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Title:Factors affecting labour turnover in Nigeria: a study of two organisations
Author:Anugwom, Edlyne E.ISNI
Year:2004
Periodical:African Administrative Studies
Issue:62
Pages:65-77
Language:English
Geographic term:Nigeria
Subjects:labour turnover
private enterprises
universities
Abstract:This article examines the effects of two factors, namely tenure or length of stay, and sector of employment, on labour turnover in Nigeria. Two organizations were selected: the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), taken as representative of the public sector, and the Anambra Motor Manufacturing Company (ANAMMCO), representing the private sector. The study population comprised all the workers of both organizations: 5085. Ten percent of the workers were used as the study sample. In addition, ten staff of both organizations that left voluntarily between 1991 and 1995 also formed part of the study. The study made use of a combination of three methods of data collection: the study of documents (the records of the organizations relating to labour turnover), unstructured interviews and a questionnaire. It was discovered that tenure in a firm is inversely related to labour turnover. The sector of employment has a significant influence on the labour turnover decisions of Nigerian workers. Private sector employees are more prone to turnover than their public sector counterparts. On the whole, the study shows an alarming rate of turnover (over 11 percent) among formal sector employees, in spite of the severe economic environment. Since voluntary turnover is usually symptomatic of a fundamental organizational problem, there is a need for management and policymakers to rethink the organizational environment in Nigeria in order to curb high voluntary turnover. Bibliogr., sum. [Journal abstract, edited]