CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Effective implementation of organizational policies and procedures in Nigeria business encourages delegation of decision making to business mangers who not sit there as a ceremonial-teas rather they have the role of implementing the organize function id management in to days dynamic and competitive business environment in Nigeria., this research work is designed to expose and aid the serious minded mangers to be adequately equipped to face the challenges ahead as future management pensioner in business. Good policies provides definite an clear director by top management and at the same time allow subordinate to make their own decision with clearly stated limited. The usual source of policies and procedure in Nigerian business is embedded on manger and it is apartment to note that for a business to retain it position as a “going concern entity, it is imperative that managers formulated polices, plan strategies and also implement those plan effectively for the continued growth and survival of the business enterprise. This is a major aspect of a task facing mangers especially in a modern complex business situation. Therefore, to day’s mangers must take into consideration the following measured for effective implementation of organizational policies and procedure in Nigeria business. They must specifically take into account the forces and trends such as environmental, economic, political social psychological technological legal and ethnical factors while formulating the policies that can facilitate the accomplishment of the over all objectives and goals of the business in question of course, if a policy has been formulated but has not been carried out or implemented into action it can not be effective since it has not come to the attention of the employees but it runs the risk of being overlooked or misinterpreted but according to (Akpala 1990: 59) he said that written policies are more precise and less prone to misunderstanding for effective implementation of organization policies and procedures in Nigeria business to be properly executed the laid down rules guiding the organization must be followed. Procedure on the other hand can be stated as the system that described in details the step to be taken in order to accomplish a set objective in business which is the main target that he at to effective implementation of policies and procedures emphasis more in details while policies concentrate on the basic general approaches A policy is therefore a guilder for making decision thus according to AKPALA (1990:57) he simple define policy as a guidelines to managerial actions while Coventry and Barker (1985;93) defines policies as the guideline laid down in general or specific terms to make organization to reach the expected target or objectives.