1 THE IMPACT OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE OF MOTOR VEHICLE MECHANIC IN AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRIES

Abstract

This research work was designed to investigate the impact of human resource management practices on operational performance of motor vehicle mechanic in automobile industries. Three research question and three hypotheses were formulated to guide the conduct of the study. A descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The targeted population for this study was 200 respondents consisting of 15 monument staff, (32) supervisor for different departments and (153) junior staff which were randomly selected within Minna metropolis, Niger State. A structured questionnaire containing 37 items was used to collect the data for the study. Mean, standard deviation and t-test were the statistical tools used to analyze the data collected for the study. The three null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The findings among others revealed that most problem facing the automobile industries within Minna metropolis include: recruitment process of any organization mainly controls by the human management department of the organization and in general the process of recruitment is dependent on the merit of talent of the applicant. Based on the finding it was discovered that HRM should be giving 80% concentration during recruitments in automobile industry