ABSTRACT This study aims at examining the perception on training and organisational commitment among staff of Ghana Immigration Service in the Upper West region. The objectives were: to examine the perceived benefits of organizational training; determine the nature of organisational commitment among staff, assess the extent to which the perceived main individual organisational training factors influence employee’s commitments, and fin...
ABSTRACT Job Satisfaction, no matter the parameters that one may use in describing it, has been found to be an important contributory factor in productivity. The perception that workers have about their jobs may have an influence on their attitude and commitment towards the job. This study focused on job satisfaction among the junior and senior staff of the Balme Library, University of Ghana, Legon. It aimed at determining the factors affecting job satisfaction, the extent or level of...
The relationship between Human Resources Management Practices (HRMP) and employee engagement has gained significant attention form scholars. Despite the importance of HRMP and its influence on employee engagement in the industry, little research has been done in terms of cultivating a systematic literature review in the subject area. Therefore, this paper aims to present a systematic literature review of articles based on forty highly ranked journals during the period of 1990 to 2017. The pap...
The purpose of the performance management system is to ensure that: The work performed by employees accomplishes the work of the agency; Employees have a clear understanding of the quality and quantity of work expected from them; Employees receive ongoing information about how effectively they are performing relative to expectations; Awards and salary increases based on employee performance are distributed accordingly; Opportunities for employee development are identified; and Employee per...
ABSTRACT This study seeks to find the factors that influence the need for training in Communications Authority Kenya. Library research, questionnaires and the internet will be used to gather the information needed. The problem that the Communications Authority Kenya undergoes with training is highlighted. It is more of a positive problem statement where we can view what makes the organization want to continue training its employees. The company’s history of where training begun as it was be...
ABSTRACT The study Retirement policy and the problem of implementation in Nigerian public sector was aimed at determining the effects of old pension schemes (pay-as-you-go-defined benefits) and they are corruption and inflation, weak institutional capacity and non-compliance of stakeholders which lead to non-implementation of the previous pension scheme, thereby growing rise to the contributory pension scheme (PRA 2004), as a way of strengthening the powers of the operators of the scheme and ...
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the practice of strategic human resource management and its impact on corporate performance. A survey including twenty six likert scale questions was conducted and distributed to a sample size of 200 participants comprising of the head of HR departments with other senior and middle management staff of the organizations under study. The findings of the study revealed that some of the SHRMP are fully in place in the organizations, while others such as E...
1 CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study Today’s business organizations are characterized by increasingly dynamic technological and communications networked environment, continuous challenges such as competition, development, general instability, mergers and reengineering of work processes. These forces challenge organizations to re-evaluate their strategies, structure, policies, operations, processes, and culture. Sustained organiza...
Abstract The need to pursue development in the society has been an issue of paramount concern. Almost in every place, people seek out ways through which their societies can be developed. In all the toil for a developed society, one crucial aspect that has been neglected is that of macro-human resource planning. This study unveils the importance of macro-human resource planning to societal development, using Shogunle community as a case study and adopts a descriptive survey method for its data...
People differ in their abilities and their aptitudes. There is always some difference between the quality and quantity of the same work on the same job being done by two different people. Performance appraisals of Employees are necessary to understand each employee’s abilities, competencies and relative merit and worth for the organization. Performance appraisal rates the employees in terms of their performance. Performance appraisals are widely used in the society. The history of performan...
Abstract Stress has become a major concern of the modern times as it can cause harm to employee’shealth and performance. Work related stress costs organization billions of dollars each yearthrough sickness, turnover and absenteeism. So it becomes necessary for every organization toknow the factor causing stress among the employees as well as how they cope up with stress tomake the employee more participative and productive. This research study was conducted tofind out the factors causing st...
Abstract Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to Investigate Policy Alignment and Coherence in Nigerian Public Limited Companies; considering their access to public funds and the effectiveness of existing statutory and regulatory provisions-if adequate to secure sustainable performance and growth. While some organizations may put appropriate HR policies in place and claim to engage in practices that support effective and efficient delivery of business objectives, how many can pass the test ...
ABSTRACT Copyright management under the law in Nigeria is an area of law that has not yet been fully explored. This is not because the law is not known, but because people are so reluctant to deal with the law and also the awareness has not so much been canvassed. Copyright faced lots of problems in Nigeria and these problems are causing losses of income to musicians, authors, actors, publishers, amongst others. However, in order to understand the reasons behind this development, where the c...
INTRODUCTION Job evaluation is a method for comparing different jobs to provide a basis for grading and pay structure. It is an assessment of the relative worth of various jobs on the basis of a consistent set of job and personal factors, such as qualifications and skillsrequired and it aims at determining which jobs should get more pay than others. Several methods such as job ranking, job grading and factor comparison are used in job evaluation. Research indicates, however, that each method...
ABSTRACT This research work examined effect of training and development on organizational effectiveness in selected organizations in Lagos State. In any organization employees contributes major assets. The active role they play towards a company's success cannot be underestimated, As a result, equipping these unique assets through effective training and development becomes imperative in order to maximize the job performance and position them to take on the challenges of today's competitive b...