The effects of governmental influence on the recruitment and selection process at Agricultural Development Bank

Abstract

Recruitment and selection is a very vital aspect of every organization since the success of the organization is dependent on its human resource capacity. Responses from 103 persons from a sample of 120 persons, both junior and senior officers of ADB, selected through random and purposive sampling, revealed that the government has a very significant influence in the selection process by virtue of its ownership stake in the bank. It is solely responsible for appointing members onto the board while at the same time, it collaborates with the Board to appoint the Managing Director, his deputies and other senior officers of the bank. In addition, interview is a major tool for selecting persons into the bank. It was also found out that the bank needs to do a lot to motivate its staff for a better performance from the staff. The respondents also raised some issues that need to be considered by management if they want the best out of their staff. Management needs to consider issues on career path, succession plan, the level of remuneration, working conditions, acts of nepotism and job security so as to address them for the best of the organization as a whole.