Adequacy of career progression instructions in influencing promotions of commissioned officers in the Zambia Defence Force
Background: Over time, the Zambia Defence Force adjusted the career progression instructions to ensure systematic and timely promotions of commissioned officers. However, the amendments did not yield the intended results. Objectives: The study examines the adequacy of career progression instruction...
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| author | Emmanuel Sithole Clever Madimutsa Mulenga C. Bwalya |
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| description | Background: Over time, the Zambia Defence Force adjusted the career progression instructions to ensure systematic and timely promotions of commissioned officers. However, the amendments did not yield the intended results.
Objectives: The study examines the adequacy of career progression instructions in influencing the promotions of commissioned officers in the Zambia Defence Force.
Method: This study employed a mixed-method research design which specifically applied convergent parallel design involving qualitative and quantitative research approaches. A total of 209 commissioned officers were selected using a multi-stage sampling method. Purposive sampling was used to select 12 Brigadier Generals, four from each Service. Questionnaires and an interview guide were used to collect data from commissioned officers and key informants, respectively. Statistical Package for Social Sciences and Microsoft Excel were used to analyse quantitative data, while the content and thematic analysis were used to analyse qualitative data.
Results: Most commissioned officers (84.2%) revealed that they were aware of the career progression instructions that were needed to guide their career path in the Zambia Defence Force. The majority of commissioned officers, 122, expressive of 58.3%, revealed that career progression instructions did not foster systematic promotions of commissioned officers. Furthermore, 112 commissioned officers, signifying 54.1%, indicated that their promotions were not timely.
Conclusion: The career progression instructions inadequately facilitated the career progression of commissioned officers in the Zambia Defence Force.
Contribution: The inadequacy of career progression instructions in the Zambia Defence Force was documented in this article. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f6285047823f4df9829e6fdfa599421c2023-06-01T13:49:55ZengAOSISAfrican Journal of Career Development2709-74202617-74712023-05-0151e1e1010.4102/ajcd.v5i1.6744Adequacy of career progression instructions in influencing promotions of commissioned officers in the Zambia Defence ForceEmmanuel Sithole0Clever Madimutsa1Mulenga C. Bwalya2Department of Government and Management Studies, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zambia, LusakaDepartment of Government and Management Studies, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zambia, LusakaDepartment of Government and Management Studies, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zambia, LusakaBackground: Over time, the Zambia Defence Force adjusted the career progression instructions to ensure systematic and timely promotions of commissioned officers. However, the amendments did not yield the intended results. Objectives: The study examines the adequacy of career progression instructions in influencing the promotions of commissioned officers in the Zambia Defence Force. Method: This study employed a mixed-method research design which specifically applied convergent parallel design involving qualitative and quantitative research approaches. A total of 209 commissioned officers were selected using a multi-stage sampling method. Purposive sampling was used to select 12 Brigadier Generals, four from each Service. Questionnaires and an interview guide were used to collect data from commissioned officers and key informants, respectively. Statistical Package for Social Sciences and Microsoft Excel were used to analyse quantitative data, while the content and thematic analysis were used to analyse qualitative data. Results: Most commissioned officers (84.2%) revealed that they were aware of the career progression instructions that were needed to guide their career path in the Zambia Defence Force. The majority of commissioned officers, 122, expressive of 58.3%, revealed that career progression instructions did not foster systematic promotions of commissioned officers. Furthermore, 112 commissioned officers, signifying 54.1%, indicated that their promotions were not timely. Conclusion: The career progression instructions inadequately facilitated the career progression of commissioned officers in the Zambia Defence Force. Contribution: The inadequacy of career progression instructions in the Zambia Defence Force was documented in this article.https://ajcd.africa/index.php/ajcd/article/view/67career progression instructionpromotionstatistical package for social scienceseffectivenesszambia defence forceservices. |
| spellingShingle | Emmanuel Sithole Clever Madimutsa Mulenga C. Bwalya Adequacy of career progression instructions in influencing promotions of commissioned officers in the Zambia Defence Force African Journal of Career Development career progression instruction promotion statistical package for social sciences effectiveness zambia defence force services. |
| title | Adequacy of career progression instructions in influencing promotions of commissioned officers in the Zambia Defence Force |
| title_full | Adequacy of career progression instructions in influencing promotions of commissioned officers in the Zambia Defence Force |
| title_fullStr | Adequacy of career progression instructions in influencing promotions of commissioned officers in the Zambia Defence Force |
| title_full_unstemmed | Adequacy of career progression instructions in influencing promotions of commissioned officers in the Zambia Defence Force |
| title_short | Adequacy of career progression instructions in influencing promotions of commissioned officers in the Zambia Defence Force |
| title_sort | adequacy of career progression instructions in influencing promotions of commissioned officers in the zambia defence force |
| topic | career progression instruction promotion statistical package for social sciences effectiveness zambia defence force services. |
| url | https://ajcd.africa/index.php/ajcd/article/view/67 |
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