Abstract

The study examined the human resource management (HRM) practices in the wire and cable industry; investigated the relationship between human resource management practices and components of organisational citizenship behaviour. The study relied on primary data which was generated through the administration of a structured questionnaire. The study population (1,200) comprised all the employees of the seven wire and cable manufacturing companies in South-western Nigeria. Using the Yamane’s formula, a total sample size of 570 employees were purposively selected on the bases of the location of the companies as follows: Nexim Kabel Metal Plc (142), Nigerchin Plc (119), Coleman Wire and Cable Plc (63), MicCom Nigerian Plc (63), Nigeria Wire and Cable Plc (57), Comester Wire and Cable (76), Denki Wire and Cable Nigeria Plc (38). The respondents included managers (75), supervisors (120) and factory workers (385). Data collected were analyzed using percentage, correlation analysis and multiple regressions. The results showed seven types of HRM practices in the wire and cable industry and they were rated by the employees as follows: Compensation Management (95%), Employee Empowerment (81%), Welfare Programme (80%) and Career Development (70%). Keywords: Compensation, Human Resource, Empowerment, Welfare, Development

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