MEASURING MANPOWER UNDERUTILIZATION AND PERFORMANCE OF ICT DRIVEN GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES AND PARASTARTALS IN NIGERIA

The level of employees' utilization in the world of work determines the level of the organisational growth and sustainable development. The main objective of this study is to examine the effect of manpower underutilization on the performance of selected public ministries and parastatals in Ogun State, Nigeria. A descriptive research method (Structural Equation Model (AMOS 21)) was applied, to analyse the two hundred and twenty-five copies of valid questionnaire completed by public servants in Ogun State, Nigeria using stratified sampling technique. The results show that strong relationship exists between Human Resource underutilization and organizational performance. Therefore, we can conclude that skill underutilization, knowledge underutilisation, skill/job mismatch and untapped human resource potentials have effects on organisation effectiveness