Case Study: Recruitment and Selection Practices of HFC Bank (Gh) Limited

RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION PRACTICES OF ORGANISATIONS, A CASE STUDY OF HFC BANK (GH) LTD.

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DJABATEY, EDWARD NARTEY (PG 3057709)

A Thesis submitted to the Institute of Distance Learning, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of COMMONWEALTH EXECUTIVE MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

April, 2012

DECLARATION I hereby declare that this submission is my own work towards the Executive Master of Business Administration and that, to the best of my knowledge, it contains no material previously published by another person nor material which has been accepted for the award of any other degree of the University, except where due acknowledgement has been made in the text.

Edward Nartey Djabatey (PG3057709)

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Mr. Kwaku Amofah

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Prof. I. K. Dontwi Dean, IDL

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DEDICATION I dedicate the entire work to God Almighty, for taking care of my life throughout my education, and to my dear wife Mrs. Margaret Djabatey for her advice and support towards my success in education, and finally to my children: Lucy Fosuaa Djabatey, Vanessa Nana Denkye Djabatey, Cindy Tetetsu, Marion Gyamfua Djabatey, Emile Owusu Nuamah Djabatey and Davlyn Asabea Djabatey for their prayers. Finally to my parents Mr. Felix Doku Tetetsu and Mad. Florence Owusu for their support and encouragement.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT It is gratifying to express my indebtedness to some individuals who rendered me notable assistance to bring my project work to a successful completion. I also register my profound and heartfelt gratitude to my project coordinator Mr. Kwaku Amofah, a facilitator of the CEMBA Programme and a Lecturer/Research Fellow, School of Business and management Sunyani Polytechnic who painstakingly supervised the script by offering countless suggestions,

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