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Strategies used by the University of Zambia to retain the academic staff in 1990 -2016

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  • Dr. Rosemary Muma Mulenga

    (Department of Educational Administration and Policy Studies, Kwame Nkrumah University, Zambia)

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This study sought to investigate the strategies that the University of Zambia (UNZA) employed to retain lecturers during the period 1990 to 2016. In order to do so, the following specific objective was framed namely to: Establish strategies that UNZA used in the retention of lecturers.Considering that motivation is critical to academic staff, the study was guided by Maslow’s theory of motivation. There were 137 respondents who were purposively sampled using probability and non- probability sampling procedure with stratified random and purposive sampling respectively. Quantitative data was analysed using the Statistical Package for Social Science version 20 (SPSS) and qualitative data was analysed using thematic analysis. The key findings of the study revealed that conditions of service at UNZA during the period 1990 to 2016 were not favourable to retain staff. Some institutional programmes were disrupted and there was demoralisation among lecturers. Top administrators revealed that lack of finances for a range of activities and amenities, such as attractive salaries, pension benefits, workshops and seminars, accommodation and office space, housing and lecture rooms partly contributed to lecturers leaving the university.

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  • Dr. Rosemary Muma Mulenga, 2021. "Strategies used by the University of Zambia to retain the academic staff in 1990 -2016," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 5(08), pages 374-386, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:bcp:journl:v:5:y:2021:i:08:p:374-386
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