Review of the Adoption of Strategic Management Practices in Abia State Local Government Area

Abstract

This study reviews the adoption of strategic management practices in Abia state Local Government Area of Nigeria. Beyond the broad objective, the study sought specifically to: Investigate the extent to which strategic management is adopted by the LGAs in Abia State, ascertain factors that impede the smooth adoption of strategic management, and to determine the effect of strategy formulation, and strategy implementation on the success of strategic management of the councils. Three local government areas were purposively chosen as the case study which forms the hub of this research work. Multi-stage sampling procedure was administered and a total of 230 respondents were obtained and studied from the LGAs. Data analysis was done using descriptive statistics, probit regression and correlation coefficient model. Results revealed that factors such as organizational policy, lack of focus by top management, organizational structure, and lack of trained staff, resource allocation, and leadership style impede the smooth adoption of strategic management in Abia state local government areas. Furthermore, the result reviles that the nature of strategy formulation and strategy implementation can determine the success of the adoption of strategic management principles in local government areas.

Keyword: Review, Adoption, Strategic Management Practices.