Improving the Management of Employees’ Performance Appraisal and Promotion Practices of State Universities in South-East, Nigeria
AUTHORS
Anthonia Ngozi Ibelegbu,Department of Vocational and Technology Education, Taraba State University, Jalingo, Taraba State, Nigeria
Friday Ekahe Abanyam,Department of Business Education, Ambross Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State, Nigeria
Judith Kanu,Nigeria Educational Research and Development Commission (NERDC), Abuja, Nigeria
ABSTRACT
The study examined actions undertaken for improving the management of employees’ performance appraisal and promotion practices of universities owned by state governments in South-East, Nigeria. Using a descriptive survey research design, the study answered two research questions and tested two hypotheses. The population and sample for the research work were 496 administrators in the universities being surveyed. The validity of the structured questionnaire used was skillfully done by three individuals. Cronbach Alpha reliability technique was adopted to ascertain how reliable the instrument was, the performing consistency coefficients showed 0.85 and 0.77 for the respective two clusters. 462 copies of the questionnaire constituting 93.1% were completed and retrieved. The filled returned instrument was analyzed with descriptive statistics and analysis of variance. The result of the study identified 7 performance appraisal practices and 7 employee promotion practices for improving the management of administrative officers in universities studied. The hypotheses tested revealed that there were no substantiated or statistically detected differences in the mean ratings of the respondents. Based on the information discovered as the result of the investigation, the study recommended transparency in employees’ appraisal and promotion practices and that appraisal and promotion systems of State universities are up-to-date to reflect global best practices in specific job responsibilities.
KEYWORDS
Management, Employees, Performance appraisal, Promotion
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