Career commitment among records management personnel in a State Civil Service in Nigeria

Abstract

Purpose

This paper aims to investigate the career commitment of records management personnel in a State Civil Service in Nigeria.

Design/methodology/approach

Questionnaires were used to gather data from a population of 294 records management personnel in the 26 ministries/establishments of the State Civil Service. A total of 280 of them responded and their questionnaires were found to be valid for analysis. The response rate achieved was 95.2 per cent.

Findings

The study found that: there was no significant gender difference in the career commitment of the respondents, there was significant difference in the career commitment of single and married respondents; there was significant negative relationship between job tenure, levels of education and career commitment of the respondents. However, their was positive relationship between age and the respondents' career commitment. The results are based on Z‐tests at the 5 per cent significance level.

Practical implications

It is recommended that the policy‐makers in the Osun State Civil Service should consider the biographical variables of the records management personnel when planning and making decisions on their career commitment.

Originality/value

The paper provides valuable information on the career commitment of records management personnel in the Osun State Civil Service.

Citation

Popoola, S.O. and Oluwole, D.A. (2007), "Career commitment among records management personnel in a State Civil Service in Nigeria", Records Management Journal, Vol. 17 No. 2, pp. 107-116. https://doi.org/10.1108/09565690710757904