The Impact Of Personnel Management In Public Sector On The Workers Productivity

The Impact Of Personnel Management In Public Sector On The Workers Productivity

Abstract

This study is on the impact of personnel management in public sector on the workers productivity. The total population for the study is 200 staff of ministry of transportation, Rivers state. The researcher used questionnaires as the instrument for the data collection. Descriptive Survey research design was adopted for this study. A total of 133 respondents made accountants, human resource managers, senior staff and junior staff were used for the study. The data collected were presented in tables and analyzed using simple percentages and frequencies

Chapter One

Introduction

1.1 Background to the Study

Good managers are not only effective in their use of economic and technical resources, but when they manage people they remember that these particular resources are special, and are ultimately the most important assets. People are the only real source of continuing competitive advantage. Good managers also remember that these particular assets are human beings.

The origins of the traditional concept of personnel management can be traced to the post World War One ‘welfare tradition’ of concern for the basic needs of employees. The developing and mature phases of personnel management from the 1940s to the 1970s saw an increase in the status and professionalization of the personnel function, particularly in relation to industrial relations (IR) matters (Armstrong, 1997 and Gunnigle et al, 1997).

Personnel management can be defined as obtaining, using and maintaining a satisfied workforce. It is a significant part of management concerned with employees at work and with their relationship within the organization. According to Flippo, “Personnel management is the planning, organizing, compensation, integration and maintenance of people for the purpose of contributing to organizational, individual and societal goals.”

According to Brech, “Personnel Management is that part which is primarily concerned with human resource of organization.” Personnel management concerns with obtaining, organizing, utilizing and motivating the human resources required by an organization. It develops requisite organization climate and management styles to promote effective effort of cooperation and trust among all employees. This also helps the organization to meet its legal obligations and social responsibilities. To sum up, the personnel management aims at getting effective results by organizing and directing the co-operative efforts of human beings.

1.1.2 Workers Productivity

An understanding of the concept of productivity improvement programmes requires clear definition of the following concept issues, productivity, quality improvement and programmes. According to Ulrich (1997), productivity refers to a ratio of output to input.

Input may include labour hours or costs, production costs and equipment costs. Output may consist of sales, earnings, and market share. Many firms now assume or have shown that productivity is affected by employee’s knowledge, skills, abilities, attitude, motivation and behaviours. The improvement programme starts with this assumption and proceeds with different intervention strategies. Prokopenko (1996) defined productivity as the relationship between the output generated by a production or service system and the input provided to create this output.

According to Obikoya (2002), quality can be assessed by looking at performance, reliability, conformance to standards, durability, serviceability, aesthetics and complying with customer requirements. Crosby defined quality as “conformance to the requirements”. Improvement refers to the deliberate efforts of an organization to increase in value or excellence. In other words, the enhancement or betterment of a company’s performance, for example, increase in a company’s share turnover from year to year gaining the company’s share of the market or a continuous research and development activities of a company. Programme means a schedule of plan to be followed. It is an intended plan of action to guide the activities of a business organization. By productivity improvement programmes, it means the various schedules or plan put forward by an organization to enhance its effectiveness and efficiency. In other words, it is all the concerned efforts of an organization to gain competitive advantage over its competitors to accomplish the organization’s mission at a low enough cost. Better training and development programmes have been shown to improve the performance of current employees, while certain incentive and compensation systems translate into higher productivity and performance as opined by Benker, Lee and Porter (1996).

Productivity, can also be said to mean goods and services produced in a specified period of time in relation to the resources utilized (Singh, 2009). It is, however, contended by Cohen et al (1995) to be more than a narrow economic measure, as it also measures how well the group performs its required tasks to satisfy its customers inside and outside the organization. In effect, productivity suggests effectiveness and efficiency of the employees.

