CAUSES OF OCCUPATIONAL CHANGE IN SECRETARIAL PROFESSION

(A CASE STUDY OF INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY (IMT) ENUGU)

By

UNAH IJEOMA J.

Presented To

Department of Secretarial Studies

The topic of the study is causes of occupational change in secretarial profession – A case study of Institute of Management and Technology, Enugu.
The objective of the study was to find out the causes of occupational changes, the efforts of occupational changes on the secretarial profession, and effects of occupational changes on secretaries in business organizations.
The researchers reviewed some related literature on the meaning of occupational changes, causes and efforts of occupational changes and finally the solutions to the reasons for occupational change in secretarial profession.
The researchers were able to find out that age, lack of training, lack of prestige and security are some reasons for occupational changes.  And the occupational changes has some significant effects on career path planning of the secretary and it also has some negative efforts on the secretarial profession.
The researchers recommended that adequate training and job satisfaction should be given to secretaries.  Secretarial profession should be well constituted to be more attractive.
 
LIST OF TABLES

Table I:    Advent of computers are the causes of occupational change in secretarial profession.
Table 2:    Social changes and streamline in organization.
Table 3:    Poor working condition causes occupational change in secretarial profession.
Table 4:    Absence of Prestige and job security is the cause of occupational change in secretarial profession.
Table 5:    There is no significant effects on individual secretaries the causes of occupational change.
Table 6:    It has serious effects on secretarial profession.
Table 7:    It does affect secretary in their life career.
Table 8:    It results to scarcity of competent secretary in business organization.
Table 9:    It enables secretaries to go further training and attain high status.

Title page
Approval page
Dedication
Acknowledgement
Abstract
List of Tables

CHAPTER ONE:
1.0    Introduction
1.1    Background of the study
1.2    Statement of the problem
1.3    Objectives of the study
1.4    Scope of the study
1.5    Research questions
1.6    Significance of the study

CHAPTER TWO
2.0    Literature Review
2.1    Meaning of Occupational change
2.2    Causes of Occupational change
2.3    Effects of occupational change on individual secretary
2.4    Occupational change as it affects secretarial profession
2.5    How to overcome the problems why people run away from secretarial administration.
2.6    Summary

CHAPTER THREE
3.0    Methodology
3.1    Research Design
3.2    Area of the study
3.3    Population of the study
3.4    Sample and sampling procedure
3.5    Instrumentation
3.6    Validation of the instrument
3.7    Reliability of instrument
3.8    Data analysis

CHAPTER FOUR
4.0    Data Presentation and Result

CHAPTER FIVE
5.0    Discussion, Implication, Recommendation
5.1    Discussion of result
5.2    Implication of the study
5.3    Conclusion
5.4    Suggestion for further research
5.5    Limitations of the Study
References
Appendix
Questionnaire