Regardless
of huge impact in gobbling up scarce national resources, it is an well have
been accused and critised of being incapable of discharging the services and
obligation which were considered vital at the time of their establishment.More
so, while evaluating the huge amount invested and recurrent expenses undertaken by these enterprise, they could be held partly
liable for the increasing external debt burden that are slowing down the
progress of many countries in Africa
today.
In
this paper, it is argued that the future of
the public enterprises for attainment of effectiveness and efficiency
in African countries lies in maintaining
a proper balance between autonomy and
control.
i.
How can African countries
establish a self funding, self management and self regulating tradition in
public enterprises undertakings
ii.
How to ensure
that various enterprises meet some minimum standards, such as the standard of
efficiency, political accountability and service to the public.
Furthermore,
the paper, equally classified public enterprises in the hope of providing a
conceptual framework for evaluating policies on control and autonomy. Secondly,
to evaluate the various control measure government over the years has
instituted that. Thirdly, and how it
focuses on the type of structural and organization change
required to promote managerial autonomy and effectiveness.
OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
The
aim of this research is to identify the measure of striking a balance between
control and autonomy in public enterprises in Nigeria