Evaluation of Academic Staff Turnover and Turnover Intentions in IBB University, Lapai

Abstract

The extent to which an organisation’s objective is accomplished is determined by the appropriate quality and quantity of manpower put in place. But, putting competent and adequate number of academic staff in place at all times isn’t easy and perhaps a big challenge globally. Academic environment is characterised by high mobility of labour especially in developing
countries. This study is a pilot study and appraised the rate of academic staff turnover, turnover determinants and turnover intentions among academic staff in the faculty of management and social sciences of Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai. Study population is relatively small (n=63), hence, census method was adopted. Forty (43) staff participated in the survey
representing 68.25%. Descriptive statistics is used to accomplish the specific objectives. At 95% confidence interval, the total number that left the faculty was significant at .001 indicating high turnover situation. Of the ten (10) factors put up to establish turnover determinant, “better opportunity” has the highest mean of 3.58 from the 19 academic staff who had left the faculty
during the period under review. For turnover intention among the existing staff, analysis shows a mean of 3.28 and the standard deviation of 1.652 for those who are “currently searching for new job” which is the highest among the factors tested. Hence, it isrecommended that the university’s stakeholders put measures in place to check the high and rising turnover and turnover intentions.