Abstract
The major purpose of this study was to evaluate the Effect of Globalization and Information
Communication Technologies (ICTs) on Human Resources Management Practice in Nigerian
Organizations. Three research questions and three hypotheses were formulated to guide the
study. This study utilizes the survey method of research designs. Data for the study were
collected from the human resource departments of fifteen multinational and large organizations
operating within Enugu and its suburb. The data were analysed using descriptive and inferential
statistics. Chi-squaret was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The major
finding of the study on the positive side was that Globalization and ICTs brings about wider
sources of skilled labour, lead to job creation, attracts foreign jobs, gives access to global
culture, to potentially large applicant pool, attracts people who have skills, knowledge, and
ability needed to achieve goals and encourages global outsourcing and so many other points in
the study. On the negative side, Globalization and ICTs bring about downsizing which has
adverse effects on individuals and on the economy and this is one of the ills of globalization on
developing nations, as it increases the level of poverty. Issues like retrenchments or downsizing
has a number of counter effects not just on the immediate job holder and family but also on
others that make up the economic system. There are some others mentioned in the study. Also,
there are so many Information Communication Technologies used in the human resource
management like payroll module, the work time module, the benefits administration module, the
human resources management module, the internet, Talent Management systems, the training
module, the Employee Self-Service module, application software like ‘Solomon 4’ and other
custom made computer programmes. It was concluded that the Globalization and Information
Communication Technologies (ICTs) have positive effect on Human Resources Management
Practice in Nigerian Organizations. It was recommended that organizations should embrace
globalization and ICTs as it encourages efficiency and effectiveness in the operation of an
organization. Organizations should use information communication technology to enhance
human resource management practice by automating existing work practices, maintaining
paperless office, providing a time and attendance system which can reduce errors in enforcement
of an organization’s attendance policies, providing an automated inventory system which can
help reduce internal theft and keep track of assets used by employees, and providing a data bank
which is a repository of information on one or more subjects that is organized in a way that
facilitates local or remote information retrieval.
