ABSTRACT

 Rightsizing for achieving efficiency in Nigeria, be it in public or private sector strive to maintain the quality and quantity of staff to contribute optimally to its objectives. Consequently, one of the programmes developed by Federal Government in it's on -going reforms, to make its institutions work more efficiently and effectively is rightsizing. The underlying philosophy is transformation. The institutions are either overstaffed or understaffed. In either case, productivity suffer. As a result of these study sought to find out the impact of the various rightsizing techniques (maintenance of accurate personnel records and regular personnel audits, Human Resource Planning, Employee training and development, Employee retention strategies such as performance pay, high level of wage rate and institution image, employer provided or paid housing, retired benefits etc., and employee training and development). The study was conducted in Abia State and two (2) tertiary institutions; Ahia State University, Uturu and Ahia State Polytechnic, Aba were used as study. The survey design was used for the study. The population and sample size of the study were 1175 and 298 respectively. The questionnaire and interview methods were used to elicitresponses from the respondents. The data collected were appropriately tested to ensure Reliability and Validity. Four hypotheses were developed and tested using Chi- square (X) analytical techniques to find out the effect of the various rightsizing techniques mentioned above on efficiency.The study revealed that rightsizing techniques indeed have significant impact on efficiency. It is therefore recommendation that institutions should attach importance to effective management of its Human Resource through the application of appropriate rightsizing techniques to maintain optimum workforce and right caliber of staff all times in order to enhance efficiency.