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JOB COMPETENCE OF AGRICULTURAL OFFICERS IN THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE IN TAMIL NADU

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Title JOB COMPETENCE OF AGRICULTURAL OFFICERS IN THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE IN TAMIL NADU
 
Creator VIJAIBABU, D
 
Contributor NAGI REDDY, K
 
Subject JOB, COMPETENCE, AGRICULTURAL, OFFICERS, STATE, DEPARTMENT, AGRICULTURE, TAMIL NADU
 
Description The study was conducted to measure the job competence of Agricultural Officers
working in selected eight districts of Tamil Nadu.
The objectives of the study were to study the personal, socio-psychological and
situational characteristics of respondents, to measure the job competence of Agricultural
Officers, to study the relationship between selected independent variables with job
competence of Agricultural Officers, and to elicit problems encountered by Agricultural
Officers in relation to their job competence and their suggestions to overcome them.
Expost facto research design was followed in the present study.
The study was conducted with Agricultural Officers working in the State
Department of Agriculture viz; Agricultural Officers working in T and V System which
was the main responsibility for extension work. Most of the extension work was carried
out through T and V System only. Out of 148 positions in the selected 141 positions were
occupied by the Agricultural Officers. So all the Agricultural Officers were taken for the
study. Data was collected through mailing the questionnaire to each respondent by post.
Out of 141 respondents only 102 responded by sending filled questionnaires.
Majority of respondents had medium experience, received medium level of
training. Majority of Agricultural Officers were having medium rural orientation,
perceived medium workload, medium achievement motivation and medium level of
aspiration. Majority of Agricultural Officers had medium level of organizational
commitment, medium level of morale, neutral attitude towards T and V System and
towards farmers. Majority of Agricultural Officers felt that medium level of facilities and
resources were available in the organization and medium level of organizational climate
prevailed in the organization.
Majority of Agricultural Officers had medium level of job competence.
Correlation analysis indicated that 8 independent variables were positively significant
with job competence. They are achievement motivation, level of aspiration,
organizational commitment, organizational climate, morale, attitude towards T and V
System, attitude towards farmers and facilities and resources. Training received and
workload were negatively significant with job competence. Experience was negatively
non significant with job competence. Rural-urban background was non significant with
job competence.
Prediction analysis showed that 12 variables explained 55.90 per cent variation in
job competence. The partial regression coefficient of attitude towards farmers was
positively significant with ‘t’ value and this variable contributed to most of the variation
in job competence of Agricultural Officers. Workload was negatively and significantly
influenced the job competence.
 
Date 2016-08-17T14:37:43Z
2016-08-17T14:37:43Z
2005
 
Type Thesis
 
Identifier http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/72795
 
Language en
 
Relation D7714;
 
Format application/pdf
 
Publisher ACHARYA N.G. RANGA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, RAJENDRANAGAR, HYDERABAD