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The Impact Of Manpower Training And Development On Organizational Performance
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CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1. BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
There
are various factors that contribute to the success of any organization,
these factors include; Capital, equipment, land, manpower etc. All these
factors are important but the most significant factor is the human
factor. For example, money may be scarce and difficult to come but once
you get it, you must have good people around to manage it otherwise a
huge amount can disappear into thin air and this can spell down for the
organization in question. In the same vein, land may be expensive and
the location may be fraught with problems. Since it is the people that
will put the other resources to work, it should be viewed as such by
management by giving it due attention in order to achieve its
organizational goals and objectives. This implies that the employees
within an organization, in order to perform their duties and make
meaningful contribution to the attainment of such organizational goals
need to acquire the relevant skills and knowledge.
Manpower training
is therefore aimed at ensuring that the right person is available for
the right job at the right time. This involves formulating a forward
looking plan to ensure that the necessary human effort to make it
possible for the survival and growth of any organization, it therefore,
becomes paramount to develop the employee.
Manpower Development is a
process of intellectual and emotional achievement through providing the
means by which people can grow on their jobs. It relates to series of
activities which an enterprise would embark upon to improve its
managerial capacity.
Manpower training and development constitute one
of the major cardinal areas of personnel management which no
organization can afford to toy with. It takes a well trained workforce
to have high quality products, all things being equal. Of all the
factors of production, man seems to be only factor that cannot be used
in its crude form. It has to be refined through training to get the best
out of it.
Therefore, any organization who undermines the prominent
position which training occupies in the development of a virile
workforce may jeopardize its chances of surviving in the keenly
competitive environment.
1.2 AIM AND OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
The
main objective of this study is to determine the impact of manpower
training and development on organization performance of Unilever Pic.
The specific objective of the study is to:
i. To provide for the
future manpower needs of the organization quantitatively and
qualitatively in terms of skills, numbers and ages.
ii. Estimation of the cost of human resources
iii. Find out whether training and development scheme have positive impact on the performance and productivity of works.
iv. Proffer solutions to the identified problems
v.
To minimize imbalances due to non-availability of human resources of
the right kind, right number in the right time and right place.
1.3. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
The
human resources (manpower) is considered the most critical to any
organizational survival with adequate supply of materials and financial
resources that utilizes these available resources to bring about the
desired goals.
However, most organization plans meticulously for
their investment in physical and capital resources and these plans are
received with utmost attention to detail while rarely do such
organizations pay attention to human investment in which without it, the
capital and equipment will be in vain. Not many organizations consider
the necessity for a well defined and sustained training and development
for staff in order to upgrade their performance or they are not able to
cope financially with training and development programmes. The very few
organizations that give thought to this very important aspect of
staffing function do so with lack of seriousness, all round attention
and continuity. The programmes are carried out not only once in a blue
moon but are also lopsided in terms of content and staff participation.
As a result of this lackadaisical attitude of management towards
manpower training and development had resulted to a progressive decline
in the ability of manpower to cope with the challenges that attend the
over unfolding new, dispensation in the organization.
It has also
been discovered that the employees lacks the right attitude to training
because they considered it as hectic and stressful. And this problem
could also pose a threat to labour turnover.
It is against this
background that the researcher considered the impact of manpower
training and development on organisation performance, however the
researcher used Unilever Nigeria. Plc as a reference.
1.4 RESEARCH QUESTIONS
This study shall address itself to the following research questions.
i. Does Manpower Training and Development has an effect on organizational performance?
ii. Does Manpower Training and Development reduce labour and organizational growth?
iii. Is there any relationship between manpower Development and organizational growth.
1.5. RESEARCH HYPOTHESES
The testable hypothesis of this research study shall be:
HYPOTHESIS ONE
H0: Manpower Training and Development has no significant relation with organizational performance.
H1: Manpower Training and Development has a significant relationship with organizational performances.
HYPOTHESIS TWO
H0: Effective Manpower Training and Development does not reduce labour turnover.
H1: Effective manpower Training and Development reduce labour turnover.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]The need for improved productivity has become universally accepted and that it depends on efficient and effective training is not less apparent. It has further become necessary in view of advancement in modern world to invest in training and development. Thus, this study attempts to explore the roles, functions and performance of effective personnel management in a developed organization. Human resources training and development helps to ensure that staff (manpower) possess the knowledge and ski ... Continue reading---
