OSHO, Olayinka Kayode
Department of management,
Faculty of management sciences
Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Rivers State
NWACHUKWU, Precious Ikechukwu
Department of Petroleum Marketing and Business Studies
Federal Polytechnic of Oil and Gas Bonny, Rivers State
nwachukwupi27@gmail.com
WALTER, O. Goodluck
Department of management,
Faculty of management sciences
Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Rivers State
ABSTRACT
The aim of this study was to examine the influence of human resource forecasting on
organizational effectiveness of manufacturing firms in Rivers State. The study adopted a survey
research design and used a structured questionnaire to obtain primary data from respondents. The
data collected was analyzed using regression analysis and the Pearson Product Moment
Correlation, with the aid of the Statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) version 23.0. The
study found that human resource forecasting significantly influence organizational effectiveness
of manufacturing firms in Rivers State. The study found that human resource forecasting
influences, and relates to organizational effectiveness. This means that the absence of human
resource forecasting can negatively impact organizational effectiveness. The study thus
concludes that human resource forecasting is essential to organizational effectiveness of
manufacturing firms in Rivers State; and recommends that manufacturing firms in Rivers State
that desire to achieve organizational effectiveness through talents and skills of personnel should
incorporate human resource forecasting as component of their human resource management; as
well as overall corporate strategy to ensure constant supply of required workforce.
Keywords: Human resource demand, human resource supply, human resource forecasting,
organization, organizational effectiveness