THE IMPACT OF MANPOWER PLANNING ON ATTAINMENT OF ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE (A CASE STUDY OF SULEJA LOCAL GOVERNMENT COUNCIL OF NIGER STATE)

This study discusses "the impact of manpower planning on the attainment of organizational goals", using Suleja Local Government Council, Niger State as a case study. The study focuses on effective Manpower planning as a corporate survival strategy in a dynamic business environment. The activities that constitute manpower process and forecasting technique are discussed. Chi-square is used to test the hypotheses. The centrality of manpower in organizational goals attainment process of public entities has long been acknowledged by organization managers and administrators. What seem to be a new compelling issue on business and public mangers is the necessity to effectively plan for corporate manpower needs in order to cope with the fast changing technology, product and skills needs of modern organizations. The study recommends that; the management of Suleja Local Government Council in Niger State and other organizations should always try as much as possible to provide a road map or manpower policy that will facilitate the procurement of quality manpower into the organization, the management of Suleja Local Government Council in Niger State and other organizations should always try as much as possible to ensure that in the process of manpower procurement, they follow the procedure as provided for by the manpower policy of the organization, the management of Suleja Local Government Council in Niger State and other organizations should always try as much as possible to ensure that procured manpower is properly placed and utilized based on specialization and professionalism, the management of Suleja Local Government Council in Niger State and other organizations should always try as much as possible to ensure that the available manpower is properly trained and developed so as to enhance their efficiency and effectiveness in task performance and increase their chances for adaptability, the management of Suleja Local Government Council in Niger State and other organizations should always try as much as possible to ensure that staff are given rotational training so as to give them a broader knowledge of the organizational activities in order to make them fit into different areas of productions within the organization when the need arises, the management of Suleja Local Government Council in Niger State and other organizations should always try as much as possible to ensure that manpower inventory is carried out at regular intervals so as to discover as soon as practicable, any redundancy, over-utilization or under-utilization, the organization utilize the Manpower Planning as a tool to cover all the major aspects of managing manpower effectively and efficiently.