Management Theories and Functions
ICAN Business, Management and Finance

QUESTION 1 Adekunle Bello recently assumed the position of Managing Director of Greenfield Agro-Processing Limited, a medium-sized food manufacturing company headquartered in Kano. On resumption, he …

QUESTION 2 Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) recently restructured its downstream subsidiary, PetroServe Nigeria Limited, following persistent operational inefficiencies. The new…

QUESTION 3 Lagos State Government recently commissioned a performance audit of the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA). The audit revealed significant governance and management failu…

Emeka Chukwu, the Production Manager of Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Company, sets a production target of 500 vehicles per month for his team. At month-end, only 420 vehicles were produced. He compar…

Tunde Adeyemi manages a team of 12 software engineers at SystemSpecs Limited in Lagos. He believes his engineers are inherently self-motivated, creative, and capable of self-direction when committed t…

Bello & Associates, a medium-sized audit firm in Abuja, recently restructured its operations. The firm grouped its staff into audit teams based on the type of client industry served — banking, manufac…

The Board of Directors of Dangote Cement Plc is conducting a strategic review. The Chief Executive Officer argues that management should be studied as a set of universal functions applicable across al…

Aisha Bello, CEO of Kaduna Textile Mills Limited, is reviewing operational costs. The company employs 200 workers at an average monthly wage of ₦85,000 each. The company pays 10% employer Pension Fund…

A management consultant advising Nigerian Breweries Plc recommends adopting a management approach that recognises there is no single best way to manage and that the optimal management style depends on…

Global Logistics Nigeria Limited has a span of control of 6 managers per supervisor. The company has 1,296 frontline operatives at the lowest level. Assuming a uniform span of control of 6 at every le…

Under the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) 2020, the Board of Directors of ABC Manufacturing Plc resolves to delegate certain operational decisions to the Managing Director. The Managing Direct…

Alhaji Musa, the newly appointed Managing Director of Zenith Plastics Limited in Lagos, is reviewing the company's organisational structure. He notices that workers report to multiple supervisors acro…

Ngozi Okafor, HR Manager at First Bank of Nigeria Plc, is designing a motivation programme. She proposes that employees who have not yet received consistent monthly salaries, safe working conditions, …