Human Resource Management And Public Sector Productivity In Nigeria
Ejim Emeka Patrick Ph.D
Department of Business Administration and Management, School of Business Studies, IMT Enugu
Egbudu Peter Chukwu
Business Administration Department, Faculty of Management Sciences Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu.
Ezeh Chioma Jovita
Business Administration Department, Faculty of Management Sciences Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu.
Keywords: Human Resource Management, Hiring of Skilled Employees, Employee, Remuneration, Employee Maintenance, Public Sector, Waste Reduction
Abstract
The study was to evaluate the effect of Human resource management and public sector productivity in Nigeria. The specific objectives were to: examine the effect of hiring skilled employees on the waste reduction in the public sector, investigate employee remuneration on the level of output in the public sector, and evaluate the effect of employee maintenance on the cost effectiveness in the public sector. The area of study focused on 15 selected ministries of the public sector from South East, Nigeria made up of Enugu State: Ministry Human Development and Poverty Reduction, Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, Anambra State: Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Ministry of Labour and Productivity, , Ministry of Lands and Urban Development, Ebonyi State: Ministry of Capital Territory, Ministry of Youths and Sports and Ministry of Education, Ministry of Health. Imo State: Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources, Ministry of Local Government, Ministry of Transport, Abia State: Ministry of Water resources, Ministry of Works and Infrastructures, and Ministry of Housing. They were also chosen due to high strength of the staff. They study covered period of (2009-2019).The study used the survey approach. The population for the study includes four thousand, three hundred and twenty one (4,321) staff. The sample size of 352 was drawn using Freund and William’s formula at 3 percent error margin. A survey design was adopted for the study. Instrument used for data collection was the questionnaire and interviews. A total of three hundred and fifty two (352) copies of questionnaire were distributed while three hundred and twenty three (323) copies of questionnaire were returned. Z-test, Pearson correlation coefficient, (F-statistics), and regression analysis were used to test the hypotheses, determine the nature, and strength of the research variables. The findings indicated that hiring skilled employees has positive effect on the waste reduction in the public Sector in South East, Nigeria with Z (95, n= 323) = 4.198, p>0.05, employee remuneration has positive effect on the level of output in public sector in South East, Nigeria with Z (95, n= 323) = 4.369, p>0.05 and employee maintenance has positive effect on the cost effectiveness in the public Sector with Z (95, n= 323) = 3.970, p>0.05. The study concluded that hiring skilled employees, employee remuneration and employee maintenance has positive effect on waste reduction, the level of output and cost effectiveness in the public sector. The study recommended that Hiring of skilled employees should base on job qualifications needed at the moment.