Ability-Enhancing Practices and Organisational Performance: Does Justice Perception Moderate the Relationship in The Context of Police Force in Nigeria?
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Date
2020
Authors
Owoeye, Idowu
Kiiru, David
Muli, Jedidah
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Publisher
European Scientific Institute
Abstract
The knowledge, skills, and abilities constituting employee characteristics are often
described as the capacity needed by a firm to attain competitive advantage which in turn
occasions performance outcomes at various firm’s levels. While evidence of significant and
insignificant relationships between ability-enhancing practices and performance outcomes at
firm’s levels has been registered across organisational contexts in human resource
management literature, such evidence remains limited and anecdotal in the context of
criminal justice system in Nigeria. Using a survey data from 321 police officers, this study
investigated the interactional effect of justice perception on the relationship between abilityenhancing practices and performance of police force in Nigeria. The study adopted both
descriptive and explanatory designs, and the study instruments were adapted. The validity
and reliability of the study instruments were determined via Principal Component Analysis,
and thereafter data collected were analysed employing both descriptive and inferential
statistical methods with the aid of analytical tool of Statistical Package for Social Sciences.
The moderating effect of justice perception was established using PROCESS macro and the
results were interpreted using Baron and Kenny’s (1986) approach for determining
mediation effect. The results of the analysis revealed that the performance of police force in
Nigeria was predicted by composite construct of ability enhancing practices, and the
relationship was completely moderated by justice perception. The results also revealed
significant effects of rigorous recruitment and selection, and coaching on performance of
police force, however, insignificant effects of job rotation and mentoring practices were
found with performance of police force in Nigeria. The study contributes to the body of
empirical knowledge that individual’s perception of fairness of the implemented organisational systems to enhance employee knowledge, skills, and abilities is vital to the
attainment of favourable performance outcomes. The institution of Criminal Justice System
can leverage on the findings of this study to improve human capital development so as to
attain desired performance outcomes.
Description
A research article published in European Scientific Journal
Keywords
Ability-enhancing practices, Justice perception, AMO theory, Social exchange theory, Performance of police
Citation
Owoeye, I., Kiiru, D., & Muli, J. (2020). Ability-Enhancing Practices and Organisational Performance: Does Justice Perception Moderate the Relationship in The Context of Police Force in Nigeria?.