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Organizational Recruitment Practices and Workplace Centrality Amongst Civil Servants in South-South Nigeria

Dogitimiye Memory, Ph.D; and Memory Queensoap , Ph.D

Abstract

This study, scientifically examined the empirical relationship between organizational recruitment process and work centrality among civil servants in South-South Nigeria. The correlational research design was used. Therefore, the questionnaire was primarily used to generate data from a sample of 368 senior level respondents from the different ministries. The instrument showed a reliability alpha of 0.7 for the contrasts examined. The data obtained were examined inferentially using the statistical package for social sciences. The inferential analysis, the Spearman Rank Order Correlation Co-efficient was used. From the analysis done, it was found that a positive and significant relationship exist between recruitment process, and the measures of work centrality which includes dedication, dutifulness and task passion. The study based on the findings concludes that recruitment process correlates with work centrality amongst civil servants and the relationship is moderated by organizational culture. Therefore, it was recommended amongst others that administrators in the civil service should improve recruitment practices that will in turn enhance employee dedication, dutifulness and task passion in the civil service.

Keywords

OrganizationCivil ServantRecruitment ProcessDedicationDutifulnessTask

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