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AIRO INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL VOLUME 7 ISSN 23213914

The Collision of Strategic HRM on Small level companies with reference to Paint Manufacturing firms in Anambra State of Nigeria

Submitted by :- Gunjan Jha

Abstract

The study explored the effect of Strategic Human Resource administration on little and medium ventures

(An investigation of some chose Paint producing firms in Anambra State Nigeria). 106 respondents chose

from 17 Paint producing firms over the three Senatorial zones of Anambra State. The populaces of the

study were 128 laborers of chose Paint fabricating firms in Anambra State. The general goal of the study is

to explore the spot of Strategic Human Resource Management in enhancing corporate execution among

SMEs in Anambra State Nigeria. The study utilized distinct insights (frequencies, means and rates) to

answer the three examination questions postured for the study. The Spearman Rank Correlation

Coefficient was utilized to test the three theories that guided the study. The outcomes acquire from the

investigation demonstrated that there is a solid positive relationship between's vital HRM and execution

level of rivalry in SMEs. The real finding of the examination work is that SHRM is an essential and

fundamental device for any associations execution and for any association that needs to increase upper

hand over others. The concentrate thusly prescribes that further studies be done in Nigeria to explore the

reasons for non-reception of Strategic HRM in Anambra state specifically. The reasons for this when

known and controlled, little and medium scale commercial ventures in Nigeria may turn out to be more

aggressive in boosting the improvement of Nigerian economy.

1. Introduction

1.1 Background of the study

The vital human asset administration practices of little and medium undertakings (SMEs) have gotten

minimal particular consideration from specialists. As in numerous different ranges of schorlarly

investigation into business action, experimental exploration in vital human asset administration has tended

to concentrate on bigger concerns (e.g Gup and Whitehead 2000; Lenz, 1990; Leontiades and Tezzel,

1994; Hopkins and Hopkins, 1994, 1997; Miller and Cardinal, 2001; Haveman, 1993; Harris and Ogbonna,

2001). Lately while much consideration has been given to little scale organizations by Nigerian approach

creators, lawmakers, specialists and scholastics, little research has been done on key administration

rehearses inside of the little business segment of the Nigerian Economy. This is astounding in perspective

of the significance of little and medium scale business associations as basic motors of job and financial

development (Brouthers, Anderson and Nicolas, 1998). On account of Nigerian assembling area, more

than 90% of all organizations are SMEs as per for the most part acknowledged authority definition

(SMEDAN, 2009). The under representation of SMEs as far as vital administration research information


appears to be wrong when the size of this segment is considered. This, together with the key part that

assembling inescapability plays in monetary flourishing, emphatically recommends the significance of

expanding our comprehension of the administration of procedure in assembling SMEs in Nigeria. Given

late government strategy with respect to the recognizable proof and support of high-development SMEs in

Nigeria, an essential crevice in the surviving writing is any solid exact confirmation concerning

conceivable linkages between business execution and the systems used by SMEs. The essential goal of this

concentrate thusly, is to uncover the aggressive, business level of systems that are being used by these

organizations and the effects of such procedures on the execution of the inspected endeavors.

1.2 Significance of SMEs

By (2009), a business is characterized as little in the assembling area on the off chance that it utilizes less

than 100 representatives. While there is no official meaning of what constitutes a medium-sized endeavor,

organizations with somewhere around 100 and 199 representatives are for the most part thought to be

medium-sized (McMahon, 2001). Subsequently SMEs in the assembling area might be considered as

associations utilizing under 200 specialists. The vital significance of SMEs in the financial improvement of

any country is all around perceived. Kilby (1965) watches that little and medium scale ventures are the

spring sheets for creations, adjustments and general innovative advancement. By), SMEs speaks to 90% of

the undertakings of Africa, Carribean and Pacific (ACP) nations. They likewise give 70% of business

chances to the residents and advance the improvement of nearby innovation. Kuratko and Hodgetts 92001)

have watched that little organizations utilize 53% of the private workforce and records for 47% of offers

and 51% of private part total national output.

