Impact of Human Resource Development on Employees Performance

Human resource development for employees is to enhance productivity and overall performance of the organizations. This is due to the recognition of the important role of human resource development in attainment of organizational goals. Consequently, this study investigated the impact of Human resource development on employees’ performance in the Nigerian University system. Collection of data for the study was effected through the use of questionnaire with a sample size of 263 drawn by stratified random sampling. The data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The findings of the study shows that almost all of the respondents agreed that to a large extent, human resource development practices if properly applied in developing personnel strength would go a long way in enhancing positive impact on the job performance of the employees’. The study recommends that management of Universities in Nigerian must ensure that employees training and development form the heart of their cardinal mission.