Impact of external recruitment and selection practices on employee’s performance in selected manufacturing firms in Nigeria
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.64171/JSRD.5.1.53-62Keywords:
Recruitment agencies, Employee referral external recruitmentAbstract
The study ascertained the impact recruitment and selection practices on employee’s performance in selected manufacturing firms in Nigeria. The specific objectives were to: evaluate the impact of employee referral practice on employee’s commitment in selected manufacturing firms in Nigeria and ascertain the impact of recruitment agencies practice on employee service delivery in selected manufacturing firms in Nigeria. Study area was Nigeria. The research design of the study was descriptive survey design. The study used structured questionnaire to obtain data. The population of the study comprised of 193,000 employee of manufacturing firms in Nigeria (Annual Report of selected organizations). Simple random technique was used to select four quoted manufacturing firms namely: Cadbury Nigeria Plc Okmu Oil Palm Plc, Presco Plc and Nigeria Breweries Plc. The sample size of 383 respondents was drawn from population of the study using Freund and Williams sampling technique. Research questions were answered using frequency, mean and standard deviation. The hypotheses stated were tested using single regression statistic. The empirical results showed that employee referral practice has significant impact on employee’s commitment in selected manufacturing firms in Nigeria (t-statistic; 7.039; p-value; 0.000 < Sig-value; 0.05) and recruitment agencies practice has significant impact on employee service delivery in selected manufacturing firms in Nigeria (t-statistic; 11.826; p-value; 0.000 < Sig-value; 0.05). The study recommended that management of manufacturing firms in Nigeria should quipped managers with the skills to provide meaningful feedback and facilitate development discussions.
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