IMPACT OF JOB DESCRIPTION ON EMPLOYEE’S PERFORMANCE: A STUDY OF USMANUDANFODIYO UNIVERSITY SOKOTO.

Authors

  • Fodio Garba, Ph.D
  • Abubakar Allumi,Ph.D

Keywords:

Job, Role Profile, job analysis, job description, job specification.

Abstract

Job description is crucial for efficient work performance in any
organization, as it plays an important role in the attainment of
organizational goals and objectives, because it serve as a nerve that suffices
the need of easy and smooth functioning of work which helps in enhancing
the quality of work life of employees and organizational development. This
paper examines the impact of job description on organizational
performance with particular reference to UsmanuDanFodiyo University
Sokoto Nigeria. The paper adopts quantitative method to collect data and
also used SPSS software version 21 to analyze it. The result reveals that
there is positive relationship between job description and organizational
performance. The study attributed poor performance to absence or unclear
job description. The study therefore, recommends that in order to address
the situation and increase performance related to job description,
organization should formulate and redesign their job description in line
with job specification and made available to staff at the right time, because
the findings of the research reveals that such will help in improving and
ensuring the attainment of the goals of the University.

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Published

2019-07-01

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