Recruitment Policy and Employee Performance in Public Organizations. A Case Study of National Water and Sewerage Corporation, Lira Office

TABLE OF CONTENT

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

APPROVAL ................................................................................................................ ii

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

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

ABSTRACT .......................................................................................................................... v

CHAPTER ONE ............. ......................................................................................... 12

INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................... 12

1.0 Introduction ................................................................................................... 12

1.1 Background of the study ................................................................................. 12

1.2 Problem Statement ........................................................................................... 3

1.3 General Objective ............................................................................................. 4

1. 3.1 Specific Objectives of the study ..................................................................... .4

1.4 Research questions .......................................................................................... 4

1.5 Scope of the study ........................................................................................... 5

1.6 Justification of the study ................................................................................... 5

1. 7 Significance of the study ................................................................................... 5

1.8 Conceptual frame work ..................................................................................... 6

CHAPTER TWO .............................................. ......................................................... 7

LITERATURE REVIEW ................................................................................................ ?

2.0 Introduction ..................................................................................................... 7

2.1 Theoretical Review ........................................................................................... 7

2.2 Internal recruitment policy on employee's performance in organizations .............. 8

2.3 Effect of external recruitment policy on employee's performance in organizations .

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2.4 Effect of recruitment methods on employee performance in organizations ......... 12

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CHAPTER THREE .................................................................................................. 16

METHODOLOGY ...................................................................................................... 16

3.0 Introduction ................................................................................................... 16

3.1 Research design ............................................................................................. 16

3.2 Study Population ............................................................................................ 16

3.3 Sample size ................................................................................................... 16

3.3.2 Sampling Selection techniques ..................................................................... 17

3.4 Data source ................................................................................................... 18

3.4.1 Primary data ............................................................................................... 18

3.4.2 Secondary data ........................................................................................... 18

3.5 Methods of data collection .............................................................................. 18

3.5.1 Questionnaires ............................................................................................ 18

3.6 Reliability and Validity ..................................................................................... 18

3.7 Data analysis ................................................................................................. 19

3.8 Ethical consideration ....................................................................................... 19

CHAPTER FOUR ................................................................................................... 21

DATA PRESENTATION, INTERPRETATION AND ANALYSIS OF FINDINGS ................... 21

4.0 Introduction ................................................................................................... 21

4.1 Respondents particulars .................................................................................. 21

4.1.1 Gender of respondents ................................................................................ 21

4.1.2 Age distribution of respondents .................................................................... 22

4.1.3 Academic Qualifications of respondents ........................................................ 23

4.2 Effect of internal recruitment policies on employee's performance in organizations

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4.2.1 Whether internal recruitment policy affect employee's performance in NWSC .. 24

4.2.2 How does internal recruitment affect the employee's performance at NWSC. .. 25

4.2.3 Challenges associated with employee's

performance at NWSC ............................................................................................. 26

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4.3 Effect of external recruitment policy on employee's performance in organizations

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4.3.1 External recruitment policy affect employee's productivity in organizations ..... 27

4.3.2 How does external recruitment affect the employee's performance at NWSC .. 28

4.3.3 Challenges associated with external recruitment policy at National environment

management authority ......................................................................................... 29

4.4 Effect of recruitment methods on employee's performance in organizations ....... 30

4.4.1 Effect of recruitment methods on employee's performance in organizations .... 30

4.4.2 Recruitment policy are employed in NWSC in the selection of candidates for

jobs .................................................................................................................... 31

4.4.3 Challenges associated with the employment of recruitment methods in your

organization ........................................................................................................ 32

CHAPTER FIVE ..................................................................................................... 33

SUMMARY, CONCLUSION, RECOMMENDATIONS ....................................................... 33

AND SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTHER STUDY ................................................................. 33

5.0 Introduction ................................................................................................... 33

5.1 Summary of the findings ................................................................................. 33

5.1.1 Effect of internal recruitment policy on employee's performance in organizations

.......................................................................................................................... 33

5.1.2 Effect of external recruitment policy on employee's performance in

organizations ....................................................................................................... 34

5.1.3 Effect of recruitment methods on employee's performed in organizations ....... 34

5.2 Conclusions .................................................................................................... 35

5.3 Recommendations .......................................................................................... 36

5.3.1Effect of internal recruitment policy on employee's performance in organizations

................................ .......................................................................................... 36

5.3.2 Effect of external recruitment policy on employee's performance in

organizations ....................................................................................................... 36

5.3.3 Effect of recruitment methods on employee's performance in organizations .... 37

5.4 Areas of further research ................................................................................ 37

ABSTRACT The study was set to establish the effect of recruitment policy on employee performance in public organizations taking National Water and Sewerage corporation (NWSC) Lira branch as a study case. It was based on three research objectives which included the effect of internal recruitment policies on employee's performance, the effect of external recruitment policies on employee's performance and examining the effects of recruitment methods on employee's performance in organizations. The study adopted a descriptive study using both quantitative and qualitative tools to recruitment policy and employee performance. The study was based on 67 respondents selected from NWSC Lira On the findings the study found out that internal recruitment is prevailing at NWSC and is among the functions enhancing performance in the organizations, the workers already working in the NWSC are more suitable for higher jobs than those recruited from outside the organization and it demonstrates that internal recruitment policies affect employee's performance in organizations. These were evidenced by majority respondents who were strongly positive to these statements. The study therefore recommends that, there is need for internal recruitment in NWSC in form of promotions to improve the capacity and motivate the other employees for hard work in the organizations, and that NWSC should also carry out research about the best recruitment methods and how to implement and effect them in the organization for better results in terms of performance.