HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND EMPLOYEE RETENTION OF GOVERNMENT-OWNED HOSPITALS IN PORT HARCOURT

CHUKWUMA, Nnenna Nancy
Department of Business Administration
Faculty of Management Sciences
National Open University of Nigeria
ABSTRACT
This study examined human resources management (HRM) practices and employee retention in
government-owned hospitals in Port Harcourt. The study adopted a survey research design, and used a
self-made structured questionnaire to collect primary data. The data collected was analyzed using Pearson
Product Moment Correlation and simple regression. The study found that performance appraisal and
employee empowerment as HRM practices, relate to employee retention. The study concludes that HRM
practices (performance appraisal and employee empowerment) informs employee retention in governmentowned hospitals in Port Harcourt, and recommends that government-owned hospitals in Port Harcourt
should empower and regularly appraise their employees, if they seek to achieve increased employee
retention.
Keywords: Employee empowerment, employee retention, Human resource management practices,
performance appraisal