Manpower Planning and Organisational Effectiveness: A Study of Rivers State Civil Service Commission, Nigeria: Igenewari, Deborah O.

ABSTRACT

This study examined manpower planning and organizational effectiveness of Rivers State Civil Service Commission, Nigeria. The specific objectives are to: evaluate the effect of manpower forecasting on government policies implementations of Rivers State Civil Service Commission, ascertain the effect of recruitment and selection on monitoring policy performance of Rivers State Civil Service Commission. The study made use of survey research design, primary and secondary sources of data was used. The study target population are all the employees of Rivers State Civil Service Commission. Multiple regression analysis was used to test the study hypotheses. The study findings revealed that: At 1% level (Sig < .01) of significance, manpower forecasting had a positive and significant effects on government policies implementations of Rivers State Civil Service Commission. At 1% level (Sig < .01) of significance, recruitment and selection had a positive and significant effects on monitoring policy performance of Rivers State Civil Service Commission. The study concluded that manpower planning is positive and significantly affects organizational effectiveness of Rivers State Civil Service Commission, Nigeria. However, the study recommended that the Head of Service Rivers State Civil Service Commission need to sustain their manpower forecasting practices especially workforce baseline assessment, supply analysis, demand analysis, strategic workforce plan and approach as its significantly affect implementations of government policies in Rivers State.