An Analysis of the Impediments to Strategic Management in the Nigerian Banking Industry

An Analysis of the Impediments to Strategic Management in the Nigerian Banking Industry.

ABSTRACT  

It is no gain saying that Nigerian banking and financial system has undergone remarkable changes over the years, in terms of the number of institutions, ownership structure, as well as the scale of operations driven largely by the deregulation of the financial sector in line with the global trend.

The aim of the study is to analyze impediments, determine and ascertain the causes of resistance to changes in strategic management practices by bank management as well as proffer solutions on eliminating such impediments to strategic management practices in Nigerian banking sector.

In this study, descriptive statistics was used to describe quality and quantity raw data on the impediments to strategic management in the Nigerian banking industry. It is important to note that a thorough understanding of descriptive statistics is essential for effective use of all normative and cause-and-effect statistical techniques, including hypothesis testing, correlation, and regression analysis.

In conclusion, the result of the analysis ‘showed that banks have really developed new ideas to contend with impediments to strategic management through new technology, new products and services, competent human resources and strategic branch locations to enhance performance and profitability. 

INTRODUCTION  

Strategic management is a field that deals with the major intended and emergent initiatives taken by general managers on behalf of owners, involving utilization of resources, to enhance the performance of firms in their external environments (Nag et al,2007). It entails specifying the organization’s mission, vision and objectives, developing policies and plans, often in terms of projects and programs, which are designed to achieve these objectives, and then allocating resources to implement the policies and plans, projects and programs.

A balanced scorecard is often used to evaluate the overall performance of the business and its progress towards objectives. Recent studies and leading management theorists have advocated that strategy needs to start with stakeholders expectations and use a modified balanced score card which includes all stakeholders. Strategic management is a level of managerial activity under setting goals and over tactics. Strategic management provides overall direction to the enterprise and is closely related to the field of Organization Studies.

In the field of business administration it is useful to talk about “strategic alignment” between the organization and its environment or “strategic consistency”. According to Arieu (2007), “there is strategic consistency when the actions of an organization are consistent with the expectations of management, and these in turn are with the market and the context.” Strategic management includes not only the management team but can also include the Board of Directors and other stakeholders of the organization.  

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