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Personnel Management As A Life Wire An Organisation
[A CASE STUDY OF INTERNATIONAL TOBACCO COMPANY ILORIN]
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Again, personnel management in real term involves planning at the early stage, control, supervisor undertaking risk and handling uncertainty. Hence, a manager assemble the best work team which is he can obtain and provides supportive motivation environment to guide that team to accomplish agreed upon objectives. These objectives may include manufacturing or production of certain product by sole proprietor or groups of people or even public sector.
In a very small organization like private sector line management does the hiring’s then training where possible, the discipline and the firing. It also established the rates of pay. At times, as a result of pressing for more production and sales, the sole proprietor does not well developed a well rounded comprehensive personnel programme.
The situation in a large organization is not the same a large organization like public corporation is established and controlled by the government through the board of directors of governing council. Such organization is very large and complex in nature. They are specifically created to provide certain essential services which are not expected to be discharge on a commercial basis either because of huge capital involved in such activities or because of political and social reason.
It is not possible as it could be in a very small company for a single man and his live manager in very large organization to handle adequately the many complex personnel management problem without specialized knowledge and help. In essence, there is a need for the establishment of personnel department headed by personnel manager.
Personnel management also takes control over financial issues or the identification of new technique developments. Whether an organization loose or gain in the market depend to a large extent on the quality of its personnel.
Finally, an organization is held together, directed and made to function by managers and management, whether in business ventures, college or hospital or the country highway department whether as trainees or the big boss.
1.2 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
The aims of this research are to find out why personnel management is a live wire of an organization. The objectives will include the following;
1. To need for and uses of personnel management as a life wire in an organization
2. To show how human are managed in pales of work.
3. And to show the role of personnel management in an organization.
1.3 SCOPE OF THE STUDY
The area of study of the research is international Tobacco Company Limited, Ilorin in Kwara State. The researcher will therefore study how personnel management works in an organization. How effective is personnel management in an established organization.
1.4 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
The role of personnel management cannot be over emphasize in an organization. The personnel manage ment plays significant roles, which will be discuss. One of the significant of the study is that it will help companies, both private and public sector on how effective is personnel management work.
In short, the result of these findings would serve as a guide to various organization that are largely and keenly interested in personnel management.
1.5 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF INTERNATIONAL TOBACCO COMPANY
International Tobacco Company is situated along Offa Garage Road, Ilorin Kwara State.
The company was firstly registered and established on 8th November 1962 as a private company under the name of Kwara Tobacco Company Limited. Erection of fact -0ory office and installation of machineries hook during 1963 on a site in the industrial area in Ilorin. The production, sales and marketing of cigarette really started in 1964. The company was commissioned by His ., factor was located in Ilorin Kwara State in response to the government programme to provide economic stimulus in that northern parts, the means of tobacco cultivation manufacturing operation and consequent local employment. The creation of the company served to accelerate healthy competition in growing market where there was only one cigarette manufacturing company.
As at 1962, the company was owned by the United Africa Company Ltd. The UAC is a large organization that has been established for many years in Nigeria with a wide interest throughout the company for example, Northern investment affiliated to UAC was a company based in Kaduna, making investment in various industries with money provided by the common wealth development cooperation in London and the Northern Nigeria Development Corporation.
By April 1967 the company found itself in need of cigarette manufacturing marketing and management known how as well as capital to continue and develop its operations.
They incorporated the leading international Tobacco company base in the United State to purchase a controlling interest in the company. In 1969, the company’s name was changed to Philips Morris Nigeria Ltd to reflect the substantial investment made by the America firm.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]ABSTRACTPeople as seen in an organization are the key to either success of failure to the objectives of such organization, in which personnel management Is the responsibility of all those who manage people (which the frame work) as well as giving a description of the work to those who are employed specialist, it concerns itself with understanding the position of the employee in an organization as it affects all objectives.It recognizes the human factors of an organization which is the life w ... Continue reading---
