HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE IN FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, AKURE

Abstract

The study on human resources and the performance of employees in an organization have taken different faces of attention amidst various scholars and professionals in recent past, but this study dwells on the effectiveness of human resources in achieving a better employee performance. Based on this premise, the study examined the effectiveness of human resource management in achieving employee performance in The Federal University of Technology, Akure. The study examines effectiveness of training and development in enhance employee skills, knowledge and attitude to work; evaluate effect of promotion exercise on labour turnoverand assess relationship between the management/staff on industrial peace. Survey method was adopted in gathering data and the data collected were carefully analysed using descriptive statistics such as frequency distribution, percentages and relative importance index and chi- square in testing of the research hypotheses. The study shows that there is a significant relationship between human resource management and employee performance as all tends to have a significant effect on each other. The study concludes that training and development of staff should be a routine activity irrespective of the cadre, promotion exercise is free from biased and lastly better relationship exist between staff and management. The study therefore recommends that effective training and development, promotion exercise and better relation between the employee and management truly enhance employee performance.