ABSTRACT

The focus of this work was manpower development and workers productivity (a case study of Akwa Ibom State polytechnic, Ikot Ekpene). The work had the following objectives: To set out strategies to be adopted by workers in order to achieve the basic objective and to find out if the right people are assign to their right job. Also it has the following hypothesis, whether there are any significant strategies to be adopted by the workers in Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic in order to achieve the basic objective and also whether there is any significant relationship between the workers job and the management. The study utilized survey and correlation coefficient as statistical tools for analysis. Based on this, the following major findings were made. The management does not look at the man power development sector in order to achieve organizational goals through providing means by which people can grow in their job. The work concluded that the management should embark on proper planning and utilization of its available resources in productivity of workers and for effective management and development in the organization. Also, the work recommended that training of both old and new staff should be embarked on more serious training so as to bring increase in technology.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Cover Page               

Title Page         

Certification        =      =      =      i

Dedication         =      =      =      ii

Acknowledgement      =      =      =      iii

Abstracts   =      =      =      =      v

Table of content         =      =      vi

CHAPTER ONE: GENERAL INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of the Study        =      =      1

1.2 Statement of the Study  =      =      5

1.3 Objectives of the Study  =      =      7

1.4 Significance of the Study        =      =      7

1.5 Research Question        =      =      8

1.6 Research Hypothesis     =      =      9

1.7 Scope and Definition of the Study   =      10

1.8 Definition of terms         =      =      11

CHAPTER TWO:  REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK

2.0   Introduction       =      =      =      14

2.1 Need for Manpower Development in Nigeria Polytechnics                           16

2.2   Functions and Purposes of Manpower Development                                                19

2.3 Types of Manpower Development Plan    =      20

2.4   Process of Manpower Development       =        22

2.5 Approaches to Manpower Development   =      24

2.6 Manpower Development and Workers Productivity in an

       Organization                =      =                  28

2.7 Uyo City Polytechnic Policy and Training on manpower     

       Training and development    =      =                 30

2.8 Problems of ineffective Manpower Development and Workers

     Productivity   =      =      =                34

     2.9   Theoretical Framework    =      =          36

 CHAPTER THREE:  RESEARCH DESIGN AND PROCEDURES

3.0   Introduction       =      =      =      =  39

3.1   Research Design =      =      =        39

3.2   Area of the Study        =      =      =         40

3.3   Population of the Study        =      =      = 42

3.4   Sample Size and Sampling Techniques  =        43

3.5   Instrument for data Collection               =         44

3.6   Method of data Presentation and Analysis         45

CHAPTER FOUR

PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA

4.0    Introduction       =      =      =         46

4.1    Presentation and Interpretation of Data =      =   46

4.2    Discussion of findings =      =      =    50

CHAPTER FIVE

SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION

5.1    Summary of findings  =      =      =   61

5.2    Conclusions               =      =      =   63

5.3     Recommendations     =      =      =  64

       REFERENCES              =      =      =   67

       APPENDIX  =      =      =          69

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1      BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

An organization requires specialized personnel in all fields who are trained in order to achieve its set goals and objective. Therefore, training could be seen as an act of educating, instructing, which could enhance one’s given ability to perform more competently in one’s given field of specialization. This training involves the knowledge of managerial,   technical, scientific and other skills which can be employed for creating, operating and maintaining the various areas of activities in an organization.

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