The Effects of Human Resource Management Practices on Employee Job Satisfaction in Yeka Sub-city Administration in Selected Weredas
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2021-06
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The study was carried out to comprehend the effect of practices of HRM namely human resource planning, training and development, performance appraisal, working environment, and employees’ participation in decision making on employees of three selected weredas of yeka sub-city administration. The study made use of a mixed research approach more of a quantitative one and made use of both primary and secondary data. From various articles and books relevant to the study secondary data was collected. Primary data from 15 offices of 244 sample size public civil servants of the three randomly selected weredas such as wereda 04 (four), 07 (seven) and 09 (nine) 79, 80 and 85 questionnaires respectively were assigned proportionally to the population of each wereda. Closed-ended a five-point Likert scale structured questionnaire survey was used to collect primary data. Because of the corona pandemic disease (COVID-19), all employees were not voluntarily providing an answer for the questionnaires. As a result, convenience sampling was employed to choose a sample from the target population. Questionnaires were analyzed through quantitative descriptive statistical tools such as mean, percentage, and standard deviation. Regression and correlation analysis were utilized to analyze the association between dependent and independent variables using the SPSS 26 computer software statistic tool. The findings of the investigation were presented using tables, interpreted, and discussed using qualitative narrations. Conclusions of the research pointed out that there was an overall effect of HRM practice on employee job satisfaction at weredas of yeka sub-city administration. Findings reveal that the weredas of yeka sub-city administration should implement sector-specific, employee-focused, constructive, and growth-oriented HRM practices that are appealing, comfortable, and participatory. The HRM practices such as training and development, performance appraisal, employee participation, and working environment have positive and significant effects whereas; human resource planning has a positive but insignificant effect on employee job satisfaction of the weredas of yeka sub-city administration. Therefore, the researcher recommends that the weredas should concentrate on improving quality of working environment and weredas should vigorously take up the matter with yeka sub-city and city government public civil services bureau. The human resource management practices of weredas of yeka sub-city administration should get greatest emphasis.
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practices, Employees‟ job satisfaction