The Impact Of Effective Human Resources Planning In The Achievement Of The Organizational Goals (A Case Study Of Unilever Nigeria Plc Aba, Abia State)

Project and Seminar Material for Business Administration and Management (BAM)
Abstract
As information is the life wire of any business organizations, so is human resource the blood of any business organization.
Planning the resources is a great tool in the achievement of organizational goals. But it is ironical to discover that many meaningful and strong organization do not see the need to carry out planning activities in human resources.
This has accounted for the continuous rise in conflicts in organizations, slow growth rate, poor productivity and low profitability. Many organizations have neglected this aspect of planning believing it cost much to embark on it, forgetting that it cost much more not to actualize a set goals. Therefore every organizations need to plan its manpower needs, so as to meet up their personal requirement and its over all goals and objectives effectively and efficiently.
Table Of Content
Preliminary Page(s)
- Title page
- Dedication
- Acknowledgement
- Abstract
- Table Of content
Chapter One
1.0 Introduction
- 1.1 Background of the study
- 1.2 Statement of the problems
- 1.3 Objectives of the study
- 1.4 research Question
- 1.5 Statement of hypothesis
- 1.6 Significance of the study
- 1.7 Scope / Delimitation of the study
- 1.8 Limitation study
- 1.9 Definition of terms
Chapter Two
2.0 Literature Review
- 2.1 A brief history of human resource
- 2.1.1 Objectives of manpower planning
- 2.1.2 The role of human resource planning
- 2.1.3 The process of human resources planning
- 2.1.4 Steps involved in human resources planning
- 2.1.5 Benefits of human resources planning
- 2.1.6 Obstacle of human resources planning
- 2.2 Concept of human resources planning
- 2.3 Theoretical foundation
- 2.4 Contribution by other authorities
Chapter Three
3.0 Research Design and Methodology
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Research design and method
- 3.3 Sources of data
- 3.4 Method of data collection
- 3.5 Population of study and sample size determination
- 3.6 Method of data / statistical analysis
- 3.7 Sampling technique /procedure
- 3.7 Validity and reliability of measuring instrument
- 3.8 Method of data / statistical analysis
Chapter Four
4.0 Presentation and Analysis of Data
Chapter Five
5.0 Summary of findings, conclusion and recommendations
- 5.1 Summary of findings,
- 5.2 Conclusion
- 5.3 Recommendations
- 5.4 Suggestion for further research
- Bibliography
- Appendix
- Questionnaire
Chapter One
1.0 Introduction
1.1 Background Of The Study
An organizations most valuable resources is its human resources and work force that is the people who work for it, manager therefore need to give careful thought to the needs of the employees.
An organization can have all the latest technology, and the best physical resources, but unless it looks after its manpower, it will never achieve their optimum results.
According to Vetter (2001) Human resources or manpower planning is a technique for predicting how many and what types of staff will be required at specific time in the future.
This study introduced important aspect of human resources management, people are often the most expensive because other factor of production are human creations. They are made up people rather than material assets such as building and machinery. It is the individuals looking after an organization who produce the productions make the decision and devise strategies.
As the marketing officer plans on how to handle the marketing staff and product to increase profits, so does the personnel officer plan to see that the organization has the rightful employee planning in general futuristic, so manpower planning is expected to cover all the future human resources requirements of the organization.
Such planning is expected to cover long and short term plans Chikere (2002). In any country, the labour force is the greatest asset and of all the key market in any economy, the human resource market is the most important. No matter, how great our organization is equipped with most recent technology finances etc. It cannot operate without a good resources supply effectiveness in an organization as a result of talented skipped manpower. The machines do not operate themsleves rather human beings operate them. Increase of skilled labour and dedicated works make for increase in productivity.
Mullius (2006) defined manpower planning which also known as human resources is planning as strategy for the acquisition, utilization, improvement and retention of an enterprise human resources in the third world countries, particularly in Nigeria there are many organization that are established without proper manpower planning the general case is that the entrepreneur conceives the idea of the enterprise and figures out the needs of the forms in terms of plants and machineries, without giving good attention to human capital.
It is against this back ground that the researcher wants to study the role of human resources planning in the actualization organization growth objective, using Unilever Nigeria Plc Aba, Abia State as the study organizations.
1.2 Statement Of The Problem
The growth of an organization depends on several factors, but the most important is the employees or human resources.
Since human or manpower is very vital to growth of an organization, it then follows that there is every need to plan it well, if the aim of achieving organizational growth is to be attained. An organization that does not plan it manpower needs, will at last find out that it is neither meeting its personnel requirements Mr. its overall goals efficiently. No organization can survive or grow towards the achievement of its goal and objectives effectively and efficiently without a proper knowledge of its strength and weakness as far as its manpower requirement is concerned.
