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Human Resource Planning and Organisational Agility of Manufacturing Companies in Rivers State

Dr Joy A Mekuri Ndimele

Abstract

This study examined the relationship between human resource planning human resource planning and organisational agility of manufacturing companies in Rivers State. The study adopted the cross-sectional research survey design. Primary data was generated through structured questionnaire. The population of this study consists of the 32 manufacturing companies registered with the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, Rivers State Branch. Four (4) managers were purposively selected from the 32 manufacturing companies in South- South, Nigeria giving a total of 128 respondents. The reliability of the instrument was achieved by the use of the Cronbach Alpha coefficient with all the items scoring above 0.70. The hypotheses were tested using the Spearman’s Rank Order Correlation Coefficient. The tests were carried out at a 0.05 significance level. Findings revealed that there is a significant relationship between human resource planning human resource planning and organisational agility of manufacturing companies in Rivers State. Therefore, the study concludes that human resource planning positively enhances organisational agility of manufacturing companies in Rivers State. This implies that effective human resource planning enables manufacturing companies in Rivers State to quickly adapt to changing market demands and operational challenges. The study recommends that manufacturing companies in Rivers State should establish a robust human resource planning framework that includes regular skills assessments, workforce forecasting, and targeted training programs.

Keywords

Human Resource PlanningOrganisational agilityResponsivenessFlexibility

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