Investigating the Impact of Human Resource Management (Hrm) Practices in the Nigerian Building Construction Industry
(A Case Study of Kebbi State, Nigeria)

Investigating the Impact of Human Resource Management (Hrm) Practices in the Nigerian Building Construction Industry
(A Case Study of Kebbi State, Nigeria)

Bello Muhammad Fakai

Investigating the impact of HRM practices in the Nigerian building construction industry and how they influence improvement in the organizational performance is the outcome of this research work. Ongoing research work on the impact of human resource management practices on project based companies has been undertaking mainly in developed countries, however little research study on this aspect has been undertaking in developing countries particularly Nigeria. Despite the fact that it’s universally agreed that building construction industry still remains labor intensive in spite of the technological advancement. This makes the role of employees in the industry to be very critical in the success of this organization, hence the need to acquire and manage them effectively and efficiently through the soft model of HRM practices of every organization for the overall benefits of all stakeholders. The research study develop a theoretical framework that was constructed containing some four practices of HRM (recruitment & selection, training & development, job evaluation and performance appraisal) as independent variables in order to test the dependent variable of improvement in organizational performance. Purposive sampling method was adopted in the search for quantitative data using five-scale likert style closed-ended questionnaires as the research instrument. Statistical package for social science (SPSS) was used in the analysis of the primary data gathered. The findings of the research reinforce the findings of similar research in the field of study, that these HRM practices have significant impact that can influence improvement in the organizational performance and that the practices complement each other.
The research was concluded with the recommendation that construction companies should engage the services of trained personal in HRM in order to maximize the positive impact of the practices. It will be good also for the project managers to also be involved in the training. Finally of the four practices, the recruitment and selection is believed to be the bedrock of having well committed employees.

MSc Engineering Project Management

Ghana Technology University College

May, 2017

Mr. Ernest Ofori Nyarko