EFFECT OF HUMAN RESOURCE POLICIES ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC SECTOR ORGANISATIONS: A STUDY OF RIVERS STATE UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION, PORT HARCOURT

Abstract

This study examines human resource polices and employee performance in the public enterprises using Rivers State University of Education as a case study. The objective of the study is to determine the following. The extent to which human resource policies affect employee productivity/output, extent to which human resources polices affect expansion of public enterprises and the extent to which human resources polices affect service delivery of the public enterprise. Four research questions were formulated to provide an answer to the objective of the study alongside and descriptive research design was also adopted. The population of the study is drawn from 1000 staff from Admin and Establishment department and the sample size was obtained through Taro Yemane formula. Simple percentage was used to analysize the research questions while Pearsons Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) was used to test the hypotheses. The theoretical framework that guides this study is the Universalist approach also called best practice to strategic human resource management theory. The study therefore recommends that for tertiary institution such as RSUE to be effective in meeting their respective mandates both to the employee as well as to expand and service delivery, it must design human resource policy which will focus on the following key areas: Efficient Recruitment and Selection Process, Training and Development, Performance Evaluation Compensation, Promotion, as well as Effects on Working Conditions, amongst others.