INFLUENCE OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON THE PERFORMANCE OF HEALTH PROJECTS
Keywords:
Recruitment, Training, Pay Determination, Performance, Health ProjectsAbstract
Purpose: This study sought to determine the influence of human resource management practices on the performance of health projects.
Methodology: The study adopted pragmatism research paradigm and used descriptive survey research design and mixed methods. The study focused on the health projects funded by the county government of Meru for the period 2013 to 2017 in all the Sub-counties. Chief Executive Committee members, Chief Officers, directors, Sub County health officers, nurses in charge, nurses, laboratory assistants and pharmacists were the target population in each project and since the number of health projects for this study period were 54, a census of all was done which formed a sample size of 222 respondents and 38 key stakeholders. Data collection was done using questionnaires and interview schedule. Data was analyzed using SPSS where descriptive and inferential statistics were done. Percentages, frequencies, means, standard deviation and regression analysis were conducted and results presented using tables.
Results: Findings indicated that there was a positive significant linear relationship between recruitment, training and pay determination and performance of health projects. Moreover, there were significant strong and positive correlations between performance and recruitment, training and pay determination. Findings indicated that HRM practices (recruitment, training and pay determination) are significant because of their contribution towards projects performance and therefore county government of Meru should enhance their performance.
Unique contribution to Theory, Practice and Policy: The government can also establish registration that would see avenues created for sharing and storage of human resource management practices to improve research and learning either in the counties or nationally.
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