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Important Factors of Human Resource Development in Pakistan

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  • Muhammad Jamil

    (COL MBA Student, Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad, Pakistan)

  • Ahmed Imran Hunjra

    (Lecturer, UIMS-PMAS-University of Arid Agriculture Rawalpindi, and PhD Scholar Iqra University Islamabad, Pakistan)

  • Babar Khalid

    (MBA Student, UIMS-PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Pakistan)

Abstract

The outstanding economic records of developed Asian nations became possible just because of performance of their human resource. The main objective of this study is to find the significant relationship and impact of important factors of human resource development in Pakistan. A questionnaire comprised of 44-items of the eight variables retained in this study (i.e. Poverty, Social Justice, Good Governance, Health, Population Management, Technical Training & Education, Literacy & Education and Human Resource Development). The population was the managers and experts of Public Sector Organizations of Pakistan. The sample size was of 173 respondents of Pakistani Public Sector Organizations. Descriptive statistics and regression analysis was applied to find the importance and significant relationship of the independent variables with dependent variable i.e. Human Resource Development. Technical Training, Literacy & Education, Poverty alleviation, Social Justice has significant relationship with the Human Resource Development.

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  • Muhammad Jamil & Ahmed Imran Hunjra & Babar Khalid, 2014. "Important Factors of Human Resource Development in Pakistan," Bulletin of Business and Economics (BBE), Research Foundation for Humanity (RFH), vol. 3(1), pages 1-12, March.
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