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