Personality Variables and Human Resources Development in Nigeria
Keywords:
Personality-variables, Human-resources, Development, NigeriaAbstract
This research analyzed the effects of personality variables on human resources
development. Trait theory of personality and its influences on behavioural (personality)
tendencies formed the conceptual background. Consequently, personal variables like
intellectual abilities, and physical abilities, as well as social variables emerged as the major
determinants of human resources development. In order to cope with the dynamism and
diversity of most modern work demand, it is necessary to develop human resources towards
coping with “temporariness” (flux of changes). A number of factors were identified as
being relevant implications of effective human resources development. These were
reduction in lay-off, skills improvements, and work adaptation. However, the problems
militating against effective human resources development in Nigeria were poorly defined
personnel development programme, lack of practice of acquired skills, incompetent
trainers, lack of feedback, and non-utilization of experts like psychologists. Consequently,
it is recommended that these problems could be solved by ensuring that individuals are
trained to be adaptive to the inevitable changing work requirements. Again, human
resources development programme should be objectively focused, so as to avoid it being
converted into a holiday occasion.
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