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Abstract:
This study empirically examines the relationship between size of the organization and human resource management (HRM) practices that have been found to contribute to organizational productivity. We draw on the resource-base view of the firm and hypothesize that a large polytechnic, defined as having more than 100 academic and administrative staff can be differentiated from a small polytechnic, defined as employing less than 100 academic and administrative staff, in their use of human resource management practices. Contrary to prior research findings, we found that size did not correlate with the use of the best HRM practices. Both large and small polytechnics used identical HRM practices. In other words, size did not differentiate between the human resource management practices employed. The findings and implications of the study are discussed in detail in the paper.

Keywords: Analysis, Practices, Polytechnics, Ghana. Motivation in Private.pdf

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