EFFECT OF EMPLOYEE CAREER DEVELOPMENT ON ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE.

ABSTRACT The study focused on Effect of Employee Career Development on Organization Performance with reference to the Staff of Airtel Nigeria in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria. Beyond the broad objective, the study sought specifically To know the extent to which skills acquired has effect on organizational Performance and To know the effect of promotional exercise on the Performance of Airtel Nigeria in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State. The researcher adopted survey research design, primary sources of data was used. The research is carried out in Airtel Nigeria in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State and stratified random sampling techniques were used in the study to select twenty (20) respondents as sample for the study. The instrument used for the study was a self-design questionnaire and data collected were analyzed with descriptive statistics of frequency counts and percentages.The major findings revealed that there is a positive and significant correlation between career development and the performance of the Staff of Airtel Nigeria in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State. The researcher concluded that there is effect of career development on organization performance therefore management should not relent in contributing to the career development of the Staff by providing abundant opportunities to acquire skills, and also effective promotional exercise to those who endeavor career development as these are sine qua non in maintaining and sustaining outstanding administrative performance in the Telecommunication which is vital in facilitating learning and academic researches carried out in the Airtel Nigeria in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State.