Practices and problems in personnel management in the radio broadcasting industry in the Western Visayas

Abstract

This study investigated the practices and problems in personnel management in the twenty radio stations in the Western Visayas. The data were gathered through the use of questionnaires which were sent to owners and/or station managers and interviews with business, program, and technical personnel in the radio stations. The questionnaire asked for the practices and problems regarding (a) recruitment, (b) training, (c) promotion, (d) labor turnover, (e) employee benefits, (f) conduct of safety programs, and (g) monetary administration.

An interview schedule was used to facilitate the interviewing process. For the purpose of checking on the responses to some items in the questionnaire, the interview schedule asked for (a) bases used for promotion of personnel, (b) employee benefits, and (c) conduct of safety programs.

The comparison of responses made by station managers and by the interviewees showed that on the whole there was substantial consistency of the data obtained from the station managers and those reported by the interviewees. The facts gave the researcher adequate basis for considering the questionnaire data as sufficiently valid bases for generalization.