AN ASSESSMENT OF BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT AND ITS IMPACT ON ORGANIZATIONAL GROWTH (A Case Study of Oil Down Stream in Nigeria.)
ABSTRACT
Understanding the environment within which the business has to operate is very important for running a business unit successfully at any place. Because, the environmental factors influence almost every aspect of business, be it its nature, its location, the prices of products, the distribution system, or the personnel policies. Hence it is important to learn about the various components of the business environment, which consists of the economic aspect, the socio-cultural aspects, the political framework, the legal aspects and the technological aspects etc.
This research work assess business environment and its impact on organizational growth with special reference to Capital Oil and gas industries Nigeria. The research discussed the concept of businessenvironment, its nature and significance and the various components of the environment.
Three hypotheses were formulated, each of the research hypotheses were all treated and accepted. The data collected were analyzed and the result of analysis revealed some of the fact relating to business environment.
However, the summary of the major finding includes the following:
- That business environment plays significant roles in the growth of an organization.
- That one of the major determinant of business environment is competitor or competition
- That government policy is a determinant of business environment
- Business environment is the sum of interrelationship within the business and between the business and society.
- The effect of business environment varies from one situation to another
- Ability to identify, evaluate and react to environment change will have considerable impact on organizational growth
- Business environment do not operate in vacuum. They must be exploited for profitability and or minimized against adverse effect.
- Nigeria oil down stream business environment have opened more opportunities for investment.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.0Â Â Â Â Background of the Study
1.1Â Â Â Â Statement of the Problem –
1.2Â Â Â Â Purpose of the study
1.3Â Â Â Â Relevant Research Question
1.4Â Â Â Â Testable Hypothesis
1.5Â Â Â Â Significance of the Study
1.6Â Â Â Â Scope and Limitations of the Study
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CHAPTER TWO
LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1Â Â Â Â Introduction
2.1.1Â Sole Proprietorship
2.1.2Â Partnership
2.1.3Â The Joint Stock Company
2.1.4Â Publi9c Enterprise
2.1.5Â Co-operating Society
2.2Â Â Â Â Models and Theories Relevant to the Study
2.3Â Â Â Â Current Literature Based on such of the
Relevant Variable of the Model/Theory
2.3.1Â Strategic Environment Analysis
2.3.2Â Handling Different Environment Condition
2.3.3Â Historical Background of the Organization
Downstream Oil and Gas and Refining in Nigeria
2.4Â Â Â Â Summary of Literature
CHAPTER THREE
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.1Â Â Â Â Introduction
3.2Â Â Â Â Research Design
3.3Â Â Â Â Restatement of Research Question and Hypotheses
3.4Â Â Â Â Sample of Data
3.5Â Â Â Â Methods of Data Collection
3.6Â Â Â Â Sample and Data Use
3.7Â Â Â Â Validity of Research
3.8Â Â Â Â Analytical Procedure
CHAPTER FOUR
DATA PRESENTATION ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION
4.1Â Â Â Â Introduction
4.2Â Â Â Â Respondents Characteristics and Classification
4.3Â Â Â Â Presentation and Analysis of Data According
To Research Hypothesis
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CHAPTER FIVE
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
5.1Â Â Â Â Summary of Findings
5.2Â Â Â Â Conclusion Drawn from the Findings
5.3Â Â Â Â Suggestions for Further Studying
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CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.0Â Â BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Many approaches have been used in the past to explain how organizations operate the classical organic and quantitative schools focus on aspects of organization, which manager could influence directly. The approach has been criticized for being too restrictive and inadequate since these schools failed to account for the varying environmental factors that dictate the fortunes of organization.
