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    The impact of human resource management on the performance of an organisation: a case study of cocoa marketing company (CMC)
    (KNUST, 2018-12) Ayim, Desmond
    ABSTRACT Improved employee performance has been largely linked to an effective human resource management practices. An imperative task that organizations face therefore is to design, adopt, and operate an effective human resource (HR) practices so as to promote superior employee performance. This study generally examined the impact of human resource management on the performance of employees of Coca Marketing Company (CMC), Ghana. Specifically, the study explored the HR practices of CMC and its impact both on employee, and organizational performance. The descriptive research design was employed to conduct the study. The sample of the study comprised 60 staff both management and non-management staff of CMC. Selection of respondents was done using purposive sampling. The results of the study demonstrate that in general, CMC adopt the human resource practices of recruitment and selection, training and development, compensation management, performance management, monitoring and evaluation, employee security, employee participation, information sharing and knowledge management. However, results show that there is limited adoption of the principles of recruitment and selection, performance management, training and development, and information sharing and knowledge management. In general, results show that human resource management practices impact on employee and organization performance. In particular, the results show that the human resource practices impacting on employee performance and organizational performance in CMC are compensation management, monitoring and evaluation, employee security, and employee participation. To enhance human resource management practices, the study recommends that CMC improves its recruitment and selection process, improves communication in the organization, improves performance management, and continuously train its employees.