Nexus Between Human Relations Governance and Organisational Productivity in Nigeria’s Agro-Industrial Sector

Nwosu Chinedu Everest

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Nwosu Chinedu Everest
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Department of Sociology, Taraba State University, Jalingo, Taraba State, Nigeria

Vol. 6 No. 5 (2026): May

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May 15, 2026

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Human relations governance has long been recognised as a critical determinant of organisational performance, with the quality of employee relations systems, leadership structures, and participative management practices fundamentally shaping workforce motivation, commitment, and productivity across industrial sectors. In the agro-industrial context, effective human relations governance carries particular developmental significance, given the sector's central role in employment generation, food security, and economic growth in developing economies like Nigeria. Despite this importance, many agro-industrial organisations in Nigeria continue to struggle with persistent productivity deficits rooted in weak governance frameworks, inadequate career development systems, poor employee welfare provisions, and limited participative decision-making structures. This study therefore, examines the relationship between human relations governance and organisational productivity in Nigeria's agro-industrial sector through a systematic literature review. A total of 1,306 records were identified across Google Scholar, Scopus, Web of Science, JSTOR, and ResearchGate, of which 24 studies met the inclusion criteria of being published between 2010 and 2025 and focused on human relations management, organisational governance, and employee performance. The review finds that career development opportunities, employee welfare initiatives, workplace social cohesion, and participative decision-making each positively and significantly influence organisational productivity. The study recommends among others that agro-industrial organisations in Nigeria should strengthen career development programmes by establishing structured training frameworks, clear promotion pathways, and competency development systems that equip employees with the skills needed to improve their performance and sustain long-term organisational productivity growth.

Chinedu Everest, N. (2026). Nexus Between Human Relations Governance and Organisational Productivity in Nigeria’s Agro-Industrial Sector. International Journal of Development and Public Policy, 6(5), 13–25. Retrieved from https://www.oajournals.net/index.php/ijdpp/article/view/2771

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