Recruitment Policy and Institutional Performance a Case Study of Rukungiri District Local Government

ABSTRACT Recruitment is a great challenge to the organizations because .of its impact on performance.. Thc study is set out to examine the recruitment policy and institutional performance a case study of Rukungiri District Local Govcrnment.The study was promptod by findings from performance appraisal reports of staff and compluinis about low productivity/ performance of Rukungiri District Local Government stalE The researcher 80 respondents which included Rukungiri district staff. Methods such as direct intervie~~s from sampled stalt, questionnaires from selected stalE books and journals on human resource management as well as internet literature were used. The Researcher was guided by the folltwing questions. What is the relationsijip between recruitment policy and institutional performance? What are the constraints to recruitment policy and how best can they be over comc? What are the methods used by Rukungiri district local government to recruit its stalT? Findings of the study were that there were glaring shortfalls performance in Rukungiri District Local Government due poor staffing practices. poor human resource planning and poor recruitment methods. The researcher recommended that staffing be mbrched with the local government’s needs. handbrakes to forestall constraints of recruitment be provided, and methods of recruitment that are used in Rukungiri be improved.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Declaration

Approval

Dedication

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Acknowledgements

iv

Table of Contents

V

List of Tables

List of acronyms

Abstract

CHAPTER ONE Page

1.0 INTRODUCTION i

1.1 Background of the Study

1.2 Location of the Study 2

1.3 Statement of the Problem 2

1.4 Purpose of the study/General objective 2

1.5 01 ective of the study/ specific objective 2

1.6 Research Questions 3

1.7 Study scope 3

1.8 Significance of the Study 3

1 .9 Conceptual framework 3

CHAPTER TWO Page

2.0 REVIEW OF RELEVANT LJTEp~Tupj~

2.1 Intr~ductjon

2.2 Staffing and performance s

2.3 Constraints encountered in recruitment 8

2.4 Methods used in recruitment 15

CHAPTER THREE Page

3.0 RESEARCH METJ-JODOLOGy

3.1 Introduction 19

3.2 Research Design 19

3.3 Study Area 19

3.4 Survey Population 19

3.5 Sample size 19

3.6 Sample selection 20

3.7 Data collection Methods/Instruments 20

3.7.1 Questionnaire 20

3.7.2 The Interview 20

3.8 Analysis 20

CHAPTER FOUR

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4.0 DATA PRESENTATION ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION 21

4. 1 Introduction 2 1

4.2 Profile 21

4.3 Staffing and perforrnai~ce 23

4.4 Constraints encountered in recruitment 33

4.5 Methods used of recruitment used in Rukungiri district local government 41

CHAPTER FIVE

5.0 DISCUSSION, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION 48

5.1 Introduction 48

5.2 DiSCUSSiOn 48

5.2. 1 To establish relationship between recruitment and institutional

performance 48

5.2.2 To examine the constraints encountered in recruitment 49

5.2.3 To assess methods used by Rukungiri District Local Government to recruit its

staff 49

5.3 Conclusion 50

5.4 Recommendations s 1

6 References 52

Appendices

Appendix I Qucstionnairc.

Appendix 2 Map of Rukungiri District Local Government,

Appendix 3 letter of supervisor.