CONFLICT MANAGEMENT IN THE NIGERIA LOCAL GOVERNMENT SYSTEM (A CASE STUDY OF ENUGU STATE

ABSTRACT The research is on Conflict Management in Local Government System in Enugu State. One hundred and twenty senior staff and thirty-two political office holders were selected from four local government areas in Enugu State and were administered with questionnaires of elicit response from them.  Other source of materials used for this research included discussions, lectures, journals and textbooks. Among the sources of conflict in their order of importance were non-payment of salaries and other staff claims and allowances, poor working conditions, etc.  Also discovered was that the prevailing strategies for conflict management where both inadequate and ineffective.  Further, ou general response to conflict situations varied from compromise to integration and dominance. Based on the above findings, the recommended solutions included are prompt and regular payment of salaries and other staff claims, provision of adequate working materials, improvement of communication network between staff and management, training of official involved in conflict management with a view to acquiring effective conflict management skills, etc.   TABLE OF CONTENTS Title pageII Approval pageIII DedicationIV AcknowledgementV AbstractVI Table of contentsVII
CHAPTER ONE 1.0Introduction1 1.1General Background to the Subject Matter1 1.2Problems Associated with the subject Matter4 1.3Problems that the study will be concerned with7 1.4The Important of Study Case8 1.5Definition of Important Terms9 Chapter reference using APA Method.13
CHAPTER TWO 2.0Literature Review14 2.1Origin of the Subject Area14 2.2Schools of thought with the Subject Matter23 2.3The Schools of thought relevant to  the problem of study29 2.4Different methods of studying the problem32 2.5Summary37 Reference39
CHAPTER THREE 3.0Conclusion40 3.1Data Presentation (Highlight of the Study)40 3.2Analysis of the Study40 3.3Recommendation66 3.4Conclusion68 Reference.