HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SKILLS REQUIRED OF SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS FOR SUCCESSFUL OPERATION IN NASARAWA STATE

Abstract

This study surveyed the human resource management skills required by small business owners for successful operation in Nasarawa State.  The study surveyed 310 registered small business owners.  Three research questions guided the study.  Data were collected using a structured questionnaire on a five point scale.  The instrument was subjected to face validation and a reliability coefficient of 0.91was obtained.  Data collected were analyzed using mean to answer the research questions while one – way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance.   It was found that small business owners in Nasarawa State require human resource management skills for successful operation of their businesses.  This study also revealed that qualification were sources of differences in the mean ratings of the small business owners on human resource management skills required for successful operation.  It was therefore recommended among others those small business owners and potential entrepreneurs should adopt the use of human resource management skills in order to achieve success in their businesses.  Also, it was recommended that small business owners who do not have human resource management skills should embark on on-the-job training, workshop and seminars so as to acquire the required skills