Title: A STRATEGY FOR CLIMBING THE ORGANIZATIONAL LADDER

Author: Jan P. Muczyk, Cleveland State University

Terry R. Adler, New Mexico State University

Background
There are many literature on the topic of leadership, addressing the relationship of the
leader and the subordinates, but not much regarding the relationship between a leader
and his superiors. There are many organizational members who would like some
advice on the subject of promotions. Personnel advancements don’t happen randomly
and luck is not a factor.

Significant Areas
All organization has an advancement process which every employee must pass.
Leadership is the most important one of ten managerial roles. But there is a void in
the literature pertaining to how individuals can better prepare themselves for
promotion. The principal purpose of this effort is to put all the factors related to
promotability into perspective so that individuals seeking advancement have a viable
strategy for climbing the organizational ladder. Individuals seeking promotion need to
remember that in well-run organizations the person who is promoted is at best a little
better than the candidates who are passed over. Therefore, every edge helps.
The secondary purpose of this effort is to provide organizations with the elements to
construct their own filter which at the same time has the potential to capture the value
system of the organization in question by placing different weights on the components
of the filter or omitting certain components entirely.

Analysis and Method

The academic literature tends to be theory and research centric, but at times pays short
shrift to important topics. These gaps, however, can be filled by relying on practice
found in successful organizations. We believe that the latter offers much utility as
well as considerable wisdom, and rely on it in this effort. In order to provide guidance
to individuals seeking advancement and to organizations wishing to construct
customized promotional filters utilizing elements that have served successful
organizations well, we made an attempt to offer what we believe are useful guidelines
regarding climbing the organizational ladder.
Suggestions
Most organizations are looking for managerial qualities that impact organizational
efficiency, effectiveness, adaptability, and morale. In addition, persons making
promotion decisions look for academic credentials, and relevant experience. Character
issues are important as are functional leader behaviors, such as fulfilling the social
compact between superiors and their subordinates. Do not become reliant on just one
leadership style, and factor in cultural considerations when managing abroad. Learn to
anticipate change and adapt to it in a timely fashion.

Conclusions
Every employee should receive some induction training to orient to the corporate
culture and fast track towards advancements. A procedural manual and Standard
Operating Procedure will be an added advantage. Developing a global management
skill set is important, especially in multinational and transnational organizations. In
short, your superiors are observing not only what you have done for others but also
what you have done for yourself. Future researches to appraise the importance of the
principles and processes to other human resource outcomes.

Title: IMPACT OF STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT ON COMPETITIVE

ADVANTAGE AND ORGANISATIONAL PERFORMANCE –
EVIDENCE FROM NIGERIAN BOTTLING COMPANY

Author: OLANIPEKUN, Wahid Damilola, ABIORO, Mathew Adekunle

AKANNI, Lanre Fatai, ARULOGUN, RABIU, Rukayat Oloruntoyin
Department of Business Administration, National Open University of Nigeria

Background
The twenty first century’s business is a part of the global business family, being
affected by the changes in the world. The relationship between business and society
and highly competitive business environment is changing radically. Main movers are
the repositioning of government globalization, increased influence of corporate and
stakeholder’s relationships.

Significant Areas
The highly competitive environment has turned into a complex and sophisticated
requiring strategic management decision-making. To deal effectively with all the
challenges and grow profitably, management teams’ need to facilitate the optimal
positioning in a competitive environment. Strategic procedures permits a precise
expectancy of changes and improved preparedness.

Analysis and Method

The primary data was collected from employees of Nigerian Bottling Company, Ilorin
Plant. An equal chance was given to all the employees to be selected. Questionnaires
that were administered to the 200 samples but only 158 were returned appropriately.
The questionnaire was divided into two sections; Section A focuses on demographic
questions while section B on questions relating to the subject matter of the research.

