Abstract: Human resource management practices refer to organizational activities and processes directed at managing human resources through attracting, developing, motivating and retention of employees for the fulfillment of organizational goals. The purpose of the study was to determine the effects of the HRM practices; namely recruitment and selection, training and development and performance appraisal on employee performance in civil society organizations in Arusha. The study adopted a descripto-explanatory design and covered a population of 50 employees from four CSOs in Arusha which include; HakiMadini, Faida MaLi, PINGOS forum and CORDS. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect primary data. Content analysis was used to analyze qualitative data and quantitative data was analyzed using descriptive (mean) and inferential statistics (correlation analysis). The study revealed that recruitment and selection, training and development and performance appraisal are common practice in civil society organizations with a positive effect on employee performance. The study revealed a positive correlation between human resource practices and employee performance with a correlation coefficient at 0.018 for Recruitment and selection and 0.564 performance appraisal practices in CSOs received above average rating with training and development receiving highest rating at 0.623. The study recognized a linkage between HRM practices and employee performance was less than 0.05 significance level which implies that organizations with functional HRM practices enables employees to perform better than those that do not.
Keywords: HRM practices, Recruitment and Selection, Training and Development, Performance Appraisal and Employee Performance.
Title: HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE IN NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN TANZANIA: A STUDY OF SELECTED CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS IN ARUSHA
Author: Sarah Joseph Kessy, Dr. Samuel Obino Mokaya
International Journal of Management and Commerce Innovations
ISSN 2348-7585 (Online)
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