ASSESSING THE LIMITATIONS OF JOURNALISM PRACTICE IN GOVERNMENT OWNED TELEVISION STATIONS IN NIGERIA

 INTRODUCTION 

1.1       Background to the Study

Ownership structure and control of the media is both internal and external factors, since there is nucleus of interdependence and co-existence. There is a common saying with regards to mass media control in Nigeria and elsewhere, which has become a cliché, that “He who pays the piper dictates the tune”. This means that the owners of a mass media channel controls and dictates what the medium broadcasts and how it broadcasts it including its management and control.

IMPACT OF STRATEGIC PLANNING ON ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE

INTRODUCTION

1.1             Background to the Study

The effectiveness of strategic planning can be measured in terms of the extent to which it influences organizational performance, which affects its survival rate. Strategic planning can be defined as the process of using systematic criteria and rigorous investigation to formulate, implement and control strategy and formally document organizational expectations (Higgins and Vincze, 1993; Mintzberg, 2014; Pearce and Robinson, 2014).

IMPACT OF STRATEGIC PLANNING ON ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE

 INTRODUCTION

1.1             Background to the Study

The effectiveness of strategic planning can be measured in terms of the extent to which it influences organizational performance, which affects its survival rate. Strategic planning can be defined as the process of using systematic criteria and rigorous investigation to formulate, implement and control strategy and formally document organizational expectations (Pearce and Robinson, 2014).

Strategic Planning is a process by which we can predict the future and develop the necessary procedures and operations to influence and achieve that future. As in many other fields, strategic planning professionals often wrap their work in pseudo-scientific jargon designed to glorify their work and create client dependence.