The Role of Human Resource Development Practice on employees’ Job Satisfaction: The Case in Ethiopian Electric Utility Western Region

Abstract

The main objective of this study is to examine role of human resource development practices on employee’s job satisfaction using data collected from employees of EEU western region. The study attempts to determine the role of training and development on employee job satisfaction; to determine the role of career development on employee job satisfaction. The research employed quantitative approach. The population of the study covered the entire staff of EEU western region. Stratified sampling technique was used and representative sample size of 240 employees was selected from middle management, junior management, supervisor and workers using convenient sampling technique. The data for this study were collected through questioners. From a total of 240 respondents 194 questionnaires was collected back and used for analysis. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, frequency distribution and correlation and regressions analysis. The result revealed that, both training and development and career development positively associated with employee’s job satisfaction. It is also found that both training and development and career development jointly explains 46.5 percent variance in job satisfaction of the sample and 45. 6% of population. Further, the result of multiple regression analysis revealed that both training and development and career development have significant positive effect on employee job satisfaction where career development is more predictor of employee job satisfaction.