Effect of Human Resource Development On Employee Performance of Teaching Staff of Universities in Delta State

Abstract

The study examined the effect of Human Resource Development (HRD) on employee performance among teaching staff of universities in Delta State, Nigeria. Three (3) research questions were raised for the study and three hypotheses were postulated. The population comprised of all teaching staff in universities in Delta state, Nigeria. The sample was taken from two universities in the State. Purposive sampling was utilized to select teaching staff of selected universities. The study adopted the survey research design and a structured questionnaire was used to elicit responses from the respondents. The reliability of the instrument was established using Pearson’s product-moment correlation coefficient method, validated through face validation by course lecturers and three Business management department lecturers. Data were analyzed using descriptive-analytical method based on one regression model. Training and Development (TD), Career Development (CD) and Organizational Development (OD) served as proxies for Human Resource Development (HRD) strategies. The result indicated that Human Resources Development (HRD) constructs have positive effects on employee performance. The study concludes that Training and Development (TD), Career Development (CD) and Organizational Development (OD) are vital to employee performance. Furthermore, this study recommends that the decision makers of universities should strive to develop HRD strategies which will enable them to improve employee performance and enhance the capability of the employees to achieve desired goals and objectives of the organization.This study contributed through the provision of empirical proof showing the effect of human resource development on employee performance of teaching staff of universities in Delta State.