HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF NIGERIA: AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS

Abstract

The study empirically analyzed human resource management practices in NationalLibrary of Nigeria. It adopted a survey design. Data were collected using validatedquestionnaire and was analyzed using Descriptive statistics, Analysis of Variance(ANOVA). Multiple Linear Regression and Tukey Highest significant Difference posthoc Scheffe test with the aid of Statistical Package for Social Sciences. The study found significant readerships between human resource planning. recruitment,election and placement, performance appraisal and job performance of personnel of National library of Nigeria ( r =189535,-.129853,-.267189 and P<0.05respectively. Analysis of multiple regression unveiled that independent variable (human resource planning, recruitment, selection and placement, performanceappraisal had significant joint influence on job performance of staff of Nationallibrary of Nigeria; F-ratio of 9.1932.P-< 000 R = 0.618, multiple R-square =0.382and Adjusted R square =0.150; ·P < 05). The independent variables jointlyaccounted for 38%~(R =0.38) variation in the prediction of job performance. Analysisof Tukey Highest Significant Difference post hoc Scheffe test revealed significant mean difference in the human resource planning, performance appraisal, andrecruitment, selection and placement practices among personnel in relations to their jjob performance. Also, there was no significant difference between human resource

planning and recruitment, selection and placement; human resource planning andperformance appraisal; recruitment, selection and placement and performanceappraisal respectively. It was recommended that human resource managementpractices should be accorded importance managed in National library of Nigeriabecause without objective manpower planning, performance appraisal, recruitment,selection and placement, high job performance cannot be achieved.