SMEs are for the most part viewed as critical to world economies (Pirch, 1989; Story, 1994). Indeed, it has

been contended that SMEs make up the biggest business part in each world economy (Culkin and Smith,

2000). For a long time now, governments in various parts of the world are progressively advancing and

supporting the development of SMEs as a piece of their general national improvement procedure

(Abdullah, 2000; and Lin Bakar, 2000). Aside from the way that they rule regarding total individuals,

SMEs are essential since they are the key drivers of job and financial development (Wang, Walker and

Redmon, 2008). At a macroeconomics level, SMEs are considered by governments as a cornerstone to

territorial financial and group recovery in light of the fact that such firms retain once more into the

workforce the representatives that are made excess by the rebuilding, legitimizing scaling back and

outsourcing occurring in expansive firms (Story, 1994; Frank and Landstorm, 1998). This gives salary to

district in this way animating nearby financial action and driving riches and further production of

occupation (Walker and Webster, 2004). SMEs are additionally regularly noted for adding to monetary

development through their imaginative exercises in spite of their for the most part restricted limit for

innovative work (R and D) speculations (Acs and Andretch, 1990). For instance Peacock (2004) reported


that SMEs in Australia contributed 54% of all critical innovation developments despite the fact that their

offer of R and D ventures spoke to only 20% of specialized advancement consumption. It has additionally

been contended that SMEs add to the advancement of the general public through the redistribution of

political force emerging from the responsibility for and medium scale organizations by more individuals in

a nation (Deakin, 1996; Story, 1994). What's more, SMEs offer purchasers a more noteworthy open door

for decision by working in divided or corner markets which bigger firms either can't financially enter or are

hesitant to enter due to "ugly" hazard return thought (Brouthers, et al., 1998). Nigeria SMEs presents a

special setting for the investigation of the act of vital administration. Not at all like SMEs in western and

Asian economies, most SMEs in Nigeria by and large need access to finance and organized government

support in spite of the presence of a few foundations set up for this reason. Accordingly, the majority of

them battle for survival in the midst of exceptional rivalry and competition with bigger firms, thus might

try to utilize systems that are intended to offer them some assistance with competing and explore the

troublesome environment in which they work.

1.3 Statement of Problem

The execution of associations has been the center of concentrated examination exertion as of late. How

well an association executes its arrangements and programs and finishes its key expectation regarding its

central goal and vision is a principal concern. Proprietors of little and medium undertakings are turning out

to be progressively mindful that a basic wellspring of upper hand regularly originates from indigenous item

and administrations, best advertising procedure, condition of-workmanship innovation and having a

suitable arrangement of pulling in and dealing with the associations HR. Numerous little and medium

ventures invest the greater part of their energy acknowledging and responding to sudden changes and

issues as opposed to expecting and get ready for them. This is called emergency administration.

From the previous, and taking a gander at today's pattern, it is clear that the pace of progress in our

business surroundings introduces crisp difficulties every day. Along these lines, a panacea must be found

for the SMEs and extensive firms, on the off chance that it should satisfactorily meet its difficulties.

Different little firms, along these lines, need to think of the use of imaginative thoughts to make one of a

kind brands, client amicable items/benefits that will realize upper hands regarding brand inclination and

client certainty. Thus, the application methodologies planned and customized for the accomplishment of

the target of the association must be designed out such that it won't just help in holding the piece of the pie

controlled, additionally, the general endeavor execution in type of expanded profit at least expenses.

In spite of these, no examination work has focused to research the effect of key human asset administration

on little and medium estimated ventures and association capacity in Nigeria. Existing studies in Nigeria

went for human asset advancement (e.g. Oladipo and Abdulkadir, 2010; Oladipo and Abdulkadir, 2011;


Abdulkadir, 2012; Muogbo, 2013). Related studies on this study were on key arranging (an off shoot of

vital administration) (see Ilesamni, 2011 and Akinnyele and Fashogbon, 2007). Of these studies in Nigeria,

none evaluated the effect of vital human asset administration on little and medium firms and its

cooperation with substantial enterprises in Nigerian's economy.

To this impact, this study endeavors to experimentally dissect how key HR administration can be utilized

by SMEs as a part of Anambra State to viably infer arrangements for development and advancement.

1.4 Objectives of the Study

The general objective of the study is to investigate the place of strategic human resource management in

improving corporate performances among SMEs in Anambra State Nigeria. The specific objectives are to:

To determine the extent to which strategic Human resource management is practiced by small and medium

enterprises in Anambra State.

To determine the relationship between the level of competition and adoption of SHRM.

To determine the level of commitment of SMEs in adoption of strategic human resource management.

1.5 Research Questions

1. Is Strategic human resource management practiced by small and medium enterprises in Anambra State?

2. How does SHRM affects the level of competition of SMEs in Anmbra state?

3. How does SHRM affects the level of commitment of SMEs in organizational growth?

1.6 Hypotheses

The following null hypothesis guided the study

1. Adoption of strategic human resource management does not have any significant effect on performance of

SMEs.

