HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND REAL ESTATE PROJECT MANAGEMENT SUCCESS IN AWKA SOUTH L.G.A., ANAMBRA STATE

Abstract

This research focused on Human Resources Practices on real estate Projects management. The population studied included a sample of 92 respondents drawn from relevant professionals. Structured questionnaires were designed and Human Resources Practices were studied individually and collectively and ranked accordingly based on their importance. Respondents were required to scale the practices based on 5 points likert scale. Relative importance index was used for ranking of individual practices. For the hypotheses proposed, data collected were subjected to non-parametric data equivalent of Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) which is the Kruskal- Wallis test statistic; this is because the observed data did not meet the assumption of ANOVA (Normality and Constant Variance). Hence, the Kruskal-Wallis test statistics was employed to assess whether samples varied significantly between variables. The result indicated that the success of real estate projects is dependent on quality of Human Resources practices in Anambra State. It was recommended that Stakeholders in real estate project management especially Project managers should as a matter of importance ensure that the top ranked individual practices i.e. the human resources practices are adhered to strictly. The research concluded that all the stages of the real estate project should be well monitored to ensure compliance especially as it concerns HR practices.