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Employees' Training Programmes and Organizational Effectiveness of Nigerian Television Authority Mgbuoba, Port Harcourt, Nigeria 2012- 2023

SUNDAY, Felix Chibunna, Prof. L. E.B. Igwe, Dr. C.A Akujuru.

Abstract

The study investigated employees' training programmes and organizational effectiveness in Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) Mgbuoba, Port Harcourt, Nigeria, 2012- 2023. Four research objectives, four research questions and four research hypotheses guided the study. Theoretically, the study adopted human capital theory and performance improvement theory. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. A sample size of 115 representing 82% was drawn from a total population of 141 employee’s using Taro Yamani sampling technique. A 20 items validated instrument titled Employees' Training Programmes and Organizational Effectiveness of Nigerian Television Authority Mgbuoba, Port Harcourt, Nigeria 2012- 2023 whose reliability index was established at 0.75% using the Pearson Product moment correlation coefficient facilitated the data generation. The research questions were answered using percentage, mean(x) and standard deviation, while the hypotheses were tested at 0.05 significant level using chi –square statistics. The findings inter-alia revealed that news broadcasting training programmes have a positive impact on organizational effectiveness. And that the leadership human relations training programme at NTA-Mgbuoba, Port Harcourt, is perceived as highly effective in enhancing overall organizational effectiveness by improving interpersonal relationships, influencing organizational culture positively, and equipping employees with necessary leadership and management skills. The study concluded that there are significant positive impact of various training programmes, including news broadcasting, social media current affairs, leadership human relations, technical operations, and investigative journalism, on organizational effectiveness at NTA-Mgbuoba, Port Harcourt. The following recommendations were therefore made; continuous Investment in Training Programmes, Tailoring Training with Contents, promotion of cross-training opport

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