CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background To The Study
According
to the
World Book Encyclopedia (2004), Civil Service is
viewed as those people
employed by the state to manage the activity of the public service of a country .The
civil service is bureaucratic in nature and overseed by a commission referred to as the civil service commission.
The civil service commission serves as a regulatory body to the civil service which handles
the human resource
management function. Human resources management involves
the planning, managing and
implementation of all
recruitmentment selection, training, development and maintenance
of the personnel of the civil service of the state. (Shumen, 2009). The
objective of HRM is to effective deploy and utilize the human resource to meet
the organizational strategy as well meet the needs of its personnel (Shumen, 2009). Therefore
the research seeks to investigate the role of the
state civil service commission in the management of human resources in
government agencies with a case study of selected ministry in Ebonyi state.
Statement
of the Problem The civil service commission serves as a regulatory body to the
civil service which handles the human resource management function. Human
resources management involves the
planning, managing and implementation of all recruitmentment selection,
training, development and maintenance of the personnel of the civil service of
the state. (Shumen, 2009) The evolution of HRM in the civil service implies the
application of a more flexible pattern of human resources management center on
individual competence and strategic relevance to the goal and objective of the
service. Consequently many state civil service have undergone reform geared at
eliminating the strict bureaucratic nature of the civil service which however
has suffered many setbacks. (Anazodo, Okoye & Chukwuemek, 2012)
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
The
civil service commission serves as a regulatory body to the civil service which
handles the human resource management function. Human resources management
involves the planning, managing and
implementation of all recruitmentment selection, training, development and
maintenance of the personnel of the civil service of the state. (Shumen, 2009)
The evolution of HRM in the civil service implies the application of a more
flexible pattern of human resources management centered on individual
competence and strategic relevance to the goal and objective of the service.
Consequently many state civil service have undergone reform geared at
eliminating the strict bureaucratic nature of the civil service which however
has suffered many setbacks. (Anazodo, Okoye & Chukwuemek, 2012)
1.3
Objectives of the Study
To determine the role of state civil
service commission in the management of human resources in government agencies
with a case study of selected ministry in Ebonyi state
1.4 Research
Questions
What is the role of
the state civil service commission in the management of human resources in
government agencies
What is the level of
efficiency of the role of the Ebonyi state civil service commission in selected
ministry in Ebonyi state.
1.5 Significance of
the Study
The study is
particularly important in View of the significance of human resources in
attaining the goals and objective of the organization. Consequently the study
shall elucidate on the role of the civil service commission in the management
of human resources in government agencies
The study shall also
serve as a valuable source of information
1.6 Research
Hypothesis
Ho The level of
efficiency of the role of Ebonyi state civil service commission in human
resource management in selected ministry in Ebonyi state is low
Hi The level of efficiency of the role of Ebonyi
state civil service commission in human resource management in selected ministry in Ebonyi state is high.
1.7 Scope of the
Study
The study focuses on the appraisal of
the role of state civil service commission in the management of human resources
in government agencies with a case study of selected ministry in Ebonyi state
1.8 Limitations of
the Study
The study was
confronted with some constraint which included the logistics and geographical
factors.
1.9 Definition of
Terms
CIVIL SERVANT DEFINED
A Civil
servant is a person employed under the civil service of the state
CIVIL SERVICE RULES DEFINED
Civil Service
Rules refers to the regulations and rules which defines the conduct of the
civil servant.
HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT DEFINED
Human
resources management involves the
planning, managing
and implementation of all
recruitmentment selection, training, development and maintenance
of the personnel of the civil service of the state. (Shumen, 2009). The
objective of HRM is to effective deploy and utilize the human resource to meet
the organizational strategy as well meet the needs of its personnel (Shumen, 2009).
CIVIL SERVICE DEFINED
Civil
Service is viewed as those people
employed by the state to manage the activity of the public service of a country .The
civil service is bureaucratic in nature and overseed by a commission referred to as the civil service commission.
The civil service commission serves as a regulatory body to the civil service which handles
the human resource
management function
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