SUSTAINABLE HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE IN UNILEVER PLC. ADAMAWA STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

Sustainable Human Resources management practice is required for the success of organization for the long-term goals and sustainability, where productivity and performance are determine factors of overall success of an organization. Human resources is the most valuable asset of any organization, the success or failure of any organization to a large extent depends on how effective they were able to manage their human resources, their needs and working condition must be satisfied if an organization must achieve its aims and objectives. Sustainable human resource management practices deployed in this study are Common good, Green HR policies, Social responsible HRM, and Triple bottom line. The researcher used the primary data in the study. A correlation survey research design was employed. The population of the study comprised all the starters with high, middle and lower management in Adamawa State. A sample selected using stratified random sampling, with 101 employees as population.  Pilot study was carried out in one of the organization to ascertain the reliability and validity of the questionnaire. The sample size of the study was 81 employees derived using the Taro Yamani formulae for the determination of sample size. A total number of 81 questionnaires were distributed and  63 returned. The researcher used simple percentage and regression analysis as statistical tool for the analysis. Findings revealed that the variables of sustainable human resource management practices used in this study, Common good, Green HR policies, Social responsible HRM, and Triple bottom line are significant correlated with employee performance. It shows that providing adequate practices for employees lead to increase in performance rate of an organization. The study concluded that adoption of sustainable human resource management practices enhances employee performance. There is need for proper coordination, control and implementation in order to achieve organization objective and at the same time reduce employee turnover which has caused great havoc in the organization.