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ADDIS ABABA AYER TENA CAMPUS

ARTICLE OF: THE EFFECT OF SELECTED HUMAN RESOURCE

MANAGEMENT

PRACTICES ON EMPLOYEES’ JOB IN ETHIOPIA PUBLIC BANKS

Reviewed By: - Melaku Lake

Section F

Submitted to: - Yohannes Tefera

JUNE 24TH , 2023

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA

 Author: Amare WerkuIjigu
Title of the Article: - The Effect of Selected Human Resource Management Practices on Employees’ Job
Satisfaction in Ethiopia n Public Banks
Journal Name: Emerging Markets Journal volume 5 (2015) page 1-17
1. Introduction
Human Resource Management is very useful for the company going concern. Employees are a source of
growth for their organizations in terms of job satisfaction and motivation. When employees have good
motivation, they practice good work ethic, and when they have a great deal of motivation in their work, they
achieve great results. Although there are many employees in Ethiopia, both private and public but the number
of employee that practicing in the correct manner is small. Most of the employees in different organizations are
not working in stable organization, but want to join a better company.
2. Objectives of the Study
It has a primary and specific objective to complete the study
The main objective of the study is
 To investigate the effect of selected human resource management practices on employees job satisfaction
Based on the goals of the study, the researcher tried to achieve these goals. These goals are directly related
to the study.
Some of the specific objectives are
 To measure the degree of association between selected human resource management practices on
employees’ job satisfaction.
 To determine which of selected human resource management practices influence on employees job
satisfactions.
 To assess the effect of selected human resource management practices on employees’ job satisfaction.
3. Nature of the Article
The nature of article entitled “The Effect of Selected Human Resource Management Practices on
Employees’ Job Satisfaction in Ethiopia Public Banks” is an empirical study. The reason of this research is
an empirical study is it can be analyzed quantitatively or qualitatively form. This study is used quantitative
data. Because of due to the fact that it involves studies that make use of statistical analyses to obtain their
findings.
4. Central Argument
The researcher says “In public or state owned banks, the numbers of employees are not quite stable and
some employees look on other competent organizations.” This assumption creates the researcher mind and
starts his research by say “a source of employee satisfaction and then employees will be loyal and willing
 to stay in that organization(banks) because, job satisfaction of employees will reduce absenteeism and turn
over intentions in public banks.”
5. Gaps Identified
The study utile based on the divergence exists that focus on, the effect selected human resource
management practices affect in employee’s job satisfaction in Ethiopia public banks. The study is conduct
that why the public sector employees are less job satisfaction than private sectors or why employees are
not quite stable and why public bank employees look other organization.
6. Sampling
The study uses convenience sampling technique it is a types of non- probability sampling method to conduct
the study the researcher use this because of banks were unable to provide name list of employees with an
assumption to keep the confidentiality of the organization. A sample of 333 is selected from the target
population and participated in the study which was a sample of both employees and managers. The sample
size obtained is allocated to three banks proportional to their population size.
7. Empirical Analysis
The researcher analyzed the data it collected from both the employee and the managers are summarized as
follows
 The mean scores for recruitment and selection was greater than the rest respondents are satisfied with
recruitment and selection practice.
 The mean scores for the rest four variables are closer to three indicating respondents are neutral/
moderate in their satisfaction with the respective variables.
 The five variables indicating that the data were reasonably homogenous
 The correlation coefficient or recruitment and selection is weaker compared with other variables,
training and development, performance appraisal and compensation package all are found to be
strongly and positively correlated with dependent variable job satisfaction.
8. Result
Results of linear regression analysis indicated that 13% variance in employee job satisfaction is explained by
recruitment and selection.
Results of linear regression analysis indicated that 45.6% variance in employee job satisfaction is explained
by training and development.
Results of linear regression analysis indicated that 50.6% variance in employee job satisfaction is explained
by performance appraisal.
Results of linear regression analysis indicated that 64.2% variance in employee job satisfaction is explained
by compensation package.
9. Conclusion
After the study of the research the researcher conclude his study related that bundles of human resource
management practices mainly recruitment and selection, training and development, performance appraisal and
compensation package are positively related to employee job satisfaction. But the researcher does not put why
the private sector employees are more job satisfaction and how he know because the researcher include in the
introduction but doesnot get in the finding.
10. Contribution
This research contributes for public banks to improve the employee’s job satisfaction by recruitment and
selection, training and development, performance appraisal and compensation package. The employees
practice human resource in a very high commitment. The banks achieve goals and objectives by employees’
job satisfaction.