An Assessment of Human Resources Development and Organizational Productivity

Abstract

The study examined the assessment of human resources development and organizational productivity of selected banking industries in Asaba, Delta State. The study adopted across-sectional survey research design method. A sample size of 154 employees of the selected banks was chosen from a total population of 250 employees. The stratified random sampling technique was adopted for the study. A structured questionnaire was used as the instrument for data collection. The statistical techniques used for data analysis were descriptive statistics, correlation, and regression analysis. All analysis was done using the statistical package for social science (SPSS) software version 25. Findings showed that employee training(ß = 0.515, P<0.05), employee education(ß = 0.204, P<0.05) and employee career development (ß = 0.244, P<0.05), have positive effect on organizational productivity. Findings showed that 52% of the change in organizational productivity was brought about by the dimensions of human resource development. The study concluded that human resource development has a significant positive effect on organizational productivity in the banking industry. The study recommended amongst others that managers and stakeholders in banks should give career development a priority since career advancement has become a major factor in employee satisfaction and retention which in turn leads to organizational productivity. The study established that training provides knowledge and skills employees need to be effective performers.