Employee Development Strategies and Employees' Commitment among Academic Staff of Universities in Ekiti State, Nigeria

Abstract

This study examined employee development strategies and employees' commitment among academic staff of universities in Ekiti State, Nigeria. The specific objectives of the study were to explain the concept of Employee development strategies, evaluate the impact of training on employee's commitment of academic staff of Universities in Ekiti State; investigate the effect of job sharing on employees' commitment of academic staff of Universities in Ekiti State; assess the effect of job rotation on employees' commitment of academic staff of Universities in Ekiti State and examine the influence of mentoring on employees' commitment of academic staff of Universities in Ekiti State. The study population was1,146 academic staff of Universities in Ekiti State (Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, Federal University, Oye and Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti). Two hundred and ninety seven academic staff of Universities in Ekiti State was used as sample size. Data were obtained from the sample of 283 respondents, out of a population of 297 academic staff in Universities Ekiti state using random sampling techniques. Four hypotheses were formulated and tested using Regression and Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) method of analysis at 0.05 level of significant. The result showed a moderate and positive relationship between the training and employee's commitment of academic staff of Universities in Ekiti State (F = 17.7530, p< 0.05).The result indicated that training influence employee's commitment of academic staff of universities in Ekiti State (r (283) = +0.232, p<0.05) at 0.05 level of significant. The result further showed that there is a significant relationship between job sharing and employees' commitment of academic staff of Universities in Ekiti State (F = 23.335, p< 0.05), assess the effect of job rotation on employees' commitment of academic staff of Universities in Ekiti State (r (283)= +0.126, +0.137 and +0.124, p<0.05). It was revealed that there is positive relationship between job sharing and employees commitment of academic staff of Ekiti State Universities. The research concluded that training lead to employees' commitment of academic staff of universities in Ekiti State if supported with other career development strategies such as recognition, promotion, and salary increase.