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International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences

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ISSN: 2222-6990

Human Capital Development Programmes and their Effect on the Job Satisfaction of Workers in Zimbabwe Urban Municipalities: The Case of Chinhoyi

Faitira Manuere

http://dx.doi.org/10.6007/IJARBSS/v7-i12/3719

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The aim of this study is to establish the impact of human capital development on the job satisfaction of Chinhoyi Municipality workers. The independent variables are training and development, performance appraisal, salary and employee recognition. Employee Job satisfaction is the dependent variable. This study adopted a quantitative approach. The population for the study consisted of 150 employees of Chinhoyi Municipality. The questionnaire approach was utilised to collect data from research participants. The hypotheses for the study were tested using T-test statistics at 0.05% level of significance. The results revealed that there is a positive relationship between human capital development and employee job satisfaction. Based on the findings the study recommends that human capital development practices should be adopted by organizations in order to increase employee job satisfaction.

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