UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM
BUSINESS SCHOOL

MASTERS OF BUSINESS ADMINSTRATION (MBA)
EVENING PROGRAMME 2011/2012

COURSE CODE: MS 604
COURSE TITLE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

COURSE INSTRUCTORS:

DR.ULINGETA O.L. MBAMBA & D.E. TUMSIFU

SEMESTER PAPER TASK: RESEARCH PROPOSAL:

AN ASSESSMENT OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT IN PUBLIC SECTOR CASE STUDY: KINONDON MUNICIPAL CUONCIL

MNYANGA, JACQUELINE V. REG. 2009-06-01122

Table of Contents CHAPTER ONE 1 1.1 Introduction 1 1.1.1 In the old era and current state era 1 1.2 Statement of the Problem 2 1.3 Research Objectives 2 1.4 Research questions 3 1.5 Significance of the study 3 CHAPTER TWO 5 2.1 Literature review 5 2.1.1 General overview 5 2.1.2 Overview of HRM 6 2.2 Conceptual framework 9 2.3 Research hypothesis 10 2.3.1 Hypothesis One 10 2.3.2 Hypothesis two 11 CHAPTER THREE 12 3.0 Research Methodology 12 3.1 Introduction 12 3.2 Research Design 12 3. 3 Area of Study (Coverage) 13 3.4 Study Population 13 3.5 The Sample size and Sampling Procedures 13 3.5.1 Sample Size 13 3.5.2 Sampling Procedures/Techniques 14 3.5.3 Purposive Sampling Techniques 14 3.5.4 Simple Random Sampling 14 3.6 Data Collection Methods 15 3.6.1 Primary Data 15 3.6.2 Secondary Data 15 3.7 Data Collection Instruments 15 3.7.1 Interviews 15 3.7.2 Questionnaires 16 3.8 Data Analysis 17 3.8.1 Material and Instruments 17 3.9 Data Analysis 17 References 18 Appendix A 20 Appendix B 21

* CHAPTER ONE * 1.1 Introduction
Human resource management (HRM) is a relatively modern label for the range of themes and practices involved in managing people. It is defined and described in a variety of (sometimes contradictory) ways. It outlines HRM as a philosophy of people management and provides a framework for its role within the business context. * 1.1.1 In