ABSTRACT

This research work aims at identifying strategies at managing environment factors in business organizations using Siba waters Ikot Ekpene as a case study. This study as provide an insight into of public of environmental factors on manufacturing company Siba water Ikot Ekpene in Akwa Ibom State and strategies as which to manage of problem. The study will be at benefit because through understanding environmental factors in which policies are made and will give knowledge of verities of strategies and when to allow them to policy formation and implementation. To this end, a researcher in this field will find this research work a good reference material. It will also add a great deal of knowledge to the existing knowledge on strategies of managing environmental factors in business organization.  The study is divided into five chapters with chapter one giving general introduction to the topic: Objective of the Study, Statement of the Problems and others. Chapter two gives a Review of the Related Literature review while chapter three presents the Research Design and Methodology adopted for the study. Chapter four presents the Summary of findings made and finally chapter five give a Conclusion, Recommendation and Suggestion for further studies.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title page        -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -          

Declaration      -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           i

Certification                -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           ii

Dedication      -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           iii

Acknowledgements    -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           iv

Abstract          -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           vi

Table of Contents                   -           -           -           -           -           -           -           vii

List of Figures             -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           x

List of Tables -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           xi

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION

1.1              Background of the Study        -           -           -           -           -           -           1

1.2              Statement of the Problem        -           -           -           -           -           -           2

1.3              Research Question      -           -           -           -           -           -           -           3

1.4              Objectives of the Study          -           -           -           -           -           -           4

1.5              Statement of Hypothesis         -           -           -           -           -           -           4

1.6              Significance of the Study       -           -           -           -           -           -           4

1.7              Scope and Delimitation of the Study -           -           -           -           -           5

1.8              Limitation of the Study          -           -           -           -           -           -           5

1.9              Definition of Terms     -           -           -           -           -           -           -           5

1.10          Organization of the Study      -           -           -           -           -           -           6

CHAPTER TWO     

2.1       Introduction    -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           8

2.2       Conceptual Framework           -           -           -           -           -           -           8

2.2.1    Sources of Strategies  -           -           -           -           -           -           -           10

2.2.2    Types of Strategies     -           -           -           -           -           -           -           12

2.2.3    Importance of Strategies         -           -           -           -           -           -           17

2.3       Review of Related Literature  -           -           -           -           -           -           18

2.3.1    Strategic Management Process -        -           -           -           -           -           19

2.3.2    Business Strategy and Environment   -           -           -           -           -           23

2.3.3    The Nigerian Business Environment  -           -           -           -           -           25

2.3.4    Environmental Diagnosis for Business Strategy        -           -           -           26

2.3.5    Business Environment            -           -           -           -           -           -           30

2.3.6    Classification of Business Environment         -           -           -           -           33

2.3.7. Strategies for Coping with the Environment    -           -           -           -           45

2.3.8    Responses to Business Environment -           -           -           -           -           51

2.4       Theoretical Framework           -           -           -           -           -           -           52

2.4.1    The Adaptation of Model Development Theory        -           -           -           54

CHAPTER THREE

3.1       Introduction    -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           58

3.2       Research Design         -           -           -           -           -           -           -           58

3.3       Study Population        -           -           -           -           -           -           -           58

3.4       Selection of Sample/Sampling Techniques    -           -           -           -           59

3.5       Sources of Data          -           -           -           -           -           -           -           60

3.6       Method of Data Collection     -           -           -           -           -           -           60

3.7       Methods of Data Analysis      -           -           -           -           -           -           61

CHAPTER FOUR: DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION

4.1       Introduction    -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           62

4.1.1    Return of and Responses to Questionnaire     -           -           -           -           62

4.2       Brief History of Organization under Study    -           -           -           -           65

4.3       Presentation and Analysis of Data     -           -           -           -           -           66

4.4       Testing of Hypotheses            -           -           -           -           -           -           -           69

4.5       Summary (Discussion of Findings)    -           -           -           -           -           77

CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION

5.1       Summary         -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           78

5.2       Conclusion      -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           79

5.3       Recommendations      -           -           -           -           -           -           -           79

5.4       Suggestion for Further Research        -           -           -           -           -           80

References      -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           81

LIST OF FIGURES

Fig. 2.1:           Different levels of strategy Kezmi, (2008:13)            -           -           -           12

Fig. 2.2:           Comprehensive Model of Strategic Management      -           -           -           21

Figure 2-c:   &