MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE IN TELECOMMUNICATION COMPANIES IN BAYELSA STATE

The research work sought to investigate the effect of manpower development on organizational performance in selected telecommunication companies in Bayelsa State. The population for this study covers seven (70) of the total workforces of telecommunication companies in Bayelsa State. The human capital theory was adopted for this study; the result form the analysis show employee training has a positive significant relationship with employee commitment of selected telecommunication companies in Bayelsa State. Also, employee welfare has a positive significant relationship with employee commitment of selected telecommunication companies in Bayelsa State. While reward has a positive significant relationship with employee commitment of selected telecommunication companies in Bayelsa State. I recommend that telecommunication companies in Bayelsa State should prioritize the issue of training of its employees because it is one of the best-known ways of motivating employees, this can be attributed to the fact that employees learn relevant jobs necessary for the performance of their jobs when they attend training programs.