Abstract:
This purpose of the study was to investigate the influence of human resource practices on
Credit Union employees in the Abrepo Area of the Suame Municipality. The objectives
of the study were to find out the human resource management practices on employees of
Credit Unions, determine the influence of human resource management practices on
employees of Credit Unions and to establish the factors that promote employee retention
in organizations. Descriptive survey design was used for the study. The target population
of the study was all the staff in five cooperative credit unions in the Abrepo Area of the
Suame Municipality. Census sampling technique was used to select all the 45 staff of the
five cooperative credit unions for the study. Closed ended questionnaire was used to
collect data for the study. The data were analysed descriptively and presented using tables
with frequencies and percentages. The study found that opportunities for employees
career growth and promotion and provision of staff training and development were
human resource management practices of the credit unions Also, human resource
practices helped to improve performance level of staff and also helped to motivate staff to
give off their best to increase productivity. Factors that promoted employee retention
were availability of salary increase and other staff benefits and existence of training and
development opportunities. Based on the findings it is recommended that the Credit
Union Association should make sure that there is serene working environment for all
employees to enable them feel comfortable and also to motivate them to remain in the
organization to increase productivity.
Description:
A Dissertation in the Department of Educational Leadership, Faculty of Education
and Communication Sciences, submitted to the School of Graduate Studies,
University of Education, Winneba, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for
award of the Master of Arts (Educational Leadership) degree
DECEMBER, 2020