Impact of Human Resource Management Practices On Organizational Performance A Case Study of Gulu University College of Humanities and Social Sciences

TABLE OF CONTENT

DECLARATION ........................................................................................................................................... i

APPROV AL. ................................................................................................................................................ .ii

DEDICATION ............................................................................................................................................. iii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ........................................................................................................................... iv

TABLE OF CONTENT ................................................................................................................................ v

LIST OF FIGURES ................................................................................................................................... viii

LIST OF TABLES ....................................................................................................................................... ix

CHAPTER ONE ........................................................................................................................................... 1

INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................ 1

1.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................. I

1.1 Background of the study ......................................................................................................................... 1

1.2 Statement of the Problem ........................................................................................................................ 2

1.3 Purpose of the study ................................................................................................................................ 2

1.4 Objectives of the study ............................................................................................................................ 2

1.5 Research question ................................................................................................................................. 3

1.6.0 Geographical Scope of the study .......................................................................................................... 3

1.6.1 Contextual scope .................................................................................................................................. 3

1.6.2 Time scope ........................................................................................................................................... 3

1.7 Significance of the Study ........................................................................................................................ 3

1.7 Conceptual framework ............................................................................................................................ 4

2.6 Summary of the Chapter ......................................................................................................................... 5

Cl:IAPTER TWO .......................................................................................................................................... 7

LITERATURE REVIEW .............................................................................................................................. 7

2.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................. 7

2.2 Concept of Human Resource Management Practices ............................................................................. 7

2.3 .1 Recruitment and Selection ................................................................................................................. 11

2.3.2 Reward System ................................................................................................................................... 13

2.3.3 Job design ........................................................................................................................................... 17

2.3.4 Training and Development. ................................................................................................................ 17

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2.3 .5 Perfonnance Management ................................................................................................................. 19

2.3 Best Human Resource Management Practices and organizational performance .................................. 21

2.6 Summary of the chapter ........................................................................................................................ 23

CHAPTER THREE ..................................................................................................................................... 25 I

RESEARH METHODOLOGY .................................................................................................................. 25

3 .l Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 25

3.2 Research Design .................................................................................................................................... 25

3.3 Target Population .................................................................................................................................. 25

3.4 Sample Size Determination and Sampling Procedure ........................................................................... 25

3.4.1 Sample Size Determination ................................................................................................................ 26

3.4.2 Sampling Procedure ........................................................................................................................... 26

3.5 Research Instruments ............................................................................................................................ 26

3.5.1 PilotTesting ....................................................................................................................................... 26

3.5.2 Validity of Instruments ...................................................................................................................... 26

3.5.3 Reliability ofinstruments ................................................................................................................... 27

3.6 Data Collection Methods ....................................................................................................................... 27

3. 7 Data Analysis ........................................................................................................................................ 27

3.8 Ethical Issues ......................................................................................................................................... 28

3 .9 Summary of the Chapter ....................................................................................................................... 28

CHAPTER FOUR ....................................................................................................................................... 29

DATA ANANLYSIS, PRESENTATION AND INTERPRETATION ...................................................... 29

4.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 29

4.2 Respondents Return Rate ...................................................................................................................... 29

4.3 Demographic Information of the Respondents ..................................................................................... 29

4.3.1 Distribution of respondents by gender ............................................................................................... 29

4.4 Best Human Resource Management practices and Performance .......................................................... 30

4.4.1 Recruitment and Selection ................................................................................................................. 30

4.5 Reward system ...................................................................................................................................... 33

4.5.1: Job Grade Determination .................................................................................................................. 33

4.6 Job Design ............................................................................................................................................. 34

4.7 Training and Development .................................................................................................................... 36

4.8 Perfonnance Management .................................................................................................................... 38

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CHAPTER FIVE ......................................................................................................................................... 41

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, DISCUSSIONS, CONCLUSIONS AND .................................................. .41

RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................................................................................................ 41

5.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 41

5.2 Summary ofFindings ............................................................................................................................ 41

5.2.1 Recruitment and Selection ................................................................................................................. 41

5 .2.2 Reward system ................................................................................................................................... 41

5.2.3 Job Design .......................................................................................................................................... 41

5.2.4 Training and Development. ................................................................................................................ 42

5.2.5 Performance Management ................................................................................................................. 42

5.3 Discussions ............................................................................................................................................ 42

5.4 Conclusions ........................................................................................................................................... 45

5.5 Recommendations of the Study Findings .............................................................................................. 45

5.6 Recommendations for further Study ..................................................................................................... 47