EFFECTS OF CAREER GROWTH ON EMPLOYEES PERFORMANCE: A STUDY OF NON-ACADEMIC STAFF OF MICHAEL OKPARA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE UMUDIKE ABIA STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

The study focused on the effects of career growth on employees' performance with reference to the Non-academic Staff of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike in Abia State, Nigeria. Beyond the broad objective, the study sought specifically to determine the effect of career development on the employees' performance and ascertain the effect of career advancement on the motivation of Non-academic Staff of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike. The researcher adopted survey research design, both primary and secondary sources of data was used. The population of the study consist of all the Non-academic Staff of the university which numbered two thousand six hundred and thirty (2630) employees, using Taro Yamane's formula at a normal confidence level of 95% and error tolerance of 5%, the sample size of the study was deduce to be three hundred and forty six (346). Simple random sampling techniques was used to sample the respondent. Pearson Product Moment Correlation analysis was use to analyse the objectives with the aid of Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20. The major findings revealed that there is a positive and significant correlation between career development and the performance of the Non-academic Staff of the university, and also career advancement is positively correlated with motivation of the Nonacademic Staff of the University. The researcher concluded that the impact of career growth on the performance and motivation of employees in the university cannot be succinctly stated and recommends that in harmony with the programmes and policies of the university, management should not relent in contributing to the career growth of the Non-academic Staff by providing abundant opportunities for self-development, advancement, structured learning: funding career development programmes, and providing incentives to those who endeavor career development as these are sine qua non in maintaining and sustaining outstanding administrative performance in the institution which is vital in facilitating learning and academic researches carried out in the university.