Human resource management activities and organizational productivity

Abstract

Human resource management practices centres on the utilization proven practices and philosophies to motivate as well as retain employees contributing to the effective functioning and survival of the organization. To this end, researches establishing the link between human resource management practices and organizational productivity are desirable of every management experts. This study centres on the relationship between human resource management practices and the productivity of the Colleges as organizations. This is based on the fact that the impact of appropriate range of human resource policies and processes developed and implemented effectively on organizational productivity cannot overlooked in the affairs of Colleges as the citadel of developing human capital. The study is based on extensive review of existing literature. It was discovered from the reviews that when organizations such as Colleges ensure proper management of human resources as part of their corporate strategies, human resources management will remain a proactive strategy impacting on creativity and sustainable exploitation of areas of competitive advantage with spill over effect on overall productivity. In view of the discovery, it was recommended that competent employees with required skills should be recruited and that organizations such as Colleges should be organized in such a way and manner that ensures periodic training and development would be established and sustained by the human resource managers.