Thesis Abstract

Abstract
Government parastatals in Nigeria face numerous management problems that hinder their effectiveness and efficiency. This study focuses on Hotel Presidential Enugu as a case study to investigate the specific management challenges encountered by government-owned establishments in the country. The research employs a qualitative approach, utilizing interviews, observations, and document analysis to gather data. The findings reveal that Hotel Presidential Enugu experiences a range of management problems that impact its operations and performance. These issues include inadequate funding, bureaucratic red tape, political interference, lack of autonomy, nepotism in recruitment, and poor leadership. The study highlights the detrimental effects of these problems on the hotel's service delivery, financial sustainability, and overall reputation. Furthermore, the research explores the underlying causes of these management challenges, pointing to systemic issues within government parastatals in Nigeria. These include corruption, mismanagement of resources, lack of accountability, and ineffective regulatory frameworks. The study emphasizes the need for structural reforms and improved governance practices to address these root causes and enhance the management of government-owned establishments. Based on the findings, the study proposes several recommendations to improve the management of Hotel Presidential Enugu and similar government parastatals in Nigeria. These include strengthening financial management practices, reducing bureaucratic bottlenecks, enhancing transparency and accountability, promoting merit-based recruitment, and fostering leadership development. Additionally, the research suggests the adoption of performance-based incentives and the establishment of independent oversight mechanisms to monitor and evaluate the performance of government parastatals. Overall, this study contributes to the existing literature on the management problems of government parastatals in Nigeria by providing empirical insights from a specific case study. The findings underscore the urgent need for reforms in the governance and management of these establishments to enhance their efficiency, effectiveness, and sustainability. By addressing the identified challenges and implementing the proposed recommendations, government parastatals like Hotel Presidential Enugu can overcome their management problems and fulfill their mandate of providing quality services to the public.

Thesis Overview

1. INTRODUCTION

The aim of writing this chapter introduces the research work and state the chapter with the following headings.

1.1     BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

To manage is not an easy task; hence management in many establishments is taught with problem. These affect the effectiveness of management of such establishment. A visit to any of the Nigeria organizations will convinces one if lack of managerial know-how in such establishment indiscipline, authoritarian leadership reline supreme so much that the situation get worst as one gets to lower level of organization tends to hierarchy.

          In this case, the organization tends to deterrent rather than facilitator of decision-making delegation seems not existing and everywhere it exists responsibility is designated and commensurate authority is withheld.

          In most government owned establishment the government stand has been that of entrepreneurial function instead of managerial. It is on this note therefore that this project became necessary to investigate causes effects and possible solution to problems associated with effectiveness of management in government owned establishment, using Hotel presidential, Enugu as the case study.

2.2     STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

However, a visit is any Nigeria establishment will give clear picture of an un-managerial know-how in such establishment indiscipline, authoritarian leadership style; resources are poorly utilized while organizational policies. Act as determent to facilitate of decision-making.

In most government owned establishment these appears to be more pronounced and their affects have always had untold hardship on the effectiveness and efficiency of management in such organization. It is therefore in the light of forgone problems that aroused the interest of researcher to embark on the research study with a view to finding out cause, effects and possible solution to the study.

1.3     PURPOSE OF THE STUDY

The purpose of this study is to find out the causes problems of management in government parastatals with particular reference to Hotel Presidential, Enugu.

          To identify the effectiveness and efficient utilization of both resources. To observe as resource information a signed to the government in its effort to revampering its own establishment, this is so because prevention they say is better them cure. ‘

          Identifying of the cove problems that have been hindering operational effectiveness and efficiency in the establishment and to look at the contribution of appointment to the executive positions in the organization and seek remedies where appropriate.

          Finally, to recommend possible solution of management problems where necessary.