ABSTRACT: This research work was conducted to find out the effect of retrenchment on the morale of workers and productivity of a named organization (FRCN) Enugu zone. This research work on the above topic was deemed necessary by the researcher in view of the conclusion reached by several school of thought on management that the way an organization is operationally structured could make or channel towards achieving its objectives. Retrenchment require that workers should carry out their responsibility in their various organization and when do so, they will to avoid retrenching them. The researcher in the course of the work administered some structured questionnaire to critical offices of the establishments aimed at eliciting useful information. This was complemented by view of related literature on the subject including tabular presentation, use of percentage to analyze the data obtained. Arising from the above exercise, the researcher was able to discover among others:
(1) There was poor productivity which came about as a result of poor quality workers, inefficiency of work organization, lack of energy and incompetence of managers as well as bad attitude and behavior regarding to work.
(2) Redundant workers in various organization have contributed in a small measure to the selecting in question.
(3) Technology as enabler. This leads to displacement of many workers. The real power of technology.
(4) Poor health and bad research contributed to work retrenchments exercise being carried out, being the fact that job of operating heavy research and other agricultural equipment requires a sound person
(5) Organizational re-engineering has been called the fundamental thinking and radical re-design of business processes to achieve dramatic improvement in critical, contemporary measure of performance such as cost, source, and speed.
In view of the fact that the above lapses never found to be seriously militating like achievement of the organizational goods, it was then recommended thus,
(1) The organization management should embark on training of staff rather then retrenchment which well help in modeling the staff to increase his fitness for a specific activity as wanted in on organization.
(2) The organization management should enable on retrenchment of old workers instead of placing an automatic retrenchment on them.
(3) Finally, motivation should be a tool for managers to influence the behavior of workers thereby increasing productivity.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.1 Background of the study 1
1.2 Statement of the study 2
1.3 Objectives of the study` 4
1.4 Research questions 5
1.5 Significance of the study 5
1.6 Scope of the study 6
1.7 Limitations of the study 7
Reference
2.0 REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 9
2.1 Introduction 9
2.2 The concept of moral and productivity 10
2.3 Different views on organizational productivity and
motivation 12
2.4 Impact of retrenchment on Nigeria economy 15
2.5 Impact of retrenchment on organizational
productivity. 17
2.6 Impact of retrenchment on federal Radio
Corporation of Nigeria Enugu Zone 21
References.
3.0 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 26
3.1 Introduction 26
3.2 Research design 26
3.3 Sources of data 27
3.4 Method of data collection 27
3.5 Determination of population size 28
3.6 Determination of sample size 29
3.7 Sample procedure 29
3.8 Questionnaire administration 32
3.9 Method of data analysis 33
References
4.0 DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS 35
4.1 Data Presentation and analysis 35
4.2 Testing of hypothesis 42
4.3 Summary of findings 46
5.0 FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND
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