This could be appropriately predicted through manpower planning. Since it is the derive of every organization to grow and as pointed out above, this organizational growth depends so much on manpower planning. This study is therefore designed to ascertain the role played by human resources planning as it pertained to the growth of the organization.
The growth of an organization depends on several factors but the most important is the employees on human resources. Therefore the problem of this organization are exemplified as follows:
- Lack of manpower planning needs, which thereby the achievement of organization goals.
- Decrease skilled labour and dedicated workers hampers increase in productivity of the organization.
- Lack of knowledge of the strengths and weakness of its staff the effectiveness and efficiency of the organization.
- Inadequate talented skilled manpower hampers the operation of its machines and equipment.
- Excessive wastage of resources are being witness in the organization as a result of non usage of result oriented staff.
- High rate of labour turn over witnessed as a result of under employment.
1.3 Objectives Of The Study
- The major objective of this study is to determine the role of human resources planning in the actualization of organizational growth objective.
- Specially the study is to access the extend to which poor human resources planning has hindered the achievement of corporate objective .
- To determine the extend to which lack of planning has contributed to idle capacity that is not fully utilized.
- To examine if there are inadequacy in human resources planning in the organization.
1.4 The Research Question
The research question on the role of human resources planning in the actualization of organizational growth objective one as follows:
- Does lack of human resources planning hinder the achievement of organizational corporate goal?
- Does wastage of resources caused by non employment of result of underemployment?
- Does high rate of labour turn over witness as a result of underemployment
- Does lack of knowledge of strength and weakness of staff the effectiveness and efficiency of the organization?
1.5 Research Hypothesis
The following hypothesis were formulated for the study to be tested at 0.05 level of significance
- Ho: Human resources planning has no positive effects on the achievement of Organisational goals.
Hi: Human resources planning has positive effect on the achievement of organizational goals. - Ho: Production level is not independent of proper human resources planning
Hi: Production level is dependent of proper human resources planning.
1.6 Significance Of The Study
The findings of this study will significantly contribute to the appreciation of the role of human resources planning in the growth of the organization.
This project work will be specifically be relevant in those various ways: The outcome of the work will be useful for the human resources managers of organization for proper administration of the work force.
The employees of various organizations will find this study between their inputs and growth of the organization.
The work shall also serve as a reference material for further research in this area.
1.7 Scope / Delimitation Of The Study
This study is on the role of human resources planning in the growth of an organization. It is narrowed down in Abia State and is further named to Unilever Nigeria Plc Aba.
1.8 Limitation Of The Study
This study was limited by a number of factors as the case to one of these factors are. The time frame that this work is expected to be completed in short compared to the time study will take.
On the other hand, the finance to make some logistics expenses and to travel around was not always available.
1.9 Definition Of Terms
Human Resources Planning:
This has been defined as having right number and the right kind of people, at the right places and at the right time. On the other hand, it is the process by which manager ensure that that they have the right staff at the right time who are capable of effectively and efficiently completing those tasks that will help the organizations achieve its overall objectives.
Organization:
An organization is a combination of people or individual efforts working together in pursuit certain common purpose known as organizational goals.
Planning:
Planning specifies what is to be done, how it is to be done, when it is to be done, and who is to do it in the organization, it is said to be a leading function and in practice precedes and transcends all the other functions
Growth:
Simply means increase in profit and services
Management:
It an be described as the act of working particularly through people for the achievement of the broad goals of an organization.
Chapter Five
5.0 Summary, Conclusion And Recommendation
5.1 Summary
The study has revealed that human resources planning plays a vital role in the growth of an organization.
The study started from chapter one where the background of the study was reviewed to help the organization know the role of human resources planning in the growth resources planning in the growth of an organization.
This study revealed that human beings are the most different thing to handle because what will motivate the other person. Some of the employees are motivated when you compensate them, some when you let them do a job without monitoring them etc. that is why the human resources manager should be friendly to worker to enable him find out their problems and how to tackle it, in order to keep he organization growing.
Every organization need to plan its manpower needs so as to meet up their personnel requirement and its overall goals and objective efficiently.
In an attempt to solve these problems the researcher formulated some hypothesis which were relevant to the study and data collection instrument designed to collect information that will assist in finding solution to the problems.
The instruments used were personal interview, structured questionnaire and secondary data source such as journal, magazine, textbook etc. all these data instrument were explored and he emerging data analysis with he use of simple percentage method and subsequent, the test of hypothesis with chi-square method.
