Strategic Human Resource Management Practices and Sustainable Retention: Insight from Selected Universities in Lagos, Nigeria
Keywords:
Recurrent Challenge, Respondents, Experienced HandsAbstract
Retention of competent and experienced hands has been a recurrent challenge globally. The dimensions of the study’s construct aligned with the focus of SDG 4, SDG 8, and SDG 16, respectively. The research design adopted was a survey, and a cross-sectional method involving administration of questionnaire was utilised for the study. Non-Academic Staff (NAS) from University of Lagos (UNILAG); and Lagos State University (LASU) constituted respondents. Data harvesting was conducted using questionnaire. Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 22.0 was used for all statistical analyses. Result gotten revealed a statistically significant association between strategic human resource management practices (SHRMP) and retention. Findings of the study implied that selected universities in Lagos State had formulated strategic human resource management practices that enhanced employee retention. Therefore, null hypothesis, which stated that SHRMP has no significant association with retention of NAS in selected universities in Lagos State, Nigeria, was rejected. The study concludes that SHRMP has a statistically significant association with retention of NAS. In accordance with findings, the study recommends that policy relating to SHRMP in the institutions should be reviewed to further enhance smooth implementation and thereby brighten the opportunity to reap the benefit of sustainably retaining competent and experienced hands in the workforce of the examined institutions.
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