Employees’ Opinion about Human Resource Development Practices of National Bank of Ethiopia: A Study
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2007-08
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
Now days, organizations operate in a complex and changing environment that greatly
enhances or influences their growth and expansion. To cope up with this changing
environment and technological advancement organizations need to develop and train their
employees. In addition the survival and growth of any organization depends on the quality
of human resources of the company. Skills and knowledge can easily become obsolete in
same way as machines or technology. So if an organization is to survive these must be
constantly kept up to date through effective HRD programs. HRD is especially important in
industries with rapidly changing technologic such as banking industries
Having this in mind, the study has been conducted in NBE to assess the practices HRD
programs. The methodologies used to undertake the study were both primary and secondary
data collection instruments. The sampling technique employed to collect primary
information was simple random sampling. Accordingly, the data gathered were analyzed
using descriptive statistics.
The finding of the study reveled that NBE’S strength in most of the T and D program
processes, especially with respects to adequacy of HRD budgets, HRD methods, trainer’s
capabilities and skills, appropriateness of training facilities and desired content of the HRD
program.. However, NBE is not as such effective enough relation to HRD program’s need
assessment, objectives, training periods’ adequacy, and evaluation as majority the
respondents replied. Thus, the bank should keep up with its strengths and should alleviate its
weaknesses by applying scientific principles regarding HRD program.
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Opinion about Human Resource Development