a man and macro and macro efficiency in the economy.
The study will provide information for scholars and form the basis for further knowledge expansion
It is a requirement for the award of higher national diploma (HND) in the discipline of Business Administration and management
1.9 DEFINITION OF TERMS
Due process: an attempt to ensure that government and business activities are carried out openly, economically and transparently
Organizational governance: a policy which ensures that the interests of the stakeholders are protected
Bureaucracy: the official rules of the governments or are organization
Civil service commission: a corporate body that is charge with the responsibility of employing will servants
Civil servant: employees who are employd by the civil service commission.
THE ROLE OF DUE PROCESS IN ORGANIZATIONAL GOVERNANCE (A SURVEY OF IMO STATE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION)