1.5 SCOPE OF THE STUDY
The theoretical scope of the research work lover the various principles and concept of personal selling activities.
The geographical scope of this project deals with consumers/ customers of NNPC petrol filling station in Ilorin metropolises.
The
industrial scope implies specification of the industry of the study,
therefore, this research work deals with oil industries such as total
Nigeria Plc, Texaco, Oando etc. this research work focuses on NNPC
Nigeria Limited in Ilorin only.
The time scope is the periodic depth
of research, therefore the periodic depth of this research, cover five
years that is between 2004 to 2009 in which the daturn for five
operational year of the case study (NNPC Nigeria Ltd).
1.6 LIMITATION AND CONSTRAINTS
1.
The first limitation factor encountered in this research work is time
limitation. As a result of this short semester. Period it has limited,
this research work to be able to find more information on the research
work. the time which as been scheduled for the project is one day out of
five working days and the rest days are for lectures and weekend for
write up with this, it make it difficult for me to gather more
information consigning the project.
2. Financial constraints: This
is another hindrance to this project work, it is difficult for the
research to visit mere fuel marketing firms which made the researcher to
limit the scope to NNPC Nigeria Ltd in Ilorin zone. Also in terms of
publication of journals and questionnaire and my parent has been the
sources of findings, which make it easier for me to gather the needed
data and they give me emotional and physical support.
Respondent
constraints: The another hindrance together with the needed information
in carryout this research, organization/ company tag their file as top
secret but after serious of persuasion to the manager of NNPC at as a
Dam in Ilorin Kwara state that all the information will only keep as
confidential to me alone and that it is meant for educational purpose to
facilitate my project writing, all these help me to select this problem
of respondent limitations.