EFFECTIVE BUREAUCRACY AND PRODUCTIVITY IN AKWA IBOM STATE CIVIL SERVICE
https://doi.org/10.60787/AASD-1-1-7
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study of Akwa Ibom State Civil Service, formalities, BureaucracyAbstract
This study investigates the effective bureaucracy and productivity in Akwa Ibom State Civil Service, and ways of increasing efficiency and effectiveness in the service. The subjects are staff of Akwa Ibom State Civil Service. The data were collected from interview and questionnaire with a twenty five item questions administered to each subject. The method used in the analysis of data was Pearson’s product moment correlation, chart and frequency distribution tables. The findings establish that bureaucratic formalities hinder the degree of productivity in the service. In a bid to combat this problem, various government agencies, individuals and ongovernmental organizations should adopt a kind of liberal rules for guidance of behavior, and in decision making, allow both the senior and junior staff to contribute their quota and thus minimize this social menace of low productivity in the service.
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