Strategic Management Methodology and Sustainable Development in Local Government Administration in Delta State

International Journal of Economics and Management Studies
© 2017 by SSRG - IJEMS Journal
Volume 4 Issue 7
Year of Publication : 2017
Authors : Dr. Nzewi Hope Ngozi, Dr. Onwuka Ebele Mary, Ashibogwu Nze Kingsley
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Dr. Nzewi Hope Ngozi, Dr. Onwuka Ebele Mary, Ashibogwu Nze Kingsley, "Strategic Management Methodology and Sustainable Development in Local Government Administration in Delta State," SSRG International Journal of Economics and Management Studies, vol. 4,  no. 7, pp. 19-25, 2017. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23939125/IJEMS-V4I7P105

Abstract:

The study was designed to explore the relationship between strategic management methodology and sustainable development in local government administration in Delta state. Two research questions were posed and two null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. Population of the study comprised seventy five Heads/Directors of Personnel Management, Elected Chairmen and Treasurers in the local government councils in Delta state, Nigeria. The study was on a descriptive survey design. Data were collected for the study through the administration of validated questionnaire on the respondents. The test-retest method was used to establish the reliability of the instrument and the overall correlation coefficient of 0.91were obtained. The mean statistics were used to answer the research questions while z-test statistics and analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used to test the hypotheses. The findings of the study revealed that administrators considered the influence of SWOT analysis and PEST analysis as strategic management methodologies on the effectiveness of sustainable development in local government administration highly influential. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that these methodologies be properly harnessed and utilized to ensure sustainable development in local government administration.

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Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that these methodologies be properly harnessed and utilized to ensure sustainable development in local government administration.

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