INFLUENCE OF JOB DESCRIPTION AND CAPACITY BUILDING ON JOB RETENTION: EVIDENCE FROM THE STAFF MEMBERS OF THE IJEBU-ODE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF OGUN STATE
Keywords:
Capacity Building, Employee Retention, Job Description, Local Government Area.Abstract
The study examined the influence of job description and capacity building on employee retention of staff of Ijebu-Ode local government area of Ogun State, Nigeria. The study was guided by four research questions and two null hypotheses. A descriptive survey design was used to actualize the aim of the study. The population comprised of the staff members of the Ijebu-Ode local government area of Ogun State, Nigeria. A total of 50 staff of selected organization were selected as sample size through the use of stratified sampling technique. The author developed a questionnaire tagged: ‘Job Description, Capacity Building and Employee Retention Questionnaire (JDCBERQ)’ which was used for data collection with 0.85 as reliability coefficient. Regression analysis was used for answering the research questions. PPMC was used for testing hypotheses. The findings revealed that job description and capacity building positively related to staff retention. There was a significant relationship between the independent variables on dependent variable and that about 82% of the variance in staff retention was accounted for by the independent variables. The author recommended, among others, that local government authority should endeavour to develop and implement retention policies that contemplate responsibility and reputation as these were the most valued attributes.
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