Benue State University, Makurdi

DECISION MAKING AND HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN SOUTH-SOUTH, NIGERIA

Fanan Abigail Gire, Margaret Uga Oluwole and Prof. Adejo Okwori

Abstract

The survival of every organisation depends largely on the nature of human resource at its disposal. Human Resource Management (HRM) is thus critical to the efficient and effective management of organisations such as universities. This study investigated decision making and human resource management in public universities in South-South, Nigeria. Two research questions guided the study and two null hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study employed descriptive survey research design. The population of the study comprised 1047 administrative staff and executive members of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU) and Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) from 13 public universities in South-South, Nigeria of which 289 were respondents sampled. The instrument for data collection was; Decision Making and Human Resource Management Rating Scale (DMHRMRS). Data collected was analysed using Chi-square test of goodness of fit at 0.05 level of significance. The study revealed that decision making significantly influences recruitment and compensation staff at a high extent in public universities. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended among others that Ministry of Education through governing councils and management of universities should develop and adhere to strategies of recruitment and compensation of qualified and competent staff for effective and efficient teaching and research in universities.

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