Manpower Planning and Its Impact on Organizational Performance (a Case Study of Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, Faan)

Manpower Planning and Its Impact on Organizational Performance (A Case Study of Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN)

By

IDOKOGI, ESHIEKU ANTHONY

CHAPTER ONE

1.0 INTRODUCTION

Manpower Planning is an inevitable instrument that determines organization performance. According to Dr Jones Obikoya, Manpower Planning is defined as the process of accomplishing organizational objective by acquiring, retaining, terminating, developing and properly using the human resources in an organization. The manpower requirements of any organization have to be planned for, just as we budget for the amount of money to be spent. In a dynamic situation like the one in which we now find ourselves in this country, no industry or organization can grow effectively unless the functions of manpower planning are adequately carried out (Ubeku 1975).

However Planning is involved with selecting the mission and objectives of the actions to achieve the specific goal of the organization. It also requires decision making that is choosing from among alternatives further course of action. Strategic Planning requires consideration of the internal factors such as marketing, finance, production policies and objectives of the company. It requires also the consideration of external factors such as government legislation, economic, technology, ethical, social and political unions' public stock holders and owners' competition and labour force.

J.J. Lynch defines manpower as the provision of the organization with the right number of employee, right level of talent and skill in the right job at the right time performing the right activity to achieve the right objectives in fulfilling the right corporate goals. Thus the definitions of Manpower implies the process of maintaining and improving the ability of the organization to achieve objectives through the development of strategies, designed to enhance the contribution of human resources at all times in the forcible future of the organization. Velter Eric (1992) maintains that is the process by which management determines how the organization should move from its current Manpower position to its desired manpower position in such a way that planning management strives to have the right set of people doing the right thing at the most appropriate time that will eventually result into huge benefit for the organization and individuals in the short and long run.

Fajana, S. (2002) argues that Manpower planning is an integral part of the staffing process otherwise known as Recruitment, Selecting and Placement. The beginning of any manpower recruitment process must begin with the manpower analysis. Otherwise, it would be difficult to ascertain areas where manpower is required in terms of requisite skills and the type of people whose service are needed.

Bell (2008) argues that manpower planning is a systematic analysis of a company's human resources, the construction of a forecast of its future requirement from the base with special concentration in the efficient usage of manpower at both stages. Manpower planning is an indispensable activity of any organization that is futuristic it is this indispensability that J.F. Kennedy a onetime President of the United State of America said that the manner in which manpower is developed and utilized will profoundly determine the type of nation that will emerge. Virtually, manpower planning is a continuous process for nations, institution, private and public organization. For this assertion new technologies will continue to emerge and development of present employees, for advertisement for job vacancies or for recruitment and hiring of new staff. Manpower planning must respond to changes in technology e.g. computerized manpower availability skill levels and government regulators on employment.

1.1 Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria and Its Operations

FAAN is a service organization statutorily charged to manage all Commercial Airports in Nigeria and provide service to both passenger and airlines.

The goal of the industry is to be among the best airport groups in the world. The objective is to develop and profitably manage customer centric airport facilities for safe, secure and efficient carriage of passengers and goods at world class standards.

The development of our airport infrastructure is not just an economic necessity but it is central to our strategic objectives. Achieving these goals will not only help our domestic airlines but also foreign carriers to develop the confidence required to enhance our image and economic interests.

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has renewed its security measure at the nation's 21 airports in order to ensure safety of all airport users and properties.

FAAN has four international airports and sixteen domestic airports across the country. The list of the airports include; Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja, Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, and Port Harcourt International Airport, Port Harcourt. Major domestic airports are Kaduna Airport, Enugu Airport, Margaret Ekpo International Airport in Calabar, Maiduguri Airport, Sultan Saddik Abubakar Airport Sokoto, Yakubu Gowon Airport in Jos and Yola Airport.

Other domestic airports include; Sam Mbakwe Airport in Owerri, Katsina Airport, Minna Airport, Ilorin Airport, Ibadan Airport, Akure Airport, Benin Airport, Makurdi Airport, Zaria Airport, Warri Airport and Bauchi Airport.

The development that occurs in the aviation industry precipitated the unusual long vehicular queue on the airport roads, particularly in Lagos during peak hours, in the recent past. The Managing Director of FAAN, Mr. Richard Aisuebeogun, however, advised all airport users, especially the travelling public, to arrive the airports at least two to three hours before their flight departures to avoid missing their flights as they are expected to go through all security screenings and other travel formalities. He also appealed to the members of the public to bear with the authority over any inconveniences that the latest security measures may be causing them. The management has upgraded security at strategic points along these major roads following incidents of threats to security in the country by unknown persons. The aviation security personnel in conjunction with all other relevant security agencies, including officials of the Bomb Disposal Unit, Nigerian Air force, Nigeria Police Force, Nigerian Civil Defence Corps and the Federal Road Safety Commission, have, however, taken all reasonable precautions