1.0 Introduction
Human resources administration plays a critical role in contributing to the overall productivity and strength of an organization. Human resources administration helps to build a stronger workface through better recruiting, training and retention. The workface helps drive the efficiency of the organization as a whole and more efficient, productive and agile organization with well equipped operating managers who provide support on all human resource matters.[Gelade 2003].
Human resources administration also provides a variety of employees services ranging from research to time and leave reporting to the interpretation of the board of regents code state classified rules and related regulations [Gregory 2008].
But many human resources organization struggle to allocate their resources, they are often hindered by a multitude of manual based process and benefits information’s that are costly, prone to errors and time consuming to manage, this factors can make it difficult for human resources organizations to focus on higher value initiative that helps to drive profitability, efficiency and contribute to the organization bottom-line, many human resources administrative units are transforming to an E-human resources task tools and processes into internal intranets via the internet, organizations are seeking E-human solutions that can help automate tasks and streamline workflow and improve efficiency of the workface by providing self service tools, training and information. By automating processes human resources can better align itself with the organizational services and employees needs such training and development.[Armstrong 2006].
“Our people are our most important assets’’ is a popular phrase we often see in today’s annual reports[John 2008].organization is paying more attention to the contributions made by their workers and its paying, leading firms have embraced the need to better manage their human capital and build a more effective workface and build a mutual understanding between the organization and the employees.
Efficiency is the beginning of any organization at the point of impact, where a worker performs a job. Employees who have the right skills, knowledge and abilities can have a great impact on the company bottom line. [Goldratt 2000].
Therefore, accomplishing the human resources goals of an organization requires close coordination between the human resources administration and operating managers [Richard 2007].This research work examines the impact of human resources administration on organizational efficiency using Adavi Local Government Kogi state as a case study. Moreover, this research also discusses the constraints that hindered effective utilization of human resources.
1.1 Statement Of The Problem
Human resources management is faced with some problems in the course of carrying out their obligation which serves as a detriment in contributing their quota effectively to the organizations building. These problems are as follows:
Inadequate provision of funds to the administration poised a great obstacle to the organization in ensuring efficiency.
Improper selection and employment of staff affects the productiveness and effectiveness of the organization.
When employees undergo the required training in order to put their acquired knowledge into practice and management do not place them on merit, it mega test the principles of efficiency in the organization.
Change in government policies makes it difficult for organization to operate steadily.
Social-cultural values and beliefs of the areas where organization is operating may hinder effective and efficient utilization of human resource.
When management have a wrong preconceived motion that anybody other than a specialist can mount the responsibilities and therefore, when it is not accorded the proper place it deserves, it posed a problem to the organizations development.
1.2 Objective Of The Study
The objectives of the study are as follows:-
- To identify and analyzes the process of apartment into key offices with the use of employees’ qualification.
- To make a general recommendation into the management on the areas of improvement in the human resources administration.
- To find out the implication of the methods of employment and its impact of job efficiency with the sole aim of finding out how it affects the workers behavior.
- To enable human resources management sees the need to cultivate good relations with employees in the organization.
- To ascertains effective and efficient utilization of human resources for organizational development.
- To highlights the difference between a specialist and a novice irrespective of their qualification.
1.3 Significance Of The Study
The significance of the study is as follows-
- To proffer a solution to the problems of human resources administration in Adavi Local Government and organization at large.
- To help in educating the human resources manager in ensuring that the organizational aims and objectives are met and the operational activities of the organization is runed smoothly, effectively and efficiently.
- The research work will also help the management in proper decision making especially in areas of incentives eradicating of redundancy and novice in the organizational settings and structures.
- The research work will go a long way in providing job satisfaction toward the realization of individual aspiration.
- The study will also assist students and other researchers who may come across it in the library on further impact of human resources administration on organizational efficiency, by providing them with some basic and necessary information’s.
1.4 Scope And Limitation Of The Study
The scope of this research work is centered on the contributions as well as the roles played by the human resources administration on organizational efficiency.
Arising from the foregoing, this study focuses on the activities of human resources administration of Adavi Local Government Kogi State.
Finally, the research will seek to know how the administration affects the efficiency of the organization as a whole.
Limitations Of The Study
This study is limited by the under listed factors which are as follows:
In any form of research especially with this, here is the weakness of the research as we can see it concentrate only on human resources administration in Adavi Local Government.
Another limitation of this research work is time factor or period to undertake the study is too small to justify the study.
Another serious problem mention in the study is financial limitation and time constraints
1.5 Research Hypothesis
- Hi: Human resources administration accelerates growth in the operational activities of the organization.
- HI: Human resources administration does not accelerate growth in the operational activities of the organization.
- HI: Human resources administration does not identify areas of dissatisfaction nor correct or eliminate it.
- HI: Human resources administration does not make the staff aware of respective duties and obligations.
- HI: Human resources administration has a negative relationship with the staff and management of the organization.
1.6 Definition Of Terms
Every originated work has its own peculiarities and this research work is not exception. Therefore, these terms have been assigned specific meaning irrespective of their other meaning and have been employed in this research solely on these specific meaning for easy explanation and understanding especially to the readers.
Human Resources:
Is the set of individuals who make up the workforce of an organization, sector or economy. They are responsible with employing suitable individual that fit a job.
Management:
The organization and coordination of the activities of a business in order to achieve defined objectives.
Efficiency:
Efficiency is the quality of achieving something which takes the organization nearer to their goals.
Goals:
Goals is a desired result a person or a system envision, plans and commits to achieve a personal or organizational desired endpoint in some sort of assumed development.
