ORGANIZATIONAL RETENTION STRATEGIES AND STAFF TURNOVER OF ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARIES CAPTAIN ELECHI AMADI POLYTECHNIC, RUMUOLA PORT HARCOURT
Nweke, Emmanuel Onyekachi; Amadi, George Achinike & Fynn Inedubo
Department of Educational Management
Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Rumuolumeni, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Email: emy1242000@yahoo.com; georgeamadi19@yahoo.co.uk; inefynn11@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
The study delved into organizational retention strategies and staff turnover of administrative secretaries in public secondary schools in Capt. Elechi Amadi Polytechnic, Rumuola Port Harcourt. A population 4,900 consisting of teaching staff in public secondary schools in Obio Akpor in Rivers State was used. A sample size of 200 was used and adopting the purposive sampling technique in which 11 respondents were chosen from each of the 17 wards in Obio Akpor LGA. Out of the 200 questionnaires distributed, 180 were duly returned and completed. The analysis of this study was based on the returned copies. Three research questions and three null hypotheses were posed. The statistical of tool of simple percentage was used to analysed three research questions and Chi square was used to test the research hypotheses. The questionnaires were validated by a lecturer in the department of Educational Management Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Port Harcourt. The reliability of the instrument was tested using the Crumbach Alpha (SPSS version 23) and obtained .921>.71 which showed that the instrument was highly reliable. The findings showed that prompt payment of salaries relates to staff retention, bonus payments equally leads to staff retention and promotion and other fringe benefits lead to staff retention public secondary schools in Obio Akpor LGA. The study recommended that the managers of public secondary schools in Obio Akpor LGA should ensure prompt payment of salaries, bonus payments and promotion of staff as at when due with other welfare or fringe benefits in order to retain the teaching staff.
Key Words: Organization, Retention, Strategies, Employee turnover, Public Secondary Schools in Obio Akpor,
