Determinants Of Employee Performance In Embryonic Economy

Since the building of a nation is the main concern of most governments worldwide, and human resources have been recognized to be one of the most important promoters in the nation’s development, this paper therefore focuses on the relationship between HR practices and employee performance in the embryonic economy. Also, this work seeks to establish the relationship between selected HR practices and employee performance. In this work, extensive literature review is the approach adopted for the development of conceptual model. Also, review of literature is used to measure and discourse the relationship between the selected HR practices (i.e., compensation, performance appraisal, and succession planning) and employee performance. This paper proposes a conceptual framework that indicates direct and positive relationship between the selected HR practices and employee performance. Hence, this work serves as guide on enhancement of employee performance. This paper is a conceptual work that has its own limitation. However, the study can be improved upon through collection and analysis of related data. The paper can guide the stakeholders in Nigeria to understand better the roles of HRM practices through which employee performance can be enhanced. It is believed that this work is a compendium that contributes to the extant body of knowledge in the HRM-performance research field, and serves as guide for stakeholders on the enhancement of employee performance.