Managing Business Membership Organizations (BMOs) in Nigeria

This book, Managing Business Membership Organizations (BMOs) in Nigeria, is a timely addition to existing literature seeking to promote greater effectiveness of their role in ensuring the success of the economy of Nigeria. It also offers useful insight and guidance to associations, institutes, chambers of commerce and other membership organizations everywhere as they strive to perform in line with the principles and practice of good corporate governance. Throughout the book, the reader finds up-to-date information about the appropriate structure of BMOs and the respective roles and functions of those who work in them. In particular, such information is needed by board members and management executives. Their leadership must not only give attention to good ethical corporate culture but also ensure that everyone is continuously trained to perform to agreed standards. As the book recommends, the effectiveness of such training should be audited by a regular evaluation of the corporate results. A number of other cardinal issues are highlighted, including succession planning and the ever-present danger of conflicts of interest. The book reminds BMOs that any failure to manage such issues properly can frustrate the achievement of members in serving their organizations. These and other challenges deserve proper treatment, and the leadership of the BMO needs to be proactive and innovative, ensuring the best application of strategy and advancing technology. The author effectively draws upon his over three decades of experience as a recognized BMO administrator and manager in writing this book, and his readers are certain to derive optimum benefit from this publication. When BMOs operate as recommended, it should be easy for them to show governments that they can be, indeed, respectable partners in progress in the socioeconomic success of their nations. His Excellency, Dr Christopher Kolade, CON Former Nigerian High Commissioner to the UK Past President, Nigerian Institute of Management (Chartered) (NIM) Past President, Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (CIPM)