Impact of Human Resource Management Practices on Staff Performance in Rev. Fr. Moses Orshio Adasu University, Makurdi

Abstract

Rev. Fr. Moses Orshio Adasu University, Makurdi, was established in 
1992 by then Governor of Benue State, Rev. Fr. Moses Orshio Adasu, as the first state-owned university in Northern Nigeria. The University's academic programmes commenced in 1993 with a staff strength of fewer than four hundred (400). The University currently has 1,991 staff members, comprising 677 academic staff and 1,314 non-academic staff, with a total enrolment of 29,459 students. This study was conducted to examine the impact of Human Resource Management Practices on performance at Rev. Fr. Moses Orshio Adasu University, Makurdi A survey design was employed, and the purposive sampling technique was adopted to select two hundred (200) respondents from the University's staff pool. Data were gathered through the administration of questionnaires to the sampled population and analysed descriptively. The Human Capital Theory was adopted. From the responses obtained and analysed, the findings revealed that there is a significant positive relationship between human resource management functions and university effectiveness. Additionally, it was found that management 
styles have a significant positive influence on employees' productivity and job satisfaction at  Rev. Fr. Moses Orshio Adasu University, Makurdi.Furthermore, a significant positive relationship between motivation and staff productivity was identified. The study, therefore, recommends that training and development programmes and policies should be introduced and monitored to ensure the effective implementation of in-service courses for employees, alongside staff seminars such as induction courses, on-the-job training, and off-the-job training. Moreover, human resource management should implement sound policies regarding staff transfers and promotions to ensure justice and fairness in dealings with staff.