The Public Sector

The Public Sector is the principal actor in macro socio-economic policy making infrastructure and an architect of an enabling environment for national development. Public Sector management covers such aspects of management as productivity management, and management of human, financial and other resources. It involves an array of activities ranging from planning, formulation and implementation of policies, programmes and projects for the delivery of goods and services to the nation through a number of government and quasi-government institutional arrangements. Consequently, it is imperative that the structures, policies and operations of the Public Sector respond adequately to the socioeconomic needs of the nation, as articulated in the Vision 2016, and to global challenges. This implies that the quality of the Public Sector management is essential to the fulfillment of the theme of the National Development Plan 9: ‘Towards Realization of the Vision 2016: Sustainable and Diversified Development through Competitiveness in the Global Market’.

A Brief History of the Nigerian Port Authority

The history of port development in Nigeria dates back to the middle of 19th century. This was long after the onset of sea borne trade and transactions which followed the adventures of early explorations on the African coasts. Initial efforts towards provision of facilities for ocean going vessels were the attempts to open up the entrance to the Lagos Lagoon. Considerable littoral drift occurred along this coast; and the constantly shifting channels in the bar at the entrance made entry very difficult. On February 1, 1914, the first mail-steamer S/S ‘AKOKO’ drawing 5.64 meters entered the Lagos harbour. Two months later, vessels began to use the facilities provided at the Customs wharf on Lagos Island. Decision to develop Apapa Port was taken in 1913 and construction of the first four deep-water berths of 548.64 meters long at Apapa began in 1921.

Twenty seven years later (1948), an additional 762 metres of berthage were constructed as continuation –downstream of the first four berths and about 41 hectares of reclamation behind the wharves were formed to accommodate transit shed, warehouses and marshalling yards. The discovery of coal of Enugu motivated the building of ports in the eastern flank of the country; Work commenced on the building of Port Harcourt wharf during the first quarter of this century.

In 1913, Port Harcourt Port was opened to shipping by Lord Lugard, the Governor General. The railway line to Enugu was completed three years later in 1916.

During this era (Pre 1954) the concept of port as an integral part of social and economic development of a country had hitherto not been properly addressed. Nigerian Railway Department –Cargo Handling at the quay in Lagos & Port Harcourt Ports operation &management therefore remained under the control of different Govt. Departments Marine Department Maintenance of the harbour channel and berthing of vessels Public Works Departmental –Maintenance of Quays.

Within the first eleven years of its existence as a corporate body, NPA focused on fundamental issues vital to the success of the ports industry and equally relevant to the overall national economy. In recognition of the importance of having trained hands on its payroll and in response to the policy of Nigerianization in the years proceeding independence in 1960, the Nigerian Ports Authority embarked on an elaborate manpower development through Cadetship Training Awards. Emphasis was on Marine –Engineering, Accountancy, General Management, Civil, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering. By the early sixties, beneficiaries of these trainings awards had begun to graduate and to form the core of Nigerian professionals to shape the future of the ports industry. The Authority also within this period continued to sustain the efforts already made towards expansion of ports facilities in Lagos and Port Harcourt

1.2 Statement of the Problem

The Public Sector is the principal actor in macro socio-economic policy making infrastructure and an architect of an enabling environment for national development. Public Sector management covers such aspects of management as productivity management, and management of human, financial and other resources. It involves an array of activities ranging from planning, formulation and implementation of policies, programmes and projects for the delivery of goods and services to the nation through a number of government and quasi-government institutional arrangements.

Productivity in service is one of the targets of organization; the purpose of the organization is to make progress. For progress to be achieved in organization there is need for personnel to develop mean of making workers work. On the basis of this the research is aim at observing the impact personnel management on employees productivity.

1.3 Objective of the Study

The objectives of the study are;

1. To ascertain the degree of usefulness of personnel management in the public sector.
2. To determine how personnel management has been useful in strengthening the bond between the management staffs and staffs of other departments.
3. To determine the extent to which workers productivity has improved as a result of effective personnel management.

1.4 Hypotheses of the Study

For the successful completion of the study, the following research hypotheses were formulated by the researcher;

1. H0: Personnel management has no significant influence on employee’s productivity.
   H1: Personnel management has significant influence on employee’s productivity.
2. H02: There is no significant relationship between personnel management and employees productivity.
   H2: There is significant relationship between personnel management and employees productivity.

