EFFECTS OF CAREER PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ON EMPLOYEES’ PERFORMANCE IN NIGERIA: A STUDY OF ASHAKA SECURITY LIMITED IBADAN

Abstract The analysis of the construction of career and performance of employees of Ashaka Security Limited, Nigeria was carried out. The researchers came up with three objectives; to test the question of how career planning affects the employees performance of Ashaka Security company, to test the question of how employees performance at Ashaka security limited and lastly to test the question of how Mentoring affects employees job performance. The theories applied in this study are Super theory of career development and the positivistic philosophy. The present research was carried out through the assistance of quantitative deductive design. A sample of 378 was obtained by taking a sample of 7,000 workers. Structured questionnaire was used to collect data. Descriptive statistics measure, Pearson moment correlation, and the multiple regression test of the path relationship between the independent variables of career development and performance of employees. Based on the above table, career planning is positively relevant in predicting employees performance, training was also found to positively and significantly influence in predicting employees performance, and finally, mentoring have been found to have positive significant influence in predicting employee performance. It has been recommended that Ashaka Security Limited need to endeavour to make sure that it possesses a good system programme of career planning, all levels worker training programmes and policy on mentoring practise