The Effect of Insecurity on Human Resource Management in North-Eastern Nigeria

Abstract

The current wave of insecurity in Nigeria especially, in the Northeastern Region is accompanied by an avalanche of adverse effects on its populace. The above situation has a lot of implications on human resource performance and management. It is, therefore, in light of the above that this study examined the effect of insecurity on human resource management in northeastern Nigeria. The paper adopted a qualitative approach where an in-depth interview was used to elicit data from twelve employees and six human resource managers in the region. The findings of the study unraveled that the state of insecurity in the northeastern region is worrisome and that it has an enormous adverse effect on human resource performance and management. It was also found that the state of insecurity in the region caused incessant fear and worries among employees despite the motivation they had in their various organizations. It was, therefore, recommended among other things that there is the need for the government and human resource managers to strategies measures on how to protect the lives and property of their employees in the affected areas as that would go a long way in stabilizing their performance which at the long-run would bring about national development.