Leadership and Sustainable Human Capital Development in Nigerian Universities

Idongesit Oto Eshiett; Oto Eyamba Eshiett; Abdullahi Mohammed Sekuru

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Leadership and Sustainable Human Capital Development in Nigerian Universities

Idongesit Oto Eshiett, Oto Eyamba Eshiett, Abdullahi Mohammed Sekuru

Published in Science Journal of Business and Management (Volume 10, Issue 1)

Received: 3 February 2020 Accepted: 17 February 2020 Published: 25 February 2022

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Abstract

The development of human capital is conceptually the mechanics for transforming human effort both physical and mental into productivity and overall organizational growth. To achieve sustainable advancement and economic development, human capital theorist has advanced the need to motivate and train organizational personnel that could fit effectively and efficiently into set task, goals and objectives. The inherent challenge of illiteracy and unskilled human capital is one of the vital problems besetting the Nigeria university system from competing effectively with its peers in other parts of the world. This study accesses how Leadership could develop the Universities through effective and dynamic human capital development as the supposed ‘think tank’ of industrialization, overall economic growth and sustainable development. The study used descriptive survey technique as instrument in analyzing and interpreting the study outcome. The findings revealed that there is direct relationship between leadership and human capital management in Akwa Ibom State University, Nigeria. The summary, conclusion and recommendations of the study stresses on the need to train and retrain human capital to enhance all round growth in the university system and the national economy at large.

Published in	Science Journal of Business and Management (Volume 10, Issue 1)
DOI	10.11648/j.sjbm.20221001.15
Page(s)	30-35
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Leadership, Human Capital Development, Sustainability, Training, Productivity, Entrepreneurial Development

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Idongesit Oto Eshiett

Department of Marketing, Faculty of Management and Social Sciences, Akwa Ibom State University, Obio Akpa Campus, Oruk Anam, Nigeria
Oto Eyamba Eshiett

Department of Business Administration, ICT University, Baton Rouge, USA
Abdullahi Mohammed Sekuru

Department of Management, Faculty of Arts, Management and Social Sciences, Nigerian Army University, Biu, Nigeria

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