HUMAN RESOURCE PLANNING AND ORGANISATIONAL PERFORMANCE IN UGANDA: A CASE STUDY OF STEEL AND TUBES LTD INDUSTRIES, NAKAWA, KAMPALA

The study aims at examining the effect of human resource planning on organizational productivity in Steel and tubes industries Uganda limited. The Specific Objectives of the Study include; (i) To identify the key factors influencing human resource planning practices effectiveness in Steel and Tubes Ltd Industries; (ii) To assess the current human resource planning practices influencing organizational productivity in Nakawa, Kampala; (iii) To examine the relationship between human resource planning practices and organizational performance in Steel and Tubes Ltd Industries. The researcher conducted the study from steel and tubes industries located on Plot 38/40 Mukabya Road, Nakawa, Kampala.

Major emphasis on data review was guided by Schneider’s (1987) Attraction Selection Attrition Theory which states that there is a reason why people are attracted to work with particular institutions not others.

The researcher used an analytical design. The sample in this study was restricted to the information required and for the purpose of this study; a sample size was determined using Slovene's Formula. A sample size of 100 respondents was selected to participate in the study. The researcher used questionnaires to collect the required data. The questionnaires contained questions on personal information, knowledge and understanding on the topic.

The researcher identified the respondents bio data in respect of gender, age, level of education and the duration they have been in organisations in Uganda in order to appreciate the reliability and the accuracy of the research findings. The findings show that 2 items had mean> 3.5 which indicated an agreement while the rest had a mean3.5 indicated that the respondents agreed with the statements that the company carries out performance evaluation of each individual employee in the company with mean=2.01 and standard deviation of 1.289. However. respondents were not sure with the statement that the company encourages performance in teams on different tasks with mean=2.81 and standard deviation of 1.448, each performance target is aligned to the strategic objective company with mean=3.06 and standard deviation of 1.274

This study, therefore, recommends further research in this area to complement the findings of this study. Finally, further research should be done using more sampling frames in order to increase the degree of representation of the sampled performance organisations in Kampala.