Human Resource Development Practices and Organizational Performance: Evidence From De United Food Industries Limited Ota Ogun State, Nigeria

Olayinka Yusuf Sholesi

The decline in organization’s investment in Human Resources Development practices as continued to affect organizational performance. This study examined Human Resource Development and organizational Performance at De United food industries limited located in Ota Ogun State, Nigeria. The study adopted the survey research method, using descriptive research design. Systematic random sampling technique was used to draw sample from the population. Two hundred and forty eight (248) copies of the questionnaire were distributed and two hundred and four (204) copies were duly completed by the employees of De United food and industries limited. Two hypothesis were tested using regression, with the aid of SPSS (20.0) version. The results shows that 46.1.% variation in organizational performance is explained by training and development, which implies that as employee training and development improves organizational performance is enhanced. The result also revealed that organizational learning accounts for1.7% of organizational performance
Based on the findings the study recommended that organizations should take training and development of employees seriously by imbibing the culture of budgeting for training at the beginning of every financial year. Finally organizations should view training broadly as a way of creating intellectual capital to enhance organizational performance.

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To Cite this Article: Sholesi, O. Y. (2021). Human Resource Development Practices and Organizational Performance: Evidence From De United Food Industries Limited Ota Ogun State, Nigeria. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 11(4), 75-88.

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