CONCEPTUALISING HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE OF HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN NORTHEAST, NIGERIA

Abstract

The study aims to propose a model for examining the relationship between Human Resource Management (HRM) practices and the Employee performance with employee commitment as a mediator in Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) of Northeast, Nigeria. The study utilises existing literature about the major concepts in the study, such as employee commitment, human resource management practice as well as employee performance. In line with the current literature, it was indicated that human resource management practices in the form of selection and recruitment, training and development, and compensation and rewards, have significant impacts on Employee commitment and employee performance. The literature review shows a potential mediation of employee commitment on the relationship between human resource practice as well as employee performance. In line with the preceding, the paper recommends that an empirical investigation should be undertaken on the effect of HRM practice on employee performance through the mediating effect of employee commitment of higher educational institutions in northeast, Nigeria.