TITLE:
Human Resource Planning Process and Its Influence to the Performance of Health Sector in Uganda: A Case Study of International Hospital Kampala (IHK)
AUTHORS:
Bakaki Ivan, Dickson Turyareeba, Christopher Wagima, Richard Wemesa, Eldard Mukasa Ssebbaale, Kizito Moses
KEYWORDS:
Human Resource Planning Process, Organizational Performance, Health Sector, Uganda
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Business and Management,
Vol.8 No.5,
September
17,
2020
ABSTRACT: The
purpose of this paper is to investigate the process of human resource planning
and its influence to the performance of the
health sector in Uganda, considering a case study of IHK. The study adopts a
descriptive research design. Data was collected using self-administered
questionnaires. The study finds that External Scanning and Determination of
Goals are the most important components of human resource planning process that
influence performance at IHK. The results nevertheless show that the other
components of human resource planning process such as Internal Scanning,
Performance Gap Analysis, Decide Human Resource Priorities, Environmental
Scanning and as well as Measuring, Monitoring and Reporting the Progress are
correspondingly important components of human resource planning process that
influence performance at IHK. Therefore, the study recommends that ministry of
health should work towards matching human resource planning process with
organizational strategic goals, and to achieve this, the ministry should
clearly define its vision and mission to the staff and partner
organizations in a concise manner, which will help them focus and deliver good
results and thus enhance performance of the entire health sector in Uganda. The
study further suggests that Human Resource Planning Departments IHK should
focus mostly on scanning the External Community and Determination of Goals
components of Human Planning Resource Process and IHK should embrace the use of
modern technology in the recruitment and selection of staff.