2. Adoption of SHRM does not have significant effect on the level of competition of SMEs and partnership

capability.

3. Adoption of SHRM does not have significant effect on level of commitment of SMEs in organizational

growth.

1. Scope of the study


The extent of this study is restricted to the proprietor directors and administration staff of little and medium

endeavors in Anambra State. The way of the study blocks the staff of little and medium ventures that are

not anticipated that would be included in administration choice making procedure of the study bunch.

Issues for examination are ones identified with the utilization of the asset based hypothesis in taking upper

hand, enhancing execution and auxiliary advancement of the association.

2. Review of Related Literature

The way of Strategic Human Resource Management Walker (1992) characterizes vital HRM as "the

method for adjusting the administration of HR system so that the last backings the achievement of the

previous and, to be sure, characterize it. Key HRM is additionally about even coordination, which means

to guarantee that the distinctive components of the HR procedure fit together and are commonly strong.

Brewster and Larson (1992) characterize SHRM "as the degree to which HRM is considered amid the

definition and usage of corporate/business systems". Key HRM has likewise been characterized as "the

example of arranged human asset arrangements and exercises expected to empower an association to

accomplish its objectives". (Wright and MCMahan, 1999). Verifiable in this definition, is that a definitive

objective of vital HRM is to add to hierarchical execution (ie the accomplishment of the authoritative's

objectives, however that execution is characterized. HR arrangement as caught in the above definition

mirror the focal suppositions behind the(positive) conceptualization of what HRM is and does; to be

specific, that it reacts precisely and successfully to the associations environment and supplements other

authoritative frameworks and possibilities. Budwah(2000) characterizes vital HRM as an idea that

perspectives human asset as resources for speculation, and the administration of HR as vital as opposed to

receptive, prescriptive and regulatory. Vital HRM includes outlining and actualizing an arrangement of

proactive HR approaches/rehearses that guarantees that an association's human capital adds to the

accomplishments of its corporate goals (David, Chin and Victor, 2002).

Key HRM is basically an incorporated procedure that means to accomplish "key fit". A vital HRM

approach produces HR techniques that are incorporated vertically with the business technique and are

preferably a vital part of that procedure, adding to the business arranging process as it happens. Vital

HRM, in this way, concentrates on a few issues including the fit between human asset administration

hones and hierarchical vital objectives, the joining of HR administration in the authoritative vital

administration, the contribution of human asset capacity in senior administration groups, the advancement

of human practices to line chiefs and taking of key way to deal with worker choice, pay, execution

evaluation and the quality that is added to the hierarchical execution by HRM.

2.1 Integration of HRM with corporate strategies and management


Joining of HRM alludes to the association of HRM in the definition and execution of hierarchical systems

and the arrangement of HRM with the key needs of an association (Schuler and Tackson, 1999). Buyens

and De Vos (1999) contend that with the end goal HR should be a vital accomplice, HR supervisor ought

to be included in vital choice making close by other senior administrators, giving more noteworthy chance

to adjust HR objectives, systems, theories and practices with corporate targets and the usage of business

methodology. This contribution would incorporate the participation of HR administrators in the most

senior administration groups in the association. This would give a chance to HRM to speak to its worry

and impact business system from the start of choice making. The odds of coordinating and esteem creation

might be further expanded if the senior HR director and the CEO have a chance to build up a relationship.

In this part, HR chiefs need learning of center markets, contenders, costs, benefit pointers and partners to

be viewed as equivalent business accomplices (Chaddie, 2001). The contribution of senior HR chief in an

association's senior administration group gives a critical channel to intuitive data stream and

correspondence. To accomplish key mix and arrangement of HRM with business methodologies, an

archived HRM procedure would likewise be helpful (Budhwar, 2000; Teo, 2002) as it can make more

concrete the part and power of HR chiefs in corporate choice making and expand ability to adapt to

externalities, for example, tight work market (Cunnigham and Deborah, 1995). A recorded HRM

methodology helps the association to build up a HRM vision and destinations and to screen execution.

Some experimental confirmation from past exploration shows that the full effect of HR practices on

authoritative execution happens when HR practices are deliberately compatible and steady with one

another( (Khatri, 1999).

