ASSESSMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT CLIMATE in Ethiopian Road Construction Corporation

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to assess the HRD climate in Ethiopian Road Construction Corporation. HRD climate is the best tool which helps the employees to acquire required competencies for improving work life balance that would enable them to enhance their productivity for better organizational Performance. The descriptive research design was under taken with the help of the semi-structured questionnaire to conduct the research. The research had done based on the responses of the various levels of employees working in the corporation. The data was planned to collect from 80 (38.5%) of the population by using self-administered questionnaire and 6 interviewed officials and senior professional employees. The final response rate was 73(91.3%); based on this the analysis is carried out. The findings revealed that the general HRD climate conduciveness prevailed was moderately good i.e. 3.03 (60.64%). According to the employees response the OCTAPAC culture is found at low level i.e. 2.76 (55.66%). Besides, the implementation methods employed in HRD mechanisms were found at very low level i.e. 2.72(54.4%). Good part of ERCC regarding HRD climate was that top management understands the importance of human resource and tries to translate that realization into day to day practice and HR policies. There is a conducive human resource development climate to any employee interested in developing oneself by acquiring new knowledge and skills. There is also a keen interest of top management in HRD. In conclusion, the overall HRD climate of ERCC is found at 2.84 (56.8%) which is not encouraging. Despite of some positive in general HRD climate to take up in a highly professional manner, the OCTAPAC culture and HRD mechanisms employed need creativeness in a systematic way.