STRATEGY EXECUTION AND THE OPERATIONS OF LARGE SCALE BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS IN ABIA STATE
Akpaetor, Ubong Augustine and G.A Emerole
Volume 1 Issue 1
Abstract
This study examined strategy execution and the operations of large scale business organizations in Abia State. The main objective of the study was to examine the effect of leadership style on the operations of large business organization in Aba metropolis of Abia State and to ascertain the effect of communication style on the operations of large business organization in Aba metropolis of Abia State. To achieve this objective, two research questions as well as two research hypotheses were formulated for the study. Survey research design was used in the study. Three hundred and ninety two (392) respondents were randomly selected as the population of the study, while three hundred and eighty eight (388) were used as sample size. Simple linear regression was used in testing the formulated hypotheses. Results from the study showed that communication style (R 2 = 0.653) and communication style (R2 = 0.854) has significant effects on the operations of the studied large organizations in Aba metropolis of Abia State. The researcher’s concluded that strategy execution has significant effect on the operations of large scale business organizations in Abia State. Based on these findings, the study recommends that the leadership style of the studied organizations should be participatory in nature, starting first with involvement of their subordinates, and the managers of the studied organization should communicate with their employees in clear terms as this would help in proper execution of planned strategies. Keywords: Strategy execution, Large Scale business organizations, Strategic Actions, Strategic Intends.
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