Shola, Ahmodu Tijani Ismail and Adnan, Zurina and Saad, Shahrin (2017) Human Resources Management (HRM) Practices and Service Quality in Selected Insurance Companies in Nigeria. In: 2nd International Research Conference on Economics Business and Social Sciences, 11-12 July 2017, Park Royal Hotel Penang Malaysia.

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Abstract

Human Resources Management (HRM) practice shows a key function in customer satisfaction in the cognitive of service quality in selected insurance companies in Nigeria. The significant of service industries are labour oriented where insurance sector is not an exception because their performance is determined by the quality of risk management services to their customers (Insured). Human Resources serve as the key imperative asset for any organization and development of the service quality in Nigeria insurance industry by improving its service based on effectiveness, efficiency, customer relationship and ethical practices.Purpose: This paper is aimed to investigate Human Resources Management Practices and Service quality in selected insurance companies in Nigeria.Methodology: The study adopts secondary data which reviews related literatures from journal articles and other literatures on assessment of the concepts.Finding: The paper finds that there is significant relationship between Human resources management practices and service quality in insurance industry.It also reveals that Human resources management practices directly affect overall service quality in terms of customer base, customer retention, overall profit, productivity and risk improvement to the customers. Implication: Organization having good HRM Practices will improve the quality of services provided and also improves performance and customers’ loyalty.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Additional Information:	ISSN-2523-1537 Cover and Layout: Sobia Nasir, Center for Sustainability Research and Consultancy Distributed by: School of Economics, Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan Pakistan (www.bzu.edu.pk) Center for Sustainability Research and Consultancy (www.globalcsrc.org) School of Economics Finance and Banking, Universiti Utara Malaysia (www.sefb.uum.edu.my)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Human resources management, service quality, insurance, risk, dimension
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management
Divisions:	School of Business Management
Depositing User:	Mrs. Norazmilah Yaakub
Date Deposited:	26 Sep 2018 07:32
Last Modified:	26 Sep 2018 07:32
URI:	https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/24852

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