PERCEIVED INFLUENCE OF ANDRAGOGICAL PRINCIPLES ON LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT OF CEOS IN OUTSOURCING INDUSTRY, LAGOS STATE

Abstract

The study examined the perceived influence of and ragogical principles of adult learning on leadership training and development of Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) and sought to establish a relationship between the variables in the outsourcing industry in Lagos State. The study adopted a correlational survey research design. A sample of 81 participants was surveyed using a proportionate random sampling technique with a sampling fraction of 1 /3 of the population of 245 professional members of the Association of Outsourcing Practitioners of Nigeria (AOPN). The study collected data using self-developed online questionnaires that were analysed with descriptive and inferential statistics. The questionnaire was validated by an independent researcher in Adult Education and the instrument indicated a Cronbach’s Alpha reliability coefficient of 0.77. Findings revealed that CEOs were moderately aware of the andragogical principles of adult learning and could access four leadership development programmes available to grow their careers. The results indicated a positive low significant influence of andragogical principles of adult learning on leadership training (r = 0.22, p < 0.05) and positive moderate significant influence on leadership development (r = 0.49, p < 0.05) of CEOs. It was recommended that organisations should incorporate principles of andragogical learning in the planning and development of curriculum for leadership training and strategy plan for leadership development of CEOs as they ensure that their training consultants apply these principles when developing mentoring and executive education programmes for the CEOs.