MANPOWER PLANNING AND ORGANISATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY (A STUDY OF PZ CUSSONS NIGERIA PLC- LAGOS)

Abstract

Organisational productivity is contingent on diverse factors at any given point in time. Past studies had examined organisational productivity with little or no attention to manpower planning. On this basis the study examined the influence of manpower planning and organisational productivity (A Case of PZ Cussons Nigeria Plc). Synthesis of Resource Based View [RBV] and Human Capital theories provided the framework. Research designs were both exploratory & survey. A multistage sampling technique consisting of purposive, stratified & simple random sampling were employed. The sample size was 210 and data collection instrument was questionnaire. While 75.0% of the respondents were males, 25% were females. Highest proportions of the respondents (45.0%) were within the range of 30-39 years while 55.0% of the respondents had spent 5 years & below, 5.0% had spent 16-20 years in service. As to whether present level of workers in the work organisation was adequate to generate best output, 65.0% agreed, 15.0% Strongly Agreed, 20.0% Disagreed, while 10.0% Strongly Disagreed. As to whether employees in the organisation were given workload at any point in time, 20.0%Strongly Agreed, 25.0% Agreed, 40.0% Disagreed, 15.0% Strongly Disagreed. On the issue of regular training of staff as a factor that promoted workers retention, 55.0% of the respondents Strongly Agreed, 40.0% Agreed, 5.50% Disagreed, and no respondent Strongly Disagreed. Hypothesis 1 revealed significant relationship between present level of employee supply and oragnisational output. Hypothesis 2 equally showed significant relationship between future employees demand and job performance in the organisation. Hypothesis 3 also indicated significant relationship between employees’ retention & target achievement in the organisation. Hypothesis 4 showed significant relationship between organisational sourcing strategies & employees’ efficiency. Productivity is cardinal to organisational development, consequently much attention should be placed on succession plan, hiring highly skilled and competent staff & manpower planning in order to avoid shortage of staff in the organisation, and to ensure high productivity