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The Effect Of Manpower Planning And Development On Public Service Delivery In The Public Sector
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However, it is important to state that the lack of adequate emphasis on
manpower planning and development as a tool for development in Nigeria
on the part of government as well as the organized private sector could
not be far-fetched from the lack of understanding of both the concept
and methods for manpower planning and development in the post-colonial
Nigerian State in which the process of human resource planning and
development for national growth was distorted by colonialism with the
attendant negative orientation that was injected into the public sector
(Ekpo in Agunyai, 2015). Thus, manpower development became an elitist
design that was geared to favour capitalist mode of production in which
labour was relegated to the background among the factors of production
(Monday, 2009).
Manpower planning and development helps to ensure
that organisational members possess the knowledge and skills they need
to perform their jobs effectively, take on new responsibilities, and
adapt to changing conditions (Jones, George & Hill, 2000). It is
further argued that manpower planning and development “helps improve
quality, customer satisfaction, productivity, morale, management
succession, business development and profitability.†Hence, this study
seeks to investigate the effect of manpower planning and development on
public service delivery in the public sector with specific reference to
Badagry Local Government Area (LGA) of Lagos State.
1.2 Statement of the Problem
The
quality and quantity of service delivery by the public sector for two
decades now have generated some serious national concerns. There have
been sharp drop in effectiveness and efficiency with which the public
sector discharge their constitutional responsibilities. This is
justified by pathetic nature of the high rates of under development
across the length and breadth of Nigeria. This is as a result of
nonchalant attitude of the government and management of public sector
over human resources planning and development which are essential for
any nation that wants to remain relevant in the present dynamic society.
Regrettably
in the Nigerian public sector emphasis has shifted from manpower
planning and staff development to controlling and sharing of the
national cake meant for public service delivery. Human resources
planning and development 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 with its
attendant effect on employees’ poor performance.
Furthermore, there
is highly recognized inadequate manpower planning and development
processes in various public organizations. There is growing evidence
that inadequate development of employees contributed to poor service
delivery with its associated long-run bankruptcy of the public sector in
Nigeria. This is traceable to poor manpower planning. In view of the
above, manpower planning, recruitment and selection, training and
development, promotion and compensation which are the critical aspects
of human resources management had been neglected and manipulated by
incompetent personnel managers which in turn have hindered productivity,
efficiency and performance of the Nigerian public sector (Omisore and
Okofu, 2014). It is against this backdrop that this research study seeks
to investigate theeffect of manpower planning and development on public
service delivery in the public sectorwith specific reference to Badagry
Local Government Area (LGA).
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