Browsing by Author "Alemu, Samuel"

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    Assessment Of Human Resource Management Practices In Ethiopian Construction Works Corporation
    (Addis Ababa University, 2017-06-25) Alemu, Samuel; Workineh, Mesfin (PhD)
    The purpose of this research was to assess the human resource management practices in Ethiopian Construction Works Corporation. Data was gathered from employees of head office. Descriptive analysis method was used to analyze the data and both qualitative and quantitative approaches were employed. Primary data was collected using five Point Likert-Scale questionnaires; 80 responses were properly filled and returned. After the required data are collected descriptive (i.e. frequency, percentage and mean) analysis were used to analyze the data using SPSS version 20. The findings indicated that there was no proper planning for the recruitment and selection process, Majority of the employees was not treated fairly by the recruitment panels, the recruitment process focuses more internally, the employees were not satisfied by the benefit packages of the Corporation as compared to most other organizations offer. The Corporation should adjust the benefit packages so that it can retain employees who are dissatisfied by the benefit packages of the corporation.
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    Determinants of Commercial Banks Profitability: The Case of Ethiopian Commercial Banks
    (Addis Ababa University, 2015-05) Alemu, Samuel; Ponnala, Venkati (PhD)
    Banks are the most crucial financial intermediaries in the economy and economy that have profitable banking industry are better able to withstand negative shock and contribute to the stability of the whole economy. The purpose of this study is to investigate determinants of commercial banks profitability in Ethiopia by using panel data of eight commercial banks from year 2002 to 2013. The study used mixed research approach and secondary financial data are analyzed by using multiple linear regressions models for the bank profitability measure, Return on Asset (ROA). Fixed effect regression model was applied to investigate the impact of bank size, capital adequacy, liquidity risk, operating efficiency, management efficiency, employee efficiency, funding cost, banking sector development, real GDP, inflation rate and foreign exchange rate on Return on Asset (ROA) and also primary data was used to support the result of the documentary analyses. The findings of the study show that bank size, capital adequacy and gross domestic product have statistically significant and positive relationship with bank’s profitability. On the other hand, variables like liquidity risk, operational efficiency, funding cost and banking sector development have a negative and statistically significant relationship with banks’ profitability. However, the relationship for Management efficiency, employee efficiency, Inflation and foreign exchange rate is found to be statistically insignificant. The study suggests that focusing and reengineering the banks alongside the key internal drivers could enhance the profitability as well as the performance of the commercial banks in Ethiopia. Key words: profitability, commercial bank