scholarly journals HRM Practices and it Impact on Employee Satisfaction: A Case of Pharmaceutical Companies in Bangladesh

Author(s):  
Mostafizur Rahman ◽  
Rafia Akhter ◽  
Solaiman Chowdhury ◽  
Saiful Islam ◽  
Reiazul Haque

The manufacturing and service sectors in Bangladesh have been growing rapidly since the beginning of twenty first century. From the beginning of the industrial development in Bangladesh, some sectors including pharmaceutical are demonstrating  extraordinary performance in manufacturing process. The study has been conducted on four large scale pharmaceutical companies based on their employees’ response. Various statistical tools were used including mean, z-test, proportion analysis etc. to analyze the satisfaction level of employees upon the critical aspects of human resource management practices. In this study, it has been aimed to assess the employee satisfaction on human resource management practices of pharmaceutical companies in Bangladesh. The human resource management practices are directly linked with the human resources of any organization. The findings of this study illustrate that the recruitment & selection, and training & development are in state of employee satisfaction level except all other aspects of human resource management practices are poor. For the success of the pharmaceutical companies it is crucial time to make the workforce more effective and efficient by practicing the human resource management aspects in their every level of work life.

Author(s):  
G. O. Mazhiyeva

Organizations that want to improve their performance should focus on the satisfaction of their employees, because employees who are satisfied with their work are the largest asset in the organization, while unsatisfied employees are its biggest problems and obligations. Much attention should be paid to the problem of measuring employee satisfaction in an organization, since this circumstance clearly describes the current situation of the organization. Understanding how satisfied employees are with the job contains useful information to predict their future behavior and make the right managerial decisions. Human resource management can overcome many challenges by offering various methods that increase employee satisfaction. These methods will help the organization work better. It is imperative that organizations maximize the impact of supportive human resource management practices. The article presents the results of a study aimed at studying human resource management practices affecting employee satisfaction. The study was conducted by an online survey among employees of educational institutions of the city of Almaty. The results revealed practices that significantly affect employee satisfaction, in particular: training and development; awareness raising; democratic approach and fair distribution of power, the provision of authority; providing employment security; stimulation of self-realization and career advancement; initiative management. The socio-demographic factors affecting employee satisfaction were also identified. Indicators such as gender and income showed a high level of statistical significance.


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