TABLE OF CONTENTS
DECLARATION
APPROVAL
DEDICATION Ii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS iv
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS vi
ABSTRACT x
CHAPTER ONE~ INTRODUCTION 1
1.0. Introduction 1
1.1. Background of the Study 1
1.2. Statement of the Problem 3
1.3. The purpose of the study 4
1.4. Research Objectives 4
1.4.1 General Objective 4
1.4.2 Specific Objectives 4
1.5. Research Questions 4
1.6. The scope of the study 4
1.6. Significance of the Study 4
1.7. Definition of Operational terms 5
CHAPTER TWO~ REVIEW OF LITERATURE 6
Z.O. Introduction 6
~.1. Definition of the concept Human Resource Development 6
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2.2 How to improve on HRD .7
2.3. Effects of Human Resource Development on job performance 11
2.4. Relationship between HRD and performance 12
2.5. Importance of HRD 13
2.6. Challenges facing human resource development programmes productivity
performance 15
2.7. Criticisms of the HRD 15
2.8 Job performance 17
CHAPTER THREE~ METHODOLOGY 19
3.0 Introduction 19
3.1 Study Design and Rationale 19
3.2 Study Population 19
3.3 Sample Size 19
3.4 Sampling Procedure 20
3.5 Research Instruments 20
3.6 Data Gathering Procedure 21
3.7. Data Sources 21
3.7.1 Primary data collection 21
3.7.2 Secondary data collection 21
3.8 Procedure 21
3.9 Ethical Considerations 22
3.10 Limitations of the Study 22
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CHAPTER FOUR: PRESENTATION, INTERPRETATION AND ANALYSIS OF DATA
24
4.0 Introduction 24
4.1. Background characteristics of the respondents 24
4.1.2 Sex of the respondents 25
4.3 The challenges to Human Resource Development programmes at Kampala
International University 30
4.4 Relationships between Human Resource Development and Job Performance 33
4.5.1 Correlations 33
CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION 35
S.1 DISCUSSION 35
5.1 Conclusion 38
5.2 Recommendations 39
5.4 Further areas of research 40
References 42
APPEN DICES 50
APPENDIX I: QUESTIONNAIRE 50
