Human Resources Management

International Journal of Economics and Management Sciences
Vol. 1, No. 4, 2011, pp. 01-11

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HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES IN NIGERIA UNDER A GLOBALISED ECONOMY
Francis C. Anyim Ph.D1, Cyril Oseloka Ikemefuna2 and Samuel E. Mbah3

FCIPM, FNIM, FABS, FCAI; Department of Industrial Relations and Personnel Management, Faculty of Business Administration, University of Lago. E-mail: [e-mail] 2 Department of Industrial Relations and Personnel Management, Faculty of Business Administration, University of Lago. E-mail: [e-mail] 3 Department of Industrial Relations and Personnel Management, Faculty of Business Administration, University of Lagos. E-mail: [e-mail]

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ABSTRACT The pace of globalization is increasing continuously in terms of markets for goods and services, investment opportunities across borders amongst others. Enterprises face competition from all fronts. Human resource management is not left out in this transformation crusade as it has obligation to move along with the changing demands of the globalization process. One of the objectives of this paper is to show that effective managers should constantly be aware of the changes taking place in domestic (home country) environment, as well as around the globe (international and foreign environments) on HR issues and developments. By so doing, they can scan their environment on an ongoing basis, and when they detect opportunities and/or threats, they can transform their organization to seize the opportunities and/or combat or neutralize the threats as the case may be. In this presentation, problems, issues and trends in HRM practice in Nigeria in the current period were reviewed. The factors affecting HRM and its practice in a global context and what should be the direction of the profession and its practice in Nigeria constitute the main focus of this paper.

INTRODUCTION Human resources are the life

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