The Impact Of Manpower Development And Training In Efficient Management Of Parastatal (a Case Study Of Nigeria Railway Corporation Eastern Division Enugu)

ABSTRACT

The growth and innovation in the field of science and technology and the complex nature of modern business activities and the need for the expert handling of modern equipment and budget I call for the urgent training and development of organization manpower resources in order to meet these challenges.

Today, we know that our problem is not how to avoid change but how to analyze the victim that all development spells opportunity and get ourselves equipped to handle the increasing complexity in manpower and managerial activities.

The research work undertake a survey of the manpower development policies and programmes of the Nigeria Railway Corporation and found that though there exists an established policy and programmes for employee development there polices and programmes are deficient in content and complementation.

Based on the followings, we suggested an immediate review of the training and development policy and programme in order to make it more functional and adaptable to the present and future needs of corporations intended objectives.

In carrying out the research, oral interview and research questionnaire were used.  The analysis of the questionnaire was done based on percentages.  Allowing the greater or less than factor to influence the judgment either by mollified the oral interview responses gotten.  The work is divided into five chapters.  The first chapter contains the statements of problem and purposes of the study.  Three assumptions were made as forming basis for the study.

In chapter two, relevant literature on manpower development and man power development problems, methods and strategies were reviewed.  In chapter three, the research methodology and source of data are presented.  Chapter four contains the presentation and analysis of data and test of hypothesis.  The chapter five contains summary of the findings, conclusion and recommendation.

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title page

Approval page

Dedication

Acknowledgement

Abstract

Table of content

List of table

CHAPTER ONE

1.0INTRODUCTION

1.1Background of the study

1.2Statement of problem

1.3Objective of the study

1.4Significance of the study

1.5Scope of the study

1.6Limitation of the study

1.7Research question

1.8Hypothesis

1.9Definition of terms

CHAPTER TWO

2.0LITERATURE REVIEW

2.1Defining manpower training and development

2.2Areas and objectives of manpower development

2.3Aims and objectives of manpower development

2.4Methods and types of manpower development

2.5Determination of development needs

2.6Steps in designing a manpower development programmes

2.7Manpower development problems

2.8Manpower development in Nigeria

References

CHAPTER THREE

3.0Research Design And Methodology

3.1Introduction to the study

3.2Area of study

3.3Population of the study

3.4Sample size determination

3.5Instrument for data collection

3.6Validation of the instrument

3.7Reliability of the instrument

3.8Methods of data collection

3.9Method of data analysis

CHAPTER FOUR

4.0Presentation, analysis and interpretation of data

4.1Testing of hypothesis

CHAPTER FIVE

5.0Summary of findings, conclusion and recommendation

5.1Summary of findings

5.2Conclusion

5.3Recommendation

5.4Bibliography

5.5Research questionnaire