EFFECT OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES ON PERFORMANCE OF NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SERVICE COMMISSION, ABUJA, NIGERIA

This study examines the effect of human resource development practices on performance of the National Assembly Service Commission, Abuja. The study measures human resource development with training, compensation management and performance appraisal. Hence, the specific objectives of the study are to examine the effect of training, compensation management and performance appraisal on performance of National assembly service Commission, Abuja, Nigeria. The study adopted descriptive survey research design and primary data were collected with the aid of questionnaire designed in a four Likert scale manner to extract information from the staff of the Commission. The study employed Cronbach’s Alpha reliability test to check for the reliability of the primary data. Ordinary least square regression analysis was employed to analyse the data. The study revealed that training, compensation management, performance appraisal all have significant positive effect on performance. Based on these findings, the study concludes that human resource development practices have significant effect on performance of National Assembly Service Commission, Abuja, Nigeria. The study therefore recommends that National Assembly Service Commission management should employ and sustain training as human resource development strategy and should allow employees’ to participate actively in designing compensation policy so that the management will be aware of the aspect of compensation policy that stimulate their job satisfaction, this will enhance employees sense of responsibility entrusted onto them.