International Journal of Academic Multidisciplinary Research (IJAMR)
  Year: 2022 | Volume: 6 | Issue: 5 | Page No.: 279-291
Practice and Challenge of Human Resource Development in Ethiopian Public Sectors: The Case of Selected Public Sectors in Oromia Download PDF
Hailemichael Alemu Tolla, Dereje Birru Kitila

Abstract:
Manpower, particularly skilled manpower, is the driving force behind every country's organizational development. Despite this, human resources are essential for combining other resources in the optimal mix and developing appropriate tactics to achieve organizational objectives. As a result, one of the most significant aspects of organizational effectiveness is the strategic use of HRD. The study's major goal was to evaluate the practice and challenges of the public sector's human resource development: the case of the selected sectors in Oromia. Both qualitative and quantitative research methods were used in the study. The study gathered data from primary and secondary sources to arrive at concrete conclusions. The key data sources were the currently employed respondents in their respective departments. As a study environment and design/methodology, descriptive with survey method are used. With a sampling error of 0.5 and a confidence interval of 95 percent, Taro Yemane's formula was used to draw the target population for the study sample size of 196 SPSS to analyze the data. The results were reported as statistical mean and standard deviation values. The findings found that a lack of training and career development, a lack of organizational growth, a lack of effective performance appraisal, employee motivation and awareness, defined strategies, and a lack of managerial ability have all hampered HRD in the public sector because of the lack of openness in the management appraisal process and the issue of leadership development, employees are often demotivated. As a result, the study suggests that the institution's administration devise ways to continually motivate personnel by implementing a thorough performance appraisal system and providing leadership development training.