ABSTRACT

This study is on the effect of manpower planning and development on organizational performance with reference to Enugu Electricity Distribution Company Umuahia, Abia State. Beyond the broad objective, the study seeks to ascertain the effect of manpower planning and development on the performance of their employees, find out the effect of manpower planning and development on organizational performance and find out factors militating against manpower planning and development in Enugu Electricity Distribution Company among others. The researcher employed survey research design, primary and secondary sources of data was used. The study population was the total employees ofthe organization which was 167, using Taro Yamen’sformula the sample size was deduced to be 119, while 100 questionnaires was well filled and returned which formed the basis ofthe data analysis. Descriptive statistics, Pearson Product Moment Correlation and Logistic Regression Analysis was used to analyzed and test the hypotheses posited. The majorfindings revealed that At P>0.01 level ofsignificance, manpower planning and development has a strong positive effect on employees’ performance in the organization with correlation coefficient of(r = 0.813), and on the organization’s performance with correlation coefficient of(r = 0.9.15). Lack ofresources, lack oftop management support and working condition among others, are the major factors militating against manpower planning and development in Enugu Electricity Distribution Company. The researcher concluded that employees training and development is prerogative to organizationalsuccess and peipetual existence, and recommends that the organization should explore and enhance the potential oftheir employees through adequate training and developmental programmes in order to maintain motivated and dedicated employees. The need for top managements of the organization to support the training and developmental programmes of the organization and create enabling work environment that breeds and nurture training as one ofthe requirements for organizational goal attainment was also emphasized.