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Achieving Effective Productivity In Public Service Through Manpower Planning And Development
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1.2 STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
The quality and
quantity of services delivery of local government for two decade now had
generated national crisis. There have been sharp drop in effectiveness
and efficiency with which local governments discharge their
constitutional responsibilities. This is justified by pathetic nature of
the high rates of under development in our rural areas. This is as a
result of nonchalant attitude of the management and government over
human resources planning and development which are essential for any
organization which wants to remain relevant in our dynamic society.
Organization is established in order to achieve stated objectives or
goals. To achieve these objectives, effective human resources must be in
place. Since every organization depends on its employees for its
survival and accomplishment of its task, manpower planning and
development are crucial in all organizations be it private or public
sectors especially in local governments where their constitutional
responsibilities appear elusive.
Paradoxically in our contemporary
society, emphasis has shifted from manpower planning and staff
development to controlling and sharing of the national cake meant for
implementation of the development projects. Human resources planning are
considered as luxury affairs and human resources supply is seen as an
elastic item which can be expanded anywhere leading to acute neglect of
manpower planning.
Recruitment in local government has turned to
political patronage for political aspirant and party loyalist. This has a
negative impact on the performance or productivity of organization.
Some organizations that embarked on planning usually end up not
achieving the objectives as result of inadequate and inaccurate data on
personnel profile and on projected objectives. Poor data management
abounds in local government because of lack of adequate skilled employee
and continued use of manual /filing methods. These have adverse affect
on manpower planning.
Further more, there is highly recognized poor
human resources development and utilization in various public
organizations. There is growing evidence that lack of investment in the
development and training of workers is associated with the long-run
bankruptcy of organization. In addition, inadequate development of
employees contributed to poor performance of local governments in
Nigeria. This is traceable to poor human resources management. Human
resources management according to Mathis and Jackson (1977) is the
design of formal system in an organization to ensure effective use of
human talent to accomplish organizational objectives. It is a set of
activities directed to attracting development, utilizing and maintaining
an effective workforce.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]The role of manpower planning and development in promoting sustainable development of any nation cannot be underestimated. The socio-economic and political development of Nigeria to a large extent depends on the quality and quantity of existing human resources. This led to the establishment of National Manpower Board (NMB) in 1962 and other subsequent agencies to undertake responsibilities of the Human resource development. Though ideals do not approximate reality, today manpower planning and st ... Continue reading---