Suggestions and Conclusion

The turbulent and hyper competitive environment where the organizations operate,
the management team need to operate successfully, deliver value while adapting to a
dynamic environment. Strategic management involves formulating strategies to
ensure growth. This study has been established the importance of strategic
management to outperform competitors.
Findings reveal the need the strategic management continuous and sustained
supervision, adequate funding. Each organizations must attain a well communicated
strategic vision. It is imperative to establish long-term direction and indicate the
company’s intent to position itself as the industry’s market leader. As it is the first
empirical research to explore the link between the principles, processes, and employee
engagement. It will be obligatory to appraise the model with samples from other
nations to see if the results can be generalized.

Review
Background
The topic of addressing the relationship of the leader and the subordinates is extensive
but there is not much about the relationship between a leader and his superiors. There
are employees who would appreciate good advice on promotions. Personnel
advancements isn’t random and being lucky doesn’t count.
The twenty first century’s business is a part of the global business family, being
affected by the changes in the world. The relationship between business and society
and highly competitive business environment is changing radically. Main movers are
the repositioning of government globalization, increased influence of corporate and
stakeholder’s relationships.

Significant Areas
Every employee must pass through the advancement process their particular
organization. Leadership being the most important of the ten managerial roles. There
is a vacuum in the literature regarding to how to prepare for a promotion. The main
aim of the study is to put forward all the promotability factors so individuals seeking
advancement would have a viable strategy to climb the organizational ladder. It is
worthy to note that in well-run organizations the person who is promoted is usually
only a little better than who were passed over and every advantage helps.
The secondary purpose is to provide organizations with the elements to construct their
own filter which at the same time has the potential to capture the value system of the
organization in question by placing different weights on the components of the filter
or omitting certain components entirely.
The highly competitive environment has turned into a complex and sophisticated
requiring strategic management decision-making. To deal effectively with all the
challenges and grow profitably, management teams’ need to facilitate the optimal
positioning in a competitive environment. Strategic procedures permits a precise
expectancy of changes and improved preparedness.

Analysis and Method

The academic literature tends to be theory and research centric, but at times pays short
shrift to important topics. These gaps, however, can be filled by relying on practice
found in successful organizations. It is believed that the latter offers much utility as
well as considerable wisdom, and rely on it in this effort. In order to provide guidance
to individuals seeking advancement and to organizations wishing to construct
customized promotional filters utilizing elements that have served successful
organizations well, we made an attempt to offer what we believe are useful guidelines
regarding climbing the organizational ladder.
The primary data was collected from employees of Nigerian Bottling Company, Ilorin
Plant. An equal chance was given to all the employees to be selected. Questionnaires
that were administered to the 200 sample selected but only 158 were returned
appropriately. The questionnaire was divided into two sections; Section A focuses on
demographic questions while section B bothers on questions relating to the subject
matter of the research.

Suggestions and Conclusion

Most organizations are looking for managerial qualities that impact organizational
efficiency, effectiveness, adaptability, and morale. In addition, persons making
promotion decisions look for academic credentials, and relevant experience. Character
issues are important as are functional leader behaviors, such as fulfilling the social
compact between superiors and their subordinates. Do not become reliant on just one
leadership style, and factor in cultural considerations when managing abroad. Learn to
anticipate change and adapt to it in a timely fashion.
Every employee should receive some induction training to orient to the corporate
culture and fast track towards advancements. A procedural manual and Standard
Operating Procedure will be an added advantage. Developing a global management
skill set is important, especially in multinational and transnational organizations. In
short, your superiors are observing not only what you have done for others but also
what you have done for yourself. Future researches to appraise the importance of the
principles and processes to other human resource outcomes.
The turbulent and hyper competitive environment where the organizations operate,
the management team need to operate successfully, deliver value while adapting to a
dynamic environment. Strategic management involves formulating strategies to
ensure growth. This study has been established the importance of strategic
management to outperform competitors.
Findings reveal the need the strategic management continuous and sustained
supervision, adequate funding. Each organizations must attain a well communicated
strategic vision. It is imperative to establish long-term direction and indicate the
company’s intent to position itself as the industry’s market leader. As it is the first
empirical research to explore the link between the principles, processes, and employee
engagement. It will be obligatory to appraise the model with samples from other
nations to see if the results can be generalized.