The Nexus and Implications of Top-level Management Policy, Programme and Strategic Planning Model on Human Resource Performance in the Maritime Industry in Nigeria

Abstract

The research objective is to ascertain how organizational policies, programmes and strategies affect human resource performance in the maritime industry. Primary data were generated using questionnaires and analyzed with multiple regressions statistics at 5% level of significance. The study is anchored on Decision and Human Resource-Based theories. It is revealed that worker's oriented policies, programmes and strategies have positive effects on their performance and overall growth of the organization. The study concludes that business policies, organizational programmes and strategies are veritable and dynamic decision making tools applied by managers to respond to expected and unexpected changes in the maritime business world. It is instructive to Top-level Management/or leaders to study every environmental scenario (competitive indices or externalities, worker's attitude, customers disposition, etc) and formulate appropriate policies, programmes and strategies that will produce optimal and sustainable human resource performance. Workers should be encouraged with motivational policies and programmes supported by welfare schemes to improve commitment, efficiency, productivity, and profitable performance, especially in the maritime sector.