CORPORATE PLANNING PRACTICES AND ORGANISATIONAL EFFICIENCY

Authors

Macaulay Enyindah Wegwu Senior Lecturer, Department of Management, Faculty of Management Sciences, University of Port Harcourt, Rivers

Keywords:

Corporate planning, corporate planning practices, organisational efficiency

Abstract

The main purpose of this study is to evaluate the relationship between corporate planning practices and organizational efficiency. To achieve this, the researcher formulated four objectives, research questions and hypotheses. The study adopted a quasi-experimental research design and the population of the study comprised of bottling companies in Port Harcourt. The simple random sampling technique of probability sampling was used to determine the actual sample size of 179 respondents. Data was collected through primary source with the aid of a well-structured closed ended questionnaire using the four likert scale. Standard mean was used to analyse the univariate analysis, while the bivariate analysis was analaysed with Pearson product moment coefficient. The finding of the study revealed that there is a positive relationship between the corporate planning practices and organisational efficiency

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Published

2023-04-26

How to Cite

Macaulay Enyindah Wegwu. (2023). CORPORATE PLANNING PRACTICES AND ORGANISATIONAL EFFICIENCY. European Journal of Research Development and Sustainability, 4(2), 43-46. Retrieved from https://scholarzest.com/index.php/ejrds/article/view/3497