Personnel Management: Implications for the Effectiveness of the School System

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume III, Issue X, October 2019 | ISSN 2454–6186

Personnel Management: Implications for the Effectiveness of the School System

Judith Nonye Agunwa Ph.D, Valentine Joseph Owan*, Mercy Bassey Ekpe

Department of Educational Administration and Planning, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria
*Corresponding Author

Abstract: – This paper takes a qualitative view of the administration of personnel management function and its implication for the school. In this paper, the meaning of personnel management, various personnel management functions of educational managers and their implication for the effectiveness of the school system were discussed. The paper concluded that personnel management is inevitable to the school system because it is as important as the establishment of the school itself. The need for personnel to be managed in the school, cannot be over-emphasized. Every educational manager should understand that the benefits of personnel management functions are dependent on the implementation of these functions during the staffing process. Therefore, efforts should be made to perform these functions discussed in this paper. If adhered to, it can lead any school to success in terms of goal attainment and increased productivity. It was recommended among several others that educational managers should set clear standards that specify what is acceptable in the organization as well as the guidelines for performing tasks. This will ensure that every worker understands what is expected of them.

Keywords: Administration; Personnel; Personnel Management; Personnel management functions; School system.

I. INTRODUCTION

Every educational organization whether formal or informal is characterized by the interplay of several variables that are often harnessed to achieve predetermined objectives. Among the variables include humans, materials, money, machines, school plants, time and other resources. All these resources mentioned herein, have a significant contribution that can make or limit the progress of the organization. Humans constitute part of the most important factors in school growth and development. It is the persons who are available in an organization that controls every other variable in the organization. Just like humans control other variables, they too, need proper management for improved productivity and work performance.

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