2.2 Theoritical Framework

Ulrich (2007) contend that early endeavor to connection human asset administration with authoritative

execution depended on the sound judgment conviction that enhancing the way individuals were overseen

unavoidably prompted upgraded firm execution, without looking to legitimize this linkage in hypothetical

terms. Today, it was contended that the subject was no more a hypothetical, that an assortment of various

speculations, including general frameworks hypothesis, part conduct hypothesis, institutional hypothesis,

asset reliance hypothesis, human capital hypothesis, exchange cost hypothesis, office hypothesis and asset

based hypothesis of the firm had been utilized to clarify the HRM and authoritative execution linkage

9Jackson and Schuler, 2005; Wright and Mc Mahan, 2002).

This study would examine two noteworthy speculations that turn into the setting of the SHRM and

hierarchical execution research: human capital hypothesis and asset based hypothesis. Human Capital

Theory has for quite some time been contended as a basic asset in many firms (Pfeiffer, 2004). The quest

for wellsprings of maintainable upper hand progressively pointed internal towards authoritative ability and

all the more particularly to the vital administration of human asset (Dyer, 2003; Cappelli and Sigh, 2002;


Wright and Mcmahan, 2002), as capital and innovation turn out to be progressively accessible to for all

intents and purposes anybody anyplace 9Ulrich and Lake, 2001). Human capital alludes to the beneficial

abilities of individuals (Becker, 1964), aptitudes, experience and learning have monetary quality to

associations since they empower it to be profitable and versatile; therefore individuals constitute the

associations human capital (Schuler, 2005). From miniaturized scale financial aspects viewpoint, human

capital hypothesis recommends that individuals have aptitude, information, and capacity that can possibly

create monetary rent. Monetary rent alludes to benefits in abundance of formal financial returns (Coff,

2007) . Like different resources, human capital has esteem in the commercial center, yet dissimilar to

different resources, the potential estimation of human capital can be completely acknowledged just with

the participation of the individual, since firm speculation to expand representative aptitudes, information,

and capacities convey expense to the association, they are just advocated in the event that they deliver

future returns by method for expanded efficiency and general firm execution (Duncan and Hoffman, 1981;

Rumberger, 2007; T sang, 2007; Youndf et al., 2006). Jackson and Schuler (2005) contend that

"Consequently, all costs identified with evoking gainful conduct from representatives including those

identified with inspiration, observing and holding them, constitute human capital speculation made in

expectation of future returns". Individuals have information, aptitudes, and capacities (KSA"S) that are of

financial quality to the firm and, in this way, firm speculations to expand these, eg. Through preparing

projects, are just advocated on the off chance that they deliver future comes back to the firm as expansion

efficiency. Thusly, the higher the possibilities for workers to add to the firm, the more probable it is that

firm will put resources into human asset administration exercises (Youndf et al., 2006) particularly went

for expanding singular profitability and general firm execution. Award (2006) recommended that

information is the most basic focused resources that a firm has. Then again, Resource-Based Theory

(Barney, 1991, 1995) is for the most part acknowledged as a foundation for comprehension the relationship

between key Human asset administration and hierarchical execution (Cappelli; and Singh, 1992; Lado and

Wilson, 1994; Wright and Mc Mahan and Mcwilliams, 2004). Three sorts of assets connected with

association (Jackson and Schuler, 2005) are (a) physical assets (plant; innovation and gear) 9b) HR

(representatives experience and information), and (c) authoritative assets (structures, framework for

arranging, checking, and controlling exercises; social relations inside and in the middle of association and

outer possibilities). Kanoche (2006) alludes HR as the gathered supply of learning, aptitudes, and

capacities that individual have, which the firm has incorporated up additional time with an identifiable

skill. Wright, Dunford, and Snell (2001), talked about finally the effect of the asset construct hypothesis

with respect to SHRM hypothesis and practice. A central presumption of this perspective is that

associations can be effective in the event that they pick up and keep up upper hand (Porter, 2005). The

asset based hypothesis of the firm depends on the idea that an organizations HRM framework can

constitute one wellspring of upper hand (Becker et al., 2007; Wright et al., 2005; Lado and Wilson, 2004;

Pfeiffer, 2004; Barney 1991). An asset can thought to be a wellspring of maintained upper hand on the off


chance that it meets the criteria of worth, irregularity, non-substitutability, and matchlessness 9Wright et

al., 2004; Barney, 1991, 1995; Wright and McMahan. 2002; Delery, Gupta and Shaw, 2007).

