Effect of Human Resource Audit on Role Behaviour of Project Managers in Selected Real Estate Companies in Shenzhen，china

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to establish effect of human resource audit on role behaviour of project managers in selected real estate companies in Shenzhen, China. This study adapted descriptive research design. The data was collected from Shenzhen real estate association at one point in time. The study targeted 100 real estate companies and used both structured and semi-structured questionnaire to collect primary data. Descriptive statistics such as mean scores, standard deviation, frequency and percentages was used to analyze the data. The results were presented in tables and charts. Relationship between human resource and role behaviour were established using a simple linear regression analysis. From the analysis result, the established model for the study was Y= -4.054+ 0.771 X1+ 0.447 X2 + 0.306 X3 + 2.222 X4. Where: Y= Role behaviour of project managers, B0=constant, X1= Human resource function, X2= Managerial compliance, X3= Human resource climate, X4= Corporate strategy. All the variables were thus significant with their p- values less than 0.05. Overall, human resource audit dimension, that is corporate strategy had the greatest effect on role behaviour of project managers in selected real estate companies in Shenzhen, China followed by audit of human resource function then audit of managerial compliance while audit of human resource climate had the least effect on role behaviour of project managers in selected real estate companies in Shenzhen, China. This result indicates that when human resource audit is stronger, the role behaviour of executives is equally stronger. Conversely, when human resource audit is weaker, the role behaviour of executives is also weaker.