Based on the presentation and analysis of the data collection within the scope and limitation of this research work the researcher therefore summaries her findings as follows:
- That human resources planning play a vital role the growth of an organization
- That proper human resources planning helps in the recruitment of qualified employees
- That proper human resources planning helps the organization to achieve its corporal objectives and goals
- That proper human resources planning bring about increase in production level
5.2 Conclusion
Based on the findings of this work it was concluded that human resources planning play a vital role in the growth of an organization.
Further for organizations to achieve their corporate objectives effectively and efficiently they must meet up with their manpower requirements.
More so human beings are most difficult to handle and they are the people that control other machines and equipments.
5.3 Recommendations
Based on the findings and conclusions of this work, they following recommendations were include:
- The organizations should attach great importance to their human resources department to enable them achieve their co-operate objectives.
- The human resource managers should know how to motivate their employees to put more effort on their work
- The employees when they are remunerated and compensated should put more to increase production
- The human resources managers should make sure that there should be job rotation to find out where the workers perform best.
5.4 Suggestion For Further Research
- A research to identify the factors that plays important role on the growth of an organization
- Attitude of personnel managers towards human resources planning


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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the impact of human resource planning on organization?
THE IMPACT OF HUMAN RESOURCE PLANNING ON ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE Human resource planning is one of the growing areas of academic research. Organizations regard human resource as their core competency that can give them competitive advantage because it leads to better organizational performance.
Does effective human resources management increase organizational productivity?
HI: Effective human resources management practice leads to the increase in productivity of the organization. This research work is aimed at exposing the absolute effects or impact of effective human resources management to the accomplishment of organizational goals.
What is the importance of Human Resource Management (HRM)?
Globally, there is now a general realization that effective management of human resources (HR) can enable an organization to gain as well as maintain a competitive advantage (Gupta &Govindarajan, 2001). Consequently, many organizations have attributed their success to effective Human Resource Management (HRM) (Orbole, 2016).
What is Human Resources Planning in relation to performance in private sector?
This research is designed to cover Human Resources Planning in relation to Performance in Private Sector. As a Human Resource Manager, HRP isa relevant function of management in an organization for the purpose of actualizing set goals and objectives.
What is the importance of Human Resource Planning?
Human resource planning is one of the growing areas of academic research. Organizations regard human resource as their core competency that can give them competitive advantage because it leads to better organizational performance. THE IMPACT OF HUMAN RESOURCE PLANNING ON ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE
Does manpower or human resource planning have positive impact on organizational performance?
It is pertinent to say that manpower or human resource planning have positive impact on the organizational performance effective human resource planning are the basic for optional and successful operation of the organizations.
What are the problems faced by human resources planners?
Some of the problem faced by the human resources planners is as follows: Management of fund, funds kept for the proper planning management of the organization is always converted to their private pocket by the top management.
How does Human Resources Development affect organizational productivity?
The Effect of Human Resources Development on Organizational Productivity. The study aims to determine the extent at which effective human resource development can enhance productivity in order to reduce poor performance in organization, to determine the efficiency of human resource training and development in organization growth,…
How can HR make employees more productive?
For a solid productivity plan to work, companies should be focusing on accomplishing future goals with strategies that increase employees’ overall productivity. HR can make employees happier and more productive by providing positive training and enjoyable work environments that help retain talent. Interested in improving employee productivity?
Is your HR department up to the task of improving productivity?
Don’t worry though because there’s one department in your organization that’s up to the task. Next time you’re seeking a way to improve productivity, ask your HR department for some insight into your workplace and employee productivity .
What is the importance of HRM in an organization?
Make optimum utilization of the human resources on the organization. It helps to avoid requirement of all organization. It helps to forecast the number and type of employees who will be required by the organization in a near future.
What are the functions of human resource managers?
Human Resource Manager plan, direct, and coordinate the administrative functions of an organization. They look upon the recruiting, interviewing, and hiring of new staff; consult with top executives on strategic planning; and serve as a link between an organization’s management and its employees.
What is human resource planning (HRP)?
Human Resource Planning is terms of performance. The significant tools of HRP like selection, training, benefits/incentives, and employee promotion makes HR of telecom companies more strong than an y other sector in UK. that can help the organization to reach its objectives.” (Guidelines on HRP).
Does human resource planning affect organizational performance?
H1: There is an impact of human resource planning on organizational performance. The study is restricted to the impact of human resource in productivity in SSABML Kaduna as source of data and it will cover period from 2005 to 2010.
What is the role of the personnel department in HRM?
Personnel department may co-ordinate the control activity of human resource plan and it has to send coordinated reports to the management at the top for actual review, control and monitor the human resource system.
What is the difference between Human Resources Panel and planning?
In personnel management function, human resources panel is a basic function. Human resources planning is sometime referred to as workforce planning, which is defined as the process of the right number of qualified people into the right job at the right time.