Path Dependency theory consists of policies that are develops overtime and cannot be simply purchased

in the market by competitors (Becker and Gerhart, 2006). Social complexity is arises when it is beyond the

ability of competing firms and, ultimately, the resource-end-owed firms itself, to systematically manage

and influence the resource such as interpersonal relationships among managers, culture and reputation

(Barney 1986; Amit and Shoemaker, 1993). Non-substitutability; it should not be possible for the same, or

strategically equivalent, resources, to be deployed by other firms (Barney, 1991; Dierickxx and Cool,

1989; Lado and Wilson 2004). Based on Resource-based theory, all four criteria must be met for a resource

to be considered as a source of sustained competitive advantage (Barney and Wright, 1998). Whilst some

commentators argue that the practices used to manage human resources as a potential source of sustained

competitive advantage (Becker et al., 2007; Wright et al., 2005; Lado and Wilson, 2004; Pfeiffer, 2004;

Barney, 1991; Schuler and MacMillian, 1984; Ulrich, 1991; Becker and Gergart, 1996). Other argue that it

is the human resource themselves that meet the four resource criteria (Wright et al., 1994: 318-9), it is

through the human capital pool and employees behavior that human resources can constitute a sustained

competitive advantage. HR practices, they argued, are possible to be imitated across organization, but still

their effect may vary across contexts. Barney (2001) argued that the individual HRM practices or HRM

systems which developed over time may be unique to that particular organization which contributes to the

inimitable specific human capital skill.

2.3 Empirical Literatures

In their near investigation of 137 extensive assembling firms, Budhwar and Boyne (2004) separates the HR

hones out in the open and private part organizations in India. Their discoveries propose that against the set

up idea, the hole between the Indian private and open segment HRM hones (structures of HR office, part

of HR in corporate change, enlistment and determination, pay and advantages, preparing and improvement,

worker relations and key HRM techniques) is not exceptionally critical but rather in a couple of utilitarian

ranges (pay, preparing and advancement), private-area firms have received a more judicious methodology

than their open division partners.

Green et al., (2006) reported that associations that vertically adjusted and on a level plane coordinated HR

capacity and practices performed better and created more dedicated and fulfilled HR capacity workers who

displayed enhanced individual and authoritative execution. Tessember and Soeters (2006) inspected how,

when and to what augment HR hones influences execution in Eritrea, Africas most youthful and poorest

nation. They reported that effective execution of HR practices could improve individual and common


administration association of Eritrea, yet the monetary and political environment inside of which HR hones

work are not favorable. Their study attempted to reveal some insight in the HRM execution discuss inside

of the setting of a creating nation.

In another study, Adeyeye (2009a) explored the relationship between human capital advancement

rehearses and a few measurements of hierarchical adequacy in the Nigerian keeping money commercial

enterprises. Information were created by method for two arrangements of inquiries managed to somewhere

in the range of ten(10) chose banks in Lagos, Nigeria. He found a moderate relationship between's human

capital advancement and hierarchical adequacy.

Adeyeye (2009b) inspected the relationship between size of the association and HRM hones that have been

appeared to add to hierarchical execution. The study guessed that huge colleges operationalized as having

more noteworthy than 1000 scholarly and regulatory staff can be separated from little colleges,

characterized as utilizing under 1000 scholastic and authoritative staff in their utilization of HRM

practices. He found that as opposed to former exploration discoveries, size did not correspond with the use

of HRM best practices. Both of all shapes and sizes colleges utilized comparable and indistinguishable

HRM rehearses.

In another study, Gray and Shasky (2007) additionally utilizing various relapse investigation analyzed the

effect of vital HRM hones on the execution of state Governments offices. The outcomes demonstrates that

when associations utilizes such work force rehearses as inside vocation stepping stools, formal preparing

framework, result-arranged execution evaluation, occupation security, worker voice and execution based

remuneration, they are more ready to accomplish their authoritative objectives and goals.

Utilizing a stratified irregular inspecting by industry, Kai et al, (2007) reviewed 231 firms recorded on the

Australian stock Exchange (ASE) utilizing unmistakable insights and connection investigation, results

shows that vital reconciliation and improvement of HRM were honed to a moderate degree in the

organizations tested, and that the level of arrangement of HRM with business goals and procedures had a

positive association with saw firm monetary execution. Som (20080 inspected 69 Indian organizations

with a perspective to looking at the effect of inventive SHRM rehearses on firm execution. Utilizing

illustrative measurements and relapse investigation, results show imaginative enrollment and remuneration

rehearses have a positive critical association with firm execution. Their outcomes likewise demonstrate

that enlistment, part of the HR office and remuneration hones appear to be altogether changing inside of

the Indian firms in the setting of Indian financial liberalization. The cooperative energy between inventive

HRM practices was not observed to be critical in improving execution amid the liberalization process.