1.5 Significance of the Study

This study was significant because it is intended to determine the impact (Positive and Negative) of personnel management on workers in the public sector and productivity. The study will serve as a reference to other researcher that will embark on this topic

1.6 Scope and Limitation of the Study

The scope of the study covers the impact of personnel management in public sector on the workers productivity. The researcher encounters some constrain which limited the scope of the study;

a) Availability of Research Material:

The research material available to the researcher is insufficient, thereby limiting the study

b) Time:

The time frame allocated to the study does not enhance wider coverage as the researcher has to combine other academic activities and examinations with the study.

c) Organizational Privacy:

Limited Access to the selected auditing firm makes it difficult to get all the necessary and required information concerning the activities.

1.7 Definition of Terms

Personnel Management:

Personnel management is an administrative function of an organization that exists to provide the personnel needed for organizational activities and to manage the general employee-employer relationship.

Public Sector:

The public sector is the part of the economy composed of both public services and public enterprises.

Workers Productivity:

Workforce productivity is the amount of goods and services that a worker produces in a given amount of time. It is one of several types of productivity that economists measure.

1.8 Organization of the Study

This research work is organized in five chapters, for easy understanding, as follows

Chapter one is concern with the introduction, which consist of the (overview, of the study), historical background, statement of problem, objectives of the study, research hypotheses, significance of the study, scope and limitation of the study, definition of terms and historical background of the study. Chapter two highlights the theoretical framework on which the study is based, thus the review of related literature. Chapter three deals on the research design and methodology adopted in the study. Chapter four concentrate on the data collection and analysis and presentation of finding. Chapter five gives summary, conclusion, and recommendations made of the study

Chapter Five

Summary, Conclusion and Recommendation

5.1 Introduction

It is important to ascertain that the objective of this study was to ascertain the impact of personnel management in public sector on the workers productivity. In the preceding chapter, the relevant data collected for this study were presented, critically analyzed and appropriate interpretation given. In this chapter, certain recommendations made which in the opinion of the researcher will be of benefits in addressing the challenges of the impact of personnel management in public sector on the workers productivity

5.2 Summary

This study was on the impact of personnel management in public sector on the workers productivity. Three objectives were raised which included: To ascertain the degree of usefulness of personnel management in the public sector, to determine how personnel management has been useful in strengthening the bond between the management staffs and staffs of other departments, to determine the extent to which workers productivity has improved as a result of effective personnel management. In line with these objectives, two research hypotheses were formulated and two null hypotheses were posited. The total population for the study is 200 staff of ministry of transportation, Rivers state. The researcher used questionnaires as the instrument for the data collection. Descriptive Survey research design was adopted for this study. A total of 133 respondents made accountants, human resource managers, senior staff and junior staff were used for the study. The data collected were presented in tables and analyzed using simple percentages and frequencies

5.3 Conclusion

As the increase of concentration on administrative management during these years, personnel management plays a more important role in managing an organization, such as the effects of personnel management on innovation, ‘new way of working principle’ for working relations. Performance management system, as a field of study, is a popular topic in HRM over time. It is important for a company to plan, manage and reward the performance. In doing so, company’s productivity would be developed and profit would be increased as well through supervising the whole process of performance management, such as building objectives, checking feedback and evaluating performance. On the other hand, employees are the resources and assets of an organization. Organizations need to figure out strategies for identifying, encouraging, measuring, evaluating, improving and rewarding employees’ performance at work. Consequently, improved employee performance could also influence organizational performance

5.4 Recommendation

The researcher recommends that;

1. Prompt payment of salaries and allowances as at when due must be ensured by the personnel management because it is a strong motivational factor for teacher’s performance.
2. The personnel management should step up efforts in training and in-service training of their teachers because it helps to update their skills and knowledge.
3. Regular supervision must be ensured in schools because it is essential to check the management personnel and teachers excesses as it keeps them to duties

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