Human Resources Management and Socio – Psychological and Welfare Needs of the Families in Nigeria: Issues in the 21st Century

Abstract

Human resources management is a term that is used to describe the employees and the department that is responsible for the staff employment, welfare, retention and other related issues. It is the act of hiring, training, developing and retaining the right personnel in the organization to achieve the organizational objectives. It is the process and method of making effective and efficient use of human and material resources of an organization to achieve the organizational objectives. The employees are very vital in any organization and country. Getting employees that are equipped with the right skills and capabilities is the first step towards efficiency and effectiveness in order to meet up with socio – psychological and welfare needs of the family in Nigeria. Deciding and planning for human resources management without considering the socio – psychological and welfare needs of the family involved is to ensure failure of the exercise and there are many critical issues surrounding human resources management in this 21^st century in Nigeria. Thus, the important of this work cannot be overemphasized. The employees are the most important asset of Nigeria as a nation because the success and failure of Nigeria depends on them.