Dimba and K'Obonyo (2009) explored the way of the impact of SHRM practices on hierarchical execution.

The study tries to figure out if the impact of human asset administration rehearses on authoritative

execution is immediate or backhanded through worker inspiration, and whether representative social

introductions direct the relationship between key human asset practices and representative inspiration. 50

multinational assembling organizations in Kenya were examined. One HR supervisor, 2 line administrators

and 3 representatives from every association were decided for the study. The study received the measures

created by Hofstede and Huslid. Utilizing relapse examination, the outcome shows that every one of the

variables of SHRM practices, aside from enlistment and choice were certain and essentially corresponded

with execution; relationship between SHRM practices and firm inspiration did not rely on upon worker

social introductions when social qualities were considered; inspiration intervened the relationship between

SHRM practices and firm execution and inspiration influenced firm execution.

3. Methodology

3.1 Research Design

This study utilized an expressive study outline. The motivation behind utilizing spellbinding reviews was

to gather point by point and accurate data that portrays a current marvel. Information was gathered taking

into account the ideas characterized in the exploration models and speculation tried. The study is a clear

review since it embraced the utilization of surveys went for finding the effect of vital HR administration on

little and medium Enterprises.

3.2 Population

The number of inhabitants in the study was proprietor chief of little and medium paint fabricating firms

and they were situated crosswise over Anambra State Nigeria. A database on little and medium makers

held by the Nigeria Association of little and medium scale industrialists (NAMSI) gave the specimen

outline from which the last pool of south East proprietor directors of little and medium paint producing

firm was drawn. The last pool of proprietor chiefs to whom polls were sent was 128. Out of 128 surveys

issued out 106 usable polls were returned. This gives a compelling reaction rate of 83%

3.3 Sample and Sampling Technique

This examination is concerned just with little and medium paint producing organizations in Anambra state

Nigeria. There are two explanations behind this. In the first place, in the course of the most recent couple

of years, the execution of the little and medium scale fabricating part in Nigeria has been a noteworthy pre-

control of arrangement creators and government offices managing industry and exchange. The division has

been described as non- aggressive by global models and it is considered to have fizzled in performing the


customary and advanced social and financial parts of the area (Oshagbemi, 1997; Ogundele 2007). The

second reason is that it is profoundly likely that cross-industry contrasts in the way of business exercises

could puzzle discoveries identifying with SME techniques and to SME development and execution all the

more by and large. Such impacts are, to a sensible degree, controlled for by analyzing a solitary industry.

The essential worry in this examination is with SME procedure, development and execution, and it is more

probable that these will be obvious in organizations that are lawfully sorted out as exclusive organizations

(Freedman and Godwin 1994; Gray 1992; Hughes and Story 1994).

3.4 Instrument for Data collection

The above estimated connections were tried utilizing information gathered through self-directed, organized

polls containing basically close-finished inquiries. The surveys were controlled on CEOs and showcasing

executives, or now and again different chiefs inside of the 92 haphazardly chose little and medium scale

paint producing organizations in Anambra state Nigeria. Keeping in mind the end goal to value the study

setting and test the poll preceding its utilization, a pilot study including eye to eye interviews with five

little entrepreneur chiefs was embraced. The survey was then refined in the light of experience. The poll

was comprised of four segments A, B, C, and D. Segment A contained six principle addresses that

arrangement with demographic attributes of the respondent's proprietor director and their organizations.

Area B contained inquiries that arrangement with the key Human Resource administration of the

structures. In this segment, firms were requested that depict or pick their techniques for taking care of

rivalry utilizing a progression of things that secured the separation and minimal effort approaches.

Segment C contained inquiries that arrangement with the business development, downright salary/income

development, rate/recurrence of client dissensions in the organizations, and development in client base.

These parameters were utilized as measures of execution. Area B to D utilized an organized 5-point

adjusted Likert scale battery of emphatically Agree (5) Agree (4) Undecided (3) Disagree (2) and

unequivocally Disagree (1) in accordance with Atiku, Genty and Akinlabi (2011). The respondents were

requested that show the degree to which they concur/can't help contradicting different articulations.

