EFFECT OF HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE A CASE STUDY OF ADELEKE UNIVERSITY, EDE, OSUN STATE

ABSTRACT The study examined the influence of Human Resources Management on employee performance in Adeleke University, Ede, Osun state. The objectives of study were to examine the influence of Human Resource Management practices on employee efficiency, evaluate the effect of Human Resource Management practices on employees’ service delivery and assess the influence of Human Resource Management practices on employee productivity. The study adopted a survey research design. The simple random sampling technique was used to select one hundred (100) participants of the study. Structured questionnaire was designed and used to gather data from the participants of the study. In other to answer the research questions asked in the study, the data gathered was analyzed using simple percentage and frequencies. Also, the data was subjected to linear regression analysis in order to test the hypotheses stated in the study. Findings of the study revealed that Human Resource Management has significant influence on employee efficiency. Also, it was revealed that Human Resource Management has significant effect on employees’ service delivery. Furthermore, Human Resource Management was found to have significant influence on employee productivity. The study concluded that organizations which want to be the most competitive against their competitors in their sector in the market, have to efficiently use HRM practices as a tool that enhances their employees performance and by implication organizational performance. Lastly, the study recommended among other things that there is need for organizations to establish best Human Resources Management practices and policies which facilitate continuous learning process for employees and provide a flexible environment