IMPACTS OF HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON PERFORMANCE OF DISTRIBUTIVE FIRMS IN NIGERIA

Author Name: AjalaOladayoAyorinde ¹, Adetunji Solomon²

Volume: 01 &  Issue:

Country: NIGERIA

DOI NO.: NA, DOI Link: http://doi-ds.org/doilink/08.2020-25662434/

Affiliation:

1. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Department of Management and Accounting, Ogbomoso Nigeria
2. Federal Polytechnic, Offa, Department of Mass Communication, Kwara State, Nigeria. Corresponding E-mail:dayoajala@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

The paper examined the human resources management practices in the Nigerian distributive firms with the aim of determining their effects and the extent to which they influenced performance. A simple random technique was used to select twenty three distributive firms on the Nigeria stock exchange. A stratified random technique was then used to select respondents in the human resources department across the selected firms. Both secondary and primary data were involved in the study. Stepwise regression analysis was used to capture the relative contribution and effect of the human resources management practices on performance. The results exhibit a strong relationship between the performance of distributive firms and the human resources management practices –recruitment and selection, training and development and employees compensation. Recruitment and selection was indentified to be the major driving force adding value to the performance of Nigerian distributive firms, training and development and employees compensation.

Key words: Recruitment and selection, training and development, employees’ compensation, Nigeria.