Impact of Educational Requirements on Employee Wages, at the Archdiocese of Lilongwe in Malawi
Abstract
The purpose of the study was to investigate the extent to which educational requirements impact employee wages, at the Archdiocese of Lilongwe in Malawi. The study used descriptive and quantitative survey study design in the investigation and inferential statistics was used through correlation analysis. The target population comprised of the employees working at the Archdiocese of Lilongwe Malawi with a total number 300 employees. The study sampled 168 employees representing the top managers, middle managers and low level employees through stratified sampling, simple random sampling and census for the two top strata. Both primary and secondary sources were used in collecting information. Questionnaires were used as the main research instrument and other data collecting procedures included survey, interviews and observation. Analysis of data gathered through the questionnaire was realized through the use of the Software Package for Social Science (SPSS Version 21.0). The findings from the study showed that the ranking of the relationships in responses and in strength showed that educational requirements (.712**) had strong correlation strength with employee wages. The study recommended that the organization should invest in education and training opportunities in order to enhance productivity and profitability. The organization should focus on education adding value to employees as education plays an important role in a variety of domains including economic growth, wages income inequality and society. In addition, the management should make learning opportunities more readily available and accessible and provide flexible learning options. Management should also teach employees to own their career development that is individuals must own, self-direct and control their learning fortunes.
Key words: Educational Requirements, Employee Wages, Archdiocese of Lilongwe, Malawi
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