Political Management and Human Resources Practices of Political Parties in Ghana

Abstract

Despite an increasing awareness of the need for a well-coordinated and functional human resource practices to enhance organizational bureaucracies, political parties in Ghana have still not appreciated the role of HRM in improving their operational functions. This chapter therefore attempted to examine the HR practices used by political parties in Ghana. Using a qualitative in-depth interviews of personnel working in the two major political parties in Ghana (NDC and NPP) and document anlaysis, results showed that the main political parties do not apply HRM policies to the day-to-day administration of their work. The findings also revealed that basic HR functions like recruitment of personnel, rewarding workers in the various party offices and appraising their jobs did not follow laid down procedures.