3.5 Method of Data Analysis

The illustrative insights, for example, frequencies, rates and charts are utilized for the investigation of the

exploration questions while the theories testing were finished with Spearman Rank Correlation Coefficient.

SPSS (Statistical bundle for sociologies) PC programming was utilized to run the examinations. The

speculations were tried at 0.05 level of centrality. At 5% level of hugeness, reject invalid theories for test

with likelihood gauge lower than 5% (0.05) and infer that they are measurably critical. Else, we

acknowledge 0.05 (when likelihood assessments are above and reason that there is no general measurably

hugeness).


4. Presentation and Interpretation of Result

Of the 128 questionnaires distributed to 17 paint manufacturing firms, a total of 106 completed and usable

questionnaires representing a response rate of about 83% are returned.

4.1 Social-Demographic Characteristics of the study

Table 1: Results from the investigation of the socio-demographic attributes of the respondents showed that

lion's share of the respondents are male proposing that the greater part of the administration group of Paint

assembling firms is male. Besides, the respondents concentrated inside of the age section of under 35 years

to 45years or more. The vast majority of the respondents were persons with first degree, graduate degree

taking after by persons with auxiliary training. This suggests a large portion of the paint producing firms in

Anambra state are overseen by persons with center level instructive foundation.

Table 1: Socio-Demographic characteristics of the Respondents.

Source: Field survey (2013)

About 44 percent of paint manufacturing firms in Anambra state have below 50 employees.


About 9 percent of the firms have stayed at least 5 years in the business. 74.5 percent have single-line

product while 25.5 have multi-line products. In general, the study gives a favorable picture

concerning the level of education of the respondents. Majority of the respondents have at least first

degree. This is an indication that the respondents are composed of educated people.

4.1 Analysis of Research Questions

Usage of strategic HRM by SMEs

Research question 1: Is strategic HRM practiced by SME s in Anambra state?

Table 2

S/n Variable SA A U D SD Remark7 Structured planning 4 43 6 53 0 Disagreement

mechanism (3.8) (40.6) (5.7) (50.0)8 Differentiation 10 40 6 46 4 Disagreement

strategy (9.4) (37.7) (5.7) (43.4) (3.8)9 Sales growth/low cost 0 48 4 52 2 Disagreement

strategy (45.3) (3.8) (49.0) (1.9)10 Mixed strategy/ 0 37 6 59 4 Disagreement

revenue growth (34.9) (5.7) (55.7) (3.3)Source: Computation from SPSS 17 Analysis.

Poll things 7, 8, 9, and 10 were utilized to address research question one. The reactions to research

question one is appeared in table 2 above. The study demonstrated that dominant part of the SMEs in

Anambra state Nigeria does not embrace key HRM. This is obvious from the outcomes which sign that

lion's share of the respondent's staff of the SMEs was in contradiction that their assembling firms does

not have organized arranging instrument, separation system, ease technique/deals development and

blended procedure. Ticking difference to these variables infers that these organizations don't receive

them in their administration forms. This similarly implies vital HRM is not being used in these tested

Universities and too influence their execution level.

Research question 2: How does SHRM influence the level of rivalry in SMEs?

Table 3

S/n Variable SA A U D SD Remark11 Do things that gives us 25 60 8 13 0 Agreement

edge over our rivals (23.6) (56.6) (7.5) (12.3)12 Frequency of customer 0 12 30 62 2 Disagreement

complaints (11.3) (28.5) (58.5) (1.9)


13 Growth in customer 12 65 15 10 4 Agreementbase (11.3) (61.3) (14.2) (9.4) (3.8)

Source: Computation from SPSS 17 Analysis.

The exploration question two tries to discover how SHRM influences the level of rivalry in SMEs. Poll things number 11, 12

and 13 were utilized to dissect research question two. The respondents were of the perspective that selection of key HRM

will improve the capacity of SMEs to do things that gives them edge over others and also empower them to experience

development in client base. The outcome from the inquiry thing 12 demonstrated that none of the SMEs is best as far as

achieving client protestations; thus none of them could fulfill clients require adequately.

