ABSTRACT
Every dynamic environment requires that the organisations operating I them keep pace with the changes and also the requirements to survive. (Porter 2010). Armstrong (2012) relies on the efficacy and effectiveness plus the efficiency of the human resource as the key to establishing the mechanism of achieving survival and competition in a dynamic environment.
What every manager at top and middle management must know is that there is a need to have right people with the right skills for the organisation to achieve its competitive objectives. Career management is one of the tools that can be put to good use when handling with the development of personnel in Morden organisations and corporate bodies.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the career management system of the media companies operating in the central business district of Lusaka. The scope was centred on the radio stations. The researcher opted to maximise the research by concentrating on one of the major players in the media industry which is Radio Phoniex FM. This opted the researcher to undertake a case study approach for this study.
The findings of the research established the career management system undertaken at Radio Phoniex FM, the challenges met by managers when run the career management system. It did not just end there it looked at the challenges that subordinate employees were facing with the system. Recommended measures were also inculcated into the study. The recommended measures were centred on measures recommended by the managers and also the subordinate employees.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CONTENTS
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DECLARATION
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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DEDICATION
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ABSTRACT
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LIST OF ACRONOMYS
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LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES
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CHAPTER ONE
1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND INFORMATION OF THE STUDY
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1.1.1 BACKGROUND OF CAREER MANAGEMENT
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1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
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1.3 RESEARCH OBJECTIVES
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1.3.1 General Objectives
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1.3.2 Specific Objectives
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1.4 RESEARCH QUESTIONS
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1.5 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
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1.6THE SCOPE OF THE STUDY
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1.7 THE LIMITATIONS TO THE STUDY
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CHAPTER TWO
2.0 INTRODUCTION
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2.1 THEORETICAL AND CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK OF THE STUDY
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2.1.1 THEORIES THAT GOVERN CAREER MANAGEMENT
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2.1.1.1 Theories of Content
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2.1.1.2 Theories of Content and Process
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2.1.1.3 Scientific theory of management
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2.1.1.3.1 Scientific theory and career management
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2.1.1.4 Taylor’s theory of management
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2.1.1.4.1 Taylor’s theory of management and career management
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2.1.1.5 Elton Mayo theory of management
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2.1.1.5.1 Elton Mayo theory of management and the career management system
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2.1.1.6 Human relations theory of management
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2.1.1.6.1 Human relations theory of management and career management system
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2.1.1.7 Contingency management theory of management
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2.1.1.7.1 Contingency management theory of management and the career management system.
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2.1.2 CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK TO THE STUDY
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2.1.2.1 Career management
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2.1.2.2 Career Stages
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2.1.2.3 Career Management Process
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2.2 PREVIOUS STUDIES
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2.4 COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OR STUDIES
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2.5 PERSONAL CRITIQUE
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CHAPTER THREE
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.0 INTRODUCTION
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3.1 RESEARCH DESIGN
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3.2 DATA COLLECTION METHODS
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3.3 DATA COLLECTION TOOLS
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3.4 PRETESTING OF THE QUESTIONNAIRES AND INTERVIEW SCHEDULES
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3.5. DATA ANALYSIS
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3.5 TARGET POPULATION
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3.6 SAMPLE SIZE
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3.8 DATA VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY
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3.9 RESEARCH ETHICS
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CHAPTER FOUR
DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS
4.0 INTRODUCTION
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4.3. Career Management System In Place At Radio Phoenix Fm.
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CHAPTER FIVE
RESEARCH FINDINGS AND INTERPRETATION
5.0 INTRODUCTION
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5.1 BACKGROUND INFORMATION TO THE STUDY
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5.2 CAREER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT RADIO PHONIEX FM.
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5.2.1 Career Management Practice at Radio Phoenix Fm
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5.2.2. Employee awareness of the career management system
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5.3. THE CHALLENGES MET BY MANAGERS HANDLING THE CAREER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT THE RADIO PHOENIX FM.
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5.4 CHALLENGES MET BY SUBORDINATE EMPLOYEES IN THE CAREER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
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5.5 MEASURES RECOMMENDED BY SUBORDINATE EMPLOYEES
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5.6 MEASURES RECOMMENDED BY MANAGERS
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CHAPTER SIX
CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
6.0 INTRODUCTION
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6.1 CONCLUSION
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6.1.1 Career Management System in Place at Radio Phoenix FM
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6.1.2 Employee awareness of the career management system
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6.1.3 Challenges met by the subordinate employees
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6.1.4 The challenges met by managers handling the career management system at the Radio Phoenix FM
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6.1.5 Measures recommended by the subordinate employees to curb the challenges that they meet.
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6.1.6 Recommended measures forwarded by managers that can be used to curb the challenges.
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6.2 KEY RECOMMENDATIONS.
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5.2.1. Implement the recommended measures that have been suggested by the respondents to the study.
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5.2.3 Suggestions for improvement of the career management system.
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6.3 FURTHER RESEARCH
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
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APPENDIX
QUESTIONNAIRE.
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LIST OF TABLES
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Table 4.1: Background information of the respondents
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TABLE 4.2: level of education qualifications obtained by the respondents
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TABLE 4.2: How long the respondent has worked for Radio Phoenix FM Zambia.
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Table 4.4: Employee awareness of the career management system at Radio Phoenix FM.
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Table 4.5: The challenges met by managers handling the career management system at the Radio Phoenix FM.
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Table 4.6: challenges met by subordinate employees in the career management system
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Table 4.7: Measures recommended by subordinate employees
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Table 4.8: Measures recommended by Managers
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LIST OF FIGURES
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Figure 4.1: Background information of the respondents
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Figure 4.2: level of education qualifications obtained by the respondents
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Figure 4.2: How long the respondent has worked for Radio Phoenix FM Zambia.
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Figure 4.4: Employee awareness of the career management system at Radio Phoenix FM.
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Figure 4.5: The challenges met by managers handling the career management system at the Radio Phoenix FM.
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Figure: challenges met by subordinate employees in the career management system
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Figure: Measures recommended by subordinate employees
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Figure: Measures recommended by Managers
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CHANGA FRANCIS, C. & Channel, A. (2019). An Evaluation of Career Management in the media industry. Afribary. Retrieved from https://tracking.afribary.com/works/school-of-business-and-economics-an-evaluation-of-career-management-in-the-media-industry-final-paper
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