A cross-sectional study about the effect of human resource management on effectiveness of administration at Iganga municipal council.

Abstract

Background

This study aims to determine the effect of human resource management on the effectiveness of administration at Iganga Municipal Council.

Methodology

A cross-sectional research design where both qualitative and quantitative approaches were used A sample of 144 respondents was selected for the study, but only 135 returned the survey questions with complete answers. According to findings, 75 (55.6%) of the respondents were males and 60 (44.4%) were females.

Results

The effectiveness of administration was 21.7% explained by human resource management (Adjusted R Square = 0.217), and the remaining 78.3% was predicted by other variables that explain the change in effectiveness of administration that were outside this study. Further, the relationship was significant (sig 0.001); hence, not only is there a relationship between human resource management and effectiveness of administration at Iganga Municipal Council, but it is also significant. This means human resource management practices of the organisation contribute to the effectiveness of administration in providing services to citizens.

Conclusion

The correlation between human resource management and effectiveness of administration in local government at Iganga Municipal Council was (r= 0.519) with a significance value of 0.001. Therefore, there was a strong positive relationship between human resource management and the effectiveness of administration in local government.

Recommendation

The municipal council should be assigned different responsibilities where they are accountable to immediate supervisors. This will improve organisational culture and employee performance.

The municipal council should ensure that expenditures are made in line with approved budgets, as this will help eliminate variances and wastage of resources for effective service delivery at the Iganga Municipal Council.

The Municipal Council should make clear strategies for achieving the set goals of the municipality.

The municipality should also ensure effective communication and staff training to boost their morale in performing various tasks within the organisation.