4.2 Test of Hypotheses

H0 1: Adoption of strategic HRM has no significant effect on performance of SMEs Hypothesis one was testing with

questionnaire item 7 and 8

Variable Data 1 Data 2 Rank 1 Rank 2 D D2

A 4 10 2 3 1 1B 43 40 4 4 0 0C 6 6 3 2 1 1D 53 46 5 5 0 0E 0 4 1 1 0 0

Calculating the Spearman Rank correlation coefficient of ranked data, R= 1-(6d2 )/n (n2-1)

Analysis of the result, Spearman rank correlation (calculated)=0.9 Spearman rank (table) at p=

0.05=0.900

Degree of freedom (df)= 3

This represents strong positive correlation between strategic HRM and performance level of SMEs in Anambra state.

This implies that adoption of strategic HRM have significant effect on performance level of SMEs in Anambra state Nigeria.

Since the p value is below the 5% level of significance for this study. Therefore, the study rejects the null hypothesis that

adoption of strategic HRM does not have any effect on performance level of SMEs in Anambra state Nigeria.

H02: Adoption of strategic HRM does not have significant effect on level of competition of SMEs in Anambra state.

Hypothesis two was testing with questionnaire item 11 and 12

Variable Data 1 Data 2 Rank 1 Rank 2 D D2

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A 25 0 4 1 3 9

B 60 12 5 3 2 4

C 8 30 2 4 2 4

D 13 62 3 5 2 4

E 0 2 1 2 1 1

Using R= 1-(6d2)/n (n2-1)

Analysis of the result, the spearman rank correlation (calculated) =0.1 Spearman rank (table) at p=0.05=0.198

Degree of freedom=3

These represent strong positive rank correlation between strategic HRM and SMEs competition level. This implies that

the adoption of strategic HRM influences competition in small and medium enterprises. The p value is below the 5% level of

significance for this study. Therefore, the study rejects the null hypothesis that adoption of strategic HRM does not have

significant effect on level of competition of SMEs in Anambra state.

5. Summary of Findings

Concentrates on have demonstrated that accomplishing an upper hand position and upgrading execution in an association in

respect to their rivals/opponents are the principle target that business association ought to endeavor to achieve. Additionally,

the thought that procedure content impact execution is a focal component of non specific administration hypothesis, to remain

aggressively advantaged, thinks about have similarly recommended the utilization of vital human asset administration. This is

on the grounds that vital HRM recognizes the motivation behind the association and the arrangements and activities to

accomplish the reason.

Regardless of these, some exploration work have focused to examine the effect of vital administration on hierarchical

development and improvement yet none have surveyed the effect of key HRM on little and medium venture on paint

producing firms in Anambra state Nigeria. Existing studies in Nigeria, went for assessing vital HRM rehearses, and the effect

of proprietorship sort and Aghe 9eg Oladipo and Abdulkadir, 2010; Oladipo and Abdulkadir, 2011; Abdulkadir, 2012).

Related studies on this study were on key arranging (a branch of key administration) 9see Ilesaanmi, 2011 and Akinyele and

Fashogbon, 2007). Moreso, meager studies have been done on key administration in Africa (eg Raduan, Jegak, Hashinda and

Alimin, 2009 in Malaysia) did not cover without a doubt, the arears that the goals of this work covers.

In light of the above reason, the study researched the level of utilization and impact of stratefic HRM on SMEs in Anambra 15


state south east Nigeria. Expressive and spearman rank connection demonstrated the accompanying discoveries

1) Strategic HRM is an essential and imperative instrument for any association execution and for any association that

needs to increase upper hands over others.

2) The study uncovers that a certified utilization of key HRM by SMEs will upgrade staff and authoritative exhibitions.

3) Strategic HRM has impact on level of rivalry of SMEs in Anambra State.

6. Conclusion

The appropriation of vital HRM hones by SMEs in Anambra state is enormously impact by separation technique, blended

methodology, deals development and development in client base. The vital HRM hone, SMEs receives is a component of

whether the firm is little or medium estimated. (Oladipo and Abdulkadir, 2011) Strategic HRM is not yet a typical practice

among SMEs in Anambra state. In any case, key HRM has been recognizes as a veritable apparatus for enhancing the

aggressiveness, execution level and duty level of little and medium undertakings in Anambra state Nigeria.

7. Recommendation

The study prescribes that further studies be done in Nigeria to examine the reasons for non-appropriation of vital HRM in

Anambra State specifically and Nigeria when all is said in done. The reasons for this when known and checked, little and

medium scale commercial enterprises in Nigeria may turn out to be more focused in boosting the improvement of Nigeria

economy. The entrepreneurial focus and business colleges in Nigeria ought to join key administration standards into their

curricular. This will incite sound administrative ability and help the execution and aggressiveness of firms in Nigeria.

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