Man Power Development and the Sustainable Growth of Nigerian Breweries Plc (1980-2020)
CHAPTER ONE
OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
The objectives of the study are;
- To investigate the effect of manpower development on the productivity of Nigeria breweries plc.
- To study the management policy towards training and development man power in Nigerian breweries plc.
- To know the attitude of the employee towards training and development in Nigeria breweries plc.
CHAPTER TWO
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
INTRODUCTION
Training and development of individuals has become the pre-occupation of organizations’ management in recent decades. Scholars have given it several definitions from various areas of endeavor. Training goes beyond mere expenditure of money and time. It should be purposefully implemented and geared towards achieving stated goals and objectives. This informs view that training is a collection of activities involving teachers and learners with the primary aim of assisting employees in organizations to acquire and use the skills, knowledge, attitudes and abilities the organization expected from them. Training involves a combination of activities in which instructional materials or media are used. Chand says that training enables an organization to increase the knowledge and skill an employee needs to perform a specific job. This explains why, on hiring employees who lack adequate training for the job assigned to them, the organization provides training for them. The reason is that new employees must be introduced to their new employer’s work environment and made to know how particular tasks are performed. However, the views emphasized induction course which is usually the first form of training new employees is usually given after employment. The complexities involved in modern business or manufacturing in industries resulting from advancement in scientific and technological findings has brought about using complicated and sophisticated machines and tools during productions. The primary objective and function of every industry or organization is to produce goods and render services to satisfy societal needs. Training according to is an activity organized to instruct or inform a person to strengthen his performance to enable him obtain desired knowledge or skills. Industrial training is a formal procedure adopted by a company to facilitate employee’s learning in order to influence their behaviors towards achieving the intentions and aspirations of the company. So training in Nigerian breweries should tailor employee’s behaviors at work to suit organization’s needs from him. A digital learning agency that creates custom training programs defines training as a program that enables employees to acquire specific skills and knowledge needed to perform particular jobs, that is, a continuous learning process whereby employees acquire knowledge, improve attitudes and behaviors as well as professional skills for optimum performance. Scholars believe that consideration to training costs is important in business.
CHAPTER THREE
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Research design
The researcher used descriptive research survey design in building up this project work the choice of this research design was considered appropriate because of its advantages of identifying attributes of a large population from a group of individuals. The design was suitable for the study as the study sought to man power development and the sustainable growth of Nigerian Breweries Plc.
CHAPTER FOUR
PRESENTATION ANALYSIS INTERPRETATION OF DATA
Introduction
Efforts will be made at this stage to present, analyze and interpret the data collected during the field survey. This presentation will be based on the responses from the completed questionnaires. The result of this exercise will be summarized in tabular forms for easy references and analysis. It will also show answers to questions relating to the research questions for this research study. The researcher employed simple percentage in the analysis.
CHAPTER FIVE
SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
Introduction
It is important to ascertain that the objective of this study was to ascertain man power development and the sustainable growth of Nigerian Breweries Plc.
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 man power development and the sustainable growth of Nigerian Breweries Plc.
Summary
This study aimed at having a critical analysis of man power development and the sustainable growth of Nigerian Breweries Plc. Three objectives were raised which included: To investigate the effect of manpower development on the Nigeria breweries plc productivity, to study the management policy towards training and development and to know the attitude of the employee towards training and development in Nigeria breweries plc. In line with these objectives, two research hypotheses were formulated and two null hypotheses were posited and three research question were asked and answered. The total population for the study is 200 staff of Nigeria breweries Plc. 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 HRM, administrative staff, senior staff and junior staff were used for the study. The data collected were presented in tables and analyzed using simple percentages and frequencies
Conclusion
The main goal of this study was an enquiry into man power development and the sustainable growth of Nigerian Breweries, Lagos. It also aimed to discover techniques considered more result oriented than others. Hence, the study concluded as follows, that On-the-job training techniques were most commonly adopted and more effective in yielding results. Training was not a source of manpower development in isolation. There were other non training incentives or motivational sources that deal with the individual’s direct need for human development
Recommendation
Increased number of staff should be exposed to off-the-job training techniques. In doing this, however, the interrelatedness of training environments, jobs and services of staff needs should be adequately considered. This will help to check boredom and redundancy among staff.
A research section should be carved out in various departments to collect, compile and analyze training results yearly for recommending more efficient and better means of improving training and manpower development in the organization
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