SIGNIFICANCE OF RECRUITMENT

AND SELECTION PROCESS IN

ORGANISATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY
(A STUDY OF SYGEN PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED, LAGOS STATE)

BY

AGBOOLA OLAWALE SIKIRU

BA/HND/F21/5926
SUBMITTED TO

THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, SCHOOL OF

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT STUDIES,
THE FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC OFFA, P.M.B. 420, OFFA, KWARA
STATE
IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD
OF HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA (HND) IN BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION

NOVEMBER, 2023

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 DECLARATION

I, Agboola Olawale Sikiru, with the Matriculation number BA/HND/F21/5926 declare

that this project titled: “Significance of Recruitment and Selection Process in

Organisational Productivity” at Sygen Pharmaceuticals Limited, Lagos State is a

product of my research and all sources were duly acknowledged by way of reference.

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AGBOOLA OLAWALE SIKIRU DATE

BA/HND/F21/5926

Researcher

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 CERTIFICATION

This is to certify that this project work has been read and approved as meeting

the partial requirement of the Department of Business Administration, School of

Business and Management Studies, The Federal Polytechnic Offa, for the award of

Higher National Diploma (HND) in Business Administration.

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DR JATTO M.A DATE

PROJECT SUPERVISOR

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MR. USMAN T.A. DATE

HEAD OF DEPARTMENT

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EXTERNAL EXAMINER DATE

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 DEDICATION

This research work is dedicated to Almighty God, the most beneficent, the

most merciful, the beginning and the end, who spared my life throughout this

programme.

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

All praise and adoration to Almighty God, the Creator of Heaven and Earth for His

Mercy, blessing and protection, seeing me through my Programme, here in Business

Administration Department, The Federal Polytechnic, Offa., Kwara State.

My profound gratitude goes to my amiable project supervisor Dr Jatto M.A whose

hard work, assistance, correction and dedication have been instrumental to the success

of this project, I say well-done sir, May God continue to grant you and your family

your heart desires.

My appreciation also goes to my HOD Mr Usman T.A. and to all other lecturers in the

department who has participated one way or the other, during my course, may God

help you all.

My immeasurable appreciation goes to my lovely parents Mr and Mrs Raheem for

their financial and moral support towards the achievement of my academic pursuits.

May Almighty God grant you long life to reap the fruits of your hard labour.

Also my appreciation goes to the entire member of Raheem’s family, and also my

Friends both in school and home, for their love, support, prayer and advices, May the

Almighty God reward you abundantly (Amen).

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 ABSTRACT

One of the most significant development in the field of organization in recent times it
the increasing importance given to recruitment and selection process. More and more
attention is being paid to proper recruitment process in order to acquire the best
personnel into the organization. The main purpose of this project was to evaluate the
impact of recruitment process on organization productivity, choosing Sygen
Pharmaceuticals Limited as organisation under study. The study adopted descriptive
design with a populations of eighty (80) and sample of eighty (80). This is because the
entire population was accessible. Questionnaire was used as the method of data
collection and the data was analyse using both descriptive and inferential statistics.
The study found out that recruitment has high association and therefore high influence
on employee competence. It was recommended that, there should be re-organisation of
the management of the organisation with the view of creating a policy that will
enhance better recruitment of the right calibre of workers.

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title Page i

Declaration ii

Certification iii

Dedication iv

Acknowledgement v

Abstract vi

Table of Contents vii

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background to the study 1

1.2 Statement of the problem 2

1.3 Research Question 3

1.4 Objectives of the study 3

1.5 Statement of Hypotheses 4

1.6 Significance of the study 4

1.7 Scope of the study 5

1.8 Definition of Terms 5

1.9 Historical Background of Sygen Pharmaceuticals Limited 6

CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW

2.0 Introduction 9

2.1 Conceptual Framework 9

2.1.1 Concept of Organisational Productivity 9

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2.1.2 Concept of Recruitment Process 11

2.3 Interrelationship between Recruitment Process and Organisational

Productivity 21

2.4 Theoretical Framework 22

2.5 Empirical Review 24

CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY

3.1 Introduction 30

3.2 Research Design 30

3.3 Population of the study 31

3.4 Sampling Design 31

3.5 Research Instrument 31

3.6 Validity and Reliability of Research Instrument 32

3.7 Data Collection Procedure 32

3.8 Methods of Data Analysis 32

CHAPTER FOUR: DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND

INTERPRETATION

4.1 Introduction 33

4.2 Response Rate 33

4.3 Demographic Characteristics of the Respondents 34

4.4 Data Presentation and Analysis of Research Question 38

4.5 Test of Hypotheses 42

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CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION, AND RECOMMENDATIONS

5.1 Summary of the Study 45

5.2 Conclusion 46

5.3 Limitations of the Study 46

5.4 Recommendations 47

5.5 Suggestions for further Studies 47

References 49

Appendix 50

Questionnaire 51

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