%0 Journal Article %T Managing Organizational Ineffectiveness: The Managerial Challenge %A Okoh %A L. %A Onoriode %A H. %J International Journal of Economic Development Research and Investment %D 2011 %I International Centre for Integrated Development Research %X Effective and efficient management of business organizations is a determinant of its success. Such success in turn depends on the quality of management. A necessary condition for an organization to keep afloat is its ability to relate input to output. This study examined organizational ineffectiveness as one of the managerial challenges and the possible method of managing it. From the review, it is evident that any organisation that lacks quality management is bound to slip off the entity concept governing business existence. The study therefore concluded that for organizations to succeed and compete favourably, it must be effectively managed and for it to be effectively managed, the quality and calibre of the management team must be highly sophisticated with a good blend of traditional and modern managerial technicalities. Thus, it was recommended that there should be adequate motivation, effective/efficient utilization of available resources, effective control and coordination, participatory democracy and management, effective information management and communication in organizations. %K Organizational management %K ineffectiveness %K managerial challenges %U http://www.icidr.org/ijedri_vol2%20nos3_dec2011/Managing%20Organizational%20Ineffectiveness%20The%20Managerial%20Challenges.pdf